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- | | + | Ema Shelcha AZA #2495, whose Alephs are also known simply as '''Emas''' is an [[Aleph Zadik Aleph]] chapter located in Agoura Hills, California where it serves the Conejo Valley, including: Agoura Hills, Westlake, Oak Park, Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Moorpark, Simi Valley, and surrounding areas. It is one of twelve active AZA chapters in the [[Pacific Western Region]] #44. |
- | Ema Shelcha AZA #2495, whose alephs are also known simply as '''Emas''' is an [[Aleph Zadik Aleph]] chapter located in Agoura Hills, California where it serves Westlake, Oak Park, Thousand Oaks, and Calabassas. It is one of nine active AZA chapters in the [[Pacific Coast Region]] #43. It was formerly known as Sunset AZA and was once part of [[Eric Weisz AZA]]. | + | |
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- | ==Leadership==
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- | ===Board and Elections===
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- | Ema Shelcha AZA holds elections for each of the board positions each term. Once a board is elected, it cannot serve until officially installed. Board installations occur a few weeks after elections. Currently Working:
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- | *Aleph Godol: Michael “The Iron Giant” Fienberg
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- | *Aleph S'gan: Nick “Super Smash Bros” Bral
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- | *Aleph Moreh: Vacated
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- | *Aleph Mazkir: Justin “The Jackknife Powerbomb” Rosenberg
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- | *Aleph Gizbor: Harrison “Gillz” Gillman
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- | *Aleph Shaliach: Eliran “The Kid” Hershko
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- | *Aleph Kohane Godol: “Fightin’ Steven Sera”
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- | ===Advisors===
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- | Ema alumni and UCSB grad student Dustin “Poseidon” Weissman took over as Ema’s Advisors in August of 2008.
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- | ===Meetings===
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- | Ema, like other chapters, has weekly meetings. As a chapter tradition, motions are followed by calls of ‘Hail Poseidon’. PCR traditions such as the silent shocker are used in Ema meetings.
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- | ===Namesake===
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- | Ema Shelcha is Hebrew for ‘Your Mother’
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- | ===Symbols===
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- | The '''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''' have been the chapter's mascots for several years.
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- | More recently, Alephs of the chapter named '''Chuck Norris''' its second mascot. This is due, most likely, to the popularity of the websites promoting "Chuck Norris Facts." These websites attested to Chuck Norris's extreme manliness. Whereas the opening cermonies of AZA business meetings clearly state that an Aleph devotes his youth to becoming a "Manly Man," Norris seemed a fitting choice for chapter mascot.
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- | Ema's chapter colors are crimson and black
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- | ===Sister Chapter===
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- | Ema Shelcha AZA's sister chapter is [[Echad BBG (PCR)|Echad BBG]]. They hold a traditional “Blackout” bonding night. Ema’s sweetheart is Melanie Friedman
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- | ==Past Chapter Aleph Godolim==
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- | *'''2006-2007''': Steven Sera
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- | *'''2005-2006''': Michael Rich
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- | *'''2004-2005''': Ben Iker
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