BETA CHAPTER HISTORY

On the weekend of May 7, 1988, a group of men and women from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign made history at the Ohio State University. These students expressed a need for an organization that would bring together the various Latino(a) students on the basis of friendship. They felt that Alpha Psi Lambda could dispel the lack of closeness that existed on campus. For this reason, these 21 men and women traveled to Columbus, Ohio in search of a family that would bring Latino(a) students at the University of Illinois closer in tradition and culture. While in Ohio, these students learned the history, constitution, by-laws, and traditions of Alpha Psi Lambda. 
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On May 8, 1988, 21 students from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign were inducted as active members of Alpha Psi Lambda. The students who founded Beta Chapter of Alpha Psi Lambda at the University of Illinois are known as "La Familia."

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La Familia

Carmen Barron 
Arnaldo Buitron 
Maria Carillo 
Victor Ceballos 
Angel Colon 
Tony Delgado 
Carol Evans 
Eddie Garces
Saul Garcia 
Jaime Garibay 
Jesse Guzman 
Jose Hernandez 
Martin Martinez 
Sally Meza 
Nora Navarro 
Demetrio Ornelas 
Oscar Ortiz
Luz Palacio 
Alex Rivera
Marlene Rivera 
Roberto Vargas