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Sigma Lambda Gamma
Scintillating Psi Epsilon Chapter
University of Alabama at Birmingham
National History
During the fall of 1989, the foundation of Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Inc. was commenced by collegiate women who recognized the need to form an organization that provided empowerment to women of all cultural backgrounds. Her humble beginnings were built at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa where their vision was to create a network of academic and social support for Latina women. Under the guidance of Esther Materon Arum and Mary Peterson, the vision came to fruition on April 9th, 1990, as the University of Iowa Panhellenic Council officially recognized the organization as a sorority.
Through the continued commitment and leadership of the founding mothers, the operation of Sigma Lambda Gamma has thrived on many college campuses and provides an avenue for educational excellence to women of many nationalities. Our members recognize the need for togetherness and support among women of varying cultures at the university level and they remain dedicated to the overall success of women in a global environment.
Chapter History
In the Spring of 2013, a group of eleven interested ladies petitioned for a Sigma Lambda Gamma Colony to be integrated at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Their vision was to establish an organization that would include women of all cultural backgrounds. The dream was to provide and have a network of cultural, academic, and personal growth.
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On January 9, 2014, the interest group was given approval as the UAB Colony of Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority Inc. The nine interested women that made up the UAB Colony of Sigma Lambda Gamma are Anaiza Medina, Silvia Perez, Maria F. Castillo, Amy Aguirre, Etzael Ortiz, Nereida Jimenez, Mayra Flores, Glenda Landaverde, and Veronica Juan. After the Colony was approved the next step was the expansion process.
Our Founding Mothers broke the barriers of traditional sororities to create an organization for women of all cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. As a result, the colony was officially recognized as the Psi Epsilon Chapter on March 2, 2016.