Sunday, February 13, 2011

February 2011 Edition


SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY, INC.

Delta Omicron Sigma, Columbus Alumnae Chapter FEBRUARY 2011 POODLE POST






CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH!!


SOROR HATTIE MCDANIEL


Hattie McDaniel is best remembered today for her role in the

film"Gone With The Wind". She won the 1939 Academy

Award for bestsupporting actress for her portrayal of

Mammy. She was the first African-American to be

nominated for, and to win, an Academy Award.

Hattie got her start in show business with her

family's travelingBaptist tent show. As a teenager

Hattie performed in the touringvaudeville outfit the

Spikes Brothers Comedy Stars on the West Coast.

In the early 1920s she was singing with George

Morrison's Orchestra inDenver and toured the

Pantages and Orpheum vaudeville circuit with them.

She made her recording debut in 1926, but never had

much of a recording career,but she was a popular live

act. As the Blues craze died out in the late 1920s, Hattie

started appearing in theatrical productions. She was in

the touringcompany of "Showboat" from 1929 to 1930.

In the early 1930s she settled in Hollywood and began

her career as a film actress. She was almost always cast

as a maid, cook, nanny or servant of some sort, these

being the only types of available for African-Americans

at the time. She appeared in over seventy movies during

the 1930s. After winning the Academy Award in 1940 she

continued to be cast as the maid for the rest of her life.

She famously quipped "I'd rather make $700 a week

playing a maid than earn $7 a day being a maid." Despite

the poor quality of her roles Hattie continued to open doors

that had previously been closed to African-American

performers. In 1947, she starred on radio in "The Beulah

Show". In 1951, the show moved to television, and Hattie

starred in the first three episodes until she discovered she

had cancer and became too ill to continue working. She died

of breast cancer in 1952.



Notable Sigma Gamma Sorority, Inc. Members

There are several notable women who are members of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.




Central Region News: Cin cinnati, OH Here We Come....


Final preparations are being made for the 71th Annual Central Re gion Conference that will take place March 17-20, 2011 in Cincinnati, OH. For final preparations and additional information, click here. See you there!!!!



CHAPTER NEWS and SIGMA ANNOUNCEMENTS

Happy Birthday to all Sorors who celebrate a birthday th

is month!

    • Soror Kelly Davidson-February 6
    • Soror Carolyn Dixon-February 21
    • Soror Avra Tucker-February 28
    Happy Anniversary to all Sorors who celebrate their Sig ma Anniversary this month!
          • Soror Alisha Henry-February 1, 2002
          • Soror Lynette Bennett-February 1, 2003
          • Soror Dana Johnson-February 1, 2003
          • Soror Lisa Dickerson-February 1, 2003
          • Soror Angelique Clinkscale-February 22, 1989
          • Soror Kelly Davidson-February 22, 1989
          • Soror Twana Arnold-February 25
          • Soror Adrianne Edwards-Keaton-February 28, 1998
          • Soror Angela Tucker-February 28, 1998
          • Soror Mychal Featherstone-February 28, 2009
              Do you like serving in your community? Do you enjoy wo rking with women who are goal-oriented and like-minde d? Then look to Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., Delta Omicron Sigma, Columbus Alumnae Chapter! If you have any questions or comments...click below on the icon "Sigma Sayings". You can also email us at DOS1922@yahoo.com.


              Until Next Time...POODLES!!!


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