Student Spotlight

Abrie Berkowitz

By Tori Luecking

Abrie, originally from Scottsdale, Arizona was avidly involved with community service efforts in high school. “[community service] is something that I don’t feel like I have to do, it’s something that I want to do and enjoy doing,” she said. She continued to engage with her interest by becoming the Director of Community Service for the Junior Panhellenic Association. In her position, Abrie oversees all community service opportunities for every freshmen woman involved in Greek Life at KU.

For Abrie though, her commitment to community service expands beyond her formal role with Panhellenic. This past semester, she went on a one woman mission to make a difference in her community. She posted an appeal on Facebook for friends to donate to her effort to make goody bags to hand out to those in need in downtown Lawrence. In just over two weeks, Abrie had raised over $200 - enough money to make 20 bags full of supplies.

Read More about Abrie and the exciting things she is up to at KU Hillel!

Scott Albaum

"I had heard that Hillel and Chabad on campus were cool so I decided to try it and it just stuck," Scott said. "All of my friends always say 'Scott you're so Jewish,' but I've never really been super, super Jewish -- I think just the attraction of learning more about Judaism brought me back."

“All you need flour, sugar, water, yeast and oil. It’s very easy.”

While making challah is easy, starting up an organization on any college campus is not. But that’s what freshman Adena Leon set out to do at the beginning of this school year, starting KU’s very own Challah for Hunger chapter.

Max Gendler has always loved music. He’s always been around music.

“So, I guess music has kinda been my calling,” Max said. “I love music to death, I don’t know what I’d do without it to be honest.”

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