44 | NOVEMBER 21 • 2019 

I

n October 2017, the Xi 
Colony of the Alpha Epsilon 
Pi (AEPi) Fraternity at Wayne 
State University was refounded 
and initiated its first brothers in 
more than 20 years. Elections for 
the executive board of the new 
fraternity were held promptly 
thereafter, and each of the nine 
new initiates sought a leadership 
position, setting the tone for a 
colony that will be rechartered 
and become an official chapter 
once again on Nov. 24. 
Over the past two years, the 
brothers of the Xi Colony have 
proven themselves to be a group 
guaranteed to continue growing 
and flourishing in the heart of 
Detroit.
In addition to AEPi 
programming, which includes 
brotherhood events, sports 
outings, etc., the Xi Colony stays 
connected to the community 
around it. Through engagement 
with various Jewish programs 
through Hillel of Metro Detroit, 
Wayne State Students for 
Israel and Chabad of Greater 
Downtown Detroit, just to 
name a few, the brothers remain 
engaged with and confident in 
their Jewish identities. 
The brothers also hold 
community service events 
with numerous nonprofit 
organizations in Detroit, and 
a philanthropy event with 
the Detroit Pistons that gives 
attendees a chance to high-
five the Pistons and shoot a 
free throw on the court after 
the game. 
In addition to local 
engagement, the Xi Colony, 
with funding through Hillel of 
Metro Detroit, has sent nearly 

a dozen brothers to various 
conferences, including AIPAC’
s 
Policy Conference, the AJC 
Global Forum, StandWithUs 
and J-Street. 
The brothers of the Xi Colony 
pride themselves on not being 
like the negatively represented 
fraternities that people are 
so familiar with nowadays. 
Although they have no trouble 
taking down other fraternities 
in activities like Frisbee and 
volleyball, they also hold the 
highest GPA among all of 
Wayne State’
s Greek Life, hold 
leadership positions in various 
Jewish, pro-Israel, political, 
musical and medical student 
organizations, and even have a 
brother serving as the president 
of Wayne State’
s Student Senate. 
The Xi Colony has more than 
most fraternities to be proud of, 
and this is only the beginning. 
Moving forward, the Xi 
Chapter will continue to grow, 
continue to foster the Jewish, 
academic and professional 
growth of its members, and will 
contribute to the revitalization 
of Detroit as it continues its 
resurgence. @

for college students 
by college students

Home Again 

AEPi rechartered at Wayne State

Jeremy Rosenberg } jewish@edu writer

TOP TO BOTTOM: Sam Grand, Aaron Brown and Jeremy Rosenberg. Zach 
Roberts, Ben Plotnick and Joeseph Yusubov. Joeseph Yusubov, Roi Golan and 
Alex McInnis.

If you have a son, grandson, 
cousin, nephew or friend at 
Wayne State whom we haven’
t 
reached yet, contact Jeremy 
Rosenberg at (586) 264-3800 
or if you are an AEPi alum who 
was not reached by mail or 
email regarding the chartering 
ceremony, call Jeremy to RSVP 
for the Nov. 24 dinner and 
celebration.

PHOTOS COURTESY HILLEL METRO DETROIT

