Alpha Epsilon Pi, the Jewish Fraternity of North America, was founded to provide opportunities for Jewish men seeking the best possible college and fraternity experience. 

It is the 13th largest fraternity in North America, with 132 chapters everywhere from University of Georgia to UCLA. In addition, there are a bunch of chapters close by: University of Maryland, UMBC, Johns Hopkins University, and Goucher College, among others.

 

Our heritage stems from one source: young Jewish men banding together in allegiance. The role of Alpha Epsilon Pi has expanded since its inception in 1913. Initially, the Jewish fraternity served as a brotherhood of young men who came from similar religious backgrounds and who had experienced the same prejudices against their religious beliefs. Alpha Epsilon Pi soon broadened its role to include serving as the living quarters for some of its members.

 

The fraternity became a home away from home, providing the same stabilizing and guiding values that students previously gained from their families. Armed with these values, Alpha Epsilon Pi faced changing conditions on the college campus and survived. Today, Jewish students search out Alpha Epsilon Pi because it is a Jewish Fraternity. In the fraternity's 99-year history, over 83,000 men have worn the badge of Alpha Epsilon Pi and each year, over 4,000 undergraduates perform the Ritual of Initiation, which remains the same ritual adopted decades ago.