UCSB Sikh Student Association

WJKK WJKF Gauchos! We hope you are having a great week so far. Starting tomorrow (Wednesday 11/30) the study room #7541 in the library has been booked! Feel free to study here and use the dates & times as reference for when they are booked. The same room will be booked until this Sunday, so make sure to take advantage of it. Good luck on finals to everyone as well!

WJKK WJKF Gauchos! We wanted to let you know that we are having our end of the quarter mixer this Wednesday, November 16 at 6:30pm! It will be the Multicultural Center (MCC). We will be having fun games to play, good food and a special Bhangra performance from BSB . Be sure to come by and we’ll see you there!

WJKK WJKF Gauchos! We wanted to let you know that we are having our end of the quarter mixer this Wednesday at 6:30pm! It will be at the SRB in the MCC. We will be having fun games to play, good food and a special Bhangra performance from BSB. Be sure to come by and we’ll see you there!

WJKK, WJKF everyone!
Tomorrow (11/09) we will be having another general meeting in which we’ll be discussing the representation of Sikhs in popular media. We hope to see you all there!

WJKK WJKF Gauchos! We hope you’re having a good Saturday so far, but you could have an even better one with our NEW 2022-2023 SSA SHIRTS 👀 The shirts are available from now until 11/18 for $23. The link is in our bio to fill out a google order form so go purchase now!!

WJKK WJKF Gauchos! We hope you are having a great week so far. A quick reminder that this Wednesday, November 2nd we will be having a Gurbani Studies meeting. Join us at 6:30pm in the ARC at the SRB and we hope to see you there!

WJKK WJKF Gauchos! This Wednesday, October 26th we will be having a general meeting: Ghosts & Sikhi. It will be at 6:30pm in the ARC at the SRB. We hope you bring your best ghost stories 👻

WJKK WJKF Gauchos! In just a few days on Monday, October 24th we will be having our first Gurdwara trip of the year for Diwali at the Ventura Gurdwara. We will be meeting at the parking lot of Embarcadero Hall at 6:10pm and will be planning on leaving to Ventura around 6:30pm. DM us if you will be needing a ride and if you have any other questions for us. We hope to see you all there for this fun experience!! (The address of the Gurdwara is: 3076 Loma Vista Rd, Ventura, CA 93003.)

WJKK WJKF Gauchos! We hope you are having a great Tuesday. Tomorrow we will be having our first Gurbani Studies of the year! It will be at 6:30pm in the ARC, which is located in the SRB. We hope to see you there!

WJKK WJKF Gauchos! We hope you are having a great start to Week 3. This Wednesday, October 12th we will be having a Bandi Chhor Divas presentation at 6:30pm in the SRB. However, we will be in a different room this this time (Room 1219) but this is just the 2nd floor conference room in the SRB. We’ll also be having a game night after the presentation, so be sure to stick around. We hope to see you there!

And finally, introducing our President: Gurtej Singh Bhandal!
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“Hey everyone I’m Gurtej! I am a 4th year Biology major and I’ve been on the SSA board for all of my time here at UCSB. Through SSA, not only have I gotten the opportunity to further my understanding of Sikhi, but I’ve also found a supportive community and family that I can count on for support during these hectic quarters. Over the course of my time here, SSA has made significant impact in my undergraduate experience, and as president for the 2022-2023 academic year, I hope I can contribute to making that same impact for our new and familiar members.”

Introducing the Head of our Gurbani Studies Chair: Sanjot Singh Bains!
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In the short time I’ve been blessed enough to take part in SSA, I’ve had the immense pleasure of keeping sangat with the many and varied members of our beloved organization, and it is this very sangat that has been my greatest takeaway from my time with SSA.
Panjven Guru Arjan Dev Ji wrote, “ਮਿਲਉ ਸੰਤਨ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਮੋਹਿ ਉਧਾਰਿ ਲੇਹੁ।।,” meaning, “I’ve come into the company of saints and I have been uplifted,” and this company has truly uplifted me.
As Gurbani Studies Co-Chair, I hope to contribute knowledge and material that will provide a platform and basis for the essential discussions and topics surrounding our sangat. This includes lessons and discussions covering reading and writing Gurmukhi Akhar, Gurbani Santhiya and Viakhya, and Sikh Ithihaas.
I want nothing more than to give to the members of the UCSB SSA what they have given me.