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Iota Phi Lambda | |
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ΙΦΛ | |
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Founded | June 1, 1929 Chicago, Illinois |
Type | African American Professional |
Affiliation | Independent |
Status | Active |
Emphasis | Business |
Scope | National |
Motto | "Upward and Onward in Efficient Service" |
Colors | Emerald Green and White |
Flower | White Tea Rose |
Chapters | 100+ |
Members | 1,300+ collegiate |
Independent | |
Headquarters | 80 M Street SE, Suite 2-118 Washington, D.C. 20003 United States |
Website | Official website |
Iota Phi Lambda Sorority Inc. (ΙΦΛ) is the first African American Greek-lettered business sorority established by African American business women. There are now more than 100 chapters with membership numbering more than 1,300 in 85 cities and the US Virgin Islands. Iota Phi Lambda is not a National Pan Hellenic Council (NPHC) sorority; dual membership within Iota Phi Lambda Sorority and NPHC sororities is allowed.
The sorority was founded on June 1, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois by Lola Mercedes Parker. [1] [2] The founding of the sorority was important for African American women as after World War I there was the " Great Migration" of blacks from the South to the Northern cities, seeking greater opportunities and more tolerant society. These changes underscored the need for blacks to learn new skills. These skills, in turn, would hopefully ensure a better way of life for tens of thousands of blacks who had migrated northward.
The motto of Iota Phi Lambda is "Upward and Onward in Efficient Service". Is colors are emeral green and white. Its flower is the White Tea Rose.
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (April 2011) |
Iota Phi Lambda | |
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ΙΦΛ | |
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Founded | June 1, 1929 Chicago, Illinois |
Type | African American Professional |
Affiliation | Independent |
Status | Active |
Emphasis | Business |
Scope | National |
Motto | "Upward and Onward in Efficient Service" |
Colors | Emerald Green and White |
Flower | White Tea Rose |
Chapters | 100+ |
Members | 1,300+ collegiate |
Independent | |
Headquarters | 80 M Street SE, Suite 2-118 Washington, D.C. 20003 United States |
Website | Official website |
Iota Phi Lambda Sorority Inc. (ΙΦΛ) is the first African American Greek-lettered business sorority established by African American business women. There are now more than 100 chapters with membership numbering more than 1,300 in 85 cities and the US Virgin Islands. Iota Phi Lambda is not a National Pan Hellenic Council (NPHC) sorority; dual membership within Iota Phi Lambda Sorority and NPHC sororities is allowed.
The sorority was founded on June 1, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois by Lola Mercedes Parker. [1] [2] The founding of the sorority was important for African American women as after World War I there was the " Great Migration" of blacks from the South to the Northern cities, seeking greater opportunities and more tolerant society. These changes underscored the need for blacks to learn new skills. These skills, in turn, would hopefully ensure a better way of life for tens of thousands of blacks who had migrated northward.
The motto of Iota Phi Lambda is "Upward and Onward in Efficient Service". Is colors are emeral green and white. Its flower is the White Tea Rose.