Chapter History

EX Founding Fathers

Alpha Pledge Class

Masters

KEY DATES IN OUR HISTORY

9/ 94                Idea to reform Montreal Chapter is brought forward by L.T.

9/ 94                Founding Fathers initiated in Michigan

10/94               1st Rush is lead by Andrew Merkur

11/94               Alpha Pledge Class is initiated

9/95                 1st full-scale rush successfully lead by L.T.

10/95               Epsilon Chi appears on front page of Montreal Gazette (picture in common room)

11/11/95          Beta Pledge Class Initiated.  First Road Trip follows.

5/11/96            Adam Little, Cary Chapnick and Danny Rolin sign the chapter’s first lease at 532 Milton.  Shing Lau owns the house.

8/20/96            Adam Little, Andrew Merkur, Cary Chapnick, Danny Rolin and Ilan Katz move into and start restoring the new House.

8/96                 Epsilon Chi wins Colony of the Year and Leider Family T-Shirt Award at annual convention in Florida

9/10/96            Danny Rolin and Lenny Panzer successfully rush and pledge the first pledge class of the new house.

1/25/97            Epsilon Chi is re-chartered by Supreme Master David Bacharach at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel.  Matt Simmons and Larry Track accept the charter. Adam Little makes a memorable speech to top off the evening’s festivities.

3/97                 Philanthropy committee, led by Noah Godfrey, brings internationally known anti-hazing advocate Eileen Stevens to address the McGill community on the dangers of hazing.

5/97                 The Fraternity takes over the entire house at 532 Milton

4/98                 The Fraternity house is sold and the new lease is signed at 514 des Pins.

7/98                 CJA presents Epsilon Chi with a plaque recognizing the chapter’s  involvement in the Jewish community.

8/98                 Epsilon Chi wins Jewish Communal Service Award & Evan Lapidus wins Exchequer of the Year at annual convention in Atlanta.  Lambda Omega from the University of Western Ontario becomes first Canadian chapter recognized as Chapter of the Year.

10/98               Epsilon Chi’s brothers & pledges sweep doubleheader versus rival Pi Lam

9/11/98            Thierry Elmaleh & Cary Chapnick Rush and Pledge the first pledge class (Epsilon) of the new house

2/99                 Cary Chapnick and Neil Grunberg go East to Dalhousie to start AEPi’s newest Canadian Colony

4/99                 Cary Chapnick gets hired to work for the International office as a Chapter Consultant, he is the first ever from McGill and 5th ever from Canada

7/99                 Epsilon Chi is victorious at the Alpha Epsilon Pi Canadian Softball Championship, beating Lambda Omega (Western) in the last inning of the championship game

7/99                 Epsilon Chi once again receives recognition from CJA for outstanding service to the Jewish Community by presenting a second plaque

8/99                 The chapter repeats the success from Atlanta at Convention in New York as we win the Risk Management Award and a Jewish Communal Award. As well, Charlie Hadid wins the Gitelson Medallion for Jewish services and Cary Chapnick and Neil Grunberg win the Expansion Award

9/16/99            The dish arrives! Direct TV is installed at the house, happiness all around

03/11/00          Epsilon Chi holds its first North-East Conclave, planned by Thierry Elmaleh, huge attendance both from Montreal and elsewhere attend.  The weekend is capped with an AEPi vs. PiLam hockey game at Molson Centre, AEPi wins 5-4.  D.D. throws biggest party in chapter history.

08/00               Adam Little moves out of the house after 4 dedicated years.

03/01               Epsilon Chi holds its first alumni weekend, planned by Cory Greenspan, a resounding success.

09/01               Upon Jesse Rolin’s idea, Michael Saxe does away with the Minor Board believing every brother should take part in planning and organizing.

09/02               AEPi forms first brother-only intramural-hockey team to take over from the Chiefs, our previous team.

11/02               Our chapter takes a very successful road trip to Boston. Highlights include a meal at the Cheesecake Factory and a game of Trivial Pursuit at MIT.

03/03               Our Second Annual Alumni Weekend is Thrown Largely overseen by Michael Saxe.

03/03               J Joffe, Social Chair,  throws Splash Bash – Putting AEPi productions on the top of hot parties in Montreal.

03/03               Road trip to London Ontario, for AEPi Splash Bash.

04/03               Michael Saxe graduates but refuses to stop studying

04/03               Soggy Biscuit leaves Montreal in pursuit of bitches elsewhere. We all raised our chests in tribute.

10/03               The Iota Pledge class raises over $2500.00 for McGill Cancer Research.

10/03               Road trip to New York city, where after a huge meal at the cheese cake factory, 70% of brother/pledges threw up from bloatedness (the American beer didn’t help either)

11/03               Splash Bash Montreal returns, with over 1000 people splashing and bashing at Groove Society. There are witnesses claiming “sex in the foam”.

01/04               Benji Feldman leads our first ever Winter Rush

01/04               Mardi Gras @ Club Vatican – the entire brotherhoods’ lives are changed for ever.

02/04               The Kappa Pledge class joins the EX chapter.  

05/04               Ben Tarnow Graduates and is forced to expand his vocabulary beyond Bjs and snaps.

11/04               The Mu pledge class joins the EX chapter. 

03/05               AE∏ gets to represent the Jewish community in the St. Patty’s Day parade.  Glicksman blinds everyone by taking off his shirt.

04/05               Splash Bash Montreal is held in a swimming pool for the first time ever.