Ithaca Señoritas!: October 2009

Monday, October 26, 2009

Hermana is Recognized for Academic Excellence!

Hermana Yeimmy Torrez was recognized by the Office of Multicultural Affairs at Ithaca College this Saturday for her Outstanding Academic Achievement. She currently serves as the vice president and community service chair of Iota Chapter and is involved with organizations like AMA (American Marketing Association), The Women in Business Network, and PODER: Latino Student Association. She is a sophomore Communications, Management, and Design major in the Roy H. Park School of Communications and is extremely committed to academic excellence, as well as, serving the ALANA community on campus. We are very proud of your accomplishments, Hermana! HLM

Monday, October 12, 2009

Check Out Eta Chapter's (Syracuse U) Meet the Greeks Video!

This video is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING and features Hermanas from Eta Chapter and none other than one of our founding mothers, Cynthia Santiago Guzman!!! I hope you enjoy it...

Love,
Ithaca Señoritas

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Iota Chapter in the News!!!!

Iota Chapter made it to the FRONT COVER of the Cornell Daily Sun twice in a row during our RAICES Week for our Young Lords Display in the Cornell Arts Quad and our event entitled "Service Through Leadership, Community through Candidacy with ROSA CLEMENTE! Please check out the article! Happy reading :)

Hermanas with Rosa Clemente at Service through Leadership

LINK TO ARTICLE:

http://cornellsun.com/section/news/content/2009/10/05/student-activism-needs-revival-during-recession-speaker-says

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Raices Week RECAP Pictures!

Raices Week at Iota Chapter was a huge success! Check out this fun picture recap below... More pictures of all events including "Si Lo Hicimos, Yes We Did!" coming soon so stay tuned!

Welcome to the Iota Chapter of Sigma Lambda Upsilon's Blog!!!

Here you will find information regarding events, community service/outreach projects, and cultural/educational programming at Cornell, Ithaca College, and the surrounding Ithaca community. You will also become familiar with the Iota Chapter of Sigma Lambda Upsilon and our national organization as a whole. Please visit Sigma Lambda Upsilon's national website at http://sigmalambdaupsilon.org/ and Iota Chapter's website at www.sigmalambdaupsilon.org/iota

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On December 1, 1987 at Binghamton University, Cynthia Santiago-Guzman, Adriana Zamora, Carmen Ibeth Garcia-Quiñones and Carol Elizabeth Torres created an organization that would not only serve as a voice for women in an academic setting, but would also provide sincere sisterhood and unconditional support while actively promoting academic achievement, service to the community, and cultural enrichment by bridging the gap between the Latino community and the campuses that Sigma Lambda Upsilon serves. The sorority is now present in over 50 campuses. Though Latina-based, Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Señoritas Latinas Unidas, Inc. is a non-discriminatory organization made up of women from all cultures, creeds, disabilities, political beliefs, and sexual preferences.

SLU takes pride in being an organization comprised of diverse college-educated (collegiate) and professional women dedicated to uplifting traditionally marginalized groups, especially Latinos and women, by serving as a voice and means for empowerment. Since 1987, SLU has been an outlet for professional development and personal growth to its members and serving constituents. The Sorority's impact can be seen in the outstanding accomplishments of our Hermanas, the young women we have mentored through our LADYS and PEARLS programs, and through the lives of all the people the Sorority has touched via our many literacy initiatives. Thus, proving to colleges and communities that women of color can make a difference.

Sigma Lambda Upsilon has a passion for leading and developing underprivileged communities through the Sorority's goals of academic excellence, leadership, sisterhood, cultural enrichment, and service to the community and campus. It is evident that the Sorority's undergraduate and Graduate/Professional chapters challenge the status quo through programming initiatives that are both exemplary and unique. Sigma Lambda Upsilon's impenetrable bond and relentless commitment to one another transcends time, which is why we consider our sisterhood-Hermandad- lasting Hasta La Muerte!

Ithaca Señoritas!