Every year, our organization aims to help empower young ladies in our communities. First,​ through our annual Latina Youth Leadership Conferences where chapters host workshops and activities to encourage young ladies to seek higher education; and then through our Latina Scholarship,​ which helps provide financial assistance to graduating high school seniors.

Please refer to the information below regarding the application process:

  • April 17-May 18: Scholarship application window via Scholarship Link 
  • May 16-June 1: Director of Community Service to filter through applications for completion
  • June 1-15: Regional applications available to chapters in order to deliberate and vote on most exceptional candidate in respective region
  • July 1: Notifications sent out to scholarship recipients by Director of Community Service

If you have any questions regarding the aforementioned information, please contact Dolores Jimenez at community@lambdathetanu.org

Iota chapter alumna and NALA Public Relations Director, Iris Zamudio, was recently interviewed for a feature on the advantages of joining a sorority in college by Educated Latina, a website community for Latinas in college seeking advice, resources and support. Click the link below to read our sister’s interview.

Why I Joined a Sorority

Dallas- Ft. Worth, TX- March 13, 2017 · Lambdas from all over the country gathered in Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX, this weekend, for their annual Dias de Las Rosas: Sisterhood Convention and Awards Ceremony. Both undergraduate and alumnae members came to reconnect with the organization through workshops focused on self-awareness and mindfulness.  

The keynote speaker Leah King, the Sr. VP of Development at United Way of Tarrant County, spoke about the acceptance of being fearful while remaining fearless.  Also, Kelly Simants and Cinthia Gonzalez, with the National Breast Cancer Foundation, shared eye opening information about breast cancer preventative care and community engagement opportunities.

In continuing with Lambda Theta Nu Sorority, Inc.’s community service pillar and the commitment to the advancement of Latinas in higher education, a special invitation went out this year to Girls, Inc. The members of Lambda Theta Nu Sorority, Inc. inspired the young women of Tarrant County to be strong, smart, and bold.

Lambda Theta Nu Sorority, Inc.’s undergraduate chapters and alumnae members raised $15,000 for their national philanthropy known as “Tijeras: Cutting Through to Enhance Educational Opportunities for Latinos.”  They proudly announced this year’s Tijeras grant recipient: Women’s and Men’s Health Services of the Coastal Bend, Inc. (WAMHS).

Women’s and Men’s Health Services mission is to provide and promote preventive health services to improve health outcomes in South Texas. Specifically, the Tijeras grant will be used to support the Baby Box project to address maternal and fetal deaths in Texas which are higher than any other state and most industrialized countries.  WAMHS believes that education helps people to adopt healthier lifestyles and supports stronger relationships, stronger families, and safer communities. They believe education is the front line of prevention for the more than 80% of Latinas being served by WAMHS.

As the weekend wrapped up Lambdas took away a renewed understanding of self-care and enlightenment. They recognized sisters’ organizational, professional, and personal accomplishments and had an unforgettable time in Dallas-Ft. Worth. Lambda Theta Nu Sorority, Inc. is looking forward to many more decades of organizational accomplishments and celebrations.

One of Lambda Theta Nu’s biggest tools utilized to support the academic excellence of our members is through our professional and organizational development conferences. At this yearly conference, undergraduate sisters attend workshops developed to enhance both their professional and management skills for their leadership positions within their respective chapters. We welcome you to enjoy the video here featuring a few highlights of one of our National Leadership and Organizational Development Conferences.

 

The Beta Chapter was asked to open a ceremony for a prestigious dinner for the donors of Colorado State University. This dinner, 1870 Dinner, is held to honor the donors that contribute so much to our university. We were able to talk about who we are as an organization and also brought awareness to our philanthropy while also showcasing our stepping and strolling. It was an honor to be asked to do it and we are very proud that we are getting noticed by different organizations on our campus.

