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'{{Multiple issues| {{refimprove|date=October 2013}} {{primary sources|date=October 2013}} {{advert|date=February 2017}} }} {{Infobox Fraternity | letters = ΛΘΦ | name = Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Incorporated | nickname = Lambdas | motto = Chivalry Above Self | crest =| founded = {{start date and years ago|1975|12|1}} | type = [[List of social fraternities and sororities|Social]] | scope = National| address = 181 New Road, Ste 304 | city = [[Parsippany, New Jersey|Parsippany]] | state = [[New Jersey]] | country = USA | chapters = 107 Undergraduate Chapters, 34 Associate Chapters and 20 Alumni Associations| colors= {{Color box|#643614}} [[Brown]] {{Color box|#FFFFFF}} [[White]]| homepage = {{url|http://www.thelambdas.org/}} | birthplace = [[Kean University|Kean College]] | flower = [[Carnation|White Carnation]] | }} '''Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Incorporated''' ('''ΛΘΦ''') is a non-profit [[Fraternities and sororities in North America|social fraternity]] in the United States. It was founded on December 1, 1975 at [[Kean University|Kean College]] in [[Union Township, Union County, New Jersey|Union, New Jersey]]. It emphasizes Latin unity and the celebration of the Latin culture. In 1992, Lambda Theta Phi was accepted into the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC). With its acceptance into the North-American Interfraternity Conference in 1992 it became the first nationally recognized Latino Greek lettered organization in the U.S. In 1994, with the release of The History of Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc., the fraternity published a historical account about its organization. Lambda Theta Phi has received commendations from the [[American Red Cross]], [[Division of Youth and Family Services]], and various other organizations for its fundraising efforts on behalf of victims of natural disasters and homelessness both in the U.S. and internationally. The fraternity's previous national philanthropy was the [[American Heart Association]]. On July 30, 2014, Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc. signed a commitment to support [[Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute]]'s (CHCI) high school college readiness programs. Although Lambda Theta Phi is [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] by tradition, membership is open to all college males. ==Founding Fathers== Lambda Theta Phi has 14 Founding Fathers:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thelambdas.org/?page_id=1394|title=Our History|accessdate=2019-06-16}}</ref> {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| *Wilfredo Ayes *Hiram Cardona *Rafael Crespo *David Díaz *Agustín García *Enrique García *José Ginarte *Juan Hernández *Rinaldo Lago *Luis Miranda I *Henry Muñoz *Walter Pardo-Villa *Raul Roger *Raymond Rosa }} ==Hazing== The national organization has a policy against hazing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thelambdas.org/?page_id=1509|title=Anti-Hazing Policy|accessdate=2019-06-16}}</ref> In spring 2017 and spring 2018, the Cornell chapter engaged in hazing, including making students take cold showers in their underwear while reciting memorized information and then sleeping in their wet underwear. The chapter was suspended for at least three years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hazing.cornell.edu/violations/2018-19-academic-year|title=Hazing at Cornell|accessdate=2019-06-16}}</ref> ==Chapters== {{main|List of Lambda Theta Phi chapters}} ==Notable Members== * [[Robert "Bob" Menendez]] - [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] (NJ) ==See also== *[[List of social fraternities and sororities]] ==References== {{Reflist|2}} == External links == *{{Official website|http://www.lambda1975.org/|Lambda Theta Phi National Website}} {{Fraternities and Sororities |collapsed}} {{North-American Interfraternity Conference}} [[Category:Student organizations established in 1975]] [[Category:National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations]] [[Category:North-American Interfraternity Conference]] [[Category:Student societies in the United States]] [[Category:Hispanic and Latino organizations]] [[Category:Latino fraternities and sororities]] [[Category:Lambda Theta Phi| ]]'