Famous Members Of Sigma Gamma Rho

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was founded on November 12, 1922 at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana by seven young women: Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little, Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, Vivian White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Hattie Mae Annette Dulin Redford, Bessie Mae Downey Rhoades Martin and Cubena McClure.  The sorority has over 85,000 members with 500 chapters in the U.S., Bahamas, Bermuda, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada, Germany and Korea. 

Motto: “Greater Service, Greater Progress”

Colors: Royal Blue and Gold

Symbol: The Poodle

Also See: Famous Members Of Alpha Phi Alpha Famous Members Of Alpha Kappa Alpha Famous Members Of Omega Psi Phi Famous Members Of Delta Sigma Theta Famous Members Of Phi Beta Sigma Famous Members Of Zeta Phi Beta Famous Members Of Kappa Alpha Psi Famous Members Of Iota Phi Theta

1. Kelly Price

2. MC Lyte

3. Vanessa Bell Armstrong

4. Victoria Rowell

5. Anna Maria Horsford

6. Maritza Correia McClendon

First Puerto Rican of African descent in the US to set an American and World swimming record, 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist

7. Tonya Lee Williams

8. Renee Powell

9. Martha Reeves

R&B and pop singer, former politician, former lead singer of the Motown girl group “Martha and the Vandellas”

10. Hattie Mcdaniels

11. U.S. Representative Robin Kelly

12. Former Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner

13. Audrey Jones

14. Tressie McMillan Cottom

15. April Sinclair

16. Deshauna Barber

17. Donna Orender

18. Hydeia Broadbent

19. Carmelita Jeter