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conscious of its founding as a Zionist organization. As such, ZBT partners with Israel onCampus Coalition and AIPAC, and works closely with JNF's alternative Spring Break inIsrael. Bolotin noted that through ZBT’S partnership with the Israel on CampusCoalition, ZBT brothers attend a Greek only Birthright trip, named Greeks Rush Israel.ZBT additionally partners with Hillel and Chabad, two organizations that provide theirundergraduate brothers with meaning in order for them to understand the significance oftheir origins as the nation's first Jewish fraternity. Partnership with these organizationsallows members to celebrate their Jewish Heritage through educational programming. 189ZBT also partners with the Maccabi World Union and the Jewish Student Union, Jewishorganizations dedicated to developing high school students' Jewish identities. WhileZBT places great importance on its Jewish and Israel commitments, due to its strongJewish history, ZBT also proudly supports secular organizations, bearing in mind its roleas a contemporary fraternity and its mission of embracing inclusivity. In light of this,ZBT has partnered with Movember, a global event that encourages men to growmoustaches in order to create awareness of prostate and testicular cancer. In addition toraising awareness, these "Mo Bros" raise funds that benefit the Prostate CancerFoundation and Livestong. 190In addition to its partnerships, Zeta Beta Tau fraternity sends representatives toJewish conferences, Greek Conferences and General Higher Education conferences.ZBT's Jewish Conferences align with its partnerships. As such, ZBT attends theconferences for Hillel Professional Staff, the Jewish Community Center Biennial189 "Zeta Beta Tau - Jewish Programming," Zeta Beta Tau - Founded in 1898 as the Nation's First JewishFraternity, Jewish Programming, accessed April 28, 2011, http://www.zbt.org/index.php?id=114.190 "Zeta Beta Tau - Partnership Announced with Movember," Zeta Beta Tau - Founded in 1898 as theNation's First Jewish Fraternity, Zeta Beta Tau - Partnership announced with Movember, accessed April 28,2011, http://www.zbt.org/index.php?id=241.59
Conference (Maccabi is an affiliate of the JCC), Israel on Campus Coalition and AIPAC.ZBT also attends conferences for Jewish organizations that are not partners, such asJFNA's Tribefest and General Assembly. For Greek conferences, ZBT sendsrepresentatives to conferences that bring together campus and headquarters professionalstaff, such as the Fraternity Executive Association, the Association of Fraternity Advisorsconference, and the National Risk Management conference. Finally, ZBT's staffparticipates in the American Society of Administrative Professionals Conference, whichhelps the staff address issues in a professional manner that provides them with theresources to properly market the fraternity and grow strategically. All of theseconferences allow the fraternity to grow and provide its members access to explore theiridentities as contemporary Jews and fraternity men.Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity (∑AM) conceives of its role in the Jewish communitydifferently from the other two fraternities. AEPI staff proudly refers to its fraternity asthe "only Jewish fraternity" and the only fraternity to have chapters in Israel. ZBT has thedistinction of being the first Jewish fraternity. Meanwhile, ∑AM conceives of its role inthe Jewish community as a fraternal organization with a history strongly tied to theJewish religion, yet ever conscious that many members and alumni of the fraternity arenot Jewish. As a result, they do not officially partner with any Jewish organizations,however they do partner with Hillel and Chabad on a local level and only establishchapters on campuses with established Jewish communities with these structures. Thenational staff views the fraternity's role, especially concerning Israel, as that of asanctuary for Jewish students. Rather than focusing on partnerships, ∑AM providesresources. For example, the fraternity hosts voluntary alumni humanitarian missions60
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