Lambda Sigma Upsilon - Facts

Facts

• Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Fraternity was noted for being a “catalyst for change, and a vehicle for pertinent conversation regarding relevant issues between student and the university administration” in the book Brothers and Sisters: Diversity in College Fraternities and Sororities
• Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Fraternity was founded by students for students.
• In 1979 Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Fraternity became the first Latino Organization to step.
• Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Fraternity is a member of NALFO.
• Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Fraternity is a member of NIC.
• In 1983, The Zulu Chapter, was founded by three African American Men at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. Making it the first chapter of the fraternity not to have a founder of Latino Descent.
• In 2002, LSU was established at Florida Memorial University, making it the first Latino Fraternity to be established at a private historically black university.
• Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Fraternity was the first Latino organization to ever step against the Divine Nine.
• Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Fraternity is said to be the most Diverse Latino Fraternity in the Nation.
• Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Fraternity was the first organization to use cultural names and meanings to identify their chapters.
• Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Fraternity was originally founded as a Lambda Sigma Upsilon, Latino Social Fellowship.
• Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Fraternity have been labeled the "Kings of Stroll" as they have won the only nationally recognized National Stroll Tournament "Silk & Smooth" in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2012. It should be noted they did not participate in 2008 and 2011.