AHEPA:HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

 

AHEPA E-News Volume 18, Issue 1 | Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Happy New Year!

On behalf of the AHEPA Supreme Lodge and the Order of AHEPA as a whole, Supreme President Savas C. Tsivicos extends his most sincere best wishes to our entire AHEPA Brotherhood and AHEPA Family for a happy and healthy New Year!   2024 promises to be a great year for the Order of AHEPA. As we begin our 102nd year of service to our communities; the AHEPA has some spectacular events on the horizon! Please make sure to pay attention to AHEPA bulletins and notices, as many deadlines will be changing this year and approaching sooner than you may be used to. We look forward to a prosperous year and continue to strive to serve the mission of our order by supporting the ideals of education, philanthropy, civic responsibility, family and individual excellence through community service and volunteerism.

Hot off the Electronic Press!

The Winter 2023 Issue of the AHEPAN is now available to read online while you wait for it to show up in your mailboxes! Check it out HERE!

It's that time of year! Time to start thinking ahead to Supreme Convention 2024! Next year's Supreme Convention will be held in beautiful Larnaca, Cyprus at the Radisson Beach Resort. Rooms are available on a first come first serve basis to AHEPA Family Members only through AHEPA Global Headquarters. The only way to reserve your room is to fill out the form linked below and return it with your $250 reservation deposit.

Download Hotel information & Reservation Form

Planning on joining us this summer in Cyprus? Make sure your passport is up to date! If it expires soon, renew it NOW! Passport renewal takes time and you don't want to miss out because you waited too long! Add this to your to-do list today!

Renew U.S. Passports Renew Canadian Passports Renew Greek Passports

Greeks in Miami Sponsorship Deadline Approaches

Greeks in Miami is one of the most successful Sons & Maids events of the year, attracting hundreds of young professionals from across the United States and Canada, and that's in part because of the support they get from AHEPA Family Members and Friends. The majority of event proceeds from weekend packages, tournament fees, and sponsorships go directly to the SOP & MOA national project or their other philanthropic endeavors. This year's National Project is the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, an organization that strives to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. You are invited to become a sponsor of Greeks in Miami to support not just the Sons of Pericles and Maids of Athena, but their National Project as well. Sponsorships are available on an individual or corporate level by downloading the form below or visiting the link below to purchase one through the Sons of Pericles website.   All event sponsors will be recognized on event t-shirts, social media posts, and throughout the tournament weekend. Take advantage of this opportunity now, the last day to buy a sponsorship is January 5th! Join our current sponsors today!

Download Sponsorship Form

Sponsor Online!

While It Lasts! Get Your AHEPA Centennial Merch

Get it while it lasts! AHEPA centennial commemorative merchandise is available that includes a commemorative coin and stand and decanter set. Years of service and chapter officer pins, award plaques, and AHEPA t-shirts, watches, patches, and more!  Check it all out in the AHEPA Marketplace catalog.

Upcoming Events & Deadlines

January 5 | AHEPA Epiphany Banquet, Tarpon Springs, FL 12-14 | Greeks in Miami, Miami Beach, FL - Sponsor the Event! May 22 | AHEPA 46th Biennial Congressional Banquet, Mayflower Hotel, Washington DC

Save the Date! Join us on May 22nd at the historic Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC for our 46th Biennial Congressional Banquet! More information & Sponsorship Information will be available online starting January 2024!

Greek American News Digest  Editor's Note: Editorials, commentaries, opinion pieces, and articles are shared for information purposes only and do not necessarily reflect the views or policy positions of the Order of AHEPA, its affiliated organizations, and members Greece Offers to Loan the British Museum ‘Important Antiquities’ in Exchange for the Parthenon Marbles Artnet (January 2) Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni has promised to supply the British Museum with rotating exhibitions of Hellenic treasures in exchange for the return of the Parthenon Marbles. The remarks from Mendoni, made in an interview with The Guardian on December 27, comes as the British Museum has signaled increased openness to coming to a compromise to resolve the issue of the artifacts in a way that equally benefits both countries. read more In Athens, History Shapes the Future Condé Nast Traveler (January 1) Everywhere I turn in Athens, my past rises up to meet me. That café was once a pastry shop where our babysitter would buy us treats when I lived here as a child—pain au chocolat for my brother, lemon-filled doughnut for me. We moved to the US when I was seven, but I've returned to Greece nearly every summer since I was 14. This square is where I scored scalped tickets to the 2004 Olympics. That church is where I lit candles every year on my annual trip, in hope or gratitude: Let me do well on that exam, find a job, get pregnant. read more My Greek sailing adventure: across the Ionian sea to Ithaca The Guardian (January 1) There’s this place I know. It’s at the southern end of a flamingo-flanked canal winding through the wetlands that separate Lefkada from the Greek mainland. The canal is unremarkable, but bear with me. You cruise past the wading birds and the old guys fishing, through the channel markers, by a ruined Venetian fort. Look ahead, breathe it all in. This spot, for me, holds a promise of adventure. read more Golden Visa Program Brings €1.32 Billion to Greece in 2023, Ministry Says Schengenvisa News (December 30) A total of €1.32 billion have been brought to Greece since the beginning of this year through the Golden Visa Program, according to figures from the Immigration and Asylum Ministry. The Ministry says that it expects the program to bring €1.5 billion in total by the end of this year, following the decision to increase the minimum amount of money required from investment in some parts of the country from €250,000 to €500,000 applied earlier this year, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports. read more Illuminating Athens, Greece: Nighttime Wonders From Space SciTechDaily (December 30) Stark contrasts between light and dark indicate the interface between urban and natural areas in the Greek capital. An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this nighttime photograph of Athens, the capital city of Greece. The city lies on the complex coastline of the Attica Peninsula in Southern Greece. Streets meander through the city like illuminated rivers, and the urban sprawl extends to the coast. read more

Celebrating 102 Years of Brotherhood