Sigma Sigma Phi
Eta Chapter
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Presented by Jonathan Urbanczyk, Eta Chapter President
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
• University of North Texas
Health Science Center
• Fort Worth, Texas
• Class size of 230
2013-2014 Officers
- President:
- VP/Secretary:
Jonathan Urbanczyk
Haley Phillips
2013-2014 Officers
- VP/Treasurer:
- Historian:
Prashant Raghavendran
Natasha Gupta
Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Patricia Gwirtz, PhD
Current Members
• Class of 2014: 41
• Class of 2015: 54
• Class of 2016: 28
• Total Active Members: 123
Class of 2014
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San Huynh
Jared Thompson
Eric Boe
Amol Golwala
Daniel Freedman
Colin Vokes
Alyson Pennington
Andrew Bui
Rati Venkatesh
Emily Johnson
Elizabeth Rourke
Rafael Perez
Elise Lockett
Farrell Tobolowsky
Seth Clifford
Perini Shah
John Burge
Carlyann Miller
Jaffar Aleagha
Joseph William
Dorene Niv
Sapna Patel
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Dorene Niv
Sapna Patel
Jeff Lee
Kelly Hanley
James Mason
Steven Maher
Angalene Deapen
Matthew Jepson
Jessica Wentling
Karissa Cryer
Vy Do
Scott Keeney
Ellen Ko
Julie Leber
Jared McFarlin
Sabrina Rabau
Timothy Richardson
Christine Rollins
Justin White
Ellen Wilson
Robert Yang
Class of 2015
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Aaron Adamson
Chad Bartel
Bhavishaben Bhakta
Robert Boccaccio
Arthur Bredeweg
Priyanka Chakrabarti
Ryan Cheung
Eunie Cho
Samuel Chong
Andrew Gdowski
Rita Golikeri
Duyen-Anh Jessica Han
Emily Jernigan
Ryan Joseph
Noah Jouett
Jimmy Kelley
Shamyal Khan
Hanna Kodeih
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Elizabeth Levacy
Victor Lin
Ashley Liou
Miranda Loh
Hayley Marshall
Celia Martinez
Leah McAleer
April McDougal
Martha Pilar McKay
Siya Mehtani
Talon Miner
Zeinab Mohammadi
Christopher Olivares
Yen Phan
Brighton Richie Miller
Ariel Rieznman
Niharika Saini
Lida Shaygan
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Crystal Smedley
Cary Walker
Jennigale Webb
Chirstopher Allphin
David Barnes
Whitney Brock
Andrew Fisher
Dustin Fowler
Eric Ho
Imran Poonawala
Geoffrey Rohlfing
Travis Seaman
Cameron Simonsen
Daniel Sumko
Lihn Tran
Krista Volberding
Vernon Williams
Ashley Windham
Class of 2016
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Kristina Barsten
Kendall Burns
Brian Carter
Cerin Daniel
Luke Cielonko
Jilian Grimm
Natasha Gupta
James Jenkins
Lauren Kjolhede
Jay Lee
Callum McMormick
Melodie Minter
John Myers
Andy Nguyen
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Haley Phillips
Prashant Raghavendran
Roshini Ramwani
Christopher Rhodes
Kiran Roberts
Rachel Rube
Spencer Septien
Olivia Simmons
William Todd
Jonathan Urbanczyk
Lauren Vice
Julie Vo
Yi Xiong
Induction Requirements
• Minimum GPA: 88%
• Applicants are evaluated
based on:
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Academics
Leadership
Service
Awards
Personal Characteristics.
• Applicants are accepted
from 1st and 2nd year
medical students.
Membership Requirements
• Maintain at least 83% GPA
• Lead at least 1 SSP event
within the first year of
induction
• 4 SSP service hours per
semester
• 3rd and 4th year students
only need 4 service hours
per year
SSP Awards
• Sigma Sigma Phi Outstanding Scholar Award
• Members that have a 92% average GPA after 2
years
• Sigma Sigma Phi Outstanding Service Award
• Awarded on a semester basis for the member that
has the most SSP service hours
• Awards can be included in the Dean’s Letter
Service Events
• We strongly encourage our members to seek out
needs in the community then recruit volunteers to
fulfill that need. This gives SSP a greater diversity
in serving the community.
• The Eta Chapter has teamed up with numerous
community organizations, so our members don’t
usually have trouble finding leadership or
volunteering events.
Local Partners
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American Heart Association
Bowl for Kids
American Cancer Society
Community Enrichment Center,
Adopt a Family Program
• Go Force
• National Kidney Foundation
• Northside Health Fair
More Partners
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Habitat for Humanity
Special Olympics
Samaritan House
Safe Haven of Tarrant County
Tarrant Area Food Bank
Ronald McDonald House
Boys and Girls Club
D.O. Dash
• 5K and 1 mile fun run
• This is a school sponsored
community event in which
we promote health and
wellness in our community
as well as raise awareness of
the principles and values of
Osteopathic Medicine.
• This event benefits the Boys
and Girls club of Fort
Worth
Tee-Off For TCOM
• Saturday, September 28, 2013
7:00 AM - 1:30 PM
• Tee-Off F.O.R.E. TCOM is a 4
man scramble golf tournament
benefiting TCOM Students via
the MSGA Above and Beyond
Scholarship.
• Leaders:
John Myers and Will Todd
National Kidney Foundation
• Contact: Dathan Johnson
• Events:
• Hispanic Wellness Fair
• KEEP Screenings
• Kidney Walk
Questions?