1. Delta Tau Lambda Sorority, Inc.
Established 1994

2. Herstory
On April 2, 1994, two women came
together to create an organization
that fit their needs as Latinas at the
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
campus. The women discussed their
ideas and goals for such an
organization. It was on that day
that DELTA TAU LAMBDA
SORORITY was founded.
Delta Tau Lambda has been
recognized as a strong organization.
It has been the hard work, pride
and dedication of its members that
has helped bring about excellence to
university campuses, and the Latino
community.

3. Delta Tau Lambda Sorority, Inc.
Founders:
Maria Victoria Ramos and Darilís García-McMillian

4. Delta Tau Lambda Sorority, Inc.
♦ Colors:
Brown and Gold
♦ Symbol:
African Lion
♦ Stone:
Diamond
♦ Flower:
Forget me not
♦ Mottoes:
Strength and Unity are the Key to Excellence
Con Fuerza Construiremos, con Honestidad
Creceremos, con Unidad Nunca Seremos Vencidas

5. ∆ΤΛ
Purpose
Delta Tau Lambda is a community-oriented sorority. Our
main objectives are academic excellence and community
service. We strive to bring about change in the Latino
community as well as in other communities of color. A
great deal of our work involves the youth, for we believe
that they are our future and we their role models. We
believe that through our hard work, we will empower
others to achieve for themselves and lead one another to
greatness.

6. Goals
♦ Community Service
♦ Promote higher learning in Latino
Youth
♦ Convey in younger women, through
our wisdom, to reach for their
dreams using education as their tool.
♦ Promote unity in the Latino
community, to support each other,
identify common problems and
define collective solutions.
♦ Expand our cultural horizons by
working with other communities of
color.

7. Lydia Cruz and Sandra Maria Ramos Scholarship
The Lydia Cruz & Sandra Maria Ramos Scholarship was established in
March of 1995. The two women chosen to name this scholarship have greatly
influenced the lives of the Delta Tau Lambda Founding Mothers, Darilís
García-McMillian's grandmother and Maria Victoria Ramos' sister.
The scholarship is awarded annually to a graduating high school Latina
student or a first-year college student, attending a 2 or 4 year institution of
higher learning.

8. Salute to Latinas
“Salute to Latinas: Fuerza De
La Mujer” honors the
accomplishments and strengths
of all Latinas. We celebrate our
history, cultures, and diversity
with pride. We recognize
women, university staff, students
and alumni who have made an
impact at a university and/or in
their community. Our Salute to
Latinas is a journey through our
past, our present, as well as our
hopes and dreams for the future.

9. Activities
♦ Salute to Latinas
♦ Annual Scholarship
♦ Youth Day Picnic
♦ Latino Voter Registration
♦ Thanksgiving Baskets
♦ Networking Meetings
♦ “Break the Silence” Poetry
Contest
♦ Relay for Life
♦ Domestic Violence
Workshop
♦ Race for the Cure
♦ Child Safety Fair
♦ Book Drives
♦ HIV/AIDS testing and
education

10. C h a r it a b le
C aus es
As a community oriented organization we support the
following causes:
Breast Cancer
Diabetes
HIV/AIDS
Mental Health

11. Chapters and Sisters
Collegiate Chapters Professional/Alumni
Chapters
•University of
Michigan-Alpha
• Detroit, MI – Alpha
•Roosevelt University- Lambda
Beta • El Paso, TX – Beta
•Montgomery, Lambda
Alabama-Gamma • Chicago, Il – Gamma
•University of Texas, Lambda
El Paso-Delta •Portland, OR – Delta
Lambda
•Tampa, Florida-
Epsilon •Avon Park, FL –
Epsilon Lambda
•Texas A&M-Zeta
•Bay Area, CA – Zeta
•Michigan State Lambda
University – Eta •Tacoma/Seattle, WA –
•Wayne State Eta Lambda
University – Theta •Rio Grand Valle, TX –
Theta Lambda
•University of
Nevada, Las Vegas –
Iota
•Northeastern Illinois
University - Kappa

12. ∆ΤΛ Contact Information
We encourage all interested
women to contact the
National Board at the address
and e-mail below for more
information about starting a
chapter or to answer any
questions.
Delta Tau Lambda Sorority, Inc.
PO Box 7714
Ann Arbor, MI 48107
DTL-info@deltataulambda.org

13. www.deltataulambda.org