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Alpha Beta Chi (ΑΒΧ) 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

• List of social fraternities and sororities
• List of fraternities and sororities in Puerto Rico

References

1. "PR scholar Ricardo Alegría dead at 90". Caribbean Business. July 7, 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
2. https://issuu.com/coleccionpuertorriquena/docs/_thenea_1940/107
3. https://senado.pr.gov/document_vault/session_diary/1649/document/082301.pdf
4. https://original-ufdc.uflib.ufl.edu/AA00097426/00245/pdf page 3 of the newspaper
5. 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.

• Fraternities and sororities in Puerto Rico
• Student organizations established in 1941
• Concilio Interfraternitario Puertorriqueño de la Florida
• 1941 establishments in Puerto Rico