National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations | |
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Facts | |
Established | 1998 |
Member affiliates | 17 |
Continent | North America |
Country | United States |
Organization type | Trade association |
The National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) is an umbrella council for 17 Latino Greek Letter Organizations (GLOs) 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.
Established in 1998, the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations, set out to become the uniting force for Latin-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 in an effort to come together. As a result, two different umbrella organizations evolved, the ConcÌlio Nacional de Hermandades Latinas (founded by Phi Iota Alpha and Omega Phi Beta), [1] which primarily consisted of fraternities and sororities on the east coast, and NALFO which primarily consisted of fraternities and sororities that originated on the midwest/west coast. In the winter of 2001 the two groups merged under the NALFO name and made history in developing one umbrella organization for all Latin-based fraternities and sororities.
Some other organizations have at one time been affiliated with NALFO.
Name | Greek Letters | Type | Membership Start | Membership End | Reason for Membership End |
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Alpha Rho Lambda [5] [2] | ΑΡΛ | Sorority | 1998 | October 2006 | Removed due to non-participation & insurance requirements. [6] |
Beta Lambda Delta [7] | ΒΛΔ | Fraternity | September 1999 | October 2004 | Removed due to defunct status. [6] |
Gamma Alpha Omega | ΓΑΩ | Sorority | October 2000 | 2016 | Reasons unknown. |
Lambda Theta Alpha | ΛΘΑ | Sorority | January 2001 | Winter 2014 | Reasons unknown. |
Lambda Theta Phi [3] | ΛΘΦ | Fraternity | October 2003 | Winter 2014 | NALFO's increasing regulatory nature (i.e. Hazing, GPA requirement, and Membership criteria, etc.). |
Nu Alpha Kappa [2] [3] | ΝΑΚ | Fraternity | 1998 | December 2008 | None given. [8] |
Omega Delta Phi [2] [3] [9] | ΩΔΦ | Fraternity | 1998, June 2001 | June 2000, December 2008 | None given. [8] |
Sigma Delta Alpha [7] | ΣΔΑ | Fraternity | April 2005 | May 2006 | Removed due to non-participation & insurance requirement. [6] |
Sigma Lambda Alpha | ΣΛΑ | Sorority | December 2011 | December 2015 | Reasons unknown. |
Sigma Lambda Beta [3] | ΣΛΒ | Fraternity | October 2003 | March 2010 | Left due to NALFO's increasing regulatory nature due to SLB's increasing multicultural membership. [10] [11] |
Sigma Lambda Gamma | ΣΛΓ | Sorority | January 2001 | May 2010 | Left due to a desire for autonomy and due to SLG's increasing multicultural membership. [12] |
Sigma Lambda Sigma | ΣΛΣ | Sorority | September 1999 | October 2004 | Removed due to defunct status. [6] |
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