Alpha Pi Sigma Sorority Incorporated (ΑΠΣ) is a multicultural Latina-based sorority founded in 1990 at San Diego State University.[1][2][3] It was created to bring together and support the Latina women but is open to non-Latinas.[1][3] The sorority has seventeen chapters in five states.[4]
History
Thirteen Latina women established Alpha Pi Sigma on March 10, 1990, at San Diego State University.[5][3] They saw the need to unite and support Latina women on university campuses.[6]
The sorority's founders established six purposes that define the organization. The chapters carry out these purposes, including academic excellence, leadership development, cultural awareness, unity and friendship, empowerment, and community service.[1][2][3] However, academic excellence is the sorority's primary value, along with community service.[3]
The sorority is a member of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) and holds a strict anti-hazing policy.[7]
Philanthropy
Both active sisters and alumnae are encouraged to raise funds to support the sorority's national philanthropy.[8] Chapters also select their philanthropies and volunteer in the Latino community.[3] Some examples of the Alpha Pi Sigma efforts are American Cancer Society, autism awareness, lunch distribution, heart disease awareness, a Tijuana-based orphanage, and Relay for Life.[1][9][3]
Chapters
There are seventeen active chapters of Alpha Pi Sigma in the United States, most in California.[4] Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are indicated in italic.
References
- ^ a b c d e Arevalo, Stacey. "Meet the Latina Sisters at Alpha Pi Sigma". Daily Sundial. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ a b c "Panhellenic Recruitment Gets Underway at Stan State". CSU Signal. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Lozano, Camille (2014-09-25). "Get Involved: Alpha Pi Sigma". The Daily Aztec. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed November 15. 2022.
- ^ Heidenreich, Linda (2006-04-01). "Against the Grain: Confronting Hispanic Service Organizations in Times of Increasing Inequalities, 1930 and 2005". Journal of Latinos and Education. 5 (2): 123–137. doi:10.1207/s1532771xjle0502_4. ISSN 1534-8431. S2CID 144741664.
- ^ "Fun Facts & Information". Alpha Pi Sigma. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "NALFO History". National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ "Philanthropy". Alpha Pi Sigma. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ Guzman, Alli (2017-05-18). "Alpha Pi Sigma". Her Campus. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
Further reading
- Torbenson, Craig LaRon; Parks, Gregory (2009). Brothers and Sisters: Diversity in College Fraternities and Sororities. Associated University Presse. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-8386-4194-1.
- Camacho, Graceila Isabel (2005). Alpha Pi Sigma, Inc.: Its history, the impact on its members, and as a case study of a Latino Greek organization on the Cal Poly Campus (B.A.). California Polytechnic State University. OCLC 62297904.