National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations

National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations
Facts
Established	1998
Members	19
Continent	North America
Country	United States
Organization type	Trade association

The National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) is an umbrella council for 19 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.

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 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 Sigma	Sorority	1990-03-10	San Diego State University	13			October 2001
Alpha Psi Lambda[1]	Fraternity	1985-02-11	Ohio State University	18	1700		1998
Chi Upsilon Sigma	Sorority	1980-04-29	Rutgers University	54			October 2000
Gamma Alpha Omega	Sorority	1993-01-25	Arizona State University	19			October 2000
Gamma Phi Omega	Sorority	1991-04-17	Indiana University	14		2	January 1999
Gamma Zeta Alpha[1]	Fraternity	1987-12-03	CSU, Chico	18			1998
Kappa Delta Chi	Sorority	1987-04-06	Texas Tech University	37	4000+	11	January 2001
Lambda Alpha Upsilon[1]	Fraternity	1985-12-10	SUNY Buffalo	15			1998
Lambda Pi Chi	Sorority	1988-04-16	Cornell University	22			April 2000
Lambda Pi Upsilon	Sorority	1992-11-06	SUNY Geneseo	14			April 2000
Lambda Sigma Upsilon[2]	Fraternity	1979-04-05	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	59	6000+		October 2003
Lambda Theta Alpha	Sorority	1975-12-00	Kean College	107		11	January 2001
Lambda Theta Nu[1]	Sorority	1986-03-11	CSU, Chico	37			1998
Lambda Theta Phi[2]	Fraternity	1975-12-01	Kean College	82		10	October 2003
Lambda Upsilon Lambda	Fraternity	1982-02-19	Cornell University	53		13	September 1999
Omega Phi Beta[1]	Sorority	1989-03-15	SUNY Albany	25			1998
Phi Iota Alpha[2]	Fraternity	1931-12-26	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	68			October 2003
Sigma Iota Alpha	Sorority	1990-09-29	SUNY Albany, SUNY Stony Brook, SUNY New Paltz, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	44			January 2001
Sigma Lambda Upsilon[1]	Sorority	1987-12-01	SUNY Binghamton	35			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
Nu Alpha Kappa[1][2]	Fraternity	1998	December 2008	None given.[3]
Omega Delta Phi[1][2][4]	Fraternity	1998, June 2001	June 2000, December 2008	None given.[3]
Alpha Rho Lambda[1]	Sorority	1998	October 2006	Removed due to non-participation & insurance requirements.[5]
Sigma Lambda Sigma	Sorority	September 1999	October 2004	Removed due to defunct status.[5]
Beta Lambda Delta[6]	Fraternity	September 1999	October 2004	Removed due to defunct status.[5]
Sigma Delta Alpha[6]	Fraternity	April 2005	May 2006	Removed due to non-participation & insurance requirement.[5]
Sigma Lambda Beta[2]	Fraternity	October 2003	March 2010	Left due to NALFO's increasing regulatory nature (i.e. Intake, GPA and Membership criteria, etc.).[7][8]
Sigma Lambda Gamma	Sorority	January 2001	May 2010	Left due a desire for autonomy and due to SLG's increasing multicultural membership.[9]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Founding Member of NALFO.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference.
3. ^ ^{a b} "NALFO membership update". http://www.nalfo.org/images/stories/news/Press-Releases/nalfo_membership_update_dec_2008.pdf. Retrieved 2011-02-21. 
4. ^ ODPhi withdrew from NALFO on 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.
5. ^ ^{a b c d} "NALFO National Website - Documents". http://www.nalfo.org/index.php/About-Us/Documents.html. Retrieved 2011-02-02. 
6. ^ ^{a b} Associate member of NALFO.
7. ^ "SLB's NALFO membership status". http://www.nalfo.org/images/stories/slbleavesnalfo.doc. Retrieved 2011-02-21. 
8. ^ "Sigma Lambda Beta President Sam Centallas explains leaving NALFO". http://www.eliluminador.com/2010/03/06/lbcast-episode-7-ibod-meeting-re-cap/. Retrieved 2010-03-06. 
9. ^ "SLG's NALFO membership status". http://www.sigmalambdagamma.com/2010/08/02/nalfo-membership-status/. Retrieved 2011-02-21. 

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External links

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