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In a time of racial tension, when the Klu Klux Klan
dominated the daily life and political realm of Indiana, seven admirable young ladies endured in the face adversity. While
education for African-Americans was difficult to attain, seven illustrious ladies became educators. They believed that self-respect,
knowledge and discipline gained through study would help individuals recognize their duty and responsibility to their society.
They saw the need to create an opportunity for African
American women to aid in the advancement of their community through their most powerful resource--education. Thus, on November
12, 1922, seven schoolteachers...
Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little
Cubena McClure
Bessie Mae Downey Rhoades Martin
Hattie Mae Annette Dulin Redford
Vivian White Marbury
Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson
Dorothy Hanley Whiteside
...founded the ILLUSTRIOUS Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Incorporated!!!
Since those early days, Sigma has continued to grow as a sisterhood and as a nonprofit organization. To
date Sigma celebrates her members in over 500 undergraduate and alumnae chapters in the United States, Bermuda, Virgin Islands
and Europe!
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