Delta Tau Lambda

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Delta Tau Lambda
ΔΤΛ
Latina -based
Scope	National
Motto	Strength and Unity are the key to Excellence & Con Fuerza Construiremos, Con Honestidad Creceremos, Con Unidad nunca seremos Vencidas
Tagline	Women by Chance, Sisters by Choice, Phenomenal by Nature
Colors	Forget-me-not
Chapters	13 Collegiate and 10 Professional/Alumni
Nickname	DTL
Song	Ain't No Stoppin' Sunshine by Yoli
Headquarters	P.O. Box 7714 Ann Arbor, Michigan USA
Website	Delta Tau Lambda National website

Delta Tau Lambda (ΔΤΛ) is a collegiate and professional Latina-based

by Darilís García and Maria Victoria Ramos.

Admissions are given regardless of race, ethnicity, creed, sexual orientation, ability or national origin. The sorority has ten collegiate and six professional/alumni chapters in the United States.

Undergraduate, graduate and professional members engage in

. Many projects focus on the Latina/Latino community, including a scholarship fund.

History

Delta Tau Lambda was founded by Darilís García and Maria Victoria Ramos on April 2, 1994. It was the first Latina-based sorority in the Ann Arbor campus.^[3]

The founders, Darilís García and Maria Victoria Ramos focused their efforts on academic achievement, community service and professionalism, as well as supporting causes related to breast cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and mental health. That fall they hosted the first Salute to Latinas, Fuerza de la Mujer Latina, which has become a staple event for the sorority. In March 1995 the founders created the Lydia Cruz and Sandra Maria Ramos Scholarship, named after Darilís’ grandmother and Maria's older sister.

The first line of the organization—Alejandra Montes, Carmela Kudyba, and Adriana Rendon—was initiated on April 5, 1996. The sorority tag line, "Women by chance, sisters by choice, phenomenal by nature," was created by Damaris Madrigal. The Beta chapter was established in 1999 at Roosevelt University by Michelle Gonzalez and Rocio Dominguez. In 2003, the first graduate chapter was created for the Detroit metropolitan area.

Scholarship

The Lydia Cruz & Sandra Maria Ramos Scholarship Fund was established in March 1995. The scholarship is named after Darilís García's grandmother and Maria Victoria Ramos' sister. The scholarship is awarded annually to a graduating high school Latina senior that will be attending a two or four-year higher learning institution or a first-year Latina student at a two or four-year higher learning institution.

Chapters

Collegiate

Chapter	Chartered/Range	Founding location	City	State	Status	References
Alpha	1994	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor	Michigan	Active	[1]
Beta	1999	Roosevelt University	Chicago	Illinois	Active	[1]
Gamma		Montgomery, Alabama	Montgomery	Alabama	Active	[1]
Delta		University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso	Texas	Active	[1]
Epsilon	2007	University of South Florida	Tampa	Florida	Active	[1]
Zeta	2007	Texas A&M University	College Station	Texas	Active	[1]
Eta	2008	Michigan State University	East Lansing	Michigan	Active	[1]
Theta	2008	Wayne State University	Detroit	Michigan	Active	[1]
Iota	2009	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Las Vegas	Nevada	Active	[1]
Kappa	2010	Northeastern Illinois University	Chicago	Illinois	Active	[1]
Lambda	2014	Grand Valley State University	Allendale	Michigan	Active	[1]
Mu	2014	Marygrove College	Detroit	Michigan	Active	[1]
Nu	2014	University of Texas–Pan American	Edinburg	Texas	Active	[1]
Xi	2017	Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo	Michigan	Active	[1]

Graduate professional

Chapter	Chartered/Range	Location	City	State	Status	References
Alpha Lambda		Detroit Metropolitan	Detroit	Michigan	Active	[4]
Beta Lambda		El Paso Metropolitan	El Paso	Texas	Active	[4]
Gamma Lambda		Chicago Metropolitan	Chicago	Illinois	Active	[4]
Delta Lambda		Portland Metropolitan	Portland	Oregon	Active	[4]
Epsilon Lambda		Tampa Metropolitan	Tampa, Florida	Florida	Active	[4]
Zeta Lambda		California Bay Area	San Francisco	California	Active	[4]
Eta Lambda		Seattle/Tacoma Metropolitan	Tacoma and Seattle	Washington	Active	[4]
Theta Lambda		Rio Grande Valley		Texas	Inactive
Iota Lambda		Greater Lansing	Lansing	Michigan	Active	[4]
Kappa Lambda		South Miami	South Miami	Florida	Active	[4]

References

• Muñoz, Susana M.; Guardia, Juan R. (2009). "Nuestra historia y futuro (our history and future): Latino/a fraternities and sororities". In Torbenson, Craig L.; Parks, Gregory (eds.). Brothers and Sisters: Diversity in College, Fraternities and Sororities.
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