October 9th-12th, 2015

On behalf of the Sons of Pericles Ypsilanti #22 and the Supreme Lodge of the Sons of Pericles, we would like to thank everyone who came out to Support our First Annual Greeks in Chicago Weekend. We had a fantastic time around the Chicagoland area. Here is a quick recap of the weekend festivities. We had everyone stay at the Hyatt Regency in Rosemont Illinois for the weekend. We started at Adobe in Rosemont for a welcome evening to our event. Our first annual Greeks in Chicago basketball tournament began on Saturday.  We had a fantastic weekend that had teams come in from around area and from around the country with a team from Baltimore winning our first annual tournament held at Saint Constantine and Helen and Saint Nicholas on the southside of Chicago. We also had our first annual Maids of Athena Game between Albany and Indiana which we hope to expand next year. We had our Supreme Lodge present along with Sons and Maids from across the country. We had over 180 Greek  mericans attend our Greek Night at the National Hellenic Museum in  Greek Town Chicago. We concluded with a Sunday Night Gathering at the Reverie in downtown Chicago. Overall, we brought in young Greek Americans from around the country. We had a great turnout with an even bigger turnout to come next year. 

September 26th, 2015

Members of Ypsilanti 22 took part in the 1st Annual Greek Night at Toyota Park in Bridgeview Illinois. The Chicago Fire took on Orlando City. Our members joined with members of AHEPA, Daughters, and Maids of Athena from around the area. Overall, we had over 50 AHEPA Family Members along to cheer for our MLS Franchise. Thank you for all who attended. 

August 9th, 2015

The Sons of Pericles from Chicago Ypsilanti 22 went to support the Jacma Maids first annual Chicago Sky Basketball Greek Night! W had about 80 Greeks show up for a great win by the Sky. Whoever stayed was able to meet a fellow Greek-American, Jacki Gemelos, who is a member of the Sky team. Special thank you to Supreme President John Galanis for supporting our event and traveling from Milwaukee as well as everyone else who came from Indiana! We appreciate your support. A great game with a great group!

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The Sons and Maids of Chicago and Indiana had their first annual lamb roast at the Unted AHEPA Home in Palos Hills IL. The group participated in a lamb roast, bags, and outdoor music. Finally, the night ended with a bon fire and a movie (Men In Black II) It was great to get the sons and maids together for a wonderful evening. 

July 22nd, 2015

The Members of Ypsilanti #22, Filiki Eteria #333, Crimson #331, and Jacma #40 attended the YAL Boat Cruise on the Chicago RIver. It was a beautiful evening meeting other Greek Americans from around the Chicagoland area along with views of the city on the river and on the lake. We look forward to supporting more YAL events in the future.

July 8th, 2015

Members of Ypsilanti, Filiki Eteria, and Jacma Maids take on Greek Heritage Night at the White Sox Game! Thank you to everyone who came out to join our AHEPA family! We had over 350 Greeks in our section representing! Thank you to AHEPA 205 for setting up such a wonderful event. We look forward to making this an annual event each year. 

July 1st-July 5th, 2015

Members of Ypsilanti #22 made the trip to the National Convention in San Francisco California during 4th of July Weekend. There were several main events that we participated in including the boat cruise, Family Feud Gameshow, Nightlife, and Awards Ceremony. Ypsilanti was able to take home Chapter of The Year Honors for the 2nd time in 3 years!!!! Congrats to our chapter and all who attended!!

June 14th, 2015

Ypsilanti had their June Meeting at the United Ahepa Home in Palos Hills. We were able to discuss our trips coming up including our Supreme Convention in San Francisco as well as our upcoming events. It was great to have our officers there working on our agenda going forward. After the meeting, the group ordered food from Zantes in Palos and went mini golfling at PGN in Hickory Hills. We look forward to great things ahead and wish our members safe travel to California. 

