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| Founded | October 24, 1909 Barnard College, (New York, New York) |
| Type | Social |
| Scope | National |
| Motto | Multa Corda, Una Causa Many Hearts, One Purpose |
| Colors | Green and White |
| Symbol | Heart |
| Flower | Lily of the Valley |
| Jewel | Pearl |
| Publication | Columns |
| Philanthropy | Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Sharsheret |
| Mascot | Giraffe |
| Headquarters | 11 Lake Avenue Extension Danbury, Connecticut, USA |
| Homepage | http://www.aephi.org/ |
Alpha Epsilon Phi (ΑΕΦ) is a sorority and member of the National Panhellenic Conference. It was founded on October 24, 1909 at Barnard College in New York City by Helen Phillips Lipman, Ida Beck Carlin, Rose Gerstein Smolin, Augustina "Tina" Hess Solomon, Lee Reiss Leibert, Rose Salmowitz Marvin, and Stella Strauss Sinsheimer who felt the need of a Jewish sorority at Barnard. Founder Tina Hess Solomon described the reasons for the founding in a letter written in 1934: "We wanted a group of girls chosen not because of any special scholastic preeminence, financial circumstances or other arbitrary standards but a group who had common interests and were dominated by the ideals of true friendship. The mission of Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority is to inspire and support exemplary women dedicated to friendship and a lifelong commitment to Alpha Epsilon Phi while building on the vision of our Jewish founders."
Notable alumnae
- Barbara Barrie (Omega, Texas) - actress; (Barney Miller)[1]
- Lillian Copeland (Xi, USC) - Olympic Gold and Silver medalist[2]
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Kappa, Cornell) - Supreme Court Justice[1]
- Elizabeth Glaser (Sigma, University of Wisconsin) - AIDS Activist and co-founder of The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation[1]
- Erica Hill (Alpha Chi, Boston University) - CNN Anchor[2]
- Bessie Margolin (Epsilon, Newcomb) - former U.S. Department of Labor attorney[2]
- Charlotte Rae (Omicron, Northwestern) - actress; (Diff'rent Strokes, The Facts of Life)[1]
- Judith Resnik (Alpha Nu, Carnegie Mellon) - 2nd American woman astronaut[2]
- Dinah Shore (Chi, Vanderbilt) - Singer, actress and talk show host[3]
- Annette Strauss (Omega, Texas) - former Mayor of Dallas[1]
- Lauren Weisberger (Kappa, Cornell) - author, (The Devil Wears Prada)[1]
- Harriett Woods (Pi, Michigan) - former Lt. Governor of Missouri[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Jacobson, Judie (January 2, 2007), Conversation with…Bonnie Wunsch Jewish sorority on the rise in CT and elsewhere, The Jewish Ledger, <http://www.jewishledger.com/articles/2007/01/02/news/news03.txt>. Retrieved on 13 March 2007
- ^ a b c d "Alpha Epsilon Phi - Famous Phis". Alpha Epsilon Phi. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
- ^ Sanua, Marianne Rachel [1994]. 'Going Greek': A social history of Jewish college fraternities in the United States, 1895-1945. Columbia University.
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