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{{Short description|American collegiate Latino fraternity}}
{{Infobox Fraternity
| name = Lambda Theta Phi
| letters = {{lang|grc|ΛΘΦ}}
| crest = Lambda Theta Phi Crest.png
| image_size = 210px
| founded = {{start date and age|1975|12|01}}
| birthplace = [[Kean University|Kean College]]
| affiliation = NIC
| former_affiliation = NALFO
| status = Active
| type = Social fraternity
| scope = National
| emphasis = [[Latin Americans|Latino]]
| motto = Chivalry Above Self
| symbol = [[File:Lambda Theta Phi - El Conquistador Mascot (1978 - 2021).jpg|Fraternal Mascot from 1978-2021|60px]]
| chapters = 119 collegiate, 29 associate, 33 alumni
| colors = {{Color box|#643614}} [[Brown|Brotherhood Brown]] {{Color box|#FFFFFF}} [[White|Pure White]]
| flower = White [[carnation]]
| philanthropy = [[Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute]]
| publication = 
| nickname = Lambdas, Los Conquistadores<ref>https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1029&context=ua_memorabilia_yearbooks</ref>
| address = 181 New Road, Suite 304
| city = [[Parsippany, New Jersey|Parsippany]]
| state = [[New Jersey]]
| ZIP code = 07054
| country = United States
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.thelambdas.org/|thelambdas.org}}
}}

'''Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc.''' ('''{{lang|grc|ΛΘΦ}}''') is a Latino non-profit [[Fraternities and sororities in North America|social fraternity]] in the United States with 148 undergraduate chapters and 33 alumni associations.

It was founded on December 1, 1975, at [[Kean University]] (formerly known as Kean College) in [[Union Township, Union County, New Jersey|Union, New Jersey]]. It was the first of several Latino fraternities to be established during the ''fuerza'' phase of the Latino collegiate Greek movement that defined much of the late 1970s and 1980s within the mainland United States.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://meridian.allenpress.com/jollas/article-abstract/5/2/113/82334/The-Influence-of-Latina-o-Greek-Sorority-and?redirectedFrom=fulltext|doi=10.18085/llas.5.2.y1113g2572x13061|title=The Influence of Latina/o Greek Sorority and Fraternity Involvement on Latina/o College Student Transition and Success|year=2013|last1=Moreno|first1=Diana|last2=Banuelos|first2=Sheila|journal=Journal of Latino/Latin American Studies|volume=5|issue=2|pages=113–125|access-date=2024-09-27|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In 1992, Lambda Theta Phi was the first Latino Greek-lettered organization in the U.S. to join the [[North American Interfraternity Conference]], which became the sole national umbrella conference of the fraternity after it rescinded its membership with the [[National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations]] in 2014.