Alpha Omicron Sigma

Alpha Omicron Sigma
Alpha Omicron Sigma
AŌΣ
Founded	1957; 65 years ago; 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[]

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, the which 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[]

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[]

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[]

Zona Pasiva Norte - Arecibo^[7]
Zona Pasiva Sur - Ponce^[8]
Zona Pasiva Otoao - Utuado^[9]
Zona Pasiva Metro
Zona Edgardo José Cartagena

Footnotes[]

^ "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 OTOAO ALPHA OMICRON SIGMA INC". Registry of Corporations and Entities. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[1] "FRATERNIDAD ALPHA OMICRON SIGMA, INC". Registry of Corporations and Entities. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[2] Sullivan, Pat (8 May 2016). ""Rapados por una Causa II"". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[3] "Recogen zapatos por una causa". Issuu (in Spanish). Periódico El Regional. 29 October 2014. p. 18. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[4] "PUCPR" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2008-01-12. Retrieved 2008-01-03.

[5] Alba Carballo, Mario (29 January 2016). "Parrandón para el reclutamiento de jóvenes escolares a la IUPI". UPR Río Piedras. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[6] "ORGANIZACIONES ESTUDIANTILES" (PDF). UPR Cayey. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[7] "CASA CLUB FRATERNIDAD ALPHA OMICRON SIGMA ZONA PASIVA NORTE INC". Registry of Corporations and Entities. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[8] "ZONA PASIVA SUR ALPHA OMICRON SIGMA INC". Registry of Corporations and Entities. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[9] "ZONA PASIVA OTOAO ALPHA OMICRON SIGMA INC". Registry of Corporations and Entities. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

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