HISTORY

Iota Phi Lambda Sorority Inc. (ΙΦΛ) is the first African American Greek-lettered business sorority established by African American business woman Lola Mercedes Parker on June 1, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois. There are now more than 100 chapters with membership numbering more than 1300 in 85 cities and the US Virgin Islands. Iota Phi Lambda is not a National Pan Hellenic Council (NPHC) sorority; dual membership within Iota Phi Lambda Sorority and NPHC sororities is allowed.