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Ikapia Magazine

VOLUME 35 • NUMBER 133 • FALL 2012

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SUPREME VICE PRESIDENT, E. TERRY PLATIS 2745 N. Troy Chicago, IL 60647 Telephone: (h) 312-563-0036 (m) 917-941-4233 (w) 312-862-2044 Email: [email protected] SECRETARY, GEORGE PARALEMOS 251 Meadow Ln, Roslyn Hts, NY 11577 Telephone: (m) 718-781-1491 Email: [email protected] SUPREME TREASURER /DATABASE MGR., DAMIANOS T. SKAROS 941 North Blossom Road, Elma, NY 14059 Telephone: 716-668-4985 Email: [email protected], ANTHONY HORAITES 212 S. Sixth Street, Alhambra, CA 91801 Telephone: (m) 626-755-7907 Email: [email protected]

2011-2012 FOUNDATION OFFICERS: Chairman C.D. “Gus” Yiakas, 1248 Via Coronel, Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274 310-378-3984 [email protected] Vice Chairman PSP John A. Lygizos, 1150 Griswold, Suite 2400 Detroit, MI 48226 313-921-7477 [email protected] Director PSP Ellene (Nina) Tratras Contis, 6763 Heatheridge Drive Saline, MI 48176 734 276 0787 [email protected] Director Dr. Nikitas Tripodes, 2041 Le Droit Dr. South Pasadena, CA 91030 626-799-4735 [email protected] Steve Stratakos, 9305 S. 85th Court, Hickory Hills, IL 60457 708-430-6439 [email protected] Chair - Georgia Pandeladis 423 Fielding Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15235 412-795-6713 [email protected] Foundation Secretary, Maria Vassilaros, P.O. Box 79037 Pittsburgh, PA 15216-0037 412-563-0547 [email protected]

DISTRICT 1- Governor Angelo A. Horiates, III, 349 Lincoln Avenue North, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 Telephone: 609-922-3494 Email: [email protected] 2- Governor Cathy Pandeladis, 42 Timberline Court, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Telephone: (h) 412-521-3753 (m) 412-418-6954 Email: [email protected] 3- Maria Tsalis, 16036 Crystal Downs E. Northville, MI 48168 Telephone: (h)734-667-4231 (m)734-355-0032 Email: [email protected] 4- Governor Charlotte Pardos, 34 Acacia St, Clearwater, FL 33767 Telephone: 727-447-4287 Email: [email protected] 5- Governor Constantinos Zaharias Frangos, 320 North Milpas Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103 Telephone: 805-403-1080 Email: [email protected] 6- Governor George N. Skaros, 5 Pauline Court, Lancaster, NY 14086 Telephone: 716-406-7794 Email: [email protected] 7- Youth Governor Katerina Mavrophilipos, 1206 Oakcroft Drive, Lutherville, MD 21093 Telephone: 410-218-5191 Email: [email protected] Manager - Dean S. Tripodes CEO, Baywalk Web Dev. P.O. Box 486 Sierra Madre CA 91025 800-927-8841 [email protected] Magazine Editor - Niki Plutis Salame, 1770 Douglas Ave. Dunedin, FL 34698 727-733-8401 [email protected]

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Headquarters of the Supreme Lodge IKARIA Fall 2012 SUPREME PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dearest Brothers and Sisters,

I begin by thanking all of you for your confi dence and support. I, with the capable help of my fellow Lodge offi cers, hope to make the next two years productive ones for our Brotherhood.

I would also like to thank the Therma Chapter for hosting a very successful convention. The weather was great, the kefi abundant and the hospitality and philoxenia fi rst rate. Bravo Wilmington for all your work!

Convention New

While the beach was a tempting diversion, the delegates of this last convention, nevertheless, were able to get down to business. The following items were the high-lights:

*The good brothers and sisters of Chapter Helios/Clear-water will host the Convention in 2014 on the beautiful shores of Sand Key, Florida.

*The convention body created a new Supreme Lodge offi ce for Youth Governor. Katerina Mavrophillipos from Chapter Lefkas/Baltimore was elected as our new Youth Affairs governor. Katerina will help keep the Lodge abreast of the activities of our youth and promote greater participation with the chapters and the Supreme Lodge and convention. To that end, Pittsburgh/Chapter Icaros will be the next venue for the 2013 Youth Conference. The conference will be held during the Memorial Day Holiday alongside Chapter Icaros’s annual “Mini- Con-vention” dance and golf outing. The Supreme Lodge will also hold a meeting during this same weekend. It should a very busy and memorable weekend for all.

* Foundation Chair Gus Yiakas informed the Convention on the possible resolution of the old age home litigation. Also PSP Nina Contis reported on the progress and the need for additional funding for the Icarian Storm Relief project. The Convention also moved to raise funds for the Icarian Philharmonic orchestra. More detail on all these items can be found in the meeting minutes of the Convention.

* Reports from Offi cers who attended the Centennial Celebration in Ikaria this past summer.*The election of new offi cers to the Lodge and Foundation. *The need to seek a qualifi ed individual to replace our very hard working Magazine editor, Niki Plutis-Salame who, after having served for 10 plus years, would like to move on to new pursuits.

Agenda for 2012-13

Membership!

Our membership numbers continue to decline. This trend has continued since the Centennial of our organization, when we had over 2,000 registered members, to present where we have some 1,800 members registered. I believe those 200 plus members are still in our midst….in fact, I believe there are probably 500-600 non- registered Icar-ians who for one reason or another do not belong, at least offi cially, to one of our chapters.My fi rst goal will be to devise a strategy to try to recap-ture these Icarians. I am open to any ideas as to how this might be done. Please contact myself or any of our Lodge members with your ideas.

Convention Bids!

Much like our membership, the number of convention bids being brought to the convention fl oor is also in decline. This, in my opinion, is even more troubling than the decline in membership given that the annual Conven-tion in many respects is our reason for existence. I am very aware of the amount of time and effort that hosting a convention requires of a chapter and its members. How-ever, we have at last count 29 Chapters….many of them located in or very near some of the most vibrant city-centers in the US and Canada. Our immediate goal will be to encourage, prod, cajole, “drag to the alter”….you get the idea …chapters to competitively bid on hosting a convention. We all like to attend conventions but they do not just materialize on Labor Day weekend. They require, like any labor of love, planning and effort. Again, we are open to ideas that maybe considered “outside the box” on this issue.

Magazine Editor Search

We hate the idea of losing her, but as previously men-tioned, our Magazine editor for the last 10 years, Niki Plutis Salame has given us notice of her desire to move on to new adventures. The search is on to replace her. We encourage any of our members who are up for this commitment to contact the Lodge with your qualifi ca-tions. I would especially like to encourage any of our younger members who are studying journalism or related fi elds to apply. Niki, who is employed in the Advertis-ing industry, has said that her magazine experience was a great resume showpiece.

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PAN ICARIAN BROTHERHOOD OF AMERICA “ICAROS” IKARIA Fall 2012 SUPREME PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Stronger Ties with the Island and Greek Icarians

During my recent trip to Icaria for the Centennial celebra-tion of Icarian Independence, I had the pleasure of meet-ing many Icarians, (Athenian, Australian, local Ikarians) all who expressed the desire for stronger ties with our Brotherhood. I believe this to be a crucial importance if our Brotherhood is to continue to foster its heritage and seek new avenues for growth. The age of email and the social network makes reach-ing out to our fellow Icarians a very do-able proposition. I will encourage inter-action amongst our Brotherhood and the Island, the Athenian Sylogo and our Australian cousins whenever possible.

Icarian Industrial Painting Contractor’s Forum

Our painting contractors of Icarian heritage constitute one of the largest and most infl uential blocs in the industry. More importantly, we collectively represent a very large amount of purchasing power in the world of suppliers to the industry. I will ask our contractors to gather at our annual convention for a short one-two hour session and meet with a selected supplier who will be promised a unique opportunity to “pitch” to a captive audience new products, pricing etc. In return the supplier will be strongly encouraged to write a generous check to our Brotherhood for this unique opportunity. I ask from our contractors your feedback on this proposal.

Supreme Lodge Meeting Schedule for 2012-13

The Supreme Lodge will meet 3 times before the next Supreme Convention. Our fi rst meeting will take place in Toronto, Canada this coming November. We will then convene in Clearwater, Florida on the weekend of the annual winter dinner dance. The Lodge will conduct its review of the convention facilities at the Sheraton Sand Key during this meeting. Finally, the Lodge will meet in Pittsburgh during Memorial Day weekend. This meeting will coincide with the Youth conference and the annual golf/dinner dance.

As always, all are invited to attend these meetings!

Until next time,

George N. KoklanarisSupreme PresidentPan Icarian Brotherhood

Supreme President George Koklanaris with VP of the Athenian Sylogo, George Tsakalias and the secretary of the sylogo,

Katerina Fatourou

Gus Yiakas places the stefania on the memorial marker

Athenian Singer, whose mother is Icarian, put on a show in Agios

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PAN ICARIAN BROTHERHOOD OF AMERICA “ICAROS” Supreme President’s Delegates Message

to the 109th Supreme Convention Myrtle Beach, SC September 2, 2012

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Good afternoon fellow delegates, brothers and sisters of the Pan-Icarian Brotherhood of America “ICAROS”. I would extend a heartfelt thank you to the THERMA Chapter of Wilmington for all the hard work of the volunteers and Co-Chair Leaders who have put on a super Convention for us here in Myrtle Beach. We have had great weather all weekend and I hope each of us has taken a moment to take a little R&R by the pools. It seems so long along when my fi rst meeting as PIB President was the Spe-cial Meeting to decide the 2012 Convention site. I am very happy that THERMA stepped forward and took on the challenge. Your ‘southern’ Ikarian hospitality has warmly welcomed us all.It is again my privilege to report to you on the busy year the Lodge and I have had. I hope you have had a chance to peruse the Year-in-Review Booklets. I have had a great time visiting with a few of the Chap-ters and have gone to some interesting events as head of the Brotherhood. In October, I received an invitation to the fi rst OXI Day Celebration in Washington, DC. I did not know what to expect but found it both informative and enjoyable in terms of the lectures and ceremony at the National WWII Memorial. Aside from our kick-off meeting in LA, your Supreme Lodge held (3) meet-ings this past year. In Boston, we reviewed the Shera-ton Hotel with the ATHERAS Chapter. They are very excited to be hosting the 110th Convention next year. In Clearwater during the HELIOS Winter Glendi Weekend, we had a great time at the dance. Earlier in the day, I was very happy to have met Pamela Pappas, the Ikarian who scaled Mt.Everest as we had lunch with SPS Gus and Sonja Stefanadis. Lastly, in Pittsburgh with the ICAROS during the Mini-Convention, we enjoyed both the golf outing and their dance. Each of the Chapters made us feel most welcome and were very gracious hosts.

Ikaria Issues: The Supreme Lodge continued to stay involved with the Ikarian issues this year. We were cautiously relieved by the improving developments regarding the litigation centered on the Home for the Aged in Ikaria and especially enthused when Sonja and Terry Platis were rightfully dropped from the case. In regards to the Storm Relief Project, I would say that we

had a measured but positive response to the requests for assistance. Some Chapters were supportive while others felt the relief effort should have been directed to have a broader impact. Though unable to attend the 2012 Pan-Icarian Celebration for Ikaria’s Independence, I was happy that the Brotherhood had representation through VP George Koklanaris, Secy E. Terry Platis, Gov Costan-tinos Frangos and the Pan-Icarian Foundation Chair Gus Yiakas and Vice Chair John Lygizos.

PIB Projects: The Lodge has worked to wrap up some of its own projects this year. The fi rst is the Icarian Cook-book Project, which sold out its fi rst printing. The new incoming Lodge will forward approximate $3,500 in profi t to the Foundation General Scholarship fund in the new term. This year we also saw the posting of the Revised Consti-tution and Bylaws to the PIB website for easy access and download. Per this weekend’s revisions, the new format will face its fi rst timely edit as we add in amendments made by this body.Another of our projects has been the Chapter Best Practice Guide. With two years in and repeated requests for info, we had only (16) responses from the following Chapters: Pramne 1, Chebithes 2, Daedalos 4, Pandiki 5, Doliche 6, Icaros 7, Foutrides 8, Spanos/Aretis 9, Atheras 12, Oinoe 14, Helios 19, Kavo Papas 20, Nissos Ikaria 21, Drakanon 24, Panagia 26, and Erini 28. Those that did respond were thorough with the exception of com-mentary for the betterment of the Brotherhood. We now have a large enough sample to make recommendations to the Chapter on ways to develop best practices and share best ideas. I have distributed a sampling of the survey form’s question on PIB demographics for your review. I hope the new Lodge will consider fi nalizing this as well in 2013.

Comments to the Chapters: If I could wish for one thing for us in this organization, it would be that the Chapters get off ‘Ikarian’ time. We all absolutely need to adhere to the deadlines the Supreme Lodge sets for informa-tion whether it be responding to survey letters like those above, submitting Per Capita, or sending in Offi cer and Delegate List on time and not the day of the Conven-tion. The energy and time wasted going back to call or email people could be put to better use. I lament the time each of the Lodge Offi cers personally loses away from family as we chase people down for such items. I very much understand that we are all volunteers but by being responsive, we can so help each create a more effective organization.

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PAN ICARIAN BROTHERHOOD OF AMERICA “ICAROS” Supreme President’s Delegates Message

to the 109th Supreme Convention Myrtle Beach, SC September 2, 2012

Foundation Relationship: Going forward, I feel the Supreme Lodge and the Foundation should strive towards developing a stronger working relationship. Though there were no major issues of contention as Chairman Yiakas and I kept each other in the loop about the issues faced this past year, we can do better. During the Boston meeting, the Lodge requested and received a Founda-tion report either in person or by written correspondence at subsequent Supreme Lodge meetings. As we move out from underneath the entanglement the litigation has brought, I feel it would be mutually benefi cial to continue together in efforts to institute the desired update of the Foundation Deed of Trust. We must also jointly refocus our energies to our best charitable purpose – increasing the funding to and distribution of Scholarship awards. We all need to learn to remarket the Foundation to ourselves and to the members of each Chapter. Chapter Oinoe’s gift should be an example of the norm and not an insular event. They have demonstrated the faith that the Foundation is the right vehicle to move our collective charitable endeavors forward.

Youth Movement: I am happy to see that this Convention has chosen to embrace our Young Adults in a way never before done. It was with some trepidation that I approach this year’s Youth Conference. Circumstances in Phila-delphia led to an ok result but we could have done better. Surprisingly, my session with the group went better than expected. We had frank discussions on both the Brother-hood and Foundation that produced innovative ideas for improving our organization and the Supreme Convention. It should be of paramount importance to all of us to bring youth into the organization. As demographics continue to age, we must push to be inclusive of young adults at every turn. The representative delegates in Baltimore were eager for information on the Brotherhood and it is incumbent upon us to pass along our experience while leaving open the door to their suggested innovations and new ideas. I encourage the Chapters and the Lodge to be supportive and proactive in pushing forward Youth Af-fairs.

Future Challenges: I fi rmly believe that we have the talent to create a great future for our Brotherhood. As I noted in my address to you last year, we must remain strong and committed on every level with every individ-ual member and Chapter right up to the elected PIB of-fi cers. Together we can meet the challenges of the future and continue to preserve our remarkable Brotherhood.In closing, let me please thank my superior support team that are each outstanding leaders in their own right.

