Chi Upsilon Sigma

Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority Inc.
ΧΥΣ
Founded	April 29, 1980 (1980-04-29) Rutgers University
Type	Cultural interest
Emphasis	Latina
Scope	United States
Motto	Wisdom Through Education
Colors	Red, black and beige
Symbol	Almighty Owl
Flower	Hibiscus
Jewel	Emerald
Philanthropy	I Have A Dream Foundation
Chapters	undergraduate 73, graduate 8
Headquarters	280 Madison Ave. Ste. 912-255 New York, New York, U.S.
Homepage	http://www.justbecus.org/

Chi Upsilon Sigma (ΧΥΣ) ("Women of Wisdom") — official name is Corazones Unidos Siempre Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority, Inc. (Hearts United Always) — is a Latina oriented Greek letter intercollegiate sorority. Chi Upsilon Sigma was founded on April 29, 1980, by seven Latinas at the New Brunswick Campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

The sorority is a member organization of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO).^[1]

History

Chi Upsilon Sigma was founded on April 29, 1980 by seven Latinas at the New Brunswick Campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The seven founding mothers (with the guidance of Ramonita Santiago) are:

Maricel Rivera
Sonia Rosa
Catherine Miranda
Mariela Freay
Nancy Collazo
Maria E. Tejera
Evelyn Burgos

Due to the shifts in the cultural and political arenas, the late 1970s/early 1980s was a thriving time for the Latino community in the Northeast region of the United States. Activism on college campuses was common ground. For example, only five years prior, Rutgers College had opened its doors to women.

As the campus' Latino population increased, it became evident that the quality of student life for Latinos was not equal to their White and Black counterparts. Furthermore, the funding for Latino groups and activities was also non-existent. Realizing a change needed to be made, Corazones Unidos Siempre/Chi Upsilon Sigma Sorority, Inc. emerged. Corazones Unidos Siempre was formed with three goals, to provide service, to encourage communication, and develop awareness amongst the community.

Philanthropy

Chi Upsilon Sigma’s national philanthropy is the I Have A Dream Foundation.

Undergraduate Chapters

Alpha - Rutgers–New Brunswick , New Brunswick, New Jersey
Beta - Originally: New Jersey Institute of Technology Currently: Metro Chapter - Rutgers–Newark and New Jersey Institute of Technology , Newark, New Jersey
Gamma - Seton Hall University , South Orange, New Jersey
Delta - The College of New Jersey , Ewing Township, New Jersey
Epsilon - Rutgers–Camden , Camden, New Jersey
Zeta - Saint Peter's University / New Jersey City University , Jersey City, New Jersey
Eta - Temple University , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Theta - Kutztown University / Albright College Kutztown, Pennsylvania / Reading, Pennsylvania
Iota - Bloomsburg University , Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Kappa - Montclair State University , Montclair, New Jersey
Lambda - Rowan University , Glassboro, New Jersey
Mu - Philadelphia Metropolitan, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nu - Kean University , Union County, New Jersey
Xi - University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware
Omicron - Drexel University , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pi - University of North Texas , Denton, Texas
Rho - Fairleigh Dickinson University , Madison, New Jersey/Florham Park, New Jersey
Sigma - Long Island University - CW Post, Brookville, New York
Tau - Central Connecticut State University , New Britain, Connecticut
Upsilon - LeMoyne College/Syracuse University , Syracuse, New York
Phi - Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas
Chi - Pennsylvania State University , University Park
Psi - University of South Carolina , Columbia, South Carolina
Omega - Reserved for Honorary Sisters
Alpha Alpha - West Chester University , West Chester, Pennsylvania
Alpha Beta - Rider University , Lawrence Township, New Jersey
Alpha Gamma - Rollins College , Winter Park, Florida
Alpha Delta - Cornell University , Ithaca, New York
Alpha Epsilon - Penn State Abington , Abington Township, Pennsylvania
Alpha Zeta - Texas Christian University , Fort Worth, Texas
Alpha Eta - Texas Woman's University , Denton, Texas
Alpha Theta - Utica College , Utica, New York
Alpha Iota - University of Rhode Island , Kingston, Rhode Island
Alpha Kappa - Stevens Institute of Technology , Hoboken, New Jersey
Alpha Lambda - University of North Carolina , Charlotte, North Carolina
Alpha Mu - University of South Florida , Tampa, Florida
Alpha Nu - New York City Metropolitan New York, New York
Alpha Xi - University of Central Florida , Orlando, Florida
Alpha Omicron - Washington D.C./North Virginia Metropolitan Washington D.C./North Virginia
Alpha Pi - State University of New York New Paltz New Paltz, New York
Alpha Rho - University of Bridgeport , Bridgeport, Connecticut
Alpha Sigma - Radford University , Radford, Virginia
Alpha Tau - Texas State University , San Marcos, Texas
Alpha Upsilon - New Mexico State University , Las Cruces, New Mexico
Alpha Phi - Boston University , Boston, Massachusetts
Alpha Chi - University of Arizona , Tucson, Arizona
Alpha Psi - State University of New York College at Oneonta , Oneonta, New York
Alpha Omega - Reserved
Beta Alpha - University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas
Beta Beta - University of North Carolina at Greensboro , Greensboro, North Carolina
Beta Gamma - Johnson & Wales University (Miami Campus), North Miami, Florida
Beta Delta - George Mason University , Fairfax, Virginia
Beta Epsilon - University of Houston , Houston, Texas
Beta Zeta - William Paterson University , Wayne, New Jersey
Beta Eta - University of Michigan at Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan
Beta Theta - Shippensburg University and Elizabethtown College , Shippensburg, Pennsylvania/Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Beta Iota - Binghamton University , Binghamton, New York
Beta Kappa - Fairleigh Dickinson University , Teaneck, New Jersey
Beta Lambda - Bloomfield College , Bloomfield, New Jersey
Beta Mu - University of Maryland-College Park , College Park, Maryland
Beta Nu - Millersville University , Millersville, Pennsylvania
Beta Xi - State University of New York Albany , Albany, New York
Beta Omicron - Penn State University , Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Beta Pi - East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Beta Rho - Quinnipiac University , Hamden, Connecticut
Beta Sigma - Rochester Institute of Technology , Rochester, New York
Beta Tau - Ramapo College of New Jersey , Mahwah, New Jersey
Beta Upsilon - University of Wisconsin- Madison , Madison, Wisconsin
Beta Phi - Indiana University of Pennsylvania , Indiana, Pennsylvania
Beta Chi - Appalachian State University , Boone, North Carolina
Beta Psi - Elon University , Elon, North Carolina
Beta Omega - Charlotte City-Wide , Charlotte, North Carolina
Gamma Alpha - Stockton University , Galloway, New Jersey

