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Welcome to our web site!
HISTORY The turbulent 60's were
a decade of social and political upheavals in the annals of Philippine History. The period saw the breakdown of traditional
beliefs and long-held values in favor of newer and more progressive ideas. In almost every aspect of Philippine life and culture,
CHANGE seemed to be the rightful order of the day.
The Fraternity system in the University of the Philippines was immune
from these external developments. As extraordinary times, called for and breed extraordinary men. 1968 saw the wielding together
of 25 concerned student leaders with a vision of introducing change and reforms in the feudal and decadent nature of the existing
Fraternity System. Then the result was the creation on October 4 of the same year of the UP Triskelions' Grand Fraternity,
better known as Tau Gamma Phi.
The Tau Gamma Phi is a protest Fraternity, better life, and as such, it has committed
itself in the Fraternity Life and as such it has committed itself uncompromisingly to the two-fold task of providing the leadership
in the quest for a Fraternity System devoid of Fraternity violence as well as in the propagation of the TRISKELION as a Way
of Life.
Through the years, the Tau Gamma Phi has never strayed from it's goals, and although the cause of which it
has chosen to champion has proven to be difficult and sometimes, seemingly hopeless, the Fraternity has, nevertheless survived
and even increased a thousand-fold in strength and in number, knowing fully well that peace is a product of strength and not
of weakness, where other fraternities with the same noble intentions failed to succumbed into non-existence by adopting a
passive resistance to fraternity violence; the Tau Gamma Phi has chosen not to follow the same path lest it suffers the same
fate.
Furthermore, as a manifestation of its sincerity towards the achievement of such goal, the Fraternity has taken
an active role in organizing inter-fraternity alliances in the various schools and universities all over the country in the
hope that such alliances will provide the conducive atmosphere where fraternities can slowly grow and mature together in a
fellowship of mutual trust and respect in each other's philosophies and ideals. "De gustibus non desputandum est - of likes
and dislikes there should be no disputing, live and let live", this is one of the guiding principles of the Triskelions.
Today,
the Tau Gamma Phi is already one of the biggest, most cohesive, and most dynamic fraternities in the Philippines. It boast
of membership of every colleges and universities around the country, and now in all regions of the United States of America
and other continents of the world; and true to its objective of changing the elitist orientation of the fraternity system,
the Fraternity had decided to open its door to out-of-school youth so that they, who were not privileged of education, may
also share in the fruits and the glory of the Tau Gamma Phi.
On October 4, 1968, the Triskelions' Grand Fraternity
was established in the University of the Philippines, the rest is History.
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There are thousands of organizations, each with a specific purpose or goal. There are so many reasons why one should
consider becoming part of an organization he or she believes in. By building an effective web site, we hope to get our message
out to a larger audience of people interested in similar issues.
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be a member today!
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On this page, we may include pictures of our members or of the work we do.
We invite you to visit us or attend an event. Our members are more than happy to answer any questions you may have about the
organization and how you can join.
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© Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. Tau Gamma Phi / Sigma - Triskelion Grand Fraternity /
Sorority Southern Leyte - Philippines
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