Delta Tau Lambda#Chapters
{{Short description|American Latina sorority}}
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{{Infobox fraternity
| name = Delta Tau Lambda
| letters = {{lang|grc|ΔΤΛ}}
| crest = Delta Tau Lambda Crest.png
| image_size = 130px
| founded = {{start date and age|1994|4|2}}
| birthplace = University of Michigan
| affiliation = Independent
| status = Active
| type = Social sorority
| emphasis = Cultural interest - Latinas
| scope = National
| motto = Strength and Unity are the Key to Excellence {{lang|es|Con Fuerza Construiremos, Con Honestidad Creceremos, Con Unidad Nunca Seremos Vencidas}}
| symbol = African Lion
| chapters = 14 collegiate, 10 graduate professional
| flower = Forget-Me-Not
| colors = {{color box|#4a3001}} Brown, {{color box|#eeaa00}} Gold, and {{color box|#fffdf1}} Cream
| nickname = DTL
| free_label =
| free =
| address = P.O. Box 7714
| city = Ann Arbor
| state = Michigan
| ZIP code = 48107-7714
| country = United States
| homepage = {{url|http://www.deltataulambda.org}}
| jewel = Diamond
| pillars = Strength, Honesty, Excellence, Integrity, Unity, and Wisdom
}}
Delta Tau Lambda Sorority, Inc. ({{lang|grc|ΔΤΛ}}) is a collegiate and graduate Latina-based, multicultural Greek-lettered sorority. It was founded on April 2, 1994 at the University of Michigan by Darilís García and Maria Victoria Ramos. The sorority has chartered fourteen collegiate and ten graduate professional chapters in the United States.
History
Delta Tau Lambda Sorority, Inc. was founded by Darilís García and Maria Victoria Ramos at the University of Michigan on April 2, 1994.{{Cite web |title=Facts |url=https://www.deltataulambda.org/about#facts |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=Delta Tau Lambda Sorority, Inc. |language=en-US}}Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (December 29, 2022) "[https://uofi.app.box.com/v/womens-pdf-folder/file/459816640562 Delta Tau Lambda]." [https://www.library.illinois.edu/slc/welcome/fraternity-sorority-almanac/ Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities]. Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed March 9, 2023.Muñoz & Guardia, 2009, Nuestra Historia y Futuro (Our History and Future): Latino/a Fraternities and Sororities” p. 114 Its goals are to focus on community service, promote higher learning in Latino youth, convey in younger woman through their wisdom to reach for their dreams using education as their tool, promote unity in the Latino community by identifying common problems, supporting each other, and defining collective solutions, and expand their cultural horizon by working with other communities of color.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-04 |title='Very empowering': University of Michigan Latina-based sorority is small in numbers, but large in influence |url=https://www.wxyz.com/news/hispanic-heritage/very-empowering-university-of-michigan-latina-based-sorority-is-small-in-numbers-but-large-in-influence |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=WXYZ 7 News Detroit |language=en}} In the fall of 1994, DTL hosted the first Salute to Latinas: Fuerza de la Mujer Latina, which has become their annual, signature event.{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://msudtls.wixsite.com/etachapter/about-us |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=Eta Chapter Delta Tau Lambda |language=en}}{{multiple image
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In 2003, the first graduate chapter, Alpha Lambda, was created in the Detroit Metropolitan area.{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.deltataulambda.org/about |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=Delta Tau Lambda Sorority, Inc. |language=en-US}} The sorority has continued to add both collegiate and graduate chapters since its founding and now has a nationwide presence.
Facts
Motto: {{lang|es|Strength and Unity are the Key to Excellence. Con Fuerza Construiremos, Con Honestidad Creceremos, Con Unidad Nunca Seremos Vencidas.}}{{Cite web |title=Delta Tau Lambda Sorority Inc. {{!}} Fraternity and Sorority Life |url=https://fsl.umich.edu/node/872 |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=University of Michigan}}
Colors: Brown and Gold, always accented in Cream
Principles: Strength, Honesty, Excellence, Integrity, Unity, Wisdom
Membership
Membership to Delta Tau Lambda Sorority, Inc. can be earned regardless of race, ethnicity, creed, sexual orientation, ability, or national origin.
Philanthropy
Undergraduate, graduate and professional members engage in community service projects and fundraising for their charitable causes; Breast Cancer, Diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and Mental Health.{{Cite web |last=Gamble |first=Audra |date=April 6, 2014 |title=Going Greek: Delta Tau Lambda |url=https://lanthorn.com/54090/uncategorized/going-greek-delta-tau-lambda/ |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=Grand Valley Lanthorn}} Many projects focus on the Latina/Latino community, as each of these causes disproportionately affect people of color.
Delta Tau Lambda Sorority, Inc. established the Lydia Cruz & Sandra Maria Ramos Scholarship in March 1995. The scholarship is named after Darilís García's grandmother and Maria Victoria Ramos' sister. It is awarded annually to a Woman of Color who is either a graduating high school senior that will be attending a two or four-year higher learning institution or a first-year student at a two or four-year higher learning institution.
Chapters
=Collegiate=
The following is a list of Delta Tau Lambda Sorority, Inc. collegiate chapters.{{Cite web |title=Chapters |url=https://www.deltataulambda.org/about#chapters |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=Delta Tau Lambda Sorority, Inc. |language=en-US}} Active chapters are indicated in bold.
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=Graduate professional=
Following is a list of Delta Tau Lambda graduate professional chapters. Active chapters are indicated in bold.
| class="wikitable" | |
| Chapter
!Charter date and range | Location
!City !State !Status !References |
|---|---|
| Alpha Lambda
| 2003 | Detroit Metropolitan
|Active | |
| Beta Lambda
| | El Paso Metropolitan
|Active | |
| Gamma Lambda
| | Chicago Metropolitan
|Active | |
| Delta Lambda
| | Portland Metropolitan
|Active | |
| Epsilon Lambda
| | Tampa Metropolitan
|Active | |
| Zeta Lambda
| | California Bay Area
|Active | |
| Eta Lambda
| | Seattle/Tacoma Metropolitan
|Active | |
| Theta Lambda
| | Rio Grande Valley
| |Inactive | |
| Iota Lambda
| | Greater Lansing
|Active | |
| Kappa Lambda
| | South Miami
|Active | |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
= Bibliography =
- {{Cite book
| last1 =Muñoz
| first1 =Susana M.
| last2 =Guardia
| first2 =Juan R.
| editor1-last =Torbenson
| editor1-first=Craig L.
| editor2-last =Parks
| editor2-first=Gregory
| title = Brothers and Sisters: Diversity in College, Fraternities and Sororities
| place =Cranbury, New Jersey
| publisher = Associated University Presses
| year =2009
| chapter=Nuestra historia y futuro (our history and future): Latino/a fraternities and sororities
| pages =104–132
| chapter-url =https://books.google.com/books?id=lJ0hFQlKx4oC&q=Brothers%20and%20Sisters%3A%20Diversity%20in%20College%2C%20Fraternities%20and%20Sororities&pg=PP1
| isbn = 978-0-8386-4194-1
| oclc = 254527263
}}
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