The first Latina-based sorority
founded at an Ivy-league institution, Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi
Chi Sorority, Inc. was established on April 16, 1988 at Cornell University by
five strong, visionary women. The Founding Hermanas: Patricia Rivera, Maria
Caban, Eva Marie Sosa, Migdalia Franklin, and Dr. Irma Almirall-Padamsee
strove to establish an organization that would transcend their collegiate
experience and consolidate their strength as responsible members of the
community. As undergraduate students, they worked diligently to develop an
organization whose mission and goals would encompass the experiences of all
women, and whose ideals would nurture the growth of its members throughout
their lives.
Today, Latinas Promoviendo
Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. represents a tradition of strong,
proud women whose lives and achievements reflect an undying commitment to
public service, sisterhood, and the preservation of the rich cultural legacies
that shape our experiences. Committed to the three ideals upon which our
organization's foundation stands -- La Comunidad, La Cultura Latina, and La
Hermandad -- Las Hermanas strive to promote progress and development in
the communities of which we are a part. It is this unwavering commitment to
nuestra comunidad that frames our individual and collective goals. Comprised
of undergraduate, graduate, and professional women, Latinas Promoviendo
Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. seeks to unify women through the
promotion of community service programs that highlight the contributions of
women and people of color, and offer opportunities for academic and
professional advancement to members of historically under-represented groups.
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