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| Founded | 1942 El Colegio |
| Type | Social |
| Scope | Puerto Rico United States |
| Nickname | la Phi Delta |
| Headquarters |
San Juan, PR country = Puerto Rico |
| Homepage | http://www.phideltagammapr.org/ |
Phi Delta Gamma of Puerto Rico is the first is a Puerto Rican organization of Greek letters, which is founded in the western town of Mayagüez. Phi Delta Gamma of Puerto Rico is founded in April 25 of 1942. This fraternity surges from a high school fraternity, Alpha Iota Omega, which was founded in 1939.[1] When the brothers of the Alpha Iota Omega enroll in the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (Colegio de Agricultura y Artes Mecánicas) of Mayagüez, some were offered to pledge one of the original Puerto Rican fraternities, and they decided to do it. The others reunite in the house of the brothers Gilberto Oliver Padilla and Otis Oliver Padilla. They decided to found a new fraternity in April 25 of 1942, and decided to use the Greek letters Phi, Delta and Gamma. The founding brothers are Gilberto Oliver Padilla and Otis Oliver Padilla, Raúl Romaguera, Ramón Antonio Frontera, Ignacio Beauchamp, José Ramón Ponce de León, Hilton Quintana, Angel Inserni, Rafael Ferrer Monge “El Cubano” (whom also developed the shield, the first rulebook, and the motto of the fraternity), Rubén D’Acosta, Edgardo Olivencia, César Arana and Hernán Rodríguez. Then, these brothers decide to establish the first chapter as Alpha in Mayagüez; they had plans to expand the fraternity towards all of Puerto Rico. In 1944, the first Phi Delta Gamma clubhouse is established in the Méndez Vigo street of Mayagüez.
In the year 1945, brother Otis Oliver commended to students Juan Mari Brás and Manuel Portela Lomba to take the Phi Delta Gamma fraternity to San Juan. These 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 is celebrated in the year of 1945, in the Condado Hotel.
Juan Mari Brás, lawyer and political candidate for governor for the Puerto Rican Socialist Party.
Agustín "Tito" Lara, singer
Luis "Luisito" Vigoreaux, Jr., television actor and producer.
José Soto, director of Water Agency (AAA)in Puerto Rico.
Jorge Seijo, radio political analyst
Joaquín Porrata, radio sports analyst.
José Angel "Chiro" Cangiano, lawyer, entrepeneur (Lions of Ponce teams), writer, brother of Milly Cangiano.
Manuel Díaz Saldaña, former comptroller of government of Puerto Rico.
Luis Cabrera, actor
Alfredo J. Santana Velázquez, bodybuilder with international awards
Albert Cruz, WAPA TV sports newscaster
Miguel Charbonnier, City of Río Piedras, PR. sports hall of fame
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