Every semester the Upsilon chapter of Phi Sigma Rho welcomes a new pledge class during our Greek Tradition night. This year on April 4th we welcomed Emilie and Christina into the chapter as the members of our Mu class. We celebrated the night with chapter history, gifts for the new girls, and togas!
After the Greek festivities were concluded, we all helped make posters for the Avon breast cancer walk. The chapter is participating in the poster posse and is donating signs of encouragement to post along the walk route.


From left to right: Trishia, Kelsey, Rebecca, Carmel, Minela, Jasmine, Mandy, Devin

On March 12, 2011, Gloria Benitez (Delta), was happily wedded to Gerardo Mejia. They both graduated from the University of Houston and had a beautiful UH wedding cake.

Congratulations to both of you and God bless you in the many years to come.

Sisters who went to the wedding from left to right:
Carmel (Zeta)
Lesley (Eta)
Angela (Beta)
Gloria (Delta)
Avanthi (Gamma)
Monica (Gamma)

"Frontier Fiesta is a student–run, student–led festival hosted by the University of Houston to promote scholarship, community, and education in the University of Houston students, staff, and faculty, as well as in the Houston community."
-Uh.edu/Fiesta

A bunch of our sisters went to Frontier Fiesta to celebrateand support our school. GO COOGS :)
Events we attended included family day, student variety shows, the carnival rides, watched some of the live bands, and supported our brother fraternity Triangle at their show. Thanks guys for letting us hang out in your alumni tent! I enjoyed spending some social time with my sisters outside of the library! Looking forward to Frontier Fiesta 2012!

At the University of Houston, every Spring semester, the College of Engineering's IEEE chapter holds a Chili Cook-off. As per usual, Phi Sigma Rho participated in this very popular and fun event. One of our sisters, Kisika, made the chili for our group. The chili, I might add, that secured us second place at the event! We used this event as an opportunity to socialize, fund-raise and publicize our sisterhood.

We all had an amazing time and hope to see there next year!

Posted by: Minela

Starting last semester we formed a team to raise money for the Houston SPCA to help them help Houston's homeless and neglected animals find loving forever homes. This past weekend on March 5, 2011 we participated in the Houston SPCA's Mutt Strut and Runway Race at Bush Intercontinental Airport. We walked with our furry friends on one of the runways along with others who raised money. The weather was not ideal, it was cold and rainy, but we still managed to go through with the walk and have some fun too. Carmel and Elizabeth both participated in the 5K run, but because of the weather the run was turned into a half mile sprint, and a big congratulations goes out to Carmel for winning the girls division of the race. After the run and the walk, awards were handed out to the winners of the race and for the dog costume contest, the tail wagging contest and the best kiss contest. We managed to raise $385 for the Houston SPCA, so thank you to everyone who donated on our behalf.

Top photo: Carmel with her trophy
Bottom photo from left to right: Carmel, Mari, Trishia, Mayor Annise Parker, Carolina, Elizabeth, Mandy

Posted by: Mandy

Congratulations to the Mu class!
They were inducted into the Phi Sigma Rho, Upsilon chapter on Saturday, February 26th.
From left to right:

Christina Sabo
Chemical Engineering
Kelley Poblete
Biomedical Engineering
Emilie Gerhart
Industrial Engineering

Congratulations girls! Make it an awesome spring semester!!!

Posted by: Carmel

   Congratulations to one of our sisters, Elizabeth Coffee, who was recently published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry!  Check out the link below to see her work!
http://www.jbc.org/content/early/2011/02/04/jbc.C110.212589.full.pdf+html?sid=9bdfcb2b-b0b6-430a-bd8a-b22e560d87d7   

   Also, Phi Sigma Rho Houston chapter will be participating in the Houston SPCA Mutt Strutt on March 5th.  We are excited about this opportunity to give back to our community and to raise money for our homeless Houston animals so they can have the life that our beloved pets have.  Below is the link to our team page:
http://hspca.convio.net/site/TR?team_id=4760&pg=team&fr_id=1070&et=0fWKrYcFE1nYSrdITjr3jQ..&s_tafId=4341   
You can support us with a donation by selecting the "Make a Gift!" link near our progress meter. Our efforts will help make a big difference in the lives of homeless animals!

Posted by: Rebecca

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Posted by: Rebecca