Crazy SGRho Stereotypes
 

SoRHOrs,

What are some of the CRAZY stereotypes about our SoRHOrity that are rampant in your corners of the world? Some of the crazy ones that I hear on GRAMBLING's campus are:


1.) You have to have a 4.0 to pledge SGRho
2.) You have to be an education major
3.) We really pledge hard (i.e. lots and lots of HAZING!)
4.) Only will take two to three girls
5.) We don't do parties or any other "social" events.(Now you know that's a lie!) :()
6.) SGRho is an honor society not a real NPHC sorority

...There are more but these are just some of the more well known ones...:p ;)

Good Topic soRHOr!!! These are the ones that I have heard:


1. All SGRHO's are education majors/school teachers

2. Bookworms

3. Dark-skinned and fat

This is a good one!

1. SGRho is made up of shy women.

2. We are nerds

3. We don't know how to have fun.



Serioussigma22:D

Hi sorhors:


I'm lmbo (laughing my behind off):D because I've never heard any of these stereotypes before. Keep them coming.



Capoodles



Tinese
SGRHO Boston, MA

Sorors..this is some funny stuff.

Since you ladies covered I think the more popular MYTHS of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. I only have one statement.

1)The only qualification to be a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., is you must have a pulse. We will take your tired, your most trifling women, and of course those who were rejected from ABC, XYZ, etc. And if you are straight busted looking, acting etc., then that is the norm...not the unusual. So come one, come all. After all, you know you will get in since we are the smaller sorority. We need as many bodies as we can get, so sign up today at your local Target.

Tenacious1922

Mmmm
 

1) There is no such thing as a cute SGRho

2) There are only 5 Sigma Gamma Rho's in the nation

3) Fat

4) There is no such thing as having a big line!

5) We pledge for 365 days

6) sorority rejects

LOL@Tenacious1922............That is some funny stuff!!!

*lol*
 

I've heard some of those mentioned above and others...

1. We're made up of rejects from other sororities.

2. We're "little girls" compared to other sororities.

3. We're very opinionated and outspoken.

4. We're the "newbreed" of NPHC (though we played a primary role in founding NPHC).

5. We have lots of attitude.

6. We're "confused".

1. Ya' have to have a 4.0

2. Bookworms

3. Dark-skinned and fat

4.We're made up of rejects from other sororities.

:( :( :( :(

I'm Back
 

Hey ladies, look who's back. Yea I've been missing in action right. I'll catch you up on that later. No I'm still not a member but I'll tell you about that too.

During my quest to find a sisterhood for me I heard Sigma Gamma Rho's were...

1. Supersmart nerdy girls
2. Ugly and all the cute ones were always in books
3. The hardest sorority to "pledge"
4. You have to have a 4.0
5. They are high class and prissy
6. They aren't as exposed as the others
7. They are Kappa sisters
8. They are more of a honors club than a sorority
9. They can step there butts off
10. They have some "Big" girls
11. You have to major in something like medicine, education, or law to join
12. They only let 3 people in at a time
13. They are more secretative and don't advertise there sorority like the others, etc

Re: I'm Back
 

that one is true, not a stereotype. one thing we believe Sigma business is Sigma business!

some stereotypes i hear are:
1) we pledge hard, that is why we take over so little people

2) there is no such thing as a cute sgrho

Re: Re: I'm Back
 

SoRHOrs this is my favorite myth. :D :rolleyes:

Welcome back Code Blue!:)

Re: *lol*
 

Greetings,

I have a question about that statement. Sigma Gamma Rho was not among the charter members of the NPHC. Having said that, I'm confused. If Sigma had a primary role in the founding, why wasn't she either among the charter organizations or added soon(within 1-2 years) after the founding? Might you be referring to the incorporation? PM or e-mail if you'd like.

From http://www.nphchq.org/about/history.htm:

"The Council was organized as a national coordinating body in May 1930 at Howard University (Washington, DC). Charter members include Kappa Alpha Psi and Omega Psi Phi Fraternities, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, and Zeta Phi Beta Sororities. In 1931, Alpha Phi Alpha and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternities joined the Council. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority joined in 1937 and Iota Phi Theta Fraternity completed the list of member organizations in 1997.

The stated purpose and mission of the organization in 1930 was "Unanimity of thought and action as far as possible in the conduct of Greek letter collegiate fraternities and sororities, and to consider problems of mutual interest to its member organizations." Early in 1937, the organization was incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois and became known as "The National Pan-Hellenic Council, Incorporated.""


Getting back to the topic @ hand if I may, the stereotypes i've heard are:

~ Sigma Gamma Rho is made up of rejects from other sororities.
~ No one has ever heard of Sigma Gamma Rho
~ Overweight/"healthy"/fat/perpetually full figured

I heard that one too
 

No one has ever heard of SGRho.

