title: Sigma Alpha Lambda
text: # Sigma Alpha Lambda
  
  Sigma Alpha Lambda National Leadership and Honors Organization (ΣΑΛ) is a National Leadership and Honors Organization with 70 chapters in the US. It was founded in 2001.
  
  ## Membership
  
  Membership in Sigma Alpha Lambda is open to all undergraduate students who meet the national requirements of sophomore classification or higher with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Membership is also open to graduate students who meet the GPA requirement for undergraduates. Members also have the opportunity to win various scholarships and awards through SAL ranging up to $5,000.
  
  ## Scholarships and awards
  
  Sigma Alpha Lambda offers its members annual scholarships and awards ranging up to $5,000.
  
  ## National initiatives
  
  Each year, Sigma Alpha Lambda undertakes two national initiatives which are coordinated by the National Office in conjunction with the local chapter. Each Fall, the students work together to fight hunger with SAL's Food Fight against Hunger. In the Spring, the main focus is Relay for Life. Other recent national initiative include MLK Day of Service and 9/11 Memorial Flag Day.
  
  ### Food Fight Against Hunger
  
  SAL's Food Fight Against Hunger is a friendly competition that takes place every fall between SAL chapters all across the nation to raise the most non-perishable food items for local food banks. Since 2010, Sigma Alpha Lambda members have collected over 120,000 food items for their local food banks.
  
  ### Relay for Life
  
  Sigma Alpha Lambda is a National Youth Affiliate of the American Cancer Societies Relay for Life. Each spring, SAL chapters across the nation are encouraged to partake in their local Relay for Life and collect donations on behalf of their SAL team. In the 2018-2019 school year, Sigma Alpha Lambda members raised over $10,000 for Relay for Life, with the top three chapters each raising over $1,000.
  
  ## Chapters
  
  Sigma Alpha Lambda has 70 chapters at Universities around the United States. Below is the list of universities Sigma Alpha Lambda has chapters at currently or had in the past.
  
  * Appalachian State University
  * Arizona State University
  * Arkansas State University
  * Binghamton University
  * Boston University
  * California State University Fresno
  * California State University Fullerton
  * California State University Long Beach
  * Central Michigan University
  * Clemson University
  * Colorado State University
  * East Carolina University
  * East Tennessee State University
  * Eastern Michigan University
  * Eastern Washington University
  * Emporia State University
  * Florida International University
  * Florida State University
  * George Washington University
  * Georgia Southern University
  * Grambling State University
  * Grand Valley State University
  * Illinois State University
  * Indiana State University
  * Indiana University
  * Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  * Iowa State University
  * James Madison University
  * Kansas State University
  * Kent State University
  * Michigan State University
  * Middle Tennessee State University
  * Mississippi State University
  * Missouri State University
  * Montclair State University
  * Murray State University
  * New Mexico State University
  * Northeastern University
  * Northern Arizona University
  * Oakland University
  * Ohio State University
  * Ohio University
  * Oklahoma State University
  * Old Dominion University
  * Purdue University
  * Rowan University
  * San Diego State University
  * San Jose State University
  * Sonoma State University
  * Southeastern Louisiana University
  * Southern Illinois University Carbondale
  * Texas A&M University
  * Texas State University
  * Texas Tech University
  * University of Akron
  * University of Alabama
  * University of Alabama at Birmingham
  * University of Arizona
  * University of Arkansas at Little Rock
  * University of California, Berkeley
  * University of California, Davis
  * University of California, Los Angeles
  * University of California, Riverside
  * University of California, Santa Barbara
  * University of Central Arkansas
  * University of Central Oklahoma
  * University of Connecticut
  * University of Colorado Denver
  * University of Colorado Colorado Springs
  * University of Georgia
  * University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
  * University of Iowa
  * University of Kansas
  * University of Kentucky
  * University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  * University of Louisville
  * University of Maryland Baltimore County
  * University of Maryland College Park
  * University of Memphis
  * University of Michigan
  * University of Minnesota
  * University of Mississippi
  * University of Montevallo
  * University of Nebraska at Lincoln
  * University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  * University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  * University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  * University of North Carolina at Wilmington
  * University of North Florida
  * University of North Texas
  * University of Northern Colorado
  * University of Oklahoma
  * University of Pittsburgh
  * University of South Carolina
  * University of South Florida
  * University of Southern California
  * University of Tennessee
  * University of Texas at Arlington
  * University of Texas at Austin
  * University of Texas at El Paso
  * University of Texas at San Antonio
  * University of Virginia
  * University of Washington
  * University of Wisconsin Madison
  * University of Wisconsin Whitewater
  * Valdosta State University
  * Virginia Commonwealth University
  * Virginia Polytechnic Institute
  * West Virginia University
  * Western Illinois University
  * Western Michigan University
  * Wichita State University
  * Youngstown State University
  