Lambda Pi Chi

Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Incorporated is a Latina-based, but not Latina-exclusive Greek letter intercollegiate sorority founded on April 16, 1988, at Cornell University by five women.
The organization is a member of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations.

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History

Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. was established at Cornell University on April 16, 1988. Its founders were Irma Almirall-Padamsee, Maria Caban, Migdalia Franklin, Patricia Rivera, Eva Marie Sosa.
The sorority was founded upon three principles: La Cultura Latina, La Comunidad, and La Hermandad. The founders of Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. envisioned an organization that would embrace Latina community leaders who wanted to make a positive impact at Cornell and the Latino community at large despite institutional struggles.
Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. was incorporated on April 8, 1991; it was the first Latina sorority incorporated in New York state. The sorority received strong community support during its establishment on campus from the fraternities Lambda Upsilon Lambda and Alpha Phi Alpha and the student organization La Asociacion Latina. During the organization's 2015 National Convention, members voted to become trans-inclusive, becoming the first National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations sorority member to do so.
On March 25, 2017, Lambda Pi Chi established its first chapter at a historically black college and university, North Carolina Central University. It is the first Latina-based, but not Latina exclusive sorority on the campus and the second NALFO sorority to establish a chapter at a HBCU.

Symbols

The motto of Lambda Pi Chi is La Hermandad Nunca Termina. Its ideals or pillars are La Cultura Latina, La Comunidad, and La Hermandad.
The sorority's colors are red, gold, black, and white. Its flower is the red carnation. Its jewel is the fire opal, and its mascot is the butterfly in flight.

Philanthropy

Lambda Pi Chi focuses on serving the Latino community with an emphasis on the Latina, communities of color, and members of other underserved communities. The sorority has two public service projects, L.E.A.A.P: Latinas Educating on AIDS Awareness and Prevention and Proyecto H.A.C.E.R.
On July 14, 2016, Lambda Pi Chi Sorority two scholarship opportunities in honor of deceased members Fanny D. Carela and Gabby Oberti. The scholarships are intended to embody the spirit and passion of the Hermanas and also invest in the advancement and education of La Hermanadad and La Comunidad.

Chapters

Collegiate chapters

Following is a list of the collegiate chapters and provisional chapters of Lambda Pi Chi. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.

Chapter	Charter date	Institution	Location	Status
Alpha		Cornell University	Ithaca, New York	Active
Alpha		Ithaca College	Ithaca, New York	Active
Beta		Columbia University	New [York City, New York]	Active
Beta		City College of New York	New York City, New York	Active
Gamma		University at Albany, SUNY	Albany, New York	Active
Delta		New York University	New York City, New York	Active
Epsilon		American University	Washington, D.C.	Active
Epsilon		Georgetown University	Washington, D.C.	Active
Zeta		Syracuse University	Syracuse, New York	Active
Eta		Wesleyan University	Middletown, Connecticut	Active
Theta		George Washington University	Washington, D.C.	Active
Iota		University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst, Massachusetts	Active
Iota		Smith College	Northampton, Massachusetts	Active
Kappa		Duke University	Durham, North Carolina	Active
Lambda		University of Rochester	Rochester, New York	Active
Lambda		Rochester Institute of Technology	Henrietta, New York	Active
Mu		George Mason University	Fairfax, Virginia	Active
Nu		Harvard University	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Active
Nu		Northeastern University	Boston, Massachusetts	Active
Nu		Tufts University	Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts	Active
Xi		St. John's University	New York City, New York	Active
Omicron		University of Delaware	Newark, Delaware	Active
Pi				Unassigned
Rho		North Carolina State University	Raleigh, North Carolina	Active
Sigma		Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, Maryland	Active
Tau		Union College	Schenectady, New York	Active
Upsilon		LIU Post	Brookville, New York	Active
Phi		University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Active
Chi		University of Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Active
Psi		St. Thomas Aquinas College	Sparkill, New York	Active
Omega				Memorial
Alpha Alpha		Saint Leo University	St. Leo, Florida	Active
Alpha Beta		North Carolina Central University	Durham, North Carolina	Active
Alpha Gamma		Davidson College	Davidson, North Carolina	Active
Alpha Delta		Rutgers University–New Brunswick	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Active
Alpha Epsilon		Campbell University	Buies Creek, North Carolina	Active
Alpha Zeta		High Point University	High Point, North Carolina	Active
Alpha Eta		Western Carolina University	Cullowhee, North Carolina	Active
Rhodes College Provisional Chapter		Rhodes College	Memphis, Tennessee	Colony
Virginia Tech Provisional Chapter		Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, Virginia	Colony

Professional and graduate chapters

The sorority allows for graduate chapters for those seeking participation after college, or for alumnae initiates. Following is a list of its professional/graduate chapters. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.

Chapter	Charter date	Location	Status
Pi Alpha		New York City, New York	Active
Pi Beta		Washington, D.C.	Active
Pi Gamma		Miami, Florida	Active
Pi Delta		Upstate New York	Active
Pi Epsilon		Rochester, New York	Active
Pi Zeta		Southern California	Active
Pi Eta		New Jersey	Active
Pi Theta		Boston, Massachusetts	Active
Pi Iota		North Carolina	Active
Pi Kappa		Long Island, New York	Active
Pi Lambda		Houston, Texas	Active
Pi Mu		Central Florida	Active
Pi Nu		Maryland	Active
Pi Xi	20xx ?	Delaware	Active
Pi Omicron		Bronx, New York City	Active
Pi Pi		West Chester Cty, NY	Active