LTA Entry for NALFO Newsletter
September 2002

Lambda Theta Alpha
Service, Scholarship, & Professional Development
A Standard of Excellence on all Levels

This year Lambda Theta Alpha made its most significant impact ever across the country. Members representing different constituencies continued to demonstrate the highest level of leadership. Through their efforts, Lambda Theta Alpha was able to provide service to the community, prove a commitment to academic advancement, and produce the competent, promising leaders of tomorrow. Exemplary progress was made in these fields due to the unified undertaking of members on Chapter, Area, and National levels.

The membership of Lambda Theta Alpha remains ever true to upholding our principles and carrying out our mission as set forth by our founders. We are involved in numerous philanthropic efforts and have taken our dedication to community service to new heights through the creation of our own outreach program F.U.T.U.R.O. (Spanish for future). F.U.T.U.R.O. is an acronym for Focused Urban Teens United and Ready for Opportunity, a program designed to serve as a support system to help at risk adolescents successfully graduate middle and high school while helping them stay on the path to a bright future.

It is our hope that our guidance will instill a sense of optimism, pride, and enthusiasm towards education and life. As role models we demonstrate and prove to young students that they like us can have goals and be the strong leaders of tomorrow. The program also provides students with the opportunity to apply for a $1000 scholarship, awarded at the National Awards Dinner by Lambda Theta Alpha. The scholarship will be granted to a student who embodies the spirit of F.U.T.U.R.O.

Every day our members make us proud as they selflessly help others. Each member shines as she goes above and beyond our expectations. One such member has not only dedicated herself to the community but also to her scholastic studies. As an academic sorority we were proud to nominate Thais Rodriguez of Chi Chapter, University of Florida, for NALFO's National Award for Academic Excellence 2002. Throughout her college career, Thais maintained a perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point average. Her academic honors and achievements are many and include the following:

Awards

  • University of Florida's Outstanding Four-Year Scholar, Honorable Mention - 2002

  • University of Florida's Outstanding Female Leader, Honorable Mention - 2002

  • Lambda Theta Alpha, Chi Chapter's Sister of the Year - 2002

  • Lambda Theta Alpha, Chi Chapter's Academic Sister of the Year - 2002, 2001

  • Lambda Theta Alpha, Chi Chapter's New Sister of the Year - 2001

  • Lambda Theta Alpha's National Academic Sister of the Year - 2001

  • National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations' National Award for Academic Excellence - 2001

  • Multicultural Greek Council's New Member of the Year - 2001

  • Anderson Scholar - 2000

  • President's Honor Roll - Spring 2002, Fall 2001, Spring 2001, Fall 2000, Spring 2000, Spring 1999, Fall 1998

  • Dean's List - Fall 1999

Honoraries

  • National Collegiate Business Academy- Since 2002

  • Savant UF- Since 2001

  • U.S. Achievement Academy - Since 2001

  • Golden Key National Honor Society - Since 2001

  • Phi Kappa Phi - Since 2001

  • Beta Gamma Sigma - Since 2001

  • National Society of Collegiate Scholars - Since 1999

Scholarships

  • Florida Bright Futures Scholarship - Since 1998

  • Trottman Scholarship - 1999

Being an LTA does not end after college, it is a lifelong involvement. For this and other reasons we are always looking for ways to better prepare our members for post-college life. Our National Convention, held annually, is one avenue that allows us to interact with undergraduate, alumnae, and founders alike. The Convention acts as a means to enhance and promote leadership development, as well as create a broader social awareness to empower our members academically and professionally. In short, it is a three-day network of programs and gatherings that incorporate the will to succeed into a group of impressionable young women that are at crossroads in their lives. It also serves as an opportunity for alumnae and graduate members to reflect on their individual professional needs.

We seek to instill the value of leadership, sacrifice, and struggle through the age-old concept of Unity. We provide an atmosphere which fosters positivity, perseverance, and sisterhood. In the end, we hope to create strength in nuestras hermanas. Our leadership development, self-assessment, and educational workshops teach our members the necessary skills to thrive in the academic and professional arena. It is through just this kind of positive medium that we will bring our purpose to fruition.