about us.
WELCOME!
The Distinguished Sisters of Sigma Sigma Rho Sorority, Incorporated at the University of Michigan - Tau Chapter welcome you to our website. Thank you for taking the time to join us in our journey.
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"Sisterhood is what we work for, Society is whom we give to, and Remembrance is what lies in our hearts."
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Our website provides a wide range of information about Sigma Sigma Rho and our values. Sigma Sigma Rho embodies unity among women of South Asian descent, strives to serve society both on a small and large scale, and holds fast in instilling a sense of pride in the background of each individual sister. Sigma Sigma Rho is a sisterhood of women who have chosen this affiliation to achieve their desired personal development and to act for the betterment of local, regional, national and global communities through the efforts of a network of sisters nationwide.
Within our website, you will discover the commitment our organization maintains to our National Philanthropy, Domestic Violence Awareness & Prevention and our mission to develop strong, professional, progressive young women on every campus we are established at.
University of Michigan Tau Chapter History
In the spring of 2014 FOUR women came together to establish Sigma Sigma Rho at the University of Michigan.
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Tonia Elengikal: Sister Reverence
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Kavita Raval: Sister Jinx
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Tanvi Gangal: Sister Infamous
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Ashna Khanna: Sister Trademark.
On December 10th, 2017, Sigma Sigma Rho Sorority, Incorporated at the University of Michigan was granted chapter status by our current National Executive Board, exactly 19 years after our sisterhood was founded.
Our Vision
Our mission is to represent Sigma Sigma Rho Sorority Inc’s mission at the University of Michigan. We want to brand ourselves as a professional organization providing its members with national networking opportunities, academic resources, and a life-long support system. As a non-profit organization, we are committed to Domestic Violence awareness and prevention and providing support to our philanthropy organization. As individuals, we hold ourselves as advocates for the empowerment of South Asian women.
Symbols and Traditions
Mascot: Black Mare
Flower: White Rose
National Crest
National History​
On December 10, 1998, at St. Johns University in New York ten astounding women came together to form Sigma Sigma Rho, making it the first South Asian Interest Sorority.
On this date, our founding mothers established the humble beginnings of an organization that many sisters have since come to embrace and love. These women instilled the organization a sense of strength and purity.
They are the voice with a successful entrepreneurial endeavor that sisters will never cease to hear. They echo in Sigma Sigma Rho’s past and help to shape the organization’s future.
The vision of the founders remains in effect, as sisters build on their dreams and principles to create everlasting sisterhood and perpetual organization that is strong enough to test time.
Ten Founding Members
Mrs. Tejal Kundaiker: Froggy #1
Mrs. Payal (Suchdev) Walsh: Precious #2
Mrs Rinku (Sachdeva) Thomas: Princess #3
Mrs. Priya Sahani Sood: Energizer #4
Mrs. Vandana Kakwani-Pathak: Chatterbox #5
Mrs. Sonia (Sharma) Wadhwa: Pebbles #6
Dr. Nisha (Rana) Diler: Pinky #7
Mrs. Minna (John) Lam: Iman #8
Dr. Lovleen (Kandhari) Sharma : Diesel #9
Mrs. Eshna (Firoz) Kalam: Bugs #10
sisters.
Alpha Addixion
Tonia Elengikal
Sister Reverence
Year: Alumna
Major: Computer Science
Line: Alpha AddiXion -Spring 2014
Big: Meghna Cheruvatath - Sister Relentless
Little: Aashna Patel-Sister RespirA
Reanna John- Sister ReTaliA
PM: Farah Syed - Sister Xile
Kavita Raval
Sister Jinx
Year: Alumna
Major: Political Science and Communications
Minor: American Culture
Line: Alpha AddiXion -Spring 2014
Big: Priya Adusumilli - Sister iXia
Little: Malvika Sharma - Sister calyX
Anu Nandi - Sister pyXis
PM: Farah Syed - Sister Xile
Tanvi Gangal
Sister Infamous
Year: Alumna
Major: Biochemistry
Minor: Business
Line: Alpha AddiXion -Spring 2014
Big: Hemali Patel - Sister Deception
PM: Farah Syed - Sister Xile
Ashna Khanna
Sister Trademark.
