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This article was nominated for deletion on 20 November 2008 (UTC). The result of the discussion was no consensus.

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Pulling information from http://www.filipinolinks.com/Education/Fraternities_and_Sororities/Philippines/

Questionable notability[edit]

While searching for references for this article, I discovered that half of the organizations in general list have a main Wikipedia article with no sources, poor sources such as Facebook, or have been flagged for the above plus questionable notability. This includes:

Alpha Sigma Phi

Beta Sigma Omega Phi

Delta Fraternity and Sorority International

Delta Sigma Xi

DeMolay International

Delta Sphinx Family

Gamma Kappa Phi (no article, no sources)

Phi Beta Rho

Pi Sigma / Pi Sigma Delta

Samahang Ilokano

This one from the professional list is also problematic: Mu Sigma Phi (sorority)

After a quick search, I am not hopeful, but am willing to invest some time looking for secondary references for these article. However, if there truly are not any sources that meet notability guidelines, should these organizations be removed from this article (as well as possibly from Wikipedia)? Does the criteria for inclusion in this article need to be adjusted to require at least one source? My thought is that relying on a Wikipedia article with no source is worse than allowing a group with no Wikipedia article but a solid reference. Rublamb (talk) 09:09, 1 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I went to this list after doing an overhaul of Upsilon Sigma Phi, Sigma Rho, Lex Talionis Fraternitas and other frats. I would agree that a lot of these pages that can't establish notability outside their own pages/websites should be removed.

I've already proposed the deletion of Delta Fraternity and Sorority International, as I tried to overhaul it but ended up finding absolutely nothing as far as secondary sources go (their only cited website/blog can't even agree on their real founding date.) Most of these pages were clearly authored by their own members anyway (how else would an outsider know about their inner workings and heirarchies in the absence of a secondary source?)

Considering that we've just deleted dozens of Filipino schools/colleges from Wikipedia for failing notability, I think it's only fair that we do the same with frat/soro pages. PritongKandule-✉️📝 05:24, 22 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Removed for notability[edit]

The following have been removed because they lack a Wikipedia article, website, or other reliable source. They might have social media, but that is not usable for a Wikipedia reference. They can be restored to the article once a source is found or an article exists.

Alpha Eagle, January 3, 1991, Iligan City, Service fraternity and sorority, National, SEC, Active
Delta Gamma Beta, University of Cebu, Service fraternity and sorority, Internationa, SEC, Active
Delta Fraternity and Sorority International, October 24, 1961, University of Santo Tomas Social, fraternity and sorority, Active, National, 50+, SEC, Active
Delta Sphinx Family, October 2, 1978, Ateneo de Zamboanga University, Social and service fraternity and sorority, National, 10, SEC, Active
Gamma Omicron Delta Sigma, July 7, 1990, Mabolo, Cebu City, Philippines, Collegiate and community-based service fraternity, National, 11, Active
Phi Beta Rho, June 24, 1962, Central Luzon State University, Coed confraternity, International, SEC, Active
Lex Cervus Fraternitas, January 17, 1977, San Sebastian College – Recoletos, Law Professional fraternity, National, 3, SEC, Active

Rublamb (talk) 16:47, 11 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]