Fast Facts
Founders
Lenora Ashmore Blackiston
Mary Sommerville Sparks Hendrick
Julia Gardner Tyler Wilson
Sara Turner White
Founded
October 23, 1897 at State Female Normal School (now Longwood University)
Farmville, Virginia
Membership
Nearly 200,000 throughout the world; 130 active collegiate chapters and 493 chartered alumnae associations nationwide
National Headquarters
3205 Players Lane, Memphis, Tennessee 38125
(901) 748-1897; (800) 536-1897
Symbols & Mascots
nautilus shell, dagger, teddy bear and katydid
Colors
olive green and pearl white
Jewels
diamond, emerald, pearl
Flowers
white rose
National Philanthropies
Girl Scouts of the USA
Prevent Child Abuse America
Children's Hospital, Richmond, Virginia
Orthopaedic Research Awards


