Lambda Theta Alpha

Lambda Theta Alpha
ΛΘA
Founded	December 1975 (December 1975) Kean University
Type	Academic
Scope	United States
Motto	Latin By Tradition Not By Definition
Colors	Burgundy and Grey
Philanthropy	St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Chapters	Undergraduate Chapters: 113, Graduate Chapters: 7, Alumnae Chapters:12
Headquarters	, New Jersey, USA
Homepage	www.lambdalady.org

Lambda Theta Alpha (ΛΘA) is a Latina sorority in the United States established in 1975 making it the first Latina sorority in the nation.

The idea for Lambda Theta Alpha began in the late 1970s, when colleges and universities experienced an influx of Latino enrollment; the organization came into being at Kean University in 1975 with Lambda Theta Alpha's seventeen founding mothers, who were of Latin, Caribbean and European descent.

The phrase "Latin by Tradition, not by Definition" is commonly used by members of the sorority to acknowledge that while their traditions and the majority of the founders were Latina, the sorority caters to the Universal Woman and is open to ladies of all races not just Latinas.

Chapters

Undergraduate chapters

Undergraduate chapters are present at the following schools

Chapter	School	Established
Alpha	Kean University	01975-12 December 1975
Beta	Bloomfield College	01980-05-12May 12, 1980
Gamma	The College of New Jersey	01981-04-10April 10, 1981
Delta	Seton Hall University	01986-04-06April 6, 1986
Epsilon	Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Jersey	01987-11-15November 15, 1987
Zeta	Richard Stockton College of New Jersey	01987-12-11December 11, 1987
Eta	Fairleigh Dickinson University and Caldwell College	01990-11-11November 11, 1990
Theta	Rowan University	01991-11-03November 3, 1991
Iota	Rider University	01991-11-03November 3, 1991
Kappa	University of Connecticut	0Spring 1992
Lambda	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico	0Spring 1992
Mu	Ramapo College of New Jersey	0Spring 1992
Nu	Montclair State University	0Spring 1992
Xi	Manhattan College, The College of New Rochelle and Iona College	0Spring 1992
Omicron	Upsala College	0Spring 1993
Pi	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	0Fall 1993
Rho	Rutgers University-Camden	0Fall 1993
Sigma	William Paterson University	0Fall 1993
Tau	Monmouth University	0Spring 1994
Upsilon	University of Maryland, College Park	01995-06-04June 4, 1995
Phi	New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers University-Newark	01996-03-17March 17, 1996
Chi	University of Florida	01996-01-01January 1996March 17, 1996
Psi	Central Connecticut State University	01996-03-23March 23, 1996
Omega	(Deceased sisters are "inducted into Omega chapter")
Beta Alpha	University of Hartford and Trinity College	01996-03-23March 23, 1996
Beta Beta	Le Moyne College	0Fall 1997
Beta Gamma	University of South Florida	01998-01-01January 1998Spring 1998
Beta Delta	California State University, Long Beach	01998-01-01January 1998Spring 1998
Beta Epsilon	University of Pennsylvania and Temple University	01998-07-31July 31, 1998
Beta Zeta	Loyola Marymount University	01998-01-01January 1998Spring 1998
Beta Eta	Texas A&M University	01998-09-13September 13, 1998
Beta Theta	University of Central Florida	01999-01-01January 1999Spring 1999
Beta Iota	Arizona State University	July 3, 1999
Beta Kappa	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	0Spring 1999
Beta Lambda	Pennsylvania State University	0Spring 1999
Beta Mu	University of North Texas	02000-01-12January 12, 2000
Beta Nu	University of Texas at Arlington	02000-01-12January 12, 2000
Beta Xi	San Jose State University	01999-01-01January 1999January 19, 2000
Beta Omicron	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	01999-01-01January 1999January 23, 2000
Beta Pi	Eastern Michigan University	01999-01-01January 1999January 23, 2000
Beta Rho	New Jersey City University and Saint Peter's College, New Jersey
Beta Sigma	University of Miami	02000-10-07October 7, 2000
Beta Tau	University at Buffalo and Buffalo State College	02000-10-08October 8, 2000
Beta Upsilon	Western Connecticut State University
Beta Phi	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	02001-03-04March 4, 2001
Beta Chi	Eastern Illinois University	01999-04-01April 1999Spring 2001
Beta Psi	Northwestern University	02001-04-01April 2001Spring 2001
Beta Omega	Wayne State University	02001-04-01April 2001Spring 2001
Gamma Alpha	University of Virginia	02001-04-01April 2001Spring 2001
Gamma Beta	Vanderbilt University	02001-04-01April 2001Spring 2001
Gamma Gamma	University of Tennessee	02001-04-28April 28, 2001
Gamma Delta	Nova Southeastern University
Gamma Epsilon	Florida State University
Gamma Zeta	University of California, Riverside	02001-05-27May 27, 2001
Gamma Eta	University of Houston	02001-08-01August 2001Spring 2001
Gamma Theta	Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi	02002-01-01January 2002Spring 2002
Gamma Iota	Florida Atlantic University	02002-01-01January 2002Spring 2002
