Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Inc. is a sorority based on the Latino culture.
The history of this organization goes back to 1985 in Troy, New York.
The sorority itself was founded on September 29, 1990 by 13 aspiring young women from four different schools in the state of New York.
These women were from the State University of New York at Albany, University at Stony Brook, University at New Paltz and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
The 13 Founding Mothers of SIA are: (in alphabetical order)
Dora Maria Abreu
Elizabeth Coats
Tina Colberg
Eulogia Diaz
Angelica Hernandez
Teresa Herrero
Norma G. Porras
Miriam Ramirez
Saida Rodriguez
Grecia Sanchez
Maria Trujillo
Clara Vazquez
Dulce Williams
Purpose & Goals
Our sorority is dedicated to educating the community about the many diverse Latino cultures -
our history, struggles, and endeavors.
We hope to educate and unify not only the many diverse Latino cultures,
but other ethnic groups as well by fostering a sense of pride for our heritage and in doing so,
hope to abolish ignorance, prejudice and racism in the community at large.
At the moment, SIA is composed of chapters in the New York State area as well as in the states of
Illinois, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia and is considered National.
The chapters are composed of undergraduate, graduate and professional women.
Our sorority takes pride in becoming involved in the community.
We strive to serve those less fortunate by participating in local, national and international causes.
We encourage all women, whether they are in the Hermandad or not, to promote a diverse cultural and social environment.
Our endeavor is to work as sisters united in these common goals; however, we value personal identity and individualism highly. Through the bonds of sisterhood, we develop leadership, scholarship, sportsmanship and friendship.
Our goals are:
-1- To constantly strive towards the awareness of Latino/diverse cultures.
-2- To promote sisterhood and leadership among ourselves.
-3- To serve as models of excellence in academics and achievements among women.
Our official colors are Red, Gold and Royal Blue with White and Black as our background colors.
Our motto is "Semper Unum et Inseparabilis" - Always One and Inseparable, which is shown on our official crest below.
General History
