Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. (ΛΘΑ) is a Latina-based sorority, established in 1975 at Kean University by seventeen women of Latin, Caribbean, and European descent as a support system for women in higher education.[2] According to their website, Lambda Theta Alpha states that its focus would be to "actively integrate itself into the social, political and community service arena that other students had been involved with."[3]
Lambda Theta Alpha
ΛΘΑ
Founded
December 1, 1975; 47 years ago (December 1, 1975) Kean University
Seventeen women came together to form the sorority and are recognized as the 17 Founding Mothers. According to the Sorority's website, Lambda Theta Alpha is recognized as the first Latina sorority in the United States.[3] Lambda Theta Alpha partakes in traditions such as having hand signs and calls, as well as saluting and strolling; but not stepping, out of respect to the "Divine Nine" or the National Pan-Hellenic Council. Symbolically, saluting demonstrates unity and respect, while strolling demonstrates unity and pride.[3]
Founding Mothers
Picture of Lambda Theta Alpha Founding Mothers and Line 1
Ileana Almaguer
Cecilia Alvarez
Carmen Baez
Karen Capra
Doris Cruz
Arlene Fernandez
Eneida Figueroa
Maria Gautier
Teresa Gonzalez
Dra. Thomasa Gonzalez
Diana Ibarria
Lillian Marrero
Ofelia Oviedo
Linda Perez
Aurora "Dory" Rodriguez
Maria del Carmen Vega
Marilyn Wyatt
National philanthropy
LTA and the St. Jude Give Thanks Walk
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Lambda Theta Alpha members serve thousands of hours each year to a variety of philanthropic causes and needs. In the effort to create a more united and bigger impact nationally, Lambda Theta Alpha selected a national philanthropy. In January 2010, LTA became an official collegiate partner to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, becoming the first individual Latino Greek organization to commit fully to the hospital's efforts.[6] LTA has pledged to bring awareness to childhood cancer, life-threatening diseases and St. Jude within the Latino community and to fundraise for the hospital through a variety of events and programs. In 2014, the sorority expanded its partnership with St. Jude by becoming an official partner of the annual St. Jude Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer, which brings communities together across the nation during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month to raise funds for the hospital. The sorority has repeatedly exceeded its sponsorship commitments and looks forward to this event every year. [7]
Lambda Theta Alpha Foundation
The Lambda Theta Alpha Foundation, Inc. was founded in 2015, based on the desires and needs identified by the National Board and Founding Mothers of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. They identified the need to create a foundation where members and the community could contribute and benefit from its support. The mission is to promote the enrichment of our communities by providing funding for educational programming, collegiate scholarships, and spearheading humanitarian relief efforts.
Merlix Reynolds, Carolina Sodre and Beatriz Barragan came together and on November 24, 2015, the Lambda Theta Alpha Foundation, Inc. (“the Foundation”) became a recognized corporation of the State of Oklahoma and was officially recognized as a 501c3 public charity by the IRS on July 14, 2016. Once established, the Foundation took time to develop its strategic planning and active board members. In 2017, Hurricane Harvey occurred, which ignited the need for support from the Foundation to support its community through its humanitarian relief pillar.
Since then, the Foundation has been upholding the mission of advancing the community through education, humanitarian relief and scholarship. [8]
Chapter Philanthropies
Most chapters of the organization have a chapter philanthropy in addition to the national philanthropy. Completing a set number of community service hours at any organization for a good cause are required to join.[citation needed]
Chapters
Chapters and their founding years. The Alpha Alpha and Alpha Alpha Alpha series chapter names are designated for alumnae clubs. Where known, the year when a chapter went dormant is noted. Active chapters noted in bold, inactive chapters noted in italics. [9][10]
Omega chapter is dedicated to members of the sorority who are deceased. Historically, the sorority has honored these members with the title "Lambda Angels". During each national banquet a moment of silence is taken, and information about each member is incorporated into the program that reflects on each Lambda Angel’s accomplishments and the great loss that the Sisterhood has experienced, in their passing. In recent years a ceremony has been conducted at the national annual convention.
