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The Next Best Thing to Family

Tune in as Diverse explains through video how culture-based sororities can fill a void on college campuses other student organizations cannot. The Upsilon chapter of Lambda Theta Alpha has created a home for Latina students on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park, where Hispanic students represent only 5.5 percent of the student population. The sorority, founded on the principles of love, unity and respect, is among the most popular organizations for Latina students at UMD.

  

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