University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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Frint Row: Elizabeth Kaplan, Kimberty Spitz, Joanna Wu. John Kim, Bnan Tracy, Tony Du Row 2: Knsti Cooper, Lindsey Moore, Amy Erskine. Julie Van Helden, Courtney Klein, Yuko Konishi, Ann Williams Back Row: Alexander Johnson, Stuart Weissman, Chns Grubb, David Adler, Bhargav SnPrakash, Jeffrey Miller, Scot Corson. Akshay Tanna, Sanjay Tamhane, Michael Davis, R. McTear photo Club Front Row: Ayana Richardson, Charity McClain, Regina Webb. Back Row Jade Curry, Kashara Burk, Jason Wilson, Julian Williams, Jahmal Williams Photo Courtes-v Carl Wolf Studios ront Kow: Dhavaf Mehta, Divya Parambi, Deepa Sawlani, Supama Mandal, Nimisha Srivastava, Ravinder Kaur Back Row: Shalini Gangara- mani, Ashish Deshpande. Niktiil Joshi, Shrihan Sathe, Sachin Mittal, Amba- lavanan Jayaraman, Kunal Aggarwal. Sidharth Sivasaiiam, C. Tedjasufcmona photo The Indian Students Association (ISA) was composed of 300 active members on campus. ISA strove to enrich the cultural atmo- sphere at the University through the celebration of Indian customs and values. In hopes of serving the Indian community, ISA planned many events each year to expose members and the community as a whole to Indian culture. A sophomore in engineering, Divya Parambi describes her experience, The ISA has made me even more proud of my rich cultural heritage by continuously celebrating the customs and values. Annual events began with Diwali, an Indian festival of lights. Taking place during the fall semester, Diwali was one of the biggest events for ISA and provided cultural shows, traditional prayers, an Indian dinner, and a dance party to Indian tunes. The winter semester was kicked-off with Tarang. Tarang was celebrated on the first Friday of the winter semester and included traditional Indian dances. Holi was the Indian festival of color and was celebrated in the spring. This event was filled with games and competitions including Rangoli, a traditional Indian design. Face painting, Hindi Karaoke, an Indian dinner and a dance party were also part of this event. As an active organization throughout the year ISA helped make the University a comfortable home for its members. ZUU MlCHIGANENSlAN

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Julia Arciero. Rebecca Baron, Maria Beider, Deanna Bieniasz. Jennifer Bouen, Tekla Bude, Jamie Burke, Alexa Caralis, Kathenne Carr, Katetyn Cecchini. Christine Chavez, Kristy D ' Agnes, Came Deierlem. Sandra DelColle, Jennah Dele, Kathleen Duffy, Rebecca Eaddy, Amanda Elliott, Rebecca Gabl. Tracie Gierada. Allison Hanson, Kendal Harlan, Jennifer Jacobson, Sarah Lai, Leah Malone, Toria Marquard, Ruth Miller, Rebecca Nichols, Enn Nutt, Jamie Pecoraro, Katy Rankin, Laura Russell. Vera Sachann, lamina Sanada, Stephanie Schultz. Carolyn Senger, Bethany Shapland, Ronessa Starling, Kristina Stasiewicz, Lindsay Stewart. Knsten Sutherland. Sara Teimorzadeh, Mara Terwilliger. Caitlyn Thomson, Kathleen Tyer, Neena Vemuri, Elizabeth Walkowiak, Adrienne Webster. Lindsey Witt, Theresa Young. Y. Qranaia photo Club Front Row: Cynthia Park, Lauren Silver, Amy Amert, Guibout Laelitia Back Row: Kathryn Meiners, Jeff Homuth, Robyn Skodzinsky. K. Siom-r photo Arbor Union Front Row: Silvia Marchetti, Raphaelle Granger, Konstantinos Ghirtis, Ankit Kohli, Nancy Chinonis. Richard