Lambda Pi Chi
{{Short description|American Latina collegiate sorority}}
{{Infobox Fraternity
| name = Lambda Pi Chi
| letters = {{lang|grc|ΛΠΧ}}
| crest = Latinas_Promoviendo_Comunidad,_Lambda_Pi_Chi_Sorority,_Inc._-_Crest.png
| image_size = 170px
| founded = {{start date and age|1988|04|16}}
| birthplace = Cornell University
| affiliation = NALFO
| status = Active
| type = Social sorority
| scope = National
| emphasis = Cultural Interest - Latina, multicultural
| motto = {{lang|es|La Hermandad Nunca Termina}}
| pillars = {{lang|es|La Cultura Latina, La Comunidad and La Hermandad}}
| vision =
| chapters = 31 undergraduate, 14 professional/graduate
| colors = {{color box|#930e06}} Red, {{color box|#f3b600}} Gold, {{color box|#000000}} Black, and {{color box|#ffffff}} White
| jewel = Fire opal
| flower = Red carnation
| mascot = Butterfly
| nickname = Pi Chis
| address = P.O. Box 1522
| city = New York City
| state = New York
| ZIP code = 10028
| country = United States
| homepage = {{url|http://www.lambdapichi.org/|Lambda Pi Chi website}}
}}
Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Incorporated ({{lang|grc|ΛΠΧ}}) (also known as Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc.) is a Latina-based, but not Latina-exclusive Greek letter intercollegiate sorority founded on April 16, 1988, at Cornell University by five women.{{cite web|url=http://www.lambdapichi.org/history/ |title=Our History | Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. |publisher=Lambdapichi.org |date=April 16, 1988 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}
The organization is a member of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO).{{Cite web|title=NALFO|url=http://nalfo.org/|website=nalfo.org|access-date=2018-11-16}}
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 (the Latino Culture), La Comunidad (the Community), and La Hermandad (the Sisterhood).{{Cite web|url=http://www.lambdapichi.org/?page=history|title=History - Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc.|website=lambdapichi.org|access-date=2017-03-31}} 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.
{{Blockquote|text="The community of Latino students and staff at that time (1988) at Cornell was very small. Although there was a student association, which two of the other founders and I started (Las Associacion de Latinas Universitarias) [The Association of Latina University Women], it became clear that what many women really wanted and needed was a means by which to foster lifelong, deep friendships. Having a formal means by which women, who were especially interested in the richness of the Latino heritage, perceived themselves as leaders for their communities and were committed to making positive change for the latino community at the university and after graduation seemed to make sense.
The curriculum was overwhelmingly Euro-centric and although of top caliber theoretically, left much to be desired by students who wanted to learn about the history, experience, and contributions of non-European communities. Our university had experienced various building takeovers, sit-ins, and eventually a hunger strike, which were directly triggered by Latino and black student dissatisfaction with the university's inability and seeming unwillingness to meaningfully address the financial, educational, and social needs of the students of color on campus."|sign=Irma Almirall-Padamsee|source=[https://www.academia.edu/999865/Nuestra_Historia_y_Futuro_Our_History_and_Future_Latino_a_Fraternities_and_Sororities Nuestra Historia y Futuro (Our History and Future): Latino/a Fraternities and Sororities]
}}
Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. was incorporated on April 8, 1991; it was the first Latina sorority incorporated in New York state.{{cite web|url=https://appext20.dos.ny.gov/corp_public/CORPSEARCH.ENTITY_INFORMATION?p_token=A96A9FB8FCC9E71EC0D5AB326BF8426D3C9EFE765DF3D5B1A6221C27F4BA755338434A659C3CF5608D496956B591CCCD&p_nameid=5C55598F1AE46252&p_corpid=87035EE74B5FA820&p_captcha=19051&p_captcha_check=28BCB1B3BD6F6EBD&p_entity_name=latinas%20promoviendo%20comunidad&p_name_type=A&p_search_type=BEGINS&p_srch_results_page=0|title=NYS Department of State Division of Corporations|publisher=NYS Department of State|access-date=April 3, 2017}}{{Cite web |title=Quick Facts |url=https://www.lambdapichi.org/page/facts |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc.}} The sorority was helped heavily in its establishment by the fraternities Lambda Upsilon Lambda and Alpha Phi Alpha (who were also founded at Cornell University) and La Asociacion Latina present on campus.{{cite web | url=https://www.academia.edu/999865 | title=Nuestra Historia y Futuro (Our History and Future): Latino/A Fraternities and Sororities | work=Brothers and Sisters: Diversity in … | date=January 2009 | last1=Muñoz | first1=Susana }} During the organization's 2015 National Convention, members voted to become trans-inclusive, becoming the first National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) sorority member to do so.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lambdapichi.org/news/293565/Statement-on-Orlando.htm|title=Statement on Orlando - Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc.|website=lambdapichi.org|access-date=2017-12-10}}
On March 25, 2017, Lambda Pi Chi established its first chapter at a historically black college and university (HBCU), North Carolina Central University.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nccu.edu/news/index.cfm?ID=092B1B89-15C5-F8D8-3A847503242304D3|title=Latina-Based Lambda Pi Chi Expands to HBCU|website=nccu.edu|access-date=2019-01-29}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.lambdapichi.org/news/337623/Latina-Based-Lambda-Pi-Chi-Sorority-Expands-to-HBCU.htm|title=News: Latina Based Lambda Pi Chi Sorority Expands to HBCU | Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc.|date=April 16, 1988|publisher=Lambdapichi.org|access-date=April 3, 2017}}
Symbols
The motto of Lambda Pi Chi is
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lambdapichi.org/?page=history|title=History - Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc.|website=lambdapichi.org|access-date=2017-04-01}} 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 (Hacer in Spanish means to make, to build, to do).{{Cite web|url=http://www.lambdapichi.org/?page=promoting_community|title=Promoting Our Community - Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc.|website=lambdapichi.org|access-date=2017-04-01}}{{cite web |last1=Lamothe |first1=Cindy |title=A Look Inside Latinx Fraternities and Sororities |url=https://belatina.com/a-look-inside-latinx-fraternities-and-sororities/ |publisher=BeLatina |access-date=5 July 2021 |language=English |date=20 Mar 2019}}
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 (the Sisterhood) and La Comunidad (the Community).{{cite web|url=http://www.lambdapichi.org/news/298421/Lambda-Pi-Chi-Sorority-Establishes-Two-New-Scholarships.htm |title=News: Lambda Pi Chi Sorority Establishes Two New Scholarships | Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. |publisher=Lambdapichi.org |date=April 16, 1988 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}
Chapters
=Collegiate chapters=
Following is a list of the collegiate chapters and provisional chapters (colonies) of Lambda Pi Chi.Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (December 3, 2022) "[https://uofi.app.box.com/v/womens-pdf-folder/file/459818136200 Lambda Pi Chi]". [https://www.library.illinois.edu/slc/collections/national-fraternity-collections/fraternity-sorority-almanac/ Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities]. Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed December 13, 2023.{{Cite web |title=Undergraduate Chapters |url=https://www.lambdapichi.org/page/chapters_undergrad |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc.}} Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.
