Union Latino Americana

Union Latino Americana (ULA) was a short-lived Pan American Governing body of Hispanic fraternities created in the early 20th century. The ULA was established in 1932 during a convention of Phi Iota Alpha in the City of New York.[1]

The ULA organized Latin America into 22 zones. Each of the 21 Latin American countries constituted a zone. The 22nd zone was represented by the United States. The ULA was a framework for the implementation of Pan-American ideology. All the zones were bound by the same constitution and internal rules and regulations. On September 30, 1934, Sigma Delta Alpha, a fraternity established on the island of Puerto Rico, joined the Union. It was renamed Phi Sigma Alpha. By 1937, the ULA had several well established and functional zones including:

• ΦΙΑ - Phi Iota Alpha in  United States
• ΦΚΑ - Phi Kappa Alpha[2] in  Cuba
• ΦΣΑ - Phi Sigma Alpha[2] in  Puerto Rico
• ΦΤΑ - Phi Tau Alpha in  Mexico

In September 1939, the Phi Sigma Alpha zone separated from the ULA and eventually formed the Phi Sigma Alpha Fraternity of Puerto Rico.[3] The ULA dissolved shortly thereafter.

References

1. Johnson, Clyde Sanfred (1972). Fraternities in our colleges. New York, New York: National Interfraternity Foundation. pp. 42–43.
2. Baird, William Raimond (1940). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. G. Banta Pub. Co. p. 260.
3. "Fi Sigma Alfa" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2006-12-04.

See also

• Defunct Greek Umbrella Organizations