NALFO History

The National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) was established on June 27, 1998 with the following goals in mind:

To unite and empower Latino organizations and their communities through advocacy, cultural awareness, and organizational development while fostering positive inter fraternal relationships and collaborating on issues of mutual interest

To create an umbrella organization that unified the Latino fraternities and sororities and advocated on behalf with the general public and the administration

To develop a set of shared standards that reinforced the credibility of each of the member organizations

NALFO Timeline

  • 1997 – Latino Fraternity and Sorority leaders organize a series of meetings around the country to set the groundwork for what would become NALFO
  • 1998 – NALFO is established as an organization and the first NALFO Constitution is adopted
  • 2001 – NALFO merges with Concilio Nacional de Hermandades Latinas (CNHL) to form a single umbrella organization for Latino Fraternities and Sororities
  • 2003 – First local NALFO council is established at Arizona State University
  • 2007 – NALFO adopts its first set of Shared Standards for New Member Education/Intake
  • 2009 – NALFO adopts anti-hazing and open expansion policies
  • 2012 – NALFO develops partnerships with City Year and ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals For America)
  • 2012 – NALFO establishes the annual National Day of Service
  • 2013 – NALFO celebrates 15 years with the Crystal Gala in New York City
  • 2013 – NALFO develops partnerships with Voto Latino and Teach for America
  • 2014  – NALFO undergoes re-branding and launches the #YoSoyNALFO campaign
  • 2016 – NALFO establishes the “NALFO Unity Endowment” through the  AFA Foundation
  • 2018 – NALFO develops partnership with the NGLA
  • 2023 – NALFO establishes the Willy A. Rivas Memorial Greek Unity Award, in memory of Willy A. Rivas, a member of La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc., and esteemed champion of NALFO and Greek Unity
  • Today – NALFO is made up of 17 member organizations, 5,500 undergraduate members and over 35,000 alumni

NALFO Branding

  • The Crescent – The coming together of various entities, an eclipse.
  • Torch – Vision of Hope and Enlightenment.
  • Colors – Adopted from the flags of Latin America
    • Gold – Opportunity. The “potential” we possess as one NALFO
    • Red – Hermandad. The blood and passion we share within NALFO
    • Green – Growth. Investing in our communities to help them thrive
    • Blue – Clarity. The agents of change to ”better” our people
  • Tagline – Latino Greeks United