| National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations | |
| Letters: | NALFO |
| Crest: | Nalfo.png |
| Type: | Trade association |
| Affiliation: | Independent |
| Emphasis: | Latino fraternities and sororities |
| Scope: | National |
| Members: | 17 organizations |
| Address: | 462B Lime Rock Road |
| City: | Lakeville |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Country: | United States |
| Status: | Active |
The National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) is an umbrella council for seventeen American Latino fraternties and sororities. It was established in 1998. The purpose of NALFO is to promote and foster positive interfraternal relations, communication, and development of all Latino fraternal organizations through mutual respect, leadership, honesty, professionalism, and education.
In 2001, it merged with the ConcÌlio Nacional de Hermandades Latinas. It includes seventeen organizations. NALFO's headquarters is located in Lakeville, Connecticut.
Established in 1998, the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations set out to become the uniting force for Latino-based fraternities and sororities. Latino organizations had developed in different parts of the United States in their early years, and this created difficulties for the organizations to find information on their peer groups to come together.
NALFO primarily consisted of fraternities and sororities that originated in the Midwest and on the West Coast of the United States. A second umbrella organization, the ConcÌlio Nacional de Hermandades Latinas was founded by Phi Iota Alpha and Omega Phi Beta and primarily consisted of Hispanic and Latina-based fraternities and sororities on the East Coast.[1]
In the winter of 2001, the NALFO and ConcÌlio Nacional de Hermandades Latinas merged under the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations name, establishing one umbrella organization for all Latino-based fraternities and sororities in the United States.
The organization's headquarters is located at 462B Lime Rock Road in Lakeville, Connecticut.
Following is a list of the active affiliate member organizations of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations.
| Name | Date joined NALFO | Type | Active chapters | Alumni chapters | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | ||||||
| 50 | 7 | |||||
| 73 | 9 | |||||
| Gamma Phi Omega | 27 | 5 | ||||
| 22 | ||||||
| 74 | 25 | |||||
| 20 | 6 | |||||
| 29 | 11 | |||||
| 19 | 8 | |||||
| 80 | 6 | |||||
| 44 | ||||||
| 78 | 15 | |||||
| 54 | 14 | |||||
| 82 | ||||||
| 44 | ||||||
| 46 | 18 | |||||
| Sigma Omega Nu | 16 | [2] |
The following fraternities and sororities were previously affiliate members of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations
| Name | NALFO membership range | Type | Reason for leaving NALFO | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Rho Lambda | – | Removed due to non-participation and insurance requirements | [3] [4] | ||
| Beta Lambda Delta | – | Removed due to defunct status | |||
| –2016 | Reasons unknown | ||||
| –winter 2014 | Reasons unknown | ||||
| Lambda Theta Phi | –winter 2014 | NALFO's increasing regulatory nature (i.e. Hazing, GPA requirement, and membership criteria) | |||
| – | None given | [5] | |||
| –June 2000, June 2001–December 2008 | Withdrew to join the Latino Fraternal Council. When LFC went defunct, ODPhi rejoined NALFO. However, it ended its membership 7 years later. | ||||
| – | Removed due to non-participation and insurance requirement | ||||
| – | Reasons unknown | ||||
| Sigma Lambda Beta | – | Left due to NALFO's increasing regulatory nature due to SLB's increasing multicultural membership | [6] [7] | ||
| – | Left due to a desire for autonomy and due to SLG's increasing multicultural membership | [8] | |||
| Sigma Lambda Sigma | – | Removed due to defunct status |