![]() Fannie O'Bannon, the second grand basileus, designed the sorority coat of arms. Members of the Delta chapter in Louisville, Kentucky wrote the words of the sorority hymn which has since been set to music by Zenobia Laws Bailey of Chicago. The slogan, "Greater Service, Greater Progress," was written by Bertha Black Rhoda, a past grand basileus. The first grand basileus, Mary Lou Little, wrote the sorority pledge. ![]() The second was held in Louisville, Kentucky at which time Fannie O'Bannon became the grand basileus. The first call for a national boule (convention) was held in Indianapolis, December 27-29, 1925. The first three years were devoted to organizing. The group became an incorporated national collegiate sorority on December 30, 1929, when a charter was granted to Alpha chapter at Butler University. The charter members are the founders of Sigma Gamma Rho. ![]() was organized on Novemin Indianapolis, Indiana by Mary Lou Allison Little and six teachers: Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, Vivian White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Hattie Mae Dulin Redford, Bessie M.
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