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Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Inc. is a sorority based on the Latino culture. The history of this organization goes back to 1985 in Troy, New York. The sorority itself was founded on September 29, 1990, by 13 aspiring young women from four different schools in the state of New York: The State Universities of New York at Albany, The State Universities of New York at Stony Brook, The State Universities of New York at New Paltz, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
 

Our Founding Mothers are:

Dora Maria Abreu
Elizabeth Coats
Tina Colberg
Eulogia Diaz
Angelica Hernandez
Teresa Herrero
Norma Porras
Miriam Ramirez
Saida Rodriguez
Grecia Sanchez
Maria Trujillo
Clara Vasquez
Dulce Williams


We endeavor to foster a sense of pride for our heritage, and in doing so hope to abolish ignorance, prejudice, and racism in society at large. At the moment, SIA is composed of chapters in the State of New York, as well as in the states of New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Texas, and California and is a national organization recognized by the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (N.A.L.F.O.). Our organization is composed of undergraduate, graduate, and professional women. Our sorority strives to serve our community by participating in local, national, and international causes.

Our goals are:

To constantly strive towards the expansion of awareness of the Latino and diverse cultures.

To promote sisterhood and leadership among our members.

To serve as models of excellence in education and achievement among women.

We encourage all women, whether they are in the Hermandad or not, to promote a positive and diverse cultural and social environment. Our endeavor is to work as sisters united in these common goals; however, we value personal identity and individualism highly. Through the bonds of sisterhood, we develop leadership, scholarship, sportsmanship, and friendship.



Chapters & Colonies

 

 

 

 

Alpha                                      State University of New York at Albany       

Beta                                         State University of New York at Stony Brook          

Gamma                                    State University of New York at New Paltz  

Delta                                       Western Illinois University   

Epsilon                                    Adelphi University                 

Zeta                                         Hofstra University            

Eta                                           Pennsylvania State University          

Theta                                       State University of New York at Old Westbury         

Iota                                          University of Illinois at Chicago                     

                                                Northeastern Illinois University    

Kappa                                      Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute       

Lambda                                   State University of New York at Oswego       

Mu                                           Temple University                  

Nu                                            Union College                        

Xi                                             Long Island University at C.W. Post Campus            

Omicron                                 Boston University                  

                                                 Suffolk University

                                                 Boston College

Pi                                             Harvard University                

                                                 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Rho                                         Syracuse University               

Sigma                                     Marist College                       

Tau                                          Northern New Jersey Region                 

Upsilon                                   University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign     

Phi                                           New York University             

Chi                                          University of Maryland at College Park       

Psi                                           Lewis University                    

Omega                                    Northern Illinois University  

Alpha Alpha                           College of New Rochelle         

Alpha Beta                              Columbia University              

Alpha Gamma                        State University of New York at Binghamton          

Alpha Delta                            The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

Alpha Epsilon                         James Madison University      

Alpha Zeta                              California State University at Dominquez Hills       

Alpha Eta                                Baylor University                  

Alpha Theta                            St. John’s University

Alpha Iota                               Rutgers –State University of NJ-New Brunswick

Alpha Kappa                           Michigan State University     

Alpha Lambda                        University of New Haven

Gamma Alpha                         Graduate/Alumnae Chapter of Washington DC         

Gamma Beta                           Graduate/Alumnae Chapter of Chicago

Gamma Gamma                      Graduate/Alumnae Chapter of NY/NJ Metropolitan Area

Gamma Delta                          Graduate/Alumnae Chapter of Florida

Gamma Epsilon                       Graduate/Alumnae Chapter of Queens/Long Island        

NYIT Colony                           New York Institute of Technology    

VATech Colony                      Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Buffalo Colony                       State University of New York at Buffalo      

UCSC Colony                         University of California, Santa Cruz

UTA Colony                            University of Texas, Austin

CCSU Colony                         Central Connecticut State University

UTSA Colony                          University of Texas, San Antonio   

Rutgers-Newark Colony      Rutgers –State University of NJ - Newark

UMD Colony                           University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth 

Alpha Omega                          Chapter for Deceased Sisters

 

 

**If your university is not listed above and you are interested in starting a chapter contact our expansion team at expansion@hermandad-sia.org**