Latin by Tradition, NOT by Definition

 Lambda Theta Alpha prides itself as an organization that is not exclusive to any womyn, especially one that is passionate about making a commitment to uphold the organization and continue its legacy. Here at the University of Vermont, diversity and social justice is even more of a value in the fabric and philosophy of the university, even more so than many schools in the nation.

Epsilon Zeta chapter lives by the motto of "Latin by Tradition, NOT by Definition," because it espouses the idea that although Lambda Theta Alpha was founded with Latin traditions, we seek diverse womyn to join our Sisterhood. We are not an exclusionary organization and welcome womyn of any nationality, ethnicity, race, creed, sexual orientation, ability, culture, and identities. In fact, our first seven founding sisters came from various ethnicities: Puerto Rican, Ecuadorian, Chinese, Jamaican, and Dominican roots.

When LTA chapters were asked in a survey in 2004 to list all of the cultures represented in their chapters, we found that our organization was made out of 104 different cultures!

Afghani/White
African American 
African American/Puerto Rican 
African-American/White 
Afro-American/ Barbados 
American 
Arabian 
Argentinean 
Austrian/Bahamian 
Biracial (Black / White) 
Black 
Black, Spanish, Chinese, 
Indian, Russian, and Polish 
Black-African American 
Bohemian 
Bolivian 
Brazilian 
Brazilian American 
British  
Cambodian 
Cape Verdean/ American 
Caucasian 
Cherokee Indian 
Chicana 
Chilean 
Chinese 
Chinese and Mexican 
Colombia/Guatemalan 
Colombian 
Colombian/Mexican 
Colombian/Puerto Rican 
Costa Rican 
Cuban 
Cuban & Peruvian 
Cuban & Spaniard 
Cuban/Puerto Rican 
Dominican 
Dominican/ Puerto Rican 
Dominican/German/Italian 
Dominican/Mexican 
Dominican/Peruvian 
Dutch 
Ecuadorian 
Egyptian 
El Salvadoran 
European 
Filipina 
Filipino-American 
French 
German 
Greek 
Guatemalan 
Guyenese 
Guyanese, Jamaican, 
Venezuelan 
Haitian 
Honduran 
Honduran/Caucasian 
Indian 
Irish 
Irish American 
Irish/English/French/Ecuadorian 
Israeli 
Italian 
Italian/Arabic 
Jamaican 
Jamaican/Bermudian 
Japanese 
Jewish 
Korean 
Lebanese 
Mexican 
Mexican American 
Mexican and French 
Mexican, English, Irish, Polish, 
and German 
Mexican, German, Swedish 
Mexican/Cuban 
Mexican/German 
Native American 
Navajo 
Nicaraguan 
Nigerian 
Pakistani 
Palestinian 
Panamanian 
Panamanian/African American 
Peruvian 
Philippine 
Polish 
Portuguese 
Puerto Rican 
Puerto Rican & Ecuadorian 
Puerto Rican/Chinese 
Puerto Rican/Ecuadorian 
Puerto Rican/Mexican 
Russian 
Salvadorian 
Scottish 
South Asian Indian 
Spanish 
Thai 
Thai/Laotian 
Tibetan 
Trinidad 
Uruguayan 
Venezuelan 
Virgin Islander 
White 

 

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