Sigma Sigma Rho

Sigma Sigma Rho is a South Asian interest collegiate sorority in the United States. It was established at St. John's University in 1998. It is a National APIDA Panhellenic Association member. The sorority has chartered 26 chapters in the United States.

History

Sigma Sigma Rho is a South Asian interest sorority established at St. John's University in New York City, New York on December 10, 1998. Its ten founders were Nisha Diler, Eshna Kalam, Vandana Kakwani-Pathak, Tejal Kundaiker, Minna Lam, Lovleen Sharma, Priya Sahani Sood, Rinku Thomas, Sonia Wadhwa, and Payal Walsh.
Sigma Sigma Rho was the first South Asian interest sorority on the East Coast of the United States. It became a national sorority when its expanded to the University of South Florida and Rutgers University–New Brunswick in 2002. Since then, it has chartered 26 chapters.
Although it is a South Asian interest sorority, its membership is open to any student with similar interests and multicultural, including women of Chinese, Haitian, Hispanic, Japanese, Middle Eastern, and South Asian backgrounds. The sorority's national philanthropy is domestic violence awareness and prevention, chosen because this topic is rarely spoken about in South Asian culture.
Sigma Sigma Rho's headquarters is at 162 South Bush Drive in Valley Stream, New York. It is a member of the National APIDA Panhellenic Association.

Symbols

The name Sigma Sigma Rho was selected to stand for sisterhood, society, and remembrance. The sorority's motto is "Mann, Atman, Dharam. Together they are one. We will not fall. Forever we are one….Qayamat Tak." Its principles or pillars are Sisterhood, Society, and Remembrance.
The sorority's colors are royal blue, black, and silver. Its mascot is the black mare. Its flower is the white rose.

Chapters

Following is a list of Sigma Sigma Rho establishments or chapters, with active chapters indicated in bold and inactive chapters in italics.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status
Alpha		St. John's University	Queens, New York City, New York	Active
Beta	2002–20xx ?	University of South Florida	Tampa, Florida	Inactive
Gamma	2002–2024	Rutgers University–New Brunswick	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Inactive
Delta	2005	Baruch College	New York City, New York	Active
Epsilon		University of Georgia	Athens, Georgia	Active
Zeta	2010	Pace University	New York City, New York	Active
Eta		University of Tennessee	Knoxville, Tennessee	Active
Theta		Georgia State University	Atlanta, Georgia	Active
Iota	2011–2015	University of Houston	Houston, Texas	Inactive
Kappa	2011	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Birmingham, Alabama	Active
Lambda	– 2019	Michigan State University	East Lansing, Michigan	Inactive
Mu	– 2018	Pennsylvania State University	University Park, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Nu	2012	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, Georgia	Active
Xi		Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach	Daytona Beach, Florida	Active
Omicron		Lamar University	Beaumont, Texas	Active
Pi	2014	University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson, Texas	Active
Rho		Indiana University Bloomington	Bloomington, Indiana	Active
Sigma		Alumni chapter		Active
Tau		University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Active
Upsilon	2018–2022	The College of New Jersey	Ewing Township, New Jersey	Inactive
Phi		University of Florida	Gainesville, Florida	Active
Chi		Mercer University	Macon, Georgia	Active
Psi	2018	Wayne State University	Detroit, Michigan	Active
Omega				Memorial
Alpha Alpha	20xx ?	New York Institute of Technology	Old Westbury, New York	Active
		East Tennessee State University	Johnson City, Tennessee	Colony
		East Carolina University	Greenville, North Carolina	Colony
		University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Greensboro, North Carolina	Colony
	Fall 2018	Kennesaw State University	Kennesaw, Georgia	Colony
		Middle Georgia State University	Macon, Georgia	Colony
		University at Buffalo	Buffalo, New York	Colony