June 5th, 2015

What a great evening for the Ahepa Sports Award Banquet in Des Plaines Illinois. Over 105 athletes in attendance. Supreme Governor Robert Markatos spoke about the Sons of Pericles and its part of the Ahepa family. Ypsilanti #22 had 10 members present to receive awards. Great job! Ypsilanti also gave out the first Sons of Pericles Scholarship award for $500 awarded to a Son and student athlete. This years recipient was Nick Atkinson presented by President Nick Pappas. Congrats to Nick Atkinson and all the student athletes! 

May 15th and 16th, 2015

Members of Ypsilanti #22 attended the District 12 & 13 AHEPA Family Convention in Skokie Illinois. This was the first time in 30 years that AHEPA, Daughters of Penelope, Sons of Pericles, and maids of Athena were all in attendance. It was truly a great weekend for our members! On Friday night, the Sons of Pericles hosted a Greek Night for the AHEPA Family. Brother Louis Bakris offered his DJ services for the evening. On Saturday, the Sonf of Pericles had lunch with members of the Maids of Athena From Delphi and Jacma chapters along with Greand President, Deanna Socaris. After lunch, the executive board of the Sons of Pericles met from 12:00-3:00 P.M. to discuss the direction of District 13 for the future. It was a very productive meeting with some great ideas that will push the order forward with their goals. After the Sons meeting, our members gave a presentation to the AHEPA District 13 floor of their progress and goals moving forward. It was great to interact with our AHEPA brothers to show that we are strong in this district. We look forward to our coming events in the future. Thank you to all who came this year. 

May 2nd and 3rd, 2015

Ypsilanti #22 finished their spectacular bowling season with a National Championship at the AHEPA National Bowling Tournament in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Ypsilanti sent two teams to compete in the event that was hosted by the Milwaukee AHEPA Chapter. The championship team consisted of AJ Parhas, Jon Roth, Peter Korbos, Cosma Karides, and Jim Chones with a final team score of 3535. This is Ypsilanti's first national championship. Last  week, Ypsilanti had won their third consecutive District Bowling Tournament. We are very happy to have such a great turnout and to come back with a victory. Great job to all that participated.  

April 25th and 26th , 2015

Ypsilanti #22 had a fantastic AHEPA District Bowling Tournament in Joliet Illinois. Ypsilanti took the top awards in multiple events including the overall pins champion, Cosma Karides, and doubles champion, AJ Parhas. Ypsilanti took the overall team event with 3550 total pins. This is back to back wins for Ypsilanti at the District Bowling Tournament and 4th overall title. Members for the team event included Bobby Markatos, AJ Parhas, Jon Roth, Cosma Karides, and Jim Chones. Thank you Joliet Chapter for a great weekend at Town and Country Lanes in Joliet Illinois. The team looks to continue their streak at the AHEPA National Bowling Tournament in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Good Luck!! 

April 19th, 2015

Members of Ypsilanti #22 attended the last regular season game of the Chicago Wolves Hockey Team at All State Arena. The day started off with lunch at Peppos Sandwich Shop in Palos Hills Illinois. Then our members carpooled to All State Arena for the 4:00 puck drop. This was the group's first trip to the arena where they watched the Chicago Wolves take on the Toronto Marlines. Ypsilanti received their own private box to watch the game which was a great experience for the group. We look forward to more events coming up this spring. Thank you to all who attended. 

April 4th, 2015

Ypsilanti #22 had their monthly meeting at the United Ahepa Home located in Palos Hills Illinois. It was a very productive meeting where we discussed upcoming events such as our Chicago Wolves Game, Fishing Trip, Greeks in NYC, Paintball, and much more. We are looking forward to a great Spring ahead. April is also the time that we have our elections and we are proud to announce the newest officers for 2015-2016. Nick Pappas:  President, Dino Vessol: Vice President, Nick Kasimos: Secretary, Tommy Rousis: Treasurer. Congrats to the newly elected officers this year. After the meeting, our members went to Xando Cafe in Hickory Hills for dinner and to watch the final four game between Michigan State and Duke. We look forward to our next event where we will be going to the Chicago Wolves Game on April 19th. 

