In the Spring of 2010, the University of California, Santa Barbara colony of Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity, Inc. was established. Since then, it has contiued to grow not only in numbers, but in campus and community involvement as well. The Alpha Tau chapter continues to uphold our pillars' ideals of Pan Americanism: the unification of Latino America and its people.

Upholding this belief, we have hosted and collaborated with many campus organizations, fraternities, and sororities on campus that seek to break the barriers of race, class, and ethnicity through the promotion of unity by embracing, sharing, and educating others about our Latino heritage and culture.

At our 79th Year Convention in Miami, Florida (summer of 2011), it was announced that the colony in Santa Barbara had earned their chapter status and thus became the Alpha Tau Chapter of Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Since then, the Alpha Tau chapter has received multiple recognitions and awards from UCSB and the Fraternity. They have been granted awards such as the Community Service Award, Chapter of the Year at UCSB, and Chapter of the Year fraternity national level.