Alpha Sigma Phi in the Philippines?

Answer 1

Alpha Sigma Phi Philippines, Inc. is one of the Philippines largest and widespread fraternity and sorority.

On September 29, 1959 at Mindanao Agricultural College (now Central Mindanao University) in Musuan, Bukidnon Province when a young man named Tomas R. Gavarra who just finished Associate in Agriculture in University of the Philippines -- Los Baños felt the absence of a fraternity in the campus. He was exposed to the fraternity life back at UP where his elder brother and sister where both members of a fraternity and a sorority. He invited 35 other men to join him and asked Ramon Del Carmen, his acquaintance in UP and a member of the Upsilon Sigma Phi to be their faculty advisor. The group named their fraternity Alpha Sigma Phi (Alphans). The sorority counterpart was also organized by Angel Rebecca Quiñones and named the sorority Sigma Mu Alpha.

On February 6, 1965 at Silliman University in Dumaguete City, Province of Negros Oriental, a group of Political Science students of the university led by Manuel M. Momongan likewise initiated the formation of a new fraternity. They recruited men for the group and named the fraternity Alpha Sigma Phi based from his findings of that name from the Baird's Manual of College Fraternities in the United States. The sorority counterpart was also organized by Rosalina Cafe and they named it Delta Sigma Phi.

In 1972, the organization at Silliman University sent invitations to schools nationwide inviting all existing fraternities using the name Alpha Sigma Phi to join them in a National Convention. Of the four original fraternities, only the organizations originating from Silliman University and Central Mindanao University participated in the national convention, and formed what is now known as Alpha Sigma Phi Philippines, Inc. In that convention, Kalunsiang Dimalen (Silliman University) was elected National President. During the 2nd National Convention in 1976, Greek letter assignment was given to all chapters attending the convention with Central Mindanao University as the Alpha Chapter and Silliman University, Beta Chapter. On July 24, 1980, it was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC Reg. No. 921245). The National Headquarters of Alpha Sigma Phi is located in Dumaguete City.

Over the ensuing years, more than 100 Alpha Sigma Phi chapters have been chartered at universities and colleges in different parts of the country.

Answer 2

Alpha Sigma Phi is a fraternity that originated in the United States, and is not directly associated with any chapters or organizations in the Philippines. However, it's possible that there are unofficial groups or individuals in the Philippines who claim affiliation with Alpha Sigma Phi, but it's not recognized by the national fraternity.