Four Jewish Greek letter fraternities on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania have made arrangements to install equipment for kosher kitchens in their fraternity houses. The action of the fraternities came as a result of the influence exercised among the Jewish students by the Jewish Students’ House of the University of Pennsylvania maintained by the Pennsylvania branch of the United Synagogue of America.
The four fraternities that are preparing to equip their quarters with kosher kitchens are Phi Alpha, Phi Omega, Delta Sigma Theta and Sigma Epsilon Delta.
It is pointed out, however, that this Jewish Students’ House is in no sense a missionary organization and is not seeking to exert influence on Jewish students in favor of any particular branch of Judaism. The action of the Jewish fraternities came rather as the result of a general Jewish awakening among the students which is fostered by the Jewish Students’ House.
In a report submitted by Rabbi Simon Greenberg, president of the Philadelphia branch of the United Synagogue, he points out that the kosher dining room of the Students’ House is being used this year almost to capacity. A movement is now on foot to establish a similar house on the campus of Temple University.
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