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Preferred Citation

Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha Incorporada (Beta Delta Chapter) collection, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Izabella Martinez

Content Description

This collection contains digital photographs, a display banner, and a trifold kept by the Beta Delta Chapter of Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Incorporada and its predecessor group, Chicas Latinas Unidas (CLU), at William & Mary. The display banner and the trifold document the founding members of CLU and their activities on campus from 2012-2013. Of the digital images, one depicts the Chapter Founders on the steps of the Sunken Garden (Top to bottom: Kaitlyn Fields, Fi Ryan, Chelsea Higgins BeVille, Almendra Terrones, Jennifer Schulz, Kathy Tolentino, Alexandra Court, and Nicole Gonzalez). This image was posted to the Chapter's Facebook page on October 15, 2013. The other image depicts hermanas strolling in the Puerto Rican Independence Day Parade in New York City, likely in 2014 as a video from the same event was added to the Chapter Facebook page on August 12, 2014.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• College students
• Greek letter societies
• Latin American students
• Sororities