Year: Alumna
Major: Communications
Minor: CASC
Line: Alpha AddiXion -Spring 2014
Big: Kiran Wadhwa - Sister Vesta
PM: Farah Syed - Sister Xile
Beta Blaze.
Jessica Maharaj Sister FaLsEtto
Year: Alumna
Major: Political Science, English, and History
Minor: Community Action and Social Change
Line: Beta Blaze. - Fall 2014
Big: Nikita Bhosale - Sister Jolie
Littles: Youshra Ahmed - Sister REvitaLize
Emily Brune- Sister REconcile
PM: Ashna Khanna - Sister Trademark.
Rishika Polasani
Sister Aasmani
Year: Alumna
Major: Neuroscience
Line: Beta Blaze. - Fall 2014
Big: Arathi Arumanla - Sister Zaffre
Little: Mahima Daniel - Sister Céleste
PM: Ashna Khanna - Sister Trademark.
Supreet Kaur Sister Dutchess
Year: Alumna
Major: Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience
Line: Beta Blaze. - Fall 2014
Big: Jasleen Kaur Singh - Sister Empress
Little: Roniya Rojan- Sister Keilani
PM: Ashna Khanna - Sister Trademark.
Puja Patel
Sister Astris
Year: Alumna
Major: Political Science and Applied Statistics
Line: Beta Blaze. - Fall 2014
Big: Akshaya Raghu - Sister Obsidian
Little: Suhita Sekhar - Sister Ourania
PM: Ashna Khanna - Sister Trademark.
Saanya Sethi
Sister Czaarine
Year: Alumna
Major: Business Administration
Line: Beta Blaze. - Fall 2014
Big: Ankita Arora - Sister Diamond
Little: Nayna Rath - Sister zyLtana
Ella Zhang - Sister zaHira
PM: Ashna Khanna, Sister Trademark.
Gamma gRandEur
Felicia Patel
Sister eXhilarate
Year: Alumna
Major: Microbiology
Line: Gramma gRandEur- Fall 2015
Big: Deepa Chander -Sister Implicit
Little: Sierra Mullins - Sister Inspirit
Anisha Konkipudi - Sister Inspire
PM: Tonia Elengikal - Sister Reverence
Nayna Rath
Sister zyLtana
Year: Alumna
Major: Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience
Minor: Gender and Health
Line: Gamma gRandEur- Fall 2015
Big: Saanya Sethi - Sister Czaarine
Little: Manasvini Rao - Sister zyraDa
PM: Tonia Elengikal - Sister Reverence
Suhita Sekhar
Sister Ourania
Year: Alumna
Major: Public Health
Line: Gamma gRandEur- Fall 2015
Big: Puja Patel - Sister Astris
Little: Mallika Brar-Sister Pleioné
Jaskiran Randhawa- Sister Perséus
PM: Tonia Elengikal - Sister Reverence
Delta Deviant IXI
Malvika Sharma
Sister calyX
Year: Alumna
Major: Data Science and Statistics
Line: Delta Deviant IXI- Spring 2016
Big: Kavita Raval - Sister Jinx
Little: Nirja Dave - Sister eXona
Chandni Patel- Sister eXilia
PM: Akshaya Raghu - Sister Obsidian
Epsilon El3gance
Ella Zhang
Sister zaHira
Year: Senior
Major: Finance
Line: Epsilon El3gance - Fall 2016
Big: Saanya Sethi - Sister Czaarine
Little: Ruchi Wankhede - Sister zaDina
PM: Supreet Kaur - Sister Dutchess
Sierra Mullins
Sister Inspirit
Year: Alumna
Major: Political Science
Line: Epsilon El3gance - Fall 2016
Big: Felicia Patel - Sister Exhilarate
Little: Nadine Lubyansky- Sister Intermezzo
PM: Supreet Kaur - Sister Dutchess
Anu Nandi
Sister pyXis
Year: Alumna
Major: Political Science
Minor: Gender, Race and Nation
Line: Epsilon El3gance - Fall 2016
Big: Kavita Raval - Sister Jinx
Little: Tanvi Jagtap - Sister amarylliX
PM: Supreet Kaur - Sister Dutchess
Zeta Zélé 120/0
Anisha Konkipudi
Sister Inspire
Year: Senior
Major: Biology, Health, and Society
Line: Zeta Zélé 120/0 - Winter 2017
Big: Felicia Patel - Sister eXhilarate
Little: Arlette Hernandez-Sister Incandescent
Sowmya Satagopan- Sister Interstellar
PM: Saanya Sethi - Sister Czaarine
Manasvini Rao
Sister zyraDa
Year: Alumna
Majors: Business and International Studies
