The Triskelion Grand Fraternity was organized on October 4, 1968 by four Arts and Science students from the University of the Philippines, in the Diliman campus, Quezon City, Philippines. The fraternity was originally named Order of the U.P Triskelions. The group swelled in ranks and gained its recognition when the greek lettered TAU GAMMA PHI was adopted. Few years later, chapters from other colleges and university campuses in the Philippines were established.

The Tau Gamma Phi aims for promoting to achieve the ideals of fraternal brotherhood. The fraternity believes that it must forge its members to embody qualities of leadership, commitment, persistence, trust, integrity, respect and vision. This fraternity aims for academic success, personal, career, and spiritual growth, active participation in the community through service and and social activities. The Tau Gamma Phi is connected to developing a best-in-class brotherhood organization; a student organization that embodies its own ideals and mission in accordance to fraternit's Tenets and Code of Conduct.