2009 Rush

Chapter Overview

AEPi offers a great opporunity for incoming students to the University of Georgia to find a home away from home. Founded in 1916, the Omicron chapter is the second longest continuously running chapter in the country and proudly boasts an 85+ man chapter roster. Members of our chapter include UGA students originating as far north as New York and as far west as Texas. The chapter's diversity helps complete the unique and special mold that is AEPi. Although classified as a social fraternity, our chapter offers not only a party outlet, but also one philanthropically, academically, and religiously.

Philanthropic

Each year our chapter hosts and participates in many campus wide philanthropies including Relay For Life, ugaMiracle and UGA HERO. Additionally, the chapter continually supports other campus organization's philanthropies including other fraternities and sororites, Hillel, IFC, and UGA. Each summer AEPi hosts its annual golf tournament to support the AEPI national philanthropy.

Academic

The AEPi chapter at the University of Georgia consistantly receives top rankings academically amongst the other greek organizations. In the Fall 2008 Semester, the Brothers earned a 3.44 GPA, the highest fraternity GPA on campus.The chapter has been ranked as one of the top ten chapters among the 20+ fraternities on campus for more than 15 straight semesters. Our current and active members include Presidential Scholars, Deans List Recipients, and members of the Institute for Leadership Advancement. Our members also consist of officers and chairman in the Interfraternity Council, the Society For Management Information Systems, Hillel, the Real Estate Society, and the Leonard Leadership Program.

Social

As a social fraternity, our members take full advantage of the social benefits that come with being in AEPi. Each semester, our chapter has numeruous band parties, date nights, and socials with other sororities on campus. All events are open to members of the chapter that are 18 years of age and older. Each February our chapter hosts its annual formal known as the "Beggar's Banquet" in various locations throughout the southeast including Atlanta, Charleston, Hilton Head Island and Nashville. To conclude each spring semester, the chapter hosts big named bands for the three day weekend called Wild West. In the past our Wild West linups have been home to bands such as Gran Torino, The Georgia Satelites, Drivin' and Cryin', and Bone Thugz. Whether you are new to the Athens music scene, or a seasoned veteran, the Wild West weekend is something to look forward to. Last year's day time activities throughout the weekend included a craw fish boil, in-house live techno club, and an actual mechanical bull. What will this year's Wild West bring?

For more rush information please contact Blake Helfman at bshelfman@gmail.com.