25 Nov, 2016

FridayPiday: Matt Van Horn (Arizona, 2006)

Matt Van Horn (Arizona, 2006)
25 Nov, 2016

Brother Matt Van Horn’s (Arizona, 2006) entrepreneurial career has taken him from ride sharing to internet startups and now to home appliances but he’s never strayed far from the lessons he learned in the Upsilon Alpha chapter. “The real world experience I got in AEPi has been invaluable to...

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18 Nov, 2016

FridayPiday: Alex Jakubowski (Northwestern, 2014)

18 Nov, 2016

Brother Alex Jakubowski (Northwestern, 2014) has become the youngest person to ever be awarded the prestigious Pomegranate Prize, presented by the Covenant Foundation to honor rising leaders in the field of Jewish education. The Covenant Foundation honors outstanding Jewish educators and supports creative approaches to programming to strengthen educational...

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11 Nov, 2016

FridayPiday: Tomer Kornfeld (Brooklyn 2017)

Tomer Kornfeld (Brooklyn 2017)
11 Nov, 2016

For Brother Tomer Kornfeld (Brooklyn 2017), AEPi has brought a sense of purpose, an outlet for giving back and, most importantly, family. The son of an Israeli father of Yemenite and Polish descent, and a mother who arrived in the United States as a refugee from the former Soviet...

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04 Nov, 2016

Ryan Gilderman (San Diego State, 2017)

04 Nov, 2016

Sometimes philanthropy is important to the community. And, sometimes, philanthropy hits even closer to the home. Brother Ryan Gilderman (San Diego State University, 2017) knows that all too well. “My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was a sophomore. She fought it hard, had surgery and treatment...

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26 Oct, 2016

FridayPiday: Gil Meshulam (UC San Diego, 2016)

26 Oct, 2016

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21 Oct, 2016

FridayPiday: Matt Greenberg (Chapel Hill, 2018)

21 Oct, 2016

Brother Matt Greenberg (University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, 2018) was looking to make a difference and help an organization with very close ties to the Omega chapter at North Carolina. Brother Jacob Becker’s (2017) sister, Cara Gwen Becker, was diagnosed with Acute Promylocydic Leukemia in 2012 and...

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14 Oct, 2016

FridayPiday: Evan Goodman (UC Berkeley)

14 Oct, 2016

Many AEPi alumni brothers often think wistfully of their days back on campus and wish they could return to school and relive their youth. For Brother Rabbi Evan Goodman (UC Berkeley), returning to campus meant an opportunity to make a difference. During college, Brother Goodman took some time off from...

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07 Oct, 2016

FridayPiday: Jared Neutel (UCLA, 2016)

07 Oct, 2016

Brother Jared Neutel (UCLA, 2016) was the recipient of the Andrew S. Borans Outstanding Rush Chairman Award this past August at AEPi’s 103rd International Convention in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The honor is given to a chapter’s Rush Chairman who performed in an outstanding manner and successfully executed all rush functions, including: overseeing...

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30 Sep, 2016

FridayPiday: Charlie Cohen (Bradley, 2017)

Charlie Cohen (Bradley, 2017)
30 Sep, 2016

Not many college seniors can put on their resume that they spent two days lobbying representatives at the United Nations for a cause in which they strongly believe. Brother Charlie Cohen (Bradley, 2017), along with four other undergraduate brothers (Ari Goldstein, Georgetown University; Noah Mikell, University of Minnesota; Ryan Baill, Georgia State...

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23 Sep, 2016

FridayPiday: Ron Brown (Boston University, 1968)

Synagogue Connect
23 Sep, 2016

As Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur approach, many Jewish college students are planning to attend services on campus at their local Hillel or Chabad, but that’s not the case for all. There are those students whose campuses don’t offer those resources and venture off campus to local synagogues for...

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