List of Latino Greek-letter organizations
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Latino Greek-letter organizations, in the North American student fraternity and sorority system, refer to general or social organizations oriented to students having a special interest in Latino culture and identity. The first known Latino fraternal organization was Alpha Zeta fraternity, established in 1889 at Cornell University.[1]
In 1898, a group of Latin American students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute organized the Union Hispano Americana (UHA) as a cultural and intellectual secret society based on the ideology of Pan-Americanism.[2] The UHA eventually became Phi Iota Alpha.
The current rise in Latino Greek organizations began in 1975 and is known as the Latino Greek Movement. This movement called for the equality of Latino people in America, and many Greek letter organizations were developed to create solidarity and political empowerment for the Latino community.[1]
In New Jersey on December 1, 1975, Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc. was founded at Kean University in Union Township, New Jersey.[3] With the fraternity's second chapter at Rutgers University–New Brunswick in the fall of 1978, Lambda Theta Phi was well on its way to growing the Latino Greek movement.[4] Shortly afterward, a Latina sorority was established at Kean University; Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. became the first Latina Greek-lettered organization in the country. These two Greek-lettered organizations empowered the Latino Greek Movement's infancy days and provided the Latino community on campus and the United States a voice.
On the campus of Rutgers University–Livingston campus, Latino Siempre Unidos or Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Fraternity, Inc. formed on April 5, 1979. Corazones Unidos Siempre or Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority, Inc. formed at Rutgers University–New Brunswick on April 29, 1980. In 1982, Lambda Upsilon Lambda became the first Latino-based fraternity to be chartered at an Ivy League institution.[5]
There are currently more than 45 Latin-oriented fraternities and sororities, seventeen of which are members of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations.
National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations[edit]
The National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) is an umbrella council for seventeen Latino Greek-letter organizations.
North-American Interfraternity Conference[edit]
Six fraternities are affiliated with the North American Interfraternity Conference.
| Organization name | Symbols | Founding date | University | Type | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambda Sigma Upsilon (Chapters) | April 5, 1979 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | Fraternity | ||
| Lambda Theta Phi (Chapters) | December 1, 1975 | Kean College | Fraternity | ||
| Nu Alpha Kappa | NAK | February 26, 1988 | California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo | Fraternity | |
| Omega Delta Phi (Chapters) | November 25, 1987 | Texas Tech University | Fraternity | ||
| Phi Iota Alpha (Chapters) | December 26, 1931 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Fraternity | ||
| Sigma Lambda Beta | April 4, 1986 | University of Iowa | Fraternity |
Concilio Interfraternitario de Puerto Rico[edit]
Five Puerto Rican fraternities and two sororities compose the Concilio Interfraternitario de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rican Interfraternity Council). The five fraternities are also members of the Concilio Interfraternitario Puertorriqueño de la Florida (Puerto Rican Interfraternity Council in Florida).
| Organization name | Symbols | Founding date | University | Type | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Beta Chi | ABX | 1941 | University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus | Fraternity | |
| Eta Gamma Delta | March 1928 | University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus | Sorority | ||
| Mu Alpha Phi | October 24, 1927 | University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus | Sorority | ||
| Nu Sigma Beta | October 1937 | University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus | Fraternity | ||
| Phi Delta Gamma | April 25, 1942 | University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez | Fraternity | ||
| Phi Eta Mu | 1923 | University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus | Fraternity | ||
| Phi Sigma Alpha (Chapters) | October 22, 1928 | University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus | Fraternity |
Independent[edit]
The organizations listed here are not affiliated with a national umbrella council.
Afro-Latino organizations[edit]
Five fraternities and two sororities define themselves as Afro-Latino organizations.
| Organization name | Symbols | Founding date | University | Type | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Beta Sigma | February 6, 1998 | SUNY Buffalo | Sorority | ||
| Beta Kappa Psi | October 14, 1992 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Fraternity | ||
| Beta Sigma Kappa | March 16, 1998 | SUNY Buffalo | Fraternity | ||
| Malika Kambe Umfazi | MKU | June 16, 1995 | SUNY Buffalo | Sorority | |
| MALIK Fraternity | MALIK | May 13, 1977 | Long Island University | Fraternity | |
| Sigma Phi Rho | November 13, 1979 | Wagner College | Fraternity | ||
| Xi Theta Psi | March 5, 1995 | Utica University | Fraternity |
Defunct organizations[edit]
Fifteen organizations are no longer in existence.
Notes[edit]
See also[edit]
- Christian fraternity / Christian sorority
- Cultural interest fraternities and sororities
- Fraternities and sororities in Canada
- Fraternities and sororities in North America
- List of African-American Greek and fraternal organizations
- List of fraternities and sororities in France
- List of fraternities and sororities in Puerto Rico
- List of fraternities and sororities in the Philippines
- List of social fraternities and sororities
- Professional fraternities and sororities
- Service fraternities and sororities
- Racism in Greek life
References[edit]
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- ^ Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (1952). "Universities and world affairs". Universities and World Affairs. ISSN 0502-6393. OCLC 1515126.
- ^ Fajardo, Oliver (2015). "A Brief History of International Latin American Student Fraternities: A Movement That Lasted 86 Years (1889-1975)". Journal of Hispanic Higher Education. 14. doi:10.1177/1538192714548928. S2CID 146728641.
- ^ Heidenreich, L. (2006). "Against the grain: Confronting Hispanic service organizations in times of increasing inequalities, 1930 and 2005". Journal of Latinos and Education. 5 (2): 123–137. doi:10.1207/s1532771xjle0502_4. S2CID 144741664.
- ^ Muñoz, Susana (January 2009). "Nuestra Historia y Futuro (Our History and Future): Latino/A Fraternities and Sororities". Brothers and Sisters: Diversity in the Hood.
- ^ "Delta Sigma Chi Co-ed Fraternity". California State University, Fullerton. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "Lambda Kappa Kappa". Archived from the original on 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
- ^ "History". Sigma Delta Sorority. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "University of Wisconsin-Whitewater". www.uww.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "Alpha Chapter of Alpha Zeta". The Cornell Daily Sun Volume 10. January 1890.
- ^ Baird, William Raimond; Alvan E. Duerr (1940). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. Menasha, Wisconsin: G. Banta Pub. Co. p. 754.
- ^ Spacher, Heather (1996). The History of Quetzal Sorority at Sonoma State University. Rohnert Park, California: Sonoma State University – via Google Books.
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