The THIRD DEGREE - November 2016

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November 2016

THIRD DEGREE The Journal of the Eta Alumni Association of Phi Sigma Kappa at the University of Maryland

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Contents 2 Eta Edition 3 Eta Chapter News 8 Eta Alumni News

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10 Upcoming Events 13 Alumni Notes 18 Honoring Our Veterans 24 Membership Report 29 Chapter Eternal December 2016

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THE ETA EDITION ETA NEWS BRIEFS

DECEMBER 2016 The Back Cover…

We are undertaking a search to identify volunteers for various tasks designed to enhance the operations of our alumni association. Flip to the back cover of this issue of this magazine where you will find a long list of volunteer needs. No joke - help is needed. Write to us at alumni@psk-eta.com The association you assist will be your own!

Happy With A Fifth…

On August 12, 2016, and for the Fifth Consecutive Year, the International Headquarters and Grand Chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity bestowed the Alumni Association of the Year Award on the Eta Alumni Association of Phi Sigma Kappa. Thanks to all our members and volunteers for making possible this historic achievement.

Congrats to the Chapter…

We hear that the Polar Plunge was a huge success!

184 and Counting…

Sister Search We are undertaking a search to identify and locate the Little Sisters of the Eta Chapter. Do you remember the names? Do you have photos? Have you kept in touch with any Little Sisters? If so, please write to alumni@psketa.com and share.

To date, one hundred and eightyfour pledges have been made to our Capital Campaign, “Six Columns”.

As the end of the year approaches, and you are searching for that charitable gift opportunity that your tax accountant has been whining about, please keep “Six Columns” in mind!

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ETA CHAPTER NEWS News Briefs from the Eta Chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa at the University of Maryland

From the President’s Desk

Peter Danis ‘17

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Eta Chapter News - “GOT INTERNSHIPS?” Summer is no time to lay around for these Phi Sigs. Check out the summer “vacations” of a few of our Brothers.

I currently serve as a Financial Management Intern for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

At the moment I'm on track to become a commissioner bank examiner a few years down the road. I assess the safety and soundness of banks based off capital, asset quality, management, earnings, liquidity, and sensitivity to market risk. Each of those factors requires an entirely separate analysis so essentially it's like training to be the Swiss Army knife of financial analysis.

- Louis Kuta I interned in Berkeley Heights, NJ with American International Group, Inc. (AIG) in their Technology division under Commercial IT. My team works on a system called Global Exposure Solution that handles catastrophe risk modeling. This basically means they are responsible for maintaining the systems that handle the insurance data associated with catastrophe risks such as fires, floods, tornadoes, etc. During my internship I wrote a python script that helped with testing the system, and I am currently working on a business intelligence software tool provided by a company called MicroStrategy. MicroStrategy helps with data analytics and reporting, which underwriters use to help write insurance policies. My job right now is to create a function to export these reports to Excel and PDF. - Michael Cassano

ALUMNI CAN HELP!

This summer I interned with the risk management and insurance group at Novelis, a global aluminum company. I worked at the corporate office in Atlanta, my hometown, and have been living at home (can't beat free rent). To go along with my Fire Protection Engineering major, my role at Novelis is to focus on global property loss prevention from fires and explosions. I review insurance recommendations, travel to their production facilities to do preemptive riskanalysis as well as post incident investigations, and help decide how to allocate money for capital improvements to fire and explosion protection systems. I've thoroughly enjoyed the experience of working at the corporate office of a large multinational company and have actually accepted a position with them upon my graduation in two semesters.

- Peter Danis I interned with Accounts Payable Division of the Montgomery County Government Department of Finance. I conducted internal audit of invoices, maintained data bases to include preparation of accounting clearing house mailing, managed utility and liquor control invoicing, reconciled vendor accounts, processed and controlled second notice mailing for returned checks, and trained on and utilized Oracle system for accounting process. - Jordan Riese

ADD TO THE ETA CHAPTER OF PHI SIGMA KAPPA INTERNSHIPS LIST!

My internship was at ESPN 980 in Rockville, MD. I worked in the morning for about 6 hours everyday helping out the executive producer of the "Cooley and Kevin Show.”

My duties ranged from answering phone calls about certain topics on the show, to writing about the show and editing sound bytes using Adobe Audition. I made a lot of connections with this job and that could go a long way in the future.

- Connor Bell I worked on new technology that is to be implemented on new fighter jet designs for the Air Force. I was in Tallahassee, FL for the summer with Florida State's engineering department. I also lived on the campus with other students in the same internship. Through this internship I have been able to visit various sites such as the Eglin Air Force Base to see what they are working on. - Elias Yishak I have been working 40 hour weeks at Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company in Towson, MD. I am an intern in the finance department and I help with the daily tasks of those around me. I work a lot with Microsoft Excel and other online database programs to update records and approve bills and statements.

This internship has been a great addition to my resume and has allowed me to use much of what I've learned at UMD. - Jared McKee

If you know about available internships, summer or therwise, send this info to alumni@psk-eta.com and we will forward to the Chapter.

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Officers: This summer I am interning as a Software Developer/ Engineer at MITRE in McLean, VA. My main project consists of designing automated regression tests using the programming language Python for our web application. The web app is called the Partner Engagement Suite which tracks intelligence engagements between the United States and foreign countries. My testing software will ensure that the web app's functionality is maintained as new features are incorporated. - Mark Bedanov-Pack My title is Project Engineer Intern at Wohlsen Construction Company in Baltimore, Maryland. My main duties included assisting the pre-bid process for an 80,000 sq. ft. senior living facility. I attended weekly meetings to discuss budget, scope, coverage of area, etc., performed quantity takeoffs for multiple jobs, and handled as-built drawings and compiled an O&M manual for one particular task. I participated in site visits and owner/architect meetings to acquire information about a potential or ongoing project. These ranged from visiting for pre-bid meetings to punch list item closeouts. - Gunnar Terjesen DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE HEADED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND WHO WOULD MAKE A GREAT MEMBER OF PHI SIGMA KAPPA?

See Someone. Say Something.

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President Vice President Sentinel Treasurer Secretary Inductor

Peter Danis Hugo Caldwell Anthony Starego Tyler Weiss Jared McKee Perry Ganz

Chairmen: Academics Alumni Athletics Away Weekend

Jordan Riese Ryan Boyd Brian McKeon Nathaniel Rogers Elias Yishak Brotherhood Nathaniel Rogers Paul Hazan Community Svc. Shawn Glabach Expectations Harrison Kraus Ext. Philanthropy Benjamin Eapen Fundraising Joseph Cipolla Historian Harry Culleton Homecoming Mark Bedanov Colin Wagner House Manager Zachary Yale Housing Alexander Littlehales Gunnar Terjesen Int. Philanthropy Joseph Ayoub Parents Wknd.

Zachary Goldman Public Relations Brandon Kao Connor Bell Recruitment Joshua Schnitzer Nicholas Garibaldi Brandon Segal Senior Jesse Bengel Sebastian Lecha Social Max Cislo Joseph Hathway Brian Tran-Dac Tailgate Michael Kelleher Zack Lessner

Membership: Joseph Kurt Mark Connor Jesse

Ayoub * Barsotti Bedanov-Pack Bell Bengel

Michael Ryan Hugo Michael Des Jacob Joseph Max Ryan James Harry Peter Benjamin Benjamin Justin Liam Perry Nicholas Shawn Zachary Joseph Paul Brandon Michael David Harrison Matthew Sebastian Zachary Robert Alexander Jared Brian Santiago Mitchell Jordan Nathaniel Joshua Brandon Anthony Gunnar Brian Colin Tyler Zachary Elias

Berhane Boyd Caldwell Cassano Chandhok Chavis Cipolla Cislo Connors Corley Culleton Danis Eapen Fleury Frankle ** Fulling Ganz Garibaldi Glabach Goldman Hathway Hazan Kao Kelleher Klotz ** Kraus Labib Lecha Lessner Lewis Littlehales McKee McKeon Noguera Parrish * Riese Rogers * Schnitzer Segal Starego Terjesen Tran-Dac Wagner Weiss Yale Yishak

Congratulations to Brothers Joseph Ayoub, Mitchell Parrish, and Nathaniel Rogers on their new status, effective December 20th, as members of the Third Degree, and on the beginning of their “honeymoon year� of FREE membership in the Eta Alumni Association of Phi Sigma Kappa. Damn Proud!

