The well-attended USTAAI Santacruzan in 2023 was a collaborative project of USTAAI and OAR, headed by Dr. Rollo Milante, chair of events, and Dr. Teresita C. Meer and Maureen Pickering as co-chairs of Santacruzan. The event took place on May 6, 2023, at the University of Santo Tomas. Engr. Daisy Serrano served as the 2023 Hermana Mayor. The Santacruzan began after the Flores de Mayo and Holy Mass at the Santisimo Rosario parish.
The spiritual and historical procession, represented by 20 different reinas, made its way around the campus. They paused for a short pictorial pose at the iconic Arch of the Century. The reinas were represented by various individuals, such as Malou Tamayo as Reina Elena and Connie Guanzon as Reina Emperatris, among others.
The Santacruzan concluded at the lobby of BGPOP, where a fellowship dinner was served to the reinas, escorts, Thomasian Icons, officers, and guests, to commemorate the launch of the coffee table book.
Reina de la Paz Dr. Bernadette Aguilar; Wilma and Arch. Jun Palafox; Reina Paz Barbara Vizmanos and Dr. Vizmanos
Reina Elena Malou Tamayo Martinez and Raymart Papasin; Reina Esperanza Xileemar Valdeavilla and escort Rylan Flores; Hermana Mayor Engr. Daisy Serrano
