Lambda Beta Blog

Midwest District Banquet Info & Registratrion

2007-10-14T16:34:00.000-07:00

Our Midwest District Banquet website is up & running. Please visit

http://www.ksu.edu/slb-phi/midwestbanquet/

to register & find payment information. Let us know if you have any questions.

Phi Chapter Alumni Day

2007-10-04T22:36:00.000-07:00

Hermanos of Phi Chapter:

The Active Brothers of the Phi Chapter of Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity would like to cordially invite all our Alumni Brothers and their families to attend this year's homecoming, which will be on October 27, 2007. We will be organizing an alumni recognition event and we are looking forward to seeing you. Also as part of the reunion we will be heading out to the football stadium to do some tailgating!
Please visit http://www.ksu.edu/slb-phi/alumniday/
for more information.
If you have any questions, please send us a message, and we'll respond as quickly as we can.

Our Midwest District Gov.

2007-07-12T12:15:00.000-07:00

The Phi Chapter of Sigma Lambda Beta would like to thank our outgoing District Governor for his many years of service to the Mighty Midwest District. Juan "Pachuco" Izaguirre has been DG since 2001 and was always a source of inspiration and dedication to the undergraduate and alumni Brothers of our Fraternity.

Also, we would like to welcome our newest DG for the Mighty Midwest District - Jason "Maestro" Smolka of the Old-School Omicron Chapter. He is a very accomplished Beta and the Phi Chapter has the utmost confidence in his abilities.

Website Redesign

2007-07-06T20:33:00.000-07:00

This is our 5th or 6th website design. I hope with this one it will be a more communal experience with many of the other Brothers contributing pictures, articles and event descriptions.

Sigma Lambda Beta History

2007-06-25T15:46:00.001-07:00

Sigma Lambda Beta (ΣΛΒ) International Fraternity, (also known as Lambda-Betas or Betas) is the largest historically Latino Greek letter intercollegiate fraternity. Founded on April 4, 1986 at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa., the fraternity is a member of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations NALFO), the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC), and the Fraternity Leadership Association. Historically a Latino based fraternity, Sigma Lambda Beta welcomes men of all cultures into its brotherhood. Its principles are brotherhood, scholarship, community service, and cultural awareness.

History
During the early Spring 1986 semester, Baltazar Mendoza-Madrigal along with seventeen other men began to explore the idea of establishing a Latino based Fraternity at the University of Iowa. Baltazar Mendoza-Madrigal was a current member of Phi Beta Sigma but wanted to create something that was more suited for Latinos. After months of intensive research, permission was granted by the national board of Phi Beta Sigma for Baltazar Mendoza-Madrigal to begin the creation of a new Latino-based fraternity sharing similar interests and goals as that of Phi Beta Sigma. Baltazar Mendoza-Madrigal called a special meeting on Monday, March 7, 1986 with some of the Latino students at the Chicano Indian American Cultural Center in the University of Iowa. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the need and feasibility of creating a new social Fraternity with an emphasis on the Latino Culture.

At that point in time, the student body at the University of Iowa was predominantly Caucasian. In addition, the Latino community on campus was divided into different social groups. As a result, the students who attended the first meeting wanted to solidify and unify the Latino and the multicultural community. Furthermore, the students wanted to promote a positive image of Latinos and minorities in the University.

After the first meeting, the enthusiasm in favor of the Fraternity was so encouraging that the word spread throughout the University of Iowa. Everyone knew that something special was about to take place. On Friday, April 4, 1986, the members finalized the philosophy of the Organization. Hence, April 4, 1986, is the official founding date of the Fraternity.
The Eighteen Founding Fathers (16 Latino, one African and one Asian) established Sigma Lambda Beta with the following principles in mind: Brotherhood, Scholarship, Cultural Awareness, and Community Service.

Founding Fathers
Baltazar Mendoza Madrigal
Mario Buendia
Enrique Carbajal
Thomas Carrasquillo
Manuel Chavarria
Jose Fong
Rudolfo Garza
Luis Jimenez
Luis Marquez
Eric Montes
Kuy Ou
Olakunle Oyeyemi
Jaime Ramirez
Olivera Rivera
Juan Jose Rojas Cardona
Eugenio Soria
Juan Valdez
Ricardo Zamudio