Lambda Sigma Gamma

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Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority, Incorporated (ΛΣΓ) is an American Latina and multicultural sorority. It was founded at California State University, Sacramento, in 1986.

Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority was formed on October 24, 1986 by Linda V. Fuentes.^[1] Its 27 charter members are called Its founding mothers. They were:^[2]

Lambda Sigma Gamma was officially incorporated and recognized as a service-based, nonprofit corporation by the State of Delaware on April 3, 1998. Subsequently, the sisterhood is also known as Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority, Incorporated.

Lambda Sigma Gamma is a member of the National Multicultural Greek Council (NMGC).^[1] Since its formation, 25 additional chapters have been chartered.^[3] Its membership was 2,200 as of 2024.^[3]

The motto of Lambda Sigam Gamma is "Uniity Through Sisterhood." Its colors are kelly green, white, and ruby red.^[4] Its jewels are the emerald, pearl, and ruby. Its flower is the red rose.^[4] Its mascot is a tan teddy bear with a collared red ribbon; it symbolizes the warmth of the sisters' relationships.^[4] Its pillars are Academics, Multiculturalism, Sisterhood, Community Service, and Professionalism.^[3]

Lambda Sigma Gamma adopted the California Head Start Program as its national philanthropy in 1989.^[1]

In the following list, active chapters are noted in bold and inactive chapters or institutions are noted in italics.^[5][6]

Name	Chartered	Institution	Location	Status	Notes	Reference
Alpha	1986	California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento, California	Active
Beta	1989–202x ?	University of California, Davis	Davis, California	Inactive
Gamma	1989	San Jose State University	San Jose, California	Active
Delta	1990	California State University, Fresno	Fresno, California	Active
Epsilon	1991	Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo, California	Active		[7][8][9]
Zeta	1991	University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, California	Active		[10]
Eta	1992–202x ?	California State University, Bakersfield	Bakersfield, California	Inactive
Theta	1993	Sonoma State University	Sonoma County, California	Active
Iota	1994–202x ?	Santa Clara University	Santa Clara, California	Inactive
Kappa	1994	San Diego State University	San Diego, California	Active		[11]
Lambda	1995–20xx ?	San Francisco State	San Francisco, California	Inactive
Mu	1997	California State University, Chico	Chico, California	Inactive
Nu	1998–202x ?	University of San Francisco	San Francisco, California	Inactive
Xi	2000	University of California, Riverside	Riverside, California	Active		[12]
Omicron	2001	California State University, Northridge	Northridge, California	Active
Pi	2001–20xx ?	California State University, Stanislaus	Stanislaus County, California	Active		[13]
Rho	2001–202x ?	California State University, Monterey Bay	Monterey County, California	Inactive
Sigma	2001–202x ?	University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley, California	Inactive
Tau	2002	California State University, Long Beach	Long Beach, California	Active
Upsilon	2003–202x ?	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	Inactive
Phi	2004–20xx ?	California State University, Fullerton	Fullerton, California	Inactive
Chi	2010–202x ?	University of California, Irvine	Irvine, California	Inactive
Psi	2012–20xx ?	National Hispanic University	San Jose, California	Inactive		[a]
Omega		Eternal Chapter		Memorial		[b]
Alpha Alpha	2012	Arizona State University	Tempe, Arizona	Active		[14]
Alpha Beta	2015–20xx ?	California State University, East Bay	Hayward, California	Inactive
Alpha Gamma	2015–20xx ?	Notre Dame de Namur University	Belmont, California	Inactive

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