Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Expansion Update - Phi Sigma Chi Multicultural Fraternity

  

    Lehigh University has welcomed a new multicultural fraternity to campus, Phi Sigma Chi Multicultural Fraternity. The fraternity was founded in 1996, but the expansion process for them to attain membership at Lehigh has been a year-long process. They provided the proper documentation proving they were organizationally efficient, as well as established enough footing on campus for there to be serious interest from the student body. Before Lehigh and two chapters in Trinidad and Tobago, it was mainly a New York City and SUNY-based organization. Phi Sigma Chi was founded at New York City College of Technology by 6 men on November 16, 1996. For Lehigh, their national president, Luis “Thor” Blanco, spearheaded the expansion and was in constant contact with Devore McIntosh, one of the OFSA Assistant Directors, as well as other Lehigh faculty members.

    One of the biggest efforts in the fraternity is multiculturalism. The organization was founded with the intention of bringing all men from all walks of life, races, religions, and backgrounds together and elevating them as distinguished gentlemen. They are apart of the National Multicultural Greek Council along with the multicultural sorority Mu Sigma Upsilon on our campus. This fraternity has many different philanthropic events to support different organizations. One of the endeavors is the 363 campaign which is about doing good deeds on a daily basis instead of on the 2 major holidays of Christmas and Thanksgiving. This is why it is called 363 because 365 -2 = 363 days left to give back besides those holidays. They are very excited to bring that energy to our campus.

    Lastly, we want to introduce the 5 founding members of this organization. First, there is the President, Ray Campbell, a sophomore who is double majoring in Molecular Biology and Spanish. Next, there is the Vice President, Anthony Crespo, a sophomore majoring in biology for the predental tract. The Minister of Information, Adam Walters, is a sophomore majoring in supply chain management. Next, there is the Minister of Finances, Yafet Menjetta, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering. Finally, there is the Brother of Conduct, Giovanni Vargas, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering. OFSA is very excited to welcome Phi Sigma Chi and their newest members onto our campus!