Congratulations to New Brothers Justin Frankle and David Klotz, who will be initiated into the Brotherhood of Phi Sigma Kappa on November 30th. Damn Proud!

DID YOU KNOW ?

Did you know that Brother Des Chandhok is a Graduate Brother?

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From the Phi Sigma Kappa Archives

Women can be seen at every window as a sister of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority is pinned by a Brother of Phi Sigma Kappa, and the members of the Eta Chapter assemble to perform a serenade.

From the 1951 issue of “The Terrapin” the yearbook of the University of Maryland - photo courtesy of University Archives

With Sincere Thanks!

Sincere thanks go out to Robert P. Haines, Eta Class of ‘49, and member of the “7th Corps” for sending us a large envelope filled with “History of Eta” materials. Once these materials have been reviewed, they will be turned over to University of Maryland Archivist Anne Turkos for safekeeping, as detailed in the March 2015 issue of our magazine. Do you have a piece of Eta History? If so, mail it today and add to our historical records.

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AVAILABLE SOON “History of the Eta Chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa at the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 1920-1927”,

by Edgar Farr Russell ‘28 Transcribed, enhanced, and re-designed.

To be released in 2017 for only the 2nd time in the 120 years since the founding of the Eta Chapter.

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Interested parties please write to alumni@psk-eta.com

From the Phi Sigma Kappa Archives

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Eta Alumni Association News Hi Joe, It was great to finally meet you. My son, Matt, and I really enjoyed the tailgate and, of course, the thrashing of Purdue!

I am attaching some pictures of Phi Sigs from my era with whom I reconnected. I had not seen John Scancarella, Ed Banks or Terry Billingsley in 50 years!!!

2952 is Bob Wagner & Joe Boiseau 2954 is Mike Grieb, Joe Boiseau & Bob Wagner 2984 is John Scancarella, Ed Banks, and Joe Boiseau 2986 is John Scancarella, Joe Boiseau and Terry Billingsley I hope attend many future homecoming events.

All the best, Joe -------------------------Joe Boiseau PO Box 2424 Carefree, AZ 86377

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Homecoming 2016

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The Rituals Yes, loyal readers, J. Eric Vinson ‘86, was elevated to the 4th Degree of membership in Phi Sigma Kappa on the evening of September 20, 2016. And, no, the photo to the right was not taken at the Rituals event.

Brother Chris McBeth ’02 received his 4th Degree Medallion, and several alumni stood with one undergraduate member to receive the 3rd Degree. The Rituals event marked the first such meeting that several alumni had attended since they themselves were active members of the Eta Chapter, and was followed by a reception at the Commons. Thereafter, Brothers of several decades fanned out into downtown College Park, but these stories may not reach these pages until the next issue of our magazine.

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Upcoming Events Sponsored by the Eta Alumni Association of Phi Sigma Kappa

APRIL 29, 2017 - 1 PM - 5 PM

6th Annual Open House By the Chapter, For the Chapter, At the Chapter House!

In conjunction with “Maryland Day” festivities hosted by the University of Maryland, the Eta Chapter will be welcoming alumni from across the country who will visit our Chapter House, re-connect with roommates as well as Big and Little Brothers and Sisters, meet the members of the Active Chapter and experience our “Castle on the Row” - the home of the Eta Chapter.

APRIL 29, 2017 - 7 PM - 11 PM

Eta Chapter Reunion At the Cornerstone Loft!  Saturday evening, from 7pm - 11pm, our reunion gathering at the Cornerstone Loft - a private meeting area on the 2nd floor of the Cornerstone Grill.  It will be a cash bar, but we will provide an assortment of small plate food items for your grazing pleasure.  A planned Little Sisters Reunion is in the works!

MAKE PLANS NOW TO ATTEND!

Annual Alumni Tailgate What Do We Have Up Our Sleeves for This Event!

The most memorable events in the past few years included Omelet Chefs, a Wood-Fired Pizza Oven, and a Mexican Smorgasbord. Send us your ideas that will make this event one that we’ll never forget!

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Our Campaign - by the Numbers

Raised To-Date

Tax-Deductible* Contributions to the “Six Columns” Fund are still being accepted.

Exclusive Naming Rights Are Still Available

Make a Pledge and Take Years to Donate.

$137,376

Robert G. Pemberton ‘58 became the latest Eta Brother to claim a Naming Right, resulting in the production of the plaque at left, now hanging in the Chapter House. By making an additional donation, Brother Pemberton was able to lay claim to a highly visable area of the Chapter House where his plaque will be on display for all to see.

Dial 301-206-5472 to Discuss You Gift and Claim Your Naming Right. Perfect for Eta Classes, Associate Classes, and Memorial Dedications!

Have You Made a Tax-Deductible* Donation?

* Gifts in support of the University of Maryland are accepted and managed by the University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc., an affiliated 501c(3) organization authorized by the Board of Regents. Gifts are tax deductible as allowed by law. Please consult your tax advisor.

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Learn about the Six Columns Fund when you click on this banner at our website - www.Alumni.PSK-Eta.com

Donations by-Class 1985 1963 1962 1986 1957 1964 1958 1982 1973 1977 1960 1961 1956 1981 1965 1987 1954 1959 1966 1970 1979 1952 1980 1984 Non-Eta 1955 1976 1968 1978 1967 1953 1975 1989 1971 1950 1994 1999 1951 1990 1969 1992 1997 1991 1988 1945 1995 1983 12

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$13,700.00 $10,250.00 $7,975.00 $7,650.00 $7,000.00 $5,680.00 $5,275.00 $5,200.00 $5,100.00 $4,950.00 $4,950.00 $4,950.00 $4,700.00 $4,450.00 $3,800.00 $3,491.00 $3,400.00 $3,350.00 $3,065.00 $3,000.00 $2,650.00 $2,200.00 $2,200.00 $2,050.00 $1,950.00 $1,900.00 $1,900.00 $1,550.00 $1,100.00 $1,100.00 $1,100.00 $1,050.00 $700.00 $700.00 $640.00 $500.00 $500.00 $400.00 $300.00 $300.00 $150.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $50.00 $50.00

Donations by Decade 40’s 50’s 60’s 70’s 80’s 90’s 00’s 10’s Non-Eta

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$100 $29,965 $44,120 $20,450 $39,591 $1,700 $0 $0 $1,450

Missing in Action...

These Eta Classes have yet To make their first donation: 1972 1974 1993 1996 1998 2000 2001 2002 2010 2011 2012 2013 Will You Be First in Your Class?

Naming Rights Still Available There exists a unique opportunity for a donor, and/or groups of donors, to secure naming rights for many parts of the new home of the Eta Chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa.

Naming rights are offered on a first-come first-donated basis, and are acknowledged with a decorative plaque to be displayed for a period of twenty-five years from our move-in date of January 25, 2012.

Dial 301-206-5472 TODAY to Reserve Your Naming Rights, Register Your Pledge, and make your Tax-Deductible* Donation. *Gifts in support of the University of Maryland are accepted and managed by the University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc., an affiliated 501c(3) organization authorized by the Board of Regents. Gifts are tax deductible as allowed by law. Please consult your tax advisor.

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With a Very Special Thanks to: Campaign Directors: Wayne H. Bethards ‘59 Joseph E. Criscuoli ‘82 Peter J. Della-Croce ‘99 Todd B. Hoffman ‘82 Phillip R. Rever ‘63 John J. B. Wright, Esq. ‘82

Campaign Chairmen: Lary L. Acker ‘57 James E. Allen ‘77 Drury G. Bagwell ‘64 Edward P. Becker ‘70 Lance J. Billingsley ‘61 Terry J. Billingsley ‘63 Claude A. Bogley ‘70 Andrew D. Cameron ‘89 James A. Charanis ‘87 Jim H. Fields, Jr. Esq. ‘85 Bruce L. Gordon ‘79* Hon. James E. Kenkel ‘55 Allen J. Krowe ‘54 Walter E. Laake, Jr. Esq. ‘65 David E. Lamolinara ‘82 H. Christopher Malone ‘86 Patrick L. McGeough ‘83 Hon. Thomas V. “Mike” Miller ‘64 R. Russ O’Haver ‘81 Robert G. Pemberton ‘58 Oscar L. Reksten ‘73 James E. Starnes ‘55* Adrian G. Teel ‘64 Jerry C. Tobin ‘52 John R. Tydings ‘63* Warren B. Wimer, Esq. ‘62 Leslie David Young ‘62 Francis P. Zurmuhlen ‘53* *Deceased

A Bit More Detail on the Story of the Famous Theft of the Navy Goat Brother James C. Pearson ‘52, wrote to add a bit of detail to the great goat story, told in the very first issue of “The THIRD DEGREE”: “Contrary to the wishes of the "kid"nappers, a Brother telephones the Washington Post and provides an anonymous tip on the emerging story. The call he placed will make the next 48 hours very interesting.

