Alpha Epsilon Phi

Alpha Epsilon Phi ( or AEPhi) is an American sorority and a member of the National Panhellenic Conference. It was the second Jewish sorority formed in the United States. History Alpha Epsilon Phi 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 City on October 24, 1909. Their goal was to foster lifelong friendship and sisterhood in academics, social involvement and community service, while providing a "home away from home" for the sorority's members. In 1951, the sorority joined the National Panhellenic Conference. The sorority celebrated its centennial at Barnard College in 2009.