Latino Greek-letter organizations, in the

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fraternity and sorority Fraternities and sororities are social organizations at colleges and universities in North America. Generally, membership in a fraternity or sorority is obtained as an undergraduate student, but continues thereafter for life. Some accept gradua ...

system, refer to general or social organizations oriented to students having a special interest in

Latino Latino or Latinos most often refers to: * Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America * Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States * The people or cultures of Latin America; ** Latin A ...

culture and identity. The first known Latino fraternal organization was Alpha Zeta fraternity, established in 1889 at Cornell University. The current rise in Latino Greek organizations began in 1975 and is known as the

Latino Greek Movement Latino Greek-letter organizations, in the North American student fraternity and sorority system, refer to general or social organizations oriented to students having a special interest in Latino culture and identity. The first known Latino frater ...

. This movement called for the equality of Latino people in America, and many Greek0letter organizations were developed to create solidarity and political empowerment for the Latino community. There are currently more than 45 Latin-oriented fraternities and sororities, sixteen of which are members of the

National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations The National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) is an umbrella council for 16 Latino Greek Letter Organizations (GLOs) established in 1998. The purpose of NALFO is to promote and foster positive interfraternal relations, commu ...

National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations

The

(NALFO) is an umbrella council for sixteen Latino Greek-letter organizations.

North-American Interfraternity Conference

Six fraternities are affiliated with the

North American Interfraternity Conference The North American Interfraternity Conference (or NIC; formerly known as the National Interfraternity Conference) is an association of intercollegiate men's social fraternities that was formally organized in 1910, although it began at a meeting a ...

Concilio Interfraternitario de Puerto Rico

Five Puerto Rican fraternities and two sororities compose the Concilio Interfraternitario de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rican Interfraternity Council). The five fraternities are also members of the Concilio Interfraternitario Puertorriqueño de la Florida (Puerto Rican Interfraternity Council in Florida).

Independent

The organizations listed here are not affiliated with a national umbrella council.

Afro-Latino organizations

Five fraternities and two sororities define themselves as Afro-Latino organizations.

Defunct organizations

Fifteen organizations are no longer in existence.

Notes

List of African-American Greek and fraternal organizations African American fraternities and sororities are social organizations that predominantly recruit Black college students and provide a network that includes both undergraduate and alumni members. These organizations were typically founded by Blac ...

* List of fraternities and sororities in France *

List of fraternities and sororities in Puerto Rico This is a list of social fraternities and sororities in Puerto Rico. There are a number of service, professional, and honorary fraternities and sororities from the United States which have chapters in Puerto Rico. The following list is composed o ...

List of fraternities and sororities in the Philippines The following is an incomplete list of fraternities and sororities in the Philippines. Explanation of columns * Name – the Greek letters spelled out in English or other long form name for the organization (ordered on this column) * Symbols – ...

List of social fraternities and sororities Social or general fraternities and sororities, in the North American fraternity system, are those that do not promote a particular profession (as professional fraternities are) or discipline (such as service fraternities and sororities). Instea ...

Professional fraternities and sororities Professional fraternities, in the North American fraternity system, are organizations whose primary purpose is to promote the interests of a particular profession and whose membership is restricted to students in that particular field of profess ...

Service fraternities and sororities Service fraternity may refer to any Fraternal and Service Organizations, fraternal public service organization, such as the Kiwanis or Rotary International. In Canada and the United States, the term fraternal organization is more common as "frate ...

Racism in Greek life Racism in United States college fraternities and sororities ("Greek life") has been linked to the experience of microaggressions, fewer opportunities to use the networking system built into Greek life, and harmful stereotypes. This fuels the ex ...

References

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