Toronto Upsilon Sigma Phi and Sigma Delta Phi to host 2006 reunion

Toronto Upsilon Sigma Phi and Sigma Delta Phi to host 2006 reunion

Because of a growing clamor from worldwide members of the Upsilon Sigma Phi, the fraternity’s North American Board of Directors selected its Toronto based chapter to host the international reunion in August 2006.

The reunion will be jointly hosted by the fraternity’s sister sorority, the Sigma Delta Phi.

This annual and much awaited get together of Upsilonians around the world has been a fraternity tradition over the last 15 years, with past reunions alternating annually between the Upsilon Congress in the Philippines and major US cities.

The 2006 Toronto event will be the first time that the fraternity’s reunion will be held in Canada. Having attended many of the well-attended reunions, the Toronto chapter decided it was time to bring the event to Canada and submitted its bid to host the 2006 reunion.

Officially called Otso Otso sa Toronto, the 2006 reunion celebrates the fraternity’s 88th anniversary since it’s founding in 1918.

Chaired by Noel Cruz, the Toronto chapter is preparing a full schedule of activities and entertainment that promises to make OtsoOtso sa Toronto an event that will be remembered by Upsilonians and Sigma Deltans for a long time.

Ruben and Tess Cusipag who were present in almost all the past fraternity reunions, just arrived from Honolulu for the fraternity’s batch 57 Salo Salo.

Tess speaking on behalf of the Toronto chapter, invited all the brods and their wives present at the Salo Salo event to come to Toronto in 2006.

Attendees of the Salo Salo enthusiastically received the news of Toronto as the venue of the next get together.

The Toronto chapter is inviting all members of the Upsilon Sigma Phi and Sigma Delta Phi in Ontario to contact Noel Cruz at 905-927-00973 or email: noel.cruz@-bata.com or Rogue Concepcion at upsilon@sympatico.ca for more details.

A preliminary schedule of activities can be viewed at the Toronto Chapter’s website for the reunion at www.-otsootsosatoronto.com.

Further announcements and updates will also be available in the main fraternity website at www.upsilon.com.

The Upsilon Sigma Phi, which was founded in 1918, is the oldest fraternity in Asia.

Based in the University of the Philippines, it has had an unbroken and singular association with the premier state university.
There are no chapters outside of UP Diliman, and UP Los Banos.

The fraternity counts among its ranks, Benigno ‘Ninoy’ Aquino, Senators Richard Gordon, Gerry Roxas, Gil Puyat and Joker Arroyo, former vice presidents Doy Laurel and Arturo Tolentino and Former President Ferdinand E. Marcos.

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