The 3 wise men of Bruin basketball! Only need to get Abdul-Jabbar’s signature now!
Month: March 2015
1975 Re-Chartering of Upsilon Chapter
Past Grand Sage William Cutbirth of Upsilon holds the charter along with illustrious alumni and actives: Joe Henriksen (Grand 1st Counselor), Kurt Rothner (1st Counselor), Geoffrey Quinn (3rd Counselor), Richard Kruger, Thomas Miller, William Cutbirth (Grand Sage), Dan Lilley-BO (Chapter Director), Robert Tucker (Herald), Michael Carey-BO (Grand 2nd Counselor), Sage Alan Crivaro, Bruce Peterson (4th Counselor – Future Grand Herald), Evan Fong (2nd Counselor).
World War II veteran Eugene (Dye) Mitchell
Brother Mitchell returned from combat in the Pacific Theatre to serve as Sage in 1948, and try to handle the rambunctious chapter. He passed to the Adytum on High last year at age 92, one of Upsilon’s last WWII veterans.
Everett Rea: Upsilon’s WWII veteran
Brother Rea served in Guadacanal and stateside in the U.S. Navy from 1942-1946. He is Upsilon’s last WWII veteran, and he lives with his daughter in New York.
Thomas Straeter: Upsilon’s 2nd oldest veteran
Brother Straeter was initiated in 1947 and later served in the Korean War. He lives in Rancho Mirage, where he is active in his church.
2015 Scholarship winners
$4,000 in scholarships were presented to worthy actives: Roy Arguello, Ryan Hendler, Tully Devereux and Hilart Abrahamian (Perpetual Scholarships); Cameron Holl (William Meyer “Most Outstanding Brother” Award); Jason Carpenter (Julian D’Avanzo “Spirit of Sigma Pi” Award); Max Sakson (Robert Webster Academic Award); Ryan Hendler (Gary Gross Service Award); and Tristen Kemitzis and Max Sakson (Pledge Scholarships).
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