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History In the early spring semester of 1986 at the University of Iowa , Baltazar Mendoza-Madrigal a member of Phi Beta Sigma, wanted to further expand the possibility of a Latino based organization with multicultural membership that would grow just as notable. The purpose of creating such an organization came from the social and cultural dynamics at the time. Minorities on campus were under represented and lacked interaction amongst each other. Thus, Mendoza along with seventeen other men began to explore the idea of establishing a Latino-based fraternity in order to unify all under represented minorities and to promote cultural understanding along with academic excellence. The men met officially on March 7 , 1986 with some of the Latino students at the University of Iowa On April 4 , 1986 , the members finalized the philosophy of the organization and the eighteen men who came to study in the US from Latin America , Africa & Asia became the eighteen Founding Fathers of Sigma Lambda Beta. They were inducted as brothers at the university's Danforth Chapel with the following principles in mind: brotherhood, scholarship, community service and cultural awareness.
Mission The mission of all Beta men is to nurture and further a dynamic, value-based environment, which utilizes its diverse multicultural membership as a catalyst:
Links National Website: http://sigmalambdabeta.com/index2.html Colony Website: http://sigmalambdabeta.com/uwmadison/Home.html
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