District Governors Francesco, Cathy, Paul, Stan, Costa and George have been out there amongst the Chapters as exemplary representatives of the Lodge. Counselor Tony Horiates has been invaluable for his perspective on our legal matters. I thank them for all their endeavors and friendship. To VP George Koklanaris, Secretary Terry Platis, Treasurer George Paralemos, words cannot express the deep respect I have for each of you. I have been hon-ored to have worked not in front of you but by your side as equal partners and peers.So that it, my thoughts and my aspirations for the Broth-erhood. I hope I have been able to give back some small measure of what you all have given me. From the bottom of my heart, I thank you for allowing me the opportunity to serve as your Supreme President.

Sincerely, Nikolaos J. Pasamihalis Supreme President

It has been an honor for me to serve The Pan-Icarian Brother-hood of America this year as District 6 Governor. District 6 is comprised of Toronto’s Nisos Ikaria Chapter #21, Ikaros of Montreal Chapter #22, and Buffalo’s Panagia Chapter #26. One of my main goals for the year was to increase the District’s accessibility on the Internet. The Buffalo Chapter was the only district chapter that had a webpage linked to the Brotherhood’s main website. I am happy to announce that I have developed a template website that can easily be used by all three chapters. Each chapter will soon be able to manage and update their new websites independently. It is my hope that this will assist them all in reaching new members who are interested in joining our wonderful organization. The website was one topic of conversation presented in April when I traveled to Toronto and met with Chapter #21. Chapter #21 is a very active Chapter that annually participates in both Toronto’s Greek Independence Parade and its Aegean Islands Independence Day Celebration. I found at the meeting that the Chapter members were both motivated and experienced. A main concern of many was the cost of attending the annual Supreme Convention. They felt that it is extraordinarily diffi cult for young people and particularly young families to afford attending. They offered many excellent suggestions as to how we could attempt to reduce the cost of attending which I have previously reported to the Supreme Lodge. Also discussed at the meeting was the mutual interest of both the Toronto and Buffalo Chapters in collaborating on regional events. Buffalo’s Chapter #26 has increased its membership this year to 22 members and they have been looking for ways to organize more annual events. We all can look forward to seeing what these two chapters can do in cooperation in the future. Respectfully Submitted, George N. Skaros

District Governor Report #2

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PAN ICARIAN BROTHERHOOD OF AMERICA “ICAROS”Report of the Supreme Vice President

Brothers and Sisters,

I begin by offering congrat-ulations to the good brothers and sisters of Wilmington for hosting this year’s an-nual family gathering. I would like to especially thank Kay Skandelakis and her hard working co –chairs for agreeing to host the convention when no other bids were forthcoming. Their efforts have insured that we can once again greet family and friends, dance the Ikariotiko until the wee hours and most importantly, carry on the legacy of this great Brotherhood . Again, thank you Wilmington for your philoxenia! I offer my best wishes for what is sure to be a great convention.

My duties this last year included:

*Attended the SL meeting held in Boston in October of last year. We toured the facilities and met with hotel staff. I believe Boston to be a great choice and anticipate a well attended and memorable convention.*Attended the SL meeting and dinner dance in Clear-water in January of this year. Supreme President Nik Pasamichalis and I toured the new Helios Leski. The Clearwater Chapter has built a beautiful facility (the fl agship of all Ikarian Clubhouses) and should be very proud of their efforts.*Attended the SL meeting and played a magnifi cent round of golf with SP Pasamichalis and PSP and Foun-dation director Mike Aivaliotis (OK, maybe not so magnifi cent but we had a lot of fun) at the annual Mini Convention and Golf outing hosted by Chapter Icaros in Verona, Pa.*Attended the Centennial Celebration of Ikarian Inde-pendence in Ikaria in mid July. This was the highlight of my 2012 duties. I, together with Supreme Secretary Terry Platis, Supreme Gov. Costas Frangos , Foundation Chairman Gus Yiakas and Foundation Vice Chairman John Lygizos represented the Brotherhood at the Agias Marinas wreath ceremony. In addition, I together with Brothers Yiakas and Lygizos met with the Mayor and Vice Mayor of Agios, who discussed with us a variety of topics ranging from the resolution of the Old Age Home litigation to other projects that the Brotherhood might be of assistance. Although the celebration itself was some-what diminished by the ongoing fi nancial crisis, we were welcomed warmly, and by any account, it always great

to be in Ikaria! *Supreme Treasurer George Paralamos and I also estab-lished a bond fund account wherein Lodge monies that were held in CD’s were transferred for a greater return on investment.

In closing, I thank the members of the Lodge for their ongoing dedication to the Brotherhood and wish to espe-cially acknowledge Supreme President Nik Pasamichalis who has guided the Brotherhood these last two years. Brother Nik has set a high standard in every aspect of the job. We Ikarians can be a contentious lot…..Nik, you made it look easy!Sincerely, George N.Koklanaris Supreme Vice President

I would like to start by thanking Chapter Therma for hosting the convention and wish them a very successful weekend. I have had the honor this past year as serving as District governor for district #2. Our district consists of chapters in Youngstown, Akron, Cleveland, Warren, Steubenville, Co-lumbus, and Parma all in Ohio as well as my home chapter of Pittsburgh, Pa. Chapter V.I. Chebithes #2 Akron had their annual Christ-mas party at the home of Venette La Roca. There was a special visit from Santa and his elf! Chapter Pharos#3 Cleveland had a “Makaronada” fundraiser for the Storm Relief Fund, their annual March 25th dance and picnic.I had the pleasure of visiting Doliche #6 Steubenville for their meeting and ice cream social. All who attended had a very nice time and enjoyed delicious ice cream.Chapter Icaros #7 Pittsburgh continues to be a very ac-tive chapter with membership over 250 members. We have monthly meetings and have had several spaghetti dinners and a Lenten fi sh dinner. We also had a Christmas party with a visit from Santa for the children, a Super bowl party and once again had a very successful mini convention over Memorial Day weekend. We had the 37th annual dance and 12th annual Steve Manners golf outing. We also hosted the Supreme Lodge meeting at our chapter hall. I also attended the Supreme Lodge meeting in Boston, MA. We toured the Sheraton hotel which is the site of next year’s convention. The hotel is in a great location and has a good convention lobby. In January I went to Clearwater, Florida for Chapter Helios’s annual winter glendi. We also had a Supreme lodge meeting that weekend. I would like to thank the fellow Supreme Lodge members, especially outgoing president Nik Pasamihalis for a produc-tive year. It was a pleasure and an honor serving with you all. Fraternally yours, Cathy Pandeladis

District Governor Report #6

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# Name City,State Amount Scholarship Scholarship Donor

1 MARINA J. HORIATES LEWISVILLE,TX 1,500$ George& Archontoula Adams Memorial

ScholarshipSponsored by the Pan-Icarian

Foundation

2 KRISTA GALIE PITTSBURGH, PA 1,500$ James Chapler Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by Sally & Chris Collaros

3 ALLISON MARIE RICE POLAND, OH 1,500$ Jack Christ Conzaman Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by Pan-Icarian

Foundation

4 JULIE RICE POLAND, OH 1,500$ Stelios & Stamatoula Kaiafas Memorial

Scholarship Sponsored by Anthony & Anna

Kayafas

5 MARIKA S. TRIPODES SOUTH PASADENA, CA 1,500$ John Janis Kotsogiannis Scholarship Sponsored by Pan-Icarian

Foundation

6 GEORGIA E.TRIPODES SOUTH PASADENA, CA 1,500$ Nicholas & Rosina Kotsogiannis Memorial

Scholarship Sponsored by Pan-Icarian

Foundation

7 GEORGE MITCHELL CROSBY,TX 1,500$ Konstantinos Lardas Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by Pan-Icarian

Foundation

8 CHRISTINA J. MURRAY ST. PETERSBURG. FL. 1,500$ Constantine and Elizabeth Mavronicolas

Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by Pan-Icarian

Foundation

9 SOFIA E. VATOUGIOS OAK LAWN, IL 1,500$ Theodore & Despina Mavronicolas Scholarship Sponsored by Pan-Icarian

Foundation

10 YIANNI FRANGOS DAYTON, NJ 1,500$ Mario Panas Memorial ScholarshipSponsored by Pandiki Chapter No. 5,

New York & Nicholas Panas

11 KATHERINE BARA LIVONIA, MI. 1,500$ John Papalas Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by Pan-Icarian

Foundation

12 STELLINA TSOURIS STEUBENVILLE, OH 1,500$ Elizabeth & George Pastis Memorial ScholarshipSponsored by Stella Thomas &

Dorothy Martinos

13 GREOGORY G. FACAS MOORESTOWN,NJ 1,500$ Ava Lee Petchakos Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by Pan-Icarian

Foundation

14 SAM VASSILAROS PITTSBURGH, PA 1,500$ Pete & Anita Petchakos Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by Pan-Icarian

Foundation

15 VINCENZINA TSOURIS STEUBENVILLE, OH 1,500$ William Saffo Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by Pan-Icarian

Foundation

16 KONSTANDENA BROWN WILMINGTON,NC 1,500$ George Saffos Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by Pan-Icarian

Foundation17 STEPHEN MADDEN SOLON, OHIO 1,500$ Constantine & Maria Safos Scholarship Sponsored by Basil Safos

18 DEMETRE E. LARDAS PITTSBURGH,PA 1,500$ Kyriaki (Speis) Doumazios Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by Pan-Icarian

Foundation

19 GREGORY STEELE ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND 1,500$ John, Sophia, & Anthony Vassilaros Memorial

Scholarship Sponsored by Pan-Icarian

Foundation

20 OURANIA LARDAS HOLMES BEACH, FL 1,500$ Pan-Icarian Foundation Sponsored by Pan-Icarian

Foundation21 SAM KAISER XENIA, OH 1,500$ George A. Glaros Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by Frances Glaros

22 CHRISTOPHER T. ECONOMOS WARREN, OHIO 1,500$ Louis & Jenny Tripodes Memorial ScholarshipSponsored by the estate of Louis P.

Tripodes

23 ERIN C.O'CONNELL NORTH OLMSTED,OHIO 1,500$ Pan-Icarian Foundation Sponsored by Pan-Icarian

Foundation

24 JAMES KLAREVAS BATONROUGE, LA 1,500$ Pan-Icarian Foundation Sponsored by Pan-Icarian

Foundation

25 NICKOLAS MANESIOTIS AURORA, IL 1,500$ George A. Horiates Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by Stavroula G. Horiates

26 GEORGIA MAVROGEORGIS BROOKLYN, NY 1,500$ Pan-Icarian Foundation Sponsored by Pan-Icarian

Foundation

27 EVAN KALOUDIS EAST NORTHPORT, NY 1,500$ Pan-Icarian Foundation Sponsored by Pan-Icarian

Foundation

1 EVANGELIA ROMERO CINCINNATI, OHIO 2,000$ Oinoe Chapter No. 14, Southern California,

Graduate ScholarshipOinoe Chapter No. 14,

2 KYRA TABAK NEW MIDDLETOWN, OHIO 2,000$ Pan-Icarian Foundation Sponsored by Pan-Icarian

Foundation

3 STEFAN T. HARRIS GROSSE POINTE,MI 2,000$ Pan-Icarian Foundation Sponsored by Pan-Icarian

Foundation

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List of Scholarship Recipients Awarded by the Foundation 2012

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# Name City,State Amount Scholarship Scholarship Donor

1Dimitra Rozinos Rahes, Ikaria

1,000$ Demosthenes & Anna Yiakas Memorial

ScholarshipSponsored by Gus & Argyro Yiakas

2Irini Karutsos Rahes, Ikaria

1,000$ Demosthenes & Anna Yiakas Memorial

ScholarshipSponsored by Gus & Argyro Yiakas

3 John Politis Rahes, Ikaria 1,000$ Lacas Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by Lacas Family4 Irini Meli Rahes, Ikaria 1,000$ Lacas Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by Lacas Family5 Helen Gaglia Agios Kirikos, Ikaria 1,000$ Lacas Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by Lacas Family6 Roza Tsimbidis Agios Kirikos, Ikaria 1,000$ Lacas Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by Lacas Family7 Maria Mpesinis Agios Kirikos, Ikaria 1,000$ Lacas Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by Lacas Family8 Nektarios Tsakalos Agios Kirikos, Ikaria 1,000$ Lacas Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by Lacas Family9 Vasiliki Petsakos Agios Kirikos, Ikaria 1,000$ Lacas Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by Lacas Family

10 Roxani Antoniadis Agios Kirikos, Ikaria 1,000$ Lacas Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by Lacas Family11 Iro-Elli Athanasiou Athena\Agios Kirikos, Ikaria 1,000$ Lacas Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by Lacas Family12 Stavroula Funtulis Evdilos, Ikaria 1,000$ Lacas Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by Lacas Family13 Hariclia Funtulis Evdilos, Ikaria 1,000$ Lacas Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by Lacas Family

14Ageliki Katsanou Evdilos, Ikaria

1,000$ Dr. Nicholas Batuyios Scholarship for Greece Sponsored by Pan-Icarian

Foundation

15Christos Raptis Evdilos, Ikaria

1,000$ Karolyne Skizas Krial Scholarship for Greece Sponsored by Pan-Icarian

Foundation

16Manolis Bulgaris Island of Fourni

1,000$ Pan-Icarian Foundation Sponsored by Pan-Icarian

Foundation

17Stefanos Pamfilis New York\Agios Karikos


Foundation

18Maria Xenakis Agios Kirikos, Ikaria

1,500$ Lacas Memorial Scholarship Sponsored by Lacas Family

19Athina Doganis Agios Kirikos, Ikaria


20Stamatios Kirlagitsis Evdilos, Ikaria


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21Sofia Kuvdos Rahes, Ikaria


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Greetings Honored guests, Mr. Chairman – PSP George G. Horiates, Vice Chair - PSP George Contis, and Convention Secretary - PSP Stanton Tripodes, Convention Delegates, Brothers & Sisters of the Pan-Icarian Brotherhood.

I offer congratulations to the Convention Co-Chairs Evange-los Fragos, Sophia Tracy, Kay Skandalakis, Chapter Presi-dent George Brunetti, as well as all the volunteers from our host THERMA Chapter 10 of Wilmington. They have work count-less hours in planning this 109th Supreme Convention of our Brotherhood. I believe they should be applauded for their labors here in Myrtle Beach, SC.

At this time, I would like to introduce to you the new 2012-2013 Supreme Lodge starting with:District Governors: D1 Angelo Horiates III, D2 Cathy Pandeladis, D3 Maria Tsalis, D4 Charlotte Pardos, D5 Costa Frangos, D6 George Skaros, D7 Katina Mavrophilipos, Counselor Anthony Horaites, Treas. Damianos Skaros, Secy George Paralemos, Vice Pres E. Terry Platis and introducing new Supreme President George Koklanaris.

Please join me in welcoming them and wishing them great suc-cess as they set off to embrace the challenges of their new term.

How appropriate this night at this convention to be seaside marking the close of our yearlong celebration in honor of Ikaria Independence. We close our eyes and can imagine the moonlit Aegean gently lapping over the colorful pebble beaches of Ikaria. Undoubtedly, we have always cherished the physical beauty of the island, the culture and character of its people. Certainly, one could argue, the freedom fi ght-ers of 1912 set a corner stone in our identity as they fought for a free Ikaria. The remarks of this evening’s keynote speaker Dr. John Poulos have highlighted some of those struggles. We are ever thankful to our forefathers for the liberty they have gifted each of us.

