{"id":370990,"date":"2026-10-12T14:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/370990\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T14:03:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:03:00","slug":"supreme-pres-kaitson-visits-brooklyn-ahepa-chapter-41-as-18-brothers-are-initiated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/370990\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Pres. Kaitson Visits Brooklyn AHEPA Chapter 41 as 18 Brothers Are Initiated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BROOKLYN, NY \u2013 Brooklyn AHEPA Chapter 41 hosted Supreme President E. Chris Kaitson on his official visit and initiated 18 new brothers into the Order of AHEPA on September 23. The evening was held at the Cathedral of Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Brooklyn, with members of the Supreme Lodge, the Empire District 6 Lodge, and the Coney Island Chapter in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme President administered the oath to the new class, which brings Chapter 41 close to 100 members, a sign of strength for a chapter now in its second century.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-592817\" class=\"size-large wp-image-592817\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Brooklyn-AHEPA-Chapter-41-DSC_6801-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-592817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brooklyn AHEPA Chapter 41 presents the Supreme President with a bust of George Dilboy. Photo: Courtesy of AHEPA<\/p>\n<p>Chapter President George Georgaklis opened the meeting with an account of a chapter chartered in 1924, two years after the Order was founded. Over 15 years, its Greek Community Golf Outing has given more than $750,000 to Greek Orthodox parishes, communities and students in Brooklyn. This year\u2019s outing made possible a $25,000 contribution to St. Michael\u2019s Home, presented that evening.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-592816\" class=\"size-large wp-image-592816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Brooklyn-AHEPA-Chapter-41-DSC_6747-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-592816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brooklyn AHEPA Chapter 41\u2019s $25,000 contribution to St. Michael\u2019s Home is presented. Photo: Courtesy of AHEPA<\/p>\n<p>The chapter also looks to the next generation. Its scholarship program drew 60 applicants from five Greek schools in Brooklyn this year, each asked what lessons from Hellenism they would carry into America\u2019s next 250 years.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-592815\" class=\"size-large wp-image-592815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Brooklyn-AHEPA-Chapter-41-DSC_6807-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-592815\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AHEPA Supreme President E. Chris Kaitson addresses Brooklyn AHEPA Chapter 41. Photo: Courtesy of AHEPA<\/p>\n<p>In recognition of his visit, the chapter presented the Supreme President with a bust of George Dilboy, the Greek-American soldier awarded the Medal of Honor in the First World War. Supreme President Kaitson closed the program with an address to the brothers, and fellowship continued well into the night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BROOKLYN, NY \u2013 Brooklyn AHEPA Chapter 41 hosted Supreme President E. 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