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Alpha Epsilon Pi
(ΑΕΠ)
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Founded November 7, 1913 (1913-11-07) (age 94)
New York University
Type Social
Emphasis Jewish
Motto No one could tell me where my soul might be; I searched for God, but He eluded me; I sought my brother out and found all three. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ - Poet Howard Crosby
Colors Gold & Blue
Symbol Lion
Flower Fleur-de-lis
Philanthropy Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Chai Lifeline’s Camp Simcha, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum[1]
Chapters 136 chapters and colonies [2]
Members Over 82,000 [3] currently
lifetime
Free label ΑΕΠ, AEPi, Pies
Headquarters 8815 Wesleyan Road
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Homepage www.aepi.org

Alpha Epsilon Pi (ΑΕΠ or AEPi) is currently the only international Jewish college fraternity in North America, with chapters in the United States and Canada. Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by The lion ( Panthera leo) is a member of the family Felidae and one of four Big cats in the Genus Panthera. The fleur-de-lys (or fleur-de-lis, plural fleurs-de-lis ˌfləː(rdəˈliː (ˌfləː(rdəˈlɪs in Quebec) translated from French as "lily The Shaare Zedek Medical Center (מרכז רפואי שערי צדק Merkaz Refu'i Sha'arei Tzedek) (lit The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is a national institution located adjacent to The National Mall in Washington D A colony is a probationary body of a national fraternity or sorority. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union The United States of America —commonly referred to as the PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal Alpha Epsilon Pi is a Jewish fraternity, though non-discriminatory and open to all who are willing to espouse its purpose and values.

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Mission statement

“ Alpha Epsilon Pi, the Jewish Fraternity of North America, was founded to provide opportunities for Jewish men seeking the best possible college and fraternity experience. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ We have maintained the integrity of our purpose by strengthening our ties to the Jewish community and serving as a link between high school and career. Alpha Epsilon Pi develops leadership for the North American Jewish community at a critical time in a young man's life. [4] ”


Chapter Mission Statement:

“ Alpha Epsilon Pi’s role is to encourage the Jewish student to remain dedicated to Jewish ideals, values, and ethics and to prepare the student to be one of tomorrow’s leaders so that he may help himself, his family, his community, and his people. ”

History

AEPi was founded in 1913 under the arch at New York University (NYU) by Charles C. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. Moskowitz and 10 other Jewish men: David K. Schafer, Isador M. Glazer, Herman L. Kraus, Arthur E. Leopold, Benjamin M. Meyer, Arthur M. Lipkint, Charles J. Pintel, Maurice Plager, Emil Lustgarten, and Hyman Shulman. Their first pledge was Samuel L. Epstein.

Charles C. Moskowitz was a basketball player and had just transferred to New York University’s School of Commerce from the City College of New York. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The City College of The City University of New York (known more commonly as the City College of New York or simply City College, CCNY, or colloquially as Several fraternities at the School of Commerce expressed interest in him and one gave him a bid. The name of that fraternity is unknown. When Charles asked if his close Jewish friends could join as well, he was told that the invitation was for him alone. At this point, the group of 11 men began meeting regularly in the German rathskellar. Official school recognition of AEPi was granted on November 7. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat

The founding members always intended for AEPi to be a national fraternity. Long before the second chapter, the NYU group was designated "Alpha Chapter. " In 1917, the local fraternity Phi Tau at Cornell University became the Beta Chapter of AEPi. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

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Coat of arms

The coat of arms of Alpha Epsilon Pi contains a number of symbolic objects, the meaning of which is only revealed to new members (pledges) during their initiation into the fraternity. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people

Chapter organization

AEPi has specific titles that are used for its officers, many correspond to Fraternal tradition.

National organization structure

AEPi is governed in a diamond model[6]. It consists of the AEPi Foundation, The Fiscal Control Board, the Executive Office and the Supreme Board of Governors.

The AEPi Foundation is the charitable arm of the organization. It directs the philanthropic affairs of the fraternity, supports projects of a Jewish and fraternal nature, and provides support for the individual chapters and colonies. They work very closely with the Director of Jewish Programming.

The Fiscal Control Board (FCB) is responsible for the financial well-being of the organization. It oversees the financial decisions of the apparatus, and makes recommendations to the Supreme Board of Governors. Each member of the FCB is also on the Board of Directors of the AEPi Foundation.

The Executive Office is made up of the professional staff that oversees the day to day functions of the fraternity. The staff consists of the housing coordinator, the leadership consultants, the Director of Jewish Programming, and the Executive Director.

The Supreme Board of Governors is made up of 11 positions, the Supreme Master (President), Supreme Master Elect (President-Elect/VP), Supreme Scribe (Secretary), Supreme Exchequer (Treasurer), Supreme Sentinel (Sergeant at Arms), and four alumni members, styled Supreme Governors, as well as two undergraduate representative, styled, Undergraduate Supreme Governors. The Board of Governors makes the majority of decisions for the fraternity's well-being and meets semi-annually to discuss matters of importance, including the granting of charters.

Notable alumni

Popular culture

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List of chapters

The fraternity currently has 136 active chapters and colonies. Alpha Epsilon Pi is the only national fraternity to have a chapter at every Ivy League and University of California Campus with the exception of UC Merced, San Francisco and Hastings and Dartmouth College.

Main article: List of Alpha Epsilon Pi chapters

External links

References

  1. ^ Philanthropy Programming
  2. ^ Chapter Roll
  3. ^ History
  4. ^ Alpha Epsilon Pi International. Retrieved on 2007-11-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats
  5. ^ Dunn, Sidney N. (2003). Alpha Epsilon Pi: Commitment for a lifetime. Indianapolis, Indiana: Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity, Inc. , 128.  
  6. ^ AEPi organizational model
  7. ^ AEPi Babson: Alumni. Retrieved on 2008-03-16. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king
  8. ^ Kesselman, Bruce (July 2006). 46 Union Street, 240. ISBN 978-0977244201.  
  9. ^ ACME Animal House Filming Locations - College as it should have been
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