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Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc
Howard University
On November 12, 1922, the youngest sorority of the "divine nine," Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was founded in the midst of segregation on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana by seven young educators. These seven women began with a dream to help society through education and nurtured it into reality. Through projects such as OPERATION BigBookBag, a project that provides school supplies for children in addition to tutoring and mentoring programs, and Program for Africa, a project that focuses on the expansion of HIV/AIDS awareness, education, and treatment in Africa, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. continues to see this dream fulfilled. Now, over 84 years after the chartering of the Alpha Phi Chapter, Sorors continue to uphold the motto of "Greater Service, Greater Progress" on Howard University's campus. Through community service, programs, and activities the ladies of the Alpha Phi Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. seek to enhance the quality of life within the community through educational, civic, and economic means.