A Guide to Fraternity & Sorority Life - University of South Carolina ...

Sigma Gamma Rho (ΣΓΡ)National Founding:Butler University, 1922Chapter Information:Pi Zeta, 2001Symbol(s):White French Toy PoodleColors:Royal Blue & Antique GoldNickname(s):SGRhoAffiliation:National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was organized on November 12, 1922 inIndianapolis, Indiana by seven young educators: Mary Lou Allison Little, DorothyHanley Whiteside, Vivian White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, HattieMae Dulin Redford, Bessie M. Downey Martin and Cubena McClure. The groupbecame an incorporated national collegiate sorority on December 30, 1929,when a charter was granted to Alpha chapter at Butler University.Soaring to greater heights of attainment around the world, Sigma Gamma RhoSorority, Inc., as a leading national service organization, has met the challengesof the day and continues to grow through Sisterhood, Scholarship and Service.Members of the Pi Zeta Chapter, here at USC Upstate, are very active in thecommunity and continue to strive for “Greater Service, Greater Progress.” Wefocus on QUALITY not quantity. Since being chartered, Pi Zeta has inductedseveral student and community leaders as well as University award winners.13Legacy 2013