Whether of 1912 or 2012, old or young, we ‘kariotes always enjoy a good story - especially when it is about Ikaria or other Ikarians. There is no tale that cannot be heard over and over. We are honored to have amongst us tonight a person who has made it part of his life work to bring our story to the world. In doing so, he has not only described Icaria in antiquity but also has given narrative to the later period that

would see rise to our once inde-pendent nation state. He has made us accessible to ourselves and preserved our origins for review by future generations. I would ask that you all help me to recognize Professor Anthony J. Papalas, Ph.D for those ef-forts. Professor, please come forward to accept this award from the brothers and sisters of the Brotherhood.

Time for a little story of my own - On my fi rst trip to Ikaria in 1976, to Perdiki, I recall asking my father why the moun-tainside was striped at areas above and beyond the village. He said what I was seeing was the remnants of the ‘bezou-lia’, the terraces that people had once used to cultivate the island. “Wow”, I thought as a ten year old. What was must have it been like to live in such times. I envisioned people like my papou and yiayia climbing up there to place rock upon rock in an effort to carve out a little space for few seeds. They would nurture the plants place there. Hope that what they sowed would take root for the future.

We have learned well from our ancestors because - I would propose – we, ladies and gentlemen, have done as well by building together the terraces and gardens that support our Brotherhood. This weekend like so many in the past, we have stacked ideas like rocks, considering their shape and impact on our assembly as whole. We have planted our endeavors in hopes of future growth. We ask ourselves - Does it fi t? Will it take hold? The answer Yes! ….because it will be held together with the common purpose to make our organization strong and lasting. I urge us to stay united towards that purpose and go forward ever mindful of it.

There will, however, come a time when each of us must step away to look at what we have accomplished. I have come to that point now. I hope that my ideas and efforts have added a little value to the Pan-Icarian Brotherhood. I am very proud of this organization, proud of the character and qual-ity of the people I call family. I am extremely confi dent in my friends… my fellow offi cers… who have helped me and taught me along the way. I am extremely honored to have served as your President. I deeply, deeply thank you.

May God continue to bless our Brotherhood and keep us safe until our gathering in Boston next year. I wish you all safe journeys home.

Sincerely, Nikolaos J. Pasamihalis Supreme President

PAN ICARIAN BROTHERHOOD OF AMERICA “ICAROS” Supreme President’s Banquet Message to the 109th Supreme Convention

September 2, 2012

Supreme President Nik Pasamihalis with Conv. Co-Chair Evangelos Fragos and his wife Olympia

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MINUTES OF THE 2012 SUPREME CONVENTION OF THEPAN-ICARIAN BROTHERHOOD OF AMERICA, “ICAROS”

MYRTLE BEACH HILTON, AUGUST 31 TO SEPT 3, 2012

Friday, August 31- The meet-ing was called to order. Con-vention Chairperson, George Burnetti gave welcome re-marks.

Supreme Pres. Nikolaos Pas-amihalis gave remarks. PSP George Contis led the del-egates in prayer.

A moment of silence was held in memory of our departed Brothers and Sisters.

Past Supreme Presidents were introduced to give re-marks: John Lygizos, George Horiates, ElleneTratras Contis, John Sakoutis, George Contis and Nick Tsalis

Others who were recognized and gave remarks included:Foundation Chair Gus Yiakas, Foundation Director Dr. Nikitas Tripodes, Scholarship Chair Georgia Pandeladis

Delegate strength was reported at 30.

The fl oor was opened for nomination of Convention Of-fi cers. The following were nominated, elected, and sworn in: Chair- PSP George Horiates, Secretary- Toula Mano-lis (assisted by PSP Dr. Stan Tripodis) Vice Chair- PSP George Contis, Parliamentarian- Demos Yiakas.

PSP Nick Tsalis gave remarks about his summer trip to Ikaria.

Sup. Vice Pres. George

Koklanaris was recognized and gave welcome remarks.

Past Therma Chapter # 10 Pres. Dr. Manuel Koklanaris gave welcome remarks.

Convention Co- Chair Evan-gelos Frangos gave welcome remarks. He announced that the golf tournament scheduled for Friday was cancelled due to not enough registrants.

Also, the beach volleyball tour-nament and tug-of-war contest

were cancelled.

He reviewed other activities on the schedule, including Friday night “Greek Night” at Mykonos Restaurant, cost of $35, with shuttle service direct from the Hotel to the restaurant. And there is scheduled a Friday night pool side party featuring a Greek DJ from 7 to 11 pm. The Hilton has agreed to keep the Hotel restaurant open for late dining until 3 AM every night of the Convention, with no guarantee required.

Other activities include a Saturday Morning Presidents’ Breakfast by the pool, a guarantee of 30 has been prom-ised, at a price of $29. There will be a Saturday evening Poolside Barbeque Dinner, $25 for adults, $15 for chil-dren. There will be a Saturday Cards Tournament, and a Saturday night dance, cost is $30 for adults, featuring Peter Karnavas and a Greek band. There will be Sunday Morning Church services at St. Nicholas Greek Ortho-dox Church, with bus transport from the Hotel, and the Grand Banquet on Sunday night at the adjacent Conven-tion Center, cost of $95. Tickets are still available.

And a Sunday Night Youth Banquet, cost of $45.

Someone commented that the head table in the meeting room lacked an Ikarian fl ag.

PSP Manuel Mike Aivaliotis was recognized.

Supreme Treasurer George Paralemos was recognized.

Chapter Reports-Panagia Chapter 26- re-port was given by Nicholas Skaros

Governor’s Reports-District #6 Governor George Skaros presented his report.

Committees-The following Committee Chairpersons were elected:

Resolutions- PSP Nick TsalisConstitution/Legislative- open (later fi lled by PSP Dr. Stan Tripodis)Publications- PSP John Sakoutis, PSP George ContisAuditing- Bill Androutsopoulos (later replaced by An-gelo Horiates)Budget- Dr. Nikitas TripodesNominations- PSP George Contis

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Convention City- PSP Mike AivaliotisYouth - a report will be given tomorrow.

Chapter Reports- C. Aivaliotis Chapter #17 report was read.Drakanon Chapter #24 was read.Helios Chapter #19 was read by Chapter Pres. Kathryn Athanasiadis.

Chairman George announced the Saturday meetings would run from 10 Am to 12 noon and resume from 3 pm to 6 pm.

PSP and Past Foundation Chair Gus Stefanadis was rec-ognized and gave welcome remarks.

A motion was made to allow the Convention City report to be given on Sunday. Motion passed.

Delegate strength was reported at 43. Session recessed at 6 pm.

Saturday, Sept. 1- Meeting was reconvened at 10:30 am by Chairman George Hori-ates.

Chapter Oinoe # 14 member Gus Frangos provided an Icarian fl ag to properly decorate the head table.

The session with discussion about how to improve Youth involvement in the Brotherhood.

The following young Icarians were recognized and spoke:

Hrisoula Mavrophilipos (Balti-more)Georgia Barlamas (Pittsburgh)Georgia Frangos (Baltimore)Katerina Mavrophilipos (Balti-more)Connie Barlamas (Pittsburgh)

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Youth Committee Report- Kat-erina Mavrophilipos gave a report on the Youth Conference, spon-

sored by Lefkas Chapter #16 that was held in Baltimore in March, 2012. Approximately 25 people attended. Meeting topics included explaining the structure, mission and function of the Brotherhood, how to attract more Youth involvement, how to conduct meetings, and how

to make them more productive and better attended. It was recommended that setting up a Youth Liaison Offi cer directly to the Lodge would facilitate communication. This matter will be referred to the Consti-tution /Legislative Committee. Further discussion followed. A question was raised regard-ing why the Foundation hadn’t yet issued a check to reim-burse the Chapter for Youth Conference expenses, which is a line item in the Foundation’s budget. Chairman Gus Yiakas explained that new bank regulations require documentation concerning the Youth Conference before reimbursement can be issued, and that he had requested documentation but never received it. Sup. Vice Pres. George Koklanaris suggested that the Lodge could take over fi nancial responsibility for the Youth Conference, and that the Foundation could in turn take over more responsibility for the Ikaria Magazine as a trade off.

Motion was made to accept the report of the Youth Com-mittee. Motion passed.

PSP Gus Stefanadis was recognized. He suggested that Convention Meetings need to be more streamlined, per-haps by encouraging electronic submission of reports in advance.

PS Sonja Stefanadis was recognized and gave remarks. She commented that increased Youth involvement in the Brotherhood should start at the local Chapter level.

Governors’ reports- District #5 report was given by Gus Frangos. He also described that he was proud to par-ticipate, along with other members including Sup Vice Pres. George Koklanaris, Sup. Treas. E. Terry Platis, and Foundation Chair Gus Yiakas, in representing the Brotherhood at the 2012 Ikaria Centennial Independence Celebration this summer in Ikaria.

Chapter reports- Pandiki Chapter #5 report was given by Chapter Sec’y Dimitra Melissinos.

Spanos Chapter #9 report was given by Steve Papalas.Therma Chapter # 10 was given by Lambra Koklanaris.Langada Chapter # 23 was given by chapter Pres. Chris Tripodis.Atheras Chapter # 12 report was given by James Houtridis

Sup. Pres. Nikolaos Pasami-halis presented certifi cates of appreciation to Lodge Of-

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fi cers, and Chapter Presidents.

Governors’ reports- District # 2 report given by Cathy Pandeladis.

Session recessed at 12:15 pm.

Saturday afternoon- The session was reconvened at 3:15 pm. Delegate strength was reported at 76.

Basile Katsekas, member of Therma Chapter #10, was recognized and gave remarks. Sofi a Johnson of the Host Chapter advertised the 50:50 raffl e, tickets cost $ 20 each, or 6 for $100.

Scholarship Committee report- report was given by Scholarship Chair Georgia Pandeladis.

She explained the procedure on how the applications are processed, which is by a separate, independent, 5 mem-ber panel of non- Icarians to preserve objectivity. This year, 80 applications from US students and 9 from Greek students were received. She reported that 40 students met eligibility requirements and will receive scholarships. Plus there will be additional Greek scholarships awarded. She reported the following totals: 27 US undergrad, 2 US grad, and a total of 21 to students in Greece. She explained that the Greek scholarships are partly funded by the Lacas estate. And that scholarship awards are paid directly to the student, not to the school. Motion was made to accept the report. Motion passed.

PSP Dr. Stan Tripodis was recognized.

Ikaria Magazine Editor’s report- was submitted by Editor Niki Plutis Salame. Anna Aivaliotis volunteered to read it.

Supreme Lodge Offi cers reports- the report of Sup. Sec’y E. Terry Platis was submitted.

Committee reports-

Constitution/ Legislative Committee - members were PSP Stan Tripodis and Harry Batuyios.

A proposed Constitution change was introduced, a change to Article 14 , Sect. A to increase the number of Governors from 6 to 7, by creating a new Lodge Offi cer called the Governor at Large for Youth Affairs. Article 16, Sect. E, would be changed by adding the paragraph “The Youth Affairs Governor shall have the duties of coordinating the recruitment of eligible young adults into the Brotherhood, manage the planning of the Pan- Icarian Youth Conferences and events, and be the representative voice of youth affairs to the Supreme Lodge. “

Motion passed.

Harry Batuyios wondered if a Constitution change was needed to allow Convention Host Chapters to have more

fl exibility to decide whether or not to hold a formal Grand Banquet as has been the perennial tradition. It was explained that this provision is a Convention guide-line, not a Constitutional mandated event.

Lefkas Chapter #16 member Kostas Mavrophilipos introduced a visitor, Chris Karapetis, an Icarian from Australia, who gave some remarks. He explained that there is a Icarian Brotherhood of Australia, consisting of two Chapters. PSP John Sakoutis explained that the Chapter from Adelaide donated a centrifuge machine to the Hospital in Ikaria.

Chapter reports- Oinoe Chapter #14 report was given by Demos Yiakas.

Committee reports-

Budget Committee report- Chairman was Dr. Nikitas Tripodes, members included Sup. Pres. Nik Pasamihalis, PSP Nick Tsalis, PSP John Lygizos, and PSP Stan Tripo-dis. The report is reported elsewhere in this Magazine.

PSP Ellene Tratras Contis suggested that there should be more fl exibility in the Budget to account for special and long term projects that may require more than 1 year of funding.

Supreme Lodge Offi cers reports- Sup. Lodge Treas. George Paralemos gave his report.

He reported the Brotherhood’s paid membership as of 8-31-12 stands at 1,579.

Committee reports-

Nominations Committee- PSP George Contis asked for members to step forward who were interested in running for any offi ce.

Foundation report- was given by Chair Gus Yiakas. Full report is found elsewhere in the Magazine. These were some highlights of his report:

He acknowledged his fellow offi cers: Vice Chair PSP John Lygizos, and Directors PSP Mike Aivaliotis, Dr. Nikitas Tripodes, and Steve Stratakos.

He reported the total Foundation account balance is $ 4,219,000. For the year 2011-12, total income was $195,643; and total expenses were $112,945.

The lawsuit regarding the Souromanis estate is pro-ceeding towards a favorable conclusion. Most of the

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defendants have been dismissed from the case. And the remainder is expected to be dismissed soon as well. Chairman Gus said the Ikaria Old Age Home is offi cially closed, but still is operating only with volunteer workers, who care for just a few residents.

The Foundation continues to explore doing business with a different banking institution.

PSP Gus Stefanadis asked for clarifi cation regarding the Ikaria Old Age Home. The future of who will operate the Home is undecided. Gus said the Brotherhood would be wise not to assume that responsibility. PSP John Lygizos voiced a similar opinion.

Motion was made to accept the Foundation report. Mo-tion passed.

Committee reports-

Nominations- PSP George Contis asked for clarifi cation regarding the qualifi cations for the newly created Lodge position of Governor at Large for Youth Affairs. In our Constitution, in the Section titled Supreme Convention Guidelines, Sect. E., paragraph 5, it states the in order to serve as a Lodge offi cer, the member must have previ-ously held a local Chapter offi ce. After some discussion, Dr Nikitas Tripodes made a motion to allow the Governor at Large to be exempt from this requirement, the purpose being to encourage young Icarian adults to be eligible to hold this position. After further discussion, a motion was made to table the discussion, motion passed.

Past Foundation Chair Socrates Koutsoutis was recog-nized and gave remarks.

Past Foundation Chair John Janis was recognized and gave remarks.

Supreme Lodge Offi cer’s report- Sup. Vice Pres. George Koklanaris presented his report.

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Auditing Committee- was given by Angelo Horiates. He audited the Lodge Treasurer’s records and found them to be in order. Motion made to accept his report. Motion passed. (Later, he audited the Ikaria Magazine fi nancial records and found them to be in order.)

Chairman George Horiates reviewed the schedule of Convention activities.

Session recessed at 6 pm.

Sunday, Sept. 2 – Session was reconvened by Chairman George at 1:30 pm. Delegate strength was reported at 85. Some members spoke for the Good of the Order.

Past Foundation Director Nick Tratras was recognized.

Lychnos Chapter # 11 member Athena Charnas Pugliese was recognized and gave some remarks.

Convention Chair Kay Skandalakis asked the members to register for the Grand Banquet if they haven’t done so.

Supreme Lodge Offi cers reports- Supreme Counselor Anthony Horaites’ report was submitted, read by Gus Frangos.

Committee reports- The report on the Western Ikaria Storm Relief Project was submitted by Sup. Sec’y

E. Terry Platis, read by PSP Ellene Tratras Contis. The report detailed the priorities of the needs for the project. Before purchasing and placing a Biological Compac-tor Machine, the recurrent fl ooding of the Kastros River needs to be addressed by widening a viaduct. After that, the Biological Compactor would then be needed. The cost of viaduct widening is approx. 59,000 euros. So more fundraising would be needed to accomplish that.

