House Web Page: http://rso.cornell.edu/sgrho_lo/
National Web Page:
http://www.sgrho1922.org
E-mail: sgrho@googlegroups.com
Chapter Name: Lambda Omicron Chapter
National Founding/Date: Butler University; November 12, 1922
Cornell Founding: 04/07/1990
Flower: Yellow Tea Rose
Colors: Royal Blue and Gold
Philanthropy: Seven Pearls Foundation (members only)
Lambda Omnicron Chapter of
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
Cornell University
541 Willard Straight Hall
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 254-7491
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was organized on November 12, 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana by Mary Lou Allison Little and six teachers: Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, Vivian White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Hattie Mae Dulin Redford, Bessie M. Downey Martin and Cubena McClure. The slogan is "Greater Service, Greater Progress".
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority's aim is to enhance the quality of life within the community. Public service, leadership development and education of youth are the hallmark of the organization's programs and activities. Sigma Gamma Rho addresses concerns that impact society educationally, civically, and economically.
In keeping with the ideals of Sigma Gamma Rho, the sorority has supported the following organizations: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Council of Negro Women, National Pan Hellenic Council, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, National Urban League, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, National Mental Health Association, United Negro College Fund, Martin Luther King Center for Non-Violent Social Change, Black Women's Agenda and American Association of University Women.