Line: Zeta Zélé 120/0 - Winter 2017
Big: Nayna Rath - Sister zyLtana
Little: Sruthi Talluri- Sister cZoraya
PM: Saanya Sethi - Sister Czaarine
Eta Eminence 5.23
Mahima Daniel
Sister Céleste
Year: Alumna
Major: Biomolecular Science and Art History
Line: Eta Eminence 5.23 - Fall 2017
Big: Rishika Polasani - Sister Aasmani
Little: Riya Patel - Sister NéelAa
PM: Suhita Chandrasekharuni - PM Ourania
Nirja Dave
Sister eXona
Year: Alumna
Major: Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience and Gender & Health
Minor: Community Action and Social Change
Line: Eta Eminence 5.23 - Fall 2017
Big: Malvika Sharma - Sister calyX
Littles: Afsana Shahid - Sister eXeelise
Palak Hazrati - Sister eXnayeez
PM: Suhita Chandrasekharuni - PM Ourania
Ruchi Wankhede
Sister zaDina
Year: Alumna
Major: International Studies and Asian Studies
Line: Eta Eminence 5.23 - Fall 2017
Big: Ella Zhang - Sister zaHira
Little: Jacquelyn Myers- Sister Czaleeka
PM: Suhita Chandrasekharuni - PM Ourania
Amanna Virk
Sister mA'ia
Year: Alumna
Major: Business
Minor: Community Action and Social Change
Line: Eta Eminence 5.23 - Fall 2017
Big: Jeena George - Sister ma'at
Little: Janki Devdhara - Sister Na’eemah
PM: Suhita Chandrasekharuni - PM Ourania
Tanvi Jagtap
Sister amarylliX
Year: Alumna
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Line: Eta Eminence 5.23 - Fall 2017
Big: Anu Nandi - Sister pyXis
Little: Ifrah Qureshi - Sister naXyra
PM: Suhita Chandrasekharuni - PM Ourania
Theta TerZetto
Aashna Patel
Sister RespirA
Year: Alumna
Major: Statistics
Line: Theta TerZetto-Spring 2018
Big: Tonia Elengikal- Sister Reverence
Little: Subarna Bhattacharya- Sister RevoiaA
PM: Nayna Rath-PM zyLtana
Mallika Brar
Sister Pleioné
Year: Alumna
Major: Undecided
Line: Theta TerZetto-Spring 2018
Big: Suhita Chandrasekharuni-Sister Ourania
PM: Nayna Rath-PM zyLtana
Sahithi Polisetty
Sister Ojén
Year: Alumna
Major: Business
Line: Theta TerZetto-Spring 2018
Big: Natasha Dhannani- Sister Hennessy
Little: Sagi Paul- Sister Vespér
PM: Nayna Rath-PM zyLtana
Ignescent Iota XXVII
Riya Patel
Sister NéelAa
Year: Senior
Majors: Political Science and American Culture
Line: Ignescent Iota XXVII - Fall 2018
Big: Mahima Daniel - Sister Céleste
Little: Astha Gharia- Sister AamréeN
PM: Felicia Patel - Sister eXhilarate
Kappa Koalition X
Afsana Shahid
Sister eXeelise
Year: Alumna
Major: Political Science
Line: Kappa Koalition X - Spring 2019
Big: Nirja Dave - Sister eXona
Little: Sreechandana (Sree) Anumolu- Sister eXmeeya
PM: Malvika Sharma - Sister calyX
lambda lAazulés
Subarna Bhattacharya
Sister RevoiaA
Year: Senior
Major: Public Health
Minors: Writing and Applied Statistics
Line: lambda LAazulés - Fall 2019
Big: Aashna Patel - Sister RespirA
Little: Soumya Vijayraj - Sister RevivaTiA
PM: Mahima Daniel - Sister Céleste
Magisteria1 Mu 30.2
Sreechandana (Sree) Anumolu
Sister eXmeeya
Year: Senior
Major: Neuroscience
Line: Magisteria1 Mu 30.2 - Fall 2020
Big: Afsana Shahid- Sister eXeelise
Little: Anushka Silwal- Sister eXeehani
PM: Anisha Konkipudi- Sister Inspire
Nu Nyanza 225/0
Palak Hazrati
Sister eXnayeez
Year: Senior
Major: Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience
Line: Nu Nyanza 225/0 - Spring 2021
Big: Nirja Dave - Sister eXona
PM: Ruchi Wankhede - Sister ZaDina
leadership.
2020 Executive Board
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President
Sahithi Polisetty
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Internal Vice President
