Phi Sigma Rho

Phi Sigma Rho Sorority

Founded	September 24, 1984 (1984-09-24) Purdue University
Type	Social
Motto	"Together we build the future"
Colors	Wine red and silver
Symbol	Star and pyramid
Flower	Orchid
Jewel	Pearl
Mascot	Sigmand the penguin
Philanthropy	Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Chapters	33
Colonies	5
Homepage	www.phisigmarho.org

Phi Sigma Rho is a social sorority for women in engineering and engineering technology. The sorority was founded in 1984 at Purdue University by two young women. The first chapter of Phi Sigma Rho was installed on September 24, 1984, with 10 charter members.

History

^[1] Phi Sigma Rho was founded in 1984 by Rashmi Khanna and Abby McDonald at Purdue University. Khanna and McDonald were unable to participate in traditional sorority rushes due to the demands of their engineering program, so they decided to start their own sorority instead. The Alpha chapter was founded with ten charter members: Gail Bonney, Anita Chatterjea, Ann Cullinan, Pam Kabbes, Rashmi Khanna, Abby McDonald, Christine Mooney, Tina Kershner, Michelle Self, and Kathy Vargo.

Since the founding of the Alpha chapter in 1984, Phi Sigma Rho has grown to thirty three chapters nationally.

Mission

^[2] Phi Sigma Rho is a social sorority for women in technical studies serving members and the community by promoting:

High standards of personal integrity, respect, and character,
Lifelong bonds of sisterhood, and
Academic and professional excellence with a social balance

Through shared experiences, common bonds, and recognition of service and achievement.

Objectives

^[2] The objectives of the Sorority, which apply to all members, are:

To foster and provide the broadening experience of sorority living with its social and moral challenges and responsibilities for the individual and the chapter.
To develop the highest standard of personal integrity and character.
To promote academic excellence and support personal achievement, while providing a social balance.
To aid the individual in the transition from academic to the professional community.
To maintain sorority involvement with the alma mater and the community through responsible participation.
To maintain the bond of sisterhood with alumnae members through communication, consultation, and participation in Sorority functions.

Chapters and Colonies

Chapters

Chapter	Greek	University^[3]	Location	Status
Alpha	Α	Purdue University	West Lafayette, IN	Active
Beta	Β	The Ohio State University	Columbus, OH	Active
Gamma	Γ	The University of Dayton	Dayton, OH	Active
Delta	Δ	The University of Toledo	Toledo, OH	Active
Epsilon	Ε	The University of Kentucky	Lexington, KY	Active
Zeta	Ζ	The University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA	Active
Eta	Η	The University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	Active
Theta	Θ	The University of Connecticut	Storrs, CT	Active
Iota	Ι	Ohio Northern University	Ada, OH	Active
Kappa	Κ	The University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, AR	Active
Lambda	Λ	Pennsylvania State University	University Park, Pennsylvania	Active
Mu	Μ	University of Washington	Seattle, WA	Active
Nu	Ν	The University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	Active
Xi	Ξ	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	New Brunswick, NJ/ Piscataway, NJ	Active
Omicron	Ο	Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, OH	Active
Pi	Π	University of California, Irvine	Irvine, CA	Active
Rho	Ρ	Missouri University of Science & Technology	Rolla, MO	Active
Sigma	Σ	Oregon State University	Corvallis, OR	Active
Tau	Τ	The University of Florida	Gainesville, FL	Active
Upsilon	Υ	University of Houston	Houston, TX	Active
Phi	Φ	Howard University	Washington, DC	Active
Chi	X	University of California, San Diego	La Jolla, CA	Active
Psi	Ψ	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Pomona, CA	Active
Omega	Ω	Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond, VA	Inactive - Recolonizing
Alpha Alpha	AA	Youngstown State University	Youngstown, OH	Active
Alpha Beta	AB	The University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, OH	Active
Alpha Gamma	AΓ	University of Louisville	Louisville, KY	Active
Alpha Delta	AΔ	Michigan State University	East Lansing, MI	Active
Alpha Epsilon	AE	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Urbana-Champaign, IL	Active
Alpha Zeta	AZ	Wright State University	Dayton, OH	Active
Alpha Eta	AH	Vanderbilt University	Nashville, TN	Active
Alpha Theta	AΘ	University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley, CA	Active
Alpha Iota	AI	Penn State Erie, The Behrend College	Erie, PA	Active
Alpha Kappa	AK	University of Arizona	Tucson, AZ	Active
Alpha Lambda	AΛ	Arizona State University	Tempe, AZ	Active

