Gamma Zeta Alpha

Gamma Zeta Alpha
ΓΖΑ
Founded	December 3, 1987 (1987-12-03) California State University, Chico, U.S.
Type	Latino Interest
Affiliation	NALFO
Scope	Western United States
Motto	'Cultivating Leaders, Strengthening Communities'
Colors	Silver   Black   White
Philanthropy	California Academic Decathlon, Day of Service, Youth Conference
Chapters	25 chapters
Nickname	Gammas
Pillars	Academic Excellence, Community Service, and Brotherhood
Headquarters	620 W. McCarthy Way, Suite 194 Los Angeles, CA 90007 USA
Website	Official website

Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (ΓΖΑ) was founded on December 3, 1987 at California State University, Chico in Chico, California. It is a Latino Interest fraternity that emphasizes Latino culture and the success of Latino males in higher education. Although Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. is Latino by tradition, membership in the fraternity is open to all college males and includes members from various ethnicities including Black, Asian, Middle Eastern, White, European, and others. Following its founding principles, the fraternity encourages and creates programs that assist disadvantaged and low-income communities. Its goals are to promote scholarship for Latinos in higher education while instilling a sense of pride in Latino heritage.

History

In 1987, fifteen men came together to found what would later become Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Expansion

Since its founding, Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has expanded to include chapters at schools throughout California, and most recently in Arizona. It is the only NALFO fraternity that has never had an inactive chapter due to lack of membership. Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. strives to ensure the potential for growth for all of its chapters once they are established. By teaching prospective members organizational knowledge and valuable skill sets to run a successful chapter, Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. sets a foundation that promotes the success of its chapters within the university and surrounding communities.

NALFO

Established in 1998, the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) is an umbrella council for 21 Latino Greek letter organizations across the United States. 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.

Member requirements

To begin the membership education process of Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc, every prospective member must fulfill the following requirements:

• be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student at a four-year college or university.
• have a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average.

Chapters

Chapters of Gamma Zeta Alpha include:

Chapter	University	Founding Date	Active
Alpha	California State University, Chico	1987	Yes
Beta	San Jose State University	1989	Yes
Gamma	University of California at Berkeley	1992	Yes
Delta	California State University, Northridge	1993	Yes
Epsilon	California State University, Fresno	1997	No
Zeta	San Diego State University	1997	Yes
Eta	University of California at Los Angeles	2000	Yes
Theta	University of California at Davis	2000	Yes
Iota	Stanford University	2000	No
Kappa	University of California at Santa Barbara	2000	Yes
Lambda	California State University, Monterey Bay	2002	Yes
Mu	California State University, Sacramento	2003	Yes
Nu	University of California at San Diego	2004	Yes
Xi	California State University, Los Angeles	2005	Yes
Omicron	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	2005	Yes
Pi	Arizona State University	2008	Yes
Rho	University of Southern California	2010	Yes
Sigma	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	2010	Yes
Tau	California State University, East Bay	2011	Yes
Upsilon	California State University, Dominguez Hills	2011	Yes
Phi	University of California, Merced	2012 (Alumni)	No
Chi	California State University, San Bernardino	2016	Yes
Psi	University of San Francisco	2019	Yes
Alpha Alpha	Colorado State University, Fort Collins	2020	Yes
Alpha Beta	University of California, Merced	2020	Yes
Alpha Gamma	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	2022	Yes

See also

• List of social fraternities and sororities
• National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations