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Pi Gamma Phi Brief History

The Beginning

Pi Gamma Phi is a famous name that only a few know how it started and what the organization is really up to. It was founded by Henry Pesimo, Eric Gomez and Leamsy Ulanday. These three young leaders were high school students who actually belong to different fraternal organizations, and ventured to form a fraternity on September 27, 1975, which now known as Pi Gamma Phi Fraternity and Sorority. As the organization matured they have thought fraternity as a venue to build solid friendship with fellow students, instead of displaying it as the root trouble and arrogance. Looking back, many of the fraternities projected themselves as gangster. Affiliation motive was once all about curiosity.

When these three young leaders started to expand their newly established organization, the first ones who joined were their classmates and schoolmates during their secondary years in San Francisco College in Metro Manila. A massive recruitment then transpired in schools and in the community. This eventually made Pi Gamma Phi become popular in school and in the heart of Metro Manila, particularly in Pasay and Malate. The organization then influenced Cebuanos and Mindanaoans who then brought the brotherhood in their own provinces.

Expansion and Development

Cebu City took its membership to the next level— Cebu was the first to formally register the organization with the Security and Exchange Commission, and the first to organize the First National General Assembly. Cebu and Mindanao members who worked abroad depicted their loyalty and commitment in the fraternity by standing by those who are in need and supporting Organization projects.

There are members of Pi Gamma Phi who are now in government service and non-government organizations. Their love for the country motivated them to connect the organization with the government agencies and civil society organizations and be actively engaged in programs and humanitarian services. One of which is an affiliation with the Kilusang Pagababago, a social movement to support and engage with the Office of Participatory Governance; an agency under the Office of the President. This is to support the Biyaya Ng Pagbabago Program.

Services

Today, Pi Gamma Phi focused on community service and leadership development of its members. The Gamma Sigma principles are the core guide of the fraternity and sorority. Pi Gamma Phi has been doing community services such as bloodletting, feeding, clean up drive, relief operations, and now working in partnership with government agencies program on poverty alleviation. The National Council as the highest policy making body was formally organized on May 30, 2015 (with representatives from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao) to oversee the day to day operations of the organization.

Members of Pi Gamma Phi from all over the world celebrates its founding month every year. September 27th is a date that every member doesn’t miss to remember.