In the late 1980s members of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, who were residents of Akron, recognized a need to establish a graduate chapter to continue the service that they began as undergraduates in their respective chapters. Meetings were held and on September 19, 1989 Sorors Angela Gonzalez, Joyce Johnson, Yolanda Lewis, Donna Smoot-Walters and Gail Thomas were formally recognized as chartering members of the Eta Delta Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated.