Tanvi Jagtap
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External Vice President
Ruchi Wankhede
Vice President of Finance
Riya Patel
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Vice President of Operations
Nirja Dave
2020 Chair Positions
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Academic Chair
Riya Patel
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Alumnae Chair
Riya Patel
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Fundraising Chairs
Tanvi Jagtap and Subarna Bhattacharya
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MGC Representatives
Ruchi Wankhede and Tanvi Jagtap (Winter)
Afsana Shahid and Subarna Bhattacharya (Fall)
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Philanthropy Chairs
Ruchi Wankhede & Sahithi Polisetty
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Public Relations Chair
Subarna Bhattacharya
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Rush Chairs
Nirja Dave and Afsana Shahid
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Sisterhood Chair
Afsana Shahid
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Social Chair
Sahithi Polisetty
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Probate Chairs
Riya Patel (Winter) and Nirja Dave (Fall)
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Diversity & Inclusion Representative
Ella Zhang
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Risk Management Representative
Sahithi Polisetty
philanthropy.
Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention
Sigma for Society Week
We will be holding our annual "Sigma for Society" week dedicated to raising awareness about domestic violence October 2018 by each chapter or colony at their respective universities. The funds we raise contribute to a non-profit organization dedicated to assist victims of domestic violence. In addition to raising funds, awareness is spread on all our campus communities through service projects, workshops, and informational events.
SIGMA FOR SOCIETY WEEK
October 2018
We will be holding our annual "Sigma for Society" week dedicated to raising awareness about domestic violence October 2018 by each chapter or colony at their respective universities. The funds we raise contribute to a non-profit organization dedicated to assist victims of domestic violence. In addition to raising funds, awareness is spread on all our campus communities through service projects, workshops, and informational events.
NO MORE WEEK
During this week in October, the national domestic awareness month, we will be posting about domestic violence on all of our social media websites in order to spread awareness about the importance of the issue. No More is an organization that arose from the desire to unite the diverse array of groups working to end domestic violence and sexual assault.
October 2018
#SUPPORTFEMALE
JANITORS
All women deserve to feel safe in their workplace. Female janitors are at high risk when working the night shift alone and many survivors have come forward. Due to this, rallies in California have begun to advocate for a bill that gives greater protections against sexual assault to female janitors. Sigma Sigma Rho Umich Colony would like to raise awareness and fight for these women that do not feel safe working. Keep an eye out for our upcoming social media campaign in December #nomoreexcuses #SigSigSupportsFemaleJanitors
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