Beta Epsilon Sigma, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Calendar Ball, The Aurora

Item

Source
Henry J. & Florine D. Furlow Papers
Creator
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
Title
Beta Epsilon Sigma, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Calendar Ball, The Aurora
Date
1965
Description
Magazine article from The Aurora featuring the Beta Epsilon Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority’s 1965 “Calendar Girl” contest and annual Calendar Ball held in Columbia, South Carolina. The article includes a group photograph of the student contestants representing the months of the year and identifies Gail Olivia Cayruth as the 1965 Calendar Girl winner.
Type
Text
Subject
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
Beta Epsilon Sigma Chapter (Columbia, South Carolina)
African American youth
Junior high school students
High school students
Beauty pageants
African American social events
African American teenagers.
African American teenage girls.
Format
Magazine article (black-and-white print).
Rights
This image is made available for research and educational use. Reproduction or publication requires permission from the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History.
Rights Holder
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.

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Softness Sigma Gamma Rho African American Girls Beauty Queens Black Beauty Pageants 1960s

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