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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION HONORING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY CENTRAL REGION
WHEREAS, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Central Region was established in 1925 by seven Black women educators at Butler University in Indiana; and,
WHEREAS, since its inception, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Central Region has focused on uplifting the community through sisterhood, leadership, and service, through programs designed to address maternal and infant outcomes for Black women and helping young women grow into well-rounded students and productive citizens; and,
WHEREAS, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Central Region currently has 43 Graduate Chapters and 56 Undergraduate Chapters across Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. In addition to, the Canadian Divisions of Windsor, Ontario, and west to Saskatchewan as well as Baffin Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Queen Elizabeth Islands and Germany; and,
WHEREAS, notable Chicago alumnae of the sorority include Congresswoman Robin Kelly, State Representative Debbie Meyers Martin, Treasurer Melissa Conyers-Ervin, Chicago Police Department Commander Davina Ward, and Chicago Deputy Chief of Police Senora Ben, among others; and,
WHEREAS, other Sigma Gamma Rho Alumnae include Hattie McDaniel, the first African American to win an Oscar, Mary T. Washington Wylie, the first Black woman CPA and Dr. Annie Lawrence Brown, the first Black president of the Illinois Nurses Association; and,
WHEREAS, with “Greater Service, Greater Progress” as its motto, the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Central Region has been a beacon of light for all women for the past 100 years; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners, on behalf of the residents of Cook County, does hereby recognize the 100th anniversary of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Central Region.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be archived as a token of the esteem held by the President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and the Cook County Board of Commissioners do hereby congratulate the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Central Region on the occasion of its Centennial Celebration; express to it our heartfelt gratitude for its exemplary service to women across the world.
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