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August
28, 2004
Theta
Epsilon Graduate/Professional Chapter Inducts
New Sigma Lambda LADYS
Rochester, N.Y. - The Theta Epsilon Graduate/Professional Chapter
Hermanas of Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority,
Inc., announced the new participants of the Sigma Lambda LADYS Program
at St. John Fisher College, on Thursday, August 26, 2004.
High school sophomore Ambar Martinez and high school seniors Natalia
Martinez and Erica Martinez where chosen among numerous applicants
to partake in the Sigma Lambda LADYS Program. After carefully reviewing
several applications for a spot within the program, these three young
ladies where chosen to be the best candidates.
Sigma Lambda for the Leadership, Advancement, and Development of our
Young Sisters is a mentorship program is designed and geared toward
young women ages 14 to 18 and promotes sisterhood, cultural pride,
academic excellence and service to the community within its participants,
with an emphasis on college and career preparation.
In the Fall of 2001, the Theta Epsilon Graduate/Professional Chapter
first piloted the Sigma Lambda LADYS Program in Buffalo, NY. Since
its founding, the Sigma Lambda LADYS Program has graduated seven young
women from different high schools in the Buffalo/Rochester area.
"I'm so grateful to have participated in the LADYS program. It
has taught me a lot about myself and about others," said Kristen
Sanford, 2004 Sigma Lambda LADYS Program graduate and current freshman
attending Binghamton University.
Program participants are known as the Sigma Lambda LADYS and work
closely with their mentor who, through her experience and background,
exposes her mentee to opportunities and experiences she may not receive
elsewhere.
The LADYS take part in a variety of community service projects and
events with the Theta Epsilon Graduate/Professional Chapter of Sigma
Lambda Upsilon, thus developing pride in their culture and an excitement
for education.
Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Inc.,
was founded on December 1, 1987 at Binghamton University as an organization
that would provide sisterhood and support while also promoting academic
achievement, service to the community and cultural enrichment. Almost
seventeen years since its establishment, the organization has expanded
to 30 schools across the country, touching the lives of more than
300 women.
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