National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations

National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations
NALFO
Founded1988; 36 years ago (1988)
TypeTrade association
AffiliationIndependent
StatusActive
EmphasisLatino fraternities and sororities
ScopeNational
Members17 organizations active
Headquarters462B Lime Rock Road
Lakeville, Connecticut
United States
Websitenalfo.org
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The National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) is an umbrella council for seventeen American Latino fraternties and sororities. It was 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.

In 2001, it merged with the ConcÌlio Nacional de Hermandades Latinas. It includes seventeen organizations. NALFO's headquarters is located in Lakeville, Connecticut.

History

Established in 1998, the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations set out to become the uniting force for Latino-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 to come together.

NALFO primarily consisted of fraternities and sororities that originated in the Midwest and on the West Coast of the United States. A second umbrella organization, the ConcÌlio Nacional de Hermandades Latinas was founded by Phi Iota Alpha and Omega Phi Beta and primarily consisted of Hispanic and Latina-based fraternities and sororities on the East Coast.[1]

In the winter of 2001, the NALFO and ConcÌlio Nacional de Hermandades Latinas merged under the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations name, establishing one umbrella organization for all Latino-based fraternities and sororities in the United States.

The organization's headquarters is located at 462B Lime Rock Road in Lakeville, Connecticut.

Affiliate organizations

Following is a list of the active affiliate member organizations of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations.

Name Date joined NALFO Type Active chapters Alumni chapters Reference
Alpha Pi Sigma October 2001 Sorority 16
Alpha Psi Lambda 1998 Co-ed Fraternity 50 7 [a]
Chi Upsilon Sigma October 2000 Sorority 73 9
Gamma Phi Omega 1998 Sorority 27 5
Gamma Zeta Alpha 1998 Fraternity 22 [a]
Kappa Delta Chi January 2001 Sorority 74 25
Lambda Alpha Upsilon 1998 Fraternity 20 6 [a]
Lambda Pi Chi April 2000 Sorority 29 11
Lambda Pi Upsilon April 2000 Sorority 19 8
Lambda Sigma Upsilon October 2003 Fraternity 80 6 [b]
Lambda Theta Nu 1998 Sorority 44 [a]
Lambda Upsilon Lambda September 1999 Fraternity 78 15
Omega Phi Beta 1998 Sorority 54 14 [a]
Phi Iota Alpha October 2003 Fraternity 82 [b]
Sigma Iota Alpha January 2001 Sorority 44
Sigma Lambda Upsilon 1998 Sorority 46 18 [a]
Sigma Omega Nu October 2021 Sorority 16 [2]

Former affiliates

The following fraternities and sororities were previously affiliate members of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations

Name NALFO membership range Type Reason for leaving NALFO Reference
Alpha Rho Lambda 1998–October 2006 Sorority Removed due to non-participation and insurance requirements [3][4][a]
Beta Lambda Delta September 1999–October 2004 Fraternity Removed due to defunct status [4][c]
Gamma Alpha Omega October 2000–2016 Sorority Reasons unknown
Lambda Theta Alpha January 2001–winter 2014 Sorority Reasons unknown
Lambda Theta Phi October 2003–winter 2014 Fraternity NALFO's increasing regulatory nature (i.e. Hazing, GPA requirement, and membership criteria) [b]
Nu Alpha Kappa 1998–December 2008 Fraternity None given [5][a][b]
Omega Delta Phi 1998–June 2000, June 2001–December 2008 Fraternity Withdrew to join the Latino Fraternal Council. When LFC went defunct, ODPhi rejoined NALFO. However, it ended its membership 7 years later. [a][b]
Sigma Delta Alpha April 2005–May 2006 Fraternity Removed due to non-participation and insurance requirement [4][c]
Sigma Lambda Alpha December 2011–December 2015 Sorority Reasons unknown
Sigma Lambda Beta October 2003–March 2010 Fraternity Left due to NALFO's increasing regulatory nature due to SLB's increasing multicultural membership [6][7][b]
Sigma Lambda Gamma January 2001–May 2010 Sorority Left due to a desire for autonomy and due to SLG's increasing multicultural membership [8]
Sigma Lambda Sigma September 1999–October 2004 Sorority Removed due to defunct status [4]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Founding Member of NALFO
  2. ^ a b c d e f Member of the North American Interfraternity Conference.
  3. ^ a b Associate member of NALFO.

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. ^ "New Member of NALFO 2021". Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "Alpha Rho Lambda Sorority, Inc. - Boston - Beta Chapter". www.oocities.org. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "NALFO National Website – Documents". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
  5. ^ "NALFO membership update" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-02-21.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "SLB's NALFO membership status". Retrieved 2011-02-21.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Sigma Lambda Beta President Sam Centallas explains leaving NALFO". Retrieved 2010-03-06.
  8. ^ "SLG's NALFO membership status". Archived from the original on 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2011-02-21.