SR945: SR945 Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Day; recognize March 16, 2026

This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia Senate rather than a change to state law. It recognizes March 16, 2026, as Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Day on the Hill, honoring Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc., which was founded in 1922 in Indianapolis by seven educators and later became a national collegiate sorority in 1929. The resolution describes the sorority's history, its mission of 'Greater Service, Greater Progress,' and its work in education, leadership, and community outreach across more than 500 chapters worldwide. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the sorority, but it creates no new legal requirements, funding, or penalties.

• Formally designates March 16, 2026, as Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Day on the Hill in the Georgia Senate.
• Recites the history and mission of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc., founded in 1922 and incorporated nationally in 1929.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the sorority.
• Creates no statutory changes, funding, or enforceable obligations, since it is a ceremonial resolution rather than a law.

The resolution directly concerns Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. and its members, who are honored by the designation. It does not impose duties on the general public, businesses, or government agencies beyond the Secretary of the Senate, who must prepare a copy for the sorority.

The resolution has largely symbolic effect: it gives formal Senate recognition to a sorority's history and service work rather than changing any Georgia law, funding program, or regulation. Its main real-world outcome is a commemorative day and a distributed copy of the resolution.

• The resolution's whereas clauses recount the sorority's founding in 1922 in Indianapolis and its 1929 incorporation as a national collegiate sorority through the Alpha chapter at Butler University.
• The operative clause resolves that the Senate recognizes March 16, 2026, as Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Day on the Hill.
• A further resolution clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc.

1. 2026-03-12Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2026-03-11Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Kim Jackson (D, SD-041)Primary sponsor
• Gail Davenport (D, SD-017)
• Kenya Wicks (D, SD-034)
• Tonya Anderson (D, SD-043)

• Georgia Senate resolution
• Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
• commemorative day
• National Pan-Hellenic Council