Sigma Gamma Rho: motto of the youngest Black Greek-letter organization is "Greater Service, Greater Progress." (Black Sororities and Fraternities, part 5)

From: Ebony | Date: February 1, 1991 | Copyright information

Fed up with being isolated because of segregation, seen feisty young teachers founded a Black sorority in 1922 at predominantly White Butler University in Indianapolis. Sixty-eight years later, Sigma Gamma Rho still prides itself on taking action in the face of adversity.

While most Black Greek-letter organizations were founded on Black college campuses, where the social climate was supportive and communal, Sigma Gamma Rho was not, and this historical feature has carved a unique brand of sisterhood, according to Grand Basileus Katie Kinnard White.

"Sigma Gamma Rho was ...

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