References
^"Lambda Theta Alpha". Uwgreek.com. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^"Home page". Lambdalady.org. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^ abc"History". Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
^"NALFO - Official Website". Nalfo.org. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^"NALFO ANNOUNCES 2014 NATIONAL AWARDS". Myemail.constantcontact.com. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^"LTA becomes First and Only Latino Greek Member to Nationally Partner with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital". Campaign.r20.constantcontact.com. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^"LambdaThetaAlphaPhilanthropy". Retrieved 21 September 2022.
^William Raimond Baird; Carroll Lurding (eds.). "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive)". Student Life and Culture Archives. University of Illinois: University of Illinois Archives. Retrieved 21 September 2022. The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage.
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Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority Inc L8A is a Latina based sorority established in 1975 at Kean University by seventeen women of Latin Caribbean and European descent as a support system for women in higher education 2 According to their website Lambda Theta Alpha states that its focus would be to actively integrate itself into the social political and community service arena that other students had been involved with 3 Lambda Theta AlphaL8AFoundedDecember 1 1975 47 years ago December 1 1975 Kean UniversityTypeSocialAffiliationNALFO former EmphasisLatinaScopeUnited StatesMottos Latin By Tradition Not by Definition Universal Women Redefining Sisterhood Women there are Many Ladies there are Few Colors Burgundy and GreySymbolLa Perla pearl La Concha shell La Luna moon y La Palma Palm Tree 1 PhilanthropySt Jude Children s Research HospitalChapters150 Undergraduate Chapters and 30 Alumnae ChaptersNicknameLTA Lambda LadiesPrinciplesUnity Love and RespectHeadquartersUnion NY USAWebsitewww wbr lambdalady wbr orgThe sorority was a member of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations and won recognition as Sorority of the Year from 2000 2001 2002 2003 2003 2004 2009 2010 2011 2012 2012 2013 and 2013 2014 4 5 Contents 1 History 1 1 Founding Mothers 2 National philanthropy 2 1 St Jude Children s Research Hospital 2 2 Lambda Theta Alpha Foundation 2 3 Chapter Philanthropies 3 Chapters 3 1 Alumnae chapters 3 2 Omega chapter W 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditSeventeen women came together to form the sorority and are recognized as the 17 Founding Mothers According to the Sorority s website Lambda Theta Alpha is recognized as the first Latina sorority in the United States 3 Lambda Theta Alpha partakes in traditions such as having hand signs and calls as well as saluting and strolling but not stepping out of respect to the Divine Nine or the National Pan Hellenic Council Symbolically saluting demonstrates unity and respect while strolling demonstrates unity and pride 3 Founding Mothers Edit Picture of Lambda Theta Alpha Founding Mothers and Line 1 Ileana Almaguer Cecilia Alvarez Carmen Baez Karen Capra Doris Cruz Arlene Fernandez Eneida Figueroa Maria Gautier Teresa Gonzalez Dra Thomasa Gonzalez Diana Ibarria Lillian Marrero Ofelia Oviedo Linda Perez Aurora Dory Rodriguez Maria del Carmen Vega Marilyn WyattNational philanthropy Edit LTA and the St Jude Give Thanks Walk St Jude Children s Research Hospital Edit Lambda Theta Alpha members serve thousands of hours each year to a variety of philanthropic causes and needs In the effort to create a more united and bigger impact nationally Lambda Theta Alpha selected a national philanthropy In January 2010 LTA became an official collegiate partner to St Jude Children s Research Hospital becoming the first individual Latino Greek organization