As of April 10, 1995, the Filipino Intercultural Society of Drexel University (FISDU) received official recognition as a student organization at Drexel University. FISDU started with four aspiring students and now has near 40 active members. The purpose of FISDU is to strengthen, represent, and spread the Filipino culture throughout the Drexel community. One unique characteristic of this Filipino organization is the focus no "Intercultural." FISDU¹s focus is not only to gather Filipinos at Drexel, but also to welcome those individuals that are interested in learning about the Filipino culture and history. FISDU also strives to support other cultures in order to have a well-balanced understanding of many ethnic and minority groups. We have open membership, which is available to the entire Drexel community.

In a short amount of time, FISDU has gained the respect and admiration from many student organizations on campus, member schools of FIND District Five, and also the OSA. One of FISDU¹s greatest accomplishments was that it was the host organization and school for the 1998 Filipino Intercollegiate Networking Dialogue (FIND) Fall Dialogue. Along with the member schools of District Five, FISDU was able to educate, entertain, and learn from near to 1,000 college students from all over the US and Canada. With this accomplishment, FISDU received the award for Best Student Organization Program of the Year. Another of FISDU¹s greatest accomplishments was being awarded Student Organization of the Year by USGA after FISDU¹s first year of existence on campus. Most recently, FISDU, along with the organization formerly known as the South Asian Society (SAS), held a semi-formal. FISDU was able to turn a planned outdoor event disaster due to weather conditions, to a successful event that was held in doors in the blink of an eye. FISDU held its first grand event in Sprin 2001 a Barrio Fiesta entitled, "Sumisibol" which has become our major annual event.

FISDU is a member of a national organization called the Filipino Intercollegiate Networking Dialogue (FIND), which holds one Dialogue in the fall and one Conference in the spring. FISDU holds many ties to FIND because members of FISDU have held executive board positions within the organization. In the first year, FISDU was able to send two out of the four members to the Dialogue and Conference.