Principles
The following are the Principles which this Fraternity was founded upon.
Academic Excellence
The importance of our academic success is one of our prime motivating factors. Our graduation rate is higher when compared to the total graduation rate of Latinos and we continue to pride ourselves with maintaining our academic standards. With a membership of over 1,300 college educated brothers from some of the most prestigious schools on the West Coast, we are committed to ensure that our brothers not only graduate, but that they take their successful habits into the workplace. Today, Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has produced many leading professionals and scholars who are working and studying the main industries that compose the National economy such as: education, business, politics, law, medicine, information technology, construction, architecture and microelectronics.
Community Service
As an organization, Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity not only produces graduates but also community leaders. We believe that this is a positive avenue towards improving the educational attainment levels, especially for Latinos and people of color. We improve our blocks, our neighborhoods, and our communities by sending leaders and influential professionals where they are needed the most. Bound by a common goal, our fraternity comes together to serve our local communities, and we welcome anyone with the desire and the passion to provide help to those in need.
Latino Culture
Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. dedicates its endeavors in the promotion of the rich and diverse Latino Heritage. By sharing our history and our culture with each other and with the community in general, we feel that we gain a better understanding of ourselves as well as to raise awareness within the general public. Maintaining the Latino culture and acknowledging the pan-ethnic origin of our community is of crucial importance to our brotherhood. For this reason, we make our greatest attempts to involve our organization in events that will reinforce and celebrate our founding principles. Our chapters participate and organize many of the cultural events on their campus including Semana de la Raza, Noche de Estrellas, Noche de Cultura, posadas, bailes and others.
Brotherhood
For each of its members, Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. also serves as a family away from home. There are many Latino students that feel disconnected in the university environment, especially those living far away from home. Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. feels that is much easier and beneficial to deal with the burdens and trials of college-life with the support of a familiar environment. That is why we are there for each other, regardless of our heritage, supporting one another in our academic, social and work environments. The expectations and demands that come with being a brother of this fraternity are what distinguish Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. from the rest. Being a part of our family is a life-long commitment; Graduating from college is, by no means, the end of our involvement with this fraternity. Rather, it marks the entrance into a new phase of our hermandad, as we enter the professional world and begin to start our families. Our roles may change, but our spirit and our bond never do.