Our Kasamas
Chi Rho Omicron Beta Chapter is proud to actively support and partner with the following organizations at SFSU.
Kappa Psi Epsilon
“Kappa Psi Epsilon was founded on the symbolism of the KA- an alibata symbol of the ancient Pilipino culture standing for the resistance to oppression and the struggle for freedom. It is in this belief that Kappa Psi Epsilon is fully dedicated to studying and analyzing the Pilipino and Pilipino-American past, present, and future. In doing so, the Sisters of Kappa Psi Epsilon can learn from history and find their places in present and future struggles for freedom. However, before any type of revolution occurs, there must be a revolution of self. Kappa Psi Epsilon cultivates this "revolution" through sisterhood, active listening/learning, and analyzation of individual and organizational successes and failures. Only in finding this revolutionary self can true inner strength emerge, thus a self that supports the meaning of the KA. Kappa Psi Epsilon is a unity of women that supports, as well as understands, the need to resist oppression and to always struggle for freedom, be it within or externally.”
SFSU’s Friendship Games
“SF State has been involved in FG for several years now. Our team has been known to be a force to be reckoned with. When we head to Southern California, we rep the bay hard along with Tri-Force (Cal State East Bay PASA and San Jose State University Akbayan). Many schools roll down as their Pilipino organization, but as for SF State, we have chosen to represent our selves as a school to encompass all of the different Pilipino American organizations at SFSU.”
Pilipino American Collegiate Endeavor (PACE)
“Pilipinx American Collegiate Endeavor ~ est. 1967
Promoting academic wellness, community, culture, & political consciousness”
Pin@y Educational Partnership (PEP)
“The Pin@y (Pinay/Pinoy) Educational Partnerships (PEP) is a service-learning/learning-service program that forms a “triangular partnership” between the university, public schools, and the community to cultivate a barangay (community) to produce critical educators and curriculum at all levels of education and in the community. PEP’s partnership triangle includes: Bay Area colleges/universities, San Francisco public schools, and the Filipino American Development Foundation (FADF).”
Alpha Kappa Omicron (AKO)
“Alpha Kappa Omicron is a Pilipino-American sorority based on the history, traditions, and culture of the Philippines. This sorority is dedicated to the development of community awareness, self-empowerment, and academic excellence. Each individual is enriched through community involvement, strong leadership, and achieved success in a higher educational system.”
League of Filipino Students (LFS)
“The LFS started in 1977 as the Alyansa ng mga Mag-aaral Laban sa Pagtaas ng Tuition Fee (Alliance of Students Against Tuition Fee Increase). It gathered the militant students and student organizations committed to the protection of the student’s democratic rights. The LFS played a crucial role in dismantling military presence in the campuses and in the restoration of student publications and student councils.”
Fil-Am Orgs in San Francisco
Bayanihan Community Center (Filipino American Development Foundation)
“The Bayanihan Community Center is a project of the Filipino-American Development Foundation. The community center is 7,000 square feet on the ground floor and basement of the Bayanihan House located at the corner of 6th and Mission Streets in San Francisco's South of Market (SOMA). The Bayanihan House is the site of the former Delta Hotel, a residential hotel that was owned by Dr. Mario Borja, a Filipino.”
Manilatown Heritage Foundation
“The International Hotel was one of these. “Manilatown,” the Kearny/Jackson Street area of San Francisco, became a permanent settlement, a convenient culture contact. It was the home field-workers returned to, where merchant marines lived while in port, where distant relatives and friends could be contacted, where they could enjoy the security of a common culture.”
Philippine American Writers and Artists, Inc.
“We are a Northern CA based 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization and independent publisher of Filipino American lit. We have published three anthologies of Filipino American Literature, with the third dedicated to writings in tribute to Jose Rizal.
PAWA’s main goal is to create and encourage literature and arts for the preservation and enrichment of Filipino and Filipino American historical, cultural and spiritual values.”
SOMA Pilipinas
“More Than A Cultural District: SOMA Pilipinas Is Community-In-Action And A Cultural Movement
The cultural heritage district spanning 1.5 square miles honors 120+ history of Filipinos in San Francisco, and celebrates the community’s living legacy of making home, celebrating culture, building community and fighting for economic and racial justice in the rapidly gentrifying South of Market neighborhood.”
Filipino Community Center San Francisco
“Founded in 2004, the Filipino Community Center is dedicated to providing a safe space where Filipino families can access services, receive support, and build community. We foster and develop community empowerment, grassroots leadership, advocacy, and organizing to address the immediate and long term issues of our communities locally, and in the Philippines.”
Bindlestiff Studio
“Originally opened in 1989, Bindlestiff Studio became the only permanent, community-based performing arts venue in the nation dedicated to showcasing emerging Filipino American and Pilipino artists. Bindlestiff Studio provides the often under-served Filipino American community access to diverse offerings in theatrical productions, music and film festivals, workshops in directing, production, acting, stand-up comedy, and writing, as well as a children and youth theater program. Bindlestiff Studio cultivates artists who reflect and celebrate the diverse values, traditions, and histories of Pilipino and Filipino American cultures through bold artistic expression and community engagement.”
Filipino American National Historical Society San Francisco Chapter
“The purposes of the Filipino American National Historical Society are to conduct research and studies; gather, promote, and disseminate published works on Filipino American history; provide a repository for research and gathered materials; create exhibits; promote and hold forums and public programs; and sponsor fundraising events to accomplish these purposes.”
Foundation for Filipina Women's Network
“The Foundation for Filipina Women’s Network (FFWN) is the organization for career women of Philippine ancestry. Our passion is to help Filipina women achieve previously unimaginable levels of performance in the public and private sectors. We accomplish this through FFWN’s five strategic directions and by nurturing the growth and influence of our members’ businesses and careers, breaking barriers that make it difficult or impossible to succeed.”
Project PEARL
“Our Mission: To help the poorest of the poor children to have a better life by giving them PEARLS: Peace, Education, Aspiration, Respect, Love and Smiles through education, empowerment, nutrition, nourishment, and healthcare.”
National Alliance for Filipino Concerns
“NAFCON is a national alliance of Filipino organizations, institutions, and individuals that responds to the concerns of Filipinos in the US and in the Philippines by creating an action-oriented platform that brings people together through culture & heritage, education, health & wellness, and advocacy.”
San Francisco Fil-Am Lions Club
“The San Francisco Fil-Am Lions Club was chartered on June 2, 1971 as the first Lions Club of Filipino ancestry in the United States. Since then, it's members have gone out far and wide to start and revive numerous other Filipino American clubs within the San Francisco Bay Area, but the club still perseveres, holding to it's roots as a service organization for our communities in San Francisco and the Philippines.”
Filipino Bar Association of Northern California
“FBANC was formed in 1980 to provide Filipino and Filipino American lawyers and law students in Northern California with professional development and educational assistance. Through the volunteer work of its members, FBANC offers service programs, including regular free legal clinics, professional development programs for attorneys, and mentorship for law students and attorneys. The organization also provides a voice for and advocates on behalf of Filipino American interests in various forums.”