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\n\t\t\t\t\tThis collection of articles highlights the relationship between Butler University and Sigma Gamma Rho and will be updated as more stories develop.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t

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Sigma Gamma Rho Centennial Celebration <\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t

Throughout 2022, Butler University is honoring Sigma Gamma Rho (SGRho) sorority on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. The historically Black sorority was founded on Butler\u2019s campus by seven educators on November 12, 1922. Of the nation\u2019s four historically Black sororities, Sigma Gamma Rho is the only one that was founded at a predominantly white institution….<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Sigma Gamma Rho Founders get Honorary Degrees<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t

The seven founders of Sigma Gamma Rho, a historically Black sorority that was established on Butler University\u2019s campus in 1922, will posthumously receive honorary degrees during the University\u2019s Spring Commencement ceremony on May 6. Sigma Gamma Rho was founded by seven young educators and is the only historically Black sorority founded at a predominantly white college…<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Wins Inaugural Ovid Butler Founder\u2019s Award<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t

Butler University James Danko will present Sigma Gamma Rho International, Inc. with its inaugural Ovid Butler Founder\u2019s Award, in recognition of the historically Black sorority\u2019s founding on the Butler campus 100 years ago. The Ovid Butler Founder\u2019s Award\u2014which recognizes and celebrates individuals or organizations who embody Butler University\u2019s values of innovation, excellence, diversity, equity, and inclusion…<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t

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New Book Commemorates Centennial Anniversary of Sigma Gamma Rho <\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t

Walking in the Founders\u2019 Footsteps: Sigma Gamma Rho in Indianapolis, 1922 offers a rare look into the social and political climate experienced by African-Americans in the \u201cCrossroads of America\u201d during the years following the first World War. This was the setting where seven young Black women, who were studying education at Butler University’s Irvington Campus chose to found the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority…<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Sigma Gamma Rho Endows a Scholarship for a CEHD Student<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t

Sigma Gamma Rho, the sorority founded at Butler University on November 12, 1922, has given Butler a gift to establish the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. 7 Founders Endowed Scholarship to honor the seven education majors and public school teachers who started the organization. The scholarship will be awarded annually beginning next fall to a student enrolled in the College of Education and Human Development…<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t

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