The primary roots of Lambda Sigma Upsilon began in 1978. During that time, Rutgers University was a hotbed of political and academic controversy. Students from Latino and African American ethnicities, in particular Latinos, felt that they were not getting the attention so desperately needed to succeed in their academic endeavors. This negligence was most prevalent on the Livingston College Campus of Rutgers University. During that time groups of students and protestors would conduct campus center sit-ins and take over university facilities such as the Livingston Library to make the university administration aware of their negligence. It is during these events where our founders met. In the spring of 1979, a group of students of Latino descent began talking about creating and organization that would represent and meet the needs of the Latino student population on campus, help students achieve their goals, and provide a sense of family to those away from home. They would meet regularly at the Livingston Student Center, where more gentlemen joined in the discussions. Soon this small group of men reached 20 members. Some of these men recognized each other from the protests and knew that they had something in common and that united, as a gorup, would be able to best suit the needs of their fellow students. After speaking for a number of weeks, they suggested that the group form their own brotherhood, a Latino Social Fellowship. These men decided that a Social Fellowship would best provide a support group to other students and also provide a family away from their own. The exciment of these gentlemen grew daily, and they would conduct regular meetings to formalize the Fellowship. At the Final meeting, in Tillet Hall at Rutgers University, Livigston Campus on April 5th, 1979, Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Social Fellowship was established. The official motto fo the fellowship was "LATINOS SIEMPRE UNIDOS" (Latinos Always United), thus the acronym LSU.
GOALS
* Contribute to and promote academic excellence among the brothers and insure a degree.
* Promote cultural awareness as well as cultural diversity.
* Be role models to students of institutions of higher education and the community at large.
* Promote unity and leadership in order to achieve strength.