Lambda Alpha Upsilon

{{Short description|American Latino-interest college fraternity}}

{{Infobox Fraternity

| name = Lambda Alpha Upsilon

| nickname = Lethal Lambdas

| letters = {{lang|grc|ΛΑΥ}}

| crest = Lambda Alpha Upsilon Fraternity National Crest.gif

| image_size = 150px

| founded = {{start date and age|December 10th, 1985}}

| birthplace = State University of New York at Buffalo

| affiliation = NALFO

| affiliation2 = NIC

| status = Active

| type = Social fraternity

| emphasis = Latino

| scope = National

| motto = {{lang|es|¡Venceremos porque Nacimos para Triunfar!}}

| chapters = 25 undergraduate, 7 alumni

| colors = {{color box|#FF0000}} Red, {{color box|#FFFF00}} Yellow, {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White and {{color box|#000000}} Black

| flower =

| symbol =

| free_label =

| free =

| address = 1162 St. Georges Avenue Suite #258

| city = Avenel

| state = New Jersey

| ZIP code = 07001

| country = United States

| homepage = {{URL|http://www.lambdas.com}}

| colonies = 10

| mascot = Andean Condor

}}

Latino America Unida, Lambda Alpha Upsilon Fraternity, Inc. ({{lang|grc|ΛΑΥ}} or LAU, also known as Condors) is a Latino oriented Greek letter intercollegiate fraternity founded on December 10, 1985, at the State University of New York at Buffalo.{{cite web|editor1=William Raimond Baird |editor2=Carroll Lurding |title=Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive) |url=https://uofi.app.box.com/v/mens-pdf-folder/file/459825170612 |website=Student Life and Culture Archives |publisher=University of Illinois Archives |access-date=5 Jul 2021 |location=University of Illinois |language=English}} The main archive URL is [https://www.library.illinois.edu/slc/welcome/fraternity-sorority-almanac/ The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage].{{Cite web|url=https://belatina.com/latinx-sororities-and-fraternities-keep-on-your-radar/|title=Latinx Sororities and Fraternities You Should Keep on Your Radar|date=23 August 2021}} In 1998, it became the first East Coast based fraternity to join the majority West Coast and Mid-West based conference of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) instead of the majority East Coast based ConcÌlio Nacional de Hermandades Latinas.{{cite web |title=Member Organizations – National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations |url=http://nalfo.org/member-organizations/ |access-date=2024-01-24}}

Establishment

In the fall of 1985 at the University at Buffalo, sixteen young men of various ethnic backgrounds decided to form a support group that would provide a social and cultural outlet for students of Latin American descent. The university's Greek system lacked an organization dedicated to the needs of the Latino community. To meet those needs, the group chose to pursue recognition as the first Latino-oriented Greek-letter organization on campus. After a brief period of time of being recognized as a colony of La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda fraternity by their institution, the individuals who had joined the group would go on to secede from the rest of Lambda Upsilon Lambda in 1988. In the process of which, they founded the Alpha chapter of Latino America Unida, Lambda Alpha Upsilon Fraternity, Inc., with them choosing the establishment date of the former colony as the founding date for the fraternity as a whole.{{Cite web|url=https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/97363|title=Buffalonian 1985-86|first=State University of New York at|last=Buffalo|date= 1986|website=Buffalonian (RG 9-6-00-2)|accessdate=December 2, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/97369|title=Buffalonian 1992|first=State University of New York at|last=Buffalo|date= 1992|website=Buffalonian (RG 9-6-00-2)|accessdate=December 2, 2024}}

The founding fathers are recognized by the fraternity as:

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Antonio Adorno
José Betances
Miguel Buitrago
Manuel Cáceres
José Chiu
Ronald Ellín
Daniel Figueroa III
Victor Gutiérrez
Justo León
Julio Martínez Jr.
José Núñez
Antonio Rodríguez
Daryl Salas
Manny Sánchez
José Soto
Simón Vélez

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Chapters

=Undergraduate chapters=

Lambda Alpha Upsilon reserves the Lambda chapter designation for deceased Hermanos.[http://www.lambdas.com/chapters/lambda-chapter.html Lambda] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310072611/http://www.lambdas.com/chapters/lambda-chapter.html|date=2012-03-10}} In the chapter list below, active chapters ae indicated in bold and inactive chapters are in italics.{{Cite web |title=Chapters |url=https://www.lambdas.com/chapters |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Lambda Alpha Upsilon |language=en}}

