Xavier University Psychology Society

Xavier University Psychology Society XUPS, the Premiere Co-Curricular Organization of Xavier-Ateneo in its 38th Year! ๐Ÿฉท๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿฉต

This is the official page of the Xavier University Psychology Society or XUPS, an autonomous body under the United Arts and Sciences Student Council and as well as the official student counterpart of the Xavier University Department of Psychology.

๐ƒ๐Ÿ | ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ŸŒ…Every story begins with a first page, and today marks the beginning of another chapter fo...
25/08/2026

๐ƒ๐Ÿ | ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ŸŒ…

Every story begins with a first page, and today marks the beginning of another chapter for XUPS.

With ๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—”๐—ก as our guiding light, the ๐™‚๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ก ๐˜ผ๐™จ๐™จ๐™š๐™ข๐™—๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™Š๐™ง๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฏ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง (๐™‚๐˜ผ๐™Š๐™) opens a space for new encounters, shared experiences, and discoveries that shape the journey ahead.

A new chapter has begun. Let the story unfold.

Caption | Kbelle Rosada
Pubmat | Lois Labrador
Photos | Marco Maestrado and Sebastian Banaag


๐’ดโ„ด๐“Š๐“‡ ๐“‰๐’ถ๐“โ„ฏ ๐’ฝ๐’ถ๐“ˆ ๐“ˆ๐“‰๐’ถ๐“‡๐“‰โ„ฏ๐’น, ๐’ฝ๐’ถ๐“‹โ„ฏ ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐’พ๐“ˆ ๐“‚โ„ด๐“‚โ„ฏ๐“ƒ๐“‰ ๐’ทโ„ฏ ๐“Žโ„ด๐“Š๐“‡ ๐“ˆโ„ด๐“๐“ˆ๐“‰๐’พ๐’ธโ„ฏ! โ˜ผAt its peak, ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป stood amongst us to serve as our guiding l...
24/08/2026

๐’ดโ„ด๐“Š๐“‡ ๐“‰๐’ถ๐“โ„ฏ ๐’ฝ๐’ถ๐“ˆ ๐“ˆ๐“‰๐’ถ๐“‡๐“‰โ„ฏ๐’น, ๐’ฝ๐’ถ๐“‹โ„ฏ ๐“‰๐’ฝ๐’พ๐“ˆ ๐“‚โ„ด๐“‚โ„ฏ๐“ƒ๐“‰ ๐’ทโ„ฏ ๐“Žโ„ด๐“Š๐“‡ ๐“ˆโ„ด๐“๐“ˆ๐“‰๐’พ๐’ธโ„ฏ! โ˜ผ

At its peak, ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป stood amongst us to serve as our guiding light towards the newest chapter of our stories that we've opened, thus, we will not be lost for she'll be the daybreak of this story โ€” leading us to where we should be able to visit our companions for this ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ (๐—š๐—”๐—ข๐—ง), as shown below.

This day will be our celebration to the pages we finally turned, revealing the best of who we all have become. Today, the page has turned, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ธ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ! ๐“‚ƒโœ๏ธŽ

Caption | Chesirene Mary Alvarez
Pubmat | Liv Alexa Silmaro



๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’‘๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’† ๐’Š๐’” ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’•๐’ ๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’โ€ฆTomorrow, the story of ๐•บ๐–“๐–ˆ๐–Š ๐–š๐–•๐–”๐–“ ๐–† ๐•พ๐–”๐–‘๐–˜๐–™๐–Ž๐–ˆ๐–Š begins to unfold. Step into a world where every pa...
23/08/2026

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’‘๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’† ๐’Š๐’” ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’•๐’ ๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’โ€ฆ

Tomorrow, the story of ๐•บ๐–“๐–ˆ๐–Š ๐–š๐–•๐–”๐–“ ๐–† ๐•พ๐–”๐–‘๐–˜๐–™๐–Ž๐–ˆ๐–Š begins to unfold. Step into a world where every page holds a memory, every encounter becomes part of a tale, and every ray of light leads you closer to where your story belongs. ๐ŸŒ™โ‹†๏ฝกยฐโœฉ

With ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ light guiding the way, expect moments to discover and stories to share, with a little piece of warmth waiting between the pages. Perhaps, somewhere along the way, you might even find a chapter for yourself you never knew was waiting to be written.

The sun is rising.
The pages are waiting.
๐‘Š๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘ข๐‘ ?

Caption | TJ Alyc Bagares
Pubmat | Liv Alexa Silmaro



๐‘ด๐’š ๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’‘๐’•๐’†๐’“'๐’” ๐’”๐’๐’๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’„๐’† ๐’Š๐’” ๐’Š๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’๐’• โ˜€๏ธI, [name] from [year and program] will step into a nascent chapter and will carry mo...
22/08/2026

๐‘ด๐’š ๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’‘๐’•๐’†๐’“'๐’” ๐’”๐’๐’๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’„๐’† ๐’Š๐’” ๐’Š๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’๐’• โ˜€๏ธ

I, [name] from [year and program] will step into a nascent chapter and will carry moments from odysseys like no other. Guided by Hananโ€™s light, I'll be making my own breakthrough as my inciting ray slips through the pages of my unfurling story. Now, this year's ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ (๐—š๐—”๐—ข๐—ง) will be my magical pause, standing between what was โ€” and what is yet to be.

