Chapter of the Year 2023
Recognizing the chapter that has excelled in the academic year
Outstanding Leadership Award 2013-2014
Recognizing the organization most active in on-campus leadership positions
Global Union Event of the Year 2010-2011
20th Annual Mi Tierra Dance Party
Most Improved Chapter GPA 2010-2011
Following BEM conventions for readability RIT Greek Programming Board presents this award to the Beta Chapter to Los Hermanos de Latino America Unida, Lambda Alpha Upsilon Fraternity Inc, Beta Chapter.
First Latino Greek to initiate Deaf/ Hard of Hearing Hermanos
Omicron Pledge Class – Spring 2007
First RIT New Member Class to have a GPA of 4.0
Xi Pledge Class – Spring 2006
RIT’s President’s Cup Award for Outstanding Greek Chapter Chapter of the Year Award 2006
First Latino Greek organization to win RIT Greek chapter of the year
Finalist for RIT’s President’s Cup Award for Outstanding Greek Chapter Chapter of the Year Award – 2005, 2006, 2008
RIT Chapter Excellence in Recruitment and Retention 2005-2006, 2007-2008
RIT Chapter Excellence in Campus and Community Involvement 2005-2006
LASA Fraternity of the Year Award – 2006
RIT’s Community Service Center’s Civic Engagement Award – 2005, 2006
RIT’s Greek Weekend and Airband Champions 2005
Unity House Fraternity of The Year 2001
Most Honorable Community Service Award
Presented by RIT’s Greek Council to the Beta Chapter for the Bone Marrow Drive – 2000
Icla D’ Silva
Excellent Contribution Award – 2000
Icla D’ Silva Bone Marrow Drive – 2000
More than 150 RIT Faculty/students and Staff donated Bone Marrow to the foundation that focuses on children of poor families needing transplants. They put special emphasis on recruiting people from ethnic groups under represented in the Registry, as well as assisting medical agencies in Central and South America by sending them repaired donated medical equipment.
LASA Greek Organization of the Year Award 2000
LASA Student Organization of the Year Award 1998, 1999
LANA Student Organization of the Year Award 1997, 1998, 1999
Recognized by the Inter-Fraternal Council (IFC)
at Rochester Institute of Technology – 1999
L.A.C.A.S (Currently Called the Latino/Latina/Latin American Studies Immersion)
Latin American and Caribbean Area Studies Concentration – January, 1995 The Beta Chapter petitioned the College of Liberal Arts to establish a concentration in the field of Latin American and Caribbean studies. The college had no such concentration in all its years and the Beta Chapter felt it necessary for the college to educate RIT’s students on all aspects of Latino culture. The Hermanos united themselves with the Latin American Student Association (L.A.S.A,), the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (S.H.P.E.), and the Latino community of Rochester to petition the institute to establish the concentration.
First Latino-Oriented Greek Lettered Organization to be recognized by the National Pan Hellenic Council (NPHC)
at Rochester Institute of Technology. The Beta Chapter was honored to enhance the diversity of RIT’s Greek system.
First Latino-Oriented Greek Lettered Organization to become recognized by the Greek Council
at the Rochester Institute of Technology – May 10, 1994
RIT Global Union Leader of Tomorrow
Hermano Ryan Nieves- 2012-2013
Student Life Award for Outstanding Fraternity and Leadership Award
Hermano Neftali Morales- 2011-2012
Greek President of The Year
Hermano Neftali Morales- 2011-2012
RIT Center for Residence Life Howard Ward Commendation for Community Service
Hermano Stephen Patterson – 2011
RIT Greek President of The Year
Hermano Gabriel Colon- 2007-2008
Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC) Delegate of the Year
Hermano Gabriel Colon- 2005-2006
RIT Greek Man of The Year
Hermano Mario Cisneros- 2005-2006
First Latino Greek to become Vice President of the RIT Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC)
Hermano Gabriel Dume- 2004
First Senator of the College of Computing and Information Science
Hermano Antonio Guerra- 2001-2002
First Latino to become Senator of the College of Liberal Arts
Hermano Wilfredo Alvarez – 2001-2002
First Latino to become an RIT Admissions Counselor
Hermano Starky Bibb – 2000
First Latino to be elected president of the RIT Student Government
Hermano J. Felipe Giraldo – 2000-2001
