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A five-minute scan of chapter websites shows that AEPi has black and Asian members on other campuses. It’s unlikely that was the problem here.
AEPi does put a stronger emphasis on their Jewish heritage than other Greek organizations, including the other Jewish-interest ones. They want men who are going to understand Judaism, follow Jewish traditions (no chapter events on Friday nights, etc.), work with Jewish-interest charities. It’s the same thing as the NPHC—do you have to be black to join? No. But you do have to be comfortable immersing yourself in African-American culture and working for African-American causes. AEPi doesn’t mandate that their members be Jewish, but they do mandate that their members be interested in Jewish culture and working towards Jewish causes. If this chapter wasn’t interested in maintaining those traditions, it makes sense that HQ would have objected to it—and it’s good that they parted ways before it became a bigger issue. There will be other fraternities (like . . . almost all of them) that will be a much better fit for the experience they want.
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