Phi Epsilon Chi Fraternity () Fi Epsilon Cai is commonly known as La Phi Epsilon, is a
Puerto Rican fraternity established at originally
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
The University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus (UPRM) or Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez (RUM) in Spanish (also referred to as Colegio and CAAM in allusion to its former name), is a public land-grant university in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. UPRM ...
on September 26, 1943 by two women and seven male students of
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
The University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus (UPRM) or Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez (RUM) in Spanish (also referred to as Colegio and CAAM in allusion to its former name), is a public land-grant university in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. UPRM ...
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History
Phi Epsilon Chi was founded on September 26, 1943 by 15 male students at
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
The University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus (UPRM) or Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez (RUM) in Spanish (also referred to as Colegio and CAAM in allusion to its former name), is a public land-grant university in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. UPRM ...
. The founding members are
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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.
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Organization
The fraternity is composed of student chapters called ''Capitulos'', Zones (''Zonas'') and Great Policy ( es, Gran Directiva).
Notable members
See also
*List of social fraternities and sororities
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Fraternities and sororities in Puerto Rico
1943 establishments in Puerto Rico
Student organizations established in 1943