Sigma Alpha Rho (SAR)

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Sigma Alpha Rho is the oldest continuously run independent high school fraternity, founded on November 18, 1917 by 11 young men in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

This Jewish High School Fraternity has national, regional and local organization all of which have covered areas from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America to Montreal, Quebec, Canada and from Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA to North Hollywood, California, USA.

The fraternity emphasizes independence as brothers organize and run any event they wish in order to develop skills for later in life and enjoy themselves as much as possible.

The fraternity also distributes information to its members and the public via its website: http://www.sarfraternity.org or at http://www.sigmaalpharho.com

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[edit] Conventions

SAR runs semi-annual conventions (One in winter known as Midyear and the other at the end of the Summer) when the entire organization spends a weekend together and enjoys numerous events as well as conducting legislative business. Past convention locations include: New York City, NY; Toronto, Canada; Ocean City, MD; Seaside Heights, NJ; Baltimore, MD; Long Island, NY; Washington, DC; Stamford, CT; Pocono Mountains, PA; Atlantic City, NJ; and Virginia Beach, VA

[edit] National Publications

  • The Gleaming Eye - The national newspaper - Current editor is Max Smith--Click Here for February Edition
  • Nelson T. Hoffman Memorial Blue Book - Fraternity's roster book - Current Master of the Rolls is Max Smith
  • The Royal Purple & White Yearbook

[edit] Pledging

A pledge is any eligible male of high school (or 8th grade in some cases) age who has decided that he would like to join the fraternity and been approved by the chapter. To be eligible he must be of age and consider himself Jewish. First, the person needs to contact a brother, be contacted by a brother, or come to a meeting for those interested in joining the fraternity ('Pitch meeting'). Contact information is available on the website for those interested in joining the fraternity. Sigma Alpha Rho's pledging process is designed to prepare the pledges to be completely active and equal members of the chapter from the day that they are inducted. SAR emphasizes a no hazing policy as during pledgeship pledges attend meetings and can participate in fraternity wide events. Pledges must complete certain tasks before inductions such as planning and executing a certain event, preparing a pledge newspaper, or organizing informal sports with their own or another chapter.

[edit] Chapters

A chapter is a group of brothers organized by geographical area. Chapters form the basis for all SAR activity. Chapters have names of one or two Greek letters based on their date of charter. The brothers in each chapter elect officers and organize events at regular meetings as well as receiving reports on the progress of other chapters. Chapter officers include the following: Sigma Rho (President), Mu Rho (Vice-President), Kappa Mu (Treasurer), Kappa Beta (Secretary) in descending rank order. Chapters may elect, or have their Sigma Rho appoint, other positions including brothers to be in charge of phone calls, specific events, community service, fundraisers, the chapter newspaper and parent affairs (meetings between the parents of the brothers and active alumni or supreme board members), and always have a brother appointed to run their pledge classes known as the Rho chairman.

[edit] Girls

Girls attend all events, including the Midyear and summer conventions, and may start sister girls groups to plan their own events and/or to plan to attend fraternity events. Girls groups generally meet less than the chapters. Girls who are interested in attending events, but who are not yet affiliated with a chapter or girls group generally send their contact information to the local chapter or national fraternity via e-mail[1] to the SER (see Supreme Exalted Ruler).

[edit] Supreme Board of Chancellors

Also known by the acronym 'SBC' the Supreme Board of Chancellors is the overarching governing body of SAR at all times other than midyear or summer convention. The board is elected by the brothers at each summer convention.

The Current Supreme Board of Chancellors (National Board):

Position Brother
Supreme Exalted Ruler (See below) Jason Saylor
Supreme Exchequer (Treasurer) Mike Mendelson
Supreme Scribe (Secretary) Max Smith
Supreme Chancellor Brian Discount
Supreme Chancellor Ben Kurland
Chancellor at Large Terry Rubin
Chancellor at Large Andrew Saltzman
Chancellor at Large Alex Shelow
Past Supreme Exalted Ruler Eric Matisoff

[edit] Supreme Exalted Ruler

Also known by the acronym 'SER', the Supreme Exalted Ruler is the president of Sigma Alpha Rho fraternity, and is elected to a one year term, along with the rest of the Supreme Board of Chancellors at each summer convention.

