Last year, LTA became an official collegiate partner to St. Jude, becoming the first individual Latino Greek organization to commit fully to the hospital's efforts. With this partnership, LTA will provide our resources of community service and activism and more importantly, another direct link to the Hispanic community for St. Jude. LTA has pledged to raise awareness about childhood cancer and St. Jude in the Latin community, as well as fundraise for the hospital through a variety of events and programs.   

We are asking all to join in on the fight against childhood cancer. Your donations will make a difference in the lives of many children and their families.

Alpha Delta Graduate Chapter's philanthropy is St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.  In addition to this online campaign, Alpha Delta Graduate Chapter is actively participating in community service activities that benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

“In March 2008, I had the privilege to be selected as one of 25 Graduate Fellows from across the nation to attend the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education’s (AAHHE’s) second annual conference, "Building Pathways-Construyendo Caminos: Fulfilling Expectations." As a Fellow, I had the opportunity to meet some of the most intelligent, passionate and committed Latino/a graduate students, faculty members, and administrators.  Since our conference, three graduate Fellows have already completed their doctorate degrees proving the conference theme to hold true while inspiring the remaining Fellows in our journey. Additionally, the conference provided countless workshops that supported us both academically and professionally.  The energy, sense of community, and empowerment created through AAHHE was truly an incredible experience; it transcended the conference and transformed each of us into ambassadors of change to filter our respective campus, student and professional organizations and communities.” 

Sorority participation pays personal dividends for most who join, says Gina García, retention coordinator in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at California State University, Fullerton, and the author of a 2005 study on Hispanic student participation in Hispanic sororities.

“The Latina sorority becomes a support group,” says García, whose survey of more than 300 students across the country found membership helped the students with their social adjustment to college life and boosted their commitment to their schools, both important factors in deciding whether to stay in school.

“There are women who get family resistance, and the sorority provides them contacts and connections who know what they are going through,” says García. “If you are going to a school out in the Midwest that’s majority White, you are looking for a cultural connection,” García explains.