Delta Tau Lambda

Delta Tau Lambda Sorority, Inc. (ΔΤΛ) is a collegiate and graduate Latina-based, multicultural Greek-lettered sorority. It was founded on April 2, 1994 at the University of Michigan by Darilís García and Maria Victoria Ramos. The sorority has chartered fourteen collegiate and ten graduate professional chapters in the United States.

Delta Tau Lambda
ΔΤΛ
Founded	April 2, 1994; 31 years ago (1994-04-02) University of Michigan
Type	Social
Affiliation	Independent
Status	Active
Emphasis	Cultural interest - Latinas
Scope	National
Motto	Strength and Unity are the Key to Excellence Con Fuerza Construiremos, Con Honestidad Creceremos, Con Unidad Nunca Seremos Vencidas
Pillars	Strength, Honesty, Excellence, Integrity, Unity, and Wisdom
Colors	Brown,   Gold, and   Cream
Symbol	African Lion
Flower	Forget-Me-Not
Jewel	Diamond
Chapters	14 collegiate, 10 graduate professional
Nickname	DTL
Headquarters	P.O. Box 7714 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48107-7714 United States
Website	www.deltataulambda.org

History

Delta Tau Lambda Sorority, Inc. was founded by Darilís García and Maria Victoria Ramos at the University of Michigan on April 2, 1994.^[1][2][3] 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.^[1][4] In the fall of 1994, DTL hosted the first Salute to Latinas: Fuerza de la Mujer Latina, which has become their annual, signature event.^[5]

Founders: Maria Victoria Ramos and Darilis Garcia-McMillian

In 2003, the first graduate chapter, Alpha Lambda, was created in the Detroit Metropolitan area.^[6] The sorority has continued to add both collegiate and graduate chapters since its founding and now has a nationwide presence.^[4]

Facts

Motto: Strength and Unity are the Key to Excellence. Con Fuerza Construiremos, Con Honestidad Creceremos, Con Unidad Nunca Seremos Vencidas.^[1][7]

Colors: Brown and Gold, always accented in Cream ^[1][7]

Symbol: African Lion ^[1][7]

Flower: Forget-Me-Not ^[1]

Stone: Diamond ^[1]

Principles: Strength, Honesty, Excellence, Integrity, Unity, Wisdom ^[1][7]

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; Breast Cancer, Diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and Mental Health.^[7][8] 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.^[2][9] Active chapters are indicated in bold.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	City	State	Status	References
Alpha	1994	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor	Michigan	Active	[7]
Beta	1999	Roosevelt University	Chicago	Illinois	Inactive
Gamma		Montgomery, Alabama	Montgomery	Alabama	Inactive
Delta		University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso	Texas	Inactive	[10]
Epsilon	2007	University of South Florida	Tampa	Florida	Active	[11][12]
Zeta	2007–after fall 2021	Texas A&M University	College Station	Texas	Inactive	[13]
Eta	2008	Michigan State University	East Lansing	Michigan	Inactive	[14]
Theta	2008	Wayne State University	Detroit	Michigan	Inactive	[15]
Iota	2009	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Las Vegas	Nevada	Inactive	[16]
Kappa	2010	Northeastern Illinois University	Chicago	Illinois	Active	[17]
Lambda	2014	Grand Valley State University	Allendale	Michigan	Active	[18][8]
Mu	2014–c. 2019	Marygrove College	Detroit	Michigan	Inactive	[a]
Nu	2014–c. 2015	University of Texas–Pan American	Edinburg	Texas	Inactive	[b]
Xi	2017	Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo	Michigan	Active	[19]

1. Marygrove College closed in December 2019.
2. UTPA ceased operations on August 31, 2015, and was replaced by the newly formed University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Graduate professional

Following is a list of Delta Tau Lambda graduate professional chapters.^[9] Active chapters are indicated in bold.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Location	City	State	Status	References
Alpha Lambda	2003	Detroit Metropolitan	Detroit	Michigan	Active
Beta Lambda		El Paso Metropolitan	El Paso	Texas	Active
Gamma Lambda		Chicago Metropolitan	Chicago	Illinois	Active
Delta Lambda		Portland Metropolitan	Portland	Oregon	Active
Epsilon Lambda		Tampa Metropolitan	Tampa, Florida	Florida	Active
Zeta Lambda		California Bay Area	San Francisco	California	Active
Eta Lambda		Seattle/Tacoma Metropolitan	Tacoma and Seattle	Washington	Active
Theta Lambda		Rio Grande Valley		Texas	Inactive
Iota Lambda		Greater Lansing	Lansing	Michigan	Active
Kappa Lambda		South Miami	South Miami	Florida	Active

See also

• Cultural interest fraternities and sororities