Gamma Zeta Alpha

Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (ΓΖΑ) is an American fraternity that emphasizes Latino culture and the success of Latino males in higher education. It was founded on December 3, 1987 at California State University, Chico in Chico, California.

Gamma Zeta Alpha
ΓΖΑ
Founded	December 3, 1987 (1987-12-03) California State University, Chico, U.S.
Type	Latino Interest
Affiliation	NALFO
Status	Active
Emphasis	Latino
Scope	Western United States
Motto	Cultivating Leaders, Strengthening Communities
Pillars	Academic Excellence, Community Service, and Brotherhood
Colors	Silver,   Black, and   White
Philanthropy	California Academic Decathlon, Day of Service, Youth Conference
Chapters	25
Nickname	Gammas
Headquarters	620 W. McCarthy Way, Suite 194 Los Angeles, California 90007 United States
Website	www.gammas.org

Following its founding principles, the fraternity encourages and creates programs that assist disadvantaged and low-income communities. Its goals are to promote scholarship for Latinos in higher education while instilling a sense of pride in Latino heritage.

History

In 1987, fifteen men came together to found what would later become Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Expansion

Since its founding, Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has expanded to include chapters at schools throughout California, and most recently in Arizona. Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. strives to ensure the potential for growth for all of its chapters once they are established. By teaching prospective members organizational knowledge and valuable skill sets to run a successful chapter, Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. sets a foundation that promotes the success of its chapters within the university and surrounding communities.

NALFO

Established in 1998, the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) is an umbrella council for 21 Latino Greek letter organizations across the United States. 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.

Symbols

The fraternities colors are silver, black, and white. Its motto is "Cultivating Leaders, Strengthingin Communities". Its pillars are academic excellence, community service, and brotherhood.

Membership

Although Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. is Latino by tradition, membership in the fraternity is open to all college males and includes members from various ethnicities including Black, Asian, Middle Eastern, White, European, and others. To begin the membership education process of Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc, every prospective member must fulfill the following requirements:

• be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student at a four-year college or university.
• have a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average.

Chapters

Following is a list of the chapters of Gamma Zeta Alpha. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Locations	Status	References
Alpha	1987	California State University, Chico	Chico, California	Active
Beta	1989	San Jose State University	San Jose, California	Active
Gamma	1992	University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley, California	Active
Delta	1993	California State University, Northridge	Los Angeles, California	Active
Epsilon	1997	California State University, Fresno	Fresno, California	Inactive
Zeta	1997	San Diego State University	San Diego, California	Active
Eta	2000	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	Active
Theta	2000	University of California, Davis	Davis, California	Active
Iota	2000	Stanford University	Stanford, California	Inactive
Kappa	2000	University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, California	Active
Lambda	2002	California State University, Monterey Bay	Monterey County, California	Active
Mu	2003	California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento, California	Active
Nu	2004	University of California, San Diego	San Diego, California	Active
Xi	2005	California State University, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	Active
Omicron	2005	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo, California	Active
Pi	2008	Arizona State University	Tempe, Arizona	Active
Rho	2010	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, California	Active
Sigma	2010	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Pomona, California	Active
Tau	2011	California State University, East Bay	Hayward, California	Active
Upsilon	2011	California State University, Dominguez Hills	Carson, California	Active
Phi	2012	University of California, Merced	Merced, California	Inactive
Chi	2016	California State University, San Bernardino	San Bernardino, California	Active
Psi	2019	University of San Francisco	San Francisco, California	Active
Alpha Alpha	2020	Colorado State University	Fort Collins, Colorado	Active
Alpha Beta	2020	University of California, Merced	Merced, California	Active
Alpha Gamma	2022	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Paradise, Nevada	Active

See also

• List of social fraternities
• National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations