Alpha Epsilon Pi (ΑΕΠ or AEPi) is currently the only international Jewish college fraternity in the United States. It currently has 111 active chapters and 8 colonies, but those numbers fluctuate as new chapters and colonies are added or as chapters become inactive.
History
AEPi was founded in 1913 at New York University (NYU) by Charles C. Moskowitz and 10 other young, Jewish men. These men were Isador M. Glazer, Herman L. Krauss, Arthur E. Leopold, Arthur M. Lipkint, Emil Lustgarten, Benjamin M. Meyer, Charles J. Pintel, Maurice Plager, David K. Schafer, and Hyman Shulman. Their first pledge was Samuel L. Epstein.
Charles Moskowitz was a talented basketball player and had just transferred to NYU from the City College of New York. Several NYU fraternities expressed interest in him and one gave him a bid. 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.
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, a local fraternity Phi Tau became the Beta Chapter of AEPi.
Notable alumni
- Gary Bettman - Commissioner, National Hockey League, Cornell '72
- Wolf Blitzer - Journalist, Author, CNN Correspondent, SUNY Buffalo '70
- Art Garfunkel - Singer/Composer, Columbia '64
- Jerry Lewis - Comedian/Chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Washington
- Richard Lewis - Actor/Comedian, Ohio State '69
- Robert Novak - Columnist, pundit and Panelist on CNN Crossfire, Illinois '52
- Jerry Reinsdorf - Owner of Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox, George Washington '57
- Paul Simon - Singer/Composer, Queens '63
- Jack Stahl - Former President, Coca Cola, Emory '76
- Gene Wilder - Actor/Producer/Director, Iowa '55
- Scott Wolf - Actor, George Washington '91
- Ron Popeil - Inventor, Infomercial Producer, Owner, Ronco Industries (http://www.ronco.com), Illinois '57
- Steve Stone - Chicago Cubs Announcer, Kent State '69
List of chapters
1913
Alpha
New York University
Manhattan, New York
1917
Beta
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
1919
Gamma
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1920
Delta
University of Illinois
Champaign, Illinois
1920
Epsilon
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia
1920
Zeta
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia
1921
Eta
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
1921
Theta
Auburn University*
Auburn, Alabama
1923
Iota
Columbia University
New York City, New York
1924
Kappa
Ohio Northern University*
Ada, Ohio
1924
Lambda
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, Illinois
1925
Mu
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
1925
Nu
Marquette University*
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1925
Rho Deuteron
University of Delaware*
Newark, Delaware
1926
Omicron
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
1927
Pi
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
1928
Rho
University of Rhode Island*
Kingston, Rhode Island
1928
Sigma
Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri
1929
Tau
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee
1930
Xi
Wayne State University*
Detroit, Michigan
1931
Upsilon
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
1933
Phi
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts
1934
Chi
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
1936
Psi
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
1937
Omega
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1937
Alpha Deuteron
Drake University*
Des Moines, Iowa
1938
Beta Deuteron
Louisiana State University*
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1939
Gamma Deuteron
University of Texas
Austin, Texas
1940
Delta Deuteron
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland
1940
Epsilon Deuteron
Worcester Polytechnic Institute*
Worcester, Massachusetts
1940
Zeta Deuteron
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts
1940
Eta Deuteron
Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts
1941
Theta Deuteron
University of Akron*
Akron, Ohio
1942
Iota Deuteron
University of Alabama*
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1947
Kappa Deuteron
George Washington University
Washington, D.C.
