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Sigma Delta Phi History

Sigma Delta Phi History

The SIGMA DELTA PHI (ZETA CHAPTER), University of the Philippines was founded through the initiative of Mrs. Adeline C. Stevens, Chairman of the National Advisory Board, on Feb. 24, 1931. The Mother Chapter i located in the University of Michigan. The first chapter members were Mrs. Alicia Palma-Bautista, Miss Lourdes...
About Sigma Delta Phi

About Sigma Delta Phi

  Our members include many women who excelled in their respective fields – economist Winnie Monsod, economist Winnie Monsod, former Justice of the Supreme Court Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera, news anchors Ces Orena-Drilon; Frances Rivera (the first Filipina to win an Emmy award), champion Olympian Bea Lucero-Lhuiller, journalist Betty Go-Belmonte, among others. SDPAA...
General Membership Meeting

General Membership Meeting

On February 2, 2010, alumnae Sigma Deltans attended a general membership meeting during which their were updates from then President Ligaya Tankeh. Newly inducted Zeta Chapter batch 2010 introduced themselves to the body. February 2, 2010
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Name that sis, 1938

Name that sis, 1938

Care to identify the sisters in the photo? Simply click on the photo to get a better view. And if you know who they are, please feel free to post their names in the comment box. As part of our website, we hope to upload more photos of sisters from various generations and keep a...

UPAA Alumni Awards 2012 – General Information and Guidelines

Download the Application form here. UPAA Alumni Awards 2012 – General Information and Guidelines Nominations are now open for the annual UPAA Alumni Awards, the recipients of whom will be honored during the 2012 UP-UPAA General Faculty-Alumni Homecoming and Reunion in June. To read in full or to download the nomination form, click here. The...
SDPAA Christmas Party 2011

SDPAA Christmas Party 2011

At 5 pm on December 10, alumnae sisters and residents gathered together at the bowling alley of Metropolitan Club, Rockwell for the SDPAA’s annual Christmas party. Great food and great company were the themes for the evening. The SDPAA also launched its new website with design by Sigrid Aragona ’99, site map and editing by...
Sisters Abroad

Sisters Abroad

  Sisters from all over the world get together wherever they find themselves.   European Reunion Sisters from California Sisters from the West Coast Sisters from the East Coast
Lyca Benitez-Brown '71 at two U.S. Film Festivals

Lyca Benitez-Brown ’71 at two U.S. Film Festivals

One of our multi-talented and productive sisters has done it again. Lyca Benitez-Brown ’71 was writer, director, and producer of “Dance of My Life,” a 75-minute documentary about the first Filipina Carnival Queen in Brazil. The docu was shot in Sao Paulo (Brazil), the Philippines, France, New York, and Connecticut with an international cast and...
Fellowships

Fellowships

Various gatherings of Sigma Deltans in the West Coast, USA area. West Coast Fellowships / Reunions
SDPAA Board Induction (2011-2013)

SDPAA Board Induction (2011-2013)

The new SDPAA board was inducted at Metro Club, Rockwell. Outgoing President Ligaya Tankeh lead President Yolanda Bello Pajaro and her team in taking their oaths.  
Bim with Pnoy

Bim with Pnoy

Consuelo “Bim” Almonte met Philippine President Benigno Aquino, Jr. by chance while the President was smoking outside the lobby of the UN North Lounge. Security was tight that day as US President Obama was also at the UN. Bim still managed to engage President Aquino in conversation and introduced herself as having served the Pakistan...
Nancy Reyes Lumen '72

Nancy Reyes Lumen ’72

Nancy Reyes Lumen’72 Nancy Reyes-Lumen (Sigma Delta Phi 1972) graduated from UP in 1974 with a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management. As a member Reyes family of Aristocrat fame, Nancy was trained hands-on by the family Matriarch, Aling Asiang, on the basics of classic Filipino cooking, Reyes-style – practical and “nam-nam”! Editor-in-chief of COOK...
At Homes

At Homes

An At Home was held at RnR in Los Baños. On another occasion, balikbayan Sigma Deltans got together for meryenda with their local counterparts. At Home at RnR | Meryenda with Balikbayans At Home at RnR Meryenda with Balikbayans
Mariang Maya Awards

Mariang Maya Awards

6TH MARIANG MAYA AWARDS ARCELIA ALFONSO ALEJAR ‘55 Outstanding Achiever in Natural Sciences Her unwavering perseverance as a global scientist and a premier agricultural scientist of the Philippines; Distinguished national and international scientific scholarship and exemplary research particularly in plant nutrition, azolla experimentation, and the hormonal aspects of abiotic stress physiology in plants; lifelong dedication...
Christmas Parties

Christmas Parties

In 2010, Sigma Deltans got together for a fun-filled Christmas party. Christmas 2010