The Journey to Greece Study Abroad Program is now in its 3rd year. The Journey is sponsored by the AHEPA Educational Foundation. The AHEPA is the oldest and largest Greek cultural organization in the world. The Educational Foundation as well as AHEPA Districts and Chapters offer scholarships for qualified students to attend the program.
The JTG Program is offered in conjunction with the University of Indianapolis. UINDY is a wholly owned campus in the heart of Athens in Syntagma. UINDY maintains a full-time campus with three buildings, including a Cultural Center overlooking the ancient Roman Agoura. All instructors and class support is provided by the full-time staff of UINDY. In addition, all courses are full accredited and transferable. Student transcripts are sent by the parent campus in Indiana to the student's respective universities.
Students can earn 3 units/1 course in Session #1: June 15-July 1 and 6 units/2 courses in Session #2: July 1-26. In addition to the course work, students are provided numerous excursions, visits and receptions to highlight their stay.
This year, students will have the opportunity to attend the various activities of the AHEPA Supreme Convention to be held in Athens, July 1-7. Featured events include the Official Opening Ceremonies at the Zappion Center with notable Greek Government Officials; a gala 4th of July Party at the Glyfada Golf Course; a Greek Night Glendi and a special event hosted by AHEPA Hellas.
A very special feature of this year's JTG Program is the inclusion of a cruise for our students. An 8 day/7 night cruise is provided by easyCruise aboard the new ship, "Easy Life!" Students will visit Paros, Mykonos, Kos, Kalymnos, Samos and Bodrim, Turkey.
Our students are housed in UINDY provided private apartments on walking streets near the campus, just below the historical Acropolis in the heart of Athens. Each apartment has air conditioning, complete kitchen, TV, laundry facilities and microwave. Students are housed in suite like apartments.
Daily lunch is provided at a local taverna. All classes meet for 2 hours daily. Lunch is also the daily briefing period.
Special Delta Group flights have been provided from Los Angeles, Atlanta or New York by European Travel of Los Angeles. Students will be met at the airport with a private coach to bring them to the campus and get them settled in their apartments.
The Journey to Greece program is specially designed for Greek American youth to introduce them to their Hellenic Heritage, customs and traditions! Courses are provided in Greek language, Orthodoxy, history, philosophy and art and archeology.
The Journey is a wonderful experience that enables students to make friends from all over the US and Canada. It is a program that helps our students learn about life and customs in Greece and to understand their own cultural traditions. Upon completing the Journey, we can look at our experience as Odysseus stated upon his long overdue arrival back to his native island of Ithaka,
"To arrive where we started and to know the place for the first time."
-Dr. Jim Dimitriou
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"For our students, it is
knowing their own roots and heritage with new meaning and
undertsanding."
Dr. James F. Dimitriou (Director & Past AHEPA Supreme President)
Dr. James F. Dimitriou (Director & Past AHEPA Supreme President)
Thank You
I would like to thank Hellenext and the Next Generation Initiative for allowing me the opportunity to serve the Greek and Greek-American communities this year as your Next Generation Initiative Student Correspondent. As I look back on the time spent editing the Journey to Greece blog and the AHEPA Educational Foundation E-Bulletins, I feel it was a growing experience for me. To Leon and Bill thank you for the tremendous honor of being able to return to Greece and to forward Hellenism and for the privilege of your trust. To Dr. Jim Dimitriou, you put a great deal of faith in me and I believe we worked well together on the trip and produced some outstanding work, we spent hours on the E-Bulletins and drank our fair share of frappe’ (but not too quickly). To the University of Indianapolis, you provided the irreplaceable educational aspect to the program with your staff always approachable and ready to help in any way possible; the professors were outstanding and the coursework was challenging. Again, Hellenext and the Next Generation Initiative made my trip back to Greece possible again, this year along with the blog everyone has become so fond.
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- Foreword by Dr. James F. Dimitriou
- UINDY Welcome Message
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About the blog
My name is Peter Andrew Vasilion your “Next Generation student correspondent” for the duration of the Journey to Greece Program. The blog began as a very small undertaking but has blossomed into a hub for all things related to the Journey to Greece program. This blog and its unique external pages have been made possible by the members of Hellenext.org and The Next Generation Initiative who have continued to support the Journey to Greece program!
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Journey Mission Statement:
"To immerse students into a meaningful study abroad program. To provide a rewarding learning experience celebrating Greek Culture and History."
"To immerse students into a meaningful study abroad program. To provide a rewarding learning experience celebrating Greek Culture and History."