Aristotelis A. Chronis, Esq.

AHEPAcademy
1145 N. Vernon St.
Arlington, VA 22201
703-470-3971
Aristotelis@AHEPAcademy.com
www.AHEPAcademy.com

AHEPAcademy 2010 Fact Sheet

1st Session: June 20, 2010 – June 26, 2010
2nd Session: July 25, 2010 – July 31, 2010
EARLY ACTION APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2010
EXTENDED APPLICATION DEADLINE: APRIL 1, 2010
Overview:

AHEPAcademy is a program that identifies, educates, inspires, mentors, advances, and networks exceptional Greek-
American high school students as they progress through their high school, college, graduate and professional careers. It
begins in the summer after a student’s junior year of high school and continues throughout their senior year of high
school, their application to and acceptance to college, their academic and pre-professional careers while in college, any
post graduate schooling, and eventually their entry into their professional careers. AHEPAcademy promises a 10 year
commitment to each student in the program. It is the goal of the program to produce tomorrow’s young leaders of the
Greek American community who will not only feel accountable to the Greek-American community, but will rise to
positions in American society to assist not only each other, but Greek-America as a whole.

Program Highlights:

AHEPAcademy on Campus: an interactive leadership and networking seminar to be held on the campus of George
Mason University bringing together exceptional Greek-American students from all over the country for a week of
interactive learning featuring team building and networking exercises, briefings by the Greek and Cypriot Ambassadors,
visits with prominent Greek-American members of Congress, and visits to Washington DC area monuments, museums,
and cultural attractions.

AHEPAcademy Alumni: Graduates of AHEPAcademy are eligible for further mentoring, access to a nationwide network
of internships, and participation in continuing internet-based networking and learning opportunities throughout their
academic careers and beyond. AHEPAcademy provides instruction and inspiration by prominent Greek-American and
Philhellene instructors from the academic, professional, and public service fields across the United States.

History of AHEPAcademy:

May, 2006- AHEPAcademy is first presented to Capital District #3 Convention and is unanimously approved as a Capital
District #3 Project.

July, 2006 – AHEPAcademy is introduced to AHEPA Family at Supreme Convention.

September, 2006 – AHEPAcademy is presented at Governor’s Conference.

Fall, 2006- Spring 2007 – AHEPAcademy is publicized to AHEPA Chapters nationwide and is directly marketed to
AHEPANs and friends of AHEPA seeking applications for first-ever AHEPAcademy on Campus session.

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June, 2007 – First-ever AHEPAcademy on Campus session takes place on campus of George Mason University outside of
Washington, DC. Class includes 13 girls and 4 boys mostly from Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, with some students from
Southeast and Midwest. Itinerary features briefings at Greek and Cypriot Embassies, a dinner with Representatives Gus
Bilirakis and Zack Space, on campus instruction, and visits to Washington DC museums and landmarks, and a day trip to
National Aquarium in Baltimore with a guided tour of Baltimore’s Greektown.

Summer, 2007 – AHEPAcademy again publicized at AHEPA Supreme Convention and featured in AHEPAN magazine.

September, 2007 – AHEPA Vision Alliance distinguishes AHEPAcademy as one of top 10 programs for 10 year future of
AHEPA.

Fall, 2007 – Spring, 2008 – AHEPAcademy consistently featured in This Week for Greeks and otherwise directly
marketed to AHEPAns and friends of AHEPA. Several other groups agree to promote AHEPAcademy to their youth lists
including the American Hellenic Institute and the Archdiocese’s Youth Office.

June, 2008 – AHEPAcademy 2008 kicks off with on campus session featuring 8 girls and four boys. The class is more
geographically diverse as first student from West Coast attends program and several other Midwest Chapters are
represented. Program highlights include the addition of team building exercises and visit to The Harvard Center for
Hellenic Studies in Washington, DC, as well as more diverse speakers.

September 2008 - AHEPAcademy presented to meeting of Supreme Lodge and separately to District Governors at
Governor’s Conference in Washington, DC.

Winter 2008 - AHEPAcademy prominently featured in special AHEPAN Education Issue.

