Sigma Lambda Upsilon (ΣΛΥ) or Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Inc. is a Latina-based sorority founded on December 1, 1987 at Binghamton University.
The organization was created to promote academic achievement and serve the Latino community and the campuses that Sigma Lambda Upsilon serves. The sorority is now present in over 50 campuses. Though Latina-based, Sigma Lambda Upsilon Sorority, Inc. is a non-discriminatory organization.
The sorority's philanthropy focuses on literacy, with particular emphasis on aiding Latino children.
Sigma Lambda Upsilon's national mentoring initiatives are the Leadership, Advancement, and Development of our Young Sisters (LADYS) and Promoting Education, the Arts, our Roots, Leadership and Service (PEARLS) programs.
Sigma Lambda Upsilon Sorority, Inc. has been recognized by the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) for the Sorority’s outstanding commitment to academic and professional excellence, as well as, continuous philanthropic efforts.
Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Inc. has 38 chapters at over 60 Colleges and Universities:
Alpha Chapter - Binghamton UniversityBeta Chapter - Buffalo State College, University at Buffalo, Daemen CollegeGamma Chapter - University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Bryn Mawr College, Drexel University, St. Joseph’s UniversityDelta Chapter - Brown UniversityEpsilon Chapter - State University of New York at CortlandZeta Chapter - State University of New York at OswegoEta Chapter - Syracuse UniversityIota Chapter - Cornell University, Ithaca CollegeKappa Chapter - Princeton UniversityLambda Chapter - Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyMu Chapter - University at Albany, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Union College, College of Saint RoseNu Chapter - Pennsylvania State UniversityXi Chapter - University of Rhode IslandOmicron Chapter - New York University, City College-CUNY, Baruch College-CUNY, St. Francis College, Lehman College-CUNYPi Chapter - Yale UniversityRho Chapter - Johnson and Wales UniversitySigma ChapterTau Chapter - Stevens Institute of Technology, Rutgers University-NewarkUpsilon Chapter - University of Maryland, College ParkPhi Chapter - University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Smith College, Hampshire College, Amherst College, Mount Holyoke CollegeChi Chapter - Boston University, Tufts University, Brandeis University, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPsi Chapter - University of Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology, St. John Fisher College, Nazareth CollegeOmega Chapter - Old Dominion UniversityAlpha Alpha Chapter - Columbia University, Barnard CollegeAlpha Beta Chapter - Dartmouth CollegeAlpha Gamma Chapter - George Washington UniversityAlpha Delta Chapter - State University of New York at Stony BrookAlpha Epsilon Chapter - State University of New York at PlattsburghAlpha Zeta Chapter - Virginia Commonwealth UniversityAlpha Eta Chapter - Indiana University at BloomingtonAlpha Theta Chapter - Wesleyan UniversityAlpha Iota Chapter - Hamilton CollegeAlpha Kappa Chapter - Adelphi UniversityAlpha Lambda Chapter - Montclair State UniversityAlpha Mu Chapter - State University of New York at New PaltzAlpha Nu Chapter - Grand Valley State UniversityAlpha Xi Chapter - Pace University-PleasantvilleAlpha Omicron Chapter - University of Connecticut-StorrsAlpha Pi Chapter - Georgia State UniversityAlpha Rho Chapter - University of Virginia-CharlottesvilleAlpha Sigma Chapter - Farmingdale State CollegeAlpha Tau Chapter - James Madison UniversityTheta Alpha - New York City, NYTheta Beta - Providence, RITheta Gamma - Albany, NYTheta Delta - TexasTheta Epsilon - Buffalo, NYTheta Zeta - Philadelphia, PATheta Eta - New JerseyTheta Theta - DC/Maryland/Northern VirginiaTheta Iota - Miami & Tampa, FLTheta Kappa - CaliforniaTheta Lambda - Harrisburg, PATheta Mu - Boston, MATheta Nu - OH / MI / IN / ILTheta Xi - Rochester, NYTheta Omicron - Westchester, NYTheta Pi - Atlanta, GATheta Rho - Long Island, NYTheta Sigma - Southern VA