There was discussion about the funds that have been raised so far towards purchase of a Biological Compac-tor. It was suggested that donors should be contacted to confi rm that they don’t object to the funds being redi-rected toward the cost of viaduct widening. Fundraising will continue, with the Foundation matching funds raised up to $50,000.

Motion made to accept report. Motion passed.

Committee reports-

Resolutions Committee- report was given by PSP Nick Tsalis.

Resolution #1 (paraphrased)- The Foundation shall continue efforts for fundraising for the Western Ikaria Storm Relief Project. Motion passed.

Resolution #2 (paraphrased)- The Brotherhood shall create a Committee to study the feasibility of creating a 1 week Sailing School in Pharos. Motion passed. ( Panagia Chapter #26 member Nick Skaros volunteered to serve on the Committee )

Resolution #3 (paraphrased)- To promote cultural devel-opment on Ikaria, the Brotherhood shall

encourage a fundraising project to benefi t the Ikaria Phil-harmonic Orchestra, with the Foundation matching funds raised up to $5,000, the monies coming from the Founda-tion’s contingency funds.

After discussion and three vote counts, the Motion passed. PSP John Sakoutis expressed his concern over the voting procedure.

Resolution #4 (paraphrased)- An Organization has been formed in Ikaria, “Friends of the Old Age Home”, which

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supports the transfer of managing the Old Age Home away from the previous administrators. This Organization seeks support from the Brotherhood. This motion was withdrawn.

Spanos Chapter #9 member Demetrios Batuyios said the infrastructure on Ikaria is in need of our assistance, and the Brotherhood should consider that a priority.

Committee reports-

Publication committee - report given by PSP John Sakoutis.

He reported that current Editor of Ikaria Magazine, Niki Plutis Salame is retiring next year after 10 years. He con-gratulated her on her excellent work. A new Magazine editor is needed for Fall of 2013. He said there are some potential candidates who have expressed interest. They will be interviewed by the Lodge.


PSP George Contis made a suggestion that perhaps the Lodge should look into having a student from college serve as an intern for the Magazine and earn school credit.

Therma Chapter #10 member Dr. Anthony Papalas was recognized and gave remarks.

2013 Boston Supreme Convention report- A report on the 2013 Boston Convention was given by Convention Chair PSP George Horiates. The Convention is being hosted by Atheras Chapter # 12, at the Sheraton Bos-ton Hotel. Standard room rate is $159. Member Harry Batuyios said that he lived in Boston for over 30 years, he knows the city well, and there are many interesting things for our members to see and do there.

Young Icarian Alexa Loufman, granddaughter of Spanos Chapter #9 members Nick and Alexa Koklanaris, and a Pan- Icarian scholarship recipient from last year, was rec-ognized and expressed her appreciation for being award-ed a scholarship. She is attending DePaul University.

Committee reports-

Convention City- report was given by PSP Mike Aivaliotis. He reported that one Chapter, Helios # 19, submitted a bid to host the 2014 Supreme

Convention. He determined that their bid was in order. Helios members PSP Stan Tripodis and Charlotte Pardos gave a presentation.The Host Hotel for 2014 will be the Sheraton Sand Key Hotel which was the Hotel for past Conventions in 1985 and 1992. It is located on the beauti-ful white sand of Clearwater Beach. Standard room rate is $155. Estimated Dance cost will be $25 to $30, Grand Banquet cost $95 to $110. The Hotel is providing comp rooms totaling 1 for every 50 rooms, and Convention rates shall be extended for a few days both before and after the Convention. The area offers many sights and activities for Convention attendees. Helios Chapter# 19 promises a memorable Convention experience.


Past Sup. Counselor John Papandreas was recognized.

Supreme Lodge Offi cers report - The report of outgoing Supreme President Nikolaos Pasamihalis was presented. President Nik received a standing ovation in recognition of his service to the Brotherhood.

Committee reports-

Nomination Committee- PSP George Contis presided.

Nominations for Foundation Offi cers were made:Foundation Chair- Gus YiakasVice Chair- PSP John Lygizos Directors- PSP Mike Aivaliotis was nominated and declined. Sup. Pres. Nik Pasamihalis was nominated and declined.Dr. Nikitas Tripodes, Steve Stratakos, Ellene Tratras Con-tis were nominated.

The above were elected.

Scholarship Chair- Georgia Pandeladis was nominated, and elected.

The following Governors were nominated, and elected:

District #1- Angelo Horiates, District #2- Cathy Pande-ladis, District #3- Maria Tsalis, District #4- Charlotte Pardos, District #5- Gus Frangos, District #6- George Skaros, Governor at Large for Youth Affairs- Katerina Mavrophilipos

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The following Lodge Offi cers were nominated:Sup. Counselor- Anthony HoraitesSup. Treasurer- Damianos SkarosSup. Sec’y- George ParalemosSup. Vice Pres.- E. Terry PlatisSup. President- George KoklanarisPSP Nick Tsalis moved for George K. to be elected by unanimous consent. Motion passed.

The above were elected.

Oath of Offi ce to newly elected Offi cers was adminis-tered by PSP Gus Stefanadis.

Newly elected Sup. President George Koklanaris gave remarks.

Good of the Order- Lychnos Chapter #11 member Athena Charnas Pugliese commented that the Brotherhood should look into moving the date of the Convention to before Labor Day, to make it easier for students to attend.

Convention offi cers PSP’s George Horiates, George Contis, and Stan Tripodis were thanked for their work. Members of Therma Chapter # 10, in particular the Convention Committee headed by Kay Skandalakis and Evangelos Frangos, were congratulated for a job well done.

Closing prayer was delivered by PSP Gus Stefanadis. Meeting adjourned at 4:30 pm.

Respectfully submitted, Convention Secretaries Toula Manolis , and PSP Dr. Stan Tripodis

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On behalf of the 2012 Convention Committee,we would like to thank the following peoplewho worked tirelessly to make this conventioncome to life.

Chris Andrews Dr. Charles and Helga LewisRoula Andrews George LivanosNancy Batounis Peter and Courtney MalahiasNick and Dianne Batounis Dr. Pete ManaloukasBilly Batuyios Xenophon MaroudisHarry Batuyios Toula and Kostas MavrophillipasAngelique Brants Julie MemoryGeorge and Cindy Brunetti Argie MoeKathy Dimopoulos Demetria PadgettLarry & Marika Elliott Dale PappasAndrew Farmer Dori and Stephan PappasEliana Fragos Kalli PappasKoula Fragos Nick PasamihalisOlympia Fragos Dr. John PoulosYianni Fragos Koula E. PoulosKathy Frankos Koula T. PoulosKathy Frankos Koula T. PoulosDr. Mary Frankos and Victor Mannino Mike PoulosMarissa Gallaher Pat PoulosScott Gregory Steve PoulosAngelo and Mary Horiates Connie RonnerGeorge Horiates Marian SaffoJulia Horiates Aimee ScholleySophie Johnson Joanna SkandalakisKostas Karafas Elaine SteeleMaria Karafas Gregory Steele

Steve and Sara Karafas Alexandros TheodoropoulosFoti Karoutsos Joshua TracyDr. Emmanuel and Lambra Koklanaris Argie Vassilaros

Betty Vassilaros

Evangelos FragosKay SkandalakisSophia Tracy

Hopefully, we haven't forgotten anyone. If we did, we are truly sorry. Weappreciate everyone's hard work, time, and dedication towards this successfulconvention. Without you, this would not have been possible. Again, we thankyou all very much!

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2012 Convention Observationsby Nicholas D. Scaros

I was fortunate enough to attend this year's convention in Myrtle Beach, SC. I had missed previous conventions due to my yearly trips to Ikaria and more recently due to illness. I was so happy to see many old friends and relatives, especially the Skaros brothers from Buffalo, NY; Niko, Theodore and Manolis and their families. It is

an honor to have them, and their sisters in Ikaria, Liza, Despina and Ekaterina as relatives. Seeing them at all of the events, including the meetings, dances, grand banquet (3 tables of the Skaros family) was a highlight for me. I pray to Panayia to watch over them as this is the name of their chapter in Buffalo and I wish them success with their chapter. I congratulate Chapter Therma and the convention co-chairs, Kay Saffo Skandalakis, Sophia Fragos Tracy, and Evangelos Fragos on the success of the conven-tion. It was a major undertaking and they produced a perfect convention for those in attendance. I would like to congratulate the band, especially the violinist, Peter Karnavas. Within seconds of hearing the Ikariotiko, the dance fl oor was packed with enthusiastic Kariotakia, our children, grandchildren and future members. I want to thank Zacharia Bratsis, son of my good friends, Pantelis and Ioanna Bratsis from New Jersey, who was always there by my side to assist me as I have diffi culty walking.I want to write a few lines that were written by Lefteris Koutoufaris, former President of the Pan-Ikarian of Ath-ens about the Ikariotiko dance:Kante tin thlispi sas charaKaias akousti o krotosApton Kariotiko choroPoun apo tous protous protos.

God willing I will see you all in Boston in 2013!

With all of my good wishes for health to all,Nicholas D. Scaros

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PIB2013oston!PIB2013oston!110110thth SUPREME CONVENTION SUPREME CONVENTION Pan-Icarian Brotherhood of America “ ICAROS” Aug 30 - Sept 2, 2013 Sheraton Boston Hotel

Dear Friends,

The ‘kariotes are coming! The ‘kariotes are coming! Let the call go out across the country that ATHERAS Chapter 12 of Philadelphia eagerly awaits you next August for the special 110th Supreme Convention in the great city of BOSTON! It will be a historic fi rst visit for the families of our Pan-Icarian Brotherhood and truly a “not to be missed” event for all.

ATHERAS is committed to making your trip an unforgettable experience. Our Convention venue, the beautiful Sheraton Boston Hotel, is located in the very heart of Boston’s trendy Back Bay Neighborhood offering great views of the Charles River and the universities of nearby Cambridge. From it’s spacious lobby, the Sheraton is connected to the famous shops of the Prudential Center and Copley Mall. Around the corner, there are many great restaurants offering everything from small bites to world class fi ve-star dining. This location is also a great starting point to head out to explore this historic city along the famed Freedom Trail. There are points of interest within walking distance as well as convenient trolley tours and subway access providing quick connections to all of Boston’s landmarks.

Our 2013 Convention Schedule will offer a good balance of our traditional events with plenty of free time to go out to explore. Day time options for fun at the harbor include Whale Watching, the Quincy Marketand the USS Constitution. Nighttime happenings will feature such events as the Icarian Tea Party at the rooftop pool, the CHEERS! Pub Tour, the Basil “Back in Boston” Comedy Show and great Icarian Dances. Also, returning by popular demand is the infamous Icarian Dating Game II - “Chowdah Style”. Our plans will keep developing so stay in touch!

The Chapter would be very honored to include congratulatory notes, advertisements or photographs from you in the 110th Commemorative Album. We hope to make this year’s Album one of the best ever. Please help us meet this goal by fi lling out the enclosed Commemorative Ad Contract and returning it as soon as possible. It’s never too early to send it in.

Hotel reservations will open soon and can be made by calling the Sheraton Boston Hotel. Remember that the Convention rate of $159 for a single/doubles room is available from three days before to three days after the Convention so start planning for a great stay. Please visit our website at www.pib2013boston.com for further updates.

So get ready for the Convention “Where everyone knows your name”! On behalf of the ATHERAS and the PIB2013oston Convention Committee, we thank you and look forward to seeing you in Boston!

Sincerely,

Nikolaos J. Pasamihalis, PSP George G. Horiates, PSP James Houtridis, Atheras President [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] (609) 502 0524 (856) 986 8972 (856) 397 3838

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Pramne YOUNGSTOWN #1Pramne # 1 has been actively enjoying another year of Ikarian fellowship! In addition to monthly meetings, members enjoyed an annual spring picnic at the Elias home in late May.

Jaclyn Sarah Elias, Alexis Elias-Spohn and Dana Elias attended the Ikarian dance held at the Pittsburgh Mini-Convention in May. Many thanks to the Pittsburgh chap-ter for a great night of dancing and fellowship.

The Elias sisters also attended the National Convention in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, along with their mother, Pramne President Aspasia Tourvas Elias. Everyone had a wonderful weekend and would like to express appre-ciation to Therma Chapter #10 for hosting an amazing Convention this year!

The members of Pramne #1 are looking forward to future Youth Conferences, Conventions, and other Ikarian events.

Submitted by Jaclyn Sarah Elias, Treasurer

Greetings to all our Brothers & Sisters from Akron, Ohio! We are excited to report that our chapter has had a fun-fi lled summer and are looking forward to fall and winter.

In June, our annual lamb roast was hosted at the home of Nick & Priscilla Rodites. Many chapter mem-bers attended and shared delicious lamb, side dishes desserts and wine! The weather was beautiful and

adults and children alike had a great time. Thank you again to Nick & Priscilla for hosting!

For the second year running, our chapter members have planned informal gatherings at various Akron-area events during July & August. These chapter “Meet-Ups” encour-age our members to get together, but don’t involve as much planning as formal chapter meetings. This summer we enjoyed local farmers markets and live music spon-sored by Akron Parks & Recreation.

Steven & Patricia Parianos with children Alex & Ari listen to the Akron Symphony at a summer “Meet-Up”Lamb Roast host Nick Rodites with his grandchildren!

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In late August, our chapter gathered again at Wolf Creek Winery for a summer potluck meeting. About 25 mem-bers were in attendance to celebrate, catch up on chapter business, and begin planning activities for the last part of 2012.

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Left to right, Bessie Carpas, Dianne (Carpas) Davis, Konstantinos Spithas, Louis Chibis, Dennis King, Diana King, Eugenia Manolis & Nick

Manolis at Wolf Creek Winery.

We are looking forward to our annual Reverse Raffl e and Dinner, always held on Columbus Day. The raffl e is our main fundraising event of the year. We anticipate over 150 attendees from the Akron, Canton & Cleveland area. Many thanks to our Committee members and offi cers for organizing this event. Special thanks to Paula Kasapis! Tickets are available for $60 (tax deductible) and can be purchased by calling 330.715.1704. Join us for this en-joyable evening and a chance to win thousands in prizes!!

As always, we extend an open invitation to visitors from the Supreme Lodge or other chapters to join us at any of our events. To fi nd out more about what’s happening, visit our Facebook Page > facebook.com/chembithes

Congratulations and best wishes to recent DePaul Uni-versity graduate Katie Plakas. Katie is the daughter of Lee and Mary Ann Plakas of Canton, Ohio. Her studies of Education and Italian led her to a one-year teaching assignment in Cremona, Italy.

Our sincerest condolences to the family of Wanda Zizes, who passed away on September 15, 2012. Wanda was a long time chapter member and wife of Pete Zizes. She served as chapter president and was an active member of the Akron community. Her quick-wit and sense of humor always made our meetings livelier. May her memory be eternal.

Submitted by: Evangelia Spithas Fresty

Pharos CLEVELAND #3Hello from Cleveland. We hope everyone had an enjoy-able summer. Welcome back to all those who were in Ikaria this past summer. Kai tou xronou, me to kalo.

Here at Chapter Pharos it was a pretty quiet summer. In May some of us attended the Pittsburgh mini conven-tion. Our boys participated in the golf outing and had a good time, then we all met up in downtown Pittsburgh for some drinks and catching up with old friends. On Sun-day we attended the dance and we would like to thank our Pittsburgh family for all the fun.

