Phil Vélez Viera Gómez

AI portrait of a Catholic fraternity historian. :)

The Delphic Fraternity website has a new look. Same content, cooler vibe.

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Ancestry's 2025 data results are out, and I am all over the place. Here's a pie chart I created with the updated data. Me = Indigenous Taino, African, European, and a tiny bit Arabic.

The Delphic Fraternity was founded in New York in 1871, re-established as Gamma Sigma Tau in 1987, with origins dating back to the Gamma Phi Society formed around 1833.

Delphic Fraternity History Project - the site aims to highlight historical figures connected to the Delphic fraternity.

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My latest Ancestry DNA results.

Delphic of Gamma Sigma Tau Fraternity - The Delphic Fraternity was founded in 1871 in Geneseo, New York and re-established in New Paltz, NY in 1987. The organization can trace its origins back to 1833.

Further genealogical research has led me, once again, to the Canary Islands in Spain, this time through a line on my mother’s side of the family. This is the first time lineage in the Gómez Family can be traced to Spain going as far back as about 1770.

Born Again Catholic - Returning to the Religion of My Youth After a 40-Year Absence

The 2023 update to my DNA results shows that I became more Puerto Rican, less Spanish and Portuguese, more Basque, a little less African, and a tiny bit Middle Eastern.

My Confirmation name is Vicente in honor of Saint Vincent of Saragossa.

The Nicene Creed - “I Believe…” - Christian Statement of Faith