Chapter 123 Facts and Figures:

Established: October 14th, 1926
Current Members: 80
Current Life Members: 13
Chapter location: Hammond, Indiana

Meeting location: Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Mediterranean room / Hammond, Indiana
Meeting Schedule: Chapter meetings on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:30PM (Note: No meetings in July and August)

First President: Peter Brahos (1926)

Active Life Member list: 13
63 years - Dr. George C. Tsatsos, Spero Gregory, and Peter Dremonas
60 years - George Korellis
55 years - Nick Paravantes
54 years - John Toyias
52 years - George Karras, Nathan Karras, and James lagos
51 years - George Bizoukas, and George Colias
50 years - Gus Rose, and Gus Sirounis

Past Supreme President: 0

Past Supreme Officers: 0

Past Supreme Governors: 2
James Kostopoulos *
Leo F. Sarivalas *

Past District Governors: 9
Steve Grammas*
Peter A. Michaels*
Spiro J. Senes*
Gus G. Gavrilos*
James G. Brahos*
Leo F. Sarivalas*
Peter C. Sotos*
Finis Coulis
George Bizoukas

*deceased (May their memory be eternal)

Members are from: Dyer, Gary, Hammond, Highland, Munster, Saint John, Schererville, and Whiting Indiana. Also from Chicago, Lansing, Oak Brook, Oak Lawn, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Illinois. In addition, members also are from Galveston ,TX, Plymouth, MN, Scottsdale, AZ, and Wilmington, NC.




Click HERE for the Hammond Chapter #123 2010 Scholarship application form!!

Deadline for application to be returned is April 6th, 2010.

Please submit all information to:

Hammond Chapter #123
Office of the Secretary
George Karras
911 Ridge Road
Munster, IN 46321
(219) 836-5701




 

Some pictures from the Chapter meeting in January 2010.

Hammond Chapter 123 main focus is charitable giving to a variety of causes and the awarding of scholarships to students who are the children or grandchildren of Hammond AHEPA members, and/or are part of the Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church parish.

Charitables (past and present)

Saint Demetrios Veteran Memorial           - $16,000
Saint Demtrios Greek Festival[Annual]     - $500
Future Fund                                              - $10,000
The Times Christmas Cheer Fund[Annual]- $100   
Hammond Thanksgiving basket[Annual]   - $100
Katrina relief fund                                     - $1,500
Familes relief fund (2008 local flooding)    - $600
Tsunami relief fund (Asia)                         - $1,500
Scholarships awards [Annual]                  - $2,000


CONGRATULATIONS to the following students for receiving the 2009 Chapter 123 Scholarships!!