Colonies

University^[3]	Location	Status
Boise State University	Boise, ID	Colony
University of Colorado, Boulder	Boulder, CO	Colony
Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond, VA	Colony
University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA	Colony

External links

References

↑ "STORY OF OUR FOUNDERS". Retrieved 29 February 2016.
1 2 "OUR ORGANIZATION". Retrieved 29 February 2016.
1 2 "PHI RHOS NEAR YOU". Retrieved 29 February 2016.

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Christian fraternities and sororities	ΑΔΓ ΑΔΧ ΑΓΩ ΑΛΩ ΑΝΩ ΒΕΓΓΑΡΣ ΒΣΨ ΒΥΧ ΓΦΔ ΣΑΩ ΣΘΕ ΣΦΛ ΦΒΧ ΧΑΩ

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LGBTQ	ΑΛΖ ΑΠΔ ΔΛΦ ΓΡΛ ΚΑΛ ΚΘE ΟΕΠ ΣΦΒ ΘΠΣ

Native American	ΑΠΩ ΦΣΝ

Latino and Puerto Rican	ΑΨΛ ΔΤΛ ΓΑΩ ΓΖΑ ΗΓΔ ΚΔΧ ΛΑΥ ΛΠΧ ΛΠΥ ΛΣΥ ΛΘΑ ΛΘΦ ΛΘΝ ΛΥΛ ΝΑΚ ΜΑΦ ΝΣΒ ΣΔΑ ΣΙΑ ΣΛΑ ΣΛΒ ΣΛΥ ΣΠΑ ΦΔΓ ΦΗΜ ΦΙΑ ΦΣΑ ΧΥΣ ΩΦΒ

Major specific	ΑΓΡ ΑΣΚ FarmHouse ΚΚΨ ΣΑΙ ΤΒΣ Triangle ΦΣΓ ΦΣΡ

Social sororities	ΑΓΔ ΑΔΠ ΑΕΦ ΑΞΔ ΑΟΠ ΑΣΑ ΑΣΤ ΑΦ ΑΧΩ ΓΦΒ ΔΔΔ ΔΓ ΔΖ ΔΦΕ ΖΤΑ ΖΧΦ ΘΦΑ ΚΑΘ ΚΒΓ ΚΔ ΚΚΓ ΠΒΦ ΣΔΤ ΣΚ ΣΣΣ ΦΜ ΦΣΣ ΧΩ

Social fraternities	Acacia ΑΓΣ ΑΔΦ ΑΚΛ ΑΣΦ ΑΤΩ ΑΦΔ ΑΧΑ ΑΧΡ ΒΘΠ ΔΚΕ ΔΣΦ ΔΤΔ ΔΥ ΔΦ ΔΧ ΔΩΕ ΖΨ ΘΔΧ ΘΞ ΘΧ ΚΑ Order ΚΑ Society ΚΔΡ ΚΔΦ ΚΛΨ ΚΣ ΛΧΑ ΠΚΑ ΠΚΦ ΠΛΦ ΣΑΕ ΣΔΑ ΣΘΠ ΣΝ ΣΠ ΣΤΓ ΣΦ ΣΦΔ ΣΦΕ ΣΧ ΤΚΕ ΦΓΔ ΦΔΘ ΦΚΘ ΦΔΨ ΦΚΣ ΦΚΤ ΦΚΨ ΦΛΧ ΦΜΑ Sinfonia ΦΜΔ ΦΡΗ ΦΣΚ ΦΣΦ XΓE ΧΦ ΧΨ ΨΥ

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