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Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Incorporated (ΛΠΧ) (also known as Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc.) is a Latina-based, but not Latina-exclusive Greek letter intercollegiate sorority founded on April 16, 1988, at Cornell University by five women.[1]

The organization is a member of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO).[2]

History

Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. was established at Cornell University on April 16, 1988.[3] Its fouders were Irma Almirall-Padamsee, Maria Caban, Migdalia Franklin, Patricia Rivera, Eva Marie Sosa.[3] The sorority was helped heavily in its establishment by the fraternities Lambda Upsilon Lambda and Alpha Phi Alpha and La Asociacion Latina on the Cornell campus.[4]

The sorority was founded upon three principles: La Cultura Latina (the Latino Culture), La Comunidad (the Community), and La Hermandad (the Sisterhood).[5] The founders of Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. envisioned an organization that would embrace Latina community leaders who wanted to make a positive impact at Cornell and the Latino community at large despite institutional struggles.

"The community of Latino students and staff at that time (1988) at Cornell was very small. Although there was a student association, which two of the other founders and I started (Las Associacion de Latinas Universitarias) [The Association of Latina University Women], it became clear that what many women really wanted and needed was a means by which to foster lifelong, deep friendships. Having a formal means by which women, who were especially interested in the richness of the Latino heritage, perceived themselves as leaders for their communities and were committed to making positive change for the latino community at the university and after graduation seemed to make sense. The curriculum was overwhelmingly Euro-centric and although of top caliber theoretically, left much to be desired by students who wanted to learn about the history, experience, and contributions of non-European communities. Our university had experienced various building takeovers, sit-ins, and eventually a hunger strike, which were directly triggered by Latino and black student dissatisfaction with the university's inability and seeming unwillingness to meaningfully address the financial, educational, and social needs of the students of color on campus."

— Irma Almirall-Padamsee, Nuestra Historia y Futuro (Our History and Future): Latino/a Fraternities and Sororities

Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. was incorpoated on April 8, 1991; it was the first Latina sorority incorporated in New York state.[6][7] During the organization's 2015 National Convention, members voted to become trans-inclusive, becoming the first National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) sorority member to do so.[8]

On March 25, 2017, Lambda Pi Chi established its first chapter at a historically black college and university (HBCU), North Carolina Central University.[9] It is the first Latina-based and non-exclusive sorority on the campus and the second NALFO sorority to establish a chapter at a HBCU.[10]

Symbols

The motto of Lambda Pi Chi is ''La Hermandad Nunca Termina''.[7] The sorority's colors are red, gold, black, and white.[7] Its flower is the red carnation.[7] Its jewel is the fire opal, and its mascot is the butterful in flight.[7]

Philanthropy

Lambda Pi Chi focuses on serving the Latino community with an emphasis on the Latina, communities of color, and members of other underserved communities.[11] The sorority has two public service projects, L.E.A.A.P: Latinas Educating on AIDS Awareness and Prevention and Proyecto H.A.C.E.R (Hacer in Spanish means to make, to build, to do).[12][13]

On July 14, 2016, Lambda Pi Chi Sorority two scholarship opportunities in honor of deceased members Fanny D. Carela and Gabby Oberti. The scholarships are intended to embody the spirit and passion of the Hermanas and also invest in the advancement and education of La Hermanadad (the Sisterhood) and La Comunidad (the Community).[14]

Chapters

Collegiate chapters

Following is a list of the collegiate chapters and provisional chapters (colonies) of Lambda Pi Chi.[15][16] Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chatpers are in italics.

Chapter Charter date Institution Location Status References
Alpha April 16, 1988 Cornell University Ithaca, New York Active [3]
Ithaca College
Beta April 20, 1991 Columbia University New York City, New York Active [17]
City College of New York
Gamma February 28, 1993 University at Albany, SUNY Albany, New York Active [18]
Delta May 13, 1995 New York University New York City, New York Active [19]
Epsilon November 23, 1996 American University Washington, D.C. Active [20]
Georgetown University
Zeta April 5, 1997 Syracuse University Syracuse, New York Active [21]
Eta April 27, 1997 Wesleyan University Middletown, Connecticut Active [22]
Theta December 6, 1997 George Washington University Washington, D.C. Active [23]
Iota April 4, 1998 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, Massachusetts Active [24]
Smith College Northampton, Massachusetts
Kappa October 31, 1998 Duke University Durham, North Carolina Active [25]
Lambda March 20, 1999 University of Rochester Rochester, New York Active [26]
Rochester Institute of Technology Henrietta, New York
Mu November 6, 1999 George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia Active [27]
Nu December 4, 1999 Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts Active [28]
Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts
Tufts University Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts
Xi December 3, 2000 St. John's University New York City, New York Active [29]
Omicron November 26, 2001 University of Delaware Newark, Delaware Active [30]
Pi Unassigned [a]
Rho March 30, 2003 North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina Active [31]
Sigma April 12, 2004 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland Active [32]
Tau June 5, 2005 Union College Schenectady, New York Active [33]
Upsilon April 24, 2010 LIU Post Brookville, New York Active [34]
Phi April 24, 2010 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina Active [35]
Chi June 6, 2011 University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois Active [36]
Psi March 23, 2013 St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill, New York Active [37]
Omega Memorial [b]
Alpha Alpha April 16, 2016 Saint Leo University St. Leo, Florida Active [38]
Alpha Beta March 26, 2017 North Carolina Central University Durham, North Carolina Active [39]
Alpha Gamma December 1, 2018 Davidson College Davidson, North Carolina Active [40]
Alpha Delta November 10, 2018 Rutgers University–New Brunswick New Brunswick, New Jersey Active [41]
Alpha Epsilon March 10, 2018 Campbell University Buies Creek, North Carolina Active [42]
Alpha Zeta April 20, 2019 High Point University High Point, North Carolina Active [43]
Alpha Eta February 23, 2020 Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina Active [44]
Rhodes College Memphis, Tennessee Colony
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia Colony

