Founding Mothers of Corazones Unidos Siempre Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority, Inc.

Source: uncgcussies.com

 

Corazones Unidos Siempre Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority, Inc.

Corazones Unidos Siempre (Spanish for "Hearts United Always") Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority, Inc. is an organization that was founded on April 29, 1980 on the campus of Rutgers University - New Brunswick in New Brunswick, New Jersey and by seven Latina women by the names of: 

 

#1 Maricel Rivera

#2 Sonia Rosa

#3 Catherine Miranda

#4 Mariela Freay

#5 Nancy Collazo

#6 Maria E. Tejera

#7 Evelyn Burgos

 

In a time when it was rare to see women in higher education, especially minority women, these seven women gathered to found the organization with the intention to "Educate, Elevate and Empower all women" as well as promote their motto, "Wisdom Through Education" (Source: https://www.justbecus.org/about-us/history/). Woman empowerment is shown through the organization's celebration of independence as Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority, Inc. was the first independent Latin sorority, meaning that they were the first Latin sorority to be established without the help of any brotherhoods/fraternities. The organization, although Latin founded, is not Latin exclusive with sisters ranging from multiple backgrounds, ethnicities and races who are all united under the common values of Leadership, Sisterhood, Service and Character (Source: https://www.justbecus.org/about-us/mission-purpose-values/) as well as the passion for the organization's national philanthropy known as the I Have A Dream Foundation. 

The Beta Beta Chapter

 

The Beta Beta Chapter's Undergraduates of Fall 2019

 

As the organization grew in members, interest from non-members in multiple areas outside of New Jersey caused the expansion of the organization in multiple states with the Beta Beta Chapter being Chi Upsilon Sigma's expansion to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where the chapter was founded on November 29, 2008. The chapter's history expands from Alpha line up until their current Lambda line and consists of members by the names of:

 

Founding Alpha Line - #3 Claudia Romero

Beta Line - #2 Caitlin Michel

Gamma Line - #1 Milly Pagan

Delta Line - #1 Stephanie Perez, #2 Erika Vasquez, #3 Abigail Chavez, #5 Alexa Florencio Picazo

Epsilon Line - #1 T'keya Isom, #2 Alma Diaz Varela

Zeta Line - #1 Marcie Ramkishun, #2 Selena Barros-Alvarez, #3 Treanna Wilson

Eta Line - #2 Bianca Contreras, #4 Breanna Coor

Theta Line - #1 Kaylee Jones, #4 Nathalia Flores, #5 Andrea Paniagua

Iota Line - #1 Kelly Marroquin, #2 Liz Chong, #3 Kimberly Orellana, #5 Linzy Brown

Kappa Line - #1 Maria Lara, #2 Yessica Vargas, #3 Natalie Mendoza, #4 Madeline Rodriguez, #5 Jessie Bueno, #6 MarPhillia Carrington, #7 Karena Summers, #8 Roxanna Ramirez

Lambda Line - #1 Sendi Limon, #2 Ana Rodriguez, #3 Jennifer Antunez, #4 Keyarie Blackwell 

(Source: https://www.uncgcussies.com/sisters-page)

 

Recent Achievements

The Beta Beta Chapter follows the Mission, Purpose, and Values set forth for all members of Corazones Unidos Siempre Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority, Inc and because of this has received local and national recognition such as:

 

UNCG's 2020 Legacy Award

UNCG's 2020 Unity Award

UNCG's 2020 Group Excellence in Advocacy Award

Chi Upsilon Sigma: Southeast Region's 2020 Most Improved Chapter Award

Chi Upsilon Sigma: Southeast Region's 2020 Woman of Wisdom Award

Chi Upsilon Sigma: Southeast Region's 2020 Cultural Awareness Award

 

Surrounding Chapters

As the Beta Beta Chapter of Corazones Unidos Siempre Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority, Inc. resides in UNCG, the organization's expansions also gave birth to multiple other chapters in the states of North and South Carolina as well as Florida to make up the Southeast region of chapters known as "Region 4" and it consists of:

 

Alpha Lambda Chapter - University of North Carolina Charlotte; Charlotte, North Carolina

Beta Chi Chapter - Appalachian State University; Boone, North Carolina

Beta Psi Chapter - Elon University; Elon, North Carolina

Beta Omega Chapter - Charlotte City Wide Chapter

Psi Colony - University of South Carolina; Columbia, South Carolina 

Alpha Mu Chapter - University of South Florida; Tampa, Florida

Alpha Xi Chapter - University of Central Florida; Orlando, Florida.