Afro Unicorn®️ Founder and CEO April Showers was inducted as an honorary member of the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority’s 2024 Boule Class over the weekend in Houston, TX.
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Inducts Nicci Gilbert, Marsha Ambrosius, Wendy Raquel Robinson And More Into Pack Of Honorary Pretty Poodles
Afro Unicorn®️ Founder and CEO April Showers was inducted as an honorary member of the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority’s 2024 Boule Class over the weekend in Houston, TX.
By erikashavonne | Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, one of the Black sororities in the National Pan-Hellenic Council (a.k.a. “The Divine Nine”) is the latest organization to introduce a new class of honorary members.
The newest ladies entering the fold of the Butler University-founded sorority include actress Wendy Raquel Robinson, singer Marsha Ambrosius and the ladies of the singing group Brownstone; Nicci Gilbert, Arin Jackson, and Tiesha Brown.
Other inductees include the Honorable Barbara J. Lee, of the California House of Representatives, freedom rider Francis Wilson Canty and many other beautiful, powerful women across multiple industries.
Back in May of this year, Nicci Gilbert posted a congratulatory video to the sorority for reaching its 100-year mark and asked to be invited to the centennial festivities. The ladies of Sigma must have heard her plea because not only was she invited but our good sis was awarded honorary membership. Posts to Nicci’s Instagram showed the ladies of Brownstone being gifted beautiful Sigma Gamma Rho jackets designed by fellow proud “pretty poodle” MC Lyte.
Lyte born Lana Moorer, also had her custom blue and gold Sigma Ladies Converse-All Stars featured in the Smithsonian National Museum Of African American History. Lyte was inducted into Sigma Gamma Rho during the 2004 Boule in Memphis, Tennessee, and served as International Ambassador for Sigma Gamma Rho’s Project Reassurance program.
In addition to MC Lyte, other members of SGRHO include singer Kelly Price, HIV/AIDS activist Khadeyia Broadbent, Olympic medalist Maritza McLendon, and legendary actress Hattie McDaniels.
Sigma Gamma Rho Swims Into Another 100 Years
The Centennial Celebration that took place this past week in Indianapolis, the birthplace of the sorority, included events across the city, community workshops, a swimming clinic, anda Day of Service.
The sorority’s Centennial’s signature event was the SWIM 1922 clinic and Sigma Gamma Rho partnered with U.S. Swimming to help teach children who lack access to a community pool and/or lessons on how to swim.
The sorority’s Grand Basileus Rasheeda Liberty recently stressed the importance of the initiative to the IndyStar;
Congratulations to the newest members of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.!
