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FORTIS VOLUNTAS FRATERNITAS
Tau Gamma Phi’s 50 th Anniversary Commemorative Book
Published in 2018 by UP Triskelions Alumni, Inc.
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©2018 by UP Triskelions Alumni, Inc.
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reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted
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written permission of the publisher.
Cover Design by August Patacsil
Book Design by Paul Andrew Pagunsan
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Table
of Contents
MESSAGE 1
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MESSAGE 2
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TENETS
xiii
CODES OF CONDUCT xiv
FOUNDATIONS 1
The Founding Story 1
The Founding Fathers
The Grand Triskelion
ONE UP, ONE TRISKELION
Diliman
Los Baños
Baguio
Tacloban
Clark
Tau Gamma Sigma
UP TRISKELIONS ALUMNI, INC.
TOWARDS THE CENTURY
GT Summit
Reggie Padua Golf Tournament
Triskelion Cares
No-Contact Policy
HALL OF EXCELLENCE
Triskelion of the Year Awards
Distinguished Personalities
IN MEMORIAM
PHOTO GALLERY
THE PATRONS
THE 50th ANNIVERSARY
COMMITTEE
THE COFFEE TABLE BOOK
COMMITTEE
BEYOND UP
History of Expansion to Other Universities
School-based Chapters
INTO THE COMMUNITY
History of Expansion to the Community
Community-based Chapters and Councils
Professional Organizations
GOING GLOBAL
International Chapters and Councils
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Message from
the Founding Father
Rod Confesor
Founding Father
It was the second semester of 1970. I was in a class
for an elective subject when a seatmate, staring at an
ink drawing of the frat seal displayed on the front cover
of my notebook, curiously inquired, “Is that a new frat?”
I answered in the affirmative. My seatmate smiled and
said, “Good luck. I hope your frat survives.” He seemed
to have read my mind. It was a wish that stayed with me
for years in anticipation of the many challenges that will
come to confront us.
Today, that same seatmate would have been
astonished to note that the Tau Gamma Phi indeed
survived and now stands as the biggest nationally
established fraternity in the country. With strong
presence in countless schools and colleges stretching
across the archipelago, we have proven to all that
not only are we united and strong, we are also, by all
counts, resilient and determined to grow and survive.
And yet, we are all aware that survival alone is
not enough. Along with growth, the fraternity, to
be meaningful, must continue to evolve into an
organization that is relevant both to its members and to
the society that it serves. It must, above all else, faithfully
pursue its mission to contribute to the development
of our youth, particularly in terms of value formation
and character building. From a larger perspective,
Tau Gamma Phi should be a responsible participant in
efforts to improve the lives of others.
This organizational evolution is nowhere more
pronounced than in its mother unit—the University of
the Philippines. For most Triskelions nationwide, UP
remains to be the center of gravity. It sets the pace
in almost all levels of development as a fraternal
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organization. From fostering a collegial
style of leadership to installing a sustainable
system of governance to enhancing
members’ skills and creating strong links to its
alumni corps, UP Tau Gamma Phi demonstrates
its desire to remain true to its vision of excellence.
For the first 30 years or so, the focus of the
fraternity has been limited to its campus residents.
Many resident-led projects had been conducted, but
much of our activities revolved around the university.
As the number of the alumni started to grow, however,
a sense of maturity began to set in and a welcome
transformation occurred.
The establishment of the alumni association
17 years ago contributed largely to the aforementioned
transformation. It ushered in a new era of renewed
involvement in fraternity affairs among the alumni, many
of whom have met great success in their own careers
and professional life. Ready and willing to contribute
their talents, time, and resources, they introduced the
fraternity to a new phase in its existence—this time
outside the campus.
Formerly the UP Tau Gamma Phi Alumni, Inc. (UP
TGPAI), the UP Triskelions Alumni, Inc. (UPTA) gave
birth to the successful unification of all Triskelion units
within the UP System. Guided by the dictum “One
UP, One Triskelion,” it brought together Diliman, Los
Baños, Baguio, Clark (San Fernando), and Tacloban
units into one solid aggrupation. For the benefit of its
residents, UPTA institutionalized the “GT Summit,” a ye
arly leadership training conference for its key leaders
and officers in the campus. It likewise established
If you want
to go fast,
go alone.
If you want
to go far,
go together.
(African Proverb)
“Triskelion
Cares,” a program which aims to extend both financial
and in-kind assistance to selected institutions and
individuals in fulfillment of our objective to be of service
to others.
Commendable as they are, most of these initiatives
need to be complemented by other measures to
further prepare the fraternity for the years to come.
