Phi Epsilon Chi Fraternity (ΦEX) Fi Epsilon Cai is commonly known as La Phi Epsilon, is a Puerto Rican fraternity established at originally University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez or Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez in Spanish , is a land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant state university located in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico...

 with the name Fraternidad De Estudiantes Cristianos on September 26, 1943 by 2 woman and 7 students of University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez or Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez in Spanish , is a land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant state university located in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico...

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History

Phi Epsilon Chi was founded on September 26, 1943 by 2 women and 7 students at University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez or Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez in Spanish , is a land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant state university located in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico...

. The founders members are Bishop

Bishop

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 Dra. Myriam Visot RIP

RIP

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 and Celia Pérez Folch. The seven students were: Carlos A. Flores Pagán, Pármenas E. Amaro Figueroa, Julio Hernández Fragoso, Alvaro Morales, José A. Pagán , Erving Flores Rodriguez (RIP

RIP

R.I.P. is an abbreviation for rest in peace .R.I.P. or RIP may also refer to:-Biology:*Regulated intramembrane proteolysis, a biochemical process which regulates a semipermeable membrane...

) and Ralph Dick Rovira (RIP

RIP

R.I.P. is an abbreviation for rest in peace .R.I.P. or RIP may also refer to:-Biology:*Regulated intramembrane proteolysis, a biochemical process which regulates a semipermeable membrane...

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Organization

The fraternity is composed of student chapters "Capitulos", Zones Zonas and Great Policy Gran Directiva.

Notable members

Name	Notability
César Bocachica Sr.	Former Player of Puerto Rico men's national basketball team at 1963 FIBA World Championship 1963 FIBA World Championship The 1963 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from May 11 to 23 , 1963.- Competing nations :- Preliminary round :-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Classification round:...
Carlos Gallisá Carlos Gallisá Carlos Gallisá Bisbal is a Puerto Rican attorney, politician, and independence movement leader.After graduating from the University of Puerto Rico, Gallisá practiced labor law. He became politicized through the Vieques protests against the United States Navy....	Member of House of Representatives of Puerto Rico House of Representatives of Puerto Rico The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico is the lower house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico...  and Leader of Puerto Rican independence movement Puerto Rican independence movement The Puerto Rican independence movement refers to initiatives throughout the history of Puerto Rico aimed at obtaining independence for the Island, first from Spain, and then from the United States...
Alex Cintrón Alex Cintrón Alexander Cintrón is a former Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals. His last Major League game was in April 2009...	Major League Baseball Major League Baseball Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...  Player
Francisco Varcarcel Francisco Varcarcel Francisco Valcarcel is a Puerto Rican lawyer who is also president of the World Boxing Organization.-Brief biography:Valcarcel grew in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, he studied law at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law in Río Piedras, graduating with honors.He began private practice in an office...	President of World Boxing Organization World Boxing Organization The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. The organization is recognized as one of the four major world championship groups by the IBHOF alongside the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Council and the...
Luis Allende	Former Player of Puerto Rico men's national basketball team
Calixto Calero Juarbe (RIP RIP R.I.P. is an abbreviation for rest in peace .R.I.P. or RIP may also refer to:-Biology:*Regulated intramembrane proteolysis, a biochemical process which regulates a semipermeable membrane... )	Founder member of New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that advocates for Puerto Rico's admission to the United States of America as the 51st state... , Former Senator in the Senate of Puerto Rico Senate of Puerto Rico The Senate of Puerto Rico is the upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico. The Senate is composed of 27 senators, representing eight constituent senatorial districts across the commonwealth, with two senators elected per district; an...
Jorge Suarez	Member of the Senate of Puerto Rico Senate of Puerto Rico The Senate of Puerto Rico is the upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico. The Senate is composed of 27 senators, representing eight constituent senatorial districts across the commonwealth, with two senators elected per district; an...
Marcelo Trujillo Panisse	Current Major Major Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...  of Humacao