The "tip" somehow ends-up in the hands of an Editor with the Post.

The editor turns to one of his "stringers" who just happens to be Eta Brother Jim Pearson '52 and asks Pearson, a senior about to obtain his degree in Business Administration, to get, and write, the story. Pearson, knowing that a picture is worth a thousand words, wants a photographer in College Park pronto.

Following the tip to the press, later that same evening Bob Burchette, a photographer for the Washington Post, has been sent by the Post to College Park, "to proceed to Albrecht’s Drug Store and approach with camera in hand."

Are We Really Responsible for “The ‘Vous”? (Part 2) I read with interest the article on the Vous by Cecil Given ‘68 in the last magazine, and would like to make a minor correction. The origins of the ‘Vous and Phi Sigma Kappa go back at least to the Spring of 1963. That is when

the Phi Sig pledges scheduled a “skip out” with the Alpha Omicron Phi pledges in the basement of the ‘Vous. The Pledges called back to the chapter house to let us know their whereabouts, and the Actives hurried over. That is where I met my wife, Carolynne Card, and I am happy to report that we are still together after 53 years. By the way, as was the custom of the times, we were all dressed up in our finest, including the pledges. This was well before (continued on page 14) the “swimming in the beer on the floor”.

- Roland Shumate ‘63

More Than Once Upon a Time in the Sunshine State Harry Geller ‘81 is an entrepreneur whose career has spanned a broad range of successful startup companies. Geller has started, owned and managed fourteen multi-million dollar businesses, primarily focused in the logistics, food services and real estate fields. Four of his companies have been named to the INC. 500 list of fastest growing companies, the most recent one in 2009. He was named the EY Entrepreneur

of the Year in 1992. Geller’s earliest venture, Global Mail, LTD, founded in 1987, was twice named to INC. 500 list of fastest growing companies.

Global Mail was acquired in 1999 by the Deutsche Post and Geller was appointed CEO of the America’s from 1999 - 2004. The company continues to thrive operating under the DHL/ Global Mail brand.

Harry was also the founder and owner of SoDel Concepts, a successful restaurant development company focusing on upscale, relaxed resort dining. SoDel Concepts has opened and operates five fine and casual dining seafood restaurants, all located at the Delaware Seashore. They were named to INC. 500 list as the nations fastest growing restaurant company in 2009. For the past few years Geller has focused his love of entrepreneurship towards mentoring and educating others and serves as an Entrepreneur in Residence and member of the Board of Advisors at the University of Maryland’s Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship. His (continued on page 14)

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Geller Profile information and photo courtesy of University of Maryland Office of Technology Commercialization

Alumni Notes

Alumni Notes (cont’d.) (continued from page 11) most recent venture, GripBoost, was profiled in a recent issue of Terp magazine, and can be seen at http://terp.umd.edu/getting-agrip/#.V9cLRZMrKi4 .

More Than Once Upon a Time in the Sunshine State Dear Joe, I spoke with Wayne (Bethards ‘59) about the memorial for Dave Lloyd ‘51. Later I found the enclosed picture from 2004 which shows some of us Phi Sigs from the late forties and early fifties.

Dave was the one that kept our group going year after year. He made all the arrangements for our yearly reunion in Florida in February. As you can see in this photo (below) Dave is in the middle of the back row holding the Phi Sig flag (see “1”). Ann Brownell, widow of William P. Brownell ‘44, hosted the event at her home in Siesta Key. Her husband Bill had been a fighter pilot in WWII and returned to Maryland after the war and was active in Eta chapter. The man in the white jacket in front of the one in the red shirt was Bob

Wright, Class of 44', who was very instrumental in re-starting the Eta chapter after the war (see “2”). To his right is Warren Herzog ’51, our house manager with his wife on his lap (see “3”).

I am in the last row above them (see “4”). I had mentioned to Phil Rever ‘64 that we were meeting near his home so he and Brenda, his wife, had us over for drinks before dinner and spent some time with us. In subsequent years they joined us and even were the hosts one year - even though they were much younger.

- Warren J. Tripp ‘50

Once Upon a Time in the Sunshine State

(Front Row, L to R) Jane Herzog, Warren Herzog ‘51, Robert M. Wright ‘44, Ann Brownell, Martha Wright, June Isbell, Jackie Simpson, and Mary Jane Russell. (Back Row, L to R) Warren J. Tripp ‘50, Connie Tripp, Doris Lloyd, Phillip R. Rever ‘63, William Simpson ‘52, David B. Lloyd ‘51, Robert P. Haines ‘49, Alvan “Bud” Chaney ‘52, Thomas M. Russell ‘52, Betty Chaney, Emmett Thornton, and Gerald M. “Jerry” Isbell ‘52.

- Photo Courtesy of Robert P. Haines ‘49 and Warren J. Tripp ‘50. Photo Research Courtesy of Wayne H. Bethards ‘59 14

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Horse of a Different Color OK, Good Brothers, Here's a picture of Brother Bat Masterson, next to actress Elizabeth Hurley, holding the winner's trophy. Tepin, a mare he owns won The Queen Anne's Stakes, and has won seven straight stakes (big money) races and she's the #2 ranked hose in North America.

She's five yrs old so she couldn't run in the Derby, Preakness, Belmont, etc. I think her winnings are in the $5 million range. Just thought you'd like to know Bat is still doing OK. - Cecil Given ‘68

We Are Simply Wigged-Out Over This Award Joe, Thanks so much for your efforts on our behalf. I know you’re working your buns off on this project. The center page “The Eta Fridge” is very clever and I have attached something as a possible contribution.

I am the only medical physicist to have been awarded the Gold Medal by the Texas Radiological Society. The Gold Medal is

News We Like to Hear Hi Joe, Congratulations on the latest issue of The THIRD DEGREE! I like the new format very much and found it very easy to read. I have always believed that most alumni value and want to see information about the active chapter, especially individual and group success stories. As I have gotten more and more removed from having current information on the chapter, I can more fully appreciate the information presented in the magazine. I thought the four-page Eta Chapter News section was excellent in all respects, text and photos. It made me feel that the chapter is thriving and doing very positive things.

awarded annually to an Outstanding member, and always to a physician radiologist, not a scientist like me. This photo was taken at the annual meeting this past April. I put on my Einstein wig each year they take this picture!

- Stewart Carlyle Bushong ’58

I also enjoyed John's report on the Grand Reunion and it was certainly appropriate that it followed the Chapter's report on the Open House, not by accident, I'm sure.

The Grand Reunion at the Cornerstone could become a compelling annual event following the Maryland Day Open House. I'm sorry Betty and I couldn't be there this year, but put us down for next spring for the Open House and Reunion on April 29th. I have it on our calendar. I really like that you are providing such early notice of the events and the date. I enjoyed the whole Alumni section and liked very much the new Wedding Memories feature.

Is this going to be a regular feature? Also, I thought Chris Flood's Membership Notes section was excellent.

Fraternally, - Wayne H. Bethards ‘59

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The Eta “Fridge” Norby Garrett ‘86, Ken Hall ‘87, and Clyde Ellis Taber IV ‘84 got together for a Sunday lunch in San Clemente, California after the Executive Committee of the Eta Alumni Association sent them a list of brothers who live in California.

Reported from the event: “Very fun.”

Fifty five years after graduation, Phi Sig Eta alumni Wayne ‘59 and Betty (Kappa Alpha Theta) Bethards and Warren ‘62 and Nancy (Alpha Xi) Wimer during the Bethards’ visit to Newport Beach, California in August.

Still going strong and Damn Proud!

With this photo our Editorial Board, with a single, united voice asks a simple question: “Would any Eta Fridge be complete without a photo of our ‘buoy’ and newly-minted Member of the 4th Degree Brother J. Eric Vinson ‘86 ?”

We’re not sure what this is - but, if you know and will write up the story behind this t-shirt, we’ll print that story in the very next issue of “The THIRD DEGREE”.

