July 18, 2022
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Members of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated gathered in Indianapolis last week to celebrate their Centennial Celebration Boule. They continued to focus on community service and fulfilling their slogan “Greater Service, Greater Progress”.
History
Founded by seven educators in 1922, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority have always focused on community service as an essential part of the organizations work. To highlight this proud history of community service, Sigma Gamma Rho leadership, and membership held events during their Centennial Celebration Boule that built on many of their successful community service projects.
Service
Last week’s programming included a continued commitment to addressing water safety and swimming. With our ongoing Swim 1922 partnership between the Sorority and USA Swimming, we were able to achieve this. The festivities this week included Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority donating a pool to the Him by Her Collegiate School for the Arts in Indianapolis.
Soror Natalie Hinds, a 2020 Olympic medalist, shared in a discussion on Instagram on the importance of exposing the Black community to swimming. “We need to have the resources and the access, and also give them exposure so if they want to swim they are able to see what’s out there to continue their journey” said Hinds.
This year’s Swim 1922 leaders are an esteemed tandem. Firstly there’s Maritza Correia McClendon, the first African American woman to make a US Olympic swim team. Then there’s 2004 Olympic silver medalist, Alia Atkinson, double world record holder and a five time Olympian. Their life experiences in and out of the pool certainly enriched all who participated.
Haley Taylor Schlitz is 19 years old and the youngest Black person to graduate from law school in the history of the United States. In May of 2022, Haley graduated with her Juris Doctor from the SMU Dedman School of Law. In May of 2019, she became Texas Woman’s University’s youngest graduate in history when she graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas Woman’s University College of Professional Education. She is also the host of the online show Zooming In w/Gen Z.
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