Rho Sigma History
Founding Date: 1936
Chapter Membership Level: Graduate
Chapter Region: Central
Rho Sigma Graduate Chapter was founded in 1936 by seventeen college graduates. From the beginning, our main interest has been to service the Detroit community.
In 1936, Rho Sigma was the first sorority in Detroit to have a career conference for African Americans. It was during this year that Rho Sigma also donated kitchen products to the Peter Pan Nursery, which was an African American enterprise founded by our soror, Mattie Brown.
Rho Sigma is very proud of its scholarship activities. Thousands of dollars are donated each year to young women in our Undergraduate chapters and Rhoers at the high school level to support them in furthering their education.
Additionally, Rho Sigma has stood tall in providing support to other programs in Detroit and beyond:
Local Initiatives Wee Savers
Sigma Youth Symposium
Project SURE
Rho Sigma Foundation Scholarships
National Programs OPERATION Big Book Bag
Program for Africa
Project Reassurance
For the past 70 years, Rho Sigma has been a collaboration of dedicated women who, in following the legacy of its founders, have worked together to promote and provide "Greater Service, Greater Progress.
"See Yourself in Sigma" Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Rho Sigma Detroit Alumnae Chapter
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