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Recognizing impact: Top student organizations and leaders honored at the 2025 Student Organization Awards

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Over 1,500 student-led events are hosted on campus each semester. To celebrate the hard work of our student organizations, their programs and their leaders, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) puts on the Student Organization Awards each spring.

These awards highlight the significant impact our student orgs have made on the social and professional development of Jaguars, as well as major contributions to IU Indy.

At the awards ceremony in April, honorees were asked about the student orgs they’re involved in:

“In one word, I’d say our organization is stigma-reducing” – Sydney Davis, president of U Bring Change 2 Mind

“My favorite event this year was Cultural Night because we got to bring together all these different cultural organizations, do a fashion walk — and it was just really fun.” – Maya Elchal, president of the Middle Eastern Student Association

“Three emojis which describe Student Activities Programming Board (SAPB) would be: A Jaguar because SAPB brings the Jaguar pride to campus, the ferris wheel for Jagapalooza and the red heart because we are the heart of student activities at IU Indy” – Anish Bhawal, social media coordinator for SAPB

2025 award winners

Student organization awards

Best Online Presence, Middle Eastern Student Association (MESA)

Campus Community Award, U Bring Change 2 Mind

Jaguar Pride, ALDPES

Justice and Equality, Indiana Muslim Advocacy Network (IMAN)

Most Improved Organization, IUI Chess Club

Outstanding Collaborative Program of the Year, APIDA Thanksgiving
*Pakistani Student Association (PSA), APIDA, ASU, MSO, Swadesh, and FSA

Outstanding Multicultural Organization, Pakistani Student Association

Outstanding RSO, Ophthalmology Student Interest Group (OSIG)

Outstanding Student Council, Liberal Arts Student Council

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Student organization leader awards

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First Year Student Involvement, Kiera King

Multicultural Student Leader of the Year, Hadeel Sadeh

Rising Star, Carmen Cundiff

Unsung Hero, Logan Johnson

USG Committee Member of the Year, Mimita Bahizi

USG Senator of the Year, Jordi Arroyo

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Student organization Fraternity and Sorority Life awards

CPH Chapter President of the Year, Karmyn Shelton (Phi Mu)

FSL New Member, Zoe Walsh (Sigma Kappa)

FSL Neophyte of the Year, Si’Diamond Bolden (Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.)

IFC President of the Year, Trevor Robinson (Alpha Sigma Phi)

IFC Brother of the Year, AJ Vazquez (Tau Kappa Epsilon)

MCGC Chapter President of the Year, Diana Delgado-Lopez (Gamma Phi Omega International Sorority, Inc.)

MCGC Greek Sister of the Year, Esmeralda Jimenez Bonilla (Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Inc.)

MCGC Greek Brother of the Year, Ivan Santos (La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc)

NPHC Chapter President of the Year, Evneki Crenshaw (Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.)

NPHC Sister of the Year, Tamarrie Walton (Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.)

NPHC Brother of the Year, Randall Sargent, III (Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.)

Outstanding FSL Chapter Advisor, Ash Errichiello

Panhellenic Sister of the Year, Ashley Higgins (Phi Mu)

Distinguished awards

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Distinguished Advisor, Dr. Kathleen A. Marrs

Distinguished DEI Ambassador, Gabriela Benítez

Distinguished Graduate Student Award, Naman Gargayan

Distinguished Undergraduate Student Leader, Morgan Fischer