Why I Created “Latinos on the Yard”
Saludos a todos, mi gente!
I’m sure if you are here right now, you are wondering why this kind of blog exists or is needed. You may even be wondering, “Latino Greeks exist?”
Yes! We do! Showcasing that and answering questions about ourselves is the primary reason why I created this blog! Let me offer a personal example…
See this? This is me just the day after I crossed. Getting to that point was incredibly difficult for me because I had no idea what Latino Greeks were about. There were little peanuts of information about Latino Greeks for me to consume, quite a bit of information about the Divine Nine for me to help piece together the puzzle (thank you @divineninelover!), and just gushing waterfalls of information about NPC sororities. I was pretty lost. I had no idea what I should expect, but I figured since Latino Greeks traditions followed more in tandem with Black Greeks, I should expect that more than the NPC/IFC traditions. But yet, none of the information I ground up could have prepared me fully for the nuances of Latino Greek Life.
The Divine Nine has Divine Nine Lover, Watch The Yard, The Root and well-known publications like Essence to showcase what they’re about.
NPC/IFC has Total Sorority Move, Total Frat Move, Sorority Sugar, and even Buzzfeed to show themselves off!
After I crossed, I began learning and working as an executive board member with my Hermanas, trying to recruit any women interested in the Hermandad. But each semester, finding much less numbers than more well-known organizations and the girls that did come had no idea what sororities were, let alone what a Latina sorority was. And as much as we could say “Do your research,” I could see their eyes lost as if to say “Research what? There is nothing.” And to all those interests, you got me there.
My boyfriend crossed the semester after I did into Lambda Alpha Upsilon Fraternity, Inc. and we wanted to be the best Greeks we could be, but coming up frustrated with competing against more well-known organizations just to keep our chapters alive.
Once we graduated and saw both our chapters left with only 3 undergraduates just ready to graduate, something had to change.
So here we are! Here’s hoping this blog will be of use to someone because Latino Greek Life has been so rewarding to me.
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