History of
Sigma Lambda Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Sigma Lambda Alpha Sorority, Inc.,
otherwise known as Señoritas Latinas en Accion, was founded
in the summer of 1992 by Angeles Gonzalez. Angeles
read an article in Hispanic magazine about a national Hispanic
sorority called Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Señoritas Latinas Unidas
at the University of Pennsylvania and wrote to the sorority
for more information. She began to inquire about proper
procedures for establishing a sorority through the Office
of Student Development.
However, Sigma Lambda
Upsilon of Pennsylvania, decided against starting a chapter
in Texas, because of the distance between the two states.
As a result, Angeles and the other active members decided
to begin a new sorority to be called Sigma Lambda Alpha
Sorority, Inc.- Senoritas Latiñas en Accion.
Angeles began by
selecting ten ladies to become founding mothers
to the sorority and to attend the first meeting. From there,
they discussed what the organization's goals would be and
elected officers. The first officers of Sigma Lambda Alpha
Sorority, Inc. were as follows:
President: Angeles
Gonzalez
Vice President: Aliza Gonzalez
Secretary: Cristina
Garza
Treasurer: Andrea Quinones
Social Chairwoman: Brenda
Sotelo.
Other first active members included: Maria Lozano
and Alicia Padilla.
The active members
worked throughout the Fall semester of 1992 in order to establish
their sorority and induct the first class. The first pledge
class was inducted in the Spring of 1993. At the induction
ceremony each new active member took part in the traditions
of Sigma Lambda Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Thus, the best sisterhood was established as Sigma Lambda
Alpha Sorority, Inc. / Señoritas Latinas en Acción
at Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas.
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