Union Latino Americana Explained

Union Latino Americana (ULA) was a short-lived Pan American Governing body of Hispanic fraternities created in the early 20th century. The ULA was established in 1932 during a convention of Phi Iota Alpha in the City of New York.^[1]

The ULA organized Latin America into 22 zones. Each of the 21 Latin American countries constituted a zone. The 22nd zone was represented by the United States. The ULA was a framework for the implementation of Pan-American ideology. All the zones were bound by the same constitution and internal rules and regulations. On September 30, 1934, Sigma Delta Alpha, a fraternity established on the island of Puerto Rico, joined the Union. It was renamed Phi Sigma Alpha. By 1937, the ULA had several well established and functional zones including:

• ΦΙΑ - Phi Iota Alpha in
• ΦΚΑ - Phi Kappa Alpha^[2] in
• ΦΣΑ - Phi Sigma Alpha^[2] in
• ΦΤΑ - Phi Tau Alpha in

In September 1939, the Phi Sigma Alpha zone separated from the ULA and eventually formed the Phi Sigma Alpha Fraternity of Puerto Rico.^[3] The ULA dissolved shortly thereafter.

See also

• Defunct Greek Umbrella Organizations

Notes and References

1. Book: Johnson, Clyde Sanfred . 1972 . Fraternities in our colleges. . National Interfraternity Foundation . New York, New York . 42–43 .
2. Book: Baird, William Raimond . 1940 . . G. Banta Pub. Co. . 260 .
3. Web site: Fi Sigma Alfa . 2006-12-04 . es .