1947
Lambda Deuteron
University of Miami *
Coral Gables, Florida
1947
Mu Deuteron
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, Missouri
1947
Nu Deuteron
University of Missouri-Rolla
Rolla, Missouri
1947
Xi Deuteron
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
1947
Omicron Deuteron
University of Cincinnati*
Cincinnati, Ohio
1947
Pi Deuteron
Penn State University
State College, Pennsylvania
1947
Sigma Deuteron
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
1947
Tau Deuteron
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio
1947
Upsilon Deuteron
University of New Mexico*
Albuquerque, New Mexico
1947
Chi Deuteron
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
1948
Mu Tau
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts
1948
Alpha Upsilon
New York University-University Heights*
The Bronx, New York
1948
Sigma Phi
University of Manitoba*
Winnipeg, Manitoba
1949
Psi Deuteron
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
1949
Kappa Upsilon
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
1949
Phi Deuteron
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio
1949
Kappa Sigma
Kansas State University*
Manhattan, Kansas
1949
Beta Upsilon
Bradley University
Peoria, Illinois
1949
Chi Alpha
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, California
1949
Kappa Chi
Queens College
Flushing, New York
1949
Omega Deuteron
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1949
Mu Upsilon
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
1950
Upsilon Tau
University of Toledo*
Toledo, Ohio
1951
Alpha Sigma
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona
1951
Iota Upsilon
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
1951
Rho Pi
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York
1951
Phi Gamma
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
1951
Tau Upsilon
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
1952
Gamma Alpha
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia
1953
Beta Pi
Polytechnic University of New York*
Brooklyn, New York
1954
Zeta Pi
University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
1954
Pi Upsilon
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
1954
Upsilon Rho
University of Richmond*
Richmond, Virginia
1956
Alpha Pi
Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1956
Upsilon Kappa
University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut
1956
Kappa Mu
University of Missouri-Kansas City*
Kansas City, Missouri
1956
Rho Upsilon
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey
1956
Phi Theta
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, New York
1957
Mu Epsilon
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee*
Milwaukee, WI
1958
Sigma Chi
City College of New York*
New York City, New York
1958
Beta Iota
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
1958
Upsilon Beta
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
1959
Eta Chi
Lehman College*
The Bronx, New York
1959
Mu Sigma
University of Memphis* (formerly Memphis State University)
Memphis, Tennessee
1959
Omega Upsilon
University of Oklahoma*
Norman, Oklahoma
1960
Beta Sigma
Baruch College
New York City, New York
1962
Upsilon Chi
University of Tennessee-Chattanooga*
Chattanooga, Tennessee
1962
Lambda Upsilon
Long Island University*
Brooklyn, New York
1962
Sigma Kappa Psi
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts
1962
Alpha Epsilon
Long Island University-C.W. Post* (formerly C.W. Post College)
Brookville, New York
1962
Rho Beta
Rutgers University-Newark*
Newark, New Jersey
1963
Pi Zeta
Old Dominion University*
Norfolk, Virginia
1964
Rho Nu
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York
1964
Alpha Tau
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio
1964
Upsilon Alpha
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
1965
Epsilon Kappa
East Carolina University*
Greenville, North Carolina, Greenville
1966
Pi Chi
Parsons College* (closed in June, 1973)
Fairfield, Iowa
1966
Rho Mu
Randolph-Macon College*
Ashland, Virginia
1967
Rho Iota
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York
1967
Delta Pi
Utica College*
Utica, New York
1967
Upsilon Omicron
University of Nebraska-Omaha*
Omaha, Nebraska
1967
Delta Tau
Detroit Institute of Technology (closed; absorbed by Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan)*
Detroit, Michigan
1968
Nu Alpha
Northern Arizona University*
Flagstaff, Arizona
1968
Nu Sigma
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
1968
Rho Eta
Hunter College*
New York City, New York
1968
Upsilon Eta
University of Houston*
Houston, Texas
1968
Phi Tau
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida
1968
Kappa Gamma
Clarkson University*
Potsdam, New York
1968
Nu Eta
Quinnipiac University*
Hamden, Connecticut
1969
Alpha Chi
Athens State University*
Athens, Alabama
1969
Omicron Chi
Oglethorpe College*
Atlanta, Georgia
1969
Iota Chi
University of Illinois at Chicago*
Chicago, Illinois
1969
Sigma Pi
American University
Washington, D.C.
