--- title: SR 945. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Day; recognize March 16, 2026 collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr945 cite_as: SR 945, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr945 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr945.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr945/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74028 date: 2026-03-12 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Day; recognize March 16, 2026 ## Text Senate Resolution 945 By: Senators Jackson of the 41st, Davenport of the 17th, Wicks of the 34th and Anderson of the 43rd A RESOLUTION Recognizing March 16, 2026, as the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Day on the Hill; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. was organized on November 12, 1922, in Indianapolis, Indiana, by seven young educators: Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little, Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, Vivian Irene White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Hattie Mae Annette Dulin Redford, Bessie Mae Downey Rhoades Martin, and Cubena McClure; and WHEREAS, the group became an incorporated national collegiate sorority on December 30, 1929, when a charter was granted to the Alpha chapter at Butler University, becoming the only sorority in the National Pan-Hellenic Council to not have been founded at Howard University; and WHEREAS, since its inception, the dedicated women of Sigma Gamma Rho have earned and maintained an exemplary reputation throughout the State of Georgia for leading positive change to help uplift the community through sisterhood, leadership, and service; and WHEREAS, this distinguished organization upholds its mission statement of "Greater Service, Greater Progress" by providing positive and proactive community outreach that promotes the greater good in education, service, and leadership development; and WHEREAS, across its more than 500 international chapters, Sigma Gamma Rho has welcomed more than 100,000 collegiate and professional women from every profession; and WHEREAS, Sigma Gamma Rho offers its members opportunities to develop their unique talents through leadership training and involvement in sorority activities that create personal and professional bonds which last a lifetime; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this exceptional sorority be appropriately honored during this special time for its enduring commitment to the highest ideals of sisterhood, respect, honesty, accountability, integrity, excellence, and communication. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize March 16, 2026, as the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Day on the Hill. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia Senate resolution recognizes March 16, 2026, as Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Day on the Hill, honoring the sorority's history and community service in the state. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia Senate rather than a change to state law. It recounts the founding of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. in 1922 in Indianapolis by seven educators, its incorporation in 1929, and its growth to more than 500 international chapters and over 100,000 members. The Senate formally designates March 16, 2026, as Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Day on the Hill, recognizing the organization's work in education, service, and leadership development in Georgia. The resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy for distribution to the sorority. It creates no new rules, funding, or penalties. ### What it does - Designates March 16, 2026, as Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Day on the Hill in a formal Senate resolution. - Recounts the sorority's founding history, mission, and membership size as part of the Senate's official record. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. - Carries no funding, penalties, or changes to existing Georgia law. ### Who it affects The resolution primarily affects Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. and its members, who are honored by the designation. It also involves the Secretary of the Senate, who must prepare and distribute the commemorative copy. ### Why it matters The resolution has symbolic rather than legal effect. It gives Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. formal recognition from the Georgia Senate for its community service and history, but it does not change any law, create funding, or impose obligations on the public. ### Key provisions - The resolving clause designates March 16, 2026, as Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Day on the Hill in the Georgia Senate. - A further resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to the sorority. - The whereas clauses provide historical background but carry no legal effect. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-12) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2026-03-12) - Sponsors: Kim Jackson, Gail Davenport, Kenya Wicks, Tonya Anderson - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74028 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr945.md?full=1