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Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority Inc.
About Us...
National Facts
Founding Date: April 9, 1990
Founding Place: University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Principles: Morals & Ethics, Social Interaction, Academics, Community Service, Cultural Awareness
Motto: Culture is Pride, Pride is Success/
Cultura es Orgullo, Orgullo es Exito
Founding Mothers: Gloria Cuevas, Julieta Maria Miller-Calderon, Maria Ester Pineda, Danell Marie Riojas-Carbajal, Guadalupe Cruz Temiquel
Alpha Chapter – First Line: Patricia Arroyo, Noemi Elizabeth Diaz-Arevalo, Angel Maria Martinez, Seema Kumari Singh, Gabriela Villafuerte-Mendoza
Colors: Shocking Pink and Majestic Purple
Flower: Pink Rose
Stone: Purple Amethyst
Mascot: Purple Panther
Newsletter: La Mensajera
Crest: 5 stars, 6 Books (5 closed, 1 open), Shaking Hands, Woman with Balance,
Pyramid
Five Founding Principles
Academics
Community Service
Cultural Awareness
Social Interaction
Morals & Ethics
The Mission of Sigma Lambda Gamma
Sigma Lambda Gamma strives to be the premier organization committed to providing a mechanism of empowerment to all women. Through a network of close to 5,000 members from collegiate chapters and alumnae associations located across the United States, it promotes academic excellence and higher education through the sorority's principles: academics, community service, cultural awareness, morals and ethics, social interaction-in our daily lives.
The Purpose of Sigma Lambda Gamma
The purpose of Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority shall be primarily one of promoting standards of excellence in morality, ethics, and education. Further, the Sorority shall work to better serve the needs and wants of all the people by disseminating information about the diverse culture, which we all share. Finally, the Sorority shall maintain respect for the views of others, through this valuing, thereby, enhancing our understanding of one another, and thus bettering our community, our country, and the world.
National Philanthropies
Breast Cancer Awareness
TRIO
Sigma Lambda Gamma Education Foundation
Gamma Take over!
National History
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During the fall of 1989, the foundation of Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Inc. was commenced by five collegiate women who recognized the need to form an organization that would provide empowerment to women of all cultural backgrounds. Her humble beginnings were built at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa where their vision was to create a network of academic and social support for Latina women. Under the guidance of Esther Materon Arum and Mary Peterson, the vision came to life on April 9th, 1990, as the University of Iowa Panhellenic Council officially recognized the organization as a sorority.
Today, Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Inc. is a 501(c)7 organization and is the largest, historically Latina-based national sorority with a multicultural membership in chapters and alumnae associations throughout the United States – from Arizona to Wyoming; Florida to Minnesota; New York to Texas; and many more states between the coasts of California and Rhode Island.
A criterion for membership into Sigma Lambda Gamma is open to women of exceptional morals & ethics with a demonstrated commitment to academic excellence, and who are pursuing or have completed courses leading to a degree in an accredited college or university.