1969
Sigma Omega
California State Polytechnic University
San Luis Obispo, California
1969
Lambda Gamma
Bowling Green State University*
Bowling Green, Ohio
1969
Epsilon Mu
Eastern Michigan University*
Ypsilanti, Michigan
1970
Phi Delta
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1970
Nu Tau
New York Institute of Technology*
Old Westbury, New York
1970
Lambda Epsilon
Fairleigh Dickinson University*
Teaneck, New Jersey
1970
Epsilon Pi
Virginia Commonwealth University*
Richmond, Virginia
1970
Mu Phi
Florida Institute of Technology*
Melbourne, Florida
1970
Delta Beta
University of New Hampshire*
Durham, New Hampshire
1970
Iota Tau
Indiana Institute of Technology*
Fort Wayne, Indiana
1970
Tau Phi
University of Tampa*
Tampa, Florida
1970
Sigma Delta
San Diego State University
San Diego, California
1971
Sigma Alpha
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg, Virginia
1971
Tau Eta
Indiana State University*
Terre Haute, Indiana
1972
Lambda Kappa
University of Kentucky*
Lexington, Kentucky
1973
Sigma Mu
Central Missouri State University*
Warrensburg, Missouri
1976
Nu Iota
Northern Illinois University*
DeKalb, Illinois
1977
Chi Upsilon
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
1978
Omicron Upsilon
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio
1979
Sigma Eta
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
1980
Kappa Xi
Western Michigan University*
Kalamazoo, Michigan
1982
Iota Beta
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois
1983
Sigma Iota
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale*
Carbondale, Illinois
1985
Delta Kappa
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
1985
Beta Nu
Binghamton University
Binghamton, New York
1985
Chi Nu
California State University, Northridge
Northridge, California
1985
Iota Delta
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York
1985
Alpha Nu
University at Albany
Albany, New York
1985
Eta Upsilon
University of Hartford
West Hartford, Connecticut
1985
Alpha Kappa
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1985
Lambda Omega
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario
1986
Pi Beta
Hofstra University
Hempstead, New York
1986
Upsilon Sigma
Union College
Schenectady, New York
1987
Tau Omega
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
1987
Eta Pi
York University
Toronto, Ontario
1987
Omega Nu
State University of New York-Oswego*
Oswego, New York
1987
Omega Sigma
State University of New York-Oneonta*
Oneonta, New York
1987
Lambda Beta
Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts
1987
Psi Phi
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
1988
Chi Beta
California State University-Long Beach*
Long Beach, California
1988
Chi Delta
University of California-Davis
Davis, California
1988
Zeta Tau
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California
1988
Sigma Beta
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
1988
Alpha Beta
Muhlenberg College
Allentown, Pennsylvania
1988
Chi Mu
Clark University*
Worcester, Massachusetts
1989
Phi Alpha
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
1989
Sigma Tau
Stanford University
Palo Alto, California
1990
Alpha Delta
Adelphi University*
Garden City, New York
1990
Delta Psi
Buffalo State College*
Buffalo, New York
1990
Epsilon Chi
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec
1990
Iota Eta
Ithaca College*
Ithaca, New York
1990
Phi Pi
State University of New York-Cortland*
Cortland, New York
1991
Epsilon Upsilon
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
1992
Rho Sigma
Ramapo College
Mahwah, New Jersey
1993
Chi Pi
California State Polytechnic-Pomona*
Pomona, California
1993
Beta Psi
Rider University
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
1994
Tau Mu
Towson University
Towson, Maryland
1995
Lambda Alpha
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
1997
Beta Rho
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
1998
Delta Rho (http://www.draepi.org)
Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1998
Chi Sigma
University of California-San Diego
San Diego, California
2000
Nu Delta
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
2000
Tau Delta
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
2001
Eta Psi
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
2001
Upsilon Omega
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
2002
Eta Sigma
Georgetown University
Washington, D.C.
2002
Chi Omicron
College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina
2003
Beta Chi
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia
2004
Kappa Omega
University of Waterloo
Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo, Ontario
2004
Pi Rho (http://www.pirho.aepi.ca/)
Ryerson University
Toronto, Ontario
2004
Nu Kappa
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario
2004
Beta Alpha
San Francisco State University
San Fransisco, California
2004
Sigma Zeta
University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California
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