Sigma Lambda Gamma Nat'l Sorority Inc. - Kappa Gamma Chapter
About
Sigma Lambda Gamma (ΣΛΓ) (also known as Gammas or SLG) is a historically Latina-based national sorority with multicultural membership founded on April 9, 1990, at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa by five collegiate women who wanted an organization to empower all women. The sorority focuses on five principles - academics, community service, cultural awareness, social interaction, and morals and ethics - to unite their members as "hermanes por vida" (siblings for life).
Since its beginnings, Sigma Lambda Gamma has implemented national programs to empower their members and women of the community, such as the Young Women’s Leadership Program and Emotional Intelligence. They have also partnered up with other organizations to improve political, educational, and social conditions in the United States. A siblinghood of over 8,000 members, the sorority believes that Culture is Pride, Pride is Success and explores the richness in the traditions of Latina culture. This encompasses the cultural heritages of Native Americans (North, Central and South), Europeans, Africans, Asians and their multiple and interesting mixtures. They celebrate the diversity of the backgrounds of all the members of the sorority, representing over 110 nationalities.
Today, Sigma Lambda Gamma is the largest, historically Latina-based multicultural national sorority, and one of the fastest growing fraternal organizations in chapters and alumnae associations throughout the United States, having expanded to more than 100 universities in less than 20 years.
Membership in Sigma Lambda Gamma is open to any woman who meets the membership requirements. No student will be excluded from membership, officer position, or participation on the basis of race, color, creed other than commitment to the beliefs of our organization, religion, national origin, disability, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, or parental status, or, unless exempt under Title IX, sex.
Women may join through undergraduate chapters at a college or university, or after acquiring a college degree through an alumnae association.
Mission Statement:Through excellence in the organization’s five founding principles, Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Inc. provides opportunities for lifelong empowerment to its members, thereby positively influencing the global community.