Jonathan L. Esler ‘88, Jeffrey V. Odom, Jr. ‘91, Brian March(not a PSK), James D. “Doug“ Vinson ‘87, and Roman J. Hnatyshyn ‘83 out riding in Fells Point, Maryland

James A. Charanis ‘87 (far left) attended the Maryland-Nebraska game. There was a lot of red being worn on that day.

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Honoring Our Veterans A Special Feature from “The THIRD DEGREE”

The Journal of the Eta Alumni Association of Phi Sigma Kappa

I graduated from the University of Maryland and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the U/S. Air Force. Within a month I was on my way to the far east.

My first wake-up experience was on the train from Tokyo to my assignment on the island of Kyushu. I looked out the window as the train slowed down and saw a scene I'll never forget. It looked like a moonscape with orange-yellow ground as far as the eye could see. It was Hiroshima. We had dropped the a bomb there in 1945, nine years earlier, which helped to end World War 2. My second experience happened in my next assignment -in Korea. I was on a mission from Kimpo air base and was landing on a small airstrip right after a plane ahead of us had taken off. We ran into the prop wash from that airplane and nose-dived. Just before we were going to crash, I yelled, “Save me Jesus”, and we pulled out just before we would have hit the ground. I've been a Christian ever since. I received an honorable discharge as a 1st Lieutenant after 3 years of active duty.

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I was commissioned out of Maryland and entered the U.S. Air Force in July 1959. I attended flight training and first flew in KC-97 in Missouri and Michigan.

Taught AFROTC at Penn State University for four years. Sent to C-130 Hercules training and sent to fly out of Naha AB, Okinawa, with most flying in Vietnam, out of Tan Son Nut AB in Saigon and Cameron Bay AB. Medically grounded in 1971, I served as Commander, Airborne Missile Maintenance Squadron at Failchild AFB , Spokane, WA, Maintenance Supervisor, Avionics Squadron in Tan Son Nut AB in Thailand, returned to states in 1973 to Eighth Air Force Headquarters, Barksdale AFB, LA. Appointed Chief, Avionics Division in 1975 and transferred to Commander, 68 Field Maintenance Squadron, Seymour- Johnson AFB, NC in 1977. Retired in 1979 at Seymour-Johnson AFB, with twenty-one years of service AWARDS - Distinguished Flying Cross, Meritorious Service Medal,2 Oak Leaf Cluster (olc),, Air Medal, 2 olc, SAC Crew medal, 2 olc, National Defense Service, 2 olc, Air Force Outs.

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Unit, RVN, and Vietnam Campaign Medal.

Robert G. Pemberton Lt. Col. (Ret) USAF Eta Class of 1958 I was a Marine lawyer in the 2nd Division. I prosecuted a murder case and spent a lot of time arguing with young Marines not to seek a bad conduct discharge. It was a tough time for USMC because it was taking draftees. The Marines had two divisions engaged in Vietnam. I now practice law in Minneapolis.

I am a litigator and generally thought to be a good one. I was active duty in the USMC from 65 -68 but spent most of my time in Camp Lejeune, not in Vietnam.

Phillip A. Cole Eta Class of 1961 I served in Air Force Reserve from 1957 to 1965, reaching the rank of Staff Sergeant. My most memorable relevant Phi Sig moment was at a party celebrating Homecoming on October 27, 1962. Employed at my first post

graduation job, I had just started Georgetown Law at night. As a pregnant Nancy and I were leaving home to attend the Phi Sig homecoming party, it was announced President Kennedy was calling up the Air Force Reserve troop transport squadrons - the Cuban Missile Crisis was in full swing. I was attached to the 756th Troop Carrier Squadron at Andrews AFB as a Loadmaster. Decided to go to the Homecoming party anyway. All the brothers were feeling bad for me and there was a lot of booze going down to drown the sorrow. Every hour, a couple of brothers (Dave Ryan, Bill Binch, and Wayne Bethards, I think) would help a wobbly Warren to the car where we would listen to the radio to find out when I had to report. At 11 p.m. the radio news listed all the states that had call ups. As we listened, the newscaster intoned "…Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts…”. No Maryland! Now, celebratory toasts erupted throughout the party. Don’t remember much after that. Turned out our squadron and Pittsburg had taken over planes from the Navy and they had different engines, so Sgt. Wimer missed spending the Cuban Missile Crisis in sunny Florida.

Warren B. Wimer, Esq. Eta Class of 1962 I served in the Air National Guard for 6 years, completing my military obligation 2 months before graduating in 1963. Another brother, Tommy Allder was serving in the Naval Reserves at the same time. It was pretty funny having to get up

bright and early after Friday night parties to go to weekend drills.

And, the funny part was that neither of us joined to avoid the draft, it just worked out that way.

You've got to have a little luck. I actually joined the Air National Guard in my junior year of high school, and went to basic training for 11 weeks in the summer before my final year of high school.

I was 17, the youngest guy in my outfit. Quite an experience.

Roland N. Shumate Eta Class of 1963

May We Suggest…

Chronicling the story of the only member of the Eta Chapter to be killed in the line of duty during World War I, “The One We Lost” can be read online in the Winter 2010 edition of “The THIRD DEGREE” at http://alumni.psk-eta.com/ttd/ The article, heavily researched by the author, played a notable role in the four awards (for Association Magazine, Magazine Copy/ Writing, Writing - Feature Article, and Overall Magazine Design) won by this magazine in the 17th Annual Communicator Awards.

Captain John H. Treadway Eta Class of 1957 United States Air Force June 1958 - June 1968

Captain Joseph E. Boiseau Eta Class of 1965 United States Air Force January 1967 - March 1971

First Lieutenant Brian L. Harrington Eta Class of 1966 United States Army 1966 - 1970

LtJG Albert (Skip) Zahniser Eta Class of 1965 Officer Candidate School 1967 Vietnam 1969 United States Coast Guard Captain of Patrol Boat

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Joe - have been writing short stories on a 35+ year career as a pilot - a work in progress. I was 9 years active duty in the Navy and 17 in the Naval Reserve as a Naval Aviator.

My active duty was followed by 9 years as a Project Test Pilot at the old Grumman Aerospace Company (now Northrup Grumman), and 17 years at FedEx as an International airline pilot.

While in the Navy there were any number of stories some light hearted, some serious, but most about heroism. Whether the situation was in harm's way or in training, the risk of loss of life was never far away. Our country mostly recognizes those who have given there all - their life - in actual combat and rightfully so, but our country would be shocked to know the numbers that risk life or die in training or while daily defending our rights to the operate on the seas.

Triple Sticks USS Forrestal somewhere off the coast of Norfolk With the incident in San Diego on the USS Coral Sea behind us, our follow-on carqual (carrier qualification) deck was to be across the continent in Norfolk, Virginia. This was a new adventure, and I found myself standing on the back of an East Coast based Navy carrier – “Brand X” as we West Coasters called the east coast Navy. Our Pacific fleet carriers had been over tasked and this cadre of E-2B students along with the west coast F-14A students were to qualify on the USS Forrestal, fondly called the ‘Forest Fire’. The Forrestal had been a part of earlier naval history having been involved in a very bad fire while in the Tonkin Gulf in Viet Nam in 1967 during combat operations. A great loss of life as well as serious damage to the carrier occurred as a result of a Zuni rocket firing off an aircraft while on the deck readying for launch. Lt. John McCain, former POW and Senator from Arizona, had been manned up in an A-4 when the Zuni hit nearby – fortunately he miraculously survived. I found myself standing very near the spot on the deck where the incident happened.

Enclosed is a short story that I feel has some humor with it as well as conveying the dangers of Naval Aviation. It happened on my second tour as a Landing Signal Officer in which I was in charge of the aircraft carrier training of the E-2 West Coast training squadron - the starting point for all Navy pilots This LSO platform was different from the one’s I reporting to the 7 west coast deploying squadrons in had been on in the past. It was stepped down apthe 1970's. A Landing Signal Officer is a Naval proximately 3 feet from the main carrier deck and as Aviator who is selected by each squadron coma result had a small ledge or overhang between the mander to maintain the carrier landing abilities of the platform and the deck itself. Lt. Barrett, call sign squadron pilots. During deployment aboard the aircraft carrier, the LSO is present on the port side of the landing area next to the arresting gear for all recoveries to help talk and guide their respective aircraft to safe arrested landings. My call sign was 'Paddles' and it was my job to both day and night qualify the new pilots at the carrier. I thought the brothers might enjoy it!

