Lambda Alpha Upsilon

Latino America Unida, Lambda Alpha Upsilon Fraternity, Inc. (ΛΑΥ or LAU, also known as Condors) is a Latino oriented Greek letter intercollegiate fraternity founded on December 10, 1985 at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Latino America Unida, Lambda Alpha Upsilon
ΛΑΥ
FoundedDecember 10th, 1985 (December 10th, 1985)
State University of New York at Buffalo
TypeSocial
ScopeNational
Motto"¡Venceremos porque Nacimos para Triunfar!"
ColorsRed, Yellow, White and Black
Chapters20 undergraduate, 5 colonies, 6 alumni chapters
Fraternal GuardianAndean Condor
Headquarters1162 St. Georges Avenue Suite #258
Avenel, New Jersey 07001
USA
Websitewww.lambdas.com

Founding fathers

The founding fathers represented various ethnic backgrounds, demonstrating the diversity of the Latin American community. In the fall of 1985 at the University at Buffalo, sixteen young men decided to form a support group that would provide a social and cultural outlet for students of Latin American descent. The university's Greek system lacked an organization dedicated to the needs of the Latino community. To meet those needs, the group chose to pursue recognition as the first Latino-oriented Greek-letter organization on campus.

The founding fathers were:

  • Antonio Adorno
  • José Betances
  • Miguel Buitrago
  • Manuel Cáceres
  • José Chiu
  • Ronald Ellín
  • Daniel Figueroa III
  • Victor Gutiérrez
  • Justo León
  • Julio Martínez Jr.
  • José Núñez
  • Antonio Rodríguez
  • Daryl Salas
  • Manny Sánchez
  • José Soto
  • Simón Vélez

Undergraduate chapters

Lambda Alpha Upsilon reserves the Lambda[1] chapter designation for deceased Hermanos. Iterations beginning with the letter Lambda are reserved for alumni chapters as described below.

ChapterSchoolEstablishedActive
AlphaState University of New York at Buffalo1985No
BetaRochester Institute of Technology1993Yes
GammaSt. John's University1994No
DeltaState University of New York at Oswego1996No
EpsilonNew York Metro Chapter1996Yes
ZetaState University of New York at Delhi1997Yes
EtaState University of New York at Old Westbury1998No
ThetaSouthern Connecticut State University1999Yes
IotaUniversity of Florida2001No
KappaUniversity of New Haven2004Yes
LambdaReserved as a memorial chapter-NA
MuUniversity of Wisconsin-Whitewater2005Yes
NuWest Chester University of Pennsylvania2007Yes
XiUniversity of Connecticut2008Yes
OmicronCentral Connecticut State University2009Yes
PiSyracuse University2014Yes
RhoSUNY Binghamton2016Yes
SigmaUniversity of Wisconsin Milwaukee2016Yes
TauSUNY College at Oneonta2016Yes
UpsilonNOVA South Eastern University2019Yes
PhiFlorida Atlantic University2019Yes
Trinity College ColonyTrinity College2016Yes
UWP ColonyUniversity of Wisconsin- Parkside2017Yes
Drexel ColonyDrexel University2019Yes
Syracuse Metro ColonySyracuse Metro Area2019Yes
WCAWillimantic City Association2019Yes

Alumni chapters

The alumni chapters of Lambda Alpha Upsilon consist of working professionals and graduate level students, whom were inducted as undergraduate members and are established in the workforce or continuing their education while deciding to remain active within the fraternity. Lambda Alpha Upsilon also inducts interested men with at least a bachelor's degree into one of the alumni chapters through the Graduate Induction Process. Lambda Alpha Upsilon officially recognizes the following alumni chapters:

ChapterRegionEstablished
Lambda AlphaConnecticut2005
Lambda BetaNew York City Metro2005
Lambda GammaWashington, DC Metro2010
Lambda DeltaRochester/Buffalo2012
Lambda EpsilonSouth Florida2017
Lambda ZetaWisconsin2017

Affiliations

The fraternity is a founding member of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO).

See also

References

  1. Lambda Archived 2012-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
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