Phi Epsilon Chi

Phi Epsilon Chi
ΦΕΧ
Founded	September 26, 1943 (1943-09-26) for active groups, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
Type	Social
Affiliation	Independent
Status	Active
Scope	National (PR)
Motto	Yo soy Phi Epsilon de corazón
Colors	Blue and   White
Chapters	8 (active)
Headquarters	P.O. Box 1703 Manati, Puerto Rico 00674 United States
Website	www.phiepsilonchi.com

Phi Epsilon Chi Fraternity (ΦΕΧ) (in Spanish) Fi Epsilon Cai is commonly known as La Phi Epsilon, is a Puerto Rican fraternity established at originally University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez on September 26, 1943 by two women and seven male students of University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.

History

Phi Epsilon Chi was founded on September 26, 1943 by 15 male students at University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. The founding members are Bishop Dra. Myriam Visot and Celia Pérez Folch. The seven students were Carlos A. Flores Pagán, Pármenas E. Amaro Figueroa, Julio Hernández Fragoso, Alvaro Morales, José A. Pagán, Erving Flores Rodriguez and Ralph Dick Rovira.

Organization

The fraternity is composed of student chapters called Capitulos, Zones (Zonas) and Great Policy (Spanish: Gran Directiva).

Chapters

Following is a list of the collegiate chapters of Phi Epsilon Chi. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.

Chapter	Location	Status	References
Alpha	Mayaguez, Puerto Rico	Active
Beta	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Active
Gamma	Ponce, Puerto Rico	Active
Delta	San German, Puerto Rico	Active
Epsilon	Arecibo, Puerto Rico	Active
Zeta	Humacao, Puerto Rico	Active
Lambda	Utuado, Puerto Rico	Active
Omega	Arecibo, Puerto Rico	Active

Notable members

Name	Notability
Calixto Calero Juarbe	Founder member of New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico; former Senator in the Senate of Puerto Rico
Jorge Suarez	Member of the Senate of Puerto Rico

See also

• List of fraternities and sororities in Puerto Rico

External links

• National Phi Epsilon Chi website