On June 2nd we hosted a spaghetti dinner fundraiser for the fl ood damage in Kaki-nagri. It was very well attended and we followed with our monthly meeting.

On August 12th we had our annual picnic with over 400 people. Thanks to all of you who came from out of town to join us. And, thank you to Victoria Mavogeorgi for entertaining us and making us all get up to dance the Kariotiko, by playing her magi-cal violin.

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Several of our younger members attended the convention in Myrtle Beach. They had a wonderful time. Thanks to the Wilmington Chapter for hosting this great event. We look forward to seeing all of you in Boston in September.

We were saddened by the loss of one of our long time members and member of Helios Chapter, Stamatoula Collaros. May her memory be eternal.

Congratulations to our high school graduates: • Jamal Dye, son of Katerina Parianos, proud grandparents, George and Maria Parianos.• Sarandos Pipinias, son of Stephan and Koula (Bratsis) Pipi-nias, proud grandpar-ents, Alexandros and Fani Bratsis.• Steven Safos, son of Zach Safos, proud grandparents, Steve and Garifalia Safos. Kai s’anotera paidia.

We hope everyone has a happy holiday season and a healthy new year.

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Pandiki NEW YORK #5Greetings to all our fellow Ikariotes from Pandiki, in the “Big Apple”. We would like to congratulate Chapter Therma for hosting a wonderful convention!

Pandiki held its elections on April 6, 2012. Our newly elected executive offi cers are as follows: Gus M. Tsahas, President; Xeno Papasimakis, Vice President; Dimitra Roufanis, Secretary and Evangelia Melissinos, Treasurer. Our newly elected board members are as follows: Nick Kazalas, Gus J. Tsahas and Taki Evripiotis. They look forward to your support, commitment and participation!

On May 19th, we had a fundraiser with Loukoumades to raise money to send much needed linens to the hospital of Ikaria. Instead of sending money we used a hospital contact and ordered the hospital sheets and pillowcases and had them stamped with the “Ikaria hospital” logo. They were shipped and should be arriving shortly.

On June 23rd we held a barbeque to start the summer off right before everyone left for their vacations, and a memorial service in July to honor Ikaria’s 100th Year Indepen-dence.

On September 29th we hosted an event to raise money for the volunteers of the old age home in Ikaria. It was a successful event as many Ikarians showed up to show their concern and gen-erosity to support our brothers and sisters in Ikaria.

In closing, we want to thank our members that attended the convention in Myrtle Beach. We know they had a great time relaxing at the beach, enjoying the dances, catching up with family and friends, and attending the meetings. We would also like to congratulate our member George Paralemos on his newly elected post as Supreme Lodge Secretary, and to all the newly elected members of the Supreme Lodge.

We look forward to another successful year and wish the same for all the other chapters.

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Doliche STEUBENVILLE #6

Theodora Skeadas recently graduated from Harvard Cum Laude with a double major in Philosophy and Gov-

ernment and a minor in Modern Middle East Studies as well as two Language Citations in Modern Greek and Modern Standard Arabic. This past summer, Theodora worked in Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank and traveled to Jordan. Before attending graduate school for Public Policy, Theodora will spend the next

year in Casablanca, Morocco, teaching English for the American Language Center, affi liated with the US State Department. Theodora will also be working in unison with Boubker Mazoz, who leads outreach programs focusing on improving the lives of Morocco's women and the disadvantaged. Last, among her other responsibilities, Theodora will implement literacy assessment projects and put together forums on trade, culture, and youth. Theodora is a Harvard alumni captain in Morocco. Theo-dora is the daughter of Chrissa (Lefes) Skeadas and John Skeadas who reside in Bedford, NY. Chrissa Lefes is of full Icarian descent whose grandparents were all born in Kountouma.

The Steubenville Doli-che Chapter awarded a scholarship to Stellina-Maria Tsouris. Stellina is the daughter of Nick and Vincetta Tsouris and grand-daughter of Sarandos and Stella Tsouris of Steubenville. Stel-lina graduated from Steubenville High School among the Top Ten of her class. Her awards included an Honors Diploma, Award of Merit and the President's Award. Stel-lina plans to attend The Ohio State University where she

will be majoring in Accounting and Computer Science.

The Steubenville Doliche Chapter hosted Coffee Hour at Holy Trinity Church. Proceeds from the event go towards the Doli-che Scholarship.

The District Governor visited Doliche at an ice cream social. Cathy Pandeladis and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Pandeladis from Pittsburgh attended.

Stellina Tsouris and mother Vincetta Tsouris

Left to right. Joyce Collaros Locascio, Louise Munis, Pete Caleodis

Left to right. Louise Mastros Riley, Nicholas Riley, Dr. Niko Mastros

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Doliche STEUBENVILLE #6Congratulations to Leah Maria Pappas and Kyle Anthony Wills who were mar-ried May 5, 2012, at Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church in Campbell, OH. Concelebrants were the Rever-ends Steve Denas and Stephan Cal-los. Koumbara was Kali Keriotis, the bride’s godmother. A traditional recep-tion followed where all enjoyed an evening of delicious food and dancing at Avion on the Water. The bride is the daughter of Thomas G and Anna Pappas of Poland OH. The parents of the groom are Rusty and Linda Wills also of Poland, OH. Leah’s maternal grandparents are Sarandos and Stella Tsouris of Steubenville, OH.

The new Mrs. Wills graduated from Duquesne University with both a Bachelor of Science degree in health sciences and Master of Physician Assistant. Kyle is a graduate of Virginia Military Institute and is a military intelligence

offi cer with the United States Army. After returning from their honeymoon in Jamaica and Italy, the couple spent the summer at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, where Kyle received further training. They will be making their home later this fall in Kentucky where Kyle is stationed at Fort Knox.

Celebrations continued with a shared milestone as Sa-randos N. Tsouris turned 90 and Maria Vassilaros, our foundation secretary, turned 50 on July 28. Sarandos is Maria’s uncle. A family gathering was held at the home of Don and Louise Kronstein where many memories were shared. Many years to them both!

Submitted by Anna Tsouris Pappas

Chapter Icaros continues to meet the fi rst Sunday of each month. Our discussions include event planning, hall maintenance, and decisions on charitable donations.

We are pleased to report that at the 2012 Pan-Icarian Convention in Myrtle Beach, Chapter Icaros was once again recognized as the largest chapter in the Brother-hood. We thank our members for their continued sup-port! Also, the following Chapter Icaros members were reelected to national positions: Cathy Pandeladis as District Governor 2 (second term), and Georgia Pandela-dis as Scholarship Chair. Joanne Melacrinos continues to serve as National Archivist.

Over Memorial Weekend, Chapter Icaros held its annual Mini Convention, which included the Steve Manners Golf Open on May 26 and Glendi on May 27. The event was another great success thanks to the hard work of our membership. We also hosted a Supreme Lodge meeting over the weekend and were happy to have several na-tional offi cers on hand.

Continuing the annual tradition, Chapter Icaros gathered local and out-of-town friends for a night out after the annual Mini Convention Golf

Outing on Saturday, May 26.

The gang enjoying an evening out at Bistro on Penn in downtown Pittsburgh.

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Left to right, Clevelander Mike

Adamos and Pittsburghers

Maria Vassilaros, Leo Pandeladis,

and George Vassilaros.

The Facaros entourage.

Newlyweds Angie (Karakatsanis) and

Ryan Katora enjoying the dance.

Taking a break at the dance.

Taking care of business at the dance, from left to right, Chapter President Joanne Melacrinos, PSP Mike Aivaliotis, and (at time of

photo) Supreme President Nik Pasamihalis

Enjoying a toast, from left to right, Chris Aivaliotis, Lee

Mamatas, Dimitri

Facaros and Ryan Katora

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George Aivaliotis enjoying the company of the lovely Contes twins Dina and Niki.

Beer Cart ladies Christine Hudale

and Bunny Manners drinking

and driving

Enjoying a cigar pre-game, from left to right, Supreme Vice President (at time of photo) George Koklanaris, Supreme President (at time of

photo) Nik Pasamihalis, and Detroiter Steve Papalas.

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On September 30, PSP Mike and Elaine Aivaliotis hosted a spaghetti dinner at the Chapter Icaros clubhouse.

Our annual Halloween Party/Oxi Day Celebration will take place on October 28 and will be hosted by Lee and Maggie Mamatas. On November 17 Chapter Icaros is planning a special event to celebrate the 100 year anni-versary of Ikaria’s independence. We will also be hosting our annual Santa Pizza Party in December.

Congratulations go out to:Zachary “Jack” Grant and Yinan Yu, who were married June 2, 2012Dina Moreno and Chris Aivaliotis, who were married July 7, 2012Angela Karakatsanis and Ryan Katora, who were married July 29, 2012Shane Anthony Faatuiese, 2012 graduate of Medina High School.Demetre Lardas, 2012 graduate of The University School.Constantine Politis, 2012 graduate of Peters Township High School.Anastasia Raftis, 2012 graduate of Upper St. Clair High School.Alexa Xenakis, 2012 graduate Keystone Oaks High School.Nikki Xenakis, 2012 graduate of Slippery Rock Universi-ty and UPMC’s Anisa Kanbour School of Cytotechnology.

From left to right, September

30 dinner hostess Elaine Aivaliotis and her wonderful helpers Nikki

(Aivaliotis) Tripoulas, Katherine

Manners, and Bunny Manners.

District Governors, local offi cers, and members gathered for the Supreme Lodge meeting on May 27 at Chapter Icaros’ Clubhouse.

Front and center are (at time of photo) Supreme President Nik Pasamihalis and Vice President George Koklanaris

Chapter Icaros was very pleased to host a Supreme Lodge meeting over the Mini Convention Weekend.

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Congratulations to George and Sophie Halvas on the birth of their son Constantine. Big sister Eva is so excited to have a little brother! Constantine was born in January 2012 and was baptized this summer in Ikaria.

We were greatly saddened by the deaths of Mark John-son, Nicholas Kazalas, and Jennie Kratsas. May their memory be eternal.

We would like to acknowledge the following donations to Chapter Icaros 7 in memory of Stella Orkoulas: Jerry and Litsa Gemellas, Sophia Herouvis, Kosta Mamatas.

Submitted by Chapter Icaros Corresponding Secretary Anna Aivaliotis

Congratulations to the newlyweds Angela Karakat-sanis, daughter of Perry and Titika (Kouknas) Karakat-sanis, and Ryan Katora as they were united in marriage dur-ing a wedding ceremony held July 29th, 2012 in Xrysostomo, Ikaria. An el-egant reception was held after the ceremony in Leivathi. The couple now resides in Wash-ington, DC.

After two years of planning, Labor Day has come and gone. Not even hurricane Isaac could stop this conven-tion. It was a great family fun in the sun Carolina style weekend. We couldn’t have asked for better weather. Looking out on the pool and ocean you thought you were in Ikaria. Everywhere you looked there were Ikarians! The convention committee worked hard to ensure a fun fi lled weekend and we think we delivered that to every-one who attended our convention. We wish to thank everyone who attended and helped to make it a success. We also would like to thank all our workers who worked tirelessly. We couldn’t have done it without you. Special thanks to Harry Batuyios our MC who did a wonderful job keeping our banquet on time and Dr. John Poulos who was our guest speaker at the ban-quet. A BIG Thank you goes to Peter Kar-navas and his orches-tra for playing into the wee hours of the morning. The dances were fi lled with kefi and Peter and his orchestra really added to that.

And The Winner Is Chrisoula Konomos...

Calling all chapters! Are you willing to host the next convention? Well the hotel in Myrtle Beach is ready for the next city that would like to bring the convention back to Myrtle Beach. It’s a great location and the hotel was a pleasure to work with.

Also Therma Chapter #10 had a wonderful picnic in Wilmington af-ter the convention to thank chapter members for their hard work and dedication during the convention. We are now looking forward to resting up and our new elec-tions which will be coming up.

Convention Co-Chair Evangelo Fragos congratulating our lucky winner Chrisoula

Konomos from Port Jefferson, NY, the grand raffl e winner of the $3600 jackpot!

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Congratulations to our High School graduates. Kai eis anotera!Constandena Brown - daughter of Doug and Argie BrownStephanie Padgett - daughter of Demetra Tsandes PadgettChris Gallaher - daughter of Pat and Marissa Gallaher

In June the baptism of Mia Katherine Brants was celebrated. Mia is the daughter of Angelique and Jack Brants, granddaughter of Kay and Mitch Skandalakis and the great-granddaughter of Angeline Batuyios Saffo. Four generations were in attendance at this baptism. Mia’s godparents are Joanna Skandalakis and Gregory Steele. Na mas Zisei.

Congratulations also to Chris and Andria Carroll on the bap-tism of their daugh-ter Elena Jacqueline. Godmother is Jackie Margolis. Na mas Zisei.

L to R: Alexandros Theodoreopoulos, Peter Malahias, Kay Saffo Skandalakis, Sophia Fragos Tracy, Evangelos John Fragos, Steve

Karafas

We would like to extend our sympathy to Pat C. Poulos on the passing of her mother Toula Saffo Conzaman. Our sympathies also go to Despina Saffo on the passing of her brother Elias “Uncle Louis” Tripodes. May their memo-ries be eternal.

In closing, again we wish to thank everyone who came out to support our 2012 Carolina Style Ikarian Conven-tion.

Submitted by Kay Saffo Skandalakis

Chapter Therma is pleased to announce the promotion of our own chapter member George E. Koklanaris to Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army. George is a logistics offi cer who has served in the army and the reserves for 20 years. George was the logistics offi cer for the 773rd Tactical Command Group during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Endur-ing Freedom. In his civilian job, he is employed by Booze Allen and Hamil-ton as a consultant for the U.S. Army. George is the son of Dr. Emmanuel and Lambra Koklana-ris of our chapter. He is married to Elefteria (Libby) Kozanas and they reside in Great Falls, Virginia. Congratulations!

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Atheras PHILADELPHIA #12

We’re still here! Yes, Lychnos Chapter is alive and active with members who are determined to keep the spirit of Ikaros thriving in Northern California. On June 9 we gathered in the home of member Sara Glaros of Stock-ton, CA. It was a bitter sweet gathering as it was the fi rst since the passing of our beloved founder and friend, Stellios Petsakos. Stellios was an inspiration to us all and was a driving force in the growth and survival of our chapter. He will be sorely missed yet his memory and spirit will continue to bind us together as one loving and grounded Ikarian family.

Our fall meeting was hosted on Sep 29th by our honorary members, Vangellis and Dimitra Tsagris. We have found tremendous value in opening our chapter to our honor-ary members who bring tremendous energy, new ideas, and professionalism to our group. The meeting ended and was followed by a night of food, drink, and dance. During this meeting we fi nalized plans for our upcoming Panigyri to be held Nov 3rd in Concord, CA. We expect

a great turn out as we plan to repli-cate, as closely as possible, a true Ikarian Panigyri. What a treat for our fellow Hel-lenes to sample our traditional katsiki psito and vrasto along with spitiko krasi!

Submitted by: Athena Koulou-lias-Kochilas

Greeting from Chicago Chapter, Aristides Phoutrides. Since we last met, our Chapter has had another banner year. We currently have approximately 70 members, and are going strong.