Re: Re: *lol* LOLOL
 

I had to dig up some of my Sigma stuff, but here we go. :D



From our historical archives:


Sigma Gamma Rho, one of the organizers of the Pan-Hellenic Council, voluntarily withdrew its membership at the Sixth Boule (1930), to meet the campus chapter quota as prescribed by the Constitution drawn up by the NPHC. It was readmitted 5 February 1937.

Also in the historical archives:

Representatives of Sigma Gamma Rho, Alpha Kappa Alpha and Delta Sigma Theta Sororities and Kappa Alpha Psi, Alpha Phi Alpha and Omega Psi Phi Fraternities met in Indianapolis, 27-30 December 1928 to establish a Pan-Hellenic Council.

So they were among the charters, but they voluntarily withdrew because of their own high standards (but of course), then came back in February 1937.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-Yip!!! to my SoRHOrs!!!!

confusion...
 

Sister Sorors
Maybe the conflict existed because Alpha Phi was not chartered at Howard until April 28, 1939. I know there are other SGRho chapters in the area, but I don't know when they were chartered. But I do know the NPHC was chartered first at Howard U, my alma mater.

I'm confused now... What are you talking about?
 

Sister Soror,

1. Sigma Gamma Rho VOLUNTARILY WITHDREW its membership from the pan because of a CAMPUS CHAPTER QUOTA (meaning the number of total chapters required to join) not met according to the proposed consitution of the Panhellenic Council. Howard U had nothing to do with the quota.

2. SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY WAS READMITTED TO THE PAN HELLENIC COUNCIL (their records state this) ON FEBRUARY 5, 1937. Don't call me a history expert for saying this, but that did happen before 1939.

3. THESE ARE THE FACTS. THERE IS NO CONFUSION ON THE PART OF SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY INC. CONCERNING HER MEMBERSHIP IN OR ROLE AS AN ORGANIZER OF THE NATIONAL PAN-HELLENIC COUNCIL.

4. Why do you, a non-involved party, feel the need to "clear up" Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Incorporated history with irrelevant facts? :rolleyes: I, like, totally don't get that.

ah-ha...confusion resolved
 

Thanks TRSimon! :)

Right on POINT!
 

I was going to post it but you beat me to it. It's important that we educate those around us.

Re: I'm confused now... What are you talking about?
 

Let me first apologize for the misinterpretation of my "perspective" I never for a minute tried to say the SGRhos were confused....I however was VERYconfused...and apparently other members of the NPHC (whose origination was the subject of the post) members were too. The same information that Kelli posted is the same information that I learned. Maybe a more accurate subject title would have been
"misinformed".

Just as an aside, I don't care to clear up your history as you say. The history I was referring to was not SGRho history. It was NPHC history. As everyone knows on these boards, I attended Howard University(where the NPHC was founded), and learning the history of MY fellow Greeks on campus was actually important. So, from your perspective I am a non-involved party. However, from my perspective I am a very involved party, especially since my Sorority was on the charter, and the chapter I mentioned, Alpha Phi is the Sigma Gamma Rho chapter at Howard was chartered at MY college after the founding date of the NPHC.

There was a discrepency in a post based on dates. I put 2 and 2 together and formed my own conclusion. Now clearly you have an insight that only Sigma Gamma Rho has. I stand corrected. Very honestly, I do still find it odd. But nevertheless, if what you have stated is true, so be it. Thanks for the knowledge.(Quite frankly, I would send a note to the NPHC and ask that the information you provided be added to the history...so the rest of us are not giving "misinformation").


I know this thread did not start as a NPHC convo, and I apologize again to the moderators and the topic starter for going off subject, no harm or foul was intended.

I have nothing to add to the stereotypes of your organization. Most of the Sigma Gamma Rho ladies I have met are all cool people.

Re: Re: I'm confused now... What are you talking about?
 

That is a very good idea.

:D
TRSimon

Sorhor TRSimon,

Thanks for setting the historical record straight! If you didn't know now you know!

Serioussigma22:cool:

Re: *lol*
 

And this is supposed to be a bad thing? :D

Some other ones...
 

Just to add to the pot, I've heard...

1) We don't get perms

2) We're book worms (ain't nothing wrong w/getting high GPAs)

3) We're overweight

4) We're very down to earth

5) No one's heard of us

6) We're all about service (and don't to out partying)

7) All of our chapters are small


Sigma Love,

Paragon #3
S.S. T.E.N.A.C.I.T.Y.
Eta Chapter 6/7/2000

Re: Some other ones...
 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Paragon1922
[B]Just to add to the pot, I've heard...

