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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING THE 102ND FOUNDERS DAY OF SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY INCORPORATED
WHEREAS, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was organized on November 12, 1922, in Indianapolis, Indiana, by seven young educators: Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little, Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, Vivian Irene White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Hattie Mae Annette Dulin Redford, Bessie Mae Downey Rhoades Martin, and Cubena McClure; and,
WHEREAS, the Organization was incorporated as a national collegiate sorority December 30, 1929, when a charter was granted to Alpha chapter at Butler University; and,
WHEREAS, its active affiliate groups are devoted to empowering girls and women through The Rhosebud Club, consisting of a diverse group of girls, ages 8 through 11, The Rhoer Club Affiliates (teenage girls), Philos Affiliates (friends of the sorority) who also assist alumnae chapters with various service efforts and programs; and,
WHEREAS, the programs, partnerships, and sponsorships represent Sigma Gamma Rho's commitment to promoting the greater good in education, service, and leadership development; and,
WHEREAS, since its inception, its membership has grown to over 100,000 members, with over 500 chapters in the U.S., Bahamas, Bermuda, the Virgin Islands, Canada, Germany, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates; and,
WHEREAS, notable members include Gwen Cherry, the first African American female to serve on the State Legislator in Florida, Lindy Boggs, the first woman from Louisiana elected to Congress in 1973 and first woman to chair the Democratic National Convention, Alice Allison Dunnigan, the first African-American female journalist credentialed to cover the White House in 1948; locally, Dr. Audrey L. Tanskley, President of the Cook County Physicians Association, Congresswoman Robin Kelly, and Chicago's City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin; and,
WHEREAS, the Greater Service, Greater Progress of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Incorporated is rooted in its existenc...
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