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the newer E-2C model, which we would have given our eye teeth to have. As we were in foreign territory, We followed the lead of their LSO, Lt. Dan Ryan, with respect to practice fields availability and flight procedures in and out of NAS Norfolk.

First deployed Navy F-14A squadrons VF-1 and VF-2 aboard the USS Enterprise at Subic Bay Philippines, 1975. Preparing for Operation Frequent Wind (Evacuation of Saigon).

‘Bean’, was the F-14 (Tomcat) training LSO, and we were friends having made 2 cruises on the USS Enterprise together. Bean was a colorful character, tall and lean, who was a member of the first F-14 squadron (VF-1, ‘The Wolfpack’) formed in the early 70’s.

He had ejected in the desert near El Centro and was still complaining about the parachute drag on the desert floor – hadn’t gotten all the burrs out of his butt yet!

Our student cadre for this ‘carrier deck’ qualification was a little different from those with whom we had worked in the past. We had given each of them call signs: George ‘Sasquatch’ Torsney, Les ‘Ryanster’ Ryan, Steve ‘Bear’ Cole, and Mark ‘Adonis’ Klaus.

Ryan, Cole, and Klaus were Naval Academy graduates who worked hard and played hard. As the O-inC (Officer in Charge) of this det (detachment) they kept me on my toes. The night before going to the ship for their first time I had received a complaint about someone bringing a skunk into the Bachelor Officer Quarters and setting it free. I ensured the shore patrol that our people were not involved and they should not disturb our students prior to their qualifications. The instructors; PR, Bullet, Wahoo, and Hammer, were no slackers at enjoying themselves, either. I don’t think I laughed more at any other time in the Navy at the antics of that class and I think that was attributable to the caliber of these students and the confidence they exuded.

Our students were paired for overhead times at the ship with our East Coast E-2 replacement sister squadron (VAW 120 ). The 120 students were flying

Bean and I, the only west coasters, worked the Forrestal carrier deck backing up each other for our respective students. Our Firebird students shined remarkably and on the second day the skipper of the ship gave us our own dedicated deck time separated from the VAW 120 students. All was going far better than expected going into the night qualification period, but one can never rest in the carrier environment.

Bean called out for his Tomcat students to launch for the ship and we set up on our platform to work together. Bean obviously holding the pickle (electrical switch to the optical landing lens) and talking to his pilots while I called the lineup for him.

The night was dark with little or no moon but the sea state was relatively calm – wind down the deck at 30 knots. Good conditions I thought for the Hummers (the E-2's call sign due to it's humming noise pattern) who were next.

F-14A chained for at-sea period, 1975.

The first passes for night quals are always touch and go’s so as to acclimate the pilots to the night conditions and carrier deck lighting. These had gone well and now the night traps were to begin. First to be handed over from CATC (Carrier Air Traffic Control) was ‘triple sticks’ – aircraft side number 111.

This was a nugget F-14 pilot on his first tour.

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RIO (radar intercept officer who sat in the back seat behind the pilot). The aircraft had a good start transitioning from the cockpit ACLS (Automated Carrier Landing System needles which are much like cross hairs) to visual acquisition of the carrier landing lens or meatball. Tension always rises at night on the ‘ball’ call, but Bean maintained a calm clear voice.

‘Roger ball, wind is 30 knots down the deck’ meaning the ship was making it’s own wind so there was a slight crosswind from right to left. ‘Don’t settle’ was the follow on call from Bean. Going below glideslope after ‘ball’ call was a tendency of all pilot’s due to a person’s lack of depth perception at night.

Upon transitioning from instrument flying to visual acquisition of the meatball there is a natural feeling that a power reduction is necessary. All things equal, if the ACLS needles were centered then the correct decent was already established.

On glide slope with yellow meatball centered on lens between green datum lights.

As the aircraft approached the middle position (1/2 mile behind the ship) it was apparent that it was under powered – a deadly combination was occurring with the aircraft nose coming up to try and stay on glideslope thus losing airspeed combined with the low position. A firm ‘power’ call was made by Bean - a mandatory response call to the pilot. The pilot’s power response was not nearly enough and the Tomcat was settling and slowing further. Bean quickly retorted firmly, ‘Power, Power’. It was readily apparent that this was going to be a wave off (a missed approach) given the circumstances and that command needed to be given to the pilot quickly as the back of the ship was getting dangerously close. I commented to Bean “he’s too low” to reinforce any doubts he may have had. At the ‘in close’ to ‘ramp’ 22

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position the Tomcat was in peril! Bean screamed “burner, burner, wave off, wave off” meaning that the pilot should apply full afterburners as the wave off lights on the Fresnel lens flashed bright red in the dark of the night. The F-14 was a powerful fighter having a greater than 1:1 thrust to weight ratio and could climb straight up vertically. Triple sticks needed all of that and more – and right now!

My last recollection of triple sticks was eye opening.

The Tomcat was no more than 50 feet from me in a near perfect vertical position as if it were walking on it’s tailpipes. The engines were in full afterburners.

The tail hook had caught the two-an-a-half inch steel tubing bar of the metal safety net surrounding the aft edge of the deck and had pulled it up. The large long tail hook then slammed into the round down on the back edge of the ship firmly denting it, and was tearing up the non-skid on the deck like a farm plow – the solid metal tail hook was bent in a curve from the pressure weight of the Tomcat. Non-skid was flying through the air, the deck was awash in flames from the afterburners, and the roar was deafening. The aircraft was literally straight up and down vertically and walking on both engine afterburners headed directly for Bean and myself.

There are times in your life when adrenaline and quick thinking are needed for survival – like at this moment! LSO’s have a safety net next to the platform that is like a chute and takes you under the flight deck to safety. Historically there have been a number of LSO’s in tight situations that had dove for the net and missed resulting in dropping into the sea 60 feet below – more of an embarrassment than a travesty. With the heat of the afterburners starting to warm our bodies it became apparent there was not enough time to take the few steps to even try to dive for the net. For whatever reason, I had remembered the ledge that the carrier deck made with the LSO platform and threw my body under it – ‘Our Father who art in Heaven’.

I tried to take Bean with me as he was still spilling his heart out to this errant pilot on the radio. The best I could do was get a hold of his left pants leg and I pulled with all I had – from under the ledge! I think all of us contemplate death from time to time.

I do not recall the seconds that followed my last ditch effort to save myself and Bean, but I do remember that my surroundings became peaceful, very

peaceful - no chaos, no shouting, no roar, but quiet. I actually thought that if this was death that it wasn’t all that bad – it didn’t hurt.

What brought me to my senses was Bean suddenly grabbing my arm - the one that was firmly attached to his pants, which were coming down over his butt - and yelling “Haser get up you gotta see this”. I actually didn’t know whether to shake Bean or hug him.

Gaining my senses, I could see that there had not been a crash and maybe, just maybe, the Lord had protected all of us this night. In the sky climbing toward heaven were two bright lights, side by side. The radios were quiet and I quickly assessed that the two bright lights were triple sticks - in afterburner – passing through 20,000 feet and still climbing. It was apparent the nugget had no intentions of coming out of burner.

On the deck, as Bean dragged me over to the arresting wires, most of the deck crew was coming out of their hiding places – all notably breathing a sigh of relief. Starting at the dented round down and proceeding down the deck was a stripe where non-skid had once existed but the metal of the carrier was exposed. The stripe led to the #1 arresting wire (there are usually 4 arresting wires - the target wire is the #3) which was pulled out about 15 feet from its normal position. Sitting in the middle of the pulled wire was a tail hook tip – this tip had been ripped from the tail hook itself – unbelievable!

To understand better the force required to do such a thing, one has to realize the arresting tail hook on a Navy aircraft is designed in solid metal. It is a bar that is held down with tension by aircraft hydraulic or pneumatic pressure so as not to bounce on the carrier deck and skip wires. Attached at the end of the

F-14A Tomcat

bar is a solid claw-like metal hook that catches the arresting wire. The bar plus the hook in the case of the F-14 are designed to stop a 60,000 pound aircraft traveling at approach speeds of 120 knots or greater – a reliable and incredibly strong item. Many aircraft have inadvertently engaged an arresting wire during a wave off. This is called an ‘in-flight engagement’ and is very dangerous. All Navy pilots are instructed to immediately raise the tail hook on a wave off to avoid getting into this type of situation.

