[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 183 (Monday, December 23, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1910-E1911]
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           HONORING ALPHA EPSILON PI INTERNATIONAL FRATERNITY

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 23, 2013

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I extend my congratulations to the Alpha 
Epsilon Pi International Fraternity on the celebration of its 
centenary. With more than 177 active chapters across the United States, 
Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and Israel, and over 9,000 
undergraduate brothers, there is certainly much to celebrate.
  The fraternity is celebrating the largest event in its history--the 
Centennial Celebration on August 8th honoring the first 100 years of 
its existence and its success in cultivating generations of Jewish 
leaders on college campuses across the world.

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  The first 100 years are said to be the hardest, but the success of 
Alpha Epsilon Pi is a wonderful start.
  I wish the fraternity every success in the future and look forward to 
seeing more leaders from Alpha Epsilon Pi take their place in the 
world.
  AEPi was founded in 1913 at New York University, initially as a 
brotherhood of young men from similar backgrounds, but expanded in time 
with the goal of giving them the best college and fraternity 
experience. Since then approximately 100,000 men have been members of 
the fraternity.
  More important is the leadership training provided by AEPi. Its 
members include Wolf Blitzer, Mark Zuckerberg, former Florida 
Congressman Ron Klein, National Hockey League Commissioner Gary 
Bettman, James Brooks, a producer/director of The Simpsons, Paul Simon 
and Art Garfunkel, and architect Frank Gehry, plus numberless more.
  Celebrating a Centennial is a rare event. AEPi has contributed to the 
nation and the world for 100 years and if past performance is any 
indication, this will continue for many generations to come.

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