Other jurisdictions, including Salt Lake City in 1998, dropped the idea after strong opposition from Latino organizations and civil rights groups.
After reviewing their findings, the group decided to start a new Latino Greek organization.
UER is a Latino organization focused on community service and academics.
Many Latino Muslim organizations have been developed.
Mr. Cruz said his group was not a gang but "a Latino cultural organization trying to help each other out."
Many national black and Latino organizations also surged in development in the 1990s and as a result have a large presence on the campus.
How will the city choose the Latino non-profit organization?
But Latino organizations inundated Vanity Fair with e-mail messages, calls and letters.
Originally meant to be a Latino political organization, by the 1970s it had transformed into a criminal street gang.
She joined several California chambers of commerce, women's organizations, and Latino organizations.