Phi Sigma Rho is a social sorority for women in engineering and engineering technologies.
Phi Sigma Rho was founded by Abby McDonald and Rhasmi Khanna at Purdue University. Abby and Rhasmi had the desire to be a part of the Greek community, but they could not fit formal recruitment into their demanding engineering schedules. They started questioning why there were fraternities specifically for engineering, but no sororities. Phi Sigma Rho was then founded on September 24, 1984 with the balance of sisterly bonding and academic success in mind.
The Eta Chapter of Phi Sigma Rho at the University of Michigan was founded in 2001, with the initiation of 27 charter members on April 21, 2001. We recently celebrated our 10 Year Anniversary at U of M and we are eager to celebrate many more in the future!
Our flower is the orchid
Our colors are wine red and silver
Our mascot is Sigmand Penguin
Our motto is "Together We Build The Future"
Why Choose Phi Sigma Rho?
Phi Sigma Rho provides female engineering students with a network of academic support and encouragement. Our sisters strive for academic excellence, but also place emphasis on the need to relax and have fun. There is a certain commitment to our sisterhood, but the return is a lifetime of friendship and memories.
Community Service!Our sorority is also committed to bettering the community with various philanthropic and community services events. This past Fall, the Sorority participated in the 1st annual Greek Service Day as well as the Circle-K Service Day. In the past we have worked with the Girl Scouts of America promoting activities that would hopefully get girls interested in science, such as the Science Safari at the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum. Each year we also participate in Relay for Life! This year we raised over $4000 for the American Cancer Society. Outside of Phi Sigma Rho many of the sisters are involved in student organizations including Dance Marathon, Circle-K and K-grams.
Scholarship!The sisters of Phi Sigma Rho recognize that academic success is important at the University and they understand the time commitment involved with an engineering major. The Sorority provides a support and encouragement when course work gets challenging and demanding. Since the majority of the sisters are required to take the same prerequisite classes as well as disciplinary class, sisters can easily find someone to help them with homework and form study groups. The Scholarship Chair rewards sisters who have received high scores on exams and projects and has created a test resource center that comes in handy for exams!
Social Events!Besides community service and scholarship, Phi Sigma Rho focuses on taking a break from studying and having some fun! Some social events that we have are date parties including Pistons game, Barn Dance and Orchid Ball. This winter the Eta Chapter celebrated their 10th Anniversary at Michigan with a dinner at Pizza House! We also have sisterhood retreats each semester.
Interested?
Phi Sigma Rho Eta Chapter is an associate member of the Panhellenic Associate at the University of Michigan. The Sorority does not, however, participate in the formal recruitment process. The rules regarding hazing are still upheld and hazing is not tolerated. Phi Sigma Rho does limit its membership based on academic major, but will not discriminated based on race, religion, ethnicity, social class or sexual orientation.
If you are interested in getting more information feel free to email our President, Sheena Koushik, at
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