March 29th, 2015

Ypsilanti #22 of South Side Chicago was proud to be mentioned on WGN News. Ypsilanti demonstrated Greek Pride at the parade and battled the elements in the process. We hope to continue to make the news with our various causes in the future. 

March 29th, 2015

The Sons of Pericles and Maids of Athena Chicago were well represented at the Greek Independence Day Parade located at Greek Town Chicago. Sons of Pericles Ypsilanti #22 and Maids of Athena Jacma #40 led the way for the Ahepa family! The group marched down Halsted Street to cheering Greek Americans. Thank you to everyone for your support!

March 8th, 2015

Ypsilanti 22 had their monthly meeting at the United AHEPA Home located in Palos Hills Illinois. We had a great turnout and were able to discuss some ideas for events, trips, and fundraisers that we can do in the near future. We look forward to reports from our new committees next month along with our new planned events. After our meeting, the entire group went to Prime Time Grill where we had lunch. We are excited for our events at the end of the month which will include a bowling night with the Maids of Athena, and marching in the Greek Independence Day Parade! Please look for our banner as we are walking and representing the Greek American community. 

March 7th. 2015

Members of Ypsilanti #22 attended a one day ski trip provided by Saints Constantine and Helen Greek orthodox Church. Twelve of our members attended the event that was located at the Grand Geneva Ski Resort in Lake Geneva Wisconsin. Our members had a fantastic time at the slopes and came back later that day. We look forward to more events coming up in the future. 

March 3rd, 2015

Members of Ypsilanti 22 of Southside Chicago went to Top Golf located in Woodale, Illinois. Top Golf is an interactive driving range where you can play against your friends in driving, and placement competitions. The group played a four verses four matchup where each team tried to get as close to the flag as possible. Both teams took victories in the competition. The group also enjoyed a great dinner at the establishment that was delivered to the range while they were playing. Thank you for all who came out to this great event.

February 19th, 2015

Ypsilanti #22 Chicago completed their successful clothing drive this past week to help different organizations in need around the area. All together, the chapter donated over 35 bags of clothes, shoes, suitcases, and other apparel to Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church located in Palos Hills IL. These clothes will be going to the following organizations. The Crisis Center for South Suburbia in Tinley Park. This center helps victims of domestic violence and their children.  The Cara Program; This program prepares and inspires motivated individuals to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty, transform their lives, strengthen our communities, and forge paths to real and lasting success. Rich Township in support of the Tabitha Clothing Pantry at First Baptist Church of Park Forest.  This church assists families who are need of items due to emergency situations. We are very proud of our members that have taken the time to help people in need during this difficult time. We would also like to thank committee chairman, Nick Kasimos, for organizing this clothing drive. 

February 13th, 2015

Ypsilanti 22 welcomed Supreme Vice President of the Sons of Pericles, Andreas Christou, to the Chicagoland area. While here, he was able to visit with members of Ypsilanti 22, Filiki Eteria 333, Indiana University 331, and Maids of Athena Jacma 40. We were very happy to have Andreas come for one of his visitations and hope to have him back in Chicago soon. 

January 30th, 2015

Members of Ypsilanti 22 welcomes our newest chapter, Filiki Eteria #333 located near Loyola University. This chapter consists of college members going to school downtown. They were initiated at the United AHEPA Home in Palos Hills IL. We also welcomed Supreme Treasurer Bill Poulos and Chapter President Anthony Antoniades from Ohio, and Louis Bakris, Chapter President from Indiana University. Bill Poulos, is our fourth Supreme Lodge member to visit Chicago. 

January 16th-19th, 2015

The Sons of Pericles Ypsilanti 22 Chapter attended their first major Sons basketball tournament located in Los Angeles California over the holiday weekend. Seven members attended this tournament: Nick Pappas, Bobby Markatos, George Tselos, Peter Kostopolous, Richard Haritos, Peter Thomas, and Peter Korbos. The team played three games while they were out in LA. Ypsilanti lost the first game by only a few points while beating the eventual championship team in game two. Ypsilanti lost the final game by a few points as well, ending their tournament but knowing that they will be ready for the next event. Also included in the tournament were exciting activities to meet Greeks from around the country such as Greek Night at Saint Sophia Greek Orhodox Cathedral, tour of the city of Los Angeles, and night life around the city. This was a great event and our chapter looks forward to the next major tournament to take place in New York. 

