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National Founding: December 10th, 1985 at the State University of New York at Buffalo
RIT Chapter Founding Date: April 17th, 1993
Chapter Size: 14
Fraternal Colors: Red, Yellow, White and Black
Fraternal Guardian: The Andean Condor
Fraternal Motto: "¡Venceremos Porque Nacimos Para Truinfar!"
"We Shall Overcome Because We Were Born To Triumph!
Metas/Goals:
To UNITE the Latino community.
To PROVIDE a strong and solid base for Latino culture.
To SUPPORT each other personally and academically.
To ESTABLISH a network of professionals.
To EXPAND our brotherhood to an international level.
To ENSURE that the number of Latinos in education is ever increasing.
To ENRICH our environment with Latino pride and spirit
National History
Lambda Alpha Upsilon was founded on December 10, 1985 at the State University of New York at Buffalo. The sixteen founding fathers had a dream of uniting the Latino community and raising the awareness of Latino culture on their campus. Since then, Lambda Alpha Upsilon has continued to work hard to keep that dream alive. Through community service, educational, and entertaining functions, Lambda Alpha Upsilon strives to perpetuate its Latino-oriented culture at the University of Buffalo and abroad. Although Lambda Alpha Upsilon is a Latino American-oriented fraternity, that does not mean it just accepts Latino members. Lambda Alpha Upsilon's brotherhood is made up of various backgrounds. It uses this diversity to its advantage to learn from its members and preserve its strong brotherly bond.
Chapter History
The Beta chapter of Lambda Alpha Upsilon Fraternity Incorporated was chartered on April 17, 1993 when five outstanding Latino students from the Rochester Institute of Technology were inducted into the fraternity. Through their dedication and hard work, they formed a bond within themselves and the fraternity that has become the foundation of a new and unique brotherhood at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Achievement
First Latino-Oriented Greek Lettered Organization to become recognized by the Greek Council
at the Rochester Institute of Technology - May 10, 1994
First Latino-Oriented Greek Lettered Organization to be recognized by the National Pan Hellenic Council (NPHC)
at Rochester Institute of Technology. The Beta Chapter was honored to enhance the diversity of RIT's Greek system.
- L.A.C.A.S. -
(Currently Called the Latino/Latina - Latin American Liberal Arts Concentration)
Latin American and Caribbean Area Studies Concentration - January, 1995 The Beta Chapter petitioned the College of Liberal Arts to establish a concentration in the field of Latin American and Caribbean studies. The college had no such concentration in all its years and the Beta Chapter felt it necessary for the college to educate RIT's students on all aspects of Latino culture. The Hermanos united themselves with the Latin American Student Association (L.A.S.A,), the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (S.H.P.E.), and the Latino community of Rochester to petition the institute to establish the concentration.
Recognized by the Inter-Fraternal Council (IFC)
at Rochester Institute of Technology - 1999
LANA Student Organization of the Year Award
1997, 1998, 1999
LASA Student Organization of the Year Award
- 1998, 1999 -
LASA Greek Organization of the Year Award
- 2000 -
Icla D' Silva Bone Marrow Drive - 2000
More than 150 RIT Faculty/students and Staff donated Bone Marrow to the foundation that focuses on children of poor families needing transplants. They put special emphasis on recruiting people from ethnic groups under represented in the Registry, as well as assisting medical agencies in Central and South America by sending them repaired donated medical equipment.
- Icla D' Silva -
Excellent Contribution Award - 2000
Most Honorable Community Service Award
Presented by RIT's Greek Council to the Beta Chapter for the Bone Marrow Drive - 2000
Unity House Fraternity of The Year
- 2001 -
RIT's Greek Weekend and Airband Champions 2005
RIT's Community Service Center's Civic Engagement Award - 2005, 2006
LASA Fraternity of the Year Award - 2006
RIT Chapter Excellence in Campus and Community Involvement 2005-2006
RIT Chapter Excellence in Recruitment and Retention 2005-2006, 2007-2008
Finalist for RIT's President's Cup Award for Outstanding Greek Chapter Chapter of the Year Award - 2005, 2006, 2008
RIT's President's Cup Award for Outstanding Greek Chapter Chapter of the Year Award 2006
First Latino Greek organization to win RIT Greek chapter of the year
First RIT New Member Class to have a GPA of 4.0
Xi Pledge Class - Spring 2006
First Latino Greek to initiate Deaf/ Hard of Hearing Hermanos at RIT
Omicron Pledge Class - Spring 2007
First Latino to be elected president of the RIT Student Government
Hermano J. Felipe Giraldo - 2000-2001
First Latino to become an RIT Admissions Counselor
Hermano Starky Bibb - 2000
First Latino to become Senator of the College of Liberal Arts
Hermano Wilfredo Alvarez - 2001-2002
First Senator of the College of Computing and Information Science
Hermano Antonio Guerra- 2001-2002
First Latino Greek to become Vice President of the RIT Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC)
Hermano Gabriel Dume- 2004
RIT Greek Man of The Year
Hermano Mario Cisneros- 2005-2006
In RIT Greek President of The Year
Hermano Gabriel Colon- 2007-2008ter-Fraternity Council (IFC) Delegate of the Year
Hermano Gabriel Colon- 2005-2006