Campus Organizations




Mexican-American/Chicano & Latino Campus Organizations

Ballet Folklorico La Jolla de Mexico
Ballet Folklorico is to unite students who are interested in promoting cultural diversity within the UCSD community, learn about Mexican Folklore dance, and celebrate Mexican heritage by participating in performances. For more information, please call Rubi Villavecencio at (619) 507-4313.

Chicano/Latino Faculty Staff Association
The Chicano/Latino Staff Association promotes the principles of equal employment opportunity, personal development and cultural enrichment. In addition to implementing and evaluating affirmative action programs at UCSD, this organization also fosters communication and advises the University on matters pertaining to Chicano/Latino employees. For more information, please contact Marnie Gonzalez at (858) 822-3066 or email megonzalez@ucsd.edu.

Chicano/Latinos for Community Medicine
The purpose of the Chicano/Latinos for Creative Medicine is to increase the number of underrepresented students in the health care and medical fields. For more information, call (858) 278-3524 or email ccm_ucsd@hotmail.com.

Chicano/Latino Greek Organizations

Fraternities
Nu Alpha Kappa
Gamma Zeta Alpha

Sororities
Phi Lambda Rho
Lambda Theta Nu


For more information on Chicano/Latino Greek organizations, please call the Student Organizations and Leadership and Opportunities office at (858) 534-0501 or visit the website at http://solo.ucsd.edu.

UCSD Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar Chapter
The UCSD HSF Scholar Chapter is designed to promote academic excellence and build leadership skills by providing UCSD undergraduate and graduate students with a personal and technological network of support. The UCSD HSF Scholar Chapter matches members with HSF alumni-mentors through HSF’s Alumni Mentoring program. This program is designed to help HSF scholars and Hispanic students transition from college to professional life, underscoring the program’s mission to continue to support students in achieving their career and leadership goals following graduation. For more information regarding the UCSD HSF Scholar Chapter, please e-mail Marla Fuentes at myfuentes@ucsd.edu.

Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA)
M.E.Ch.A. is a Raza student advocacy organization. The primary goal of M.E.Ch.A. is to incorporate the social, political and cultural aspects of our respective communities with those of the University. MEChA has been at UCSD for more than 30 years and members help plan events, mentor other Chicanos/Latinos, work with the community in San Diego and address social, cultural and political issues relevant to the Chicano/Latino student community at UCSD.

Meetings:Every Monday5:00pm - 6:30pm at the Cross Cultural Center
Contact: mecha@ucsd.edu or at (858) 534-4994
Website: http://www-acs.ucsd.edu/~mecha/index.html

Raza Graduate Student Association de University of California, San Diego
The Raza Graduate Student Association de UCSD was founded in May 2003 by a group of first-year UCSD Chicana/o and Latina/o graduate students who saw the need for an organization geared toward the particular needs of Chicana/o and Latina/o graduate students. The mission of the RGSA is to welcome Chicana/o and Latina/o graduate students to the UCSD and greater San Diego communities; build a safe space for all graduate students of color; and assist in the transition to graduate studies. For more information regarding the RGSA de UCSD, please e-mail mygarcia@ucsd.edu.


Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
SHPE focuses on the development of its members professionally, academically and to promote community service. For more information, call (858) 349-5641, email at info@shpe.ucsd.edu or visit the website at http://shpe.ucsd.edu.

UCSD Chicano Alumni Association
The UCSD Chicano Alumni Association supports UCSD Chicano/Latino students through the establishment of scholarships and programs and encourages Chicano/Latino UCSD students to achieve academic and social success. For more information, email chicanoalumni@ucsd.edu visit the website at http://alumni.ucsd.edu/chapters/chicano.

UCSD Chicano/Latino Concilio
UCSD Concilio is an advocacy group made up of students, staff and faculty who work to democratize the UCSD admissions policy, create a more hospitable environment for Chicano/a and Latino/a students and make the campus more responsive to Spanish-speaking communities in San Diego. For more information, contact Dr. Patrick Velazquez at (858) 534-1467.