Alpha Epsilon Phi was founded On October 24, 1909 at Barnard College by seven Jewish women: Helen Phillips, Ida Beck, Rose Gernstein, Augustina "Tina" Hess, Lee Reiss, Rose Salmowitz, and Stella Strauss. Their goal was to foster lifelong friendship and sisterhood, academics, social involvement, and community service while providing a home away from home for members while away at college. This dream continues to succeed, prosper, and thrive on over 50 college and university campuses nationwide. AEPhi welcomes with open arms hundreds of new members each year and seeks not only to live up to the ideals and goals of its original founders, but also to exceed them. Today, we are a Jewish sorority, but not a religious organization, with membership open to all college women, regardless of religion, who honor, respect and appreciate our Jewish identity and are comfortable in a culturally Jewish environment.

 

Epsilon Chapter at Tulane University was founded on December 24th, 1916, and at the time, was the fifth chartered chapter of AEPhi. Today, the Epsilon Chapter is the second oldest active chapter of Alpha Epsilon Phi. There are currently over 200 active members in our chapter.