Lambda Sigma Gamma

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
ΛΣΓ
Founded	October 24, 1986; 38 years ago (1986-10-24) California State University, Sacramento
Type	Social
Affiliation	NMGC
Status	Active
Emphasis	Multicultural
Scope	Regional
Motto	"Unity Through Sisterhood"
Pillars	Academics, Multiculturalism, Sisterhood, Community Service, Professionalism
Colors	Kelly Green,   White, and   Ruby Red
Flower	Red Rose
Jewel	Emerald, Pearl, and Ruby
Mascot	Teddy Bear
Philanthropy	California Head Start Program
Chapters	26
Members	2,200 lifetime
Headquarters	16963 MacLaren Street La Puente, California 91744-4930 United States
Website	www.lambdasigmagamma.org

History

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]

• Maggie Aguilar
• Esther Almazan
• Angeles Arrezola
• Maria Barriga
• Sandra Barriga
• Maria Cejudo
• Luisa Deluna
• Teresa Esquivel
• Teresa Favila
• Linda V. Fuentes
• Gloria Gallegos
• Patricia Garcia
• Rosa Garcia
• Lulu Gonzales
• Susana Liborio
• Lorena Martinez
• Rebecca Mercado
• Sophia Mercado
• Marisa Reyes
• Martha Reyes
• Reyna Reyes
• Lucy Robles
• Rosa Robles
• Anna Rubalcaba
• Alicia Ruiz
• Yolanda Sanchez
• Angelica Ulloa

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] Its headquarters are in La Puente, California.^[4]

Symbols

The motto of Lambda Sigma Gamma is "Unity Through Sisterhood." Its pillars are Academics, Multiculturalism, Sisterhood, Community Service, and Professionalism.^[3]

Its colors are kelly green, white, and ruby red.^[5] Its jewels are the emerald, pearl, and ruby. Its flower is the red rose.^[5] Its mascot is a tan teddy bear with a collared red ribbon; it symbolizes the warmth of the sisters' relationships.^[5]

The sorority's has various graduation cords, depending on the degree. Members receiving a bachelor's degree wear may wear a green cord.^[5] Master's degrees are represented by white cords.^[5] Doctor degrees may wear black cords.^[5] Advanced degrees are represented by yellow cords.^[5]

Philanthropy

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

Chapters

In the following list, active chapters are noted in bold and inactive chapters or institutions are noted in italics.^[6][7]

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		[8][9][10]
Zeta	1991	University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, California	Active		[11]
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		[12]
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		[13]
Omicron	2001	California State University, Northridge	Northridge, California	Active
Pi	2001–20xx ?	California State University, Stanislaus	Stanislaus County, California	Active		[14]
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		[15]
Alpha Beta	2015–20xx ?	California State University, East Bay	Hayward, California	Inactive
Alpha Gamma	2015–20xx ?	Notre Dame de Namur University	Belmont, California	Inactive

1. This school is dormant
2. ΛΣΓ's memorial chapter.

See also

• List of social sororities and women's fraternities

• Cultural interest fraternities and sororities