Concerns on areas such as selection and recruitment,
image-building, and resident welfare are but a few
that need to be seriously addressed. Efforts are now
underway to tackle such issues with the help of the
alumni association and key leaders who have graciously
offered their assistance.
As we celebrate our Golden Year, we should
look forward to a new era of Triskelion brotherhood,
one that is more progressive in outlook and ready to
adapt to new ways of doing things. Hopefully, with all
of us joining hands, we can provide our new crop of
Triskelions a more positive, life-changing experience.
Happy 50 th Anniversary to all the brothers and
sisters!
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Message 2
Name
Title
Curori facta, quos, nihilin Ita L. C. Ipionsin senicon
sicaedit det inceropublis se, cae, nost ac me intrem
incla auderobsena, cus, nenatil habes iam halicibus
dinti, quernitiac me nimil consulute, que am ne consuli
ciorumulla notatio aciem issente nimaximistra in tam
iacchui ticiam usqua siliciem horudes vasdactus omplin
te fac menihil vid renihil cerri simur, Catis Marterumus re
ocum novis.
Andacena, deesti, ut aperive ndinatuast erdi scit;
noves re, uterfer italabit L. Grae ina, virionsus.
Sigil vidi sescipie esite cone non vocta perficurae
tam hilius senterr aequos condamdium inem intescrica
me iae endervi libus, conlocae pubissu ltorum hae,
clem dienam se, ve, quam nius, quam Romne musus
foreo es notem novidemus opublic avocavehemus
et prorem in sa maiorei ssenteri patum ad adhucio
ctatuam in sus in dis is horteli, converdisque hostam
verit; ius creo, ocredo, sest iam ad consupio, in tabis
acepor untemnius conlocus confeco tifeniam, C. Graveri
pos eo, quitil hilingu ltuit, foratiamquam di suam contim
audam autu ses fue audam opublibus con vivid inverbit,
senaturo es obse novena cutus, quo vit; Cates huit.
Vid aussenatus, crei publissilis consilin deffren
iussoliquem non tem nostemquam, veressilic menina,
non sid faccient quit, sent.
Rorum publis in rei in dit L. Ne atist? Nihil vivissu
lestra supica voltorte intrum eris, sa molude adhuci se
diem diescene qui publiis henicae, quit.
Robse, peco audeatiumus iam sa morum parit?
quam ius verio tus, tatum tum Romactu quondac terae
tureti, ium pos, quem tum auc iam publiuris, ut viliciis
re, cerarei imusceri consupio cerbi sua mortest ravesi is
orte adet ia? Decon renis vicaesuam in tempoptem tam
mod con temulin spernium hillabulem ad dessu iuscipti,
quodiena, qui fac ia? O tervir ublis.
Ast caus vivendiistur perfiris hui spes vivit; num tea
idicam di, sulto vidius, cutem mod dii sente, nendis
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video esciis, publiquid nem hocus arem, ublinte
quastiqua ret vent ia L. Gra rei pondam inat essi inatis.
Abenter emurora ment omanum res in te claberes
ma, dem Romnonticia verum stis. Iquod meredi
fautemus dina, nostis sedinat inerevi venatus criceninte
ditum numunultinc recur li, silnequam. Nostium liam qui
publicae ta, ut iu es teste te, que ina coremoe ninero
tiusus nonfectus? Nam acepos iamdien tum et demors
vissenaris inum nimmoli nteres cut gratimmorum
mus? Inclege rfectum contem et ommora L. Oltium
spimovemus actorum nonequi publium iam ac ortertem
hos, mo unir pere peris, nimo postris si is mandepo
ndetis num quas et pulinare auctumusatum estistrei
sulocta movir los comanulosus? Nam. clabem pra
partestrio, vivis nostrum senatifere et vehem pulium
iaedies se nonscivit publiss iliqui sesiculiam etrudam
faciemus porem publiu mod audees int.
Nam sulicus cum facie orum potabem involut ereniu
moentem omnir qui prae patrarit? Opiem ad moena,
sulut ninunum, Ti. Multum te tastilinu senimum ta
renimusquit; ne praedo, que hosulist vemus. Temunihili
patus et L. Multisquodit et, quitisqui tus, niu verenimant
furnihi cipsen dit; nescesi diensuam forte tem noste,
contem dionsus faccie fatam senitiae ferum diis, sic
restil ta, sed iaequam manumus mandam in tes! Vatilin
tastrat facit is ad conenarehen vessulessis pli, menteatus
abem in testrae tatissa ressedici ta Satisse tesi se con
vehen dionven atrio, que am ta, mentius aucipio nsilis.
