LAMBDA THETA ALPHA LATIN SORORITY, INC.
THE INTELLIGENT AND ELOQUENT GAMMA BETA CHAPTER
EST. APRIL 28, 2001 AT VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
Sisterhood
Members of The Intelligent and Eloquent Gamma Beta Chapter of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. — past, present, forever.
Birthday: March 17 Hometown: Washington Heights, NY Ethnicity: Dominican Major: Secondary Education & History, Class of 2003 Occupation: Principal, West Brooklyn Community High School Current LTA Position: Alumna Quotes: "It is better to be hated for what one is, than to be loved for what one is not." Andrew Gide "It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it." Lena Horne
Birthday: May 17 Hometown: New York City, NY Ethnicity: Dominican Major: Civil Engineering (BE), Class of 2002 Occupation: Program Director Current LTA Position: Alumna Quotes: "You can't change what happens to you, just how you react to it." Dwayne Hassell
Founding Line
"The Seven Daughters of Destiny"
April 28, 2001
1. Gloria Rosario "R"
2. Blanca Torres "T"
3. Christi Caballero "A"
4. Kristina Plondaya "A"
5. Tresha Francis "T"
6. Angela Gjertson "E"
7. Elizabeth Blanco "D"
Birthday: October 9, 1983 Hometown: New York, NY Ethnicity: Italian, Polish, & Puerto Rican Major: Sociology & Classical Studies, Class of 2005 Current LTA Position: Alumna Quotes: "But there are sometimes in my life where being me, right now, where I am, is just, like, enough." Angela Chase
Birthday: October 9, 1983 Hometown: New York, NY Ethnicity: Italian, Polish, & Puerto Rican Major: Sociology & Classical Studies, Class of 2005 Current LTA Position: Alumna Quotes: "But there are sometimes in my life where being me, right now, where I am, is just, like, enough." Angela Chase
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November 15, 2003
1. Jillian Anthony Tipton "P"
Birthday: June 25 Hometown: Denver, Colo. Ethnicity: Mexican-American Major: Anthropology, Class of 2005 Occupation: Admissions Counselor at Vanderbilt University Current LTA Position: Alumna Quotes: "I believe that attitude is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it." Charles Swindoll
Birthday: October 22 Hometown: El Paso, Tex. Ethnicity: Spanish, Mexican-American Major: International Policy & Spanish, Class of 2006 Current LTA Position: Alumna Quotes: "It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees." Emiliano Zapata
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February 5, 2005
1. Maria Elena Ornelas "F"
2. Kristin Cervantes "C"
Birthday: June 4, 1986 Hometown: Columbia, Tenn. Ethnicity: Mexican, Scotch, Irish Major: Psychology, Class of 2008 Current LTA Position: Alumna Quotes: "We deceive ourselves when we fancy that only weakness needs support. Strength needs it far more." Madame Swetchine "My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Psalm 73:26
Birthday: June 4, 1986 Hometown: Columbia, Tenn. Ethnicity: Mexican, Scotch, Irish Major: Psychology, Class of 2008 Current LTA Position: Alumna Quotes: "We deceive ourselves when we fancy that only weakness needs support. Strength needs it far more." Madame Swetchine "My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Psalm 73:26
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March 11, 2006
1. Bethany Ciesielski "E"
Birthday: June 3, 1986 Hometown: Houston, TX Ethnicity: Puerto Rican Major: English (Creative Writing), Studio Art & Art History, Class of 2009 Current LTA Position: Alumna Hobbies: Dancing, VAHS, photography, doing crosswords, & basketball Quotes: "I like to do all the talking myself. It saves time and prev
Birthday: August 6, 1988 Hometown: Miami, FL Ethnicity: Cuban & Italian Major: Sociology & Public Policy, Class of 2010 Current LTA Position: Alumna Hobbies: Dancing & hanging out with my Sisters Quotes: "Be the change you wish to see in the world." Ghandi
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October 7, 2007
1. Deborah Figueroa-Cruz "T"
2. Stephanie Cordel "D"
3. Ariel Maffei "V"
Birthday: October 28, 1988 Hometown: Houston, Texas Ethnicity: Mexican Major: Human & Organizational Development, Class of 2011 Minor: Sociology Current LTA Position: Alumna Hobbies: Community service, dancing Quotes: "Always leave a place better than you found it."
