Jul 22, 2024
Latino Fraternity Life is here! Agustin “Gus” Garcia is a professional international businessman with a strong commitment to civil and human rights, as well as a passionate lecturer and activist for the Latino community. He is the visionary and the founder of Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc.
In episode 469 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out about Gus' childhood when he was deported from the United States, what made him want to attend Kean College in New Jersey, how he became the first Latino elected to the Kean College student government, what made him want to start the first Latino fraternity in the United States (Lambda Theta Phi), whether he expected the fraternity to grow as large as it did, why "Latin Unity" is so complicated, the differences in pledging and hazing when it comes to Latin fraternities and sororities, the differences in community service activities when it comes to Latin fraternities and sororities, how he is able to deal with tension on a college campus, and what he hopes his fraternity will accomplish in the next 50 years. Enjoy!