:National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations

{{Short description|American umbrella organization for Latino organizations}}

{{Infobox fraternity

| name = National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations

| letters = NALFO

| crest = Nalfo.png

| image_size = 170px

| formation =

| abbreviation =

| founded = {{start date and age|1998}}

| type = Umbrella

| affiliation = Independent

| emphasis = Latino fraternities and sororities

| scope = National

| headquarters =

| members = 17 organizations

| address = 462B Lime Rock Road

| city = Lakeville

| state = Connecticut

| country = United States

| website = {{url|https://nalfo.org/}}

| status = Active

}}{{Hispanic and Latino Americans}}The National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) is an umbrella council for seventeen American Latino fraternities 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.{{cite journal | url=https://www.academia.edu/999865 | title=Nuestra Historia y Futuro (Our History and Future): Latino/A Fraternities and Sororities | journal=Brothers and Sisters: Diversity In... | date=January 2009 | last1=Muñoz | first1=Susana }}

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.{{Cite web |title=Member Organizations |url=https://nalfo.org/member-organizations/ |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations}}

\|Name !\|Date joined NALFO !\|Type !\|Active chapters !\|Alumni chapters !Reference
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Alpha Pi Sigma	{{dts\|October 2001}}	Sorority	16	\|
Alpha Psi Lambda	{{dts\|1998}}	Co-ed Fraternity	50	7 \|{{Efn\|Founding Member of NALFO\|name=Founding Member}}
Chi Upsilon Sigma	{{dts\|October 2000}}	Sorority	73	9 \|
Gamma Phi Omega	{{dts\|1998}}	Sorority	27	5 \|
Gamma Zeta Alpha	{{dts\|1998}}	Fraternity	22	\|{{Efn\|name=Founding Member}}
Kappa Delta Chi	{{dts\|January 2001}}	Sorority	74	25 \|
Lambda Alpha Upsilon \| {{dts\|1998}}	Fraternity	20	6 \|{{Efn\|name=Founding Member}}
Lambda Pi Chi	{{dts\|April 2000}}	Sorority	29	11 \|
Lambda Pi Upsilon \| {{dts\|April 2000}}	Sorority	19	8 \|
Lambda Sigma Upsilon	{{dts\|October 2003}}	Fraternity	80	6 \|{{Efn\|Member of the North American Interfraternity Conference.\|name=NIC}}
Lambda Theta Nu	{{dts\|1998}}	Sorority	44	\|{{Efn\|name=Founding Member}}
Lambda Upsilon Lambda	{{dts\|September 1999}}	Fraternity	81	17 \|
Omega Phi Beta	{{dts\|1998}}	Sorority	54	14 \|{{Efn\|name=Founding Member}}
Phi Iota Alpha	{{dts\|October 2003}}	Fraternity	82	\|{{Efn\|name=NIC}}
Sigma Iota Alpha	{{dts\|January 2001}}	Sorority	44	\|
Sigma Lambda Upsilon \| {{dts\|1998}}	Sorority	46	18 \|{{Efn\|name=Founding Member}}
Sigma Omega Nu \| {{dts\|October 2021}}	Sorority	16	\|{{Cite web \|title=New Member of NALFO 2021 \|url=https://twitter.com/OfficialNALFO/status/1453195667145469952 \|accessdate=May 7, 2023}}

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
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Alpha Rho Lambda	{{dts\|1998}}–{{dts\|October 2006}}	Sorority	Removed due to non-participation and insurance requirements \|{{Cite web \|title=Alpha Rho Lambda Sorority, Inc. - Boston - Beta Chapter \|url=http://www.oocities.org/aplbeta/history.html \|accessdate=May 7, 2023 \|website=www.oocities.org}}{{cite web \|title=NALFO National Website – Documents \|url=http://www.nalfo.org/index.php/About-Us/Documents.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727110107/http://www.nalfo.org/index.php/About-Us/Documents.html \|archive-date=2011-07-27 \|access-date=2011-02-02}}{{Efn\|name=Founding Member}}
Beta Lambda Delta	{{dts\|September 1999}}–{{dts\|October 2004}}	Fraternity	Removed due to defunct status \|{{Efn\|Associate member of NALFO.\|name=Associate}}
Gamma Alpha Omega	{{dts\|October 2000}}–2016	Sorority	Reasons unknown \|
Lambda Theta Alpha	{{dts\|January 2001}}–{{dts\|2014\|1\|format=hide}}winter 2014	Sorority	Reasons unknown \|
Lambda Theta Phi	{{dts\|October 2003}}–{{dts\|2014\|1\|format=hide}}winter 2014	Fraternity	NALFO's increasing regulatory nature (i.e. Hazing, GPA requirement, and membership criteria) \|{{Efn\|name=NIC}}
Nu Alpha Kappa	{{dts\|1998}}–{{dts\|December 2008}}	Fraternity	None given \|{{Efn\|name=Founding Member}}{{Efn\|name=NIC}}
Omega Delta Phi	{{dts\|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. \|{{Efn\|name=Founding Member}}{{Efn\|name=NIC}}
Sigma Delta Alpha	{{dts\|April 2005}}–{{dts\|May 2006}}	Fraternity	Removed due to non-participation and insurance requirement \|{{Efn\|name=Associate}}
Sigma Lambda Alpha	{{dts\|December 2011}}–{{dts\|December 2015}}	Sorority	Reasons unknown \|
Sigma Lambda Beta	{{dts\|October 2003}}–{{dts\|March 2010}}	Fraternity	Left due to NALFO's increasing regulatory nature due to SLB's increasing multicultural membership \|{{cite web \|title=Sigma Lambda Beta President Sam Centallas explains leaving NALFO \|url=http://www.eliluminador.com/2010/03/06/lbcast-episode-7-ibod-meeting-re-cap/ \|access-date=2010-03-06}}{{Efn\|name=NIC}}
Sigma Lambda Gamma	{{dts\|January 2001}}–{{dts\|May 2010}}	Sorority	Left due to a desire for autonomy and due to SLG's increasing multicultural membership \|{{cite web \|title=SLG's NALFO membership status \|url=http://www.sigmalambdagamma.com/2010/08/02/nalfo-membership-status/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921143859/http://www.sigmalambdagamma.com/2010/08/02/nalfo-membership-status/ \|archive-date=2015-09-21 \|access-date=2011-02-21}}
Sigma Lambda Sigma	{{dts\|September 1999}}–{{dts\|October 2004}}	Sorority	Removed due to defunct status \|