Alumni Association

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Hugh “Cap” Ryan Award For Outstanding Alumni Association

Epsilon Rho’s alumni organization was honored with National’s prestigious Hugh “Cap” Ryan Award For Outstanding Alumni Association, on July 24, 2009, at National Convention in St. Louis, Missouri. Thank you alumni for your involvement and support.

Officers and Volunteers

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The Alumni Association

Epsilon Rho has had three Alumni Associations across its nearly 60 years. The current Association was re-established in 2001 by officers Brian “Stumbles” Crowell, W’78; Chris “Yabut” Patterson, W’73; Ray “Mumbles” Calande, W’74; Ben “Coco” Parcasio, S’74; and about twenty-five other alumni from the 60’s and 70’s. Its three primary goals are:

• to find and connect our chapter’s alumni to help reinforce their bond;

• to keep alumni informed about chapter and alumni news; and,

• to provide feedback and support to ACB and foster chapter strengthening.

Since its reconstitution, the Alumni Association has sought to accomplish its goals in many ways. At the base of this effort, we have spent an extraordinary amount of volunteer hours finding our alumni and encouraging them to provide contact information for an alumni directory we publish and distribute to members. We’ve also published newsletters and provided information about Homecoming, Open House (Poly Royal), and other Yitbos functions.

From its membership dues, the Association has also sponsored two actives to our National Convention, funded four $1,000 scholarships, and re-introduced the EL Speaker's Board and tradition. Unlike the ACB, which owns, governs, and administers the chapter’s assets and program, our role is limited to providing encouragement. The following graph shows our spending.

We were able to accomplish these tasks because of you – our alumni – who provided us with annual $20 Association dues and project-specific donations, and contributions to ACB’s capital building and renovation fund. Thank you for your wonderful support – you make a difference in DSP at Cal Poly.

We can also show you trends in alumni support from various eras. The following graph shows alumni support by year of initiation for the 2007-2008 period.

The Alumni Association’s latest effort to help us find, connect, and inform our alumni, and to support our chapter, is the development of this Delta Sig alumni web site. It is our hope that this tool helps our volunteer alumni leaders in both the Alumni Association and the ACB to more easily keep you connected and informed about news and issues.

This site should be considered the “starting point”. We continue to make modifications to the site to help make it easier to use, more responsive to your needs, and more secure. Please check back often.

Web Site Founders

The Epsilon Rho Alumni Association of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity is deeply indebted to the following alumni whose generous and unselfish project-specific donations made this site possible for all of us.

No matter how our Delta Sig alumni site changes over time, forever retain the following list of 82 Delta Sigs as the original FOUNDERS – with our sincere thanks for their Delta Sig spirit and continuing to pay-the-debt.

Founder: $500 Or More
Mitch Kotula – Private – Fall 1966

Founder: $300 - $399
Robert Lineberger – Oskie – Fall 1975

Founder: $200 - $299
Alonzo Laws – Fuzz – Fall 1958
Greg Van Houten – Chucker – Winter 19701,3
Jim Larson – Lurch – Winter 19721
Duane Kerber – Zoobie – Winter 1975
Tom Hannum – Ortho – Spring 1970
Mike Ivy – Snidley – Spring 19711
Tom Brooks – Woody – Winter 1973
Chris Patterson – Yabut – Winter 19732,3,4
Eric Hancock – Sarge – Winter 1974
Mark Moseley – Gumby – Fall 19751,3

Founder: $100 - $199
Bob Dathe – Slats - Winter 1958
Gary Goldsworthy – Reggin – Winter 19613
Clifford Hahn - Little Man – Fall 19563
Jim Evans - 3.2% - Spring 19583
Dan Kelly – Whippy – Fall 1958
Robert Fairbanks – Stroker – Spring 1959
Jack Gilbert – Germ – Winter 1961
Harold McDaniel – Mole – Fall 1964
Dale Thomson – Whiffy – Fall 1964
Larry Fritz – Flash - Winter 19681
Bob Ferguson – Pele – Winter 19701
Mike Roanhaus – Harpo – Spring 1970
Scott Morlan – Stub – Winter 1971
Jim Nelson – Ozzie – Fall 1971
Rich Barca – Puff – Winter 1972
Tad Kato – PT – Spring 1973
Ray Calande – Mumbles – Winter 19742
Rick Rengel - Bozo - Fall 19751,2,3
Brian Crowell – Stumbles – Winter 1978

