Haritha and Ravali officially met online on Facebook in 2017 when Ravali decided to randomly message (are you even surprised?) to ask about dance outfits. Destiny brought them together for the first time the summer of 2018 in NYC; which led to Ravali meeting Anish the same day! Though they live thousands of miles apart, Hari and Ravs bonded over med school, all Telugu things, and most of all, being there for each other when it was needed the most! Apart from their FaceTime study dates, can you believe they had a FaceTime call that lasted over 6 hours of straight talking? That in itself says it all about how special their relationship is <3
Haritha will be starting her residency in General Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital-NYC!
Sheetal and Ravali met the first day of medical school orientation and have been inseparable since! From being partners in anatomy lab to wine nights to taking on NYC rooftops, Sheet and Ravs became the best of friends. You can always count on them arriving 30 minutes (fashionably) late to any party and asking for a picture shortly after! Gossip Girl has nothing on them; -xoxo S + R
Sheetal will be starting her residency in Dermatology at Saint Louis University Hospital!
Kelli-Ann and Ravali met Ravali's first semester at Rockhurst in Honors Chem. Kelli told Ravs that she loved her Sperry's, and that was the beginning of their love story (just kidding)! They soon became close and eventually Kelli and Ravs were Big and Little -- Gamma Phi Beta style! From undergrad to medical school, Kelli has always been a voice of reason for Ravs and her forever Starbucks study partner. They have already shared so many great memories and many have yet to happen!
Kelli-Ann is a pediatric resident at the Children's Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska!
Upagya and Ravali met in 2008 in dance class. Within a couple of months, they (along with the rest of "Squad") were having horror-movie filled sleepovers and participating in TANA fashion shows. Fast forward a couple of years, Upagya and Ravali religiously went to monthly wine tasting at Coopers Hawk--no one knows the wine list like they do! Don't be surprised if they disapprove of your Barefoot wine :p
Upagya is in her second year at Windsor School of Medicine and currently studying for her board exams!
Trushna and Ravali also met in dance class, but they also went to middle and high school together! Both of them are always bickering, but it's purely out of love. From watching (and crying at) Sharukh Khan movies after school to wearing obnoxiously big bow headbands to having socially distanced Starbucks dates, Trush and Ravs have done it all. You can count on Trush dishing out a sappy quote or great advice when you need it!
Trushna is currently working as an IOP Services Coordinator in St.Louis, MO!
Poreddy and Inja (literally couldn't say Ravali twice) also met at dance class back in 2008! Similar to other "Squad" member stories, it wasn't long before the continuous sleepovers happened ;) Then came 2009...the year both these girls got their first cellphones. There was so much texting between them (clearly they had a lot to say at age 14) that their dads had to switch their texting plans from limited to unlimited! Over the years, both of them have come up with gang signs (for Thanksgiving pics), given their friends random facts about "masala flavored items", made midnight runs to McDonald's in KC, and have greatly improved on their facebook stalking skills! BTW don't call either of them "Ravali" in each other's presence because neither will respond :-P
Ravali is a psychiatry resident at University of Missouri-Columbia Medical Center!
Hannah and Ravali met in senior year of undergrad at Rockhurst in a biology capstone travel class. Soon after, they traveled to Australia and got to explore Sydney and Cairns, swoon over Australian men, keep Hannah away from snakes, scuba dive in the Great Barrier Reef, and eat gelato everyday! Let's not forget the 3am hotel room dance parties! Ravs and Hannah-banana got each other through med school; especially with how they pregamed the pre-pregame parties ;-) Hannah is hands down the funniest friend Ravs has <3
Hannah will be starting her residency in Family Medicine at Offut Air Force Base--Omaha!
Vinny and Ravali met in dance class and she's another Squad member (wow we sound like a cult)! Though Vinny has lived "over the river" all her life, both girls found ways to spend time together over the years. Late night chinese food and ice cream runs, choreographing random dances (obvi she's the guy because she's taller), and getting too involved with TANA (if you know you know). Ravs can always count on Vinny to be her personal hair stylist and Dheera to her Mithra <3 Find them both in the middle of the dance floor at every party-- they will know every hook step!
Vinny is in her third year of medical school at Creighton University School of Medicine!
Ravi is one of Anish's oldest friends - but they both remember meeting during their sixth grade open house like it was yesterday. Even though they went to different high schools, colleges, and their lives have diverged in many ways since, their relationship is still as strong as it was when they were teenagers (if not stronger). Ravi works as a mechanical engineer in West Palm Beach, FL and yes, that's his natural eye color.
