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oriented towards going to other countries and helping Jewish communities. This missionhas previously brought alumni to Cuba, Israel, Argentina and more.Similar to ∑AM policy on partnerships, ∑AM does not officially attend anyparticular conferences. It has previously tried to attend the NFTY conferences, as theorganization earmarks two university scholarships for NFTY students. NFTY, the NorthAmerican Federation of Temple Youth is the youth group organization for the Reformmovement. Previously it has attended both Chabad and Hillel conferences. Additionallyit has attended many of Jewish Federation of North America's General Assemblies. Thestaff did not discuss secular conferences during our interviews. While they do notspecifically attend certain conferences annually, the staff is open to attending the variousJewish organizations, and the fraternity's foundation sponsors the Developing LeadersInitiative, a scholarship that affords young leaders in the fraternal organization theopportunity to attend conferences that help with leadership development, and "developsfuture leaders of the North American Jewish community." 191 Unlike the other twoorganizations, ∑AM is conscious of the different role that it plays for the Jewishcommunity.The partnerships and conferences that fraternities choose to support serve asbarometers of their Jewish commitments. AEPI and ZBT are conscious of theirimportant roles as Jewish fraternities. ZBT differs in that it also sees the significance ofinspiring the entirety of its constituency, sometimes found outside of the Jewish sphere.It is mindful that the fraternity is comprised of men of all religions, and hopes to makeeach member feel that he is an equal member of ZBT. Sigma Alpha Mu, rather than191 "Foundation Funded Programs," Sigma Alpha Mu, Foundation Funded Programs, accessed April 28,20<strong>11</strong>, http://sam.org/foundation-funded-programs.61
eferring to itself as a Jewish fraternity, emphasizes that it is a fraternity comprised ofJewish men, which is consistent with its lack of Jewish national partners andcommitments to any particular Jewish organizations on a national level.AwardsOne of the ways in which national fraternities are able to encourage and enforcetheir mission and policies is through the awards system. While there exists a system ofpunishment for failure to complete mandatory fraternity programs or requirements,awards are a form of positive reinforcement through which chapters that have excelled incertain areas are recognized for their programming and performance. These awards aretraditionally presented during a banquet held at the organization's annual conclaves orconventions, which are attended by representatives from each of the chapters. Theawards are typically presented to chapters and individuals exhibiting exemplary academicperformance, recruitment figures, risk management protocol, progress, philanthropy andwebsite design. Each of the three Jewish fraternities additionally presents awards thatcommend chapters for successful religious programming.The Gitelson Medallion, one of AEPI's most distinguished awards was firstawarded in 1933. The award was named for Rabbi Nehemiah Gitelson, who studied atboth the yeshivas in Mir and Volzhin, before moving to America. 192 Gitelson was thefather of M. Leo Gitelson, one of the original members of the Alpha chapter at New YorkUniversity. The medallion features Nehemiah Gitelson enshrouded in his tefilin(phylacteries) and tallit (prayer shawl) which represents devotion to learning and192 "Gitelson Family Papers." American Jewish Archives. Accessed April 28, 20<strong>11</strong>.http://americanjewisharchives.org/aja/FindingAids/gitelson.html.62
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