Sammy - Epsilon Xi History

Who's Idea to Start Epsilon Xi?

Jake Lerner

Why did Lerner start it?

He was frustrated with existing frats and the bid process

Where and when was Lerner's dad in Sammy?

Sammy Mu Psi - Miami Uni Ohio - Class of 1971

Marlon Gibson...

Fat F**k

Who was Lerner's dad's frat brother?

Lee Manders - former supreme prior of SAM

Who did Lerner go to Dave's with?

Ben Moore, Sam Nichaman, and Alex Beiner

What did Lerner order?

Turkey Sandwich

What did Moore order?

BLT

What did Nichaman order?

Reuben

What did Beiner order?

Spicy Dave's

How many times did people try to start Sammy before Lerner?

3 times

Where did Lerner first hold Sammy meetings?

2nd floor of harris hall

Who was Taylor McNair?

The IFC president when Epsilon Xi was founded

What was Marlon Gibson's role?

Fat F**k and director of Greek Life

When is Lerner's birthday, and what happened on that day?

January 23 - Road trip to Tampa to visit Beiner's gf, in Gainesville, Florida, got into car crash with girl from Delta Zeta, teaching Lerner perseverance and causing them to reconsider.

Who was 2nd group of kids to join Sammy?

Brandon Hamroff, Jay Schafer, Matt Csillag, Jake Simon, Brandon Amirian, and Michael Schwitzer.

What happened after Hamroff and friends joined?

Sammy became a colony from an interest group

What happened when Marlon brought Lerner back?

An IFC council meeting was held, a kid in Ksig challenged IFC bylaws, sammy won the vote and was officially recognized.

When epsilon xi became a chapter, what were they allowed to do?

Recruiting along the lines of their original values (work hard, play hard), selecting only the best of the best

How many founders did Epsilon Xi have?

26 founders (fastest forming chapter in sammy history)

What were the og frat houses?

The 1680 house and then 1204 Biltmore Drive

When was epsilon xi founders day?

April 2nd, 2016

What does the prior do?

President; deals with external affairs and oversees everything

What does the vice prior do?

Vice president; Typically deals with internal affairs

What does the exchequer do?

Manages finances, collects dues, and budgets

What does the recorder do?

Documents fraternity information

To foster and maintain... (1st part)

among its sons a spirit of fraternity, a spirit of mutual moral aid and support

To instill and maintain... (2nd part)

in the hearts of its sons, love for and loyalty to alma mater and its ideals

To inculcate among... (3rd part)

its sons such ideals as will result in actions worthy of the highest precepts of true manhood, democracy, and humanity

Who was the og exec. bord (2015)

Jake Lerner (Prior), Jay Schaefer (Vice Prior), Tyler Nathan (Exchequer), and Brandon Amirian (Recorder)

2016 exec board

Jake Lerner (Prior), Jay Schaefer (Vice Prior), Matt Kaufman (Exchequer), and Cooper Lin (Recorder).

2017 exec board

Cooper Linn (Prior), Jarrett Rovner (Vice Prior), Brian Sims (Exchequer), and Imtiaz Fatteh (Recorder).

2018 exec board

Justin Bier (Prior), Matthew Jacobs (Vice Prior), (Exchequer), and Mark Guberman (Recorder).

2019 exec board

Jasper Hankin (Prior), Alex Wagner (Vice Prior), Nati Marcus (Exchequer), and Alex Luis (Recorder).

2020 exec board

Jeff Savin (Prior), James Dugle (Vice Prior), Max Schwartz ( Exchequer), and Jake Busch (Recorder)

2020 interim covid exec board

James Dugle (Prior) Jake Busch (Vice Prior) Max Scwhartz ( Exchequer), and Nate Benson (Recorder)

2021 exec board

Jake Moreh (Prior), Justin Pecore (Vice Prior), Dustin Rosenfeld ( Exchequer), and Zach Zaiman (Recorder)

2022 exec board

Jonny Reich (prior), Alex Guberman (VP), Jonathan Wuyan (Exchequer), Ben Fox (Recorder)

2023 exec board

Jason Lebov (Prior), Eamon Sinclair (VP), Evan Dickstein (Exchequer), Gabe Wein (Recorder)

2024 exec board

Aidan New (Prior), Howard Brown (VP), Layne Yacenda (Exchequer), Mitchell Jacobs (Recorder)

2025 exec board

Harry Lonergan (Prior), Jonah Saltzman (Vice Prior), Josh Sacks (Exchequer), Will Kelly (Recorder)

2026 exec board

Billy Blechmen (Prior), Andy Judlowe (Vice Prior), Jake Stone (Exchequer), Duncan Ostrower (Recorder)

Where and when was the 1st ever sammy chapter?

1909 - City College of New York - Alpha chapter