to commit fully to the hospital s efforts 6 LTA has pledged to bring awareness to childhood cancer life threatening diseases and St Jude within the Latino community and to fundraise for the hospital through a variety of events and programs In 2014 the sorority expanded its partnership with St Jude by becoming an official partner of the annual St Jude Walk Run to End Childhood Cancer which brings communities together across the nation during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month to raise funds for the hospital The sorority has repeatedly exceeded its sponsorship commitments and looks forward to this event every year 7 Lambda Theta Alpha Foundation Edit The Lambda Theta Alpha Foundation Inc was founded in 2015 based on the desires and needs identified by the National Board and Founding Mothers of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority Inc They identified the need to create a foundation where members and the community could contribute and benefit from its support The mission is to promote the enrichment of our communities by providing funding for educational programming collegiate scholarships and spearheading humanitarian relief efforts Merlix Reynolds Carolina Sodre and Beatriz Barragan came together and on November 24 2015 the Lambda Theta Alpha Foundation Inc the Foundation became a recognized corporation of the State of Oklahoma and was officially recognized as a 501c3 public charity by the IRS on July 14 2016 Once established the Foundation took time to develop its strategic planning and active board members In 2017 Hurricane Harvey occurred which ignited the need for support from the Foundation to support its community through its humanitarian relief pillar Since then the Foundation has been upholding the mission of advancing the community through education humanitarian relief and scholarship 8 Chapter Philanthropies Edit Most chapters of the organization have a chapter philanthropy in addition to the national philanthropy Completing a set number of community service hours at any organization for a good cause are required to join citation needed Chapters EditChapters and their founding years The Alpha Alpha and Alpha Alpha Alpha series chapter names are designated for alumnae clubs Where known the year when a chapter went dormant is noted Active chapters noted in bold inactive chapters noted in italics 9 10 Active chapters Designation Charter date and range School Location Status NotesAlpha A December 1 1975 Kean University Union Township NJ ActiveBeta B 1980 Bloomfield College Bloomfield NJ ActiveGamma G 1981 The College of New Jersey Ewing Township NJ ActiveDelta D 1986 Seton Hall University South Orange NJ ActiveEpsilon E 1987 Rutgers University New Brunswick NJ ActiveZeta Z 1987 Stockton University Galloway Township NJ ActiveEta H 1990 Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityCaldwell College Madison NJCaldwell NJ ActiveTheta 8 1991 Rowan University Glassboro NJ ActiveIota I November 3 1991 Rider University Lawrence Township NJ ActiveKappa K 1992 University of Connecticut Storrs CT ActiveLambda L 1992 Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Puerto Rico Ponce PR ActiveMu M 1992 Ramapo College Mahwah NJ ActiveNu N 1992 Montclair State University Montclair NJ ActiveXi 3 1992 Manhattan College a College of New Rochelle b Iona University The Bronx NYNew Rochelle NYNew Rochelle NY Active a b Omicron O 1992 2001 Upsala College East Orange NJ InactivePi P 1993 West Chester University Chester County PA ActiveRho R 1993 Rutgers University Camden Camden NJ ActiveSigma S 1993 William Paterson University Wayne NJ ActiveTau T 1994 Monmouth University West Long Branch NJ ActiveUpsilon Y 1995 University of Maryland College Park College Park MD ActivePhi F 1995 New Jersey Institute of TechnologyRutgers University Newark Newark NJNewark NJ ActiveChi X 1996 University of Florida Gainesville FL ActivePsi PS 1996 Central Connecticut State