SGRHO TORCH Module 1 Quiz. History and Structure Questions with Solutions

SGRHO TORCH Module 1 Quiz.
History and Structure

First collegiate fraternal organization - answer Phi Beta Kappa - 1776

First Black Greek-lettered organization - answer Sigma Pi Phi - "The Boule"

NPHC acronym - answer National Pan-Hellenic Council

Iota Phi Theta NPHC membership year - answer1991

NPHC organizations cultural context - answer Traditionally African American

Reason for joining Greek-lettered organizations - answer Kinship

Founders of Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, and Sigma Gamma Rho - answer The
existing organizations excluded African Americans

W.E.B. DuBois concept of the 'talented tenth' - answer A leadership class within the
African American community

Major focus of NPHC organizations - answerService activities

NPHC organizations first semester freshman policy - answerDeferred recruitment

Sigma Gamma Rho founding date and location - answerSeptember 22, 1922 - Notre
Dame, IN at Notre Dame University

Largest membership organization in Indiana in 1922 - answerKu Klux Klan

Mission of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority - answerTo enhance the quality of life for
women and their families in the U.S. and globally through community service, civil and
social action.

Goal of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority - answerTo achieve greater progress in the areas
of education, health awareness, and leadership development.

Names of the sorority's seven Founders - answerMary Lou Allison Gardner Little,
Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, Nathalie Robins Taylor Long, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson,
Hattie Mae Dulin Redford, Bessie Mae Downey Martin, and Cubena McClure