Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated
Rho Xi Chapter
Sorority History
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was organized on November 12, 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana by seven young educators: Mary Lou Allison Little, Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, Vivian White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Hattie Mae Dulin Redford, Bessie M. Downey Martin, and Cubena McClure. The group became an incorporated national collegiate sorority on December 30, 1929, when a charter was granted to Alpha chapter at Butler University.
Sorority Slogan
"Greater Service, Greater Progress"
Values
Sisterhood, Scholarship, Service
Chapter History
The Rho Xi Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority was chartered on October 25, 2008 on the Staten Island campus of St. John’s University by Erina Bailey, Sandra Estimable, Tamika Wildman, Danielle Johnson, and Hannah Olga-Appiah.
The organization is the first international sorority chartered on the St. John's Staten Island campus and the first multicultural-based service sorority. Since then, the chapter has distinguished itself for providing a multitude of outstanding on-campus and off-campus programs and community service projects.
The Legacy of the Rho Xi Chapter continued: on November 20, 2009 (with the Induction of N’Gadie Kamara, Chelsea Willis, Ju Dee Bacchus, and Tiffany Williams), March 5, 2011 (with the Induction of Sarah Bellamy), April 4, 2012 (with the Induction of Courtney Luc, Justine Roman, Taylor Fajardo, Mia Ross) & March 27, 2013 (with the Induction of Eboni Lee).
Rho Xi is always striving to keep the light of Sigma burning on the St. John's University campus.