The Concilio Interfraternitario Puertorriqueño de la Florida, Inc. (CIPFI) was an umbrella council for the Florida chapters of five oldest Puerto Rican fraternities established in 2002. It dissolved on September 27, 2013.
History At a meeting of the Orlando chapter of the Phi Eta Mu fraternity on September 1, 2001, chapter president, Dr. Carlos Albizu mentioned the lack of presence of members of the other four Puerto Rican fraternities at their annual picnic. Albizu asked Eduardo Emmanuelli to try and establish links with this fraternities in the Miami area.
Antonio Amadeo, president of the Nu Sigma Beta chapter in Miami, invited Emmanuelli to the chapter's meeting on December 5, 2001. The Nu Sigma Beta brothers showed such interest that members of the remaining three fraternities were invited to on organizational meeting.
On January 12, 2002 at El Viajante restaurant, the first meeting of Concilio Interfraternitario Puertorriqueño de la Florida (CIPFI) took place. The group was formed as an umbrella organization for Puerto Rican fraternities located in Florida, United States. Manuel E. Costas of Phi Sigma Alpha served as the first president. CIPFI was an alternative umbrella organization for fraternities that did not join National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations or the North American Interfraternity Conference.Straight, Tegra M. (April 2011) "Illegal" Alien or "Latina" Alien: Latina-Based Sorority Members' Perception and Expectation of Anti-Immigration Law (2011). University of Nebrask-Lincoln, Department of Educational Administration: Theses, Dissertations, and Student Research. 68.
CIPFI was chartered as a nonprofit organization in the State of Florida in 2002. Its headquarters were at 7300 NW 19th Street, Suite 101 in Miami, Florida. It dissolved on September 27, 2013.
Former members Following is a list of the former members of Concilio Interfraternitario Puertorriqueño de la Florida.
FraternityChapters in FloridaInstitutionLocationReferences Phi Eta MuDeltaFlorida statewideJorge Matos PostigoMiami, FloridaLuis D. MirandaOrlando, FloridaPhi Sigma AlphaEpsilon Columbia ActivoMiami, FloridaEpsilon Columbia BoriquénMiami, FloridaOmega Columbia ActivoOrlando, FloridaOmega Columbia BoriquénOrlando, FloridaNu Sigma BetaChi (Second)Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FloridaOmega PrimeUniversity of MiamiCoral Gables, FloridaZona MiamiMiami, FloridaZona OrlandaOrlando, FloridaAlpha Beta ChiZona AgueibanáTampa, FloridaZona TainaMiami, FloridaZona YaholoOrlando, Florida Phi Delta GammaBeta DeltaTampa, Florida
See also Puerto Rican fraternities and sororities
References
External links
Ayer y Hoy: Concilio 3 Fratrnidades Comenzo 1er. Congreso / Yesterday and Today: Council of 3 Fratrnities Started 1st. Congress (August 30, 1958 newspaper article)