January 1st, 2015

The Sons of Pericles Ypsilanti 22 chapter of Chicago is excited to attend the Greeks in LA Basketball Tournament during Martin Luther King Weekend. The team will compete in a seven team tournament against Sons teams from across the country. eight members will be representing Ypsilanti including Bobby Markatos, Nick Pappas, Louis Bakris, Peter Korbos, George Tselos, Peter Kostopolous, Richard Haritos, and Peter Thomas. Good Luck to our team! Besides the basketball tournment, the Sons has provided diverse opportunities to view the city including tours, nightlife, and a Greek night. 

January 10th, 2015

The Sons of Pericles Ypsilanti 22 chapter of Chicago hosted Sticky Bloo at Prime Time Restaurant for their second stint at the venue. Sticky Bloo comprises of Sons and Ahepa members of the Indiana chapters. They played to a capacity crowd of over 400 Greek Americans. It proved to be a very successful evening for the band. Following the performance, Louis Bakris provided Greek Night at Prime Time. Everyone was able to Greek dance for the remainder of the night. A big thanks goes out to Sticky Bloo, Louis Bakris, Nick Pappas, Bobby Markatos, and Prime Time for helping to put on such an amazing event. 

January 2nd and 3rd, 2015

The Sons of Pericles Ypsilanti 22 chapter of Chicago had their first annual ski trip in Lake Geneva Wisconsin. Eleven members attended the trip that began early on January 2nd. The group was able to ski the slopes during the afternoon and spent the night near the Grand Geneva Resort. A big thank you goes out to Zach Chiganos who was the chairman of this event as well as to Chapter President of Ypsilanti 22 Nick Pappas and Indiana University Chapter President Louis Bakris for helping to make sure that our members were taken care of. We look forward to this event next year! 

December 31st, 2014

The Sons of Pericles Ypsilanti 22 chapter of Chicago was able to raise $500 to help with the efforts to rebuild Saint Nicholas Church at Ground Zero. This church was destoryed when the twin towers fell on 9/11. Our organization nationally has agreed to help fund the rebuilding of Saint Nicholas as our National Project for the next two years. Our first task was to sell high roller raffle tickets. Ypsilanti had 5 tickets at $100 each. Together, the chapter was able to raise the $500 needed to hit our tarket. Nationally, the Sons of pericles were able to donate $7,000 to this great project! The winner was announed at the Boston Sons of Pericles annual New Year's Eve Party. We still have much more work to do but we are very excited about our accomplishments. Great job to our chapter

December 20th, 2014

 The Sons of Pericles Ypsilanti 22 chapter of Chicago had a successful Christmas get together at Prime Time Restaurant in Hickory Hills Illinois. It was great way to start winter break for our group! We have also already brought in 20 bags of clothes to donate to people in need! Our drive will conclude on January 30th. Thank you all for a great year in 2014! 2015 is going to be even better!

December 6th, 2014

The Sons of Pericles Ypsilanti Chapter 22 completed their first annual toy drive on December 6th. The group met at the United Ahepa Home in Palos Hills to meet and deliver their toys. Theses toys will be going to children in need throughout the community. Overall, the chapter brought in over forty toys! This is a great accomplishment for the chapter and helps our young men understand one of the foundations of the Sons of Pericles which is Philanthropy. Great job to the chapter for taking initiative and giving back to the community. 

December 5th, 2014

The Sons of Pericles Ypsilanti 22 Chapter just receivced their new jerseys for the 2014/2015 Season. This year's jerseys feature uniforms in forest green and white with Ypsilanti 22 featured on the front of the jersey. These are the first Ypsilanti jerseys since the 1980's. We are excited to wear them during our tournaments this year beginning in Los Angeles, California. Stay tuned for more news from our basketball team. 

