National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations


The National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations is an umbrella council for 16 Latino Greek Letter Organizations 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.

History

Established in 1998, the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations, set out to become the uniting force for Latin-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 in an effort to come together. As a result, two different umbrella organizations evolved, the ConcÌlio Nacional de Hermandades Latinas, which primarily consisted of fraternities and sororities on the east coast, and NALFO which primarily consisted of fraternities and sororities that originated on the midwest/west coast. In the winter of 2001 the two groups merged under the NALFO name and made history in developing one umbrella organization for all Latin-based fraternities and sororities.

Member organizations

Organization NameTypeFounding DateUniversityActive Collegiate GroupsInitiatesAlumni AssociationsJoined NALFO
Alpha Pi SigmaSororitySan Diego State University16
Alpha Psi LambdaCo-ed FraternityThe Ohio State University423200+
Chi Upsilon SigmaSororityRutgers University739
Gamma Phi OmegaSororityIndiana University224
Gamma Zeta AlphaFraternityChico State22
Kappa Delta ChiSororityTexas Tech University744000+25
Lambda Alpha UpsilonFraternitySUNY Buffalo206
Lambda Pi ChiSororityCornell University2911
Lambda Pi UpsilonSororitySUNY Geneseo198
Lambda Sigma UpsilonFraternityRutgers University706
Lambda Theta NuSororityChico State44
Lambda Upsilon LambdaFraternityCornell University7114
Omega Phi BetaSororitySUNY Albany5414
Phi Iota AlphaFraternityRensselaer Polytechnic Institute82
Sigma Iota AlphaSororitySUNY Albany, SUNY Stony Brook, SUNY New Paltz, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute44
Sigma Lambda UpsilonSororitySUNY Binghamton4318

Former Member organizations

Some other organizations have at one time been affiliated with NALFO.
OrganizationTypeMembership StartMembership EndReason for Membership End
Sigma Lambda SigmaSororityRemoved due to defunct status.
Beta Lambda DeltaFraternityRemoved due to defunct status.
Sigma Delta AlphaFraternityRemoved due to non-participation & insurance requirement.
Alpha Rho LambdaSororityRemoved due to non-participation & insurance requirements.
Omega Delta PhiFraternity, June 2001, December 2008None given.
Nu Alpha KappaFraternityNone given.
Sigma Lambda BetaFraternityLeft due to NALFO's increasing regulatory nature.
Sigma Lambda GammaSororityLeft due to a desire for autonomy and due to SLG's increasing multicultural membership.
Lambda Theta AlphaSororityWinter 2014Reasons unknown.
Lambda Theta PhiFraternityWinter 2014NALFO's increasing regulatory nature.
Sigma Lambda AlphaSororityReasons unknown.
Gamma Alpha OmegaSororityReasons unknown.