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Story May 28, 1946

Atlanta Daily World

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia

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Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority's Southeastern Regional one-day session at LeMoyne College in Memphis featured addresses on sororities' community roles by Grand Basileus Ethel R. Smith; officers from various cities attended; courtesies from local Greek groups.

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SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY
HOLDS SOUTHEASTERN
REGIONAL HERE— LeMoyne College was scene of the one-day session of the Southeastern Regional of the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority which attracted a number of visitors from Washington, D.C., Chicago, Atlanta, Ga., Little Rock, Ark., Nashville and Jackson, Tenn. Theme of the Conference was "The Relationship of Sororities to the Communities" stressed in the public address given by Soror Ethel R. Smith, of Chicago, Grand Basileus, (shown front row, 8th from left end, in white), at Miss Blvd Christian Church.

Grand and Regional Officers shown in the accompanying picture, front row. (Reading from left include Sorors Naomi Coulter of Little Rock; Chairman, Board of Directors: Lela Miller, Secretary of the Regional from Nashville; Edna Forest Brown, of Washington, DC, Grand Syntautex; Rubye B. Wise, of Atlanta, Ga., S.E. Regional Director; Grand Basileus Ethel R. Smith of Chicago: Marie L. Adams of Memphis, basileus of the graduate chapter.

Social courtesies were extended Regional visitors by all other Greek Societies in Memphis. (See detailed story inside.)

What sub-type of article is it?

Historical Event

What themes does it cover?

Social Manners

What keywords are associated?

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Conference Southeastern Regional Lemoyne College Ethel R Smith Greek Societies

What entities or persons were involved?

Soror Ethel R. Smith Naomi Coulter Lela Miller Edna Forest Brown Rubye B. Wise Marie L. Adams

Where did it happen?

Lemoyne College, Memphis

Story Details

Key Persons

Soror Ethel R. Smith Naomi Coulter Lela Miller Edna Forest Brown Rubye B. Wise Marie L. Adams

Location

Lemoyne College, Memphis

Story Details

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority held a one-day Southeastern Regional conference at LeMoyne College, attracting visitors from Washington D.C., Chicago, Atlanta Ga., Little Rock Ark., Nashville and Jackson Tenn. Theme: The Relationship of Sororities to the Communities, addressed by Grand Basileus Soror Ethel R. Smith of Chicago at Miss Blvd Christian Church. Grand and Regional Officers pictured: front row includes Sorors Naomi Coulter of Little Rock, Chairman Board of Directors; Lela Miller of Nashville, Secretary of the Regional; Edna Forest Brown of Washington DC, Grand Syntautex; Rubye B. Wise of Atlanta Ga, S.E. Regional Director; Grand Basileus Ethel R. Smith of Chicago; Marie L. Adams of Memphis, basileus of the graduate chapter. Social courtesies extended by other Greek Societies in Memphis.

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