National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations
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| Abbreviation | NALFO |
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| Formation | 1988 |
| Type | Trade assocation |
| Headquarters | 462B Lime Rock Road |
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Membership | 17 |
| Website | nalfo |
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| Hispanic and Latino Americans |
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The National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) is an umbrella council for seventeen American Latino fraternties and sororities. It was 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.
History
[edit]Established in 1998, the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations set out to become the uniting force for Latino-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 to come together.
NALFO primarily consisted of fraternities and sororities that originated in the Midwest and on the West Coast of the United States. A second umbrella organization, the ConcÌlio Nacional de Hermandades Latinas was founded by Phi Iota Alpha and Omega Phi Beta and primarily consisted of Hispanic and Latina-based fraternities and sororities on the East Coast.[1]
In the winter of 2001, the NALFO and ConcÌlio Nacional de Hermandades Latinas merged under the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations name, establishing one umbrella organization for all Latino-based fraternities and sororities in the United States.
Affiliate organizations
[edit]| Name | Greek Letters | Type | Founding Date | Founding University | Active Collegiate Groups | Total Initiates | Alumni Associations | Joined NALFO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Pi Sigma | ΑΠΣ | Sorority | March 10, 1990 | San Diego State University | 16 | October 2001 | ||
| Alpha Psi Lambda[2] | ΑΨΛ | Co-ed Fraternity | February 11, 1985 | Ohio State University | 50 | 4000+ | 7 | 1998 |
| Chi Upsilon Sigma | ΧΥΣ | Sorority | April 29, 1980 | Rutgers University | 73 | 9 | October 2000 | |
| Gamma Phi Omega | ΓΦΩ | Sorority | April 17, 1991 | Indiana University | 27 | 5 | 1998 | |
| Gamma Zeta Alpha[2] | ΓΖΑ | Fraternity | December 3, 1987 | Chico State | 22 | 1998 | ||
| Kappa Delta Chi | ΚΔΧ | Sorority | April 6, 1987 | Texas Tech University | 74 | 4000+ | 25 | January 2001 |
| Lambda Alpha Upsilon[2] | ΛΑΥ | Fraternity | December 10, 1985 | SUNY Buffalo | 20 | 6 | 1998 | |
| Lambda Pi Chi | ΛΠΧ | Sorority | April 16, 1988 | Cornell University | 29 | 11 | April 2000 | |
| Lambda Pi Upsilon | ΛΠΥ | Sorority | November 6, 1992 | SUNY Geneseo | 19 | 8 | April 2000 | |
| Lambda Sigma Upsilon[3] | ΛΣΥ | Fraternity | April 5, 1979 | Rutgers University | 80 | 6 | October 2003 | |
| Lambda Theta Nu[2] | ΛΘΝ | Sorority | March 11, 1986 | Chico State | 44 | 1998 | ||
| Lambda Upsilon Lambda | ΛΥΛ | Fraternity | February 19, 1982 | Cornell University | 75 | 3000+ | 15 | September 1999 |
| Omega Phi Beta[2] | ΩΦΒ | Sorority | March 15, 1989 | SUNY Albany | 54 | 14 | 1998 | |
| Phi Iota Alpha[3] | ΦΙΑ | Fraternity | December 26, 1931 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 82 | October 2003 | ||
| Sigma Iota Alpha | ΣΙΑ | Sorority | September 29, 1990 | SUNY Albany, SUNY Stony Brook, SUNY New Paltz, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 44 | January 2001 | ||
| Sigma Lambda Upsilon[2] | ΣΛΥ | Sorority | December 1, 1987 | SUNY Binghamton | 46 | 18 | 1998 | |
| Sigma Omega Nu | ΣΩΝ | Sorority | November 6, 1996 | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo | 17 | October 2021[4] |
Former affiliates
[edit]Some other organizations have at one time been affiliated with NALFO.
| Name | Greek Letters | Type | Membership Start | Membership End | Reason for Membership End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Rho Lambda[5][2] | ΑΡΛ | Sorority | 1998 | October 2006 | Removed due to non-participation & insurance requirements.[6] |
| Beta Lambda Delta[7] | ΒΛΔ | Fraternity | September 1999 | October 2004 | Removed due to defunct status.[6] |
| Gamma Alpha Omega | ΓΑΩ | Sorority | October 2000 | 2016 | Reasons unknown. |
| Lambda Theta Alpha | ΛΘΑ | Sorority | January 2001 | Winter 2014 | Reasons unknown. |
| Lambda Theta Phi[3] | ΛΘΦ | Fraternity | October 2003 | Winter 2014 | NALFO's increasing regulatory nature (i.e. Hazing, GPA requirement, and Membership criteria, etc.). |
| Nu Alpha Kappa[2][3] | ΝΑΚ | Fraternity | 1998 | December 2008 | None given.[8] |
| Omega Delta Phi[2][3][9] | ΩΔΦ | Fraternity | 1998, June 2001 | June 2000, December 2008 | None given.[8] |
| Sigma Delta Alpha[7] | ΣΔΑ | Fraternity | April 2005 | May 2006 | Removed due to non-participation & insurance requirement.[6] |
| Sigma Lambda Alpha | ΣΛΑ | Sorority | December 2011 | December 2015 | Reasons unknown. |
| Sigma Lambda Beta[3] | ΣΛΒ | Fraternity | October 2003 | March 2010 | Left due to NALFO's increasing regulatory nature due to SLB's increasing multicultural membership.[10][11] |
| Sigma Lambda Gamma | ΣΛΓ | Sorority | January 2001 | May 2010 | Left due to a desire for autonomy and due to SLG's increasing multicultural membership.[12] |
| Sigma Lambda Sigma | ΣΛΣ | Sorority | September 1999 | October 2004 | Removed due to defunct status.[6] |
See also
[edit]- List of Latino Greek-letter organizations
- List of social fraternities and sororities
- Concilio Interfraternitario Puertorriqueño de la Florida
- National APIDA Panhellenic Association
- National Multicultural Greek Council
- National Pan-Hellenic Council
- National Panhellenic Conference
- North American Interfraternity Conference
- Racism in Greek life
References
[edit]- ^ Muñoz, Susana (January 2009). "Nuestra Historia y Futuro (Our History and Future): Latino/A Fraternities and Sororities". Brothers and Sisters: Diversity In...
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Founding Member of NALFO.
- ^ a b c d e f Member of the North American Interfraternity Conference.
- ^ "New Member of NALFO 2021". Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Alpha Rho Lambda Sorority, Inc. - Boston - Beta Chapter". www.oocities.org. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "NALFO National Website – Documents". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
- ^ a b Associate member of NALFO.
- ^ a b "NALFO membership update" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-02-21.[permanent dead link]
- ^ ODPhi withdrew from NALFO in June 2000 to join the Latino Fraternal Council. When LFC disappeared in June 2001, ODPhi rejoined NALFO. However, 7 years later, ODPhi decided to once again end its membership.
- ^ "SLB's NALFO membership status". Retrieved 2011-02-21.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Sigma Lambda Beta President Sam Centallas explains leaving NALFO". Retrieved 2010-03-06.
- ^ "SLG's NALFO membership status". Archived from the original on 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2011-02-21.