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SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY, Inc. [[image: sorority crest]] Officers Annie L. Lawrence Grand Basileus 448 East 89th Street Chicago, Illinois 60619 Evelyn H. Hood First Grand Anti-Basileus 552 Fielding Lane, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30311 Deloria Tapps Second Grand Anti-Basileus 5257 Astoria Drive Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70812 Gertrude L. Hackett Grand Grammateus 611 Eugene Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46208 Virginia Sims Grand Anti-Grammateus Executive Secretary 896 - 41st Street Oakland, California 94608 Florence C. Anthony Grand Tamiochus 3127 Boulevard Place Indianapolis, Indiana 46208 Hattie M. Redford Financial Consultant 1254 West 25th Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46208 Nannie P. Cook Grand Epistoleus 606 Hyde Avenue Bessemer, Alabama 35020 Rejesta V. Perry Central Region Syntaktes 4920 Terry Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63115 Carolyn M. Robinson Northeastern Region Syntaktes 604 Whitmore Avenue Baltimore, Maryland, 21216 Mary R. Brooks Southeastern Regional Syntaktes 1920 Foster Avenue Memphis, Tennesse 38114 Virgie C. Reynolds Southwestern Regional Syntaktes 2117 Oakdale Houston, Texas 77004 Bernice M. Everest Western Region Syntaktes 2315 So. Cochran Avenue Los Angeles, California 90016 Lillie Wilkes Editor-in-Chief of AURORA 1809-B Blake Street Berkeley, California 94703 Gwendolyn Cherry, Esq. Legal Advisor 2545 N.W. 46th Street Miami, Florida 33142 Bertha B. Rhoda Boule Chaplain 782a Bayard Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63108 Board Members Velma L. Mark Chairman of the Board 804 Center Place, S.W. Birmingham, Alabama 35211 Carrie Davis Central Campus Coordinator 6922 S. Jeffery Blvd. Chicago, Illinois 60649 Azalee McRath 4030 St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri 63107 Catherine Montgomery Northeastern Campus Coordinator 3114 Mondawin Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21216 Laura J. Hawkins 7317 Sommers Road Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19138 Flora L. Lewis Southeastern Campus Coordinator 1312 - 6th Avenue, No. Bessemer, Alabama 35020 Hazel B. Webster Southwestern Campus Coordinator 3702 Eagle Avenue Houston, Texas 77004 Alice M. Swain 3016 Norcrest Drive Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73111 Tina S. Nettles Western Campus Coordinator 2226 W. 29th Place Los Angeles, California 90018 Ernestyne T. Henry 1884 Gaylord Street Denver, Colorado 80206 [[flow chart]] [[box]] National History Nannie Cook - Pearl White, Co-Chairmen Lillie Wilkes, Editor Dr. Lorraine Williams, Consultant and Reviewer [[/box]] [[box]] Mental Health Alma West, Chairman Mamie C. Brown, Vice Chairman [[/box]] [[box]] Citizens Forum, Inc. Mildred Hall, Chairman Hattie Redford, Vice Chairman Mattie Coney, Consultant [[/box]] [[box]] Leadership Training Grand Basileus, Chairman First Grand Anti-Basileus Regional Syntakti [[/box]] [[box]] Status of Women Gloria Smith - Catherine Stiefel Chairmen [[/box]] [[box]] Membership Development Ann Stedman, Chairman Evelyn Hood, Vice Chairman [[/box]] [[box]] Campus Coordinators Carrie Davis, Central Catherine Montgomery, Northeastern Flora Lewis, Southeastern Hazel Webster, Southwestern Tina Nettles, Western [[/box]] [[box]] Nominating Tina Nettles Chairman [[/box]] [[box]] National Headquarters Jewell Johnson, Chairman Thelma Woodson, Vice Chairman [[/box]] [[box]] Time and Place Ernestyne Henry, Chairman [[/box]] [[box]] Public Relations Alice Swain Dr. Fredda Withers [[/box]] The History of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority dates from November 12, 1922, when the first Sigma Gamma Rho chapter was organized at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, by seven young school teachers. The first 3 years of its existence were confined to organizing. In December, 1929, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority was incorporated to provide permanence and a central office to serve all chapters. More than 200 undergraduate and graduate chapters have since been established throughout the country. Responsibility, stability, purpose and self-respect set the level of scholastic expectancy for the chapters, members, and pledges. Collective striving for these qualities of character was necessary for consistently good scholarship. A high standard in scholarship was, and is, directly related to our precepts of quality, of character. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., is a nonprofit, collegiate Sorority. Its purpose is expressed in its slogan "Greater Service, Greater Progress." The organization has never employed paid organizers, salesmen, instructors, or advertising. The national organization is governed by officers and directors elected at a biennial convention. In order to assure efficient administrative practices and to conduct educational conferences, the National Board of Directors established operational levels which include Chapters, Areas (Neighborhoods), Regions, and the administrative headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana; members are thus able to participate in leadership and training sessions beyond the chapter level. Undergraduate chapters and community youth groups have access to resources and guidance from National leaders. At the top, the members of the Board of Directors themselves set the pace in providing a healthy climate for the young people to grow in. Closely tied into this are enthusiastic Campus Coordinators and youth activities coordinators, one of each for each Region. Sigma Gamma Rho is strong in the area of giving its young people an identification with the community through activities that are natural and appealing to them as well 182
