They Stood Alone - Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.

Region NewsWESTERN REGIONSouthern California Joint Council Awards $9000 in ScholarshipsSubmitted by Zeretha Washington, Theta Epsilon Sigma BasileusThe Western Region’s Southern California Joint Council hosted the first annual Lamp ofLearning Scholarship Luncheon. The Joint Council consists of undergraduate chapters,Gamma Kappa, Mu Alpha, Omicron Rho and Epsilon Phi. The graduate chapters are SigmaSigma, Gamma Tau Sigma, and Theta Epsilon Sigma. The luncheon was held at CaliforniaState University, Dominguez Hills and was attended by Sorors, Philos, Rhoers, family andfriends.The purpose of the luncheon was to award funds to hard working young ladies graduatingfrom high school and bound to a four year accredited University or College. The Sororswere as excited as the recipients because many of the chapters fundraised all year long inpreparation for this one day.For example, Omicron Rho of Cal State Dominguez Hills and Mu Alpha from UCLA bothheld successful talent pageants which required male students to be intelligent, articulate andtalented to take home the title of Mr. Rhoyalty and Mr. UCLA. The winner of OmicronRho’s Mr. Rhoyalty Pageant and Mu Alpha’s Mr. UCLA pageant each took home a $500scholarship. The bio of each winner was read at the scholarship luncheon.On the graduate level, sorors from Theta Epsilon Sigma of Culver City organized foursuccessful fundraisers including a comedy night and a spa trip to Mexico which led to thechapter presenting four scholarships for a total of $5000. Gamma Tau Sigma chapter of LongBeach held, in addition to other events, a Jazz Brunch fundraiser that allowed them to giveout $2000 to three of their Rhoers who are headed off to college. Sorors from the Los Angelesgraduate chapter Sigma Sigma were also successful in their fundraising efforts which led to a$1000 scholarship for a spectacular young lady. In fact all of the young ladies that receivedscholarships that day were exceptional on an academic and personal level. It was a proudday for Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc., the students and their families. The sorors of theSouthern California Joint Council are gearing up for another successful year of communityservice and fundraising with the goal of giving out more money next year.20