Phi Delta Gamma
ΦΔΓ
FoundedApril 25, 1942 (1942-04-25)
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
TypeSocial
AffiliationCIPFI
ScopePuerto Rico
United States
Nicknamela Phi Delta
Headquarters867 Av. Luis Muñoz Rivera Suite D-104
San Juan 00925
Puerto Rico
WebsiteOfficial website

Phi Delta Gamma (ΦΔΓ) of Puerto Rico is the first Puerto Rican organization of Greek letters, which was founded in the western town of Mayagüez, on April 25, 1942.

History

Phi Delta Gamma originated from a high school fraternity, Alpha Iota Omega, which was founded in 1939.[1] When the brothers of Alpha Iota Omega enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (Colegio de Agricultura y Artes Mecánicas) of Mayagüez, some were offered the opportunity to pledge one of the original Puerto Rican fraternities. The others reunited in the house of the brothers Gilberto Oliver Padilla and Otis Oliver Padilla. They decided to found a new fraternity on April 25, 1942, and to use the Greek letters Phi, Delta and Gamma.

The founding brothers are Gilberto Oliver Padilla, Otis Oliver Padilla, Raúl Romaguera, Ramón Antonio Frontera, Ignacio Beauchamp, José Ramón Ponce de León, Hilton Quintana, Angel Inserni, Rafael Ferrer Monge “El Cubano” (who also developed the shield, the first rulebook, and the motto of the fraternity), Rubén D’Acosta, Edgardo Olivencia, César Arana and Hernán Rodríguez.

These brothers established the first chapter as Alpha in Mayagüez. They had plans to expand the fraternity to all of Puerto Rico. In 1944, the first Phi Delta Gamma clubhouse was established in the Méndez Vigo street of Mayagüez.

In 1945, brother Otis Oliver commended to students Juan Mari Brás and Manuel Portela Lomba to take the Phi Delta Gamma fraternity to San Juan. They began the task of establishing the Beta chapter in the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras. Some of the founding brothers of the Beta chapter are Oscar Colón, Juan Mari Brás, Jean García, Ramón Vargas, Manuel Portela Lomba and Angel Amézaga. Thanks to this effort, the first convention of the Phi Delta Gamma was celebrated in 1945, in the Condado Hotel.

The Phi Delta Gamma members are known as "the originals", because they changed the way a traditional fraternity ought to be; also, they were the first Greek letter fraternity, which originated in western Puerto Rico: town of Mayagüez. The Phi Deltas are renowned for their friendliness and honesty. Above all, the great brotherhood among its members is very characteristic of their family activities (which involve grandparents, parents, spouses, children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren).

Chapters

A list of Phi Delta Gamma chapters follows: Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.

Chapter Charter date Institution Location References
Alpha April 25, 1942 College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts Mayagüez, Puerto Rico [2][3]
Beta 1945 University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras San Juan, Puerto Rico [2][3]
Gamma 1948 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico [2][3]
Delta 1952 Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Ponce, Puerto Rico [2][3]
Epsilon 1954 Mayaguez, Puerto Rico [2][3]
Sigma 1957 Ponce, Puerto Rico [2][3]
Phi 1959 University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus San Juan, Puerto Rico [2][3]
Tau 1966 Caguas, Puerto Rico [2][3]
Omicron 1966 Arecibo, Puerto Rico [2][3]
Nu 1968 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico [2][3]
Upsilon [2]
Chi [2]
Psi [2]
Beta Alpha [2]
Beta Beta [2]
Beta Delta [2]
Tau Xi [2]
Delta Xi 2021 Alumni Chapter Washington D.C. [2]
Theta Mu [2]

Presidents (Pasados Grandes Cancilleres)

President NameService YearsChapter
Frank Jimenez1946Alpha
Serafín Pabón1950–1951Beta
Gilberto Oliver1952–1954Alpha
Roberto González1955Beta
Ángel C. Cuevas1956Alpha
Luis E. Romero1957–1959Delta
Edilberto Lopategui1960–1961Alpha
Ramón H. Rodríguez1962Gamma
Gilberto Colón1963Alpha
Peter Carrero1964Beta
Ángel M. Viera1965Gamma
Francisco Acosta1966Delta
Oscar Colón1967Beta
Gilberto Guasp1968Beta
Florencio González1969Alpha
Agapito Miranda1970Beta
Hector Ortiz1971Alpha
José A. Canals1972Beta
Porfirio Vázquez1973Gamma
Tomás Torres1974–1975Phi
Domingo J. Vega1975–1976Alpha
José Vázquez1977Gamma
Ángel R. Amezaga1978Beta
Edwin Jové1979Beta
Rafael Acosta1980Delta
Angel Avila1981Beta
Ramón Portela1982Beta
Delfín Lorenzo1983Alpha
José Meléndez1984Beta
José A. González1985Alpha
Manuel Mellado1986Beta
Carlos Incle1987Beta
Miguel Calimano1988Beta
Héctor Iglesias1989Alpha
Félix R. Rolón1990Beta
Luis R. Mellado1991–1992Upsilon
Willian Ruiz1992–1993Beta
Fernando Gaztambide1993–1994Omega
Antonio L. Pabón1994–1995Alpha
Luis R. Ortiz1995–1996Upsilon
Edwin A. González1996–1997Kappa
Emilio Pagán1997–1998Alpha
David McKinley1998–1999Xi
Francisco Fournier1999–2000Beta
Ricarte Rivera2000–2001

Zeta

Eliseo Ballester2001–2002Zeta
Carlos Negrón2003Beta
Héctor Mirabal2004Delta
Iván A. Álvarez2005Beta
Jesús A. Caro2006Alpha
Juan R. Joy2007Beta-Alpha
Juan Corujo2008Beta
Joaquín Oliver2009Beta
José F. Pérez2010Beta
Angel M. Avila2011Beta
Rafael A. Cancel2012Beta
José L. Rocafort2013Beta
Roberto E. Rivera2014Beta
Ángel M. Torres2015Beta
Rafael J. Quiles2016Mu
Javier A. Giboyeaux Vélez2017Alpha
Roberto Meléndez Renaud2018Alpha
Robert Bradley Pérez2019Alpha

Notable members

Name Chapter Notability References
Juan Mari Brás Beta Political candidate for governor and founder of the Puerto Rican Socialist Party
Tito Lara Singer
Jose F. Ortiz Vazquez Chief executive officer of Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority
Luisito Vigoreaux Television actor and producer

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mari Bras, Juan (2006), Memorias de un Ciudadano (in Spanish), Puerto Rico: Editorial Barco de Papel, p. 66, ISBN 9780979861000
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "About Us". Fraternidad Phi Delta Gamma (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Fraternidad Phi Delta Gamma: Del Ano Mil Novecientos Treinta y Nueve al Ano Mil Novecentos Setenta" (PDF). La Paleta: 8. 1970.
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