National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations

The National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) is an umbrella council for 17 Latino Greek Letter Organizations (GLOs) 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.

National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations
NALFO
Facts
Established1998
Member affiliates17
ContinentNorth America
CountryUnited States
Organization typeTrade association

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 (founded by Phi Iota Alpha and Omega Phi Beta),[1] which primarily consisted of fraternities and sororities on the east coast, and NALFO which primarily consisted of fraternities and sororities that originated on the midwest/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.

Affiliate organizations
Name Greek Letters Type Founding Date Founding University Active Collegiate Groups Total Initiates Alumni Associations Joined NALFO
Alpha Pi SigmaΑΠΣSororityMarch 10, 1990San Diego State University16October 2001
Alpha Psi Lambda[2]ΑΨΛCo-ed FraternityFebruary 11, 1985Ohio State University504000+71998
Chi Upsilon SigmaΧΥΣSororityApril 29, 1980Rutgers University739October 2000
Gamma Phi OmegaΓΦΩSororityApril 17, 1991Indiana University2751998
Gamma Zeta Alpha[2]ΓΖΑFraternityDecember 3, 1987Chico State221998
Kappa Delta ChiΚΔΧSororityApril 6, 1987Texas Tech University744000+25January 2001
Lambda Alpha Upsilon[2]ΛΑΥFraternityDecember 10, 1985SUNY Buffalo206 1998
Lambda Pi ChiΛΠΧSororityApril 16, 1988Cornell University2911April 2000
Lambda Pi UpsilonΛΠΥSororityNovember 6, 1992SUNY Geneseo198 April 2000
Lambda Sigma Upsilon[3]ΛΣΥFraternityApril 5, 1979Rutgers University806October 2003
Lambda Theta Nu[2]ΛΘΝSororityMarch 11, 1986Chico State441998
Lambda Upsilon LambdaΛΥΛFraternityFebruary 19, 1982Cornell University753000+15September 1999
Omega Phi Beta[2]ΩΦΒSororityMarch 15, 1989SUNY Albany54141998
Phi Iota Alpha[3]ΦΙΑFraternityDecember 26, 1931Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute82October 2003
Sigma Iota AlphaΣΙΑSororitySeptember 29, 1990SUNY Albany, SUNY Stony Brook, SUNY New Paltz, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute44January 2001
Sigma Lambda Upsilon[2]ΣΛΥSororityDecember 1, 1987SUNY Binghamton4618 1998
Sigma Omega NuΣΩNSororityNovember 6, 1996California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo17 October 2021[4]

Former affiliates

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]ΑΡΛSorority1998October 2006Removed due to non-participation & insurance requirements.[6]
Beta Lambda Delta[7]ΒΛΔFraternitySeptember 1999October 2004Removed due to defunct status.[6]
Gamma Alpha OmegaΓΑΩSororityOctober 20002016Reasons unknown.
Lambda Theta AlphaΛΘΑSororityJanuary 2001Winter 2014Reasons unknown.
Lambda Theta Phi[3]ΛΘΦFraternityOctober 2003Winter 2014NALFO's increasing regulatory nature (i.e. Hazing, GPA requirement, and Membership criteria, etc.).
Nu Alpha Kappa[2][3]ΝΑΚFraternity1998December 2008None given.[8]
Omega Delta Phi[2][3][9]ΩΔΦFraternity1998, June 2001June 2000, December 2008None given.[8]
Sigma Delta Alpha[7]ΣΔΑFraternityApril 2005May 2006Removed due to non-participation & insurance requirement.[6]
Sigma Lambda AlphaΣΛΑSororityDecember 2011December 2015Reasons unknown.
Sigma Lambda Beta[3]ΣΛΒFraternityOctober 2003March 2010Left due to NALFO's increasing regulatory nature due to SLB's increasing multicultural membership.[10][11]
Sigma Lambda GammaΣΛΓSororityJanuary 2001May 2010Left due to a desire for autonomy and due to SLG's increasing multicultural membership.[12]
Sigma Lambda SigmaΣΛΣSororitySeptember 1999October 2004Removed due to defunct status.[6]

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References
  1. Muñoz, Susana (January 2009). "Nuestra Historia y Futuro (Our History and Future): Latino/A Fraternities and Sororities". Brothers and Sisters: Diversity In...
  2. Founding Member of NALFO.
  3. Member of the North American Interfraternity Conference.
  4. "New Member of NALFO 2021". Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  5. "Alpha Rho Lambda Sorority, Inc. - Boston - Beta Chapter". www.oocities.org. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  6. "NALFO National Website – Documents". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
  7. Associate member of NALFO.
  8. "NALFO membership update" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-02-21.
  9. ODPhi withdrew from NALFO in 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.
  10. "SLB's NALFO membership status". Retrieved 2011-02-21.
  11. "Sigma Lambda Beta President Sam Centallas explains leaving NALFO". Retrieved 2010-03-06.
  12. "SLG's NALFO membership status". Archived from the original on 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
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