Professional and graduate chapters

The sorority allows for graduate chapters for those seeking participation after college, or for alumnae initiates. Following is a list of its professional/graduate chapters.[45] Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chatpers are in italics.

Chapter Charter date Location Status References
Pi Alpha August 9, 1997 New York City, New York Active [46]
Pi Beta July 10, 1998 Washington, D.C. Active [47]
Pi Gamma August 7, 1999 Miami, Florida Active [48]
Pi Delta Upstate New York Active
Pi Epsilon July 25, 2005 Rochester, New York Active [49]
Pi Zeta March 30, 2010 Southern California Active [50]
Pi Eta March 19, 2011 New Jersey Active [51]
Pi Theta September 7, 2011 Boston, Massachusetts Active [52]
Pi Iota March 22, 2013 North Carolina Active [53]
Pi Kappa June 2, 2013 Long Island, New York Active [54]
Pi Lambda October 28, 2013 Houston, Texas Active [55]
Pi Mu July 27, 2019 Central Florida Active [56]
Pi Nu November 18, 2018 Maryland Active [57]
Pi Xi 20xx ? Delaware Active

Notes

  1. ^ The letter Pi is reserved for professional and graduate chapters.
  2. ^ This chapter name is reserved in memory of deceased Hermanas.

References

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  2. ^ "NALFO". nalfo.org. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  3. ^ a b c "Alpha Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  4. ^ Muñoz, Susana (January 2009). "Nuestra Historia y Futuro (Our History and Future): Latino/A Fraternities and Sororities". Brothers and Sisters: Diversity in.
  5. ^ "History - Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc". lambdapichi.org. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  6. ^ "NYS Department of State Division of Corporations". NYS Department of State. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Quick Facts". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  8. ^ "Statement on Orlando - Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc". lambdapichi.org. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  9. ^ "Latina-Based Lambda Pi Chi Expands to HBCU". nccu.edu. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  10. ^ "News: Latina Based Lambda Pi Chi Sorority Expands to HBCU | Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc". Lambdapichi.org. April 16, 1988. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  11. ^ "History - Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc". lambdapichi.org. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
  12. ^ "Promoting Our Community - Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc". lambdapichi.org. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
  13. ^ Lamothe, Cindy (20 Mar 2019). "A Look Inside Latinx Fraternities and Sororities". BeLatina. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  14. ^ "News: Lambda Pi Chi Sorority Establishes Two New Scholarships | Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc". Lambdapichi.org. April 16, 1988. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  15. ^ Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (December 3, 2022) "Lambda Pi Chi". Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed December 13, 2023.
  16. ^ "Undergraduate Chapters". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  17. ^ "Beta Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  18. ^ "Gamma Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  19. ^ "Delta Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  20. ^ "Epsilon Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  21. ^ "Zeta Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  22. ^ "Eta Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  23. ^ "Theta Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  24. ^ "Iota Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  25. ^ "Kappa Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  26. ^ "Lambda Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  27. ^ "Mu Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  28. ^ "Nu Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  29. ^ "Xi Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  30. ^ "Omicron Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  31. ^ "Rho Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  32. ^ "Sigma Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  33. ^ "Tau Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  34. ^ "Upsilon Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  35. ^ "Phi Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  36. ^ "Chi Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  37. ^ "Psi Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  38. ^ "Alpha Alpha Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  39. ^ "Alpha Beta Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  40. ^ "Alpha Gamma Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  41. ^ "Alpha Epsilon Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  42. ^ "Alpha Epsilon Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  43. ^ "Alpha Zeta Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  44. ^ "Alpha Eta Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  45. ^ "Professional/Graduate Chapters". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  46. ^ "Pi Alpha Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  47. ^ "Pi Beta Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  48. ^ "Pi Gamma Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  49. ^ "Pi Epsilon Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  50. ^ "Pi Zeta Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  51. ^ "Pi Eta Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  52. ^ "Pi Theta Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  53. ^ "Pi Iota Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  54. ^ "Pi Kappa Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  55. ^ "Pi Lambda Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  56. ^ "Pi Mu Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  57. ^ "Pi Nu Chapter". Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-14.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambda_Pi_Chi