THE HONORS & AWARDS OF THE TEP FOUNDATION
Nearly all of the Foundation awards are given on the basis of academic,
extracurricular, and fraternal excellence. Although many of the awards were
established with one chapter or region of the country in mind, the awards are
available to each qualified applicant regardless of origin.
The awards traditionally made available to undergraduates are as follows:
DICK CHANNON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
ARNOLD COHN MEMORIAL AWARD
SARA AND E. J. EVANS AWARD
MICHAEL D. FALK MEMORIAL AWARD
JOSEPH FORD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
A. HAROLD FROST MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
ELLIOT GARBER MEMORIAL AWARD
GEORGE A. GOLDSTEIN AWARD
S. EARL GORDON AWARD
I. HEIMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
JACK A. KING MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
SAMUEL J. LEFRAK SCHOLARSHIP
HAROLD LEVITON LEADERSHIP AWARD
JEROME AND IRVING LIEBROSS MEMORIAL AWARD
LOUIS L. MANES LEADERSHIP AWARD
PERLOW BROTHERS AWARD
LEO SCHLOSBERG MEMORIAL AWARD
LEON SCHNEIDER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
SOL SHAMAN MEMORIAL AWARD
PHILIP SHAPIRO MEMORIAL AWARD
LEONARD WOLF AWARD
SIDNEY S. SUNTAG SCHOLARSHIP – 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.
I. “DOC” SCHWARTZ MEMORIAL UNDERGRADUATE OF THE YEAR AWARD –
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. (These last two awards are the most treasured of all the
Scholarships of The Foundation. Historically, recipients of these two scholarships
have usually served future terms of distinction and honor on both the Board of
Directors of The TEP Foundation and The Grand Council of the National Fraternity.)
A complete listing of all available awards and their criteria is available
through the National Headquarters.
Funding for these scholarships comes from alumni and friends who have
endowed scholarships in the name of outstanding fraternity men and citizens. It is
their way of eternal dedication to the young undergraduates of our organization.
It is hoped that some day you will endow a Scholarship of Merit or contribute to
The TEP Foundation.
In the comparatively short time it has been in existence, The Foundation
has within its means aided many needy students. Undoubtedly, more awards will
be made available in the future.
The Foundation has also taken a new role in educational programming
and support for the undergraduate chapters. Educational programming has
included the sponsorship and programming of the TEP Regional Leadership
Condaves, the Convention Educational Series, and the Foundation Educational
Speakers Series.
The Portals and the Chapter Officers Manual are two of The Foundation’s
publications, which provide undergraduate chapters and members hands-on
leadership resources. The History of Tau Epsilon Phi: Seventy-Five Years of
Friendship and other Foundation publications, is the comprehensive history of Tau
Epsilon Phi from its founding in 1910 to its 75th anniversary in 1985. This
remarkable retrospective was written by Sidney S. Suntag, Executive Secretary
Emeritus (Chapter Eternal 1911-1990).
These publications would not have been possible had it not been for the
National Archives. In addition to the History Cards from each of the more than
forty-four thousand TEP brothers in the Foundation database, the National
Archives includes the thousands of records, pictures, trophies, periodicals, and
artifacts of Tau Epsilon Phi. The Archives are owned and protected by The
Foundation. By doing so, The Foundation has not only preserved the history and
heritage of Tau Epsilon Phi, but will also protect the sources from which the future
history of this fraternity will be written