For many years, our Chapter has been burdened with a big property tax bill that drained our treasury. This year we were fi nally able to get the County Tax Authority to grant us a reduction, on a vacant property theory. That resulted in almost a 50% reduction of our property taxes, from around $14,000 to $8,000. This should enable us to maintain our Clubhouse, and participate in other philan-thropic activities.

Our Chapter also applied for our own 501-c-3 status. While this will not eliminate our tax liability, it will permit members and donors who make a contribution to our Chapter to receive an IRS deduction. The IRS has not offi cially approved our application, but we are confi dent we will be eligible for that status. I encourage all chapters to explore this option, and would be happy to share my template with any one that has an interest, in doing so.

This year we held a fair amount of social events:Our Halloween Party is always a crowd pleaser, with a children’s costume parade, and prizes.We rang in the New Year with an Ikarian Style New Years Eve Party, which was attended almost 100 people,Our Chapter marched in the annual Hellenic Indepen-dence Day Parade.We also started hosting regular Bingo Nights. As you

can imagine a roomful of Ikarians playing Bingo is very entertaining, and has proved to be a good source of rev-enue.On July 15th, we held a Memorial Service for Ikarians at a local church, and we also celebrated our oldest mem-ber, Marinos Tripodis’ birthday. He turned 99.Finally on August 6th we held an informal picnic at a local forest preserve.

Earlier this year, two of our members, Foti Karnavas and Terry Platis hosted a Fundrasier, for the Disaster Relief Fund. We had the live music, and raffl ed original Ikarian artwork. All had a great time, and a fair amount of money was sent to the Foundation to help the Village of Karkinargi.

On a sad note we lost a long time member Toula Kliros.

On a happy note our Chapter Vice-President, John Kar-navas married Lana Haddad. Foti Karnavas, our Chapter treasurer and Terry Platis became parents to Christos Karnavas.

All and all, the last year has been a successful one, and we look for good things to continue to happen in Chi-cago.

Respectfully submitted, James G. Lakerdas, Chapter President.

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Lefkas BALTIMORE #16Greetings and well wishes from Lefkas Chapter #16 Baltimore, MD. We want to congratulate the Wilmington Chapter Therma for a wonderful convention in Myrtle Beach. We had a fantastic time enjoying the beautiful weather and great hospitality from your chapter. We would like to congratulate our member Katina Mav-rophilipos for becoming the fi rst District Governor # 7(youth governor). Katina would like to start a youth contact list and her email is [email protected]. We are so very proud of her and wish her the best.

We started our fi rst meeting in Sept talking about how we can increase our memberships in order to keep our chap-ter going strong. We created committees to come up with new ideas and will meet again in November to view their reports. November’s meeting we will also be having our pot luck dinner and would love for everyone to join us on Friday, Nov 9th at 7pm at our Ikarian house.

Submitted by Toula Manolis

Christ E. Aivaliotis COLUMBUS #17

The new Ikarian youth enjoying the convention

Demetri and Lindsey Michaelides both received their MBA on May 12, 2012 from the Fuqua School of Busi-ness at Duke University. They will be moving to Cleve-land, Ohio and working for McKinsey and Company. Demetri and Lindsey are the son and daughter-in-law of Jackie and Tom Michaelides of Columbus, Ohio. Their grandparents were the late Zacharias Kefalos of Xilosirti and Ange-liki Loejos Kefalos of Agios Kirikos.

Shawn Chacalos, member of the Christ Aivaliotis Chap-ter #17, is pictured with his father Emanuel Chacalos. They are enjoying a day of boating at Alum Creek State Park. Emanuel is the son of Icaros Chacalos from Wheel-ing West Virginia, whose family is from the villages of Plumari and Xilosirti, Ikaria.

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A chapter meeting was held on July 22, 2012 at “A Big Fat Greek Cuisina” on Fishinger Road in Columbus, Ohio. Elections were held and the new offi cers are: Jacqueline Moraitis, President, Nickie Mercier, Vice President, Treasurer, Marino Moraitis, Secretary is Des-sine Fricioni. We discussed our third annual golf outing to be held in August, and organized by Marino Moraitis. We had a great time and good food.

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Front row L to R, Nickie Mercier, Argiro Williams, Fifi Schoener, Jackie Moraitis, Dessine Fricioni, Aris Hutras, Marino Moraitis

Second row, Sylvia and Dr Harry Fronista, Cassie Chacalos, George Pardos, Shawn Chacalos.

L to R, Dr. Harry Fronista, Sylvia Fronista, Fifi Schoener, Argiro Williams, Dessine Fricioni and Marino Moraitis.

After the meeting a few of the members went to the home of Marino Moraitis.

On August 26, 2012, the Columbus, Ohio chapter #17, the Christ E. Aivaliotis Chapter, had their third annual golf outing. In the past two years, proceeds from the outing were sent to the Pan-Icarian Scholarship Founda-tion. Again, the proceeds will be sent to the Scholarship Foundation.

We had guests from Cincinnati, Dayton and Xenia Ohio. Many non Icarian friends from the Columbus area were a huge help. A special thanks to George Sicaras, John Morgan Jr., Dr. Charles Tzagournis, and George Sauter. Steak and Corn were served for lunch after the outing. George Sauter, that owns Buckeye Donuts, donated the coffee and donuts for breakfast. It was a great day and a lot of fun.

Our cooks L to R, John Morgan Jr., Dr. Charles Tzagournis, Marino Moraitis, George Sauter and George Sicaras.

Local members that made our third golf outing a success.L to R fi rst row, Jackie Moraitis, Dessine Fricioni, Aris Hutras, Bill Hutras, Bill Hutras Jr.

Second row L to R, Al Fricioni, Nick Moraitis, Helen Moraitis, Marino Moraitis, Shawn Chacalos, Nickie Mercier, Nick Hutras.

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Helios CLEARWATER #19Helios chapter had an extremely busy year. Not only put-ting up a new building, but we are in the process of be-coming a 501(c)(3). It has been quite an ordeal trying to obtain this. Papers and requests of more things needed, back and forth. However, the crowning point was when the attorney told us that the IRS wanted all the minutes from the existence of our chapter. This was on a Monday and they wanted it all by Wednesday. Our question was which Wednesday? Needless to say, we had 48 hours to get everything together and send it.I was ready to give up. But, PSP Sonja Stefanadis found all the minutes and went through all the magazines that had anything to do with Helios chapter in it. Sonja and her husband, PSP Gus Stefanadis, scanned and emailed over 100 pages. The IRS was overwhelmed with all the papers, and that it was done within 48 hours. We have been told that we should have our answer within the month.We fi nally received the certifi cate of occupancy, and were able to hold our May meeting in the building. There still is much to be done. We still need to put a fl oor down and put in a kitchen for our spaghetti dinners and loukou-mades.Now on a sad note, Helios had many deaths this year: Mary Kratsas, Nick Contogianes, Elias Manolis, Toula Conzaman, and Sally Collaros. May their memories be eternal.We sent a survey out to all of our members, we hope to fi nd out what they want or expect from our chapter. We want members to become more involved, especially the younger people. We want them to understand that this is their club too.Fundraising is our priority this year. One idea will be the Christmas card. Instead of everyone sending out their own card, they may give $10 and be part of one from the chapter. We have forms if anyone or any chapter would like to be included.We also participated in the Macy’s card for charitable groups. Every Macy’s in the US took part. We were able to sell the card for $5 which the chapter kept and in turn the purchaser was able to buy items for a 25% discount. We are open to any and all ideas that anyone may have to help us with fundraising.

We are looking forward to our Winter Glendi on Satur-day, February 16. Come on down to Florida this winter and party with us Ikarian style.Chapter Helios is very excited to host the 2014 National Convention on the beach in Clearwater at the Sheraton Sand Key. Details will follow in the coming monthsRespectfully submitted, Kathryn Athanasiadis

Congratulations to Helios members Niki and James Salame on the birth of their baby girl, Stella Salame. Stella was born on June 12th and weighed 7lbs and 6oz. She joins her big brother Adrien Nicho-las. Na sas zisie!

Christina Jean Murray, 18, daughter of Drs. John and Linda (Tripodis) Murray of Saint Petersburg, FL and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan and Kalliope Tripo-dis- Kaster, graduated on June 8, 2012 from The Inter-national Baccalaureate Program at Saint Petersburg High School located in Saint Petersburg, FL. Christina is a member of the National Honor Society and has remained active in many clubs and organizations at school and church. She participated on the school’s varsity tennis team for four years as well as the varsity golf team for three years. She organized a program at her high school called Project Pillowcase for the patients at All Children’s Hospital in which she and her group sewed color-ful pillowcases for the sick children. She also has cooked and served meals for the families who stayed at the Ronald McDonald House. She has volunteered over 100 hours as a teacher’s assistant at the Morean Art Center and also enjoyed performing in the Hellenic Dance Troope for the last 10 years. The University of Florida is where she attends college and she is currently studying Biomedical Sciences. We wish her great success and God’s Blessings for her future. Submitted by Linda P Tripodis-Murray, DO

Stella and Alexandra Pappas from Dunedin, Florida enjoy the convention

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Helios CLEARWATER #19Eleni Mavres, daughter of James and Annette Mavres, granddaughter of Gus and Sonja Stefanadis, was elected 2012 Homecoming Queen at Clearwater High School in Clearwater, Florida. Serving as the Senior Class His-torian, National Honor Society Vice President, Section Editor of the School Yearbook and member of the Varsity Soccer Team, she is an active member of Clearwater High School, with a GPA of 4.4. She looks forward to attending college and pursuing a degree in Physical Therapy. Jim and Annette Mavres

36TH ANNUAL ICARIAN

GLENDI DINNER DANCEHelios Chapter # 19

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Music byDemetri and The Islanders

featuring Ikarian violi with Leonidas Tsantiris

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Kavo-Papas HOUSTON #20On Saturday, March 24th, we had a special occasion with the baptism of George Manoli Saphos. The beaming Nono is 1st cousin George Mitchell. Proud parents are Mike & Michelle Saphos. Elated Grandparents are Maria Lardas Saphos and the late George Sam Saphos, and Ben and Estella Ledesma.

This has also been an exciting time for chapter member Theodora DeNino. On April 30th she welcomed her granddaughter, Catherine Caras Pamphilis into the world. Proud parents are Chris & Mandy Pamphilis.

Theodora also celebrated the graduation of her grand-daughter Theodora “Alex” Patsouras from Stephen F. Austin High School in Sugar Land, Texas. Alex will at-tend the University of Texas in San Antonio this fall and study Liberal Arts.

In addition to Alex, the chapter celebrated several other graduations.

George Mitchell graduated with honors from Hargrave High School in Huffman, Texas, this past June. George was part of the High School Football and Baseball teams for all 4 years. George is a member of the National Honor Society and National Society of High School Scholars. This past fall, George earned a spot on the 2011-2012 Academic All State Texas Foot-ball Team. George will continue his education at Blinn College in College Station, Texas and has aspirations of becoming an

Orthopedic Surgeon. Proud parents are Lee and Isabel Mitchell and proud grandparents Maria Lardas Saphos and the late George Sam Saphos.

Christopher Nicholas Holtje, grandson of member Kathleen Saphos, graduated from Parkview Baptist High School. He will attend San Jacinto College this fall and study Business Management.

Member Melissa Saphos graduated from the Univer-sity of Texas at Arlington this past May. She earned her Masters of Education in Curriculum & Instruc-tion with certifi cations as a Reading Specialist and Master Reading Teacher.

Nicholaos Safos, son of members Steve and An-drea Safos, also graduat-ed in May. He graduated from Liberty Univer-sity with a Masters of Divinity and has plans to return to the Navy and serve as a chaplain.

Stacey Moss & Georgia Safos stop to pose for a picture at a recent Kavo Papas meeting.

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Nisos Ikaria TORONTO #21Ikariaki Synelefsi Toronto June 10, 2012

Maria Nikolaou LangonisMaria and Joanna Despina Berdousis (Berdousis Kouvaris Family)

Trinity and Leah Dube - Grandparents Nick and

Pope Karras

Chapter #21:Our youngest members

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Ikaros of Montreal MONTREAL #22

Nisos Ikaria TORONTO #21

Ella Madeline Kanetos Born March 29, 2010

Parents Manolis Kanetos and Katheline Dilkas

Panagiotis and Elias

Karakousis - Parents Christos

Karakousis and Filitsa Pasvani

Amanda Lykos and Samuel Lawrence

Greetings from Ikaros of Montreal Chapter 22!

We hope that all of our Icarian brothers and sisters en-joyed their recent summer break. Hopefully some of you were lucky enough to visit our beautiful Greece home-land and perhaps to attend the Centennial celebration of the Icarian Independence. Our deepest congratulations to convention host Chapter #10 Therma of Wilmington for a job well done!This past June, we had our general assembly which was followed by our annual Mother’s and Father’s Day lun-

cheon. It’s our special way of thanking our mom’s and dad’s by treating them to a meal and some fun memories. As we look forward to the fall, we look forward to re-suming our Chapter’s meetings and our outings. We wish you all much success and growth within your respective Chapters and a most pleasant autumn season. Our silogo was blessed with three weddings this summer.

On May 25, 2012, Petro Mavrogiorgis was wed to Romina Santillan Delgado. Petro is the son of Haralambos Mav-rogiorgis and Filio Mavrogiorgis (Tsan-gas).

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Θερμούς χαιρετισμούς σε όλους απο το τμήμα 22 Ίκαρος του Μόντρεαλ.

Ελπίζουμε πως όλοι σας περάσατε ένα ευχάριστο καλοκαίρι και ότι μερικοί από εσάς ήσασταν αρκετά τυχεροί να επισκεφτείτε την ομορφή μας πατρίδα την Ελλάδα. Καθώς και να συμμετάσχετε στον εορτασμό της εκατονταετηρίδας της Ικαρίας.Τα πολύ θερμά μας συγχαρητήρια στο συμβούλιο του τμήματος 10 για μία εξαιρετική δουλειά .Τον περασμένο Ιούνιο είχαμε την γενική μας συνέλευση όπου ακολούθησε ένα γεύμα για τη γιορτή της μητέρας και του πατέρα. Ήταν ένας ιδιαίτερος τρόπος να ευχαριστήσουμε τους γονείς μας προσφέροντάς τους ευχάριστες αναμνήσεις. Με τον ερχομό του Φθινοπώρου,για ακόμη μια φορά θα ξεκινήσουμε τις εργασίες μας με το Συμβούλιο και με αυτήν την ευκαιρία ευχόμαστε σε όλα τα τμήματα καλές δουλειές και καλή πρόοδο με πολλές επιτυχίες.Στις 25 Μαίου 2012, ο Πέτρος Μαυρογιώργης, γιος του Χαράλαμπου και της Φυλλιώς Μαυρογιώργη, το γένος Τσανγκά, πραγματοποίησε το γάμο του με την Ρομίνα Σαντιλάν. Επίσης στις 23 Ιουνίου 2012, ο Γεώργιος Αντύπας , γιος του Μηλτιάδη και της Φρόσως Αντύπα, το γένος Σαφός, πραγματοποίησε το γάμο του με την Άννα Αντωνοπούλου. Ακόμη ένα ευχάριστο γεγονός που θέλουμε να μοιραστούμε μαζί σας είναι ότι η Γρηγορία Μαυρογιώργη, κόρη του Χάρη και της Ρένας Μαυρογιώργη, το γένος Φουντούλη, είπε το ναι στον Κλαούντιο Ντε Ρος την 1η Ιουλίου 2012, και έτσι αναμένεται ένας ακόμη γάμος στο μέλλον.Κλείνοντας λοιπόν με αυτά τα 3 ευχάριστα γεγονότα , ευχόμαστε σε κάθε ένα ζευγάρι βίος ανθόσπαρτον και να είναι πάντοτε ευτυχισμένοι. Να ζήσετε.Το καλοκαίρι μας ήταν μία αρκετά ήσυχη περίοδος έπειτα απ’όλους τους πανέμορφους γάμους με πολλά από τα μέλη μας να φεύγουν με προορισμό την Ελλάδα. Ήμουν κι’εγώ αρκετά τυχερή όχι μόνο να επισκεφτώ τους συγγενείς και φίλους στην Ελλάδα με τον σύζυγό μου και την κόρη μου, αλλά και να συμμετάσχω στον εορτασμό της εκατονταετηρίδας της Ικαρίας.Ένα δυσάρεστο γεγονός όμως μας στιγμάτησε στις 24 Αυγούστου 2012, όταν χάσαμε μία σπουδαία γυναίκα, φίλη και μέλος του συλλόγου, την Άννα Ευστρατουδάκη γένος Τσιμπίδη, που απεβίωσε στα 61 της χρόνια στην Ελλάδα. Η κυρία Ευστρατουδάκη γεννήθηκε στις 25 Αυγούστου 1950, στον Καραβόσταμο , Ικαρίας. Υπέρ αναπαύσεως της ψυχής της αείμνηστης συζύγου του Αντωνίου , 43 χρόνια μαζί, μητέρα της Χρύσας και του Ηλία, του Γεώργιου και της Δήμητρας, της Ελένης και του Δημήτρη και των 6 εγγονών της. Αιώνια η μνήμη.

