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Alpha Beta Chi
ABX
Founded1941; 84 years ago (1941)
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus
TypeSocial
AffiliationCIPFI, CIPR
StatusActive
ScopeInternational
HeadquartersSan Juan, Puerto Rico
United States
Websitewww.abxpr.com

Alpha Beta Chi Fraternity (ABX) is a fraternity founded in Puerto Rico in 1941 at the University of Puerto Rico now University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus.

History

Its founder war Ricardo Alegria who had been a member of Nu Sigma Beta. It was originally named ABC, but changed to Alpha Beta Chi. Instead of using a shield for its symbol they adopted a Taino emblem. It was the first collegiate in Puerto Rico to attempt to establich a chapter in Hightschool in at Central High School.

By July 1964, it had joined the Concilio Interfraternitario de Puerto Rico.

See also

References

  1. https://issuu.com/coleccionpuertorriquena/docs/_thenea_1940/107
  2. https://senado.pr.gov/document_vault/session_diary/1649/document/082301.pdf
  3. https://original-ufdc.uflib.ufl.edu/AA00097426/00245/pdf page 3 of the newspaper
  4. Cabrera, Alba Raquel (July 15, 1964). "Concilio Interfraternitario Dona Equipo de Anestesia Hospital Oncológico". El Mundo (Puerto Rico) (in Spanish). San Juan, Puerto Rico. p. 7. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
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