New Executive Board Fall 2013

Earlier today, the Alpha Pi chapter held elections to appoint new Executive Board members for 2013-2014. This past year has been extremely successful and the next Executive Board plans to continue this success and more.  With the new board to lead the chapter, this has been a good day for the Alpha Pi chapter and has promised itself a very bright future. There is no question that this chapter is preparing for a great school year.

Executive Board 2013-2014

Master - Marc Blumenthal

Lt. Master – Joshua Mosios

Exchequer – Alex Winokur 

Rush Chairman Fall 2013 – Michael Allen

Pledgemaster Fall 2013 - ???

House Manager – Cody Goldstein

Risk Management Chair – Ross Goodman

Scribe – Michael Zahn 

Brother at Large – Cory Josephs

Congratulations and here's to an incredible year!

Marc Zumoff comes to Alpha Pi

Earlier today, Marc Zumoff, the play-by-play announcer for the Philadelphia 76ers, made a special appearance at the house.  He is a Temple alumni discussed many things such as his experience with the Sixers, the NBA, and even his Jewish Heritage.

Proceeds for the event went toward the Maccabi Sports of Israel, which aims to provide Jewish athletes across the world with the opportunity to share their heritage and customs in competitive athletic setting.

The event was an overall success. The Alpha Pi chapter would like to send a special thank you to Marc Zumoff for giving us his time to share his experiences in sports and Judaism.

March Birthdays

Michael Zahn will turn 19 on March 4^th

Brian Greenblatt will turn 22 on March 6^th

Cody Goldstein will turn 20 on March 8^th

Geoffrey Allen will turn 22 on March 17^th

Brad Feldman will turn 22 on March 20^th

Ross Goodman will turn 19 on March 22^nd

Josh Freed will turn 23 on March 26^th

Yosef McIntosh will turn 22 on March 29^th

Super Sunday

Yesterday, a dozen brothers from the Alpha Pi Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi took part in an event that is held by many of the 155 Jewish Federations in North America with the help of Temple's Hillel. Super Sunday is an annual phone-a-thon that raises money for charity and typically to raise most of the budget for the federation and its constituent agencies. 


The brothers who took part in the event helped raised hundreds of dollars for the organizations! We as a chapter look forward to participating in any future Super Sundays that the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia plans.

Mid-Atlantic Conclave

Over the weekend, the Alpha Pi chapter hosted this year’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Conclave. This honor is only given to chapters that Nationals believes is the most motivated and ready to host a great event. For those of you who haven’t been to conclave, it is one of the greatest experiences that AEPi has to offer. It gives brothers the opportunity to meet other brothers from around the Mid-Atlantic region.

We had the opportunity to display our chapter for brothers from different campuses. Conclave chairs Mike Small and Josh Mosios did a great job planning the event.

Our chapter would like to send special thank you to the Delta Rho chapter at Drexel University. They were quick to help us with hosting the event at Drexel’s campus. Overall the weekend ended as a success.

February Birthdays

Aaron Lentz will turn 21 on February 3rd

Marc Bennett will turn 23 on February 9th

Josh Weinfeld will turn 21 on February 14th

Mike Small will turn 23on February 15th

Gavi Cohen will turn 21 on February 16th

Dylan Isadore will turn on 21 February 17th

Jordan Cohen will turn 20 on February 26th

Troy Taroff will turn 21 on February 27th

Jon Perlin will turn 19 on February 27th

Block Cleanup

Yesterday, the brothers of the Alpha Pi chapter began their Philanthropy work with a block cleanup of Carlistle. This is only the first of many philanthropy events planned for the spring.

 

11 brother participated in this event. After a long hour, we finished cleaning the block. Expect us to continue our work in the community in the future

 

Rush Is Approaching

Rush is beginning in a couple of days. Cory Josephs, the rush chair, has been working hard throughout the summer to find quality freshman and upperclassman who will contribute to this chapter. The rush schedule has been finalized and is posted below. The Alpha Pi chapter is optimistic about rush, and we are excited to meet students that are interested in joining our brotherhood.

