Delta Sigma Xi
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| Delta Sigma Xi | |
|---|---|
| ΔΣΞ | |
Manila, Philippines | |
| Type | Friendship, Brotherhood and Academics |
| Scope | International |
| Motto | Strive like a lion/to respect all among members and officers |
| Colors | black and gold |
| Chapters | 151 |
| God/Country/family/education/confraternity | |
| Headquarters | Quezon city, M.L.Q.U chapter Philippines |
Delta Sigma Xi, Inc. (ΔΣΞ) (also Delta Sigma Xi) is a
The fraternity is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Philippines) as a non-profit and non-dividend Corporation.
History
It started in the Philippines on February 14, 1971. A group of students built this confraternity to utilise tools to help people to speak out and question the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos. But those individual students didn't condemn any violence or choose any political views. The purpose was to help people express freedom of speech. They used newspaper articles to lay out the messages of what the people wanted to say.
But then, due to protests made by parties who were against the government, President Ferdinand Marcos declared
In that era, Delta Sigma Xi was initially formed in the school of Manuel L. Quezon University. Delta Sigma Xi spread around the Philippines into different places such as Metro Manila, Ilocos Norte, Baguio, Zambales, Visayas and Mindanao.
See also
References
- ^ "Delta Sigma Xi Confraternity". Retrieved 27 August 2013.