[edit] Supreme Exalted Rulers by year

Leon S. Rosenthal*..... 1922-25 ....... Phi
Louis Sherr*........... 1925-26 ....... Theta
Samuel Good*........... 1926-27 ....... Sigma
Emil Goldhaber*........ 1927-28 ....... Theta
Ben Harrow*............ 1928-29 ....... Sigma
Maurice Pollon*........ 1929-30 ....... Phi
Henry Weiss*........... 1930-32 ....... Omega
Lee J. Graff*.......... 1932-33 ....... Zeta Eta
Joseph N. Grossman*.... 1933-34 ....... Sigma
Ben Solomon*........... 1934-35 ....... Omega
Martin Bornstein*...... 1935-36 ....... Epsilon
Beryl Price*........... 1936-37 ....... Theta
Tommy Roberts*......... 1937-38 ....... Sigma
Milton S. Lubar*....... 1938-39 ....... Theta Epsilon
Irving Rathblott*...... 1939-41 ....... Omega
Frank Levin*........... 1941-42 ....... Sigma
Robert Miller*......... 1942-43 ....... Omega
Rudolph Arkin*......... 1943-44 ....... Theta Iota
Harold Weissman*....... 1944-46 ....... Omega
Max Solomon*........... 1946-47 ....... Omega
David Rifkin*.......... 1947-48 ....... Theta Epsilon
Nathan Strauss*........ 1948-49 ....... Theta Epsilon
Jack Weissman*......... 1949-50 ....... Omega
Ben Dickstein*......... 1950-51 ....... Omega
Leon Linder*........... 1951-53 ....... Omega
Oscar Spivak*.......... 1953-54 ....... Theta
Gilbert S. Benkin*..... 1954-55 ....... Omega
Howard Feldman*........ 1955-56 ....... Xi
Edward Dubinsky*....... 1956-57 ....... Sigma
Eugene Weiss*.......... 1957-58 ....... Alpha Sigma
Charles Bogdanoff*..... 1958-59 ....... Omega
Marvin Spivack*........ 1959-60 ....... Theta
M. Zev Rose*........... 1960-61 ....... Epsilon
Eric Solomon*.......... 1961-62 ....... Delta Omega
Jerry C. Schaefer*..... 1962-63 ....... Alpha Theta
Gilbert Abramson*...... 1963-64 ....... Theta
Edward Soll*........... 1964-65 ....... Theta
Jeff L. Eiberson*...... 1965-66 ....... Upsilon Kappa
Richard Weissman*...... 1966-67 ....... Delta Nu
Dennis Cogan*.......... 1967-68 ....... Tau Xi
William E. Glazer*..... 1968-69 ....... Gamma Lambda
Dana Levitz*........... 1969-70 ....... Theta Epsilon
Jerome N. Krader*...... 1970-72 ....... Epsilon
Carl H. Bagell*........ 1972-74 ....... Tau Xi
Don Benn*.............. 1974 ....... Omega
Fred H. Ratner* ....... 1974-75 ....... Theta
Alan Wagman*........... 1975-76 ....... Tau Xi
Stuart Discount*....... 1976-78 ....... Zeta Tau
Gary Discount*......... 1978-79 ....... Zeta Tau
Dan Rosner*............ 1979-80 ....... Omega
Stuart Discount*....... 1980-81 ....... Zeta Tau
Brad Heisman*.......... 1981-83 ....... Omega
Josh Malis*............ 1983-85 ....... Beta Tau
Larry Blumenthal*...... 1985-88 ....... Tau Xi
Al Roth*............... 1988 ....... Tau Xi
Joel Hollander*........ 1988-89 ....... Zeta Theta
Stuart Discount*....... 1989 ....... Zeta Tau
Marty Hyatt*........... 1989-91 ....... Theta Epsilon
Steve Wernick*......... 1991-92 ....... Delta Nu
Larry Blumenthal*...... 1992-93 ....... Tau Xi
Robert Malmud*......... 1993-94 ....... Zeta Tau
Scott Levin............ 1994-95 ....... Omega
Robert Malmud*......... 1995-96 ....... Zeta Tau
Gary Discount*......... 1996-97 ....... Zeta Tau
Adam Goldstein*........ 1997-99 ....... Delta Theta
Michael Mendelson*..... 1999-2002 .... Sigma
Jason Eric Saylor*..... 2002-03 ....... Zeta Xi
Michael Mendelson*..... 2003-04 ....... Sigma
Eric Matisoff.......... 2004-05 ....... Beta Tau
Jason Eric Saylor*..... 2005- ....... Zeta Xi

  • '*'Denotes International Honorary Active status-provides that that brother is eligible to vote and is considered active at all meetings they attend and may attend events at no cost whenever possible.

[edit] References

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