In the fall of 2002 a proactive Jewish freshman named Adam Pasch noticed a deficiency in the social activities for young Jewish men at George Mason University. With the experience of three years as president of his NFTY chapter, he was able to acquire the leadership skills needed to start and shape AEPi at George Mason University.
After contacting Andrew Borans, director of chapter services in the national office of AEPi, Adam was given permission to begin. He sought out fourteen other Jewish men to build a team of committed young students, forming a strong brotherhood known as this colony's Founding Fathers.
Those first brothers learned the ideals of AEPi with the help of Ari Meltzer, Ellie Zussman, Andrew Borans, and frequent visits by the former Supreme Master Ira Brody. The founding fathers quickly learned that AEPi was an organization with deep seeded values based on honesty, loyalty, humility, and mutual helpfulness.
For the next five years, the Founding Fathers of Gamma Mu rushed several new enthusiastic pledges eager to help build the foundation of their brotherhood, as well as contribute to the on-campus Hillel, Israel Club, and the Jewish community in the Northern Virginia district. In 2007, after many successful semesters of raising money for philanthropic organizations, becoming recognized and acknowledged on campus as a member of the Interfraternity Council (IFC), and giving incoming Jewish Freshmen the opportunity to be part of a lifelong experience, the Colony received its charter on April 15, 2007. To this day, the Gamma Mu Chapter still marches on and fulfills these purposes.
After contacting Andrew Borans, director of chapter services in the national office of AEPi, Adam was given permission to begin. He sought out fourteen other Jewish men to build a team of committed young students, forming a strong brotherhood known as this colony's Founding Fathers.
Those first brothers learned the ideals of AEPi with the help of Ari Meltzer, Ellie Zussman, Andrew Borans, and frequent visits by the former Supreme Master Ira Brody. The founding fathers quickly learned that AEPi was an organization with deep seeded values based on honesty, loyalty, humility, and mutual helpfulness.
For the next five years, the Founding Fathers of Gamma Mu rushed several new enthusiastic pledges eager to help build the foundation of their brotherhood, as well as contribute to the on-campus Hillel, Israel Club, and the Jewish community in the Northern Virginia district. In 2007, after many successful semesters of raising money for philanthropic organizations, becoming recognized and acknowledged on campus as a member of the Interfraternity Council (IFC), and giving incoming Jewish Freshmen the opportunity to be part of a lifelong experience, the Colony received its charter on April 15, 2007. To this day, the Gamma Mu Chapter still marches on and fulfills these purposes.