Several University students are working to establish a chapter of a national multicultural sorority on campus. The Interested Ladies of Sigma Lambda Gamma at LSU hosted an official interest meeting in the LSU Student Union on Wednesday night. Brittany Foster, president of the organization, said the group’s goal is to foster multicultural unity on campus. Foster, political science sophomore, said she and a few friends decided to start a chapter of the sorority as freshmen last fall, but they were not eligible until they earned 12 credit hours. “I really didn’t know we had such a diverse student body,” Foster said. Foster said Sigma Lambda Gamma was founded at the University of Iowa in 1990 as a Latina sorority but has expanded to become a multicultural organization. She said the Interested Ladies chose Sigma Lambda Gamma from several national sororities because it did not specify any ethnic affiliation. She said the sorority will try to recruit students from a variety of cultural backgrounds. “It’s important in a college setting that there is unity,” Foster said. Foster said the organization will remain an interest group until 10 eligible members join. Potential members must be full-time undergraduates at the University who have completed 12 hours of coursework with at least a 2.5 GPA, she said. Foster said the group will select members Nov. 15 after personal interviews at 6 p.m. in Room 452 of the Union. She said members must pay a one-time $100 induction fee and part of a $125 group filing fee. Once the interest group becomes a colony, Foster said it will work to achieve chapter status by hosting an educational program, a fundraiser and a service project. She said a chapter must consist of at least 15 members, and the goal is to establish a chapter by fall 2010. Angela Guillory, Greek Life director, said the organization will most likely become part of the University’s Panhellenic Council. Audrey Robert, international studies freshman, said she is interested in the sorority because she finds it difficult to meet other Hispanic women at the University.”A lot of other sororities don’t really call to me because I don’t think I have a lot in common with other sororities,” Robert said. She said she hopes to be able to share her cultural background with other University women. Robert said she is excited at the prospect of joining a new sorority.”You’re part of starting something that could be really great,” Robert said. —-Contact Emily Holden at [email protected]