Latinas Promoviendo
Comunidad/ Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. was founded on three ideals:
La Comunidad, La Cultura Latina and La Hermandad. Las Hermanas strive
to uphold and emulate these ideals through our steadfast commitment to
the community, each other, and ourselves. It is through this unwavering
dedication and determination that we attempt to tackle the critical issues
affecting our communities.
La
Comunidad
As is clearly evident in
our name, Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad, we are deeply committed to the
upliftment and progress of our community. It is to this end that we dedicate
ourselves to the life long service to the community. As part of our efforts,
we sponsor cultural, educational and social programs/events that focus
on the critical issues affecting the community. In addition, we collaborate
with local community-based organizations, social service agencies and other
greek-lettered organizations to achieve unity and progress.
La
Cultura Latina
Las Hermanas seek to educate
others, as well as ourselves, about the Latina experience in this society.
We sincerely believe that knowledge of one's self and strong cultural identity
exemplifies that beauty and strength of our community. Our Hermandad is
a constant celebration of our diversity and includes women of all ethnic
backgrounds. Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc.
truly epitomizes what is known as La Comunidad, as we expand our sisterhood
within the collegiate community.
La
Hermandad
Our Hermandad, or sisterhood
is our everlasting bond to each other and to the organization. Our Hermandad
provides us with a lifetime support system that extends from the youngest
Hermana to our post-graduate and professional Hermanas. It is the means
by which we support each other unconditionally through our personal, academic
and professional lives. Our Hermandad allows Las Hermanas the opportunity
to share in a common experiences and learn from an array of distinct perspectives.
Our dedication to Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/ Lambda Pi Chi Sorority,
Inc. is representative of our lifetime commitment to each other and
our special sisterhood.
Inherently interwoven
with our three ideals of: La Comunidad, La Cultura Latina and La Hermandad are the following
four concepts: Academic Excellence, Community Service, Hermandad and Networking.
Academic
Excellence
We strongly believe that
our primary reason for attending college is the obtainment of a sound education.
For this reason, throughout every facet of our organization we stress academic
excellence. It is never enough to simply attend college and fulfill the
minimum requirements set forth in order to merely graduate, we aim to succeed
at every task set before us academically. This ideology permeates all aspects
of our lives and evidence of this can be found in that a majority of our
Hermanas continue on to obtain higher academic degrees.
Community
Service
Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/
Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. is an organization based on the action
of servicing the community. Given that we understand the power we possess
within our respective communities, we utilize the vast resources at our
disposal to create positive changes, while continuing to build and improve
on the changes already initialized.
We believe in participating
and organizing community services with a definite purpose in the hopes
of achieving a specific end. We believe that while working within the community
we need to utilize the experience and knowledge we have gained and share
it so that others may benefit from it. This concept and its importance
is highlighted throughout our entire organization beginning with the undergraduate
chapters to the National Board of Directors. Our undergraduate entities
are required to participate/organize a minimum number of community service
projects per semester, a requirement that is not only met but also
superceded. On a national level we are in the process of creating a national
project entitled Project H.A.C.E.R., Hermanas for the Advancement of Career
and Educational Resources, a multi-level community service project involving
our entire organization focusing on mentorship for disadvantaged youth.
Networking
We as Hermanas use
each other as resources for advancement, both academically and with respect
to our careers. We continually support and work to provide opportunities
for one another. We also believe in networking externally, as evidenced
by our participation/organization of networking events such as business
card exchanges.
Hermandad
Our Hermandad, our special
sisterhood, is a vital component of our organization and especially with
respect to the achievement of the other concepts of: Academic Excellence,
Community Service, and Networking. It is what ties them all together.
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