University New Britain CT ActiveOmega W reserved Beta Alpha BA 1996 University of HartfordTrinity College West Hartford CTHartford CT ActiveBeta Beta BB 1998 Le Moyne College DeWitt NY ActiveBeta Gamma BG 1998 University of South Florida Tampa FL ActiveBeta Delta BD 1998 California State University Long Beach Long Beach CA ActiveBeta Epsilon BE 1998 University of PennsylvaniaTemple University Philadelphia PAPhiladelphia PA ActiveBeta Zeta BZ 1998 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles CA ActiveBeta Eta BH 1998 Texas A amp M University College Station TX ActiveBeta Theta B8 1999 University of Central Florida Orange County FL ActiveBeta Iota BI 1999 Arizona State University Phoenix AZ ActiveBeta Kappa BK 1999 University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore County MD ActiveBeta Lambda BL 1999 Pennsylvania State University University Park PA ActiveBeta Mu BM 2000 University of North Texas Denton TX ActiveBeta Nu BN 2000 University of Texas at Arlington Arlington TX ActiveBeta Xi B3 2000 San Jose State University San Jose CA ActiveBeta Omicron BO 2000 University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI ActiveBeta Pi BP 2000 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti MI ActiveBeta Rho BR 2000 New Jersey City UniversitySaint Peter s University Jersey City NJJersey City NJ ActiveBeta Sigma BS 2000 University of Miami Coral Gables FL ActiveBeta Tau BT 2000 University at BuffaloBuffalo State University Buffalo NYBuffalo NY ActiveBeta Upsilon BY 2001 Western Connecticut State University Danbury CT ActiveBeta Phi BF 2001 University of Illinois Champaign IL ActiveBeta Chi BX 2001 Eastern Illinois University Charleston IL ActiveBeta Psi BPS 2001 Northwestern University Evanston IL ActiveBeta Omega BW 2001 Wayne State University Detroit MI ActiveGamma Alpha GA 2001 University of Virginia Charlottesville VA ActiveGamma Beta GB 2001 Vanderbilt University Nashville TN ActiveGamma Gamma GG 2001 University of Tennessee Knoxville TN ActiveGamma Delta GD 2001 Nova Southeastern University Davie FL ActiveGamma Epsilon GE 2001 Florida State University Tallahassee FL ActiveGamma Zeta GZ 2001 University of California Riverside Riverside CA ActiveGamma Eta GH 2001 University of Houston Houston TX ActiveGamma Theta G8 2002 Texas A amp M University Corpus Christi Corpus Christi TX ActiveGamma Iota GI 2002 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton FL ActiveGamma Kappa GK 2002 University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM ActiveGamma Lambda GL 2002 California State University Fullerton Fullerton CA ActiveGamma Mu GM 2003 University of Wisconsin Madison WI ActiveGamma Nu GN 2003 Emory University Atlanta GA ActiveGamma Xi G3 2003 Sam Houston State University Huntsville TX ActiveGamma Omicron GO 2003 University of Washington Seattle WA ActiveGamma Pi GP 2003 Florida International University Miami Dade County FL ActiveGamma Rho GR 2003 Texas Tech University Lubbock TX ActiveGamma Sigma GS 2004 California State University San Bernardino San Bernardino CA ActiveGamma Tau GT 2004 California State University Los Angeles Los Angeles CA ActiveGamma Upsilon GY 2004 Cal Poly Pomona Pomona CA ActiveGamma Phi GF 2004 Cornell University Ithaca NY ActiveGamma Chi GX 2004 University of Texas at Austin Austin TX ActiveGamma Psi GPS 2004 San Diego State University San Diego CA ActiveGamma Omega GW 2005 Georgia Tech Atlanta GA ActiveDelta Alpha DA 2005 University of Georgia Athens GA ActiveDelta Beta DB 2005 Georgia State University Atlanta GA ActiveDelta Gamma DG 2005 University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke NC ActiveDelta Delta DD 2005 University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington NC ActiveDelta Epsilon DE 2005 George Mason University Fairfax County VA ActiveDelta Zeta DZ 2006 Stony Brook University Stony Brook NY ActiveDelta Eta DH 2006 University of Idaho Moscow ID ActiveDelta Theta D8 2006 