• Source: 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. In 1998, it became the first East Coast based fraternity to join the majority West Coast and Mid-West based conference of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) instead of the majority East Coast based ConcÌlio Nacional de Hermandades Latinas.




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:




Chapters






= Undergraduate chapters

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Lambda Alpha Upsilon reserves the Lambda chapter designation for deceased Hermanos. In the chapter list below, active chapters ae indicated in bold and inactive chapters are in italics.




= Alumni chapters

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Iterations beginning with the letter Lambda are reserved for alumni chapters as described below. The alumni chapters of Lambda Alpha Upsilon consist of working professionals and graduate-level students who 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:




Affiliations


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




See also


List of social fraternities and sororities




References






External links


Official website

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