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| Founded | May 5, 1992 San Jose State University, San Jose, CA |
| Type | Social |
| Scope | National |
| Motto |
"Excelencia Y Lealtad Entre Hermanos" "Excellence and Loyalty Amongst Brothers" |
| Colors | Forest Green White Maroon |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, US |
Sigma Delta Alpha, Fraternity Inc. (ΣΔΑ) is a Latino-based Fraternity established in the West Coast of the United States. Founded in 1992, the Brothers of Sigma Delta Alpha continue to strive for excellence in supporting each other academically, socially, and personally. Brothers also ensure to reach out to serve and enrich the community with the Latino culture and solidify the Purpose of the Fraternity
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In the Fall semester of 1991, several students at San Jose State University saw the need of an organization that would address the needs and issues pertaining to these students. Recognizing the existence of other organizations on campus and the inability of these organizations to fulfill these needs, future Founding Father, Francisco Huerta, brought forth the idea of creating a new organization to the table. As this new ideology began to evolve, Francisco took the forefront in organizing the initial meetings that set the groundwork for the establishment of Sigma Delta Alpha.
Everyone knew from the first introductory meeting held in November 1991 to the day the organization was finally established that there was long road of hard work ahead for everyone involved. The odds for success were low and odds for survival were even lower. But what didn't lack was the commitment and desire to succeed. As their Purposes were set and after several meetings and numerous successful events it was clear that it was time for these individuals to present themselves to the community as an established organization. On May 5, 1992, Sigma Delta Alpha was officially recognized as the 18 Founding Fathers were to go down in history for making a vision into reality.
Since the birth of this organization, Sigma Delta Alpha has continued to strive to fulfill the goals envisioned by the Original 18 Founding Fathers. Growing strongly at San Jose State University, it also continues to expand its values and ethics and fulfill its Purpose throughout prestigious universities and campuses. As it continues to grow in numbers it grows in spirit while new members are becoming the new carriers of the torch lit on May 5, 1992.
Actions of ΣΔΑ will be directed towards upholding our Purposes as are here by stated:
| Chapter | Date founded | Campus | Mascot |
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| SJSU (Founding Chapter) | May 5, 1992 | San Jose State University | Spartans, Sammy the Spartan |
| Alpha | April 22, 1995 | University of Southern California | Trojans, Traveler |
| Beta (Inactive) | May 14, 1998 | California State University, Fresno | Bulldogs, Timeout the Bulldog |
| Gamma | September 16, 2001 | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | The Rebels, Hey Reb |
| Delta | April 6, 2002 | California State University, Sacramento | The Hornets, Herky the Hornet |
| Epsilon | September 21, 2002 | University of California, Irvine | The Anteaters, Peter the Anteater |
| Zeta | March 18, 2007 | California State University, Fullerton | Titans; Tuffy the Titan |
| Eta | August 20, 2010 | University of California, Riverside | Highlander, Scotty the Bear |
Sigma Delta Alpha Fraternity Inc. (est. 1992) at San Jose State University IS NOT affiliated with Sigma Delta Alpha Fraternity (est. 1928) at University of Puerto Rico, nor with Phi Sigma Alpha.
This article is about the fraternity established in 1992. For the Fraternity founded as (ΣΔΑ) in the University of Puerto Rico in 1928, see Phi Sigma Alpha