Chapter	Charter date	Institution !Location	Status !References
class="wikitable sortable"
Alpha	1985	University at Buffalo \|Buffalo, New York	Inactive	{{Efn\|This chapter was initially established as a colony of Lambda Upsilon Lambda in 1985. It would go onto rebrand itself as the Alpha chapter of Lambda Alpha Upsilon in 1988.}}
Beta	1993	Rochester Institute of Technology \|Rochester, New York	Active \|
Gamma	1994	St. John's University \| New York City, New York	Inactive \|
Delta	1996	State University of New York at Oswego \| Oswego, New York	Inactive \|
Epsilon	1996	New York Metro \| New York City, New York	Active \|
Zeta	1997	State University of New York at Delhi \| Delhi, New York	Inactive \|
Eta	1998	State University of New York at Old Westbury \| Old Westbury, New York	Inactive \|
Theta	1999	Southern Connecticut State University \| New Haven, Connecticut	Active \|
Iota	2001	University of Florida \| Gainesville, Florida	Inactive \|
Kappa	2004	University of New Haven \| West Haven, Connecticut	Inactive \|
Lambda		\|	Memorial \|
Mu	2005	University of Wisconsin–Whitewater \| Whitewater, Wisconsin	Active \|
Nu	2007	West Chester University \| West Chester, Pennsylvania	Inactive \|
Xi	2008	University of Connecticut \| Storrs, Connecticut	Active \|
Omicron	2009	Central Connecticut State University \| New Britain, Connecticut	Active \|
Pi	2014	Syracuse University \| Syracuse, New York	Active \|
Rho	2016	Binghamton University \| Vestal, New York	Active \|
Sigma	2016	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee \| Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Active \|
Tau	2016	State University of New York at Oneonta \| Oneonta, New York	Inactive \|
Upsilon	2019	Nova Southeastern University \| Fort Lauderdale and Davie, Florida	Active \|
Phi	2019	Florida Atlantic University \| Boca Raton, Florida	Active \|
Chi \|2021 \|State University of New York at New Paltz \|New Paltz, New York \|Active \|
Psi	2019	Drexel University \| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active \|
Omega	2022	Rutgers University–New Brunswick \| New Brunswick, New Jersey	Active \|
Alpha Alpha	2023	Colorado School of Mines \| Golden, Colorado	Active \|
Alpha Beta	2023	University of Denver \|Denver, Colorado	Active \|
Trinity College Colony	2016	Trinity College \|Hartford, Connecticut	Active \|
UWP Colony	2017	University of Wisconsin–Parkside \|Kenosha, Wisconsin	Active \|
Syracuse Metro Colony	2019	Le Moyne College \|DeWitt, New York	Active \|
FIU Colony	2022	Florida International University \|University Park, Florida	Active \|
Marquette Colony	2024	Marquette University \|Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Active \|
Northeastern Colony	2024	Northeastern University \|Boston, Massachusetts	Active \|
UM Colony \|2025 \|University of Miami \|Miami, Florida \|Active \|

=Alumni chapters=

Iterations beginning with the letter Lambda are reserved for alumni chapters as described below. The alumni chapters of Lambda Alpha Upsilon consist of working professionals and graduate-level students who were inducted as undergraduate members and are established in the workforce or continuing their education while deciding to remain active within the fraternity. Lambda Alpha Upsilon also inducts interested men with at least a bachelor's degree into one of the alumni chapters through the Graduate Induction Process. Lambda Alpha Upsilon officially recognizes the following alumni chapters:

Chapter	Charter date	Region !Status !References
class="wikitable"
Lambda Alpha	2005	Connecticut \|Active \|
Lambda Beta	2005	New York City Metro \|Active \|
Lambda Gamma	2010	Washington, D.C. Metro \|Active \|
Lambda Delta	2012	Rochester/Buffalo \|Active \|
Lambda Epsilon	2017	South Florida \|Active \|
Lambda Zeta	2015	Wisconsin \|Active \|
Lambda Eta	2017	Pennsylvania \|Active \|
Lambda Theta	2024	New Jersey \|Active \|
Lambda Iota	2024	Colorado \|Active \|