An in-flight engagement slams the aircraft onto the carrier deck and almost always results in severe aircraft damage and at times physical injury to the crew. The arresting hook always wins the battle between aircraft thrust and itself, until now.

From back on the platform, the radio crackled alive and a slightly unsettled voice - adjusting himself in his seat - could be heard from triple stick’s backseat RIO, “Are we a bingo* Boss?”.

To which the Air Boss responded, “That is affirmative, (pause) you can level off now”. *Bingo is Navy lingo to return to land.

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Eta Alumni Association - By The Numbers

276 400 207 ALUMNI MEMBERS IN “YEAR 7”

OUR GOAL FOR “YEAR 7”

Historical Membership Totals: Year 1: Year 2: Year 3: Year 4: Year 5: Year 6: Year 7:

2010-2011: 2011-2012: 2012-2013: 2013-2014: 2014-2015: 2015-2016: 2016-2017:

328 257 262 334 342 337 276

Year 7 Membership Data in Detail: Decade 40's-50's 60's 70's 80's 90's 00-present TOTALS

Total Past Members 59 100 58 108 79 95 499

Year 7 % Members Renewed 36 61% 70 70% 37 64% 65 60% 25 32% 43 45% 276 55%

DID NOT RENEW FOR “YEAR 7”

“Best Year” vs. “Year 7” Comparison: Decade 30's - 50’s 60's 70's 80's 90's 00's 10's TOTALS

Best Year Members 64 89 44 89 55 4 68 413

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Year 7 % of Members Best Year 36 56% 70 79% 37 84% 65 73% 25 45% 2 50% 41 60% 276 67%

IF everyone who is reading this page would renew one membership for this, our 7th Year, we would more than reach our full potential of 482 members.

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MEMBERSHIP NOTES: Saluting the 7th Corps On our inside back cover are listed the One Hundred and Forty-Five Brothers who have maintained their membership in the Eta Alumni Association of Phi Sigma Kappa in each of our past seven years.

Since 2010, the Eta Alumni Association of Phi Sigma Kappa has paid to our International Headquarters sustaining members dues in the amount of

$10,580.00

Welcome Our NEW Members!

We are pleased to welcome aboard the following Brothers who have joined our association for the first time this year!

Peter F. Madonna David G. Tilley Michael C. Peterson Edward E. Brunins Michael Battaglia Aaron J. Slavin Michael Barnette Luke Barsotti Eli Bergman Steven Lopez Daniel Mackey Nick Martinazzi Zachary Portnoff December 2016

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MEMBERSHIP NOTES: As you now know, we have 276 members in good standing. Here are the names of 207 Brothers who, as of the date of printing of this magazine, had not renewed their membership in our association. If just 125 of these Brothers had renewed, or will renew, we would have made our goal of 400 members. If all had renewed, our total membership would be 483. Can you lend a hand?

John T. Harrison 1942 Hugh T. Gouldman, Jr. 1950 Francis E. Harman 1951 William S. Mitchell, Jr.1951 Paul J. Hansen 1952 Allen J. Krowe 1954 Robert A. Margulies 1954 George H. Harrison 1956 Donald H. Berlau 1957 Walter L. Bohorfoush1957 Richard D. Gibbs, Jr. 1957 Robert S. Locker 1957 Thomas O. Nichols 1957 Keith R. Wheeler 1958 H. Richard Hodgson 1959 Donald E. Sharpe 1959 Charles C. Broadrup 1960 Calvin T. Hook 1960 Robert A. Yellowlees 1960 James E. Fox 1961 Richard M. Johnston 1961 Terry H. Chapman 1962 Nicholas Limar 1962 Warren F. Kaufman 1964 Thomas V. Miller, Jr. 1964 James W. Sullivan 1964 Nicholas L. Wasileski 1964 Matthew Arbutina 1965 George H. Buck 1965 John P. Smith 1965 Charles N. Kalcounos 1967 Francis M. Denvir 1968 James L. Myers 1968 David S. Stofa 1968 P. Richard Anderson 1969 Jack P. Morris 1969 William J. Niziolek 1969 Louis D. Chacos 1970 Marvin E. Compton 1970 Mitchell A. Roffer 1971 James J. Kirlin, Jr. 1972 Kenneth C. Kohler 1972 Michael S. Tucker 1972 Anthony J. Ambridge 1973 James H. Lamont 1975 Michael D. Robinson 1975 Stephan H. Burgess 1976 Willard W. Hennemann 1976 David G. Idas 1976 Robert T. Reese 1976 John C. Sauer, Jr. 1976 Michael A. Boulavsky 1977 26

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Paul B. Brown 1977 Steven A. Leslierandal1977 Frederic W. Vogelgesang1977 Donald G. Gies, Jr. 1978 William D. Kee 1979 Keith S. Pumroy 1979 Richard A. Brown 1980 Michael J. Mondonedo 1980 Anthony D. Becker 1981 Paul C. Miller 1981 William Smith 1981 John R. Larkin 1982 Thomas E. Marin 1982 Joseph M. Mastrianna1982 Todd M. Lang 1983 Daniel H. Nadash 1983 Michael Reed 1983 Gregory P. Zurmuhlen 1983 Lawrence G. Kinsey 1984 Joseph C. Morton 1984 Max R. Peterson 1984 John R. Fields 1985 Patrick L. McGeough1985 John D. McLean 1985 Robert M. Mondonedo1985 Tim Vojtasko 1985 David Wildermuth1985 Thomas M. Gart 1986 John A. Hesse 1986 Nicholas D. Mirabile 1986 Gregory Ostaffe 1986 Christopher X. Papariello1986 Joseph R. Daiger 1987 Kenneth A. Hall 1987 Jeffrey W. Oliu 1987 Andrew Rondepierre 1987 Gary F. Smith 1987 James D. Vinson 1987 Jonathan L. Esler 1988 Scott M. Frosch 1988 Frank J. Isola 1988 Robert W. Lynn 1988 Joseph C. Bryce 1989 James M. Deorio 1989 Brian E. Le Gette 1989 James W. Lomker 1989 Martin J. Mitchell 1989 M. Kemal Tuncer 1989 Gregory P. Collins 1990 Kevin A. Duffy 1990 Michael T. Lawes 1990 Marcus A. Morissette 1990

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Andrew J. Plenn 1990 Richard M. Schindler 1990 Steven M. Weiss 1990 William D. Castleberry 1991 Glenn A. Hall 1991 Bryan C. Kissinger 1991 Jason S. Krucoff 1991 Alan K. Kuwabara 1991 Eric E. Lawver 1991 John T. Lester, Jr. 1991 Richard W. Myers 1991 Young W. Nam 1991 Jeffrey M. Rosenberg1991 Albert R. Shanefelter 1991 Daniel J. Soso 1991 Christopher R. Sugra 1991 Blake M. Wetzel 1991 Gary A. Blumberg 1992 Peter A. Gobell 1992 Etan Z. Gopstein 1992 Larry R. Lawrence 1992 John C. Maerz 1992 Terence S. Masterman1992 Tyson T. Swigart 1992 Daniel J. Feinstein 1993 Todd E. Lemon 1993 David H. Taub 1993 Jason W. Brafman 1994 David A. Gertz 1994 Donald J. Kennedy 1994 Andrew B. Krucoff 1994 John T. Neher 1994 Erik Steinman 1994 Jay B. Gibbon 1995 Henry L. Long 1995 Dean Pinson 1995 John C. Manuel 1996 Timothy Radigan 1996 Michael P. Di Stefano 1997 Seth A. Friedman 1997 Joshua Halpern 1997 Christopher M. Heine 1997 James E. Legat 1997 Christopher M. Sheeler 1997 Craig M. Starling 1997 Neel R. Bhattacharjee 1998 Christopher I. LaBonge 1998 Thomas R. McElroy 1998 Dev D. Shah 1998 Michael D. Kautz 1999 Avi BenMoshe 2000 James A Goldstein 2000

