Delta Tau Lambda
| Delta Tau Lambda Sorority, Incorporated | |
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| ΔΤΛ | |
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| Founded | April 2, 1994 University of Michigan |
| Type | Professional |
| Emphasis | Latina-based |
| Scope | National |
| Motto |
Strength and Unity are the key to Excellence & |
| Tagline | Women by Chance, Sisters by Choice, Phenomenal by Nature |
| Colors |
Brown Gold Cream |
| Symbol | African Lion |
| Flower | |
| Chapters | 13 Collegiate and 10 Professional/Alumni |
| Nickname | DTL |
| Song | Ain't No Stoppin' Sunshine by Yoli |
| Headquarters |
P.O. Box 7714 Ann Arbor, Michigan USA |
| Homepage | Delta Tau Lambda National website |
Strength and Unity are the key to Excellence &
Delta Tau Lambda (ΔΤΛ) is a collegiate and professional Greek-lettered sorority. It was founded on April 2, 1994 at the University of Michigan, by Darilís García and Maria Victoria Ramos. Delta Tau Lambda is a Latina-based organization with a predominately Latina membership. Women are eligible to join regardless of race, ethnicity, creed, sexual orientation, ability, or national origin. The sorority has ten collegiate and six professional/alumni chapters in the United States.
Undergraduate, graduate, and professional members engage in community service projects and fundraising for charitable causes. Service endeavors encompass both national and local efforts. Many projects focus on the Latina/o community, including a scholarship fund. The organization promotes academic excellence and professionalism. Delta Tau Lambda empowers communities of color by promoting higher education, leadership, mentorship, and networking.
Since 1994 members have worked to empower and uplift the organization as well as their communities through educational events and service. They have done community services projects that expand from thanksgiving baskets and child safety fairs to national projects such as the American Diabetes Association walk and Race for the Cure. Delta Tau Lambda has been recognized on campuses and communities across the U.S. with awards such as outstanding organization, highest GPA, and outstanding event.
At the University of Michigan, two women came together to create the first Latina-based sorority founded in the Ann Arbor campus. Their mission was to build an organization that would bring about empowerment to their collegiate and surrounding communities, while working with women that strived for professionalism and leadership. On April 2, 1994, Delta Tau Lambda Sorority was founded.
The founders, Darilís García and Maria Victoria Ramos, focused their efforts on academic achievement, community service and professionalism. They wanted to establish a strong foundation for the sorority to ensure its growth within the university and the U.S. During the summer of 1994 the women selected their charitable causes, Breast Cancer, Diabetes, and HIV/AIDS. That fall they hosted the first Salute to Latinas, Fuerza de la Mujer Latina, which has become a staple event for the sorority. In March 1995 the founders created the Lydia Cruz and Sandra Maria Ramos Scholarship, named after Darilís’ grandmother and Maria’s older sister. As part of establishing the identity of the organization they ensured that the events they sponsored always represented the diversity they embraced. They wanted to meet the needs of Latinas while supporting all women and all communities.
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