Alpha Sigma Rho

Alpha Sigma Rho, also known as Alpha Sigs, ASR, and Lovely Ladies in Red, is an American Asian-interest, but not exclusive, social sorority founded in 1998 at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. Alpha Sigma Rho was the first Asian-interest sorority established in the state of Georgia.

History

Alpha Sigma Rho was founded as an Asian interest sorority in 1998 by twelve women at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. Its founders are collectively referred to as the "founding mothers". The founding mothers are Irene Chien, Sandra Chu, Young Jeon, Debbie Kwon, Angela Lu, Lynn Nguyen, Anne See, Anna Suh, Juliette Taylor, Jessica Yoo, Suzanne Yoo, and Jasmine Yu.
Sigma Rho was the first Asian-interest sorority established in the state of Georgia. The sorority has spread to universities in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.

Symbols

Sigma Rho's motto is "Strength in Unity". It is based on the principles or pillars of academic excellence, interpersonal growth, moral development, and strength in unity.
The founding mothers adopted symbols for the sorority. Its flower is the calla lily and its mascot is the swan. The sorority's colors are red, silver, and white. Its gemstone is the opal. Its symbol is Nu, the Chinese symbol for woman.
Its nicknames are Alpha Sigs and ASR.

Membership

Applicants may seek membership as college undergraduates or as graduate students. Membership is open to those who meet the requirements, regardless of race, nationality, religion, and several other factors.

Philanthropy

On a national level, the sorority is pledged to support the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition. The sorority's various chapters work with their local Asian-interest philanthropic organizations to help them with fundraising and publicity. These include China Care, Austin Children's Services, and Circle of Sisterhood.

Chapters

Following are the chapters of Alpha Sigma Rho, with active chapters indicated in bold and inactive chapters in italics.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status
Alpha		University of Georgia	Athens, Georgia	Active
Beta		University of Texas at Austin	Austin, Texas	Active
Gamma	–2003	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, Georgia	Inactive
Delta		University of Texas at San Antonio	San Antonio, Texas	Active
Epsilon		Temple University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
Zeta		Towson University	Towson, Maryland	Active
Eta	–2020	Denison University	Granville, Ohio	Inactive
Theta		University of South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	Active
Iota		Texas Tech University	Lubbock, Texas	Active
Kappa		Montclair State University	Montclair, New Jersey	Active
Lambda		University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Active
Mu		Texas State University	San Marcos, Texas	Active
Nu		Georgia State University	Atlanta, Georgia	Active
Xi		George Mason University	Fairfax, Virginia	Active