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Creator
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority. Northeast Region
Call number
Sc MG 392
Physical description
1 folder
Preferred Citation
[Item], Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Northeast Regional Conference collection, Sc MG 392, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library
Repository
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
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The Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Northeast Regional Conference Collection includes programs and brochures for events sponsored by the regional conference and the national organization, 1980-1983, 1990s; a newsletter of the Boulé A'Rama; minutes and an update for the 39th annual Northeast Regional Conference, 1981; financial reports, 1973-1974, and 1982; and a workbook for an alumni workshop, 1982.

Biographical/historical information

The Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority was founded in 1922, the first sorority of black women on a predominantly white campus, Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Northeast Conference was organized in 1939 in New York City and incorporates chapters in several countries in addition to other states.

Projects encompass providing African women with agricultural assistance, and in the United States, programs include prenatal health education, undergraduate drugs, alcohol and abuse awareness, and a financial seminar designed for young people.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Gift, Helwn Roberts, May 1999

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Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Second Floor