Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. (ΣΓΡ) was founded on the campus of Butler University on November 12, 1922, by seven school teachers in Indianapolis

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, Indiana. It was incorporated within the state of Indiana in December 1922 and as a national collegiate

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 sorority on December 30, 1929, at which time a charter was granted and the Alpha

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 chapter was established.

The sorority is a non-profit

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 whose aim is to enhance the quality of life within the community.