Delta Rho's New Board

This past Sunday, the Delta Rho chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi held its annual elections to choose the Executive and Auxiliary boards for the coming year. A large number of undergraduate brothers showed out in force to elect and run for the various positions. 

The new positions are as follows:

Eboard:

Master: Ethan Riback

Lieutenant Master: Adam Weinstein

Scribe: Devin Bornstein

Exchequer: Benjamin Wolbransky

Sentinel: Greg Bennett

Brother at Large: Justin Cirulli

House Manager: Bryce Sessel-Glassberg

Social Chairman: Raeli Savitt

Auxiliary Board:

Standards Board Chairman: Adam Heckelman

Housing Chairman: Joshua Glass

Congratulations on your new positions and make Delta Rho proud!

February Birthdays

Undergrads

Jonathon Abramson on February 3rd
Ethan Riback on February 4th
Matthew Kuttner on February 9th

Jonathon Gulardo on February 9th
Ben Katz on February 11th
Randy Flug on February 15th
Oren Kanel on February 20th
Phillip Schuss on February 23rd

Alumni
Aharon Tarnavsky on February 2nd
Matthew Sobo on February 3rd
Evan Cohen on February 5th
Daniel Mandon on February 12th
Mike Sokol on February 15th
Mark Ticktin on February 19th
Jeffrey Markowitz on February 20th
Ryan Frank on February 21st
Joe Hirschkowitz on February 22nd
Josh Edelman on February 23rd
Alex Hass on February 25th
Dave Litsky on February 25th
Mike Birnbaum on February 25th
Ross Lieberman on February 25th
Josh DiCristo on February 27th

Looking Ahead Toward Winter RUSH!

    This week has kicked off a series of exciting events for the Delta Rho chapter of AEPI on Drexel's campus. On Saturday, the 23 upstanding gentlemen of our Beta Delta pledge class were initiated to full-blown brotherhood status. It was also nice to see alumnus Marc Blumberg, and Ben Olen at the ritual. A big congratulations to brother pledge master Raeli Savitt and his assistants Josh Buchalter, Daniel Endo, and Mark Koh on a wildly successful pledge class. 

    The timing could not be more perfect as winter rush will be starting on Monday. We are all wishing a hearty good luck to brother rush chairman Josh Buchalter on his endeavors during this period. Some events to look forward to are Dodgeball at the DAC and Shabbat at AEPI. Brothers are also hard at work, giving back to the community during the elongated MLK Jr. weekend. On Sunday morning a group of undergrads and alumni volunteered with Jewish Relief Agency, packaging and delivering boxes of food and supplies for senior citizens in the Philadelphia area. Things could not be better (or busier) for Delta Rho. Have a great week! 

January Birthdays and Happy New Year

Undergrads

Andrew Blinn on Friday January 3rd

Ian Shinbrot on Monday January 6th

Josh Haghighi on Tuesday January 28th

Scott Sugarman on Tuesday January 28th

Alumni

Robert Neff on Friday January 3rd

Adam Saslow on Sunday January 5th

Peter Eizen on Monday January 6th
Robert Wexler on Wednesday January 8th

Roman Zubarev on Thursday January 9th

Adam Powers on Thursday January 9th

Adam Feldman on Sunday January 12th
Jeff Ginsburg on Monday January 20th

Evan Steinberg on Tuesday January 21st

Kraig Turner on Wednesday January 22nd

David Brouda on Wednesday January 22nd

Brandon Miller on Friday January 24th

Rabbi Levi on Tuesday January 28th

Rich Anderson on Friday January 31st

An exciting winter term!

While the weather takes a turn for the frigid, AEPI's Delta Rho chapter on Drexel's campus refuses to delay its exciting plans for winter term. This week, both brothers, pledges, and alumni will be congregating in our house for a welcome back Shabbat dinner, led by our chapter rabbi, Shimon Kay.

Our chapter is also gearing up for the second rush period of the year. Best of luck to rush chairman Josh Buchalter. We have absolute faith in these gentleman to create and educate another great pledge class!

December Birthdays

Undergrads

Jeff Weiss on December 3rd

Jesse Rosenstein on December 4th

Jake Barufkin on December 9th

Sam Farley on December 15th

Adam Heckelman on December 17th

Alumni

Joe Bokobza on December 7th

Gabe Sussman on December 7th
Ari Silver on December 10th

Jeffrey Carey on December 17th

Matthew Rosen on December 20th

Steven Wolfson on December 21st

Dan Zimmerman on December 25th

Happy Holidays from Delta Rho

    As Thanksgiving approaches, it's hard not to think of about the big Thursday night football game, family, turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce. This past Saturday, current undergrad brothers were able to face off against Alumni in an epic football game. In the end, the Alumni came out on top, winning the game 19-12. Luckily, the defeat didn't cause any feelings of malice as both groups joined together on Sunday for a Delta Rho tradition: traveling to Edison, NJ, the home of Harold's Deli. Here, brothers and pledges of all ages were able to chow down on humongous deli sandwiches and pancakes while sipping on gigantic milkshakes.

  

    A group of undergraduate brothers and pledge Ari Gutman ventured to New York City on Sunday to attend the Zionists of America gala, a night full of food and inspirational speakers such as Congresswoman Michelle Bachman, Governor Mike Huckabee, and businessman Sheldon Adelson. Hopefully, more brothers will be able to join in next year for such a wonderful event that demonstrates the importance of a Jewish homeland. 

   While the term will soon be coming to an end, our current pledge program has only picked up momentum. This past Tuesday, the Beta Delta pledge class serenaded the lovely sorority ladies of Drexel with the Backstreet Boys classic "I Want It That Way." Click here to view the video. A big congrats and thank you to brother Raeli Savitt for his extensive and successful pledge program thus far. He truly is raising a great group of future brothers! 

  In other Jewish news, the first day of Hanukkah will be falling out on Thanksgiving day. Once classes reconvene on Monday, brothers will be able to celebrate the festival of lights together thanks to a 9 foot tall menorah, purchased by our dedicated Yid chair, Ariel Arbely. We hope to see the lighting of this massive candelabra become a brotherhood tradition for years to come. We will also be hosting a Hanukkah celebration with our neighbor AXP, sponsored by the Chabad on campus. In addition, there will be a kosher Hanukkah BBQ the day after, using our brand new kosher grill!