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Official Name: Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
English Pronunciation: Phi [fahy] Iota [ahy-oh-tuh] Alpha [al-fuh]
Spanish Pronunciation: Fi [fee] Iota [eeota ] Alfa [ alfa ]
Established: December 26, 1931
Nickname: Phiota (pronounced fee-o-ta)
Scope: International
Flower: Red Carnation
Official Colors: Gold, Navy Blue, Red, White
Motto: “Semper Parati Semper Juncti“
Publication: The Phiota!
North-American National Inter-fraternity Conference (NIC)
National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO)
2016 NALFO National Organization of the Year
2016 NALFO Philanthropic Organization of the Year
2015 NALFO National Organization of the Year
2015 NALFO Philanthropic Organization of the Year
2012 NALFO National Organization of the Year
2012 NALFO Philanthropic Organization of the Year
2011 NALFO National Organization of the Year
2011 NALFO Philanthropic Organization of the Year
2010 NALFO Philanthropic Organization of the Year
• The oldest inter-collegiate Greek-letter organization established for Latino Americans in the U.S.
• NGO Support for UNICEF
• The First Latino fraternity to reach from “Coast to Coast.”
• Eric Arturo Delvalle – Former President of Panama
• Carlos Roberto Flores – Former President of Honduras
• Mariano Ospina Pérez – Former President of Colombia
• Carlos Lleras Restrepo – Former President of Colombia
• Miguel Hernandez Agosto – Former President of the Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico
• Alfonso Robelo Callejas – Founder of the Democratic Movement Party of Nicaragua
• Emilio Bacardi – Former mayor of Santiago, Cuba and son of Bacardi Founder Facundo Bacardi
• Enrique Oltuski – Deputy Minister of Communication for former President Manuel Urrutia Lleo of Cuba
• Dr. Rudolph Matas – Father of Modern Vascular Surgery