Gamma Rho Lambda rapidly expanded during this time. Kansas State University gained chapter status as Delta chapter and Purdue University gained chapter status as Eta chapter. University of Missouri colony disbanded from Gamma Rho Lambda to focus more on political involvement. California State University, Northridge, University of California, Los Angeles, Purdue University and SUNY Albany became colonies. San Diego State University gained chapter status as Beta chapter. The sorority expanded to San Diego State University and Georgia Southern University.
Since then, the national sorority has been working on expansion, adjusting to the needs of its chapters and members, and bettering the community overall through these efforts. In 2006, with enough alum members to support a national council, Gamma Rho Lambda National Sorority became independent of Alpha chapter. Over the course of the next year, Gamma Rho Lambda worked to expand to these campuses, functioning in a national and local capacity at the same time. In 2005, Gamma Rho Lambda began the daunting task of expanding nationally, as Alpha chapter had been approached by several interested women on other campuses in the United States. The sorority was initially created because the founding president and members wanted an organization similar to the GBTQ-focused fraternity on campus, Sigma Phi Beta. Gamma Rho Lambda, Alpha chapter, was founded in the Fall of 2003 by 12 original members at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. History Įleven of the twelve founders of Gamma Rho Lambda As of 2019, GRL consists of seventeen active chapters and three colonies across twelve states with an active membership of over 400, including alumni and collegians. Gamma Rho Lambda has been referred to as the first national multicultural lesbian sorority however they are inclusive of cisgender women, trans women, trans men, and gender variant people of all sexualities and racial identities. Gamma Rho Lambda ( ΓΡΛ) is a social, college-based sorority for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, and allied students. Truth in tolerance, knowledge through diversity, bonds of unity, strength in trust Gamma Rho Lambda is an all-inclusive social sorority exemplifying the qualities of tolerance, diversity, unity, and trust, which provides a network of assistance in the areas of scholastic guidance, emotional support, and community service while ultimately developing the lifelong family bonds. The Light & Achievement Educational Foundation was created in 2018 by Lambda Gamma Sigma to provide substantial scholarship awards to exceptional African – American high school seniors for study at a four-year accredited college or university of their choice.Arizona State University, ( Tempe, Arizona)
Together Lambda Gamma Sigma and members of the undergraduate chapters Pi Rho and Tau Nu implement innovative activities and fundraisers aligned to the 5 essential programs under the sorority’s umbrella signature program Project Reassurance H3 It’s All About Me. The Chapter successfully mentors undergraduate members at Cal Poly Pomona and the University of La Verne.
Our seven Charter members established Lambda Gamma Sigma to encourage progressive growth in the Western Region as well as motivate and uplift at risk youth in the city of Pomona and the immediate surrounding areas. Lambda Gamma Sigma Chapter was organized in Pomona, California on May 15, 2010. Lambda Gamma Sigma Chapter & the Light & Achievement Educational Foundation History
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