HOMEABOUT NU CHAPTERHERMANOSPHOTOSGUESTBOOKABOUT LUL About LUL | Fact Sheet | Chapters | National Web Site [ ABOUT LA UNIDAD LATINA ] LA FRATERNIDAD La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Incorporated was established on February 19, 1982 in order to address the shortcomings of academic institutions in meeting and addressing the needs of Latino students in higher education. Founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, La Unidad Latina primarily seeks to take a leadership role in meeting the needs of the Latino community through cultural awareness, community service, and promotion of the Latino culture and people. From its inception, La Unidad Latina has maintained a firm commitment to the empowerment and betterment of all Latinos. To accomplish this goal, La Fraternidad addresses various key areas of concern to the Latino community, beginning with a concentration on academic achievement, community service, and cultural awareness. Within the academic realm, La Unidad Latina continually strives to increase the representation of Latino faculty and students in higher education. Realizing that recruitment is only half of the solution, La Unidad Latina places strong emphasis on academic programs that aid in the retention, guidance and improvement of Latino students in institutions of higher learning. La Unidad Latina is committed to developing its members and peers into mature, intelligent, socially active, and culturally conscious individuals, who, via mutual support, can excel academically and professionally. La Unidad Latina is looking for individuals with vision, determination, pride, and a commitment to accomplish the goals it has set for itself. LA HERMANDAD La Unidad Latina recognizes the importance of focusing the strength of many on a common purpose. As a result, the Brotherhood emphasizes community involvement, with an eye towards leading by example. By organizing and encouraging participation in volunteer efforts, La Hermandad increases the effectiveness of its ability to provide services to those most in need. As it forges a new and difficult path, La Unidad Latina welcomes the participation of everyone with a legitimate desire to help the Latino community. In the cultural arena, every chapter of La Unidad Latina dedicates itself to exploring and propogating the vast richness of the Latino heritage. By sharing our history and culture with each other and those in the more general community, the Brotherhood gains a much better understanding of itself, while at the same time, raising public consciousness. In addition, La Unidad Latina ensures that as the organization advances and grows it does not forget the roots from which it came. Finally, La Unidad Latina functions socially in a unique and positive manner and providing an atmosphere in which each Hermano can be himself and relate to others who share similar backgrounds and experiences. Most importantly, in creating a feeling of familia, every Hermano has a place which he can truly call home, a place where he will be respected and supported. In doing so, La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Incorporated redefines the concept of Brotherhood. To learn more about La Unidad Latina, see our Informational Packet. contact uscontact the webmaster