Awards
Creed and Bridgebuilder
Founders
Alphabet
100
Established by the Trustees in honor of our esteemed and beloved Executive Secretary Emeritus and given to a graduate displaying outstanding leadership and organizational qualities, who wishes to pursue his graduate studies program at a university that has an hosting TEP chapter or colony. Working with this group, he will apply his skills and knowledge of fraternity affairs to strengthen their membership as a graduate advisor.
What is the SIDNEY S. SUNTAG SCHOLARSHIP?
100
To live in the light of Friendship
to judge our fellows not by their rank not wealth but by their worth as men — to hold eternally before us the memory of those whom we have loved and lost — to hold forth in the solidarity of our brotherhood the nobility of actions which will make for the preservation of our highest and worthiest aim — and thus be true to the ideal of friendship
100
Name a founder
Robert L Blume Julius M. Breitenbach Charles M. Driesen Ephraim Freedman Leo H. Fried Harold Goldsmith, Samuel Greenbaum Julius Klauber Israel Schwartz Julius J. Slofkin
100
What is this letter? ???Ξ
Xi
200
This award is funded by The Foundation and is named in honor of Alpha #1, our first Founding Father, Brother Israel “Doc” Schwartz. It is awarded annually to the Fraternity's outstanding undergraduate. This prestigious award is given annually to the man who, in the eyes of the Scholarship Committee, best exemplifies the spirit of the philosophy and creed as first envisioned in 1910 by the Founding Fathers of the fraternity.
What is the “DOC” SCHWARTZ MEMORIAL UNDERGRADUATE OF THE YEAR AWARD?
200
TO PRACTICE each day
friendship — chivalry — service — thus keeping true to these — the three ideals — of the founders of our fraternity — this is the Creed of Tau Epsilon Phi.
200
Who was the first pledge?
Maximilian Nemser
200
What is this letter? Ψ
PSI
300
is awarded to an alumnus each Convention year who has distinguished himself in his chosen Held of endeavor and/or has performed Service to this community that is memorable. Fraternity service is not an element in this selection, although it may influence the decision of the Honors and Awards Committee.
What is Sidney S. Suntag - TEP Man of the Year Award?
300
TO WALK in the path of chivalry
to be honorable to all men and defend that honor — to fulfill our given pledge at all times — to be true to the precepts of knighthood and win the love and care of the women of our dreams — and thus be true to the ideal of chivalry —
300
When was the first meeting of TEP and when was the first official meeting?
10/10/10, 10/19/10
300
What are these four letters? O, P, T, H
Omicron, rho, tau, eta
400
This distinction is based strictly on extraordinary service to the fraternity or its chapters over a meaningful period of time. It is in the form of a handsome plaque and is presented to a Laureate every two years at the Honors and Awards Banquet of the International Conventions.
What is Michael C. C. Lilienfeld - Distinguished Alumnus Award?
400
TO SERVE
for the love of service — to give unselfishly that which we may have to offer — to do voluntarily that which must be done — to revere God and to strive in His worship at all times — and thus be true to the ideal of service —
400
Who was the first brother?
Israel Schwartz
400
Name these four letters. Y, X, Λ, Ω
Upsilon, chi, lamda, Omega
500
in 1991 to honor former Fraternity Consul and TEP Foundation President, Alfred C. Versacci. This award is presented on convention years to an alumnus for recognition of his excellence in fraternity and community achievement.
What is Alfred C. Versacci - Bridge Builder Award?
500
Recite the Bridge Builder
An old man, going a lone highway, Came at the evening, cold and gray, To a chasm vast and deep and wide, Through which was flowing a sullen tide. The old man crossed in the twilight dim, The sullen stream had no fear for him But he turned when safe on the other side And built a bridge to span the tide. “Old man,” said a fellow pilgrim near, “You are wasting your strength with building here. Your journey will end with the ending day, Your never again will pass this way. You've crossed the chasm deep and wide. Why build you this bridge at evening tide?” The builder lifted his old gray head – “Good friend, in the path I have come,” he said, “There followeth after me today, A youth whose feet must pass this way. This chasm that has been naught to me, To that fair-haired youth may a pitfall be. He, too, must cross in the twilight dim – Good friend, I am building this bridge for him.”
500
Name all ten founders
Robert L Blume Julius M. Breitenbach Charles M. Driesen Ephraim Freedman Leo H. Fried Harold Goldsmith, Samuel Greenbaum Julius Klauber Israel Schwartz Julius J. Slofkin
500
Recite the whole Greek alphabet
Alpha Beta Gamma Delta Epsilon Zeta Eta Theta Iota Kappa Lamda Mu Nu Xi Omicron Pi Rho Tau Upsilon Phi Chi Psi Omega Sir
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