class="wikitable sortable"
!Chapter !Charter date !Institution !Location !Status !References |
rowspan="2" |Alpha
| rowspan="2" |{{DTS|April 16, 1988}} | rowspan="2" |Ithaca, New York | rowspan="2" |Active |
Ithaca College |
rowspan="2" |Beta
| rowspan="2" |{{DTS|April 20, 1991}} | rowspan="2" |New York City, New York | rowspan="2" |Active |
City College of New York |
Gamma
|{{DTS|February 28, 1993}} |Active |
Delta
|{{DTS|May 13, 1995}} |Active |
rowspan="2" |Epsilon
| rowspan="2" |{{DTS|November 23, 1996}} | rowspan="2" |Washington, D.C. | rowspan="2" |Active |
Georgetown University |
Zeta
|{{DTS|April 5, 1997}} |Active |
Eta
|{{DTS|April 27, 1997}} |Active |
Theta
|{{DTS|December 6, 1997}} |Active |
rowspan="2" |Iota
| rowspan="2" |{{DTS|April 4, 1998}} |University of Massachusetts Amherst | rowspan="2" |Active |
Smith College |
Kappa
|{{DTS|October 31, 1998}} |Active |
rowspan="2" |Lambda
| rowspan="2" |{{DTS|March 20, 1999}} | rowspan="2" |Active |
Rochester Institute of Technology |
Mu
|{{DTS|November 6, 1999}} |Active |
rowspan="3" |Nu
| rowspan="3" |{{DTS|December 4, 1999}} | rowspan="3" |Active |
Northeastern University |
Tufts University |
Xi
|{{DTS|December 3, 2000}} |Active |
Omicron
|{{DTS|November 26, 2001}} |Active |
Pi
| | | |Unassigned |{{Efn|The letter Pi is reserved for professional and graduate chapters.}} |
Rho
|{{DTS|March 30, 2003}} |North Carolina State University |Active |
Sigma
|{{DTS|April 12, 2004}} |Active |
Tau
|{{DTS|June 5, 2005}} |Active |
Upsilon
|{{DTS|April 24, 2010}} |Active |
Phi
|{{DTS|April 24, 2010}} |University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |Active |
Chi
|{{DTS|June 6, 2011}} |Active |
Psi
|{{DTS|March 23, 2013}} |Active |
Omega
| | | |Memorial |{{Efn|This chapter name is reserved in memory of deceased Hermanas.}} |
Alpha Alpha
|{{DTS|April 16, 2016}} |Active |
Alpha Beta
|{{DTS|March 26, 2017}} |North Carolina Central University |Active |
Alpha Gamma
|{{DTS|December 1, 2018}} |Active |
Alpha Delta
|{{DTS|November 10, 2018}} |Rutgers University–New Brunswick |Active |
Alpha Epsilon
|{{DTS|March 10, 2018}} |Active |
Alpha Zeta
|{{DTS|April 20, 2019}} |Active |
Alpha Eta
|{{DTS|February 23, 2020}} |Active |
Rhodes College Provisional Chapter
| |Colony | |
Virginia Tech Provisional Chapter
| |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.{{Cite web |title=Professional/Graduate Chapters |url=https://www.lambdapichi.org/page/grad_prof |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc.}} Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.
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!Chapter !Charter date !Location !Status !References |
Pi Alpha
|August 9, 1997 |Active |
Pi Beta
|July 10, 1998 |Active |
Pi Gamma
|August 7, 1999 |Active |
Pi Delta
| |Active | |
Pi Epsilon
|July 25, 2005 |Active |
Pi Zeta
|March 30, 2010 |Active |
Pi Eta
|March 19, 2011 |Active |
Pi Theta
|September 7, 2011 |Active |
Pi Iota
|March 22, 2013 |Active |
Pi Kappa
|June 2, 2013 |Active |
Pi Lambda
|October 28, 2013 |Active |
Pi Mu
|July 27, 2019 |Active |
Pi Nu
|November 18, 2018 |Active |
Pi Xi
|20xx ? |Active | |
Pi Omicron
|Nov 16, 2024 |Bronx, New York City |Active | |
Pi Pi
|Nov 16, 2024 |West Chester Cty, NY |Active | |
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.lambdapichi.org/|Lambda Pi Chi website}}
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{{National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations}}
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