Gino A. Miraglia 2000 James Stephen Blowitski2001 Jason Gaertner 2002 Michael P. Cator 2010 Jonathon Shover 2011 Omer Ad 2012 Zach Boldyga 2012 Sean Bur 2012 Dom Cercone 2012 Zach Gorrell 2012 Garrett J. Lewis 2012 Mark Matovich 2012 Miraj Y. Patel 2012 Roshan Shah 2012 Philip Andemicael 2013 Bunty Bhatia 2013 William Hobson 2013 Jonathan Lee 2013 Seth McCullough 2013 Mark Megaw 2013 Cameron Merriman 2013 Logan Miller 2013 Charles Ng 2013 Cameron Vollmuth 2013 William Glatz 2014 Michael Kroeker 2014 Andrew Macaluso 2014 Brandon Madsen 2014 Justin Ohneiser 2014 Eric J. Phelps 2014 Evan Schroeder 2014 Yaniv Stern 2014 Eric Struder 2014 Shawn Adams 2015 Steven Brandt 2015 Rafael Casellas 2015 Frank Hackenburg 2015 Michael Hughes 2015 Joshua Lee 2015 Gian Marcano 2015 Nick Pirolli 2015 Alexander Raul 2015 Matthew Shea 2015 Sean Shiang 2015 Daniel Strauss 2015 Trent Testa 2015 Brian Trainor 2015 Dennis Tran 2015 George Triantis 2015 Jordan Washer 2015 Kevin Zhu 2015

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Chapter

Eternal

The Executive Committee regrets to report that the following Brothers of Eta Chapter have entered the Chapter Eternal since the publication of the last issue of The THIRD DEGREE, and ask that you join us in prayers for our departed Brothers and their families.

David B. Lloyd

1951

Bruce L. Gordon

1979

David Bruce Lloyd

Paul S. Girsdansky

1986

Eta Class of 1951

September 17, 1926 – October 14, 2016 David Bruce Lloyd passed away on Friday, October 14, 2016. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 17, 1926, and the son of the late V. Lee Lloyd and Lillian R. Lloyd, he was preceded in death by his wife Marge Adele Lloyd.

A graduate of Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps in December of 1943, serving with the Far East Air Force operating in the Philippine Islands, China, Okinawa, and later in Tokyo. He was a B-25 Mitchell Bomber Flight Engineer and copilot.

After service, he graduated from the University of Maryland College of Business & Public Administration, Class of 1951. He was the past President of his Fraternity, Phi Sigma Kappa, a member of Gate & Key and Sigma Pi Professional Fraternity.

He retired from the Continental Insurance Companies on January 1, 1990, as a Corporate Vice President of Claims. Prior to his retirement, he served as a Board Member of NATB (National Auto Theft Bureau), Board Member of the New Jersey State Fraud Bureau and was a Board Member of the American Insurance Association.

An owner of property in Ocean Pines, Maryland since 1981, upon his retirement he moved to the Pines on a full-time basis. While in the Pines, he was very active with several organizations: member of the Ocean Pines Boat Club since 1991 and an Officer since 1999, Member of Kiwanis since 1991 and an Officer since 1995.

He joined AARP in 1992 and served as Coordinator of the 55 A-live safe driving program since 1993.

He was quite active in the Stevenson United Methodist Church in Berlin, Maryland and a member of its choir for 21 years and its Finance Chairman for 18 years. He was most recently a member of the Community Church of Ocean Pines.

He is survived by his wife, Doris. In addition to his wife, Mr. Lloyd is survived by a daughter, Stacey Lee Vincent & husband Mark, of Mt. Holly, North Carolina; a son, Craig W. Lloyd and his wife Mary Baldwin of Pittsboro, North Carolina; a granddaughter, Hannah Jane Lloyd of Raleigh, North Carolina; and brother, Donal Lloyd and his wife Martha of Germantown, New York. He is also survived by stepsons, Richard Foggio and wife Peggy, son Richard, daughter Devon; and Robert Foggio and wife Julie, and sons Malcolm, James, and Harry.

In Celebration of Life, a service was held at the Community Church of Ocean Pines on Saturday, October 22 at 11:30 followed by burial with Military Honors at Sunset Memorial Park in Berlin. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in memory of Dave to The Kiwanis Club of Ocean Pines, Ocean City Foundation, 239 Ocean Parkway, Ocean Pines, MD 21811 or The Community Church of Ocean Pines, 11227 Racetrack Rd., Berlin, MD 21811.

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Bruce Lars Gordon

Eta Class of 1979

July 7, 1956 - July 15, 2016 When I heard the news that Bruce had passed away, I went back to the issue of "The THIRD DEGREE" to re-read the Alumni Profile featuring Bruce. One of Bruce’s quotes really struck me. He said that Eta Chapter was not the normal frat boy types, but that we were from all different backgrounds, socioeconomic groups, and were very different from each other in many ways. Bruce was describing him and me. We were very different but the brotherhood of Phi Sigma Kappa brought us together and we became great friends as well as brothers. When I ran for president of the Chapter, Bruce was my biggest supporter. At the same time, when he disagreed with something I was doing, he always told me so and argued his point of view. He cared deeply for Phi Sigma Kappa and Eta Chapter and we had many discussions about what was best for the Chapter. I never really thought about it before I re-read his profile, but Bruce was absolutely right: no matter how different the Phi Sigs were, we joined together to accomplish a great deal as a fraternity. And Bruce was a big part of those accomplishments.

There are so many great stories to tell about being in Phi Sig with Bruce, but one particular story came to mind. It’s been a while so some of the details are fuzzy, but I think Bruce had decided to get a physical for joining the military as part of Officer Candidate School. He decided to quickly get in shape and enlisted me to join him in a weight loss, musclebuilding week. For seven long days we barely ate anything (no beer at all) and we ran, did pushups and sit ups, and lifted weights constantly. Bruce went off for his physical (I have no recollection how it went) and when he came back we went out for fast food and pretty much ate the entire menu. Then we hit the Vous. So much for getting in shape.

As is often the case in life, time moves on and we lose contact with people. I will be forever grateful to the Eta Alumni Association that I reconnected with so many brothers, especially with Bruce. Bruce was a strong supporter of the Eta Alumni Association. He was always recruiting alumni to join. Even though Bruce lived in Texas, he attended Phi Sig events and when he came into town for business he contacted local brothers to get together. Being a Phi Sig was important to Bruce and he wanted to be sure that the Eta Chapter tradition at the University of Maryland continued.

And, Bruce being Bruce, he was always a lot of fun and quick with the joke. At one Open House, Bruce had just met my wife, Una, but that didn’t stop him from delivering a good joke. Bruce noticed I was wearing my old ratty boat shoes, so he hands Una a $20 bill and, with a big grin, he tells her to buy me a new pair of shoes.

Bruce was a passionate person. He was passionate about Susan, his wife; his children Steven, and Brooke, his granddaughter Sutton, his friends, his career, and the brothers of Phi Sigma Kappa.

His passion showed in everything Bruce did.

- Stephen O. Cooper ’79 Past President Eta Chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa

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Paul Scott Girsdansky April 18, 1961 – September 28, 2016 Paul Scott Girsdansky, of Seward, N.Y., 55, died on September 28, 2016.

To say that Paul had an affinity for knowledge is an understatement. Paul attended Union College, University of Maryland College Park and S.U.N.Y. Oneonta before finishing his bachelor's degree in history from Excelsior College in 1986.

He earned a master of arts in Journalism from the University of Maryland (1989), a Master of Library Science from S.U.N.Y. Albany (1996), a Specialist of Education degree in learning technologies from the University of Missouri (2005), a Master of Arts in English from Western New Mexico University (2013), and had finished much coursework for a Masters in history from Pittsburg State. He was selected by the National Endowment for Humanities for several Summer Institute for Teachers programs in history and economics.

I met Paul in 1980 in my first semester at UMCP – in the living room of the house, then at 7 Fraternity Row. After only a week at UM, I, along with some freshman friends, joined Phi Sigma Kappa’s Little Sister Program. I selected Paul to be my “Big Brother,” and to this day cherish the red and white jersey, bearing the Greek letters and “Little Sister Jenny,” that he presented me with at the induction ceremony. At 18, his friendship helped me find purpose as I traversed the large, sometimes impersonal campus. In our renewed kinship as adults, in countless ways he helped me learn the true depth and meaning of maintaining hope, insight and patience through life’s many challenges.

In 1980, Paul had transferred to UMCP from Phi Sigma Kappa at Union College.

