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This resolution honors Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated (SGRho), a historic African American sorority founded in 1922 by seven educators at Butler University, by officially declaring May 7, 2025, as Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated Day in Illinois. The resolution highlights the sorority's century-long commitment to community service, leadership, and social advocacy, particularly in addressing educational and health disparities. It recognizes the organization's significant impact through various programs like Project CRADLE Care, Youth Symposium, and Operation Big Book Bag, and celebrates the Central Region's 100 years of sisterhood and service. The resolution also acknowledges the many distinguished leaders who have been members of SGRho, including state representatives, senators, and community activists, and notes that on the designated day, sorority members from across Illinois will gather at the State Capitol to engage with lawmakers and continue their tradition of advocacy and community empowerment.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=32&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SJR&SessionID=114&GA=104