Delta Tau Lambda Sorority, Inc. () is a collegiate and graduate Latina-based, multicultural Greek-lettered sorority. It was founded on April 2, 1994 at the

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by Darilís García and Maria Victoria Ramos. The sorority has chartered fourteen collegiate and ten graduate professional chapters in the

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History

Delta Tau Lambda Sorority, Inc. was founded by Darilís García and Maria Victoria Ramos at the

on April 2, 1994.Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (December 29, 2022)
Delta Tau Lambda

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Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed March 9, 2023. Its goals are to focus on community service, promote higher learning in Latino youth, convey in younger woman through their wisdom to reach for their dreams using education as their tool, promote unity in the Latino community by identifying common problems, supporting each other, and defining collective solutions, and expand their cultural horizon by working with other communities of color. In the fall of 1994, DTL hosted the first Salute to Latinas: Fuerza de la Mujer Latina, which has become their annual, signature event. In 2003, the first graduate chapter, Alpha Lambda, was created in the Detroit Metropolitan area. The sorority has continued to add both collegiate and graduate chapters since its founding and now has a nationwide presence.

Facts

Motto: ' Colors: Brown and Gold, always accented in Cream Symbol: African Lion Flower: Forget-Me-Not Stone: Diamond Principles: Strength, Honesty, Excellence, Integrity, Unity, Wisdom

Membership

Membership to Delta Tau Lambda Sorority, Inc. can be earned regardless of race, ethnicity, creed, sexual orientation, ability, or national origin.

Philanthropy

Undergraduate, graduate and professional members engage in community service projects and fundraising for their charitable causes;

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, and Mental Health. Many projects focus on the Latina/Latino community, as each of these causes disproportionately affect people of color. Delta Tau Lambda Sorority, Inc. established the Lydia Cruz & Sandra Maria Ramos Scholarship in March 1995. The scholarship is named after Darilís García's grandmother and Maria Victoria Ramos' sister. It is awarded annually to a Woman of Color who is either a graduating high school senior that will be attending a two or four-year higher learning institution or a first-year student at a two or four-year higher learning institution.

Chapters

Collegiate

The following is a list of Delta Tau Lambda Sorority, Inc. collegiate chapters. Active chapters are indicated in bold.

Graduate professional

Following is a list of Delta Tau Lambda graduate professional chapters. Active chapters are indicated in bold.

References

Bibliography

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