Link to the facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/400231163331066/?fref=ts

September Birthdays

Dave Silver will turn 22 on September 1st

Randy Kravitz will turn 21 on September 2nd

Josh Mosios will turn 20 on September 10th

Matthew Brenner will turn 21 on September 13th

Alex Winokur will turn 22 on September 25th

Alumni Weekend

This past weekend, the Alpha Pi Chapter held its annual alumni weekend event. On saturday, the chapter  held a poker tournament with current brothers and alumni. The winners were Adam Goldstein and Alex Winokur. Unfortunately, Sunday turned out to be a rainy one and we never had the opportunity to play softball. The Dan Grossman memorial barbique still took place. Alumni and current brothers alike ate burgers and watched the Flyers and the Phillies. It was good to catch up and to learn about what was new in everyone's lives. Congratulations goes out to to Dave Silver and Nate Rosen for sharing the first annual Dan Grossman Scholarship, you guys would make him proud. Congrats also goes to Aaron Lentz as the runner-up and for showing his dedication to the chapter.

This weekend turned out very successful. It was a great way to spend the weekend with the alumni and talk about the past, present, and future of the chapter. What makes this event so special is that current brothers and alumni could talk about what the fraternity was like when they were current brothers and what it is like now. The history of this chapter is very important. It is important for alumni and brothers to keep in contact because we can learn so much from each other. Alumni . A thank you goes out to the alumni and current brothers who participated in the events. Alumni are always welcome to come visit the house, 2000 North Broad is not only for the active brotherhood, but the alumni as well!!

Thank You Alumni!!

TUGA award Ceremony

Yesterday, the TUGA award ceremony was held to give members of the Greek community awards for their successes and dedication. Two Alpha Pi members, one current brother and one alumni, won awards for their efforts in Greek life at Temple University.

Congratulations Pesach Kessler for winning the Greek Advisor of the Year award. You deserve it.

Congratulations Nate Rosen for winning the Emerging Leader award, hard work does pay off!!

Once again Alpha Pi brothers are proving to be leaders at Temple. Brothers are taking on bigger roles on campus and TUGA is taking notice.

Holocaust Rememberance Event

On Thusday, the Alpha Pi chapter held its annual Holocaust remembrance event. The event was a success after months of planning from our very own brother, Yehoshua Freed. The event was held at the Edward H. Rosen Hillel center. It would have been nothing without our speakers, Erica Van Adlesberg and Moshe Engel because they shared their experiences and taught us life lessons.

The first speaker, Erica Van Adlesberg, was a survivor of two concentration camps, Westerbork and Bergen Belsen. She was born in Germany but moved to the Netherlands during the 30’s in an attempt to escape from Nazi Germany. She experienced the horrors of the holocaust first hand with her family.

The second speaker, Moshe Engel, spoke on his fathers’ behalf about his experiences as a survivor of the death camps, Auschwitz and Dachau. He spoke about how his father not only considered himself a survivor, but also a victor because he eventually had 20 grandchildren.

Overall, this event was very successful and the students at Temple were able to hear first-hand experiences of the Holocaust. It isn’t every day that we have an opportunity such as this. A special thanks goes out to Hillel for allowing us to hold our event in their building. It just goes to show that after nearly 7 decades we haven’t forgotten about the horrific tragedies from the holocaust and we will still take the time to show our appreciation.

Spring Fling 2012

Today, Temple held its annual spring fling. This day celebrates the beginning of spring and the ensuing end of the semester. During this event, student organizations would sit at tables across Liacouras Walk, across Polett Walk, and some of 13th street. Every table had a carnival style game that was a fundraiser for their organization.

The Alpha Pi chapter held its very own table. The game was similar to water pong, where the contestant attempted to throw a ping pong ball into a cup. If they were successful for 2 out of 3 shots, they won a goldfish. Overall, Temple students had a great time and our table was very popular. We hope to have the same success at the next spring fling.

BBQ on the roof of Hillel

Yesterday, our chapter hosted a free BBQ on the roof of the Hillel center. An evening full of kosher hotdogs to hamburgers was capped off with our very own brother, Josh Freed, DJing the event. Many people came out to the event and they all had a great time.  A special thanks goes out to Hillel for allowing us to hold this event.

Block Cleanup

On Sunday, some brothers of the Alpha Pi Chapter joined other campus Greeks in a block cleanup. The cleanup is mean't to give back to the community around us and help make a difference. From picking up trash to planting new flowers, the brothers showed that they care about their neighbors and the community as a whole.