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Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. T.O.R.C.H. Presentation
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T.O.R.C.H Presentation
Spring 2019
T.O.R.C.H Overview
Topic Overview
- History & Structure
- Greater Service, Greater Progress
- Sigma Image & Expectation
- Circle of Sisters
- What we've gained?
History & Structure
Module 1
History
Founded: November 12, 1922, Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, by seven courageous young educators.
History
Chartered: December 30, 1922- became a national collegiate sorority.
FOUNDERS
Founders
- MARY LOU ALLISON GARDNER LITTLE
- NANNIE MAE GAHN FOSTER JOHNSON
- VIVIAN IRENE WHITE MARYBURY
- BESSIE MAE DOWNEY RHOADES MARTIN
- CUBENA McCLURE
- HATTIE MAE ANNETTE DULIN REDFORD
- DORTHY HANLY WHITESIDE
Structure
Structure
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. has 5 Regional Georgraphic Boundaries:
- Central
- Northeastern
- Southeastern
- Southwestern
- Western
Grand Chapter
The official governing voting body of Sigma Gamma Rho.
Comprised of the Board of Directors, Duty elected chapter delegates, members-at-large, life members and past Grand Basilei.
Grand Chapter
International
International
- Grand Basileus
- First Grand Anti-Basileus
- Second Grand Anti-Basileus
- Grand Gramateus
- Grand Anti-Grammateus
- Grand Tamiochus
- Grand Epostoleus
- Editor-in-Chief of the Aurora
Membership
- Undergraduate
- Alumnae
- Member-at-large
- Life Member
- Honorary
- General Member
Membership and meetings
Meetings
- Local
- Area
- Regional
- Boulé
- Special Meeting
Affiliates
Affiliates
The Rhosebud Club
The Rhosebud Club consist of a diverse group of girls ages 8-11 years of age. The idea is to introduce young girls to serving the needs of their community and to provide enlightening experiences for their personal growth and development.
The Rhoer Club
Rhoers are young ladies between the ages of 12-18 who are provided with educational, vocational, civic, social and cultural experiences through their local graduate chapter.
The Philo Affiliate
Philos are women who are friends of Sigma who function as an auxiliary to the local graduate chapter.
National Education Fund (NEF)
Funds and Philantropies
NEF's mission is to provide scholarship aid to needy students, both male and female, of all backgrounds to conduct educational programs to enhance the quality of life.
SPEAR PUBLIC EDUCATION & RESEARCH FOUNDATION
SPEAR was established to provided an opportunity for SIGMA GAMMA RHO to be more proactive in obtaining financial support for citizen projects and research activities.
SEVEN PEARLS FOUNDATION
The seven pearls is focused on building corporate alliances and soliciting sponsorships for the sorority's community service initiatives at the national levels.
Greater Service, Greater Progress
Module 2
NATIONAL PROJECTS
The slogan “Greater Service, Greater Progress” expresses
Sigma’s commitment to building better communities.
GREATER SERVICE, GREATER PROGRESS
This slogan denotes a feeling of respect for others, as well as a job well done.
Sigma Image & Expectation
Module 3
Sorority Symbols
The Pledge
The Pledge
The Sorority Pledge, a literary classic, depicts love of, faith for, and hope in the Sorority.
The Pledge expresses the member's deep respect for sisterhood along with the precious expectation of Sigma Gamma Rho.
The Sorority's Slogan
The Sorority's Slogan
The Sigma Gamma Rho's slogan is broad in interpretation and it carries the connotation that it could mean either or both social betterment and personal uplift.
Sorority's Principles
The Sorority's Principles
The sorority was found on the principles of sisterhood, scholarship and service.
The Sorority's Hymn
Sorority's Hymn
Members huddle close together, in an unbroken circle, members live anew the Sigma spirit and are enraptured in the moment of esthetic beauty.
The sorority hymn is sung while standing in a circle.
Each member crosses her arms, right over left, and holds the hand of the member on each side of her.
DO NOT SWAY!!
The Official Badge
The Official Badge
The pin is an open book with a torch as its foundation, ten pearls mounted on the edges and two rubies at the base
The Crest of Arms
The Coat of Arms
The Sorority's Coat of Arms consists of the lamp of learning, a quill, a serpent, two stars, skull and crossbones, and the faces (a bundle of sticks with an ax).
The coat of art is awarded to woman who has been selected and deemed worthy of the honor of proudly displaying it.
The Sorority 's Flower
The Sorority's Flower
Like the Sigma soror, the Yellow Tea Rose is a experience of beauty, strength and radiance.
Though beautiful and delicate, both have the strength to withstand trails caused by man and nature.
The Sorority's Colors
The Sorority's Colors
The Sorority's colors, Royal Blue and Gold, present the Sigma soror in her glorious wealth of values, truth and purity.
The Poodle
The Poodle
The Poodle was chosen as the Sorority's mascot by Quindonell S. Robertson, the 8th Southwestern Region Syntaktes.
The Poodle carries itself in a classy, sophisticated way, and it is one of the most beautiful breeds.
Corporate Image
Sigma Image
Corporate Image, or reputation, describes the manner in which a company, its activities, and its products or services are perceived by outsiders.
Sigma Gamma Rho Image
The Sorority's Image
Image is the concept of someone or something that is held by the public. For organizations like Sigma Gamma Rho, the image is a powerful way of telling the public certain things about us such as the type of people we are interested in and the level of that the members have in the sorority.
Circle of Sisters
Module 4
Sisterhood
Defining & Characterizing Sisterhood
The term sisterhood is used among feminists to express the connection of women who are not biologically related but are bonded in solidarity.
10 Tips on Sisterhood
Sisterhood Tips
- Just say "hello" and acknowledge a new sister with warm eye contact and a smile
- Move outside of your confront zone
- Learn to see beyond the surface and acquire a variety of sister vessels
- Just keep it real-be yourself (who you are)- no airs
- Learn to be a good listener, read positively between the words, and read the unspoken language, such as body language
- Learn to laugh with someone, not necessarily at them
- Have a good cry with a sister
- Spread the love, because you are love
- Reinforce sisterhood because sisterhood is good
- The essence of Sisterhood