Student Organizations

Latino Student Alliance
La Casa Boliva
Cuban and American Student Association
Hispanic Professional Engineers
Lambda Theta Alpha
Latin American Student Association
Society of Hispanic Engineers
Students Helping Honduras
Towards A Better Latin America

Latino Student Alliance: The Latino Student Alliance is the umbrella organization for the Latino/Hispanic Community at UVa. It is a working group that brings together leaders of the diverse Hispanic/Latino and Latin American student organizations. The goal is to facilitate communication and exchange of ideas among the various organizations, to coordinate scheduling of events and activities, and to collaborate on worthy projects (such as Hispanic Heritage Month and Latino Awareness Week). Membership in the LSA is open to all students. We encourage you to join one of our programming committees within La Cultura, our programming council.
La Casa Bolivar (Spanish House): La Casa Bolivar (Spanish House) a language/culture immersion residence hall affiliated with the Spanish Department and closely linked to the Hispanic/Latino student community. Through its name, La Casa Bolivar honors UVA's first Latin American student, Fernando Bolivar, nephew of patriot Simon Bolivar.
Cuban and American Student Association (CASA): Freedom: It's not just a Cuban thing, it's a human thing. The Cuban and American Student Association at UVa is a human rights and cultural organization that seeks to promote freedom of expression both specifically in Cuba and in general. We also seek to inform others about the current situation in Cuba through educational and cultural events.
Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. (ΛΘΑ): Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. (ΛΘΑ) is the first and largest Latina-based Sorority in existence. The Gamma Alpha Chapter at UVA seeks scholarly excellence, minority unity, cultural/political awareness, and excellence in community service and educational programs. Non-exclusive, ΛΘΑ Sisters represent a diverse mix of race, religion, and creed.
Latin American Student Association (LASA) at Darden: Latin American Student Association (LASA) at Darden is committed to providing students of Latin descent and others with interests in Latin American cultures within the Darden community with a forum to pursue cultural, professional, and social activities and opportunities.
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE): Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) is a nation-wide organization which promotes advancement of Hispanics in engineering, science, and education. As part of our work with the University, we develop study groups, participate in programs that would benefit students seeking leadership and professional careers, assist in locating and providing scholarships, attend national and regional conferences to introduce members to Corporate America, all with the goal of supporting and enhancing the Hispanic student's educational goals.
Students Helping Honduras (SHH): Students Helping Honduras (SHH) at UVa, is part of a registered nonprofit that seeks to provide economic and educational opportunities to communities in Honduras and to engage students and young professionals in its projects from beginning to end. In the United States, SHH members develop project ideas, fundraise, and spread awareness of the conditions in Honduras.
Towards A Better Latin America (TBLA): Towards A Better Latin America (TBLA) is an organization that works throughout the year to collect funds for one or two specific projects chosen at the beginning of each year by its members. Founded in 2002, we have worked on different projects in countries such as Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, El Salvador, Cuba and Nicaragua. In the academic year of 2006-2007, we sponsored three small projects; we worked with Patch Adams to help build his clinic in El Salvador, fundraised for two Cuban artists to help buy supplies and a computer, and we built a playground and bought sewing machines for a group of women in Nicaragua.