Alpha Pi Sigma

Alpha Pi Sigma
ΑΠΣ
File:The crest of Alpha Pi Sigma.png
Founded	March 10, 1990 (1990-03-10) San Diego State University
Type	Social
Affiliation	NALFO
Status	Active
Emphasis	Multicultural
Scope	National
Motto	Amigas Para Siempre
Colors	Baby Pink and   Royal Purple
Symbol	Infinity
Flower	White Calla Lily
Chapters	18
Nickname	Alphas, Ladies of Elegance
Headquarters	P.O. Box 330865 Pacoima, Los Angeles, California 91333 United States
Website	www.alphapisigma.org

Alpha Pi Sigma Sorority Incorporated (ΑΠΣ) is a multicultural Latina-based sorority founded in 1990 at San Diego State University. It was created to bring together and support the Latina women but is open to non-Latinas. The sorority has seventeen chapters in five states.

History

Thirteen Latina women established Alpha Pi Sigma on March 10, 1990, at San Diego State University. They saw the need to unite and support Latina women on university campuses.

The sorority's founders established six purposes that define the organization. The chapters carry out these purposes, including academic excellence, leadership development, cultural awareness, unity and friendship, empowerment, and community service. However, academic excellence is the sorority's primary value, along with community service.

The sorority is a member of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) and holds a strict anti-hazing policy.

Philanthropy

Both active sisters and alumnae are encouraged to raise funds to support the sorority's national philanthropy. Chapters also select their philanthropies and volunteer in the Latino community. Some examples of the Alpha Pi Sigma efforts are American Cancer Society, autism awareness, lunch distribution, heart disease awareness, a Tijuana-based orphanage, and Relay for Life.

Chapters

There are seventeen active chapters of Alpha Pi Sigma in the United States, most in California. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are indicated in italic.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Reference
Alpha	March 10, 1990	San Diego State University	San Diego, California
Beta	March 1, 1996	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Pomona, California
Gamma	March 4, 2000–20xx	California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo, California
Delta	March 5, 2000	University of California, Riverside	Riverside, California
Epsilon	August 5, 2001	California State University San Marcos	San Marcos, California
Zeta	August 26, 2006	California State University, Fresno	Fresno, California
Eta	March 29, 2008	California State University, Northridge	Northridge, Los Angeles, California
Theta	October 11, 2009	San Francisco State University	San Francisco, California
Iota	July 9, 2010	University of California, Davis	Davis, California
Kappa	August 7, 2010	Santa Clara University	Santa Clara, California
Lambda	August 20, 2010	University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, California
Mu	April 30, 2011	California State University, Stanislaus	Turlock, California
Nu	April 30, 2011	Boise State University	Boise, Idaho
Xi	March 23, 2012	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Urbana, Illinois
Omicron	April 11, 2013	California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento, California
Pi	April 20, 2013	Eastern Washington University	Cheney, Washington
Rho	December 18, 2014	University of San Diego	San Diego, California
Sigma	December 8, 2018	University of Nevada, Reno	Reno, Nevada

Further reading

• Torbenson, Craig LaRon; Parks, Gregory (2009). Brothers and Sisters: Diversity in College Fraternities and Sororities. Associated University Presse. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-8386-4194-1.
• Camacho, Graceila Isabel (2005). Alpha Pi Sigma, Inc.: Its history, the impact on its members, and as a case study of a Latino Greek organization on the Cal Poly Campus (B.A.). California Polytechnic State University. OCLC 62297904.