The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) is proud to announce the success of its landmark celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America during the 104th Annual AHEPA Supreme Convention at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown. In addition to the information published during the Convention, supplemental releases have gone out highlighting some of the incredible events held during our time in Philadelphia. The supplements are as follows:

Early Thursday morning, 40 brothers participated in the AHEPA Supreme Convention Golf tournament at the Pennsauken Country Club course in Pennsauken, N.J. Special thanks were granted to organizers Chris Paschos and Nick Horiates for putting the event together. Winners received special Liberty Bell trophies made as a memento by AHEPA for this year’s golf tournament only.

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In addition to the Golf Tournament and on the final evening of the historic Philadelphia Supreme Convention, we hosted a farewell Greek night at “Uptown” overlooking Philadelphia’s City Hall area. DJ Maki provided music as guests joined in with the special AHEPA labeled Don Stefan cigars. It was a terrific way to conclude the landmark Convention salute to the United States of America for our Nation’s 250th Anniversary. We hope everyone enjoyed Philly!

This year’s convention wasn’t AHEPA’s first time in the City of Brotherly love though, as on September 2, 1926, we hosted an “AHEPA Fraternal Day” banquet as part of our Supreme Convention at the Benjamin Franklin Hotel in Philadelphia.

This historic event was closely tied to the nation’s Sesquicentennial International Exposition and 1926 World’s Fair. Since Greece did not establish an official exhibition or pavilion at the 1926 World’s Fair, AHEPA stepped in to represent Greek-American culture on a national stage. They organized a dedicated fraternal celebration to honor Greek culture and its ties to American ideals.