Phi Delta Gamma (social)

Phi Delta Gamma (ΦΔΓ) of Puerto Rico is the first Puerto Rican organization of Greek letters, which was founded in the western town of Mayagüez,on April 25, 1942.

Phi Delta Gamma
ΦΔΓ
FoundedApril 25, 1942 (1942-04-25)
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
TypeSocial
ScopePuerto Rico
United States
Nicknamela Phi Delta
HeadquartersMayagüez
Puerto Rico

Phi Delta Gamma originated from a high school fraternity, Alpha Iota Omega, which was founded in 1939.[1] When the brothers of Alpha Iota Omega enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (Colegio de Agricultura y Artes Mecánicas) of Mayagüez, some were offered the opportunity to pledge one of the original Puerto Rican fraternities. The others reunited in the house of the brothers Gilberto Oliver Padilla and Otis Oliver Padilla. They decided to found a new fraternity on April 25, 1942, and to use the Greek letters Phi, Delta and Gamma.

The founding brothers are Gilberto Oliver Padilla, Otis Oliver Padilla, Raúl Romaguera, Ramón Antonio Frontera, Ignacio Beauchamp, José Ramón Ponce de León, Hilton Quintana, Angel Inserni, Rafael Ferrer Monge “El Cubano” (who also developed the shield, the first rulebook, and the motto of the fraternity), Rubén D’Acosta, Edgardo Olivencia, César Arana and Hernán Rodríguez.

These brothers established the first chapter as Alpha in Mayagüez. They had plans to expand the fraternity to all of Puerto Rico. In 1944, the first Phi Delta Gamma clubhouse was established in the Méndez Vigo street of Mayagüez.

In 1945, brother Otis Oliver commended to students Juan Mari Brás and Manuel Portela Lomba to take the Phi Delta Gamma fraternity to San Juan. They 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 was celebrated in 1945, in the Condado Hotel.

The Phi Delta Gamma members are known as "the originals", because they changed the way a traditional fraternity ought to be; also, they were the first Greek letter fraternity, which originated in western Puerto Rico: town of Mayagüez. The Phi Deltas are renowned for their friendliness and honesty. Above all, the great brotherhood among its members is very characteristic of their family activities (which involve grandparents, parents, spouses, children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren).

Notable members
  • Juan Mari Brás, lawyer and political candidate for governor for the Puerto Rican Socialist Party
  • Dr. Pío Sanchez Longo; Neurogist
  • Luis Cabrera, actor
  • José Angel "Chiro" Cangiano, lawyer; entrepreneur (Ponce Lions teams); writer; brother of Milly Cangiano
  • Manuel "Papo" Charbonnier, City of Río Piedras; Puerto Rico Sports Hall of Fame
  • Albert Cruz, WAPA TV sports newscaster
  • Alfredo Lamela Domenech, ex-professional basketball player (BSN) of Piratas de Quebradillas
  • Agustín "Tito" Lara, singer
  • José Ortiz, former Executive President of PRASA
  • Joaquín Porrata, radio sports analyst
  • Miguel Rivera, former member of Puerto Rico government
  • Manuel Díaz Saldaña, former comptroller of Puerto Rico government
  • Orlando "El Zurdo" Sanchez, aka " El Playero Mayor", domino national champion
  • Alfredo J. Santana Velázquez, bodybuilder with international awards
  • José Canals Vidal, retired Colonel, US armed forces
  • Luis "Luisito" Vigoreaux, Jr., television actor and producer
  • Ernesto Quesada Ojeda, Ass. District Attorney
  • Luis A. Gil Rivera, Former Class A Baseball Player, Former UPRM Softball Player

Past Presidents (Pasados Grandes Cancilleres)
President NameService YearsOrigin
Frank Jimenez1946ALPHA
Serafín Pabón1950-51BETA
Gilberto Oliver1952-53-54ALPHA
Roberto González1955BETA
Ángel C. Cuevas1956ALPHA
Luis E. Romero1957-58-59DELTA
Edilberto Lopategui1960-61ALPHA
Ramón H. Rodríguez1962GAMMA
Gilberto Colón1963ALPHA
Peter Carrero1964BETA
Ángel M. Viera1965GAMMA
Francisco Acosta1966DELTA
Oscar Colón1967BETA
Gilberto Guasp1968BETA
Florencio González1969ALPHA
Agapito Miranda1970BETA
Hector Ortiz1971ALPHA
José A. Canals1972BETA
Porfirio Vázquez1973GAMMA
Tomás Torres1974-75PHI
Domingo J. Vega1975-76ALPHA
José Vázquez1977GAMMA
Ángel R. Amezaga1978BETA
Edwin Jové1979BETA
Rafael Acosta1980DELTA
Angel Avila1981BETA
Ramón Portela1982BETA
Delfín Lorenzo1983ALPHA
José Meléndez1984BETA
José A. González1985ALPHA
Manuel Mellado1986BETA
Carlos Incle1987BETA
Miguel Calimano1988BETA
Héctor Iglesias1989ALPHA
Félix R. Rolón1990BETA
Luis R. Mellado1991-92UPSILON
Willian Ruiz1992-93BETA
Fernando Gaztambide1993-94ALPHA
Antonio L. Pabón1994-95ALPHA
Luis R. Ortiz1995-96UPSILON
Edwin A. González1996-97KAPPA
Emilio Pagán1997-98ALPHA
David McKinley1998-99XI
Francisco Fournier1999-2000BETA
Ricarte Rivera2000-01CHI
Eliseo Ballester2001-02ZETA
Carlos Negrón2003BETA
Héctor Mirabal2004DELTA
Iván A. Álvarez2005BETA
Jesús A. Caro2006ALPHA
Juan R. Joy2007BETA-ALPHA
Juan Corujo2008BETA
Joaquín Oliver2009BETA
José F. Pérez2010BETA
Angel M. Avila2011BETA
Rafael A. Cancel2012BETA
José L. Rocafort2013BETA
Roberto E. Rivera2014BETA
Ángel M. Torres2015BETA
Rafael J. Quiles2016MU
Javier A. Giboyeaux Vélez2017ALPHA
Roberto Meléndez Renaud2018ALPHA
Robert Bradley Pérez2019ALPHA
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See also

References
  1. Mari Bras, Juan (2006), Memorias de un Ciudadano (in Spanish), Puerto Rico: Editorial Barco de Papel, p. 66, ISBN 9780979861000
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