National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations explained

National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations
Abbreviation:	NALFO
Type:	Trade assocation
Headquarters:	462B Lime Rock Road
Location City:	Lakeville, Connecticut
Location Country:	United States
Membership:	17

The National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) is an umbrella council for seventeen American Latino fraternties and sororities. It was 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 Latino-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 to come together.

NALFO primarily consisted of fraternities and sororities that originated in the Midwest and on the West Coast of the United States. A second umbrella organization, the ConcÌlio Nacional de Hermandades Latinas was founded by Phi Iota Alpha and Omega Phi Beta and primarily consisted of Hispanic and Latina-based fraternities and sororities on the East Coast.^[1]

In the winter of 2001, the NALFO and ConcÌlio Nacional de Hermandades Latinas merged under the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations name, establishing one umbrella organization for all Latino-based fraternities and sororities in the United States.

Affiliate organizations

Name	Greek Letters	Type	Founding Date	Founding University	Active Collegiate Groups	Total Initiates	Alumni Associations	Joined NALFO
	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΑΠΣ				16
Alpha Psi Lambda^[2]	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΑΨΛ				50	4000+	7
	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΧΥΣ				73		9
Gamma Phi Omega	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΓΦΩ				27		5
	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΓΖΑ				22
	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΚΔΧ				74	4000+	25
	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΛΑΥ				20		6
	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΛΠΧ				29		11
	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΛΠΥ				19		8
Lambda Sigma Upsilon^[3]	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΛΣΥ				80		6
	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΛΘΝ				44
	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΛΥΛ				75	3000+	15
	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΩΦΒ				54		14
	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΦΙΑ				82
	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΣΙΑ				44
	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΣΛΥ				46		18
Sigma Omega Nu	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΣΩΝ				17			^[4]

Former affiliates

Some other organizations have at one time been affiliated with NALFO.

Name	Greek Letters	Type	Membership Start	Membership End	Reason for Membership End
Alpha Rho Lambda^[5]	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΑΡΛ				Removed due to non-participation & insurance requirements.^[6]
Beta Lambda Delta^[7]	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΒΛΔ				Removed due to defunct status.
	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΓΑΩ				Reasons unknown.
	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΛΘΑ			Winter 2014	Reasons unknown.
Lambda Theta Phi	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΛΘΦ			Winter 2014	NALFO's increasing regulatory nature (i.e. Hazing, GPA requirement, and Membership criteria, etc.).
	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΝΑΚ				None given.^[8]
Omega Delta Phi^[9]	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΩΔΦ		, June 2001	, December 2008	None given.
	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΣΔΑ				Removed due to non-participation & insurance requirement.
	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΣΛΑ				Reasons unknown.
Sigma Lambda Beta	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΣΛΒ				Left due to NALFO's increasing regulatory nature due to SLB's increasing multicultural membership.^[10] ^[11]
	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΣΛΓ				Left due to a desire for autonomy and due to SLG's increasing multicultural membership.^[12]
Sigma Lambda Sigma	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΣΛΣ				Removed due to defunct status.

See also

• List of Latino Greek-letter organizations
• List of social fraternities and sororities
• Concilio Interfraternitario Puertorriqueño de la Florida
• National APIDA Panhellenic Association
• National Multicultural Greek Council
• National Pan-Hellenic Council
• National Panhellenic Conference
• North American Interfraternity Conference
• Racism in Greek life

External links

• NALFO Website

Notes and References

1. Nuestra Historia y Futuro (Our History and Future): Latino/A Fraternities and Sororities . Brothers and Sisters: Diversity In... . January 2009 . Muñoz . Susana .
2. Founding Member of NALFO.
3. Member of the North American Interfraternity Conference.
4. Web site: New Member of NALFO 2021. May 7, 2023.
5. Web site: Alpha Rho Lambda Sorority, Inc. - Boston - Beta Chapter. www.oocities.org. May 7, 2023.
6. Web site: NALFO National Website – Documents. 2011-02-02. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110727110107/http://www.nalfo.org/index.php/About-Us/Documents.html. 2011-07-27.
7. Associate member of NALFO.
8. Web site: NALFO membership update . 2011-02-21 .
9. [Omega Delta Phi|ODPhi]
10. Web site: SLB's NALFO membership status . 2011-02-21 .
11. Web site: Sigma Lambda Beta President Sam Centallas explains leaving NALFO . 2010-03-06.
12. Web site: SLG's NALFO membership status . 2011-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921143859/http://www.sigmalambdagamma.com/2010/08/02/nalfo-membership-status/ . 2015-09-21 . dead .