Message from our Prior, Sammy Moscovitch
Dear Family, Friends, and Alumni,
First, I would like to formally introduce myself. My name is Samuel Moscovitch, and I’m the Re-Founding Prior of Sigma Alpha Mu Rho Chapter. I would like to thank you for your patience and support this year. Bringing Sammys back to campus has been a challenging, but rewarding task and I’m excited to finally share that we are back on campus and in our newly renovated home at 301 E Armory Ave!
Our efforts this past year have been focused on recruitment, campus recognition, and building a strong foundation rooted in education and philanthropy for future Sammy’s at UIUC. Not only are we university recognized, but we have established events with sororities and other organizations on campus to ensure that we hit the ground running. We already have an amazing fall class of 12 upstanding individuals to join our brotherhood of 20. In addition, this year at the 2023 Sigma Alpha Mu Convention our chapter received five chapter awards, the most out of any other SAM chapter internationally. Now that we have re-established our chapter we would like to focus our efforts on events and alumni engagement.
With this in mind, we would like to formally invite all alumni brothers to a ribbon cutting and grand reopening of the Rho house! This event is planned for Oct. 21, the same weekend as homecoming and our game against Wisconsin. All brothers, alumni and family of the chapter are welcome to come to the house and meet the current brotherhood. We would love to show you how far we have come and where we seek to go in the future.
Additionally, we will be having a tailgate in Grange Grove right outside Memorial Stadium before the game. If you are able to attend, please RSVP BEFORE 10/16, and contact myself, Samuel Moscovitch (847) 868-5874, or the alumni relations chairman, Anthony Yerushalmi (224) 388-2252 with any questions. We are looking forward to your attendance at this historic event!
We are also hosting a pop-up merch shop where from October 20th - 27th all products will be 20% off. Additionally, the chapter will receive 10% of the proceeds from all purchases. If you have any interest in buying Sammy's merch please take a look and support the chapter.
Lastly, we are seeking to personalize the newly renovated house through a capital campaign. With this campaign, we are seeking contributions to make the house really feel like our Champaign home, and enhance the membership of our future fraters. The main items we are seeking to fund are more couches and seating for the primary living areas, a sound and entertainment system for the chapter room, a new grill and outdoor furniture for the back patio, and any sporting equipment to build up the camaraderie through brotherhood events. If you, or your class, would like to make a donation and sponsor something specific please reach out to myself, Samuel Moscovitch (847) 868-5874, to discuss.
For donations please visit our GoFundMe page: https://gofund.me/23a173fa. Any contributions to our cause would be greatly appreciated.
We are excited to welcome you all back into our brotherhood, and we are looking forward to an exciting year! The entire chapter appreciates your support, and we look forward to seeing you in the fall!
Fast and Firm,
Samuel Moscovitch
Upcoming Public Events
Annual Paintball Fundraiser
Lasy year, in collaboration with Illini Hillel, we hosted an amazing paintball event raising funds for the Judy Fund. The event was a great success and we are hosting it again this year on Oct 29. We welcome all alumni to come and join us for this event.
Spring 2023 Updates
Newly Initiated Spring 2023 Class
Last spring we initiated a class of three amazing individuals: Maton Mlotek, Tommy Koikas, and Peter Huang. These new members have been a great addition to our brotherhood.
FBI Event
Last Spring, we had FBI Agents come to the Illini Chabad to speak about Antisemitism in the United States. Our members, as well as anyone who wanted to learn, were shown how to identify different forms of antisemitism and also how they are dealt with in a legal way.
Developing Leaders Initiative
Last Winter break, twelve active Sammys around the nation went to Phoenix, Arizona to work on new creative programming and opportunities for Sammys. Our prior, Sammy Moscovitch, was one of the twelve students selected for this amazing experience.
Chapter Leaders Day
7 brothers attended Chapter Leaders Day, an unforgettable experience filled with learning, networking, and memories. We had an amazing time connecting with brothers from all across the Midwest and learning new leadership skills to bring back to our chapter.