Με εκτίμηση, Πρόεδρος Συλλόγου Ειρήνη Αντύπας

Ikaros of Montreal MONTREAL #22On June 23, 2012, we celebrated the wedding vows of George An-typas to Anna Antonopoulos. George is the son of Miltiadis Antypas and Frosso Antypas (Safos). On July 1, 2012, Grigoria

Mavrogeorgis said I do to Claudio De Rose. Grigoria is the daughter of Harry Mavrogeorgis and Rena Mav-rogeorgis (Fountouli). We would like to wish all three couples much love and happiness as you begin your life together. Na Zisete!Our summer season was a rather quiet time after all these weddings with many of our members heading off to Greece. I too was lucky enough to visit our family and friends this summer along with my husband and daughter and to partake in the Icarian Centennial celebrations.On a sadder note, on Au-gust 24, 2012, we lost an important friend and Icarian member, Anna Efstratou-dakis (Tsimbidis), who passed away at age 61 in Greece.

She was born on August 25th, 1950 in Karavostamo, Ikaria. Anna is sur-vived by her loving husband Antonis of 43 years, her chil-dren Chryssa (Ilias), George (Dimitra), and Helen (Dimitri) and 6 grandchildren. She will be greatly missed. May her

memory be eternal. Αίωνία ή μνήμη.

Respectfully submitted, Irene Antypas, President

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N’Ikaria NORTHWEST INDIANA #25Greetings from Northwest Indiana.

Congratulations go out to Bill and Voula Tsampis who welcomed a baby girl, Georgia Tsampis.

We had some graduation celebrations within our chapter. Dimitri Tsaha, son of Nicko and Dina Tsaha graduated from college with a pilot/aviation degree. Angela Moura-tides graduated from high school. She is the daughter of Argie and Carrie Panayiotis. Best wishes to both of them!

Chapter N’ikaria hosted a brunch at our church, Saints Constantine and Helen. Over 250 people were served a delicious brunch. It was a huge success.

THE IKARIA MAGAZINE FALL EDITION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 15TH, 2013PLEASE E-MAIL ALL PHOTOS AND SUBMISSIONS TO [email protected] OR MAIL TO

1770 DOUGLAS AVE. DUNEDIN, FL 34698.ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO JANUARY 15TH TO BE CONSIDERED FOR PLACEMENT.

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Panagia BUFFALO #26Panagia, Chapter #26, has been quite active since last year’s convention in California. We have utilized our quarterly meetings to plan our annual fundraising events and discuss our ideas on the future of our Chapter and the Brotherhood.

This year, we are pleased to announce that we have a total of twenty two active members within our Chapter, all of whom have submitted their per capita dues and are in good standing with the Chapter and the Pan Ikarian Brotherhood. Though small in numbers, each member plays an active role in Chapter affairs. We are strongly unifi ed and continue to seek additional members within the Western New York area.

We are pleased to announce that one of our very active members George N. Skaros, current District Six Gov-ernor, was joined in holy matrimony to Amal Harb this

past May. It was a beautiful event and included plenty Ikariotiko dancing during the reception. We would like to welcome our newest member, Amal, to the Skaros family and Chapter Panagia.

We are also pleased to inform the Brotherhood that the daughter of the late Alex Tripodis and his wife Anna Tripodis (Xenakis), Stammy Ellinger (Tripodis), was awarded the Horizon Bank’s John A Garrettson Leader-ship award. Stammy received this great honor due to her ability to “effect positive change for customers, company, and community.” Stammy is the Vice President and

Senior Loan Operations Offi cer for Horizon in Michigan City and has been recognized for her “positive attitude, great energy, and leadership. Bravo Stammy!

In closing, Panagia would like to give our sincere thanks to Therma, Chapter # 14 – Wilmington, North Caro-lina for hosting this year’s national convention. Many of our members attended this great event and enjoyed their time dancing and swimming in the ocean at Myrtle Beach! During this year’s convention, we were pleased that one of our active members, Damianos T. Skaros was selected as Treasurer for the Brotherhood. We are proud of Damianos’ commitment to the Brotherhood and we are confi dent that he will serve Brotherhood well.

We look forward to another productive year and we remain dedicated to helping ensure a bright future for the Pan Ikarian Brotherhood of America.

Sincerely, Nikolaos G. Skaros, President, Chapter #26

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Eirini SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA #28This has been a bittersweet summer for our chapter. We had a wonderful time at the Bredologos home in July, as they hosted a cookout celebrating Ikarian Independence Day. There was poolside dancing, delicious food and great company! Also, many of our members enjoyed this year’s convention, set in beautiful Myrtle Beach.

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Eirini SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA #28

The position of Ikaria Maga-zine Editor will soon be up for grabs. I am turning over the magazine as of fall of 2013 - that is only 2 issues from now! I wanted to hold this position for 10 years and somehow, very quickly, that time is almost here.

If you are looking for a fun and creative way to get involved with the Brotherhood, Ikaria Magazine could be perfect for you. Becoming Editor is also a great resume booster

and experience builder for any member who might be looking for creative control over a worthwhile project to call their own.

If any member is inter-ested in learning more about the position, feel free to let me or any member of

the Supreme Lodge know. I can be reached by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone 727-733-8401. Thank you, Niki Plutis Salame, Editor, Ikaria Magazine

We did, though, suffer a heartbreaking loss in August when our beloved president, Mosca Nickles passed at age 96. She is survived by her beautiful 5 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. May her memory be eternal.

Submitted by: Pari (Mavrophilipos) Smith

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IN MEMORY OFStellios George PetsakosStellios G. Petsakos of Ukiah, California passed away on April 11, 2012. He was 98 years old. He was born in Panayia, Icaria, the third child of George and Despina (Poulos) Petsakos. He came to the U.S. in 1938 and worked in the Greek restaurants in New York. In 1941, he was drafted into the U.S. Army and took his basic training at Ft. Drumm in upstate New York. Shortly afterwards he was sent to Camp Carson, Colorado to join the newly formed battalion of young Greek immigrants who “jumped ship” to come here for a better life. To his great surprise he met his sister’s husband, George Koklanaris, his fi rst cousin, Zanis Poulos and his former neighbor, John Econo-mos – all from Panayia. At the time, the Greek Battalion had more than 27 young Icarians stationed there. Having sea experi-ence and being able – bodied seamen, he and his brother-in-law George were transferred to the Merchant Marines, still under the U.S. Army command. Before the men were “shipped out,” they went to Pueblo, Colorado, where they became very proud young American citizens. Stellios and George were assigned to the USS Lilly, a Liberty ship fer-rying supplies to Murmansk, Russia during the Battle of North Atlantic, at the height of the famous German U-boats Wolf Pack attacks. They made four crossings and were very lucky to escape the torpedoes from the U-boats. In June of 1944, however, their luck ran out on the USS Pennsylvania carrying live tank shells from England during the Normandy Invasion. On June 7, their ship was bombed by the Germans and they were thrown into the sea where they sustained sev-eral concussions. Luckily, there were picked-up and taken to an Army Hospital in England. After 4 days they were sent to a U.S. Army Special Forces Hospital in Abersteen, Scot-land designed to treat extensive concussion related injuries. He came back to the Brooklyn Naval Yard in September of 1944 and continued to serve in the Merchant Marines until he was honorably discharged in 1945. After the war was over he stayed in the Merchant Marines. By this time he had become fl uent in the English language and was in charge of the steam-engineering unit in the engine room. His luck and good fortune were changing in his favor. He was employed by the American President’s Line and trav-eled from San Francisco to Manila and Japan regularly. Once in San Francisco, he visited an old friend from Glare-

des, John Glaros. John had a young sister in Icaria and asked Stellios if he wanted to bring her to America as his war bride. When Stellaki saw her picture- long black hair, olive complex-ion, big black eyes- he fl ipped. They were married in San Francisco in 1948. Joanna became the love of his life. They were an adorable couple - build-ing a life and always doing everything together- even till the end…like two peas in a pod!He is survived by his Joanna and his 5 daughters and 8 grandchildren, and a great grand-child. Despina Mougia-nis (George), Argyro Vlachos (Sprio), Georgia Leventis (Zack), Maria Katinos (Paul) and her twin Stella Bratsis (Bob).My θείο and his wife bought some land in Ukiah and started to build his ranch and his ambeli. He wanted to be sur-rounded by their children. Three of his

daughters built homes 5 to 10 steps from his patio. His patio was covered by a huge peripato (arbor), fi g trees and other fruit tree surrounded the area. The aroma took your breath away. Truly, his paradise on earth. I had the pleasure to be there many times when his “clan” came to celebrate birthdates, anniversaries, and other special occasions. There was so much love and affection for each other, some outstanding barbecues, always divine wines, song and laughter, such unforgettable memories fi lled my heart with love and joy. It was very enchanting. His vine-yard was indeed an ambelos του Θεού. My uncle was very cheerful- most proud of his family, always complementing his beloved Joanna, and full of φιλοξενία. Many received genuine hospitality in their house and ambeli.Very early in Ukiah he was asked to join the Masonic Lodge. It was his Italian farming neighbors who taught him the art of becoming an excellent vitner. His wines were out-standing and he made sure no visitors would leave without a bottle of his excellent wine. My θείο loved fi shing… he bought a boat and loved to fi sh in the Pacifi c – especially Ft. Bragg. Always, always his fi shing companion was none other than his beloved Joanna. Once he went on a fi shing trip to Alaska and he took her there also-not only were they a lovely couple but they were the best of friends. θείο, thank you for being my friend, thank you for being my uncle, thank you for all those unforgettable memories---you will never be forgotten- you will be missed dearly. αγάπη καi σεβασμό, ο ανιψιός σας ς.Respectfully submitted, Dr. Emmanuel G. Koklanaris

Stellios Petsakos, Zanis Poulos & George Koklanaris

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Mosca Morgan Nickles

Mosca Morgan Nickles touched and inspired many, many genera-tions….. to the old she was known as “Thea Mosca” and to the young she was everyone’s “Yiayia” – the Greek word for grandmother.Yiayia was born in Aghios Kirikos, Ikaria in Greece on March 3rd, 1916 to Dimitrios and Amelia Amorgianos. She was the youngest of three sisters. Born into the tail end of a war, she told us the story of the Turkish people invading their home. Yiayia was forced into their basement, while “the Turks” proceeded to occupy the top fl oor of their home. When the Ikarians on the island heard of this, they came in large numbers and threw the invaders off the island! Shortly after that, Yiayia and her family migrated to the United States of America.In 1928 they came to Ellis Island with no knowledge of the English language or American culture. Her family set-tled down in Johnstown, PA - a small but once great steel producing city. Within the year, the stock market would crash and Yiayia’s family would soon fi nd themselves in the middle of the Great Depression. The amazing thing about this is that her family not only survived, but thrived in this fragile time. With their family restaurant, they lived an aristocratic and educated life. Yiayia and both of her sisters graduated from Joseph Johns High School in 1937 with honors. This was very rare for immigrants of that time, and even more so for women! By 1943 was a graduate of The University of Pittsburgh specializing in Chemistry.During World War II she served as a nurse in First Aid, survived the great Johnstown fl oods ‘36 and 77’ and was witness to some of the most historically signifi cant eras of the twentieth century such as The Vietnam War, The Cold War, and the Civil Rights Movement. In the midst of all this strife, Yiayia married Marcus James Nickles in 1951. The ceremony was held in the Greek Orthodox Church in Johnstown, PA and then moved to Parkers-burg, WV. Here they owned a home and Emerson Lanes Bowling Alley where they contributed to the progression

of some of the fi rst ever women’s bowling leagues and became avid supporters of the football team for WVU, creating a football scholarship and discovering some of the great football talents of that time.In 1953, Yiayia gave birth to their only child whom they named after Saint Stylianos, the patron of children, both born and unborn. Yiayia prayed to St. Stylianos every day for nine months while bedridden during a compli-cated pregnancy. Finally she gave birth to our late mother Stella Annette Nickles. In 1976, Stella Annette married Dimitrios A. Mavrophilipos in Baltimore, MD and were blessed enough to give Yiayia fi ve grandchildren!Tragically in 2009, Yiayia lost her daughter to cancer at the age of 56. In the same year she also lost her sisters Vasilea Batounis age 95 and Joann Morgan age 94. By this time, Yiayia was 93 years old, yet carried on, and continued to share the joys of life amongst her fi ve grandchildren and fi ve great grandchildren. At the age of 96, Yiayia left us with many memories, songs, and stories. She was able to witness war, love, loss, family, good friends and the rapid technological advances of the twentieth century from the fi rst car, to space exploration, right into the 21st Century and i Pads! She led by ex-ample and taught us all to be giving and forgiving. Yiayia was elegant, sweet and forever adapting to the times! She could always smile and could always laugh. Even at the hardest of times she always used to say “there’s no use to complain!” We love you and will always miss you!Thank you for loving us unconditionally and looking after us for all these years.

Love always,Your Crazy Grandkids

IN MEMORY OF

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Angela Mamatas died suddenly on a trip to Clearwater, Florida on April 12, 2012. Angela was the wife of Stathis E. Mama-tas, a veteran of the Second World War, who passed away on September 19, 1986.

Angela, the daughter of Philip Speis and Athina Katinos, was born in Pittsburgh, PA in the early 1930s. Because of the dif-fi cult years then in the United States, espe-cially in industrial cities like Pittsburgh, Angela’s mother took her and the other children to Ikaria to live with the grandmother and also to be with the other members of the Speis and Katinos families, at least until the effects of the Great Depression were over. Unfortunately, the Second World War found Angela in Ikaria, and in order to escape the Italian and German occupation, her mother together with the other children left Ikaria in a small boat. After an odyssey of many months through many countries (Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt, and Eritrea), they settled in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the remaining war years.

After another mini-odyssey, Angela found herself back in Ikaria from where the family moved to the United States and settled in Pittsburgh, the city of her birth. Angela did not even wait to fi nish high school when she met and married Stathis, the love of her life. After marriage, she and her husband lived mostly in Verona, PA and the nearby town of Penn Hills, PA, where they raised their family of one girl and three boys.

