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Alpha Sigma Rho
Alpha Sigma Rho
ΑΣΡ
Founded	April 2, 1998; 26 years ago; University of Georgia
Type	Service
Affiliation	NAPA
Status	Active
Emphasis	Asian-American unity
Scope	National
Motto	Strength in Unity
Colors	White, Red, and silver
Symbol	女 ("Nu", the Chinese symbol for "woman")
Flower	Calla lily
Jewel	Opal
Mascot	Swan
Philanthropy	National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
Chapters	13
Nickname	Alpha Sigs, ASR, Lovely Ladies in Red
Headquarters	Athens, Georgia; United States
Website	www.alphasigmarho.org

Alpha Sigma Rho (ΑΣΡ), also known as Alpha Sigs, ASR, and Lovely Ladies in Red, is a sorority for service projects directed to the Asian-American community.The sorority was founded in 1998 at the University of Georgia. Alpha Sigma Rho was the first Asian-interest sorority established in the state of Georgia.^[1]

History

Alpha Sigma Rho was founded as an Asian interest sorority in 1998 by twelve women at the University of Georgia.^[1] Collectively, these women are referred to as the "founding mothers".^[2]

Irene Chien
Sandra Chu
Young Jeon
Debbie Kwon
Angela Lu
Lynn Nguyen
Anne See
Anna Suh
Juliette Taylor
Jessica Yoo
Suzanne Yoo
Jasmine Yu

The sorority has spread to universities in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.^[1]

Symbols

The founding mothers adopted symbols for the sorority.^[3] Its flower is the calla lily and its mascot is the swan.^[3] The sorority's colors are red, silver, and white.^[3] Its gemstone is the opal.^[3] Its symbol is Nu, the Chinese symbol for woman.^[3]

The sorority's motto is "Strength in Unity".^[3] It is based on the principles of academic excellence, interpersonal growth, moral development, and strength in unity.^[3]

Activities

On a national level, the sorority is pledged to support the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition.^[1] The sorority's various chapters work with their local Asian-interest philanthropic organizations to help them with fundraising and publicity. These include China Care,^[4] Austin Children's Services,^[5] and Circle of Sisterhood.^[6]

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.^[1]

Chapters

Alpha Sigma Rho has twelve active chapters and two inactive chapters as of 2024.^[7]^[8] Active and associate chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are indicated in italics.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status	Reference
Alpha	April 2, 1998	University of Georgia	Athens, Georgia	Active
Beta	2000	University of Texas at Austin	Austin, Texas	Active
Gamma	2002–2003	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, Georgia	Inactive
Delta	2007	University of Texas at San Antonio	San Antonio, Texas	Active
Epsilon	2007	Temple University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
Zeta	2015	Towson University	Towson, Maryland	Active
Eta	2016–2020	Denison University	Granville, Ohio	Inactive	^[9]
Theta	2018	University of South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	Active
Iota	2019	Texas Tech University	Lubbock, Texas	Associate
Kappa	2019	Montclair State University	Montclair, New Jersey	Associate
Lambda	2020	University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Associate
Mu	2020	Texas State University	San Marcos, Texas	Associate
Nu	2022	Georgia State University	Atlanta, Georgia	Associate
Xi	2024	George Mason University	Fairfax, Virginia	Associate