The Portia Sorority was organized in 1933 and was originally known as the Portia Club. The former Dean Jorge Bocobo noted a significant increase in the number of female law students enrolled in the UP College of Law. He thought it necessary that the women students group themselves into an organization to attain harmony in their relations with one another, and to achieve maximum affectivity in campus activities. The Portia Sorority was organized in 1933 and was originally known as the Portia Club. The former Dean Jorge Bocobo noted a significant increase in the number of female law students enrolled in the UP College of Law. He thought it necessary that the women students group themselves into an organization to attain harmony in their relations with one another, and to achieve maximum affectivity in campus activities. The Portia Sorority was organized in 1933 and was originally known as the Portia Club. The former Dean Jorge Bocobo noted a significant increase in the number of female law students enrolled in the UP College of Law. He thought it necessary that the women students group themselves into an organization to attain harmony in their relations with one another, and to achieve maximum affectivity in campus activities.