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!

Purim Time!

Jewish holidays in Alpha Epsilon Pi are always something that our brothers look forward to! The most recent holiday of Purim was one of celebration and togetherness within the Alpha Pi house on broad street! Last night Temple Universities Chabad Rabbi, Baruch Kantor, came over to the house for the reading of the Megillah and to help our brothers celebrate the holiday right! Brothers from the chapter gathered around the rabbi while snacking on bagels and hamantash while we took part in the Jewish readings together!

Brother Taylor Forlano's Bar Mitzvah!!

Saturday morning, March 19th, Sophomore brother Taylor J. Forlano took a large step into identifying his Jewish roots by becoming a Bar Mitzvah at the Edward H. Rosen Hillel Center for Jewish Life at Temple University. The service was ran by Rabbinical Intern Jessica Shimberg and was a delight for all of the brothers of the Alpha Pi Chapter and for Taylor's family members who were in attendance. Taylor looks forward to continuing his Jewish studies!

Alpha Pi's 55th Anniversary!

Today marks the 55th Anniversary of our beloved Alpha Pi Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi! Through the years of our chapter we have rushed such wonderful young Jewish men and helped them find their ways into the ranks of the brotherhood of Alpha Epsilon Pi. Currently our chapter has 72 active brothers and is going strong. We are on top of the race for chapter of the year on Temple University's Campus, have the largest house on campus, great alumni relations and obviously we have the strongest brotherhood bond! Tonight after our brotherhood meeting we had a small birthday celebration for the Alpha Pi Chapter! We look forward to progressing this great brotherhood for another 55 plus years!

Above is a small clip from the birthday celebration!

March Birthdays!!!

• Ben Nadell turned 22 on the 9th
• Steve Brecher turned 22 on the 10th
• Addison Levitt turned 22 on the 11th
• Sean Rapp will be turning 22 on the 17th
• Geoffrey Allen will be turning 20 on the 17th
• Brad Feldman will be turning 20 on the 20th
• J Maxwell Kenion will be turning 21 on the 28th
• Yoseph Mcintosh will be turning 20 on the 29th

Happy Birthday Bros!

Brothers From AEPi Canada Visiting!

This past Sunday, the Alpha Pi Chapter opened up our house to the brothers of the Eta Theta Chapter from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada who were on a road trip. It was very exciting to have brothers from a chapter in another country over our house! The Alpha Pi Chapter is always there to support our brothers if they need a place to crash for the night.

AEPi Mid-Atlantic Conclave in Virginia Tech

From Friday the 18th to Sunday the 20th, 20 brothers of the Alpha Pi Chapter took the drive down to Virginia Tech University for the mid-atlantic conclave. The Sigma Alpha Chapter at Virginia Tech hosted its first conclave ever and it was an extreme success. Brothers from all over the east coast were in attendance! During the weekend, two current brothers Alex Gionet and Brandon Cohen both taught executive board classes to other AEPi brothers from other chapters. The brothers from the Alpha Pi Chapter really go a lot out of this experience and are ready to share what they learned during the weekend with the other brothers in the chapter.

Intramural Basketball!

The Alpha Pi basketball team played our first playoff game Tuesday night! Although we did not come through with the victory we played extremely hard and are very excited for the rest of the spring Intramurals!

Valentines Day Candy Grams!

In the weeks approaching Valentines day, brothers from the chapter set up a Philanthropy to sell candy grams to students on Temple University's Campus who have a crush or loved one they wanted to express their feelings to! All of the profits from this event are going to Sharsheret which is a national non-profit organization of cancer survivors dedicated to addressing the challenges facing young Jewish women living with breast cancer. You can visit the web site here to see more information!

Beta Triton Pledge Class!

Sunday February 13th, after under going the ritual ceremony at the house, the Beta Triton Pledge Class was initiated as pledges of the Alpha Pi Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi. These 8 quality young men seek entrance into our brotherhood. Pledge Master Alex Scott Mandel is ready to guide the Beta Tritons though this process!

RUSH Shabbat Dinner!

This past Friday, the local Chabad Rabbi helped host a wonderful Shabbat dinner with brothers from the chapter and spring 2011 Rushes! The dinner was great! The Alpha Pi Chapter thanks Chabad and the other alumni who helped fund this dinner!

Alpha Pi's 1986 Re-Founding Fathers and Alumni Event

Saturday afternoon the Alpha Pi Chapter may have held the most memorable event of the year at the house. The re-founding fathers of the Alpha Pi Chapter and other alumni came by to reunite with each other and the current brothers of the chapter. The event lasted several hours and was an unbelievable experience for all. The current brothers of the chapter really got some great insight on the history of our beloved brotherhood. You could see from the alumni how much it meant to them to see the chapter's success today. Alumni events like this will definitely be a focus for us in the future. Pictured above are the re-founding fathers from 1986!!

Below is the video that was made by a re-founding father for our event!

Third Bi-Annual Police Appreciation Night

Tonight, February 1st, the Alpha Pi Chapter hosted its third bi-annual Police Appreciation Night for the Temple University Police Department and for the Philadelphia Police Department. The event kicked off early in the evening for the men and women officers that were on shift who wanted to get out of the cold and grab a nice warm cup of joe! We as a Chapter enjoy putting on this event every semester because it gives us an opportunity to thank the officers for how much they do for us on a daily basis. After having coffee and donuts at the house for the officers on shift, we decided to also take a portion of the goods to the local campus police station so that even the men and woman not out patrolling could enjoy! We look forward to continuing this event next semester!

Above shows brothers outside of the Temple University Police Station delivering hot coffee and donuts to the officers.

(Brothers pictured from left to right: Aaron Saks, Mike Small, Ben Nadell and Alex Gionet)

January Brotherhood Awards!!

For the month of January the following brothers received awards for their outstanding work with the Chapter!

Minor Board of the Month - Nate Rosen (2013)

Executive Board of the Month - Peter Vakarev (2012)

Brother of the Month - Steve Wiseman (2014)

Good job Bros!!

Spring Rush 2011!!!

The time has come, the Spring 2011 rush for the Alpha Pi Chapter will be getting started tomorrow night! Rush Chairman Taylor Forlano is excited to get going with these awesome weeks of events that he has planned. The Rush schedule goes like this:

Wednesday 2/2 - Rush Starts - Meet the Brothers

Thursday 2/3 - Flyers Vs. Predators @ The House

Friday 2/4 - Shabbat Dinner @ The House

Saturday 2/5 - Temple Basketball Vs. Rhode Island

Sunday 2/6 - SUPERBOWL XLV @ The House

Monday 2/7 - Hookah and Hummus Night

Tuesday 2/8 - Poker Tournament

Wednesday 2/9 - Temple Basketball Vs. Fordham

Thursday 2/10 - Hoagies and Stoagies Night

Friday 2/11 - Around The World (Invite Only)

Sunday 2/13 - Bid Dinner (Invite Only)