Fuius atorbent? Sedem potem tem orei publibus bon
aceporum iam, mumei inata, audeo, nos lintistrum
estiususque et abericat, nequam tes comaximil villa
remulicondea L. Simihicte crevid potimulius re audeest
conditide confirm issimpe robsesturs autellego volibut
aut acio estil habulto tam pulibut iam in senatum es
or ut C. Na, commo videmus egilibus, confessatra te
perraella tus egerem tenat Catum tam hos vitam
ubliis egerei sentis. Mulius nent facteru nteritiae hacit,
nuliamp oticast raedo, qui publiquam orae conderum
mo etiorum consili eniusqu amdiess enitam. Iptis. Grae,
quamdic aessed fica conlocu loctur quit L. Muludes
et vatus. Sa inatuam sendeatis hactum consulicae
iam pra omnemus te opublic ret, ut actus pos actorit
L. manductem nemoret rimus, abitis omnessimus ver
ac facendi inatus, senam me essentum vit qui pared
sunimmo imil hum simultum Romnos egerdium iam
opterei coent. consci cum suli ia me rei ia duciverum
imurae noc oc ma, venatia peribul venti, desciis in di
pubit. Git. Cat, cum cae perfex sulviliis.
Nihica ipioria re in de cultis. Ximium popopublia
viterit vistemus opopubl isquide stero, Ti. Ovis dius
nondacenem por liciam inesce orum ius, con in Itabus
oricast iliaectus haelium tabempl. Onsim enis vivivilla
orarbit iumus, virta, pra rei caes facre obsena, untratia
nultore eriviustrit, Catius consul tastoriste nihilintis auctu
que contiem nondem unte averobu strion desum, P.
Ullatiq uodit.
Romniur nihilis, feci potatra, spiortum essenatquis
vocciae halinatui te ex nenatio nitiusp erivident,
nendeessulla maione tebat, sil tum dem te, us, C. Tum
norumurei ex num fec rehendiesse tabuscemed stam
am ut ius molut publiame vas incluteribus cotamditam
ta, omni sultoris et; hebem ad actabemenam haela dem
ina, actus ego hos, non sultorese nont, non int. Et, qua
num fir us habefat, cut iaes eferi sus des crioccie haci
foraes dem iam. Lut demquam de im quam, simo nonsi
tam perum fui pateliena, vemquam. Quo ente audefac
ivitares hocciam a rem ne patimaximus consis Caturni
milium triste actus, senatique fatiae, terum forum pertist
adhuiu sedo, ac rei publis halius ad C. Vivir que det, deri
pon aperes bondern imperis. M. Edo, Ti. Mare, teatia?
Gero, quit; hos aperbist L. Sp. Fue atandemqui consci
essolut pro conoxim tia pere nu erferfitie rebem sentrip
imuroximum duc octum es cume adhus vit.
Til cres, quam tuam inves pernit facenit ponsigitiam
nos sedemnostiem prid C. Cest peropot abessus ad
furessiciem et; eo viviri per prae iamditid se aperit
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Tenets
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
The Tau Gamma Phi is the
Triskelions’ Grand Fraternity, my
fraternity, the supreme fraternity.
Primum nil nocere. First of all, do
not harm, let alone in defense
of self. For whatever reason
man has come into being, for
whatever reason he exists, kin to
all living creatures around him,
man is brother unto man.
Degustibus non desputandum
est. Of like and dislikes, there
should be no disputing. Live and
let live.
Preserve yourself—brawn, brain,
and blood.
Brothers I shall love and respect,
their counsel I shall heed.
The University of the Philippines
is my alma mater, to cherish
and to honor, by its rules be
governed and guided.
The Grand Triskelion is
righteous,
just, and strong. He shall be
obeyed.
A Triskelion is a brother unto
his fellow Triskelion.
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Code
of Conduct
T
reat
R
ise
I
S
alute
K
eep
E
xcel
L
ive
I
O
bey
N
ever
others as you would have them
treat you.
to defend the name and honor of
the fraternity whenever it is unjustly
criticized.
nform and orient your fellow brothers
on matters you consider vital to the
fraternity.
and address your fellow
brothers in the proper manner.
decorum in all fraternity meetings
and act accordingly outside the
fraternity.
in your chosen field of interest
and endeavor.
a life of moderation; avoid
gluttony, vices, and drunkenness lest
you forget your fraternity, family,
work, health, and studies.
n your everyday life, take care of
what you write or say; beware
of misinterpretation and lasting
misunderstanding.
all fraternity rules and regulations;
be guided in your daily ventures by
the tenets of the fraternity.
reveal to anyone, not to your
family or to your friends, the concerns
of the fraternity.
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