AHEPA Family Participates in New York Greek Independence Day Parade
Supreme President Jimmy Kokotas, along with several troupes of AHEPA family members, braved the rain to march in New York City’s Greek Independence Day Parade on April 30. The Supreme President was recognized as an honored guest of the Federation of Hellenic Societies and proudly marched with a parade float of members that included Maids of Athena Grand President Maria Ana Pantelous, MOA Grand Governor Markella Roros, and Maids of Athena members representing District 6. Thank you to all AHEPA family members who marched with us!
AHEPA Family Attends Federation of Hellenic Societies Gala
The AHEPA family was well represented at the 202nd Anniversary Greek Independence Gala hosted by the Federation of Hellenic Societies at the New York Hilton Hotel Midtown, April 29. Board of Trustees Vice Chair George Horiates, PSP; Supreme Governor Ted Stamas, District 6 Governor Dean Moskos, and Cyprus & Hellenic Affairs Committee Chairman Zenon Christodoulou, attended.
MOA & SOP Scholarships Available
The scholarship application process for AHEPA’s youth organizations, the Sons of Pericles and Maids of Athena, has opened! Members in good standing of each organization are eligible to apply. Applicants for the 2022-2023 Sons of Pericles scholarships are eligible to win one of three available scholarships awards: AHEPA Housing SOP Scholarship Award for US $1,500SOP Supreme President Scholarship Award for US $1,000SOP Supreme Lodge Scholarship Award for US $500 Applications for the SOP Scholarship must be postmarked by June 16, 2023.
Applicants for the 2022-2023 Maids of Athena scholarships are eligible to win one of three available scholarship awards: Archbishop Demetrios Scholarship $ 500Past Executive Director of AHEPA Tim Maniatis Memorial Scholarship $1,000National Maids of Athena Scholarship $ 1,000 Applications for the MOA Scholarship must be postmarked by May 31, 2023.
AHEPA Educational Foundation Chairman George Vorkas, on behalf of Supreme President Kokotas, is pleased to announce its continued partnership with the Mavroyannis Family to offer the Constantine and Patricia Mavroyannis Scholarship. The Constantine and Patricia Mavroyannis Scholarship is open to graduate students who are either Greek or of Greek heritage and are enrolled in a PhD program in either theoretical physics or physical chemistry in the Faculty of Science at a North American university. The scholarship is in the amount of $5,000 and will be awarded in the fall semester. Thanks to the generosity of Dr. Constantine and Mrs. Patricia Mavroyannis, this scholarship recognizes scholastic achievement and an interest and commitment to studying theoretical physics or physical chemistry by providing financial assistance to Hellenic graduate students to pursue their studies in these fields.Learn More & Apply Here!
Help Us Grow the Congressional Hellenic Caucus!
The 118th Congress is well underway. AHEPA congratulates the newly established leadership of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues: U.S. Reps. Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL) and Chris Pappas (D-NH), who are serving as co-chairs. We are also excited to see the Caucus establish vice chair positions and congratulate U.S. Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV) and Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), who serve in that role. We look forward to working with the Caucus’s leadership, and the entire Caucus body, to help it meet its goals and objectives for the 118th Congress. The AHEPA family can assist the Hellenic Caucus by helping it to grow. Membership stands at 90 U.S. representatives.
View the Caucus membership list (Updated 4/18/23)Please review the list. If you do not see your U.S. representative listed, reach out to ahepa@ahepa.org to learn how to contact your U.S. representative and to ask them to join. Thank you.