Without a doubt, Lambda Theta Nu Sorority, Inc. aids its members in transitioning from students to professionals. There is not a year that Lambdas do not represent at the Latino Graduation hosted by California State University, Chico. Our sisters get to walk the stage, proudly, with their letters draping over their shoulders. It is a tradition for the Alpha Chapter to attend the event yearly; we love to go and cheer on our graduating sisters who are soon to become alumnae. It is also a tradition to get a photograph of the whole chapter with the graduated sisters. What we love the most is having our founding mothers and founding advisors come and support as well from time to time. We only hope to make them proud when they see how many Lambdas go on to be professionals.

Our sister, Angella Terres, truly demonstrates what it means to live Lambda. Throughout her three years at Chico state, Angie has been very involved on campus. She has been part of the organization for a year and has demonstrated nothing but passion and commitment. She holds the Vice President, Alumnae, Historian, and Sunshine Chairs within the active board. She is also President of the student organization, Leaders Educating for the Advancement of Dreamers (L.E.A.D). Though she is a Dream Student herself, she has never given up and let this obstacle steer her away from her goals; she is always growing as an individual. Angie is always seeking ways that she can help the community. The Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE) rewarded Angie with a scholarship for showing academic excellence as well as community involvement this past semester. We are glad that others see how caring, intellectual, selfless, and strong our sister is. She is truly an inspiration to us! Angella is a true definition of strong Latina woman!

Whenever it is spring, the Alpha Chapter likes to take advantage of the beautiful lighting outside by taking active pictures! Chico State’s beautiful Administration building, also known as Kendall Hall, never fails to make it into our pictures. Alpha Chapter Lambdas pride themselves of the fact that Chico State is beautiful during the spring—in all the seasons actually. Pictured are our Spring 2014 Actives. We had sisters come back from traveling internationally and our Alpha Gamma Class had just crossed! The best thing of taking pictures is how much fun it is to hang out with all the ladies and coming up with our many different outfits to look cute!

Written by Andrea Aldana

Alexa Chande came to the University of Southern California in 2012 with the dream of being the first college graduate in her family. Since her freshman year, her dream has re-focused to include moving on to even higher education in her pursuit to improve access to healthcare and information in the Latino community.

In the fall of 2013, she joined the Tau Chapter of Lambda Theta Nu Sorority and she is currently the Vice President of the chapter. I asked Alexa about her experience as a Lambda on the USC campus because I felt she has exemplified the pillars and values of the organization in all that she does. Not only does she hold executive positions on a variety of boards for clubs but also she is highly involved in her personal and spiritual development. This shows in that she is the sister that you can always rely on for anything, at any time.

“It’s such a push to be around other girls who achieve so much success. It’s a motivator when your sisters are doing so much. It’s not a competition but it pushes me to do what makes the other girls happy and fulfilled in their life in a way that makes me happy and fulfilled in my life.”

-Alexa Chande when asked how she connects her success to being a Lambda

When asked what Lambda Theta Nu Sorority Incorporated has given her as an organization Alexa stated “ The sorority’s values align with mine and when combined with the sisterhood, motivates you in the direction of where you truly want to go. I think the one thing I learned most from being a sister is direction because before I joined I felt like I was all over the place in terms of focus and I found my focus in the sorority.” I asked Alexa to expand upon what that focus meant to her and she described it as “finding people that need a voice or help and reaching out to them to uplift them”. Through Alexa’s extracurricular involvement she has only just begun to exemplify her purpose of representing those who do not have a voice; following her graduation next May we are all very excited to see how this young woman will touch the world.

Alexa Chande’s full list of involvement includes:

  • Multicultural Greek Council – Director of Special Events
  • Connecting California to Care – Director of Recruitment
  • Latino Association for Policy, Planning and Development – Director of Public Relations
  • USC Destino: Leads women’s bible study groups
The Southern Mountain Region (Beta, Eta, Kappa, and Alpha Omicron chapters) came together on November 8, 2014 for NALFO Day of Service alongside other organizations in Colorado. Sisters used this not only as an opportunity for service, but also as an opportunity to bond with sisters from other chapters. The project that members participated in was “Rake up Colorado.” This entailed raking the yards of senior citizens around Colorado. This is a huge event that happens annually and we hope to partake in it again! It was a fun way to show appreciation to two of our pillars: Community Service and Sisterhood.