Lambda Sigma Gamma

Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority, Incorporated is an American multicultural sorority. It was founded at California State University, Sacramento, in 1986.

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History

Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority was formed on October 24, 1986. The Founding Mothers are as follows:
Lambda Sigma Gamma was officially incorporated and recognized as a service-based, nonprofit corporation by the State of Delaware on April 3, 1998. Subsequently, the sisterhood is also known as Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority, Incorporated.
Lambda Sigma Gamma is a member of the National Multicultural Greek Council. Since its formation, 25 additional chapters have been chartered. Its membership was 4,000 as of 2024.

Symbols

The motto of Lambda Sigma Gamma is "Unity Through Sisterhood." Its pillars are Academics, Multiculturalism, Sisterhood, Community Service, and Professionalism.
Its colors are kelly green, white, and ruby red. Its jewels are the emerald, pearl, and ruby. Its flower is the red rose. Its mascot is a tan teddy bear with a collared red ribbon; it symbolizes the warmth of the sisters' relationships.
The sorority offers various graduation cords, each corresponding to a specific degree. Members who have received a bachelor's degree may wear a green cord. Master's degrees are represented by white cords. Doctor degrees may wear black cords. Advanced degrees are represented by yellow cords.

Philanthropy

Lambda Sigma Gamma adopted the California Head Start Program as its national philanthropy in 1989.

Chapters

In the following list, active chapters are noted in bold and inactive chapters are noted in italics.

Chapter Name	Founding Date	University	Location
Alpha	1986	California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento, California
Beta	1989	University of California, Davis	Davis, California
Gamma	1989	San Jose State University	San Jose, California
Delta	1990	California State University, Fresno	Fresno, California
Epsilon	1991	Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo, California
Zeta	1991	University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, California
Eta	1992	California State University, Bakersfield	Bakersfield, California
Theta	1993	Sonoma State University	Sonoma County, California
Iota	1994	Santa Clara University	Santa Clara, California
Kappa	1994	San Diego State University	San Diego, California
Lambda	1995	San Francisco State	San Francisco, California
Mu	1997	California State University, Chico	Chico, California
Nu	1998	University of San Francisco	San Francisco, California
Xi	2000	University of California, Riverside	Riverside, California
Omicron	2001	California State University, Northridge	Northridge, California
Pi	2001	California State University, Stanislaus	Stanislaus County, California
Rho	2001	California State University, Monterey Bay	Monterey County, California
Sigma	2001	University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley, California
Tau	2002	California State University, Long Beach	Long Beach, California
Upsilon	2003	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California
Phi	2004	California State University, Fullerton	Fullerton, California
Chi	2010	University of California, Irvine	Irvine, California
Psi	2012	National Hispanic University	San Jose, California
Omega		Eternal Chapter
Alpha Alpha	2012	Arizona State University	Tempe, Arizona
Alpha Beta	2015	California State University, East Bay	Hayward, California
Alpha Gamma	2015	Notre Dame de Namur University	Belmont, California
Alpha Delta	2025	University of Oregon	Eugene Oregon