Gamma Kappa	University of New Mexico	02002-04-21April 21, 2002
Gamma Lambda	California State University, Fullerton	02002-01-01January 2002Spring 2002
Gamma Mu	University of Wisconsin–Madison	02003-01-01January 2003Spring 2003
Gamma Nu	Emory University	02003-01-01January 2003Spring 2003
Gamma Xi	Sam Houston State University	June 8, 2003
Gamma Omicron	University of Washington, Seattle	02003-08-01August 2003November 23, 2003
Gamma Pi	Florida International University	02003-08-01August 2003Fall 2003
Gamma Rho	Texas Tech University
Gamma Sigma	California State University, San Bernardino	02004-01-01January 2004Spring 2004
Gamma Tau	California State University, Los Angeles	02004-01-01January 2004Spring 2004
Gamma Upsilon	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	02004-01-01January 2004Spring 2004
Gamma Phi	Cornell University	02004-06-06June 6, 2004
Gamma Chi	The University of Texas at Austin	02004-08-01August 2004November 20, 2004
Gamma Psi	San Diego State University	02003-08-01August 2003Spring 2005
Gamma Omega	Georgia Institute of Technology	02005-04-10April 10, 2005
Delta Alpha	University of Georgia	02005-04-10April 10, 2005
Delta Beta	Georgia State University	02005-04-10April 10, 2005
Delta Gamma	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	April 24, 2005
Delta Delta	University of North Carolina Wilmington	April 24, 2005
Delta Epsilon	George Mason University	02005-08-01August 2005Fall 2005
Delta Zeta	Stony Brook University	02006-01-01January 2006Spring 2006
Delta Eta	University of Idaho	02006-01-01January 2006Spring 2006
Delta Theta	University of California, Santa Barbara	02006-01-01January 2006Spring 2006
Delta Iota	Middle Tennessee State University	01999-01-01January 1999April 30, 2006
Delta Kappa	St. John's University (New York)	02007-01-01January 2007Spring 2007
Delta Lambda	West Virginia University	02007-01-01January 2007Spring 2007
Delta Mu	Western Illinois University	02007-01-01January 2007Spring 2007
Delta Nu	Loyola University	02007-01-01January 2007Spring 2007
Delta Xi	Lewis Clark State College	02007-01-01January 2007Spring 2007
Delta Omicron	University of California, Berkeley	02007-01-01January 2007Spring 2007
Delta Pi	University of Delaware	02007-08-01August 2007Fall 2007
Delta Rho	University of California, Los Angeles	02008-01-01January 2008Spring 2008
Delta Sigma	Texas Wesleyan University	02008-01-01January 2008Spring 2008
Delta Tau	San Francisco State University	02008-01-01January 2008Spring 2008
Delta Upsilon	Lehigh University	02008-01-01January 2008Spring 2008
Delta Phi	University of Southern California	02008-01-01January 2008Spring 2008
Delta Chi	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	02008-01-01January 2008Spring 2008
Delta Psi	Towson University	02009-01-01January 2009Spring 2009
Delta Omega	California State University, Northridge	02009-01-01January 2009Spring 2009
Epsilon Alpha	Kennesaw State University	02009-01-01January 2009Spring 2009
Epsilon Beta	University of Chicago	02009-01-01January 2009Spring 2009
Epsilon Gamma	University of Illinois at Chicago	02009-01-01January 2009Spring 2009
Epsilon Delta	DePaul University	02009-08-01August 2009Fall 2009
Epsilon Epsilon	Eastern Washington University	02009-08-01August 2009October 31, 2009
Epsilon Zeta	University of Vermont	02009-08-01August 2009Fall 2009
Epsilon Eta	Villanova University	02009-08-01August 2009November 21, 2009
Epsilon Theta	East Carolina University	02010-01-01January 2010Spring 2010
Epsilon Iota	Humboldt State University	02010-01-01January 2010Spring 2010
Epsilon Kappa	University of Arizona	02010-01-01January 2010April 17, 2010
Epsilon Lambda	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	02010-01-01January 2010April 17, 2010
Epsilon Mu	SUNY Oneonta	02010-08-01August 2010Fall 2010
Epsilon Nu	North Carolina State University	02011-04 April 2011Spring 2011
Epsilon Xi	California State University, Fresno	02011-04 April 2011Spring 2011
Epsilon Omicron	Binghamton University - State University of New York	02011-04 April 2011Spring 2011
Epsilon Pi	Michigan State University	02011-04 April 2011Spring 2011
Epsilon Rho	Texas Christian University	02011-04 April 2011Spring 2011

Graduate Chapters

Graduate Chapter	State	Established
Alpha Alpha	New Jersey	01993-04-17April 17, 1993
Alpha Beta	Connecticut	01999-11-06November 6, 1999
Alpha Gamma	Texas	02000-01-12January 12, 2000
Alpha Delta	Maryland	02002-01-27January 27, 2002
Alpha Epsilon	New York	02005-08-06August 6, 2005
Alpha Zeta	Florida	02009-02-01February 1, 2009
Alpha Eta	California	02009-04-25April 25, 2009

Alumnae Chapters

Alumnae Chapter	State	Established
Lambda Alpha	Florida
Lambda Beta	New Jersey
Lambda Gamma	Connecticut
Lambda Delta	Maryland
Lambda Epsilon	Texas
Lambda Zeta	California
Lambda Eta	New York
Lambda Theta	Washington
Lambda Iota	Georgia
Lambda Kappa	Wisconsin
Lambda Lambda	Illinois
Lambda Mu	Michigan

External links

• Lambda Theta Alpha — national website