Alpha Pi Sigma

Alpha Pi Sigma Sorority Incorporated is a multicultural Latina-based sorority founded in 1990 at San Diego State University. It was created to bring together and support the Latina women but is open to non-Latinas. The sorority has seventeen chapters in five states.

History

Thirteen Latina women established Alpha Pi Sigma on March 10, 1990, at San Diego State University. They saw the need to unite and support Latina women on university campuses.
The sorority's founders established six purposes that define the organization. The chapters carry out these purposes, including academic excellence, leadership development, cultural awareness, unity and friendship, empowerment, and community service. However, academic excellence is the sorority's primary value, along with community service.
The sorority is a member of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations and holds a strict anti-hazing policy.

Symbols

The sorority's motto is Amigas Para Siempre. Its colors are baby pink and royal purple. Its symbol is the infinity sign. Its flower is the white calla lily.

Philanthropy

Both active sisters and alumnae are encouraged to raise funds to support the sorority's national philanthropy. Chapters also select their philanthropies and volunteer in the Latino community. Some examples of the Alpha Pi Sigma efforts are American Cancer Society, autism awareness, lunch distribution, heart disease awareness, a Tijuana-based orphanage, and Relay for Life.

Chapters

There are seventeen active chapters of Alpha Pi Sigma in the United States, most in California. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are indicated in italic.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location
Alpha		San Diego State University	San Diego, California
Beta		California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Pomona, California
Gamma	–20xx	California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo, California
Delta		University of California, Riverside	Riverside, California
Epsilon		California State University San Marcos	San Marcos, California
Zeta		California State University, Fresno	Fresno, California
Eta		California State University, Northridge	Northridge, Los Angeles, California
Theta		San Francisco State University	San Francisco, California
Iota		University of California, Davis	Davis, California
Kappa		Santa Clara University	Santa Clara, California
Lambda		University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, California
Mu		California State University, Stanislaus	Turlock, California
Nu		Boise State University	Boise, Idaho
Xi		University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Urbana, Illinois
Omicron		California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento, California
Pi		Eastern Washington University	Cheney, Washington
Rho		University of San Diego	San Diego, California
Sigma		University of Nevada, Reno	Reno, Nevada
Tau		Ball State University	Muncie, Indiana