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Phi Beta Rho Confraternity (ΦΒΡ) is a coeducational student organisation founded in 1962 in the Philippines.
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History
Phi Beta Rho began on June 24, 1962 at the National University, Manila. Three engineering students, Ariel Gomez, Conrad Aquino, and Ruel Ramos, leaders of the rural farmers in their provinces and also members of the N.U. Bulldogs Varsity Team, were the founders. Their mutual goal was to promote the interest of the Filipino people specifically the students, marginalized sector such as the peasants, the workers, and the urban poor. On August 1 of the same year, they voted to recognise their co-athletes Annie Lactao and Isabel Romero to be the Founding Sisters of Rho Beta Phi Sorority as counterparts in upholding their principles and objectives.
Political struggle
The fraternity was active in the First Quarter Storm, a period of political unrest in the Philippines, composed of a series of heavy demonstrations, protests, and marches against the government from January to March 1970. Members under the name Kapatirang Mag-Aaral ng Republika (KAMARA) participated in student demonstrations against growing social injustices, graft and corruption in the government.
On September 21, 1972, Martial Law was instituted through Presidential Proclamation 1081, which led to the dissolution of the fraternity along with other political organizations. Numerous members of the fraternity, who were involved in the protest movement, were detained, while others retreated to their home provinces. There, many went underground to mobilize labor unions, agricultural communities, and establish new chapters of the organization, predominantly in Central Luzon.
Recognition
Following this period, the fraternity's primary objective was to be legally recognized by school administrations, and indulged themselves within the University Student Council, promoting the interest and protecting the rights of the students. They earned the reputation for being the principal leaders of their respective academe organizations, and were instrumental in the formation of the League of Filipino Students (LFS) in Region III. as.