Chi Upsilon Sigma

Chi Upsilon Sigma (ΧΥΣ) — official name is Corazones Unidos Siempre (Hearts United Always) — is a Latino oriented Greek letter intercollegiate sorority. Chi Upsilon Sigma was founded on April 29, 1980, at the New Brunswick Campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The sorority was officially added to the Rutgers University Greek community on March 11, 1981. Its Founders are seven Latinas who had the desire to form an organization to promote leadership in the community and Sisterhood - to create a place away from home in which members could feel the strong sense of family . The organization lacks affiliation in Ivy League or top-tier schools, but wishes to branch out.

Chi Upsilon Sigma is a Sisterhood of all ethnicities and cultures whose common calling is a respect for one another and the ideals of their Founding Mothers. These ideals are rooted in individuality, loyalty, pride, Womanhood, and appreciation of all cultures and all its aspects.

The sorority is a member of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO).

Corazones Unidos Siempre founding mothers (With the guidance of Ramonita Santiago):

• Maricel Rivera
• Sonia Rosa
• Catherine Miranda
• Mariela Freay
• Nancy Collazo
• Maria E. Tejera
• Evelyn Burgos

Mission

Founded as an education and service based cultural sorority, ΧΥΣ strives to promote a positive image within the community. The sisters of ΧΥΣ dedicate themselves to the sorority's goals of:

• Promoting a political, educational, cultural and social awareness
• Servicing the community
• Fostering an understanding and appreciation of the Latino culture and maintaining the language binding the latino people
• Opening strong, cooperative lines of communication within our communities
• Offerening women a choice among the minority Greek-Lettered community

Mission statement

"We, the members of, Chi Upsilon Sigma Latin Sorority, Incorporated, aware of the prejudices and obstacles facing the minority women of our communities dedicate ourselves to improving these conditions and to working towards the betterment of all women. We have unified ourselves through the sisterhood of Corazones Unidos Siempre and by our Founders' Ideals of open communication and community service, as well as the development of political, educational, cultural, and social awareness. We devote ourselves to this challenge, to be achieved through hard work, patience, and the collective effort to educate, as is exemplified in our motto, "Wisdom Through Education."

Coined Phrases

"Women by nature, sisters by choice"

"Where only the strong survive, WEAK HEARTS NEED NOT APPLY!"

"Educating, Elevating, and Empowering since 1980"

"Founded By Latinas, Not only for Latinas"

"Women so strong, we need no brothers"

Undergraduate Chapters & Colonies

Main article: List of Chi Upsilon Sigma Chapters

Graduate Chapters

• Omega Alpha - Philadelphia, PA Graduate Chapter
• Omega Beta - Texas Area Graduate Chapter
• Omega Gamma - North/Central NJ Graduate Chapter
• Omega Delta - New York City Graduate Chapter
• Omega Epsilon - Washington, D.C. Graduate Chapter
• Omega Zeta - Houston Graduate Chapter

National Philanthropy

The "I Have a Dream" Foundation

The "I Have a Dream" Program (IHAD) helps children from low-income areas reach their education and career goals by providing a long-term program of mentoring, tutoring, and enrichment with an assured opportunity for higher education.

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