Sigma Lambda Upsilon

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Sigma Lambda Upsilon (ΣΛΥ) or Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Inc. is a Latina-based multi-cultural sorority founded on December 1, 1987 at Binghamton University.

[edit] History

Cynthia Santiago-Guzman, Adriana Zamora-Tirado, Carmen Ibeth Garcia-Quinones and Carol Elizabeth Torres created an organization that would not only serve as a voice for women in an academic setting, but would also provide sincere sisterhood and unconditional support while actively promoting academic achievement, service to the community, and cultural enrichment by bridging the gap between the Latino community and the campuses that Sigma Lambda Upsilon occupy. The sorority is now present in over 30 campuses.

Though Latina-based, Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Señoritas Latinas Unidas, Inc. is a non-discriminatory organization made up of women from all cultures, creed, disabilities, political beliefs, and sexual preferences.

[edit] Goals and ideals

The goals of the sorority are: Sisterhood, Academic Excellence, Leadership, Service to Community and Campus & Cultural Enrichment.

The ideals are Sincerity, Loyalty, and Unity.

[edit] Symbols

The sorority has many symbols:

The Sorority Colors are: Gold, Black, Silver & Red

The Sorority Mascot is: The Black Persian Cat with gold eyes.

The Sorority Jewel is: The Black Pearl

The Sorority Motto is: Hasta La Muerte

The Sorority Flower is: The Red Pansy with Gold and Black

[edit] Undergraduate chapters

Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Inc. has thirty-two chapters at fifty one Colleges and Universities [1]:

• Alpha Chapter - Binghamton University
• Beta Chapter -Buffalo State College, University at Buffalo, Daeman College
• Gamma Chapter - University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Bryn Mawr College,Drexel University, St. Joseph’s University
• Delta Chapter - Brown University
• Epsilon Chapter -State University of New York at Cortland
• Zeta Chapter - State University of New York at Oswego
• Eta Chapter - Syracuse University
• Iota Chapter - Cornell University
• Kappa Chapter- Princeton University
• Lambda Chapter - Rutgers University-New Brunswick
• Mu Chapter - University at Albany, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Union College, College of Saint Rose
• Nu Chapter - Penn State University-University Park
• Xi Chapter - University of Rhode Island
• Omicron Chapter - New York University, City College-CUNY, Baruch College-CUNY, St. John's University, St. Francis College
• Pi Chapter - Yale University
• Rho Chapter - Johnson and Wales University
• Sigma Chapter
• Tau Chapter - Stevens Institute of Technology, Rutgers University-Newark
• Upsilon Chapter - University of Maryland-College Park
• Phi Chapter - University of Massachusetts-Amherst
• Chi Chapter - Boston University, Tufts University
• Psi Chapter - University of Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology, St. Johns Fisher College,Nazareth College
• Omega Chapter - Old Dominion University
• Alpha Alpha Chapter - Columbia University, Barnard College
• Alpha Beta Chapter - Dartmouth College
• Alpha Gamma Chapter - George Washington University
• Alpha Delta Chapter - State University of New York at Stony Brook
• Alpha Epsilon Chapter - State University of New York at Plattsburgh
• Alpha Zeta Chapter - Virginia Commonwealth University
• Alpha Eta Chapter - Indiana University at Bloomington
• Alpha Theta Chapter - Wesleyan University
• Alpha Iota Chapter - Hamilton College
• Alpha Kappa Chapter- Adelphi University

[edit] Graduate chapters

• Theta Alpha - New York City, NY
• Theta Beta - Providence, RI
• Theta Gamma - Albany, NY
• Theta Delta - Texas
• Theta Epsilon - Buffalo / Rochester, NY
• Theta Zeta - Philadelphia, PA
• Theta Eta - New Jersey
• Theta Theta - DC / VA / MD
• Theta Iota - Miami & Tampa, FL
• Theta Kappa - Southern / Northern California
• Theta Lambda - Harrisburg, PA
• Theta Mu - Boston, MA
• Theta Nu - OH / MI / IN

[edit] References

• National website
• [NALFO.org]

[edit] External links

• National website