About Me
The Tau Gamma Phi was born on the 4th day of October nineteen hundred and sixty eight at U.P. Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines,,,it is one of the first Filipino fraternity ever founded that is still in existence,,,since then it has grown and spread to almost every island in the Philippine archipelago and to every major university...it has chapters from Aparri to Jolo,,,and to all corners of the world. Amidst the turbulence during the late 60's, the rallying U.P. activists, communism on the rise, Philippine government on the brink of martial law, and the worsening fraternity violence,,,there rose the TAU GAMMA PHI originally known as the ORDER of the U.P. TRISKELIONS. The fraternity was organized by a group of varsitarian men which were one in the thinking of re-establishing the true essence of "brotherhood" which was at that time lost and misconcepted by most. And for this very reason the TAU GAMMA PHI conceptualized the so called "ANTI-FRAT SYSTEM". With the rampant violence among warring fraternities, the uncontrollable hazing leading to a number of deaths among neophytes...It was at this time that the belief and trust in the fraternity system was diminishing,,,hence the TAU GAMMA PHI was known as a "PROTEST FRATERNITY". The turbulent 60's was a decade of social and political upheavals in the annals of Philippine History. The period saw the breakdown of traditional beliefs and long-held values in favor of newer and more progressive ideas. In almost every aspect of Philippine life and culture, CHANGE seemed to be the rightful order of the day. The Fraternity system in the University of the Philippines was immune from these external developments. As extraordinary times, called for and breed extraordinary men. 1968 saw the wielding together of 25 concerned student leaders with a vision of introducing change and reforms in the feudal and decadent nature of the existing Fraternity System. Then the result was the creation on October 4 of the same year of the UP Triskelions' Grand Fraternity, better known as Tau Gamma Phi. The Tau Gamma Phi is a protest Fraternity, better life, and as such, it has committed itself in the Fraternity Life and as such it has committed itself uncompromisingly to the two-fold task of providing the leadership in the quest for a Fraternity System devoid of Fraternity violence as well as in the propagation of the TRISKELION as a Way of Life. Through the years, the Tau Gamma Phi has never strayed from it's goals, and although the cause of which it has chosen to champion has proven to be difficult and sometimes, seemingly hopeless, the Fraternity has, nevertheless survived and even increased a thousand-fold in strength and in number, knowing fully well that peace is a product of strength and not of weakness, where other fraternities with the same noble intentions failed to succumbed into non-existence by adopting a passive resistance to fraternity violence; the Tau Gamma Phi has chosen not to follow the same path lest it suffers the same fate. Furthermore, as a manifestation of its sincerity towards the achievement of such goal, the Fraternity has taken an active role in organizing inter-fraternity alliances in the various schools and universities all over the country in the hope that such alliances will provide the conducive atmosphere where fraternities can slowly grow and mature together in a fellowship of mutual trust and respect in each other's philosophies and ideals. "De gustibus non desputandum est - of likes and dislikes there should be no disputing, live and let live", this is one of the guiding principles of the Triskelions. Today, the Tau Gamma Phi is already one of the biggest, most cohesive, and most dynamic fraternities in the Philippines. It boast of membership of every colleges and universities around the country, and now in all regions of the United States of America and other continents of the world; and true to its objective of changing the elitist orientation of the fraternity system, the Fraternity had decided to open its door to out-of-school youth so that they, who were not privileged of education, may also share in the fruits and the glory of the Tau Gamma Phi. On October 4, 1968, the Triskelions' Grand Fraternity was established in the University of the Philippines, the rest is History.TAU - GAMMA - PHI/SIGMA 1 9 68