Birthday: March 21, 1988 Hometown: Clarksville, Tenn. Ethnicity: Cuban & Caucasian Major: Psychology, Class of 2011
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February 3, 2008
1. Ginny Trevino "A"
2. Priya Sivasubramaniam "E"
3. Elena Magrans "F"
Birthday: February 10, 1990 Hometown: New York Ethnicity: Colombian Major: Class of 2012
Birthday: February 20, 1988 Hometown: Newport News, VA Ethnicity: Nubian-Egyptian, Italian, Hungarian Major: English & Women's & Gender Studies, Class of 2010 Minor: History of Art Current LTA Position: Alumna Hobbies: Reading, movies, more reading Quotes: "Pain is weakness leaving the body."
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February 22, 2009
1. Carolyn Chica "C"
2. Janelle Stokes "E"
3. Sandra Wadeer "R"
4. Kelly Hill "D"
5. Chante Stubbs "V"
Birthday: July 28 Hometown: Houston, Texas Ethnicity: Mexican Major: Medicine, Health, and Society; Spanish Current LTA Position: Alumna Hobbies: Graphic Design, Dancing, Zumba,
Birthday: November 2 Hometown: New York City, N.Y. Ethnicity: Caucasian, Columbian Major: Civil Engineering Current LTA Position: Alumna Hobbies: Playing with puppy (Jeffrey)
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April 3, 2010
1. Christina Luna "I"
2. Priscilla Maya "S"
3. Jessica Islam "L"
4. Michelle Grossman "D"
Birthday: May 28 Hometown: Dallas, Tex. Ethnicity: Mexican Major: Sociology Current LTA Position: Alumna Hobbies: Concerts, saltwater fly fishing
Birthday: December 27 Hometown: Ocala, Fla. Ethnicity: Peruvian Major: Medicine, Health, and Society; Philosophy; Spanish Current LTA Position: Alumna Hobbies: Learning, Reading, Service
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"La Justicia"
March 4, 2011
1. Olivia Carranza "P"
2. Alex Arce "G"
3. Krysia Camino "L"
Birthday: June 1 Hometown: Oak Brook, Ill. Ethnicity: Filipina Major: English and Spanish Current LTA Position: Recruitment and Retention Chair Hobbies: Tap dancing, writing, karaoke, concerts, grammar, graphic design, photography, spending time with family
Birthday: Sept. 29 Hometown: Houston, Texas Ethnicity: Mexican Major: Medicine, Health, and Society/ Public Policy Current LTA Position: Community Service Chair Hobbies: Concerts, spending time at the beach, Pinterest, shopping, Texas
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"Inception"
March 25, 2012
1. Angelica Lasala "E"
2. Vanessa Fuentes "C"
3. Maria Armenta "I"
Attiyya Houston "S" Birthday: November 27 Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia Ethnicity: African-American Major: Biomedical Engineering Current LTA Position: Secretary Hobbies: Voices of Praise, juggling, dancing, double bass, singing Favorite Quote: “Faith which is dead is but dead faith”
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"The Prestig10us Soul-O"
November 9, 2013
1. Attiyya Houston "S"
Melissa De La Torre "B" Birthday: April 1 Hometown: New York City, NY Ethnicity: Ecuadorian Major: Public Policy and History Current LTA Position: Chapter Orientation Advisor Hobbies: Dancing, Food, Photography, Shopping Favorite Quote: “Amo tus pies porque anduvieron sobre la tierra y sobre el viento y sobre el agua, hasta que me encontraron"
Han Dewan "F" Birthday: June 15 Hometown: Rochester, NY Major: Viola Performance and Political Science Current LTA Position: Treasurer Hobbies: Traveling, Running, Thrift Shopping, Baking Quote: "Be as brave as the first person to eat an oyster"
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"The Blissfu11 Trifecta"
March 28, 2014
1. Melissa De La Torre "B"
2. Emily Oviedo "A"
3. Han Dewan "F"