Alpha Alpha Graduate Chapter (New Jersey)

Email: alpha_alpha@lambdalady.org
Website: http://www.lta-alphaalpha.webs.com

Chapter Executive Board

President: Jannese Torres
Vice-President: Jacqueline Carrillo
Treasurer: Geraldine Medrano
Secretary: Natasha Holland
Community Service Chair: Johanna Camino
Fundraising Chair: Melanie Blechman-Padilla
Orientation Advisor: Damaris Feliciano
Historian: Giselle Colon

Chapter History

In the Spring of 1993 Lambda Theta Alpha's first Graduate Chapter was established in New Jersey by:

Linda Diaz
Johanna Velez-Yelin.

The chapters' purpose was to provide an avenue where ladies who were pursuing their Masters Degree could be given the opportunity to join a sorority. Its goal was to provide services to the undergraduate chapters, such as educational workshops and mentoring.
Linda and Johanna were advisors to undergraduate chapters of Lambda Theta Alpha. Having devoted much time and commitment to the sorority, Linda and Johanna grew to love it as their own. In the Spring of 1993, Alpha Alpha Graduate Chapter was established by these two highly motivated individuals. Since its inception six more graduate chapters have been established - Alpha Beta Graduate Chapter in Connecticut, Alpha Gamma Graduate Chapter in Texas, Alpha Delta Graduate Chapter in Maryland, Alpha Epsilon Graduate Chapter in New York, Alpha Zeta Graduate Chapter in Florida, and Alpha Eta Graduate Chapter in California

Chapter Events/Activities

• Adopt-a-Highway
• AIDS Walk New York
• Breast Cancer Awareness Programs
• March of Dimes
• Elementary School Cultural Awareness Program
• Habitat for Humanity
• High School & Junior High School Mentoring Program
• Hurricane Relief Efforts
• Multiple Sclerosis Walks
• National Hispanic Scholarship Fund
• Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Programs
• Soup Kitchen Volunteering
• Workshops for Battered Women's Shelters