November 29, 2014

The Sons of Pericles Ypsilanti Chapter 22 hosted their monthly meeting at Xando Cafe in Hickory Hills IL. The chapter had a great meeting focusing on some of our fundraisers for this year including our 50/50 raffle. Tickets are available until December 20th! Please help us in our causes for the upcoming year. After the meeting, the chapter had a great dinner to finish the night. 

November 15th, 2014

The Sons of Pericles Ypsilanti 22 Chapter Chicago competed in the first annual Hellenic History Tournament at Loyola University. Ypsilanti brought in four teams to compete in the eight team event that had young adults from around the midwest. Members who particpated included Nick Atkinson, Tommy Rousis, Evan Rousis, Kosta Kyriakoulis, Nick Kasimos, Vasili Vouris, Evan Vouris, James Manikas, Constantine Vitogiannis, Dino Vessol, Zack Chiganos, and Anastasia Kasimos from our Maids of Athena Jacma chapter. It was a great afternoon learning about our country's heritage and competing for the championship. The Ypsilanti team consisting of Tommy Rousis, Zach Chiganos, and Anastasia Kasimos took 2nd place in the event taking home $1,500! This is a great accomplishment for our chapter. Thank you for all who participated. 

November 14th-November 16th 2014

The Sons of Pericles Supreme Lodge hosted a very successful tournament in Waterbury Connecticut during the weekend of November 14th- November 16th. Sons of Pericles teams came in from all across the northeast including teams from New York, Connecticut, and. Boston. The Lodge also added their team that includes Sons from across the country such as Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio, and New York. Eight teams in total came out to the event which included the basketball tournament, t-shirts, and after hours around the town. It was a great event to go to and the Supreme Lodge is looking forward to the next tournament in Los Angeles, California. More details to come soon.

November 3rd, 2014

Ypsilanti began their 2014/2015 season yesterday at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Glenview IL. Sadly, it was not a good start for the team. Ypsilanti lost their first game of the season by a score of 60-45. The team hopes to rebound for the rest of the year. They are the defending Greek League Champions with almost the whole team returning. Look Forward to a great year for Ypsilanti. 

November 2nd, 2014

The Sons of Pericles are happy to announce that their new t-shirts are in for the 2014-2015 year! These shirts include our new logo on the front, number in the back, the greek letters YP on one shoulder, and their number on the other shoulder. The shirts are 50/50 dry blend. We will be using these t-shirts when going out for events, and when we are playing in tournaments. 

November 1st, 2014

The Sons of Pericles and Maids of Athena had a great afternoon tour of the Mount Carmel Cemetery located in Hillside IL. The tour was given by AHEPA Supreme Governor, Nick Kavadas who was able to give us great insight into the lives of the Chicago Mobsters during the Prohibition Era. We were able to see the most famous mobster in history, Al Capone. We also saw sights listed in wierd Illinois such as the Italian Bride who was buried and unearthed six years later to find out her body was completely intact! There was also a rotating tombstone that the group was able to rotate 360 degrees! After the tour, the group went to chipotle for lunch. We thank Nick Kavadas for his time and looking forward to more great events in the future. 

October 18th 2014

The Ypsilanti 22 Sons had their first flag football game at Stagg High School located in Palos Hills IL. It was great to see the younger and older sons playing together. We are looking forward to having more games in the future including a game on Thanksgiving with the potential to play in a few flag football tournaments or leagues. More information will be made availbale shortly as we look to add more variety to our athletic program.  It should be an exciting year for Ypsilanti athletics.

October 7th 2014

The Chicagoland Sons of Pericles and Maids of Athena welcomed Bryant Marnin from William Mckinley Sons of Pericles in Canton Ohio. He was greeted by Sons of Pericles Surpeme Governor Bobby Markatos and Ypsilanti 22 President Nick Pappas. He was also greeted by Jacma 40 President Kyra Vidas. To celebrate Bryant's visitiation, the group took Bryant on a tour of the city of Chicago and to Greek Town. They dined at Greek Islands Restaurant and talked about different ways that our two chapters can work together to do more for our communities. We are very excited to have a chapter in close proximity in the Midwest and look forward to having their entire chapter visit in the near future. 

