is a Latina-based sorority devoted to serving our community while fostering a sense of pride and respect in our heritage. The sorority was founded on September 29, 1990, by thirteen inspiring young women from four different schools in the state of New York: SUNY Albany, SUNY Stony Brook, SUNY New Paltz, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Our founding mothers are: Dora Maria Abreu, Elizabeth Coa
ts, Tina Colberg, Eulogia Diaz, Angelica Hernandez, Teresa Herrero, Norma Porras, Miriam Ramirez, Saida Rodriguez, Grecia Sanchez, Maria Trujillo, Clara Vasquez and Dulce Williams. This diverse group of women came together with the goal of creating an organization that would help their communities, unite women and promote scholarship. Since its inception in 1990, our organization has expanded outside of the State of New York and has chartered chapters in the states of New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Florida, Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan, Texas and California. We dedicate ourselves to service, academic excellence and professional development. Gamma Alpha Chapter History
The Gamma Alpha chapter, founded in 2003, as the first graduate chapter of the sorority, is determined to continue its efforts in uplifting our surrounding communities and serve as model of excellence in the DMV area. Today, there are nearly 160 Hermanas throughout the region, that include women from all over the country. The Mid-Atlantic Region's professional sisters are diverse and successful, whose expertise range from government to non-profit work, higher education to business professionals. Professional affiliations include: U.S. Army, National Council of La Raza, American Kidney Fund, and SHW Group. Current undergraduate Hermanas are both scholars and leaders in their community, while managing their undergraduate chapters, setting example for their fellow students and following their high bar set forth by their alumnae Hermanas.