Angela enjoyed traveling and discovering new places and always making new friends. She was interested in poli-tics and current events and in general had an unbounded thirst for knowledge; but her most important interests were her family, especially her grandchildren, her many friends, and her church. Angela was a caring and wonder-ful person who was always available to lend a helping hand. She will be sorely missed by her children, grand-children, and all who knew her.

Survivors include her children: Athina (Mamatas) Loizos of Cleveland, OH; Dr. Emanuel Mamatas, a practic-ing physician in the Pittsburgh area; Philip Mamatas of Newport Beach, CA; and John Mamatas of Verona, PA. In addition, Angela leaves behind seven grandchildren, a brother Themis Speis of Greece, and a sister Popie (Speis) Frentzos of Pittsburgh.

Submitted by her brother, Themis Speis

Angela Mamatas

On May 4, 2012, George Tsounos of Penn Hills, PA (Ve-rona) passed away. George was married to Mary Saphos forw 61 years. He was the father of Andrew (Julie) and Alan (Joy). He had three grandsons, George, Jason and Christian of whom he was very proud and felt lucky

to have been a part of their lives. George was employed by Duquesne Light as a Commercial Representative. He was a very kind and considerate man with a smile for everyone. He was loved and respected by his family, friends and co-workers. George was very proud of his Icarian heritage and being a member of the Pan Icarian Brotherhood. He served the Pittsburgh Chapter, Icaros in many ways for many years. George was a member of the Ahepa and was the Post commander of the Greek Ameri-can chapter of the American Legion.

George will be missed by so many of us who had been fortunate to have known him and loved him. May his memory be eternal.

Submitted by his family

George Tsounos

IN MEMORY OF

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100 Years of Icarian Freedom

The following is the keynote address given during the Grand Banquet of the Pan-Icarian Convention in Myrtle Beach, SC on Sunday, September 2, 2012.

It is both and honor and a privilege to address my Icarian brothers and sisters as we celebrate 100 years of Icar-ian freedom. I feel especially honored as I stand in the foot steps of my Grand Father, Jack Conzamen the fi rst supreme secretary of the Pan Icarian brotherhood, and former supreme president who was the key note speaker on this day 34 years ago.

Over the past 100 years it is important to note that Icarians overcame threats both externally from foreign countries and internally from politics as well as many economic hardships in order to achieve and maintain their freedom. “Winston Churchill once said: Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it”. Thus the purpose of this speech will be to examine the events over the past 100 years that led to, and have resulted in the continued freedom on the island of Icaria.

By the beginning of the 20th century there were increasing demands by Turkey on Icaria through higher taxation and especially the requirement of Icarian men to serve in the Turkish armed forces. Despite the fact, that the majority of Icarian men were working in America and sending fi nancial support back to their homeland.

A triggering event in the overthrow of Turkish rule in the Aegean was due to the Libyan confl ict of 1911. The Libyans at this time revolted against Turkish rule and in the process, injured Italian citizens living in Libya. In re-taliation, Italy demanded that Turkey relinquish territories in the Aegean and subsequently declared war on Turkey. The Italian navy seized the islands of Leros, Patmos and Rhodes, and by the summer of 1912 Italian marines were poised to acquire Icaria. Further territorial gains by Italy of the Greek islands were halted due to increasing inter-national pressure.

Icarians at this point held meetings with Italian military leaders promising to rise up against the Turks if Italian battleships would position themselves off the coast of Icaria. Greece at this point was unable to seize Icaria from Turkey due to fear that annexation of any islands in the Aegean would provoke a war against Turkey, Italy or both. Greece also did not want to jeopardize secret negotiations with Serbia, Montenegro and Bulgaria for an upcoming declaration of war against Turkey.

With the realization that unifi cation with Greece was not in the foreseeable future Icarians realized that it would be up to them to secure their freedom from Turkey. One of the key fi gures in the success of this endeavor was Dr. John Malachias who acted as a key military operator in initiating the expulsion of the Turks from Icaria. On July 14th 1912 he organized 50 men in the village of Oxe and began the march towards Aghios Kyrikos. However the Turks were alerted of the Icarian advancement and launched a counter attack. Aware that he had lost the ele-ment of surprise Malachias retreated to Arethousa where he joined forces with John Polianos. During the festival of Aghia Mariana these forces merged with men led by George Fountoulis who led the attack on the Turkish gar-rison at Evdilos. From there, Icarian forces advanced to Chrysostomos where the fi rst shots of the Icarian revolt were heard. Despite several rounds of exchanged gun-fi re throughout the night, the only Icarian casualty was George Spanos. From Chrysostomos an Icarian force of over 200 marched on Aghios Kyrikos and despite more exchange of gunfi re and explosives no one was injured or killed and the Turks subsequently surrendered. The Icarians treated their Turkish captives humanely before fi nding a means to return them to Turkey.

So in a remarkable turn of events, our Icarian fore fathers are to be remembered for their mild temperament and ingenuity in securing their freedom with minimal loss of life or property.

When the Icarians requested annexation by Greece it was rejected, as were requests for military support. Again there was fear by the Greek government of Ital-ian retaliation. Thus the Free State of Icaria was born. The Icarian nation had a navy of 1 ship, postage stamps and even elicited the help of the Pan-Icarian Brother-hood to secure a torpedo boat. However, instead of a torpedo boat, the brotherhood sent men, fi rearms and money to pay teacher salaries and educate the children of the island. Thus much of the success in maintenance of freedom for Icaria was due to the benevolence of the Pan Icarian Brotherhood. External aid however, could not continue to support the island and food shortages, civil strife over location of the capital, as well as concerns over invasion by Turkey or Italy threatened the freedom of Icaria. With this in mind on November 4, 1912 Vice admiral Vlachopoulos arrived with the cruiser Thyella and after touring Evdilos and Aghios he proclaimed that Icaria had been incorporated into Greece. Thus again, despite being engulfed in events surrounding world war


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one , Icarians showed resilience in resolving internal poli-tics and joined Greece without violence or blood shed.

Over the next few decades leading up to world war two the island continued to enjoy fi nancial support from Icarians in America and in fact by 1928 the Pan Icarian Brotherhood had amassed $48,000 in funds in order for the high school to be built in Aghios Kyrikos.

This was of necessity due to the fact that no public work projects or economic development was obtained from the Greek Government. During this time the collapse of the currant market and destruction of the wine industry by parasites also lead to subsidies by the Pan Icarian Broth-erhood to support the island.

Icaria was burdened by high agricultural taxes in the 1930s and from 1936 to 1941 the dictator John Metaxas sent a small number of political opponents to Icaria and a few Communists. The internal exiles were released when Italy declared war on Greece on Oct 28th 1940 forcing a reluctant Greece into the world confl ict, While Greece was defeating Italy on the Albanian front, and the Germans invaded Greece in the spring of 1941 forcing the Greeks to surrender on April 24th 1941. The next month the Germans arrived in Armenisti. The initial Ger-man occupation resulted in great hardships on the island as we all recall our parents and grandparents telling us stories of the “great Pena”.

The main goal of the Germans was to secure the island for subsequent Italian occupation. Starvation ensued due the fact that German and Italian forces confi scated sup-plies from local Icarians in order to feed their army. With foreign occupation all support from America was cut off. . By 1943 approximately one out of 10 Icarians perished from starvation and 30% had fl ed. Despite hardships “Philoxenia” or the generosity and hospitality of the Icar-ians persisted, with neighbors helping neighbors as best and with what ever means possible.

During this period EAM, the Greek liberation front which was heavily infl uenced by communist (KKE,) began to assume control of the local Icarian government. On Sept 9th 1944 Dr. Stavros Stavinadis the head of EAM, led a force of Icarians which attacked the Italian garrison at Cape Pappas. They subsequently took Raches and Evdi-los before Italian reinforcements and airstrikes forced the EAM into hiding.

With the ouster of Mussolini, the Aegean became the battle ground between British and German forces. As

Italian forces on the island began to contemplate aligning with allied forces, British forces arrived on Icaria with hopes of encouraging both the EAM and Italians to fi ght against the Germans. Unfortunately, Icarians saw British support of their previous occupiers as a form of betrayal, thus energizing support for the Icarian communist EAM. Oppressive tactics by local Icarian police also led the local population to support the andartes. The Greek government oversaw rule in Icaria via the establishment of a joint council composed of pro British conservative Icarians and EAM members. By 1944, the Germans were in retreat from the Greek islands and the EAM began to govern the island. Unfortunately, their primary goal was to punish fellow Icarians who they felt had betrayed them to the Italians and Germans. The rise of Communism on the island was also spurred by the government’s exile of Greek Communists to the island from all over Greece. Demonstrations by the Icarians in Aghios Kyrikos, Evdi-los and Armenisti against further government relocation of communist exiles subsequently lead to a halt of further deportation.

With the end of world war two the time encompass-ing the Greek Civil war from 1946-1955 was associated with the period of greatest blood shed ever on the island and greatest threat to democracy. With the assassination of the minister of Justice Christos Ladas in Athens by a communist, the government began the crackdown on all communists in Greece. The fi rst government forces arrived in Xyloserti where they killed several Icarian Andartes. Campaigns through Droutsola and Arethousa lead to clashes between government forces and commu-nist and lead to the deaths of local police, andartes and inhabitants. Subsequent reinforcements by the National Guard dispatched from Athens lead to the forced evacua-tions of the villages of Droutsoula, Meliopan, Ploumari, Oxe and Mavratos in an attempt to fl ush out the commu-nist element. With less support for the Andartes the last of them escaped by boat from Icaria in 1955.

Devastated by world war two and the Civil War the Pan Icarian Brotherhood realized the plight of their breth-ren and instituted a program of funding public works rather than just funding relief programs. Schools were rebuilt in Aghios and Evdilos, scholarships were given to local Icarians for study aboard and by the late 1950s al-most $100,000 was raised for construction of the hospital in Aghios.

During the 1960s communists attempted to gain control of the local government through the electoral process


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however this changed in 1967 when the military junta seized control of the Greek Government. They placed conservative leaders in position of leadership in Icaria and in fact, began work on the port in Aghios. They also supported Ikaria in hosting the 1972 Pan-Icarian broth-erhood convention. With entrance of Greece into the European Union subsidies and tourism helped stabilize the island.

As we examine the past 100 years of Icarian freedom it is important to refl ect on the role that the Pan-Icarian Brotherhood had on the preservation and promotion of Icarian culture over the past century. In remembering the past we now must look forward with continued generos-ity, philanthropy and support of our culture and heritage. With the rising cost of education a major challenge is the continued dedication that we must make in ensuring that our children are supported in their pursuit of advanced education. As a former recipient of a Pan-Icarian schol-arship the benevolence of the brotherhood allowed me to pursue a degree in the medical fi eld. This, I appreci-ate and will hold this dear to my heart forever. Thus, in the spirit of our Icarian forefathers we must continue to hold attainment of education for our youth as one of our utmost goals. Our greatest asset in the future will be the investment we make in the future Icarian lawyers, doctors and professionals who will continue to exem-plify the Icarian virtues of knowledge, democracy and benevolence. I urge everyone to consider donating to the Icarian scholarships that we currently offer and consider establishing an Icarian scholarship in the name of their loved ones.

Dr. John Poulos

“Land of Icarus” is a photo book by Edward Webb. This impressive collec-tion contains 37 black and white photos

of Ikaria. The introduction by Nicholas Xenakis captures the spirit of Ikaria and sets the tone for the book. Webb’s landscape photos allow the viewer to dream of Ikaria, imagining oneself there, taking in the smells and feeling the island breezes. Other photos featured are of unique Ikarian architecture, odd island fi nds, and a panigiri cel-ebration.

If the viewer is someone who doesn’t already understand the complexities of the island, they will certainly be intrigued. There are no captions given to the location of the photos. This challenges more familiar Ikarians with trying to fi gure out where the photos were taken based on the view, landscape and rock formations.

“Land of Icarus” is available on Amazon.com and through the photo and book shops on the island of Ikaria.

Review by Konstantina Ploutis

About the AuthorEdward Webb has exhibited at the Photographers’ Gal-lery in London, at the Hellenic Centre in London, and at the Dimarcheou Evdilou, Ikaria, Greece. He undertakes landscape photograph commissions for large public insti-tutions and his pictures have been published in over 100 newspapers and magazines around the world.

100 Years PHOTOGRAPHY

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GENERAL UNIVERSITY NEWS

SBU Receives $100,000 Gift from Tsantes Family to Support Hellenic Studies

Gift impact to be doubled with Simons Foundation Chal-lenge Grant

STONY BROOK, NY, May 21, 2012 – Peter Tsantes, the treasurer of the New York chapter of the American Foundation for Greek Language and Culture (AFGLC), along with Despina, his wife, and their children Vasilios and Sophia, donated $100,000 to strengthen the Hellenic studies program at Stony Brook University. The gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Simons Foundation Chal-lenge Grant, providing a total impact of $200,000.

Mr. Tsantes is passionate about celebrating Greek language, culture and promoting an understanding of the impact Hellenism has had on western civilization, from the concept of democracy to philosophy to architecture. He believes that universi-ties can play an important role in teaching young people about the Hellenic roots of society. He said the gift is an expression of immense appreciation for Aikaterini Batouyious and her family, who fi rst brought him to the United States in 1951; it has also been given in memory of his parents, Sophia and Vasilios Tsantes, who gave him life.

“You work hard and you make some money and you think about giving back out of respect for the ones who helped you along the way,” said Tsantes. “A chair at Stony Brook University will advance Hellenic learn-ing and culture, which is everywhere. I hope a Hellenic studies program at Stony Brook will attract students who want to expand their understanding.”

When Tsantes fi rst came to the United States, he was amazed to see the infl uence of Hellenic culture ev-erywhere he went. “When I learned English, I found Hellenism embedded in the language,” said Mr. Tsantes. “When I gazed at the United States Capitol Building, I saw the depiction of the goddess Athena; when I read the

Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, I saw Greek ideas,” he added. “I am connected very powerfully to this beautiful nation, and I thought if I ever had the means to do so, perhaps I could contribute something to its greatness.”

“This generous gift from the Tsantes family will help us showcase the rich academic, artistic, athletic, and pro-

fessional traditions of Greece, as well as Greek-American history,” said Dennis N. Assanis, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Stony Brook University. “This gift will not only help Stony Brook to further develop curricula and programs that will stimulate additional interest in Greek culture, literature and heritage, but will also help the University advance its efforts with other ethnological and educational organizations for the promotion of cross-cultural studies.”

Stella Tsirka, Professor of Pharmacology at Stony Brook University, who serves as president of the AFGLC, has added to Tsantes’ gift with a gift of her own. Professor Tsirka and Mr. Tsantes have been discussing ideas for Hellenic programs at Stony Brook for more than two years. Their gifts, along with one from Nancy Squires, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Stony Brook, may help the University form a minor in Hellenic studies along with welcoming a chair who would develop activi-ties to benefi t students and the surrounding community. “The person who would hold the chair would be a focal point for both scholarly and cultural Hellenic activities at Stony Brook University and in the community - perhaps including activities that celebrate Greek Americans and their contributions,” said Tsirka.

Reprint from the General University NewsMay 21, 2012

The Tsantes family, (left to right) Vasilios, Peter, Despina and Sophia, donated $100,000 to Stony Brook University

to strengthen the Hellenic Studies program.

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