Since Northwestern’s Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers first formed in 1992, the organization has provided community and career support to Latine students taking classes in the McCormick School of Engineering. Now, with an 18-member executive board and events attended by over 100 students, the group is also seeking to diversify internally and engage more of.
Representing all Latinidad at Northwestern is a tall task. Alianza, a student group promoting Latine culture, tries every day to meet it. In 1989, students founded Casa Hispana, the first Latine student group on campus. Casa Hispana was the precursor to Alianza, which currently has about 140 members. Weinberg sophomores Mayerli Constante and Leslye Molina.