Alpha Psi Lambda was founded in 1985 on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. It is a co-educational fraternity geared towards the goals of Latino students on university campuses.
The Fraternity was founded on the values defined in our Eight Purposes:
• Serve the university campus and community.
• Bring forth on a scholastic level, Hispanics/Latinos and others at the university on the basis of friendship.
• Provide a supplementary educational, social, and cultural experience for the mutual cultivation of its members.
• Advocate for the needs and concerns of the Hispanic/Latino students.
• Promote a basis for the diversity of the Hispanic/Latino cultures.
• Enhance the educational experience through social and cultural activities, and assist in the development of members' leadership abilities.
• Promote inter-Fraternity relations.
• Foster positive relations between the Greek system, University/College administration, and the outside community.
Today, Alpha Psi Lambda has grown to include 39 collegiate Chapters and 8 Affiliate Chapters in 18 states with over 3,900 members. It is the Nation's First and Largest Coed Latino Fraternity.