University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara CA ActiveDelta Iota DI 2006 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro TN ActiveDelta Kappa DK 2007 St John s University Queens NY ActiveDelta Lambda DL 2007 West Virginia University Morgantown WV ActiveDelta Mu DM 2007 Western Illinois University Macomb IL ActiveDelta Nu DN 2007 Loyola University Chicago Chicago IL ActiveDelta Xi D3 2007 Lewis Clark State College Lewiston ID ActiveDelta Omicron DO 2007 University of California Berkeley CA ActiveDelta Pi DP 2007 University of Delaware Newark DE ActiveDelta Rho DR 2008 University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles CA ActiveDelta Sigma DS 2009 Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth TX ActiveDelta Tau DT 2008 San Francisco State University San Francisco CA ActiveDelta Upsilon DY 2008 Lehigh University Bethlehem PA ActiveDelta Phi DF 2008 University of Southern California Los Angeles CA ActiveDelta Chi DX 2008 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo CA ActiveDelta Psi DPS 2009 Towson University Towson MD ActiveDelta Omega DW 2009 California State University Northridge Northridge LA CA ActiveEpsilon Alpha EA 2009 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw GA ActiveEpsilon Beta EB 2009 University of Chicago Chicago IL ActiveEpsilon Gamma EG 2009 University of Illinois Chicago Chicago IL ActiveEpsilon Delta ED 2009 DePaul University Chicago IL ActiveEpsilon Epsilon EE 2009 Eastern Washington University Cheney WA ActiveEpsilon Zeta EZ 2009 University of Vermont Burlington VT ActiveEpsilon Eta EH 2009 Villanova University Villanova PA ActiveEpsilon Theta E8 2010 East Carolina University Greenville NC ActiveEpsilon Iota EI 2010 Cal Poly Humboldt Arcata CA ActiveEpsilon Kappa EK 2010 University of Arizona Tucson AZ ActiveEpsilon Lambda EL 2010 Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach FL ActiveEpsilon Mu EM 2010 SUNY Oneonta Oneonta NY ActiveEpsilon Nu EN 2011 North Carolina State University Raleigh NC ActiveEpsilon Xi E3 2011 California State University Fresno Fresno CA ActiveEpsilon Omicron EO 2011 Binghamton University SUNY Binghamton NY ActiveEpsilon Pi EP 2011 Michigan State University East Lansing MI ActiveEpsilon Rho ER 2011 Texas Christian University Fort Worth TX ActiveEpsilon Sigma ES 2012 University of California Irvine Irvine CA ActiveEpsilon Tau ET 2012 Lewis University Romeoville IL ActiveEpsilon Upsilon EY 2012 University of California Davis Davis CA ActiveEpsilon Phi EF 2012 University of North Carolina Charlotte NC ActiveEpsilon Chi EX 2012 University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz CA ActiveEpsilon Psi EPS 2012 University at Albany SUNY Albany NY ActiveEpsilon Omega EW 2013 University of Memphis Memphis TN ActiveZeta Alpha ZA 2013 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA ActiveZeta Beta ZB 2013 University of West Georgia Carrollton GA ActiveZeta Gamma ZG 2014 Iowa State University Ames IA ActiveZeta Delta ZD 2014 Boise State University Boise ID ActiveZeta Epsilon ZE 2014 Syracuse University Syracuse NY ActiveZeta Zeta ZZ 2014 California State University East Bay Hayward CA ActiveZeta Eta ZH 2015 Idaho State University Pocatello ID ActiveZeta Theta Z8 2015 Johnson C Smith University Charlotte NC ActiveZeta Iota ZI 2015 Heritage University Toppenish WA ActiveZeta Kappa ZK 2015 SUNY Plattsburgh Plattsburgh NY ActiveZeta Lambda ZL 2015 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo MI ActiveZeta Mu ZM 2015 Duke University Durham NC ActiveZeta Nu ZN 2015 Hofstra University Hempstead NY ActiveZeta Xi Z3 2016 University of Missouri Columbia MO ActiveZeta Omicron ZO 2016 Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale IL ActiveZeta Pi ZP 2016 Salisbury University Salisbury MD ActiveZeta Rho ZR 2016 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg TX ActiveZeta Sigma ZS 2016 Washington State University Pullman WA ActiveZeta Tau ZT 2017 Aurora