Alpha Omicron Sigma
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| Alpha Omicron Sigma | |
|---|---|
| AŌΣ | |
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| Founded | 1957 Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico |
| Type | Social |
| Scope | Puerto Rico |
| Motto | Igualdad, Justicia y Fraternidad |
| Colors | Yellow, white and purple |
| Nickname | Omicrones |
| Headquarters | Ponce Puerto Rico |
Alpha Omicron Sigma (AŌΣ) is a Puerto Rican fraternity established in 1957.
History[edit]
The Honorable Alpha Omicron Sigma Fraternity was established during the months of August and September of the year 1956, and was initially called Alpha Phriggia Sigma, through the efforts of a group of young students from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico in Ponce, who were aware of a fraternity where the principles of equality, justice and fraternity were practiced to capacity. It was on April 1, 1957, when it was officially incorporated as a non-profit corporation by being registered in the Registry of Corporations and Entities of Puerto Rico.[1]
Charities[edit]
The fraternity has actively participated in different charitable activities such as "Rapados por una Causa II', which translates to "Shaved for a cause II", for the Cabezitas Rapadas foundation which assists economically and emotionally cancer patients in radio and chemotherapy.[2]
The fraternity has also participated in the collection of shoes of both genders for people with needs to later be delivered to the charity organization "Soles4Souls" Capítulo de Puerto Rico.[3]
After the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the fraternity was also collecting essential items to be donated to those affected by the earthquake.
Chapters[edit]
- Alpha – Ponce[4]
- Beta – Río Piedras [5]
- Gamma – Mayagüez
- Delta – Arecibo
- Epsilon – San Germán
- Zeta – Aguadilla
- Eta – Humacao
- Kappa – Cayey[6]
- Omega – Utuado
Passive Zones[edit]
- Zona Pasiva Norte - Arecibo[7]
- Zona Pasiva Sur - Ponce[8]
- Zona Pasiva Otoao - Utuado[9]
- Zona Pasiva Metro- San Juan Puerto Rico
- Zona Edgardo José Cartagena- Guayama Puerto rico
- Zona Pasiva Kappa- Cayey Puerto Rico
See also[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ "FRATERNIDAD ALPHA OMICRON SIGMA, INC". Registry of Corporations and Entities. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Sullivan, Pat (8 May 2016). ""Rapados por una Causa II"". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Recogen zapatos por una causa". Issuu (in Spanish). Periódico El Regional. 29 October 2014. p. 18. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "PUCPR" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2008-01-12. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ^ Alba Carballo, Mario (29 January 2016). "Parrandón para el reclutamiento de jóvenes escolares a la IUPI". UPR Río Piedras. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "ORGANIZACIONES ESTUDIANTILES" (PDF). UPR Cayey. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "CASA CLUB FRATERNIDAD ALPHA OMICRON SIGMA ZONA PASIVA NORTE INC". Registry of Corporations and Entities. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "ZONA PASIVA SUR ALPHA OMICRON SIGMA INC". Registry of Corporations and Entities. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "ZONA PASIVA Utuado ALPHA OMICRON SIGMA INC". Registry of Corporations and Entities. Retrieved 18 January 2022.