FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 7/20/10
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New York, NY (6/27/10) -- On June 25, 2010 Chi Upsilon Sigma celebrated its 30th anniversary convention in Miami, Florida. This year's theme, “Aspire To Inspire: Creating a Culture of Service and Leadership” adequately chosen to reflect the culture C.U.S. has established throughout its 30 years in existence. Over a hundred members of Chi Upsilon Sigma from all over the country gathered together in the Hyatt Downtown Miami for educational workshops, motivational speakers, celebrations, and community service.

This year the community service event was in line with the National Service Project for 2010, Homeless Awareness. Sisters partnered with the Miami Coalition for the Homeless and connected to those living on the streets providing water, hygiene products, and giving them more information on resources available to them.

Convention weekend was capped off with the annual awards banquet attended by sisters and their guests. During the awards banquet, the “I Have a Dream Foundation” who is the national philanthropic organization for Chi Upsilon Sigma was awarded a $6000 check, the highest donation to date from the organization. The winners of the national awards were:

• Neophyte Award - Tamar Reyes - Kappa Chapter – Montclair State University
• Sister of the Year Award - Carmin Bermudez - Alpha Alpha Chapter – West Chester University
• Alumnae of the Year - Cynthia E. Guzman - Mu Chapter – La Salle University
• Undergraduate Chapter Community Service - Alpha Alpha Chapter – West Chester University
• Graduate Chapter Community Service Award - Omega Alpha Chapter – Philadelphia Chapter
• Undergraduate Chapter of the Year - Delta Chapter (The College of New Jersey) & Alpha Mu Chapter (University of South Florida)
• Graduate Chapter of the Year - Omega Alpha Chapter – Philadelphia Chapter

The membership of Chi Upsilon Sigma also welcomed 3 new members to their Grand Chapter Board:
• Roshnee Vasquez of Delta Chapter – President
• Lauren Fifield of Alpha Xi Chapter – Director of Parlimentary Procedures
• Katherine Quiles of Alpha Xi Chapter – Director of Expansion

Chi Upsilon Sigma has been in existence since April 29, 1980, incepted on the New Brunswick Campus of Rutgers – the State University of New Jersey. Our founders are 7 Latinas who had the desire to create an organization to promote leadership among the Latino community and our membership has since grown to incorporate women of all ethnicities. Chi Upsilon Sigma has devoted itself to increasing awareness amongst ourselves and our communities about important political, social, cultural, and educational issues and servicing the communities around us.

NALFO (National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations) is an umbrella council for Latino Greek Letter Organizations. The purpose of NALFO is to promote and foster positive interfraternal relations, communication, and development of all Latino Fraternal organizations through mutual respect, leadership, honesty, professionalism and education.