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La Familia of Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity Inc., (ΦΙΑ) was established on December 26, 1931 and is the Oldest Existing Latino Fraternal Organization.
It is dedicated to the empowerment of the Latino community by providing intensive social and cultural programs and activities geared toward the appreciation, promotion and preservation of the Latin American Culture.
The organization has a long history. It was formed from a merger of the franternities Sigma Iota (founded in Louisiana State University in 1904) and Phi Lambda Alpha. In turn Phi Lamda Alpha was formed in 1921 though the merging of three organisationb, Pi Delta Phi(founded at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1916), Phi Lambda Alpha (founded in 1919 at the University of California, Berkeley and the Union Hispano Americana (founded in Troy, New York in 1898)
The organisation has five 'pillars', respected historical figures from Latin America: Simón Bolívar, José de San Martín, Bernardo O'Higgins, Benito Juarez and José Martí.
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