Tau Gamma Phi
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| Motto | Triskelion firmly believes in the power of reason and not the use of force as a reason. |
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| Colors | black, gold |
| Symbol | Triskelion |
| Founded | October 4, 1968 at University of the Philippines |
| Type | Triskelion Grand Fraternity |
| Scope | International |
| Headquarters | {{{address}}} Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Chapters | 4000+ Collegiate, Community based |
| Homepage | http://thomasiantriskelion.org |
Tau Gamma Phi—the Triskelion's Grand Fraternity— is a social organization of students in the Philippines, founded on a similar model to the fraternities of the United States and Canada.
The organization, originally known as the "Order of the U.P. Triskelions", was founded on October 4, 1968 by four Arts and Science students from the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. The group swelled in ranks and gained its recognition when the Greek-lettered name Tau Gamma Phi was adopted. A few years later, chapters from other college and university campuses in the Philippines were established including the out of school youth to join the fraternity.
The Tau Gamma Phi aims for the promotion and achievement of the ideals of fraternal brotherhood. The fraternity believes that it must forge its members to embody qualities of leadership, commitment, persistence, trust, integrity, respect, and vision. This fraternity aims for academic success, personal, career and spiritual growth, active participation in the community through service and social activities. The Tau Gamma Phi is committed to developing a be brotherhood organization: a student organization that embodies its own ideals and mission in accordance to fraternity's Tenets and Codes of Conduct.
A member of Tau Gamma Phi is called a Triskelion. Triskelion is a copied "Three Legged Symbol" as shown on the fraternity seal, (also used as a symbol of Brittany, Sicily and the Isle of Man) though its origin is a mystery. A Triskelion has always lived up to the motto, "it will stand no matter where you throw it", which accompanies its seal — Strength, Free Will and Brotherhood.
To date, the fraternity has thousands of resident and alumni members from every college and university in the Philippines. Professional Triskelions are actively involved in their respective fields of interests such as Triskelion Order of Law (TOL) for Law Students, Triskelion Order of Medicine (TOM) for medical practitioners, Triskelion Order of Business (TOB) for corporate leaders, businessmen and entrepreneurs, and the Triskelion Law Enforcement Group (TriLEG) for Law Enforcers, etc. Additionally Triskelion Youth Movement has been created.
