Sigma Lambda Alpha
ΣΛΑ
FoundedSeptember 24, 1977 (1977-09-24)
University of Minnesota
TypeHonor Society
AffiliationACHS
EmphasisLandscape Architecture
ScopeNational
Colors  Gold and   Green
Chapters54
Members10,443 lifetime
Exec Sec/TreasYi Luo, U of Florida
HeadquartersPO Box 115706
Gainesville, FL 32611-5706
United States
WebsiteNo national website

Sigma Lambda Alpha (ΣΛΑ) is a scholastic honor society that recognizes academic achievement among students in the field of landscape architecture.

The society was founded at University of Minnesota on September 24, 1977,[1] admitted to the Association of College Honor Societies in 1983 and achieved full membership in 1986. It operates within the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA), a global association of landscape architecture faculty.[2]

Sigma Lambda Alpha is a registered 501(c)(3) charity. [3]

Sigma Lambda Alpha honor society has 54 active chapters across the United States and one in Canada. Since 1977 the society has inducted 10,443 members.

See also

References

  1. An Historical Summary of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture by Michael Richard Hodges and Miriam Easton Rutz, Landscape Journal, Vol. 16, No. 1 (Spring 1997), pp. 108-114
  2. Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. VI-100-101. ISBN 978-0963715906.
  3. Noted on Charity Navigator, accessed 16 Oct 2021.


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