Graduate chapters

Omega Alpha - Philadelphia Graduate Chapter
Omega Beta - Dallas/Fort Worth Graduate Chapter
Omega Gamma - North/Central NJ Graduate Chapter
Omega Delta - New York City Graduate Chapter
Omega Epsilon - Greater Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area Graduate Chapter
Omega Zeta - Houston Graduate Chapter
Omega Eta - Florida Graduate Chapter
Omega Theta - Lehigh Valley Area, PA Graduate Chapter
Omega Iota - Charlotte Metro Area Graduate Chapter

References

↑ Chi Upsilon Sigma's participation in NALFO. http://www.justbecus.org/en/structure/nalfo

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Christian fraternities and sororities	ΑΔΓ ΑΔΧ ΑΓΩ ΑΛΩ ΑΝΩ ΒΕΓΓΑΡΣ ΒΣΨ ΒΥΧ ΓΦΔ ΣΑΩ ΣΘΕ ΣΦΛ ΦΒΧ ΧΑΩ

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Μulticultural	Delphic ΔΞΝ ΔΞΦ ΓΗ ΖΣΧ ΖΦΡ ΖΧΦ ΘΝΞ ΛΤΩ ΛΨΔ ΜΣΥ ΣΛΓ ΤΦΣ ΨΣΦ ΩΔΦ ΩΦΧ

LGBTQ	ΑΛΖ ΑΠΔ ΔΛΦ ΓΡΛ ΚΑΛ ΚΘE ΟΕΠ ΣΦΒ ΘΠΣ

Native American	ΑΠΩ ΦΣΝ

Latino and Puerto Rican	ΑΨΛ ΔΤΛ ΓΑΩ ΓΖΑ ΗΓΔ ΚΔΧ ΛΑΥ ΛΠΧ ΛΠΥ ΛΣΥ ΛΘΑ ΛΘΦ ΛΘΝ ΛΥΛ ΝΑΚ ΜΑΦ ΝΣΒ ΣΔΑ ΣΙΑ ΣΛΑ ΣΛΒ ΣΛΥ ΣΠΑ ΦΔΓ ΦΗΜ ΦΙΑ ΦΣΑ ΧΥΣ ΩΦΒ

Major specific	ΑΓΡ ΑΣΚ FarmHouse ΣΑΙ ΤΒΣ Triangle ΦΣΓ ΦΣΡ

Social sororities	ΑΓΔ ΑΔΠ ΑΕΦ ΑΞΔ ΑΟΠ ΑΣΑ ΑΣΤ ΑΦ ΑΧΩ ΓΦΒ ΔΔΔ ΔΓ ΔΖ ΔΦΕ ΖΤΑ ΖΧΦ ΘΦΑ ΚΑΘ ΚΒΓ ΚΔ ΚΚΓ ΠΒΦ ΣΔΤ ΣΚ ΣΣΣ ΦΜ ΦΣΣ ΧΩ

Social fraternities	Acacia ΑΓΣ ΑΔΦ ΑΚΛ ΑΣΦ ΑΤΩ ΑΦΔ ΑΧΑ ΑΧΡ ΒΘΠ ΔΚΕ ΔΣΦ ΔΤΔ ΔΥ ΔΦ ΔΧ ΔΩΕ ΖΨ ΘΔΧ ΘΞ ΘΧ ΚΑ Order ΚΑ Society ΚΔΡ ΚΔΦ ΚΛΨ ΚΣ ΛΧΑ ΠΚΑ ΠΚΦ ΠΛΦ ΣΑΕ ΣΔΑ ΣΘΠ ΣΝ ΣΠ ΣΤΓ ΣΦ ΣΦΔ ΣΦΕ ΣΧ ΤΚΕ ΦΓΔ ΦΔΘ ΦΚΘ ΦΔΨ ΦΚΣ ΦΚΤ ΦΚΨ ΦΛΧ ΦΜΑ Sinfonia ΦΜΔ ΦΡΗ ΦΣΚ ΦΣΦ XΓE ΧΦ ΧΨ ΨΥ

National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations

Alpha Pi Sigma Alpha Psi Lambda Chi Upsilon Sigma Gamma Alpha Omega Gamma Phi Omega Gamma Zeta Alpha Kappa Delta Chi Lambda Alpha Upsilon Lambda Pi Chi Lambda Pi Upsilon Lambda Sigma Upsilon Lambda Theta Nu Lambda Upsilon Lambda Omega Phi Beta Phi Iota Alpha Sigma Iota Alpha Sigma Lambda Alpha Sigma Lambda Upsilon

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