1) We don't get perms





LOL!!! Now I am too through off this one. What do they think we use on our hair. :D :D

YIKES!
 

NO PERMS!!!!! Do they think we are MONSTERS!!:eek: ;) LOL! I am just kidding. Ain't nothin' wrong with being natural! I just won't go there -- that's all!:D "Just for Me" is just for ME!;)

What I've heard:

We pledge hard.

You have to have a 3.5 or above.

We are stuck-up.

We are education majors/school teachers.

Sorhors,

Some of these stereotypes are just plain silly, however, I have no problem accepting the 3.5 or better because I was a very serious student on the undergraduate and graduate level my grades were all that and more.

I also heard that Sigma Gamma Rhos do everything in secret.

We don't really associate with other on the yard.

We don't party! We are anti-social! (What is up with that one?)


Serioussigma22:cool:

stereotypes
 

The ones that I have heard of good and bad are:

1. Unattractive.

2. Are the rejects of other sororities (I wasn't aware that there were any other sororities! just kidding!)

3. We run behind kappas.

4. We're all smart.

5. There are only 6 of us on earth.

6. We're really down to earth.

I know that it is all in fun and that everybody gets cracked on, but if i hear one more Sigma Gamma Who joke I just might have to cut somebody! lol!
:)

Hi sorors:

These are the sterotypes that I've heard.

1. That were not "popular" or "respected" by other greeks:mad: This one really gets me ticked off. A member from a bglo fraternity told me this. However, he never explained why this was so. :rolleyes: (this can be a topic all by itself).

2. We're not as visible as the other organizations.

3. Were small.

4. We don't associate with other organizations, namely frat. (There is a little truth to this in that we're don't jock frat's)

5. We get along with all the other organizations. (this is true)

6. We're to secretative.

7. There are no pretty sgrho's we're all fat and ugly.

8. We're not that well known.

9. We take sorority rejects. :rolleyes: (this is another topic in itself).

10. We're hungry for a brother relationship. Mainly Kappa's. (this issue has been discussed ad nauseum)

Sisterly


Tinese

for some reason, most of the vendors who came to our regional confernce thought we would be more interested in buying stuff for other orgs instead of Sigma. :( Ummmm, and I mean the 1st day!!!!! Why did you show up with a ton of other license plates and no Sigma ones?????

Re: Re: Re: *lol* LOLOL
 

This is interesting. Thanks for posting. I am cracking up at these stereotypes though!!

what i've heard:

"sigma what? i've never heard of you before"
"isn't that a sorority for older women?"
and in the same vein, "aren't you too young to be in that sorority?"
"all sgrho members are DST rejects"
lastly, as members of a particular chapter of a particular fraternity told me recently, "sgrho's are the marrying kind--don't bring _________ & __________ home to mom."

well...
 

i have always heard that SGRho's are either REAL fat or REAL skinny...

as has been said before, we are the bookworms...

we are nothing but older sorors...

we are never the good looking girls...

and of course, there are "all two of us" on the yard...

and when i was on the yard back in undergrad, we were the "uptight virgins"...

I've heard too
 

As you can tell by my screen name that I am interested in this organization. However, I'm not going to lie I've heard some sterotypes too and even my boyfriend told me some when I expressed my interests.
1. pledge like men (lots of hazing)}
2. only a few members
3. other sorority rejects, did this as a last result
4. cool to kick it with
5. not in shape and shy
6. can't dance

I've heard it, but I know the truth and they woud too if they actually talked to one of you instead of listening to what others say.

Re: I've heard too
 

I had to pause on #6 (the others are really irrelevant) because whoever told you this must have NEVER, EVER seen my SoRhors step and get their stroll on.:cool:

Don't know
 

I don't know if they have or haven't I will admit that I have only met a few sorority members and that was all that I needed to do. There are 2 inactive chapters in my city, the graduate chapter is inactive (but will reactive in January 07) and the chapter on my campus has been inactive since '97.

However, I've made the necessary connections and will try to start the intake process soon.

Re: Don't know
 

That is great that you made some connections and all, but I would keep the part about trying to start an intake process soon under my hat if I were you. Discretion is always a good quality to cultivate, and no matter how many "connections" one makes, membership in SGRho, or any other NPHC sorority is never a given. If I am coming off as critical I don't mean to, it is just that the internet does not provide the level of anonymity as one might think.;) Remember it is better to error on the side of caution by keeping the details of your sorority pursuit out of cyber-space.:cool:

Just my 22 cents

Re: Mmmm
 

i heard the same thing but i don't agree..the sgr's i met were really sweet people very intelligent..:D

Re: Re: I've heard too
 

Ya know!!! I know I can stroll myself silly. Puhleeze!