Celebrating 75 Glorious Years! (L to R) KOF Yousef Marino BL ΜΣΦ 2010, Tonton Llagas ΜΣΦ 2010, Dr. Copernico Villaruel ΜΣΦ 1974, Brother Noble E.R. Claudio ΜΣΦ 2010, and Dr. Allen Tria ΜΣΦ 2010

When Mu Sigma Phi throws a party, everyone is welcome.

The week opened on Monday morning with the Diamond Anniversary Mass at the Philippine General Hospital Chapel. The mass was celebrated by no less than His Eminence Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales. Refreshments were served afterwards at PGH Director Brod Mike Alfiler’s ΜΣΦ 1972 Boardroom.

Archibishop Gaudencio Rosales Celebrates the Diamond Anniversary Mass (left); Batch 2013 neophytes ambush MU Week's Fiesta at the Hut.

(R) It's a small pie after all Pizza Eating Contest Womens' Division; (L) Students' Forum on Reproductive Health Bill

The activities peaked mid-week, with back-to-back events filling the day. The “It’s a Small Pie After All!” pizza eating contest was the highlight of the lunch hour. Shortly after lunch, the Symposium on Reproductive Health was held at the CAS Little Theater in UP Manila. Brod Anthony Cordero ΜΣΦ 1992 (Director, Center for Gender and Women Studies), Rep. Liza Maza (Congress Sectoral Representative for GABRIELA), and Deputy House Majority Leader, Rep. Janette Garin (Congress Representative for the First District of Iloilo) spoke for the pro-reproductive health bill, while  Rep. Liwayway Chato (Congress Represntative for the Lone District of Camarines Norte), Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Congress Representative for the Second District of Cagayan De Oro), and Former Senator Francisco "Kit" Tatad (Representing the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines) spoke for the anti-reproductive health bill side.

To cap off the busy Wednesday, the brods gathered at the PGH Science Hall for the Diamond Anniversary picture taking, followed by a post-photo-op splurge sponsored by Batch 1998 and the newest Mu doctors of Batch 2008.

(Right) The fraterniy photo-op at the PGH Science Hall, followed by the MU Week Splurge by Batch 1998 and 2008

Thursday was the day for innovation, as a completely new event made its debut—the “Fried Tapa Mu…Sweet!” tapsilog eating contest. The new event was received enthusiastically by the brods, who, in addition to repeatedly chanting the contest’s title, dubbed the bonus round (Brods’ Division) “Extra Rice, O Loyal Brods!”

Dr. Jeff Gonzales ΜΣΦ 2008 is his batch's rep for the Extra Rice O Loyal Brods Tapa Eating Contest for Brods

 
Sandwich electrifies the crowd at the Mutiny--a free concert by MTV (left) while Brods Aldi and Carlos face off in the drinking contest (right)

Special thanks and congratulations go out to Batch 2012 and Mu Week chair Neil Illescas (ΜΣΦ 2011) for making Mu Week a true homage to 75 years of blazing glory.

Photos by Arjay Bernabe BL ΜΣΦ 2009, Julian Cañero ΜΣΦ 2010, Mark Gomez ΜΣΦ 2011 and Marcos Perez ΜΣΦ 2012

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