Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HR1739: Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Day; March 16, 2026; recognize
Status: Passed both chambers, March 16, 2026
A RESOLUTION recognizing March 16, 2026, as the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Day on the Hill; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
A resolution Recognizing March 16, 2026, as the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Day on the Hill; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
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 H. R. 1739 LC 112 3937 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 …
Sponsors
- Viola Davis (D, 87) · primary sponsor
- Dar'shun Kendrick (D, 95)
- Carolyn Hugley (D, 141)
- Edna Jackson (D, 165)
- Kim Schofield (D, 63)
- Sandra Scott (D, 76)
Latest actions
- : House Read and Adopted
- : House First Readers
- : House Hopper
Common questions
- What is HR1739?
- HR1739 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Day; March 16, 2026; recognize.
- What does HR1739 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Recognizing March 16, 2026, as the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Day on the Hill; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HR1739?
- Passed both chambers as of March 16, 2026. Latest action: House Read and Adopted (March 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1739?
- Viola Davis (D, 87), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR1739?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74156
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