University Aurora IL ActiveZeta Upsilon ZY 2017 Northern Illinois University DeKalb IL ActiveZeta Phi ZF 2017 Denison University Granville OH ActiveZeta Chi ZX 2017 University of Northern Colorado Greeley CO ActiveZeta Psi ZPS April 29 2017 California State University Dominguez Hills Carson CA ActiveZeta Omega ZW April 7 2018 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro NC ActiveEta Alpha HA 2018 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls IA ActiveEta Beta HB 2018 SUNY Cortland Cortland NY ActiveEta Gamma HG May 11 2019 University of California San Diego San Diego CA ActiveEta Delta HD 201x California State University Sacramento Sacramento CA ActiveEta Epsilon HE October 31 2020 California State University Chico Chico CA ActiveEta Zeta HZ November 13 2020 Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches TX ActiveEta Eta HH November 28 2021 George Washington University Washington D C Active a b In 1922 Manhattan College was relocated from its original location in Manhattan to the nearby borough of the Bronx without being renamed a b The College of New Rochelle was closed in 2019 after bankruptcy of the school Alumnae chapters Edit Alumnae chapters Designation CityAlpha Alpha AA New Brunswick New JerseyAlpha Beta AB Hartford ConnecticutAlpha Gamma AG Austin TexasAlpha Delta AD Silver Spring MarylandAlpha Epsilon AE New York City New YorkAlpha Zeta AZ Fort Lauderdale FloridaAlpha Eta AH Los Angeles CaliforniaAlpha Theta A8 Seattle WashingtonAlpha Iota AI Nashville TennesseeAlpha Kappa AK Madison WisconsinAlpha Lambda AL Chicago IllinoisAlpha Mu AM Detroit MichiganAlpha Nu AN Philadelphia PennsylvaniaAlpha Xi A3 Alexandria VirginiaAlpha Omicron AO Phoenix ArizonaAlpha Pi AP Boston MassachusettsAlpha Rho AR Raleigh North CarolinaAlpha Sigma AS Atlanta GeorgiaAlpha Tau AT Albuquerque New MexicoAlpha Upsilon AY Orlando FloridaAlpha Phi AF Dallas TexasAlpha Chi AX San Francisco CaliforniaAlpha Psi APS Denver ColoradoAlpha Omega AW Paterson New JerseyAlpha Alpha Alpha AAA Houston TexasAlpha Alpha Beta AAB San Diego CaliforniaAlpha Alpha Gamma AAG Atlantic City New JerseyAlpha Alpha Delta AAD Charlotte North CarolinaAlpha Alpha Epsilon AAE Tri Cities WashingtonAlpha Alpha Zeta AAZ Richmond VirginiaOmega chapter W Edit Omega chapter is dedicated to members of the sorority who are deceased Historically the sorority has honored these members with the title Lambda Angels During each national banquet a moment of silence is taken and information about each member is incorporated into the program that reflects on each Lambda Angel s accomplishments and the great loss that the Sisterhood has experienced in their passing In recent years a ceremony has been conducted at the national annual convention References Edit Lambda Theta Alpha Uwgreek com Retrieved 14 January 2015 Home page Lambdalady org Retrieved 14 January 2015 a b c History Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority Inc Retrieved 2019 01 18 NALFO Official Website Nalfo org Retrieved 14 January 2015 NALFO ANNOUNCES 2014 NATIONAL AWARDS Myemail constantcontact com Retrieved 14 January 2015 LTA becomes First and Only Latino Greek Member to Nationally Partner with St Jude Children s Research Hospital Campaign r20 constantcontact com Retrieved 14 January 2015 LambdaThetaAlphaPhilanthropy Retrieved 21 September 2022 LTAFoundation Retrieved 21 September 2022 William Raimond Baird Carroll Lurding eds Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities Baird s Manual Online Archive Student Life and Culture Archives University of Illinois University of Illinois Archives Retrieved 21 September 2022 The main archive URL is The Baird s Manual Online Archive homepage National website chapter list accessed 22 September 2022 External links EditLambda Theta Alpha national website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lambda Theta Alpha amp oldid 1129922257, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
