11 Stars Proudly Repping Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.

Happy (belated) Founder’s Day to all of my SoRHOrs of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.! Founded on the Irvington campus at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, we celebrated 103 years of sisterhood, scholarship, and service on November 12. Even though the official anniversary was earlier this week, the pride and joy of SGRho continue to radiate today.

This year’s celebration is especially meaningful for me, as it marks my first Founder’s Day since being inducted into the sorority as an honorary member. To say I’m honored is an understatement. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine myself representing Sigma Gamma Rho—but baby, when purpose calls you, you answer. And on July 5, 2025, in New Orleans, I answered that call and found my tribe.

The love, the laughter, the light and the sisterhood feel like home. Being an A Sigma woman has deepened my understanding of what true sisterhood and service look like, because we don’t just talk about community—we move for it.

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As we celebrate 103 years, we don’t just celebrate our sorority’s longevity. We don’t just honor the service, sisterhood, and scholarship that Sigma Gamma Rho was built on, We also pay tribute to our seven phenomenal founders — Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little, Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, Vivian Irene White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Hattie Mae Annette Dulin Redford, Bessie Mae Downey Rhoades Martin, and Cubena McClure — seven resilient trailblazing educators who believed in women’s ability to uplift, educate, and transform communities. A vision that was BIGGER than creating a sisterhood; it was to build a movement that made women GREATER. GREAT in mind, GREAT in service, and most of all, GREAT in spirit. And over a century later, we remain committed to upholding that mission.

I beam with pride knowing I’m walking in the footsteps of so many beautiful, brilliant women who are great and committed to energizing greater for women, girls, and the world. Below you’ll find a few of our powerhouse sorors who have influenced culture, provoked change and entertained and enlightened the world.

1. Singer/Actress Nicci Gilbert

This RnB Diva is a proud poodle and entered the sorority energized and ready to show up and show out.

2. Singer/Actress Fantasia

We have known Fantasia for her lovely voice but once she arrived in Sigma Land, my soror was strolling to “shake that monkey.”

3. Educator/Influencer Brittany Garrett

When they say “big stepper” this is who they were talking about.

4. Journalist Jelisa Raquel

This HBCU-made Ssoror and media girl carries the idea of GREATER service and GREATER progress everywhere she goes.

5. Singer/Songwriter Marsha Ambrosius

Marsha has a whole of soul and in 2022 she brought that soul to Sigma Gamma Rho.

6. Model Anita Hawkins

A pretty poodle with a whole lot of model behavio—that’s what this soror is all about.

7. Content Creator Lorna Finn

This story of legacy is such a beautiful reminder of the GREATNESS that Sigma women embody.

9. Rapper/Host MC Lyte

The LIGHT! Our Soror MC Lyte has been repping and rapping greater since she stepped on the scene long before she became a Sigma woman in 2004.

10. Former WNBA Star Sheryl Swoopes

Swoopes there she is! Soror Swoopes is a newly inducted Sigma woman standing on the principle of our founders.

11. Gospel Singer Tasha Page-Lockhart

God is pleased and so are our founders! Inducted in 2025, Soror Page-Lockhart has been about GREATER before she was a Pretty Poodle.

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