Alpha Zeta (Latin American)
Alpha Zeta () Fraternity is the first-known fraternity in the United States founded by international Latin American students. It was established in 1890 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. It went inactive in 1894. History Alpha Zeta was founded at Cornell University on January 1, 1890. In the fall of 1889, international Latin American students decided to establish a fraternity that would cater to their needs. Since traveling was more of a challenge in 1889–1890, during the winter break, the organization's founders stayed in Ithaca, New York. On New Year's Day in 1890, at a meeting on campus, the founders created the first Latin American student fraternity in the United States. Alpha Zeta had students from the Caribbean, Central and South America. The first members were noted in the 1893 ''Cornellian yearbook'' as coming from Nicaragua, Honduras, Puerto Rico, Brazil, and Argentina. The fraternity's yearbook listing, provided by the organization itself, labeled Alpha Ze ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cornell University
Cornell University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson White in 1865. Since its founding, Cornell University has been a Mixed-sex education, co-educational and nonsectarian institution. As of fall 2024, the student body included 16,128 undergraduate and 10,665 graduate students from all 50 U.S. states and 130 countries. The university is organized into eight Undergraduate education, undergraduate colleges and seven Postgraduate education, graduate divisions on its main Ithaca campus. Each college and academic division has near autonomy in defining its respective admission standards and academic curriculum. In addition to its primary campus in Ithaca, Cornell University administers three satellite campuses, including two in New York City, the Weill Cornell Medicine, medical school and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sigma Iota
Sigma Iota () was the second Latin American–based Greek lettered inter-collegiate fraternity established in the United States after Psi Alpha Kappa. The organization traces its origins to 1903 to a social club for Latin American students known as La Estrella de Oro. This club established at Louisiana State University, would then grow larger in scope and subsequently rebrand itself to eventually be the Sociedad Hispano-Americana, established in November 27, 1904 as a recognized fraternal organization by its parent institution. After years of growth and having expanded to multiple campuses, the fraternal society in 1911 then rebranded itself as a Greek-lettered organization. Sigma Iota merged with Phi Lambda Alpha fraternity to form Phi Iota Alpha on December 26, 1931. History Predecessor Sigma Iota originated from La Estrella de Oro a secret society and social club for Spanish-American students that was formed by eleven students on February 27, 1903 at Louisiana State Un ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Student Organizations Established In 1890
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International Student Societies
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Student Societies In The United States
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Fraternities And Sororities In The United States
In North America, fraternities and sororities ( and ) are social clubs at colleges and universities. They are sometimes collectively referred to as Greek life or Greek-letter organizations, as well as collegiate fraternities or collegiate sororities to differentiate them from general, non-university-based fraternal organizations and fraternal orders, friendly societies, or benefit societies. Generally, membership in a fraternity or sorority is obtained as an undergraduate student but continues thereafter for life by gaining alumni status. Some accept graduate students as well, some also provide honorary membership in certain circumstances. Individual fraternities and sororities vary in organization and purpose, but most – especially the dominant form known as social fraternities and sororities – share five common elements: # Secrecy # Single-sex membership # Selection of new members based on a two-part vetting and probationary process known as '' rushing'' and ''pledgin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hispanic And Latino American Organizations
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Latino Fraternities And Sororities
Latino or Latinos may refer to: People Demographics * Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America * Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States ** Hispanic and Latino (ethnic categories) * The people or cultures of Latin America; ** Latin Americans Given name * Latino Galasso, Italian rower * Latino Latini, Italian scholar and humanist of the Renaissance * Latino Malabranca Orsini, Italian cardinal * Latino Orsini, Italian cardinal Other names * Joseph Nunzio Latino, Italian American Roman Catholic bishop * Latino (singer), Brazilian singer Linguistics * Latino-Faliscan languages, languages of ancient Italy * ''Latino sine flexione'', a constructed language * Mozarabic language, varieties of Ibero-Romance * A historical name for the Judeo-Italian languages Geography * Lazio region in Italy, anciently inhabited by the Latin people who founded the city of Rome. Media and entertainment Music * ''Latino'' (Sebastian ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Phi Iota Alpha
Phi Iota Alpha (), established on December 26, 1931, is the oldest active Latino fraternity in the mainland United States, and works to motivate people, develop leaders, and create innovative ways to unite the Latino community. The organization has roots that stem back to the late 19th century to the second intercollegiate Latin American fraternity, and one of the first Latin American student organization in the United States. The brotherhood is composed of undergraduate, graduate, and professional men committed towards the empowerment of the Latin American community by providing intensive social and cultural programs and activities geared towards the appreciation, promotion and preservation of Latin American culture. Membership in Phi Iota Alpha is open to all men regardless of race, creed, color, or national origin who challenge themselves to develop a strong network for the advancement of Latino people. Phi Iota Alpha's membership includes prominent and accomplished educ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Phi Lambda Alpha
Phi Lambda Alpha () was the first Latin American–based Greek lettered collegiate fraternity in the Western United States. It was established on November 26, 1920. It merged to form Phi Iota Alpha in 1931. History Phi Lambda Alpha was a local fraternity established on November 26, 1920 at the University of California, Berkeley by twelve individuals.Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (October 20, 2024)Phi Lambda Alpha. Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities'. Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed December 4, 2024. These founding members were Enrique Munguia Benitez, Luis Obispo Benoist, Horacio Peter Gabriel Madero, Raul Ramirez, Alfonso Samper, Abel Santos, Jesus Elias Sasaeta, Santiago Sompre, Gustavo Stahl, Juan Valenzuela, and Douglas Weatherston. It established communications with Pi Delta Phi, established in 1916 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology by the following eleven individuals: Nemesio Alvare y Gomez, Segundo Heliodoro Ayala, Rodolfo Lucio Fonseca, Eduardo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Psi Alpha Kappa
Psi Alpha Kappa () was an American fraternity started by international Latin American students at Lehigh University in October of 1900. It has the distinction of being the first inter-collegiate Latin American fraternity in the United States and the second to cater to Latin American students after Alpha Zeta. History At the turn of the last century, international Latin American students began traveling to the United States for an education in larger numbers. English began replacing French as the second language to learn in Latin America so instead of traveling to Europe for education, wealthy Latin American families began to send their sons to the United States. As a result, Latin American students began to establish student organizations that would cater to their needs. Lehigh University has the distinction of having the first Latino student organization in the United States, the Club Hispano Americano. The Club Hispano Americano was founded in 1887, thirteen years before Ps ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Latino Fraternities And Sororities
Latino Greek-letter organizations, in the North American student Fraternities and sororities in North America, fraternity and sorority system, refer to general or social organizations oriented to students having a special interest in Latino (demonym), Latino culture and identity. The first known Latino fraternal organization was Alpha Zeta (Latin American), Alpha Zeta fraternity, established in 1889 at Cornell University. In 1898, a group of Latin American students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute organized the Union Hispano Americana (UHA) as a cultural and intellectual secret society based on the ideology of Pan-Americanism. The UHA eventually became Phi Iota Alpha. The current rise in Latino Greek organizations began in 1975 and is known as the Latino Greek Movement. This movement called for the equality of Latino people in America, and many Greek letter organizations were developed to create solidarity and political empowerment for the Latino community. In New Jersey on De ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |