Alfredo E. Pascual ‘67 assumes the presidency of the University of the Philippines tomorrow morning at Turnover Ceremonies for the 20th U.P. President. Pascual had earlier taken his oath of office before President Benigno S. Aquino III in Malacanang on January 31, 2011. He was elected by the Board of Regents (BOR) on Dec. 3, 2010 out of 11 candidates.
The Upsilon Sigma Phi, founded in 1918, is the oldest fraternity in Asia. Based in the University of the Philippines, it has had an unbroken and singular association with the premier state university. There are no chapters outside of UP Diliman and UP Los Banos. The fraternity counts among its ranks, Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino and former President Ferdinand E. Marcos.