At Union, he’d helped organize a Harry Chapin benefit concert, an accomplishment he told me about in November, 1980, as we rode in his notorious rusted “Girz-mobile” from College Park to DAR Constitution Hall in DC to attend what only 6 months later became known as one of the musician-humanitarian’s final performances. Paul’s room at Phi Sig was filled with formidably large history textbooks, a vast academic aptitude, and the music of Warren Zevon. Paul’s quiet creativity revealed in an affinity for writing songs, and I treasure copies he gave me of pages of lyrics he had written - the products of a well-used college typewriter. My early days at UMCP are speckled with unforgettable memories of dancing with Paul at Bruce Springsteen and Grateful Dead concerts, and sharing with him student events at Ritchie Coliseum and Route 1 bars. He was a true asset to his Phi Sig brothers, encouraging them in their pursuits, giving his time as the chapter historian, and acting as their insightful academic compass.

Paul’s career quests justly earned him several hats – journalist for various newspapers in Maryland and New York, public relations specialist for the New York Library Association, and librarian for and educator of countless students at middle and high schools in upstate New York since 1997. To the students whose self-assurance he nurtured and whose lives he influenced, he was “Mr. G,” and was enormously respected. One of his signature gifts to the students who found a haven in his library was encouraging them to “Make your own cool,” a precept remembered and shared in one of the eulogies delivered by a student whose life he had touched. Paul enjoyed traveling and cross-country adventures, and completed a unique coast-to-coast road trip exclusively on U.S. Route 20 about which he journaled. He described himself as a bookmonger, lifelong learner, proud American and guardian of quadrupeds.

Paul was laid to rest at Cobleskill Rural Cemetery, atop a hill overlooking his beloved upstate New York. Paul’s wife, daughter and extended family established The Paul S. Girsdansky Memorial Scholarship Fund – FSCSD (through the Frankfort-Schuyler Central School, 605 Palmer Street, Frankfort, NY 13340) to keep alive and pass on his academic ideals.

- Jenny (Brust) Krisp, UMCP 1985 Little Sister, Eta Chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa

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alumni@psk-eta.com Executive Committee Todd B. Hoffman ‘82 Secretary Silver Spring, Maryland J. Victor Alonso ‘13 Treasurer Silver Spring, Maryland John J. B. Wright, Esq. ‘82 Second Vice-President Burtonsville, Maryland Christopher M. Flood ‘13 First Vice-President Greenbelt, Maryland

IN REMEMBERANCE Many years have passed since University of Maryland graduation, years that have separated most of us and spread us across this great country. Those simple, pleasant and fun filled days growing up are gone and we live with only memories of a way of life that we wish could be provided to our grandchildren.

Today, shadowed by a cruel, seemingly angry, and troubled world, our grandchildren are faced with a difficult future, and we won’t be here to help them.

Let us all pray that somehow their world will become a better place to live, as we experienced, and the world finds peace.

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By these things we stand.

Saluting the 7th Corps Below are listed the One Hundred and Forty-Five Brothers who have maintained their membership in the Eta Alumni Association of Phi Sigma Kappa in each of our past seven years. Our sincere thanks for their consistent support for all that we have done, are doing, and have yet to do.

Arthur Robert William William Warren John George James Robert Eugene Allyn Carter Grady Lary Boyd Lowell Robert Joseph Eugene Robert Ernest Charles Wayne Vernon John Robert John John Robert Louis Drury John Lance Cyril Phillip Lucian Richard

C. Farnham 1943 P. Haines 1949 H. Fisher 1950 B. McKinney 1950 J. Tripp 1950 S. Bingham 1952 B. Falck 1952 C. Pearson 1952 C. Cooke 1956 E. Langellotto1956 H. Myers, Jr. 1956 F. Schwartz 1956 A. Vickers, Jr.1956 L. Acker 1957 I. W. Bounds 1957 B. Hinchliffe 1957 C. Pearson 1957 D. Brown 1958 E. Kelley 1958 G. Pemberton1958 R. Wall 1958 M. Barlow 1959 H. Bethards 1959 M. Briggs, Jr. 1959 M. Capants 1959 E. Geiger 1959 J. Humbert, III 1959 J. O'Brien 1959 M. Payne 1960 V. Roy 1960 G. Bagwell 1961 P. Bailey 1961 W. Billingsley 1961 V. Childs 1961 A. Cole 1961 S. Heflin, Jr. 1961 H. Love 1961

John L. Towers 1961 John M.C. Willin, III 1961 William B. Binch 1962 Warren B. Wimer, Esq.1962 Leslie David Young 1962 Russell T. Aaronson 1963 Edward G. Banks, Jr. 1963 Terry J. Billingsley 1963 William F. Funk 1963 Richard E. Mellinger 1963 Philip R. Rever 1963 John P. Scancarella 1963 Roland N. Shumate 1963 Michael J. Stevenson 1963 Donald J. Ahern 1964 John F. Donnelly 1964 Vaughen H. Link 1964 Leonard J. Megby, Jr. 1964 Gerald F. Moentmann 1964 William E. Nichols 1964 Ronald G. Rayne, Esq. 1964 Adrian G. Teel 1964 Joseph E. Boiseau 1965 Walter E. Laake, Jr. 1965 J. Robert Manuel, III 1965 Robert C. Mister 1965 John N. Rever 1965 Joseph E. Spinella 1965 Albert W. Zahniser, III 1965 Michael A. Grieb 1966 Brian L. Harrington 1966 Joseph E. Smith, Jr. 1966 Robert E. Masterson 1967 William H. Brewster 1968 A. James Comi 1968 Cecil A. Given, III 1968 Gerald D. Haser 1968

Roland L. MacDonald1968 William D. Palmer 1968 Harvey J. Gannon 1969 James C. Hyatt 1969 Robert H. Stropp, Jr. 1969 Edward P. Becker 1970 Mark W. McNutt 1970 Stephen L. Miller 1970 David J. Crowley 1971 David H. Whitehill 1971 Oscar L. Reksten 1973 Leon A. Boulavsky 1975 Allen S. Kogut 1975 Jack O'Brien 1975 Morgan A. Connor 1976 Thomas G. Dimka 1976 William B. Gable 1976 Stephan P. Malloy 1976 James E. Allen 1977 Eugene A. Atwell 1977 David G. Bourdon 1977 William R. Walsh 1977 William R. Gross 1978 Stephen O. Cooper 1979 John B. Ostaffe 1980 Matthew R. Smalley 1980 Guy L. Copperthite 1981 Harry L. Geller 1981 Russell R. O'Haver 1981 Steven P. Baker 1982 Joseph E. Criscuoli 1982 Todd B. Hoffman 1982 David E. Lamolinara1982 John J. B. Wright, Esq. 1982 Michael G. Albers 1983 Michael L. McGown 1983 John K. Schneider 1983

Albert T. Stultz, Jr. 1983 Brandon S. Wagoner 1983 Clyde E. Taber 1984 John M. Arena 1985 Jim H. Fields, Jr. 1985 Richard M. Schindel 1985 Jack G. Williams 1985 Ronald J. Williams 1985 Scott D. Crown 1986 Daniel C. Curry 1986 Glenn F. Jaggard 1986 H. Christopher Malone 1986 Phillip N. Scott 1986 Robert M. Troyano 1986 Joseph Eric Vinson 1986 Roger L. Boothe 1987 James A. Charanis 1987 John H. Parsons 1987 Fredrick D. Straub 1987 Thomas V. Miller III 1988 David M. Zwick 1988 Andrew D. Cameron 1989 Louis J. Schwartz 1989 Eduardo C. Curlett 1990 Jeffrey W. Lloyd 1990 Naresh G. Sunderraj 1990 Jeffrey V. Odom, Jr. 1991 David M. Schwartz 1991 David A. Shirey 1991 Stephen A. Borger 1993 Eric G. Madden 1994 Joseph A. Campanella III1997 Peter J. Della-Croce 1999 Christopher P. McBeth 2002

...and here are fourteen Brothers who could be added to the 7th Corps after you shoot them an e-mail reminding them to renew their membership.

Francis E. Harman Allen J. Krowe Terry H. Chapman Nicholas Limar

1951 1954 1962 1962

Thomas V. "Mike" Miller, Jr. 1964 William J. Niziolek 1969 Michael A. Boulavsky 1977 Paul C. Miller 1981

William Smith 1981 Patrick L. McGeough 1985 Robert M. Mondonedo 1985 James W. Lomker 1989

Martin Albert

J. Mitchell 1989 R. Shanefelter 1991

Need their contact info? Send an e-mail to alumni@psk-eta.com

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