The dynasty began with a meeting that took place on February 26, 1988. Fifteen good friends, the so-called "Nacos," which is a Spanish slang word for someone who gets along well with everyone, would mark the beginning of a better academic, cultural, and social environment at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

    The "Nacos" got together to express their ideas and to demonstrate that they were part of Cal Poly, SLO. They were enthusiastic about starting a club to help Latino students overcome the culture shock experienced when arriving at a predominantly Anglo University. As time passed, each member's excitement grew and in his quest to create structure to their ideas, they decided to form a fraternal cultural brotherhood. Although NAK chose to integrate into a Greek system they also decided to make a commitment to retain their Latino culture.

    The "Nacos" knew that this process would take a lot of time and effort. Eleven members decided to go forward and incorporate the word "Naco" into the Greek fraternity system. The "Nacos" would be known and identified as "NU ALPHA KAPPA," or "NAK" for short. While NAK chose to adopt a Greek fraternity structure, their primary focus would be academic excellence, brotherhood and unity through a commitment to maintain their Latino culture.

    The pressures of being the first Latino Based Fraternity in the history of Cal Poly, SLO solidified the commitment to develop NAK into a leading organization. Our eleven Founding Fathers concluded that NAK's mission statement would be as follows:

    "We, NU ALPHA KAPPA, seek to unite and involve all students in a more harmonious and brotherly atmosphere through academic, social and cultural means. There is a need to interface the various backgrounds that constitute the student body of our Fraternal University Chapter, in order to improve relations amongst all students and the community."

-Joel Romero, SLO Founding Father 1988

  The Zeta Chapter of Nu Alpha Kappa Fraternity, Inc. was formed at the University of California Santa Barbara  in 1992 by twelve men who recognized the need for additional academic and social support for Spanish speaking backgrounds.  The establishment of this chapter was based on the philosophy that students should have the opportunity to work together and  increased their academic skills to actively participate in projects that  enhance the quality of life within their community.  Our organization is designed to incorporate the different values and perspectives of our members into several specific goals.  With shared commitment to our goals we are able to form a brotherhood that places individual differences aside in order to focus on achieving our mission.