Fall 2008 – Spring 2009 - AHEPAcademy consistently featured in This Week for Greeks email with a stated Early Action
application deadline of March 1, 2009 and an Extended application deadline of April 1, 2009. This effort produces
significantly higher number of applications prior to Early Action Deadline and highest overall total of applications for
AHEPAcademy.

June 2009 - AHEPAcademy 2009 kicks off with on campus session featuring first-ever balanced class of eight girls and
eight boys. The class features two students from West Coast and greater emphasis is otherwise placed on geographic
diversity and maintaining higher standards as approximately 25% of students are denied admission into the class. Program
expands on 2008 itinerary with greater emphasis of interactive learning and focus on fostering a positive group dynamic.
Besides featuring traditional speaker line up, AHEPAcademy calls upon AHEPAcademy Class of 2007 Alumni to provide
briefings on current summer internships and how AHEPAcademy experience has helped them reach their current level of
professional achievement.

July 2009 – AHEPAcademy voted by 87th Supreme Convention held in San Francisco, California as an official AHEPA
National Program.

Class Statistics:

Class of 2007: 13 girls, 4 boys. States represented: Florida, Iowa, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina,
New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, Virginia. Representative Colleges Attended (Fall, 2008): Columbia, Boston
College, Drexel, Elon, Maryland, Florida State, Georgia, Vanderbilt, University of Charleston. Notable Internships
(Summer, 2009): American Hellenic Institute, National Geographic Society.

Class of 2008: 8 girls, 4 boys. States represented: California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Nebraska, New York,
Virginia, West Virginia. Representative Colleges Attended (Fall, 2009): University of Pennsylvania, University of
Southern California*, University of Virginia, Colgate University, American University, George Mason University.

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Class of 2009: 8 girls, 8 boys. States represented: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey,
North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island.

AHEPAcademy 2010 Timeline:

Class of 2010 (Prospective Students):

Fall 2009 – Spring 2010 – AHEPAcademy applications available on AHEPAcademy.com. AHEPAcademy publicized to
Chapters and AHEPAns seeking applications for 2010 summer program.

March 1, 2010 – AHEPAcademy Early Action Deadline – Applications due to AHEPAcademy and Chapters for early
action consideration for both first and second sessions.

April 1, 2010 – AHEPAcademy Extended Application Deadline – Applications due to AHEPAcademy and Chapters for
regular consideration for both first and second sessions. Application after April 1, 2009 only accepted with prior approval
of AHEPAcademy and applicant’s AHEPA Chapter.

April 15, 2010 – AHEPAcademy notifies accepted students.

June 20-26, 2010 – AHEPAcademy on Campus - FIRST SESSION – George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.

July 25-31, 2010 – AHEPAcademy on Campus – SECOND SESSION – George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.

 If there is not enough qualified and accepted students for a minimum class size of 12 students for either the first or
second session, AHEPAcademy will reserve the right to cancel either session and invite accepted students to
participate in the other session.

Class of 2009:

Fall 2009 – Winter 2010 – AHEPAcademy offers guidance on college admissions process, including linking students with
college alumni from AHEPA Family, conducting college tours, and writing letters of recommendation.

Spring 2010 – AHEPAcademy offers guidance on AHEPA and non-AHEPA scholarship process.

June/July 2010 – AHEPAcademy Reunion Class of 2009/2008/2007 at George Mason University.

Classes of 2008/2007:

Winter/Spring 2010 – AHEPAcademy assists Classes of 2007/2008 in Summer Internship Placement in student’s
field/location.

June/July 2010 – AHEPAcademy Class of 2008/2007 Reunion at George Mason University.

AHEPAcademy 2010 Admission Requirements:

AHEPAcademy is looking for exceptional Greek-American high school juniors during the 2008-2009 school year with
top grades (minimum 3.5/4.0 GPA or equivalent or Top 10% of Class), who exemplify scholarship, leadership, character,
participation in extracurricular activities, community service, and involvement in the Greek-American community to
apply for selection in this summer’s AHEPAcademy on Campus program.

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