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AEPi Alpha Nu Chapter at Albany
Chartering Event - Spring 2004
Group photo of the AEPi brothers - Alpha Nu Albany Chapter with their new national charter.
Mike Lewis, Master of Ceremonies for the Chartering event, presents Rabbi Mendel Rubin with a special recognition award on behalf of the brothers of AEPI. The award presented to Rabbi Mendel Rubin (and Shabbos House) along with some of the kosher meals (by special request) prepared at Shabbos House. Jon Pierce (big macher at National AEPi, and President of UAlbany Hillel lay board) presents David Liebschutz (Hillel Exec Director) with AEPI pin, and pledges to welcome him as honorary brother.
Official Press Release by AEPI Alpha Nu on this chartering event:

UALBANY CHAPTER OF ALPHA EPSILON PI IS CHARTERED BY INTERNATIONAL FRATERNITY

The Alpha Nu Chapter of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity at the University at Albany was chartered on Saturday, April 24, 2004, at a dinner ceremony at the Quality Inn in Albany.

Past International Master (President) of AEPi and current University at Albany Hillel President, Jonathan Pierce, presided over the chartering for the local chapter of this Jewish fraternity, which is celebrating its 91st anniversary this year, having over 123 chapters and colonies on its rolls and a membership of over 77,000.

Pierce said how pleased he was that Alpha Nu, which originally started as a fraternity at UAlbany in 1984 but had become inactive in the mid-1990’s, has sprung to life in the last five years and became eligible to become an officially chartered chapter this year. “It is a tribute to the men of Alpha Nu that they worked hard to attract a strong pledge class and a solid group of officers to move the fraternity forward into to the future. I am particularly appreciative of the efforts of outgoing Master Shawn Hindes to bring the chapter to this place. ”

Past Master of the chapter, Mike Lewis, served as master of ceremonies at the dinner which attracted over 100 current and former fraternity brothers and their friends and families. In addition to the chartering ceremony, there were several awards given at the dinner:

Outstanding Brother: Rich Burg
Most Active Brother: Shawn Hindes
Most Dedicated Brother: Jordan Mortman and Brian Landesman (tie)
Biggest Campus Leader: Mark Shapiro
Biggest Contribution to Jewish Life: Benjamin Lieb
Most Scholastic Brother: Jonathan Bronley
Lifetime Achievement: Benjamin Kallos and Jonathan Smoller
Special Appreciation Award: Rabbi Mendel Rubin, Andy Rothbart, and David Liebschutz

Next year’s Executive Board for the fraternity are:

Master - Rich Burg
Lt Master - Jordan Mortman
Scribe - Adam Tesser
Exchequer - Brett Pasternak
Sentinel - Brian Landesman
Member at Large - Andrew Akman
Rushmaster - Jon Bronley

For further information about the fraternity, please contact the Alpha Nu Chapter at AEPi@albany.edu.

 
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