Pages may crumple and fade, but each story's chapters are carried forward and will be cherished as preceding stories will also come to light.

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ.

Come and join the DP Blast and be part of our tale!เฃช โ˜๏ธŽึผ ึถึธึข. ห–

Link: https://www.twibbonize.com/xupsgaot2026

Caption | Chesirene Mary Alvarez
Pubmat | Nelle De Las Alas



๐•บ๐–“๐–ˆ๐–Š ๐–š๐–•๐–”๐–“ ๐–† ๐•พ๐–”๐–‘๐–˜๐–™๐–Ž๐–ˆ๐–Š, ๐–™๐–๐–Š๐–—๐–Š ๐–œ๐–Š๐–—๐–Š ๐–™๐–๐–Š ๐–˜๐–š๐–“๐–ˆ๐–†๐–™๐–ˆ๐–๐–Š๐–—๐–˜. โ‹†๏ฝกหšโ˜€๏ธŽ๏ฝกIn the bastion of the solar, ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป resides on dawnโ€™s heavenly th...
21/08/2026

๐•บ๐–“๐–ˆ๐–Š ๐–š๐–•๐–”๐–“ ๐–† ๐•พ๐–”๐–‘๐–˜๐–™๐–Ž๐–ˆ๐–Š, ๐–™๐–๐–Š๐–—๐–Š ๐–œ๐–Š๐–—๐–Š ๐–™๐–๐–Š ๐–˜๐–š๐–“๐–ˆ๐–†๐–™๐–ˆ๐–๐–Š๐–—๐–˜. โ‹†๏ฝกหšโ˜€๏ธŽ๏ฝก

In the bastion of the solar, ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป resides on dawnโ€™s heavenly throne, ready to guide them to the light. ๐”’๐”ซ๐” ๐”ข ๐”ฒ๐”ญ๐”ฌ๐”ซ ๐”ž ๐”–๐”ฌ๐”ฉ๐”ฐ๐”ฑ๐”ฆ๐” ๐”ข reminds us that beauty lies in new beginnings and the stories that tie eons upon eons together in a tale as old as time.

แด›สœแด‡ sแดสŸsแด›ษชแด„แด‡โ€™s แดขแด‡ษดษชแด›สœ แด€แดกแด€ษชแด›s สแดแดœ๐–ค“

Pubmat | Franz Iosef Ignacio
Illustration| Franz Iosef Ignacio
Caption | Rhianna Jaquilmac



๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž, ๐‡๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐š๐œ๐ฒToday, we commemorate ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—”๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†, remembering the life and legacy of Benigno...
21/08/2026

๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž, ๐‡๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐š๐œ๐ฒ

Today, we commemorate ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—”๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†, remembering the life and legacy of Benigno โ€œNinoyโ€ S. Aquino Jr., whose courage, conviction, and sacrifice became a defining chapter in the Philippinesโ€™ history.

May we remember not only the man, but also the courage behind his convictions and the legacy he left for generations to come.

May his courage remind us to stand for what is right, mga ka-sikolohiya!

Caption | Kbelle Rosada
Pubmat | Asheville Franje

๐‘บ๐’๐’Ž๐’† ๐’‘๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’†๐’” ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’”๐’•๐’๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’” ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’˜๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’•๐’†๐’โœŽแฐ.A new chapter has now been gradually flipped, revealing a freshly...
19/08/2026

๐‘บ๐’๐’Ž๐’† ๐’‘๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’†๐’” ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’”๐’•๐’๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’” ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’˜๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’•๐’†๐’โœŽแฐ.

A new chapter has now been gradually flipped, revealing a freshly woven story where a promising beginning filled the corners with hope after the glow of the night passed through. Now, as the soft light of our dawn seeps through the horizon, everyone is called forth to move forward.

๐˜ˆ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ. Stay tuned!

Caption | Chesirene Mary Alvarez
Pubmat | Jemima May Dima


๐‹๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐š๐ง๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ŸŒ„Enter the dawning of a new era as we present our newest inductee...
19/08/2026

๐‹๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐š๐ง๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ŸŒ„

Enter the dawning of a new era as we present our newest inductees! We are proud to present the accepted applicants for the ๐—๐”๐๐’ ๐’๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, chosen for their intelligence, resourcefulness, personability, and talents that shall serve them proudly. We welcome them with open arms into the XUPS family and community!

As the world stirs awake from its rest by the glowing dawn, we also rise. A day is limited yet full of possibilities, but kita mga ka-Psych, are the ones who make a day possible. โœŠ๐Ÿฝโ˜€๏ธ

Content | Office of Human Resources
Caption | Kim Cyrill D. Joromo
Pubmat | Princess Gumera



๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ ! ๐šฟโ‹†Xavier University Psychology alumni gathered for a send off mass before taking the ๐๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‹๐ข...
18/08/2026

๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ ! ๐šฟโ‹†

Xavier University Psychology alumni gathered for a send off mass before taking the ๐๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‹๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐„๐ฑ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ง๐ฌ (๐๐‹๐„๐๐), serving as a sign of reassurance that the XU Community is praying for their success.

May the light of ๐‡๐€๐๐€๐ shine through and illuminate the path to the future, and may she bless those who venture towards the horizon in search of the unknown.

Caption | Rhianna Jaquilmac
Photos | Marco Maestrado


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