Oregon State Indian Students Association

Welcome back, Beavs! We hope you had an amazing summer! We’re excited to see current students and welcome our incoming students. Get ready for an amazing Fall term filled with amazing thrilling events! Mark your calendars for these upcoming highlights: ISA Welcome Social on September 27th, Back to School Party on October 4th. Stay tuned for more event details soon!

Come visit us at our first event of the year this Friday, September 27th!! We are really excited to see y’all at ILLC 115 at 6:00 pm. We have snacks, chai and games at the event. Make sure to spread the word around!!

Our first event of the year will be on Friday, September 27th!! We hope to see you all at 6:00 PM at our Welcome Social for some snacks and games! The location is TBD as of now, so stay tuned for an update next week. Make sure to spread the word!

Holi is happening this Saturday, June 1st, from 11am to 1 pm at the McNary Fields. Holi color will be free, and we will be selling food and drinks!

Come out and enjoy music, water, and color! We can't wait to see you there!!

Hi everyone! Do you want to be a part of the ISA 2024-2025 board? Then come join the family! You can be apart of all the decision making that goes on for all our events and bring all your new ideas to the team!The election form is open and due TODAY at 11:59 PM. Extra details can be found on the form. Please reach out if you have any questions, and we look forward to reading your thoughtful responses! Graduate students are wanted and welcome as well!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd83jOmLh7wrviU3GpvKfDLlNUxLXOH7es1PKMdUhPmn_JDng/viewform

India Night is coming up this Saturday, April 20th from 5-9 PM at Lasells Stewart Center! Join us for an evening of food and performances! Get your tickets soon!!

India Night Is coming up next Saturday, April 20th, from 5-9 PM!! Come join us for a evening of dancing, singing, and food!

India Night is April 20th from 5 pm-9 pm! Doors will open at 4:30 pm. We’re so excited for all the performances, including acapella, Bollywood dance, singing, and so much more!

FULL DINNER will be catered by biryani corner. Get your tickets, link is in our bio! SEE YOU THERE!

ISA x Garmi are throwing a new joint event on March 10th from 6-9 pm at the Corvallis Community Center! Mock Sangeet is going to include FREE dinner, group games, and performances! If you would like to perform, please fill out the form in our bio which is due March 2nd at 11:59 pm. The dress code is traditional Indian attire. We can’t wait to see everyone there!

Mock Sangeet is coming up in two weeks, and we are so excited to share that Mock Sangeet will be on March 9th from 6-9 pm, and the location is TBD.

Please let us or Osugarmi know if you have any questions!

Our upcoming events for this term and looking ahead to next include Suits & Saris, Mock Sangeet, and India Night! Make sure to check out this post for all the details about our events! Please reach out if you have any questions!

Our Chai and Chat social is getting closer!! It is on this Friday, January 26th, from 6-9 p.m. in ILLC 155! This event will have FREE food such as warm chai, pakoras, samosas, and other snacks! We will also play fun games and socialize! Food is first come first serve for the first 100 people! We hope to see you there!!

Winter term has just begun, and we have our events lined up just for you! Be on the lookout for more information about these events in the coming weeks, and don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions!

Happy New Year from ISA! Here are some highlights of all the events that we held this term! Thank you to everyone who attended our events this term, and we can't wait to see everyone in Winter Term! Stay tuned for more information about our future events and our India Night Audition process!

DIWALI KI RAAT IS FINALLY HERE!!! It is TONIGHT at 6 pm!! The location is at the Corvallis community center (2601 NW Tyler ave, Corvallis, OR 97330)! Again, FREE dinner including Paneer, Chana, Raita, Naan, and Rice will be provided!!! The dinner is first come first serve for the first 150 people!! See y’all there!!

Dandiya Night is right around the corner! It is on this Sunday, October 15th, from 6 to 9 PM! Join us for a night of dancing and fun! We hope to see you there!

Next, we will introduce the PR Team!

Introducing Shreya Andhole, a fourth-year student majoring in Kinesiology and minoring in Psychology with a Medical Humanities Certificate! She will be serving as Social Media Manager of the ISA 2023-2024 committee. When asked about an Indian tradition or custom she would like to introduce to the world, Shreya responded, “Bathukamma because I love to make flower arrangements with my mom every year.”

Next, we have Ankith Sridhar, a third-year student majoring in Computer Science and minoring in business. He will be serving as the Instagram and Facebook lead of the ISA 2023-2024 committee. When asked about an Indian tradition or custom he would like to introduce to the world, he replied “multiple day weddings, because that means more days of fun, dance, outfits, and food”

Next, we have Abhishek Enaguthi, a second-year student majoring in Computer Science and minoring in business. He will be serving as the TikTok and Video chair of the ISA 2023-2024 committee. When asked about an Indian dish that he could eat every single day and not get bored of, he replied “Upma - I know most people hate it, but my mom has some secret recipe.".

To finish out the PR team, we have Anusha Vasudevan, a fourth-year student majoring in BioHealth Sciences, minoring in Chemistry and Public Health with a Certificate in Medical Humanities! She will be serving as the Email and Sponsorship Lead for the ISA 2023-2024 committee. When asked about an indian celebrity she would bring to one of our events, Anusha responded, "Karan Johar, because he has all the tea!".

To introduce the ISA 2023-2024 committee, we will start with our Executive team!

Introducing Khushi Gupta, a fourth-year student majoring in BioHealth Sciences and serving as co-president of the ISA 2023-2024 committee. When asked about an indian celebrity she would bring to one of our events, Khushi responded, "Arijit Singh, because he would give us the best concert ever!".

Next, we have Shreyes Joshi, a Master's student majoring in Computer Science and serving as co-president of the ISA 2023-2024 committee. When asked about an Indian movie he could watch endlessly without ever getting bored, Shreyes replied, "Chak De India!".

To wrap up the exec team, we have Varsha Karthikeyan, a fourth-year student majoring in Biology and minoring in Chemistry. She will be serving as the vice president of the ISA 2023-2024 committee. When asked about an Indian tradition or custom she would like to introduce to the world, Varsha responded, “Eating with your hands because eating rice (especially biriyani) hits different when you use your hand.”.

We have our next event in the 2 weeks! Holi is happening May 13th from 11am to 2pm at the McNary Fields! It will be an action-packed event with music and food! The first 20 people get free food and a free color packet!

We hope to see you there!

India Night is coming up; get your tickets soon! Come join us for a night of amazing performances, food, and special guest performances!

India Night is April 22nd from 4:30 pm-9:30 pm! Doors will open at 4 pm. We’re so excited for all the performances, including acapella, Bollywood dance, singing, and so much more! Tickets can be found in our Bio!

We will be serving samosas, mango lassi, ladoos, kachoris and more. SEE YOU THERE!

Mock Sangeet is right around the corner! Swipe to see the schedule for the evening! The last day to sign up to perform at Sangeet is this Saturday, March 4th, at 11:59PM, so make sure to sign up! The winners of the group games will win prizes, so make sure to come and try your luck! We hope to see everyone there!

ISA x Garmi's first Mock Sageet is coming up next Saturday, March 11th from 6-8 pm in the MU Horizon Room. Here are a couple things to know about the event. If you are interested in performing fill out the link in our bio and email [email protected]. We hope to see you there!

Dance the night away with friends at Suits and Saris! See you there!

Suits & Saris is coming soon, and we want to know what you want! Let us know what songs you want to hear by filling out the form in our Linktree!