Set to graduate in the fall of 2026, Caceres currently balances his academic and Greek Life with a career as a DJ. He said his business holds deep sentimental value because he built it from the ground up, and he plans to continue the venture after graduation.<\/p>\n
However, Caceres said his path to Greek Life was born out of a gap in the available Greek Life organizations on campus.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I first came to UNF, I saw the only fraternities usually available to students were white fraternities or historically Black fraternities,\u201d Caceres said.<\/p>\n
Caceres said that as a Latino student, he often felt stuck in an \u201cin-between space\u201d because his community is perceived as neither white nor Black. While those organizations are inclusive, Caceres felt they were still majority-dominated by those specific demographics, leaving a void for Latino-centric spaces.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe idea of a Latin American fraternity at UNF has been here since I first came here, but the initial organization that I wanted to charter wasn\u2019t able to get a class going; their name was Lambda Sigma Upsilon,\u201d Caceres said.<\/p>\n
After a few years of distancing himself from the Greek process, Caceres met his current Dean of the Fraternity around one year ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two began discussing the possibility of bringing Lambda Upsilon Lambda to UNF, and eventually made it a reality.<\/p>\n
Goals of this chapter<\/p>\n
Beyond the UNF campus, the Provisional Chapter of La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity Inc., has local significance.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot only would it be the first Latin American fraternity at UNF, but also the first Latin American interest fraternity in Jacksonville,\u201d Caceres said, noting that schools like Jacksonville University do not yet have similar organizations.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to Jacksonville University\u2019s Fraternity and Sorority Life, the university does not currently list<\/a> a dedicated Latin American or Latino fraternity among its recognized Greek organizations.<\/p>\n Since officially establishing the fraternity branch at UNF on March 28, the fraternity has hit the ground running, focusing on community impact.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to Caceres, one of their primary goals is to support the Latino community, and they have already established a relationship with San Jose Elementary. In this campus, 60% of the student body is Spanish-speaking.\u00a0<\/p>\n For Caceres, the fraternity\u2019s mission is personal.<\/p>\n \u201cEven prior to joining the organization, these were things that I cared about deeply,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen I saw that [empowerment] was a major pillar of the organization, it was a no-brainer.\u201d<\/p>\n The chapter has several informational and community service events planned for the coming weeks, beginning Friday, April 10, according to Caceres.<\/p>\n A chapter of the Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority at UNF said they expect Lambda Upsilon Lambda to be a \u201cstaple in the community\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThe new members of Lambda Upsilon Lambda have been working tremendously hard since chartering on campus to build meaningful connections, not only just within the Multicultural Greek Council, but with the other three Greek councils on campus,\u201d said the representative of UNF Gammas.<\/p>\n![\"Frat](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LatinoFrat-600x274.jpg\")
The members of Lambda Upsilon Lambda joined the sisters of the eXubErant Xi Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Inc. for the celebration of the sorority\u2019s foundation (Photo courtesy of David Caceres).
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