Founders: Under $100
Doug Aitken – Spuna – Fall 1974
John Bann – Echo – Spring 1974
Martin Ernst – Beads – Winter 1974
Larry Postler – Smiley – Spring 19742
Gordon Carbonetti – Bubbles – Fall 1975
Rob Mullaney – Sparky – Fall 1975
Rob Canepa – Rooster – Spring 1980
Mike Chacon – Zipp – Spring 1980
Alan Belanger – Friar – Spring 1977
Doug Zezoff – Tarot – Fall 1979
Ira Schab – Dad – Fall 1952 (3)
Robert Hughes – Tiger – Fall 1956
Ted Lohr - Chief D.A. – Winter 19563
Tom Green - Iron Toe – Winter 19573
Bruce Bader – Hoss – Spring 19601
Ted Palmer – Fingers – Spring 1960
William Hartwig – Spade – Spring 1961
Ted Cimral – Chester – Spring 1962
Donald Hordness – Shefu – Winter 1967
Drew Pringle – Mouse – Winter 1968
Noel Shutt – Bull – Fall 1969
Lynn Roath – Mack – Fall 1971
Wayne Kendrick – Dizzy 2 – Fall 1972
Bob Papazian – Hots – Spring 1973
Greg Weaver – Mombo – Fall 19741
Martin Self – Yogi – Winter 1975
Michael Evans – Miner – Spring 1977
Ted Wenta – Hymie – Fall 1982
Joe Olla – Jughead – Spring 1987
Jerry Davis – Hawkeye – Fall 1988
Joshua Leichter – Dunlop – Fall 1990
Marc Oberlin – Colombo – Fall 1994
Joseph Castellano – Panda – Spring 1961
Gene Blazick – Spanky – Winter 19683
Robert Bader – Leaky – Spring 1959
Paul Croxton – Skeet – Fall 1964
Randy Brame - Red Hot – Fall 1966
Joe Gallagher – Hands – Spring 1987
Lawrence Annis – Buttle – Spring 1966
Glen Cottone – Harpo – Fall 1981
David Crowell – Trips – Spring 20011,3
Bruce Cameron – Scratch – Winter 1961
Sheldon Tyler – Tootsie – Spring 1965
Dave Hetyonk – Jughead – Fall 1970
Bill Louie – Crab – Winter 1971
Bill Benson – Ham – Fall 1975
Stephen Debranch – Tossup – Fall 1977
Pete Rominger - Boom Boom – Spring 1972
Phil Dunn – Snag – Fall 1977
Dave Janisch – Ditto – Fall 1983
Doug Meyer – Beetle – Spring 19933

Notes:
1 Past Chapter President.
2 Current ACB or Alumni Assn. officer or volunteer.
3 Initial contributor of history or photos.
4 Chair of committee that researched, fund-raised, wrote, launched, and gifted this web site to the alumni Brothers of Epsilon Rho. Steve “Rocky” Miller, S’71, also deserves mention for preserving our photos.

Fall 1975 was the only class to have 100% of its members become Founders.

Current Membership Drive

During 2008 nearly 300 alumni, from 1952 to 2001, either paid their $20 annual Association dues, made a general donation, or contributed to the fund that built this web site. Well done men! Thank you for your continuing Brotherhood from afar!

Our 2009 membership drive will begin in March. Your support will help us maintain and grow this new web site, continue to find and connect our alumni, and support our chapter. Here’s the printable form to use to join your fellow Cal Poly Delta Sigs as an Alumni Association member.