Interesting FACTS That Some May Not Know About Your Organization

[mccoyred]

Originally Posted by nonchalant

ladygreek,

As I stated in the other thread, thank you once again for an honest answer. Very much appreciated.

Nonchalant

My soror works with troubled youth in a professional capacity so you are right up her alley...

[nonchalant]

Originally Posted by rhoyaltempest

To clear up any questions, any such rules or approvals specific to collegiate sororities and fraternities at the time that Sigma Gamma Rho was founded in 1922 would not apply to her since she was not collegiate until 1929 when the Alpha chapter was established at Butler University in Indiana. Until then Sigma Gamma Rho was a professional sorority in the city of Indianapolis in Indiana. Also, while our constitution was amended in 1925 to allow women pursuing various degrees (not just education) to seek membership, we did then and continue today, to support programs and initiatives which focus on educating the youth and our communities.

Thank you.

Originally Posted by mccoyred

My soror works with troubled youth in a professional capacity so you are right up her alley...

It appears the only THING troubled is YOU. Maybe she can squeeze her soror in for an analysis free of charge. BTW, you may want to pick your eyes up. That's not lady like. Then again................

[rhoyaltempest]

Originally Posted by ladygreek

Now that is an interesting tidbit--the fact that your first collegiate chapter was not charted until seven years after your founding. The opposite of the rest of us who were founded by collegiates.

Sigma Gamma Rho did not receive its charter for the Alpha chapter at Butler U. until 1929, but we were founded by collegiate women. All of the founders were undergrads at Butler U., were graduates of Normal schools (2 yr. teachers' schools) in Indiana, and were teaching in Indiana at the time that Sigma Gamma Rho was founded.

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by rhoyaltempest

Sigma Gamma Rho did not receive its charter for the Alpha chapter at Butler U. until 1929, but we were founded by collegiate women. All of the founders were undergrads at Butler U., were graduates of Normal schools (2 yr. teachers' schools) in Indiana, and were teaching in Indiana at the time that Sigma Gamma Rho was founded.

That's awesome!

[1908Revelations]

Originally Posted by rhoyaltempest

Sigma Gamma Rho did not receive its charter for the Alpha chapter at Butler U. until 1929, but we were founded by collegiate women. All of the founders were undergrads at Butler U., were graduates of Normal schools (2 yr. teachers' schools) in Indiana, and were teaching in Indiana at the time that Sigma Gamma Rho was founded.

Very interesting!!

[SnuKnight172]

Brigadier General Paul Tibbits (Sigma Nu) was the pilot of the Enola Gay (Named after his mother) who flew the plane that dropped the A-Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Tibbits would have also been the pilot of the plane to drop the thrid A-Bomb had Japan not surrendered. At the time of the surrender the A-Bomb was on its way from Utah to California to be shipped to the South Pacific.

[nwu43]

Originally Posted by SnuKnight172

Brigadier General Paul Tibbits (Sigma Nu) was the pilot of the Enola Gay (Named after his mother) who flew the plane that dropped the A-Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Tibbits would have also been the pilot of the plane to drop the thrid A-Bomb had Japan not surrendered. At the time of the surrender the A-Bomb was on its way from Utah to California to be shipped to the South Pacific.

wow! that crazy

[mulattogyrl]

Originally Posted by rhoyaltempest

Sigma Gamma Rho did not receive its charter for the Alpha chapter at Butler U. until 1929, but we were founded by collegiate women. All of the founders were undergrads at Butler U., were graduates of Normal schools (2 yr. teachers' schools) in Indiana, and were teaching in Indiana at the time that Sigma Gamma Rho was founded.

This is really interesting. Thanks for sharing this.

[rhoyaltempest]

Originally Posted by ladygreek

Now that is an interesting tidbit--the fact that your first collegiate chapter was not charted until seven years after your founding. The opposite of the rest of us who were founded by collegiates.

Well, not exactly but here is another interesting tidbit(s) to add to the story, but I had to look it up first to be sure. From 1922 to 1929, Sigma Gamma Rho established city chapters throughout Indiana and beyond. The original vision of the founders was to create city chapters for the cities' teachers and aspiring teachers. News of the new sorority spread like wildfire in Indiana and before long women on college campuses were inquiring about membership; including those outside of the teaching profession. Sigma Gamma Rho also did establish a few collegiate chapters before 1929 but not enough to be considered a collegiate sorority overall. It wasn't until December 30, 1929 that she received the charter at Butler U. and became a national collegiate sorority. Until that time the first city chapter of Indianapolis in Indiana was known as the Alpha chapter, but in 1929 the chapter at Butler U. became the Alpha chapter and the city chapter of Indianapolis was renamed Alpha Sigma, the sorority's first grad chapter. To this day, Alpha Sigma continues to advise the Alpha chapter at Butler U. The other city chapters were also renamed and converted into grad chapters and Sigma Gamma Rho became busy thereafter establishing new undergrad chapters. Once a certain amount of collegiate chapters were established (and I'm not sure what the requirement was), Sigma Gamma Rho officially joined the NPHC.

[BlueReign]

Soror, I am enjoying your responses. I didn't have time to spell it out like you did. This is what I meant by "foot in what door?"

[rhoyaltempest]

Originally Posted by BlueReign

Soror, I am enjoying your responses. I didn't have time to spell it out like you did. This is what I meant by "foot in what door?"

I know soror that's why I wanted to create this thread. There is a whole lot that greeks and non-greeks don't know about the different orgs.; things that are not a secret but are just less known. And I think that the unity between the NPHC orgs. in particular can only be strengthened by knowing this information.

[BlueReign]

Originally Posted by rhoyaltempest

I know soror that's why I wanted to create this thread. There is a whole lot that greeks and non-greeks don't know about the different orgs.; things that are not a secret but are just less known. And I think that the unity between the NPHC orgs. in particular can only be strengthened by knowing this information.

So true. So I thank you for creating this thread.