Since there have been many occassions in which GC'ers have asked about NALFO, I thought this recent press release might give some insight:
NATIONAL LATINO FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION MEETS TO DISCUSS ISSUES AND INFORM PUBLIC
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ, April 2005 – Beginning Friday, April 29 through May 1, the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) will hold its annual Business Meeting in New Brunswick, New Jersey. NALFO is an Association of Latino “Greek Letter” Fraternities and Sororities dedicated to fostering mutually beneficial relationships among its member organizations and to advance the Latino Greek Letter Organization (LGLO) community. During meetings that will take place at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick and at Rutgers’ Busch Campus Center, delegates will elect new Board members and set the NALFO agenda for the upcoming year. NALFO, which was established in 1998, consists of 24 member organizations that include some of the largest, most influential LGLOs in the country. The membership also boasts some of the new; however, rapidly expanding LGLOs that have been established in recent years. The individuals making up the various NALFO member organizations represent a substantial portion of the emerging leadership to come out of the country’s Latino community. Doctors, teachers, lawyers, engineers, social workers, real estate investors, entrepreneurs, congressmen and other elected officials can be found among the membership of NALFO organizations. This business meeting will help determine who will lead NALFO in harnessing the tremendous potential of LGLOs and their respective memberships.
On Friday, April 29, NALFO member delegates will meet at the Hyatt Regency Hotel for the opening business meeting. The following day’s activities will include voting for new Board officers, selection of the location for the next business meetings, a guest speaker (Amy Vojta, Assistant Dean of Fraternity & Sorority Affairs), lunch and a roundtable discussion. From 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm the public is invited to attend “Everything you wanted to know about NALFO” in room 116ABC at the Busch Campus Center.
Although NALFO member organizations are based across the country and the organizations business meetings and conventions have been held throughout the nation, New Jersey holds a special significance in the LGLO movement. Several of the largest organizations were founded in New Jersey and the Rutgers campus has undergraduate chapters representing eleven different NALFO members; the largest number of any single university. In a break from the usual format for NALFO business meetings, undergraduate students will be encouraged to participate in some of the meetings to take place during the weekend. To find out more about NALFO or the Business Meeting go to
http://www.NALFO.org or email
nalfo@yahoogroups.com
