The founding mothers of Sigma Theta Psi created the sorority on November 13, 1991 at San Jose State University to fill a void of multicultural awareness on their campus. They sought to create a sisterhood that would embrace and celebrate cultural diversity, and that was rooted in the shared principles of respect, honesty, open-mindedness, loyalty, leadership, and academic excellence.
ABOUT US
FOUNDING MOTHERS
Lourdes Andrade
Isabel Arias
Blanca De La Torre
Beatrice Gomez
Maria Gonzalez
Carmen Guzman
Laura Cruz-Hernandez
Tammy Loredo
Laura Martinez
Evangelina Moran
Karina Murcia
Ruby Nieto
Augustina Pedroza
Lupe Pedroza
Shemar Pierce
Cecilia Ramos
Guadalupe Rojas
Liz Vasquez
ETA CHAPTER HISTORY
Our chapter was founded by seven remarkable women who saw the need for a sorority at their college campus that would wholeheartedly embrace cultural and ethnic diversity. They established the Eta Chapter of Sigma Theta Psi on June 7th, 2003.
Erika Ayala
Elva Esparza
Cynthia Guerrero
Kara Heist
Natalia Londono
Alam Perez-Alexander
Lili Perez-Benavidez
FOUNDING SISTERS
These ladies are know as our founding sisters, and are credited for establishing the first multicultural sorority in the state of Nevada. Eta Chapter was Sigma Theta Psi's first chapter outside the state of California, making Sigma Theta Psi a national sorority. During the 06-07 academic year, Eta Chapter alongside Sigma Delta Alpha, Kappa Delta Chi, and Omega Delta Phi, established the Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) at UNLV.