Fuchs, Dicle Yazar, Ipek Aktar, Francisco Javier Diez-Garias Row 2: Marco Oldani, Guglielmo AudiOerti, Asier Ansorena-Porras, Byron Scerri. Bemell Williams, Chris Fici, Nicholas Tselios, Panayiotis, David Anving Row 3: Paolo lannuccelli. Richard Kovacik, Ncemi Maleos-Lopez, Retro Binchi. Hani Abuamer. Nisha Sachdev. Asier Ansorena-Porras. Jose Costa. Jerome Le Ny. Vinnie De Juan Morales, Bettina Mucha. Kon- stantinos Chrysochoidis. Christian Aalburg. Peggy Antonakou. Jadranka Stojanovska, Hakan Yildiz. Fatih Piren. Chnstma Corsello. Glona Komazin. Korana Stakich Back Row: Eduardo Silva. Pierre-Yves Meslin, Larisa Aminova. Lulezim Traga. Olga Malykh. Andrei Florean. Zaneta Nikolovska-Coleska. Chnstos Soves. Radoslav Coleski, Dennis Demosthenous. Irene loannou. Borko Nojkov. Magda Przydzial photo courtesy European Student Association Association ORG ANIZATIONS 199

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From Row: Nelotar AgharaMml, Nedda Mehdiszdeh, Bahareh Aslani Row 2 Anoosheh Mazhari. Manam Ashtiani, Leila Hekmati, Mani Khavajian, Reza Abidian, Fartiud Agharahimi, Ghactef Qader. Sonia Housepian, Afsaneh Mehran, Farhad Ameri Row 3: Hamed Khalkhali, Kevin Zanjani. Idin Mot- edayeri, Mahsid Pirzadefi, Sherene Arbabi, Sheila Rubbani, Negin Salmasi, Yasmin Naghash, Sna Joorabchi, Alireza Aminlari, Rahul Sumant, Ehsan Rahimy. FVofesor Shayan Atshar, Rahul Thampi Back Row: Joseph Salazar, Arta Lahiji, Kambiz Vahabzadeh, Danush Daneshvar. Kambiz Daneshvar, Amin Farokhrani, Baback Vaziri, Maani Farrehi, photo courtesy PSA Association The Persian Student Association (PSA) began in the late 1980s and was recently revived around 1997. Composed of mostly undergraduates, PSA existed to sponsor Persian cultural and social events. The organization operated under the belief that it was important to provide an outlet with which students could gain a greater under- standing of Persian culture. Mahshid Pirzadeh, a senior in Industrial and Operations Engineering, holds this belief to be true and stated, We take great pride sharing our culture with campus through the various events we plan and participate in. PSA was a non-religious volunteer student organization. As such, members strove to support fellow students at the University as well as in the surrounding community. By Kim Schaich The Persian Student Association ' s five-member executive board was responsible for planning the organization ' s events. The biggest event for PSA was their Annual Culture Show, featuring skits, dances, and musical acts. Attendance at the PSA Culture Show reached 1,000. Another event PSA participated in was the Tour of the Middle East, which provided insight into the various cultures in the Middle Eastern region. Costumes, art, and informational displays combined with food booths and performances to give those interested in Middle Eastern cul- ture first-hand experience without traveling thousands of miles. From Row: Ling Chen, Kate Eklund, Hannah Enright Charlae Davis. Chris MacDonald-Dennis Row 2: Alycia Welch. Anna Skinner, Jennifer Reeve. Preetha lyengar, Art Aurora, Jie Liu. Michelle Eng Row 3: Carly Rubenzahl. Sarah Miller. Katy Trudeau. Tim Reed, Ann Coulouris Row 4: Saad Siddiqui. Derek Rickardson. Erik W. Cdegrove. Jordan Batmanghelichi, Meghan Jarpe Back Row: Tara D. Sharma. Genie Lomiel, Greta Halbert C. TectjosuJoruma photo Serve ORGANIZATIONS 201