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Phi Iota Alpha is the oldest intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for men of Latino descent in the United States. The fraternity was founded on December 26, 1931 from the merger of Sigma Iota and Phi Lambda Alpha, two smaller Latino fraternities. [1] [2] It expanded into a national organization with nine chapters. [2] [3] The fraternity went defunct in 1973 when its last chapter closed. [2]
Phi Iota Alpha was re-established at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the spring semester 1984. [2] The fraternity began expanding, chartering chapters at universities and colleges across the United States. [2] [4] Phi Iota Alpha has collegiate chapters, a graduate/professional chapter, and associate chapters. [2] [4] The fraternity's colonies are called associate chpaters. [2] [4]
Following are the original nine chapters of Phi Iota Alpha. [3]
In the following list of Phi Iota Alpha chapters, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters and institutions are in italics. [2] [4]
Sigma Iota Alpha, more formally Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Incorporada (ΣΙΑ), and known as SIA, is a Latina-oriented Greek letter intercollegiate sorority. It was founded in 1990 at SUNY Albany, Stony Brook University, SUNY New Paltz, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The sorority increases awareness of Latina culture and participates in local, national, and international community service, educational, cultural, and social events. It is a member of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations, Inc. (NALFO).
Phi Sigma Phi,(ΦΣΦ) is a national fraternity in the United States founded on July 30, 1988 in South Bend, Indiana by chapters formerly of Phi Sigma Epsilon that declined to participate in that fraternity's merger into Phi Sigma Kappa. There are currently five active chapters and one active colony of Phi Sigma Phi nationwide. The current national president is University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point alumnus, Joshua Finch.
Sigma Iota (ΣΙ) was the first Latin American–based Greek lettered inter-collegiate fraternity in the United States. It was established in 1911. Sigma Iota merged with Phi Lambda Alpha fraternity to form Phi Iota Alpha on December 26, 1931.
Phi Lambda Alpha (ΦΛΑ) was the first Latin American–based Greek lettered collegiate fraternity in the Western United States. It was established in 1921. It merged to form Phi Iota Alpha in 1931.
Kappa Nu (ΚΝ) was an American college fraternity that was active from 1911 to 1961 when it merged with Phi Epsilon Pi.
Sigma Lambda Pi (ΣΛΠ) was an officially non-sectarian and historically Jewish fraternity founded in 1915 at New York University. It stopped operations in 1932 as chapters either closed, became locals or merged with Phi Epsilon Pi.
Phi Pi Phi (ΦΠΦ) was a social fraternity founded at Northwestern University in 1915. It merged with Alpha Sigma Phi in 1939.