Lambda Sigma Gamma
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History
Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority, Incorporated was founded on the campus of the Alpha chapter, California State University, SacramentoCalifornia State University, Sacramento
California State University, Sacramento, popularly known as Sacramento State, is a public university located in the city of Sacramento, California. It is part of the California State University system...
, in 1986. The founders realized that their campus did not offer an organization that met the needs of women from minority backgrounds. They were interested in forming an organization that would not only act as a family away from home, but that would also bring together women from various backgrounds and incorporate the principles of self improvement, scholastic excellence, civic responsibility and leadership. Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority became a reality on October 24, 1986, when twenty-seven women sharing the same interest, beliefs, and goals came together. Since then, 22 additional chapters have joined, with the most recent chapter at University of California, Irvine
University of California, Irvine
The University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA...
on May 29, 2010. Lambda Sigma Gamma was officially incorporated and recognized as a service-based, nonprofit corporation by the State of Delaware on April 3, 1998. Subsequently, their sisterhood is also known as Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority, Incorporated. Over the years, Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority, Incorporated has grown to include thousands of women from different creeds, ethnicities, cultures, social-economic backgrounds, physical talents, mental abilities, and sexual preferences.
Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority, Incorporated is an academic, community, social, and multi-cultural sorority. The organization is a solid network of women in higher education, who have chosen to unite in order to enhance their college experiences. Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority, Incorporated was founded with the purpose of creating a support system for women once they have entered the university. Through the support that its members offer each other, LSG has developed a strong, safe and loving environment where friendships grow, characters build, knowledge is shared, and a multicultural sisterhood is created. The national membership is estimated at 1600 as of March 1, 2008.
Civic Responsibility
While Lambda Sigma Gamma remains active in a wide variety of philanthropic services, the sorority’s main objective is to bring awareness and support to early Education. Their responsibility and commitment to making a meaningful difference in the lives of children continually guides our efforts. They do this by giving back to their communities via scholarships, fundraisers, donations, contributions, partnerships, volunteerism and other various philanthropic programs at each of our respective chapters.In 1989, Lambda Sigma Gamma adopted the California Head Start Program as its official national philanthropy. At the local level, they encourage each individual sister to spread their volunteerism to numerous causes and non-profit organizations past their undergraduate years.
Scholastic Excellence
Lambda Sigma Gamma continuously promotes sound learning and their members constantly strive to further their intellectual development throughout their lives. They are committed to seeing that all of their members achieve academic success, therefore each sister is challenged to strive for scholastic achievement through setting high academic goals, regular classroom attendance and class participation. Chapters focus on attaining these efforts through incentive programs, study buddies, library hours, recognition, tutoring, alumnae mentoring and study skills education.Philanthropy
The official philanthropy of Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority, Incorporated is The California Head Start Program. Sisters host Head Start week once a year in which they participate in activities with the children of Head Start. Sisters also donate Thanksgiving baskets during the month of November and host a Christmas toy drive during the month of December. Along with the California Head Start Program each chapter has a local philanthropy that they donate their times to.Mission Statement of Head Start:
Head Start is a national program that promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to enrolled children and families.
Program Description:
California Head Start Program promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to enrolled children and families. They engage parents in their children's learning and help them in making progress toward their educational, literacy and employment goals. Significant emphasis is placed on the involvement of parents in the administration of local Head Start programs.
Chapters
- Alpha Chapter, California State University, SacramentoCalifornia State University, SacramentoCalifornia State University, Sacramento, popularly known as Sacramento State, is a public university located in the city of Sacramento, California. It is part of the California State University system...
- Beta Chapter, University of California, DavisUniversity of California, DavisThe University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment...
- Gamma Chapter, San Jose State UniversitySan José State UniversitySan Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...
- Delta Chapter, California State University, FresnoCalifornia State University, FresnoCalifornia State University, Fresno, often referred to as Fresno State University and synonymously known in athletics as Fresno State , is one of the leading campuses of the California State University system, located at the northeast edge of Fresno, California, USA.The campus sits at the foot of...
- Epsilon Chapter, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- Zeta Chapter, University of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraThe University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los...
- Eta Chapter, California State University, BakersfieldCalifornia State University, BakersfieldCalifornia State University, Bakersfield is a public university located in Bakersfield, California, United States which was founded in 1965. CSUB opened in 1970 on a campus, becoming the 19th school in the California State University system...
- Theta Chapter, Sonoma State UniversitySonoma State UniversitySonoma State University is a public, coeducational business and liberal arts college affiliated with the California State University system. The main campus is located in Rohnert Park, California, United States and lies approximately south of Santa Rosa and north of San Francisco...
- Iota Chapter, Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara UniversitySanta Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...
- Kappa Chapter, San Diego State UniversitySan Diego State UniversitySan Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...
- Lambda Chapter, San Francisco State
- Mu Chapter, California State University, ChicoCalifornia State University, ChicoCalifornia State University, Chico is the second-oldest campus in the twenty-three-campus California State University system. It is located in Chico, California, about ninety miles north of Sacramento...
- Nu Chapter, University of San FranciscoUniversity of San FranciscoThe University of San Francisco , is a private, Jesuit/Catholic university located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1855, USF was established as the first university in San Francisco. It is the second oldest institution for higher learning in California and the tenth-oldest university of...
- Xi Chapter, University of California, RiversideUniversity of California, RiversideThe University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United...
- Omicron Chapter, California State University, NorthridgeCalifornia State University, NorthridgeCalifornia State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....
- Pi Chapter, California State University, StanislausCalifornia State University, StanislausCalifornia State University, Stanislaus, also known as Cal State Stanislaus or simply Stan State is a campus in the California State University system which was established in 1957 in Turlock, California. It is also the only campus in the CSU system to offer a bachelor's degree in cognitive studies...
- Rho Chapter, California State University, Monterey BayCalifornia State University, Monterey BayCalifornia State University, Monterey Bay is a small public university in the California State University system on the site of the former U.S. Army base Fort Ord, on the Central Coast of California. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.CSUMB was founded in 1994 with...
- Sigma Chapter, University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, BerkeleyThe University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
- Tau Chapter, California State University, Long BeachCalifornia State University, Long BeachCalifornia State University, Long Beach is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California by enrollment...
- Upsilon Chapter, University of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, Los AngelesThe University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
- Phi Chapter, California State University, FullertonCalifornia State University, FullertonCalifornia State University, Fullerton is a public university located in Fullerton, California. It is the largest institution in the CSU System by enrollment, it offers long-distance education and adult-degree programs...
- Chi Chapter, University of California, IrvineUniversity of California, IrvineThe University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA...
- Omega Chapter, Eternal Chapter
Links
- Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority, Incorporated National Website
- California Head Start Program
- Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority, Incorporated Mu Chapter: California State University, Chico
- Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority, Incorporated Epsilon Chapter, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
- Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority, Incorporated Sigma Chapter, UC Berkeley