beta eta | uc san diego
Alpha Epsilon Phi is a Jewish founded sorority dedicated to helping all women become the best they can be. We prize individuality, encouraging each member to discover and develop the talents and abilities that make her unique. We welcome exemplary women of all backgrounds who honor, respect and appreciate our heritage.
Chapter History​
Alpha Epsilon Phi's story at UCSD starts on April 20, 2002, when 18 lovely ladies at the University took it upon themselves to create a brand new sorority for UCSD. These 18 women formed a local chapter named "Tau Gamma Alpha".
These ladies dreamt to become part of the National Sorority, Alpha Epsilon Phi. This dream became a reality in the spring of 2003 when they were given the opportunity to extend an open invitation to AEPhi. In the fall of 2003, the first class of Alpha Epsilon Phi was recruited and the sisters were then initiated into this prestigious sorority on January 12, 2004.
On June 4th, 2006, the University of California, San Diego chapter of Alpha Epsilon Phi received it's charter, becoming Beta Eta! Today, AEPhi is a well-established part of UCSD's Panhellenic system, taking pride in ourselves, our sisters, and our Jewish founding.
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Our open motto is
multa corda, una causa,
many hearts, one purpose.
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TRADITIONS
Lily of the Valley
Pearl
Giraffe
Open Motto
Multa corda
una causa
Many Hearts, One Purpose.
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SISTERHOOD
unconditional friendships
inspiring others
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intellectual growth
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selfless service
personal development
high ideals
& moral character
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National History
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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.
AEPhi was founded by seven Jewish women; Helen Phillips, Ida Beck, Rose Gerstein, Augustina "Tina" Hess, Lee Reiss, Rose Salmowitz and Stella Strauss; at Barnard College in New York on October 24, 1909. This sorority would endeavor to foster lifelong friendship and sisterhood, academics, social involvement and community service, all the while providing a home away from home for its members. "It was her [Helen Phillips'] idea and her persistence more than anything else that brought Alpha Epsilon Phi into existence," one founder wrote. "I sometimes think that some of those ties were more necessary to Helen than to the others in this group because Helen had no mother and no sisters or brothers, and to her a group of adopted sisters was more of a need and had more significance."
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The dream that was born in a dorm room at Barnard College in 1909 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.
These women were striving to create a safe and loving community that welcomes all women of quality regardless of their background, a legacy that we continue to celebrate through the diversity of our members and honoring of our Jewish founders.