National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations

The National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) is an umbrella council for 16 Latino Greek Letter Organizations established in 1998. The purpose of NALFO is to promote and foster positive interfraternal relations, communication, and development of all Latino fraternal organizations through mutual respect, leadership, honesty, professionalism and education.

National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations
Facts
Established1998
Members16
ContinentNorth America
CountryUnited States
Organization typeTrade association

History

Established in 1998, the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations, set out to become the uniting force for Latin-based fraternities and sororities. Latino organizations had developed in different parts of the United States in their early years, and this created difficulties for the organizations to find information on their peer groups in an effort to come together. As a result, two different umbrella organizations evolved, the ConcÌlio Nacional de Hermandades Latinas, which primarily consisted of fraternities and sororities on the east coast, and NALFO which primarily consisted of fraternities and sororities that originated on the midwest/west coast. In the winter of 2001 the two groups merged under the NALFO name and made history in developing one umbrella organization for all Latin-based fraternities and sororities.

Member organizations
Organization Name Type Founding Date University Active Collegiate Groups Initiates Alumni Associations Joined NALFO
Alpha Pi SigmaSororityMarch 10, 1990San Diego State University16October 2001
Alpha Psi Lambda[1]Co-ed FraternityFebruary 11, 1985The Ohio State University423200+1998
Chi Upsilon SigmaSororityApril 29, 1980Rutgers University739October 2000
Gamma Phi OmegaSororityApril 17, 1991Indiana University2241998
Gamma Zeta Alpha[1]FraternityDecember 3, 1987Chico State221998
Kappa Delta ChiSororityApril 6, 1987Texas Tech University744000+25January 2001
Lambda Alpha Upsilon[1]FraternityDecember 10, 1985SUNY Buffalo206 1998
Lambda Pi ChiSororityApril 16, 1988Cornell University2911April 2000
Lambda Pi UpsilonSororityNovember 6, 1992SUNY Geneseo198 April 2000
Lambda Sigma Upsilon[2]FraternityApril 5, 1979Rutgers University706October 2003
Lambda Theta Nu[1]SororityMarch 11, 1986Chico State441998
Lambda Upsilon LambdaFraternityFebruary 19, 1982Cornell University7114September 1999
Omega Phi Beta[1]SororityMarch 15, 1989SUNY Albany54141998
Phi Iota Alpha[2]FraternityDecember 26, 1931Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute82October 2003
Sigma Iota AlphaSororitySeptember 29, 1990SUNY Albany, SUNY Stony Brook, SUNY New Paltz, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute44January 2001
Sigma Lambda Upsilon[1]SororityDecember 1, 1987SUNY Binghamton4318 1998

Former Member organizations

Some other organizations have at one time been affiliated with NALFO.

Organization Type Membership Start Membership End Reason for Membership End
Alpha Rho Lambda[1]Sorority1998October 2006Removed due to non-participation & insurance requirements.[3]
Beta Lambda Delta[4]FraternitySeptember 1999October 2004Removed due to defunct status.[3]
Gamma Alpha OmegaSororityOctober 20002016Reasons unknown.
Lambda Theta AlphaSororityJanuary 2001Winter 2014Reasons unknown.
Lambda Theta Phi[2]FraternityOctober 2003Winter 2014NALFO's increasing regulatory nature (i.e. Hazing, GPA requirement, and Membership criteria, etc.).
Nu Alpha Kappa[1][2]Fraternity1998December 2008None given.[5]
Omega Delta Phi[1][2][6]Fraternity1998, June 2001June 2000, December 2008None given.[5]
Sigma Delta Alpha[4]FraternityApril 2005May 2006Removed due to non-participation & insurance requirement.[3]
Sigma Lambda AlphaSororityDecember 2011December 2015Reasons unknown.
Sigma Lambda Beta[2]FraternityOctober 2003March 2010Left due to NALFO's increasing regulatory nature (i.e. Intake, GPA and Membership criteria, etc.) and SLB's increasing multicultural membership.[7][8]
Sigma Lambda GammaSororityJanuary 2001May 2010Left due to a desire for autonomy and due to SLG's increasing multicultural membership.[9]
Sigma Lambda SigmaSororitySeptember 1999October 2004Removed due to defunct status.[3]

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References
  1. Founding Member of NALFO.
  2. Member of the North American Interfraternity Conference.
  3. "NALFO National Website – Documents". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
  4. Associate member of NALFO.
  5. "NALFO membership update" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-02-21.
  6. ODPhi withdrew from NALFO in June 2000 in order to join the Latino Fraternal Council. When LFC disappeared on June 2001, ODPhi rejoined NALFO. However, 7 years later, ODPhi decided to once again end its membership.
  7. "SLB's NALFO membership status". Retrieved 2011-02-21.
  8. "Sigma Lambda Beta President Sam Centallas explains leaving NALFO". Retrieved 2010-03-06.
  9. "SLG's NALFO membership status". Archived from the original on 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
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