October 4th 2014

The Sons of Pericles Ypsilanti Chicago Chapter hosted their October meeting at Prime Time Restaurant. We were delighted to have fifteen members in attendance along with our newest member, George Vitogiannis. We welcome you to our order! Before the meeting, we watched college football and ate dinner. At our meeting, we discussed fundraisers, new social events, athletics, and educational opportunities. After the meeting, our older members attended a concert at Prime Time that featrued Greek members in the community. We were very happy to support their efforts. We are very excited for the year ahead and are looking forward to continued progress this year. 

September 26th-28th 2014

The Sons of Pericles and Maids of Athena hosted their annual Governor's Conference in Washington D.C. from September 26th -28th. At the conference, we attended a Washington Nationals Game, Night Tour of the city including the monuments, a night on the Ahepa Headquaters Rooftop, and meetings that went over our year agenda. We had over sixty members attend between the two orders. The Sons were represented from all over the United States and Canada including Illinois, Indiana, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, California, Colorado, Montreal, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. Representatives from the Chicagoland area include Supreme Governor Bobby Markatos, Sons IU President Louis Bakris, and Chicago Maids of Athena President Kyra Vidas.  It was great to meet life long friends and grow as a family together.

September 27th 2014

The Chicago Sons of Pericles and Maids of Athena had their first outing on September 27th as a combined group. Their agenda included bowling at Rolling Lanes, lunch at Xando Cafe, mini golfing at PGN, and finishing off at Retro in Orland Park. We are so excited to be working together with our new maids chapter this year, Jacma #40. We will be doing many great things together this year! 

September 6th 2014

The Sons of Pericles Ypsilanti 22 had their first successful meeting of the school year at Prime Time Restaurant in Hickory Hills IL. Overall, we had 14 members show up to our meeting. We had pizza and other appetizers. During the meeting we discussed our goals and plans for the year. We are hoping that this will be the best year ever for the Sons of Pericles Chicago Chapter. 

August 30th 2014

The Ypsilanti Chicago Sons attended their 2nd Annual Chicago White Sox Game. This year’s game was the Chicago White Sox vs. the Detroit Tigers on August 30th 2014. The game started at 6:10 P.M. The first two members to show up to the AHEPA home received a free Chicago White Sox cap. The group also was given Tony Larussa Bobble Heads since he was honored for his accomplishments while with the club. The White Sox also honored the Chicago Team that participated in the Little League World Series. The White Sox lost the game 4-8 but our group had a great time. The Sons finally were able to stay after to witness the firework show that was put on by the White Sox.  We look forward to going back to U.S. Cellular Field next year.

August 16th 2014

The Ypsilanti Chicago Sons of Pericles had a successful paintball outing at CPX Center located in Joliet illinois. Our members played in four different zones throughout the morning. After the event, the group went out to eat at Prime Time Grill in Hickory Hills IL. A total of ten members came out to the event. We look forward to having another paintball outing in the near future. 

July 6th 2014

Ypsilanti came out in full force to support our Indiana Chapter and their band Sticky Bloo. Sticky Bloo came to play at Prime Time Eatery in Hickory Hills Illinois. They played their own written music with songs such as Sticky Bloo, Bad Decisions, and Cheesecake. They were hit the whole night. AHEPA members from Illinois and Indiana were also in attendance for the festivities. We wish Sticky Bloo the best of luck this year. 

July 21st 27th 2014

The Sons participated in the national convention that was held in New Orleans this year. The Sons and Maids of Athena participated in meetings, a speed dating social, pub crawl, awards banquet, and the installation of new officers. It was a great chance to meet young adults from across the country and Canada. Congrats to our newly elected Supreme Lodge: Jimmy Googas, Andreas Christou, Nick Apostolou, Bill Poulos, Steve Gagas, Vasili Mallios, and District 13's Bobby Markatos. We look forward to seeing everyone in San Francisco next year!