TEP alum and Law School donor speaks

Miles Tannenbaum, the donor of the Nicole E. Tannenbaum Hall of the Law School and a Tau Epsilon Phi alum, spoke at his fraternity to about 50 TEP members and alumni last night. Tannenbaum spoke to the fraternity about his present life and business achievements, adding that his participation as an undergraduate in the Greek system at the University was very important to him. "To have the opportunity to have brothers was a wonderful thing to me," he said. Tannenbaum also took the opportunity to encourage the present students to pass on some of his knowledge. "If you don't have a good education, tomorrow is not going to work for you," he remarked. "American industry needs people who are smart and who want to work and who are willing to work." The magnate also shared his current business endeavors with the crowd, but humorously warned them not to use any of this knowledge. "If any of you guys get in the way of this business," he joked. "I'm going to sue you!" Tannenbaum ended his speech with a bit of nostalgia. "It meant a lot to me just to be here," he concluded. After the speech many of the present TEP members took the opportunity to have their picture taken with Tannenbaum. "I felt his speech was helpful in recognizing the importance of our education outside the factual knowledge that we acquire," College senior Amit Khera said. Some brothers said they were impressed that Tannenbaum held the fraternity in high esteem and hoped they keep strong fraternity ties after they graduate as well. "I was very impressed with Tannenbaum's high spirit and emotional tie with our fraternity," College sophomore Michael Lembeck said. "It is nice to see that brotherhood prevails through the ages." Other students said fraternity alumni, especially Tannenbaum, are important to brothers' futures by offering support and guidance. "The alumni are a valuable resource," College sophomore David Treat said. "Their insight on what fraternity life did for them helps us find direction." "I think alumni are a wonderful resource and the fraternity should learn how to better utilize these ties," added Wharton senior Daniel Stern.