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Celebrate the Environment

*Tree Planting '08

Beta Sigma Brothers, Sigma Beta Sisters, and LCs from Baguio, Bataan, Cotabato, La Union, MSU , and Palawan continue to commit to the preservation of our environment through treeplanting and reforestation efforts. 


*Reforestation

The UPV Centennial Forest project is a humble contribution of UPV Beta Sigma Fraternity to arrest the detrimental effects of global warming and environmental degradation. The Centennial Forest is located within the campus of the University of the Philippines in the Visayas in Miag-ao, Iloilo.

The University of the Philippines in Miag-ao is the biggest campus of the UP system. It covers 8 barangays spanning 1200 hectares of rolling hills and beaches. However, only 600 hectares of the total land area are fully utilized.

The UPV administration has reached an agreement with the UPVBSFAA to develop 3 hectares of land for reforestation. The Fraternity will be the lead organization in developing the said area into a full blown mini forest site.

The UPVBSFAA on the other hand has bigger plans for the site. The Brothers have all agreed that the organization should go beyond tree planting and reforestation. We envision the site to become a fully functional Forest Park in the future.

The Fraternity believes that this noble project will have significant impact not just for the UP and Miag-ao communities but also for the entire country.


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Source: UPV Centennial Forest Website. Retrieved April 05, 2008


*Environmental Awareness

Everyone deserves to live in a community that is healthy, safe, clean, and beautiful. The members of BSFAA-UAE ASSEMBLY and their families in Dubai played their role in achieving this goal. To increase awareness in environmental conservation, they participated in a litter clean up event on November 16, 2007, graced by Consul Oscar Bandillo of the Philippine Consulate of Dubai.


Photos courtesy of Boyet Dela Cruz Jr., TIP (MLA) 91-D


*Tree Planting

The aim of the tree planting activities is to increase awareness of Filipino citizens and decision-makers about the economic, environmental, psychological, and aesthetic benefits of trees as well as to support the local governments, citizen groups, and volunteers in the planting and sustaining healthy trees and vegetation in our communities. Here are some of our Beta Sigma-sponsored tree planting projects and what Beta Sigmans have to say.

Central Mindanao University Chapter celebrates the 61st National Founding Anniversary of our beloved fraternity last July 14 2007. For the first time in CMU, Beta Sigma Fraternity, alongside with Sigma Beta Sorority, spearheaded the "TREE PLANTING and CLEAN-UP DRIVE" at Mt. Musuan Peak. As other volunteers offered to work jointly with Beta Sigma, Grand Princep Gene Andrew Soriano MSU-IIT '03A proposed an annual university-wide tree planting activity with the cooperation of various student organizations held every month of September. Our leadership will ensure the continual preservation of nature for future generations to come.
Metchell A. Awanon
CMU 06 A

As part of the Diamond Anniversary celebration, ILIGAN CITY ALUMNI and MSU-IIT Chapter with Ranao Assembly sponsored an environmental conservation activity where 300 of mahogany tree seedlings were planted.
Alfrancis Verdida
MSU-IIT 99b

MSU-IIT Chapter planted an additional 109 seedlings on August 8, 2007. SERVICE--from bloodletting to tree planting, outreach activities in December and November, and hopefully medical mission in March '08.  This is MSU-IIT Beta Sigma Fraternity at its best!
Salahuddin "RAM" Lucman II
MSU-IIT '06


Photos courtesy of Alfrancis Verdida MSU-IIT '99B, Metchell A. Awanon CMU '06A, and Salahuddin "RAM" Lucman II MSU-IIT '06 NDJC84A

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