April Birthdays!

-Andrew Saltzman turns 22 on the 4th

-Alex Mandel turns 22 on the 6th

-Rob Farber turns 21 on the 6th

-Corey Feldman turns 19 on the 9th

-Alex Scott Mandel turns 20 on the 11th

-Evan Krieg turns 22 on the 14th

-Jonathan Kriner turns 22 on the 15th

-Dave Paley turns 21 on the 16th

-Brandon Blum turns 19 on the 27th

-Alex Shelow turns 22 on the 29th

Happy birthday to all the bros!

Intramural Volleyball

In our last intramural match, we faced AXP in heated battle on the volleyball courts. Everyone played extremely well but unfortunately the Alpha Pi team could not hold on for the victory. We are looking forward to getting back out there and winning.

Intramural Soccer

Last night AEPi's Intramural soccer team had their first match of the semester. In the first half our chapter came out strong with great shots and solid defense. Early in the second half senior brother Trip Weintraub took a great shot from right outside the box and scored our first goal. Matt Muchnick was credited with the assist. With great goaltending from keeper Alex Shelow, and excellent defense the Alpha Pi guys held off Alpha Tau Omega and got the victory! We are looking forward to our next match!

AEPi Intramural Flag Football

Last night the Alpha Pi chapter played its first Intramural flag football game of the semester. With tremendous defense and some great touchdown passes from quarterback Mike Abrams, AEPi came out with the win over team Alpha Beta Awesome by a score of 28-6. The chapter is extremely excited by the early victory and we hope that the wins keep on coming!

April Birthdays!!

Alexander Mandel and Robert Farber both Today celebrated their birthdays! Rob turned 20 and Alex turned 21! Happy Birthday!

Other Birthdays in April that have passed or are coming up include:

Andrew Saltzman turned 21 on April 4th

Alex Scott Mandel turns 19 on April 11th

Evan Krieg turns 21 on April 14th

Jonathan Kriner turns 21 on April 15th

David Paley turns 20 on April 16th

Paul Minkovich turns 22 on April 25th

Alex Shelow turns 21 on April 29th

Happy Birthday to all!

Alpha Pi at AEPi Convention-Las Vegas

Over the past few days, AEPi held its annual international convention is Las Vegas, Nevada. The chapter was represented by Jon DeSantis (2010 and Pesach Kessler (2010), who had an incredible time in Sin City. Jeff Gutkin (2010), Alex Mandel (2011), and Brandon Cohen (2011), who happened to be a cross country road trip at the time, spent a night in Vegas during convention. Alumni Marc Prine (2008), Jon Alexander (2007), and Rabbi Shalom Denbo (honorary) were also there proudly representing Temple. In a repeat performance of last year the chapter would several awards as well as a number of individual awards. The chapter received Century Club recognition for our philanthropy contributions as well as the Philip and Susan Cohen Jewish Communal Activity Award. Not only is this a huge honor, but it also won the chapter $50 and a $50 to Temple Hillel. Pesach won the prestigious Nehemiah Gitelson Medallion for Jewish communal activity, and Jon won the Philip H. Cohen Undergraduate Achievement Key. All in all, Alpha Pi received a lot of recognition for our hard work over the course of last year. It was a great time in Las Vegas, and convention next year is slated for New Orleans.

Picture: Pesach Kessler's award certificate and medallion.

New Executive Board Elected

Earlier today, the chapter elected its officers for next year. They will officially take over in a few weeks. Serving on our Executive Board will be:

• Master Steve Brecher (Upper Dublin, PA)
• Lieutenant Master Alex Shelow (Upper Dublin, PA)
• Exchequer Alex Mandel (Clarks Green, PA)
• Rush Chairman Alex Gionet (Teaneck, NJ)
• Pledge Master Brandon Cohen (Bensalem, PA)
• House Manager Shane Gottlieb (Bensalem, PA)
• Scribe Aaron Wolf (Green Brook, NJ)
• Brother at Large Matt Muchnick (Bensalem, PA)
• Social Chairman Neil Hollander (Clarks Summit, PA)
  

New officers elected

This afternoon the chapter elected three positions. Our new Rush Chairman is Brian Engle; our new Pledge Master is Ben Nadell, and our new Social Chairman is Jeff Gutkin. Congratsulations!

Picture: Below: the Spring 2009 Executive Board. Top row: (L-R) Pledge Master Ben Nadell, Rush Chairman Brian Engle, Brother-at-Large Steve Brecher, House Manager Alex Mandel, Sentinel Mike Slutsky, Exchequer Alex Shelow, Master Jon DeSantis, and Scribe Brandon Cohen. Bottom row: (L-r) Lieutenant Master Mike Shulman and Social Chairman Jeff Gutkin.

9 Alpha Pi brothers attend AEPi Convention

9 Alpha Pi brothers were in Chicago last week at AEPi's 95th annual Convention. Highlights included attending a White Sox-Red Sox game at U.S. Cellular Field and went to a comedy show at Second City. The chapter won three awards including the Standford and Sheila Odesky Outsanding Rush Results Awards for initiating 25 men last year and an award for raising over $1,000 for our official philanthropies. The brothers toured the city including visiting Navy Pier and downtown Chicago. Master Jon DeSantis won the Robert Silverman Outstanding Scribe Award for his service last year. The hotel's sauna broke down on their third day there, which substanially increased their attendance at sessions. The attending brothers were Jon DeSantis, Jeff Gutkin, Alex Mandel, Past Master Joe Littman, Ross Klinger, Ari Charlestein and alumni Past Master Jonathan Alexander (Class of 2007), Past Master Marc Prine (Class of 2008), and Rabbi Shalom Denbo of the International Board of Rabbis.

Pictures: Above (L-R) Joe Littman, Alex Mandel, Jeff Gutkin, Marc Prine, and Jon Alexander at U.S. Cellular Field for the White Sox-Red Sox game. Below (L-R) Jon DeSantis, Joe Littman, Marc Prine, and Jon Alexander before the gala banquet.