BETA BROS PLAY FLAG FOOTALL IN FALL OF 1960

DISCOVERING OUR VALLEY    2011

Once flag football was a serious thing for the college boys of Pierce College. Games were played regularly between clubs. Matches between the fraternities, and in the case of this photograph between chapters of the local Fraternity Phi Delta Psi were serious matters. Few people came to watch the games, but that mattered little. What did  matter was the experience.

The best game that I saw at Pierce was played right after it rained. The Fraternity boys were covered in mud, shirts torn, a black eye and even a dislocated shoulder. On the way to the emergency hospital, the fellow with the damaged shoulder said to me that he had "never had so much fun in his life".

Phi Delta Psi - Beta Chapter Flag Football Players

Pierce College - Fall 1960

Gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from Jerry Berns  2009 - refer to photo number 2829 - click on image to enlarge.

BROs. at PHILIPPE'S DOWNTOWN LA IN APRIL 2011

 left: Clem Boylan, Jerry Olson and Tom Montes  - Beta Brothers at Philippe's 2011

Photo by Steve Falk 21 April 2011 (click on image to enlarge)

Photo number 2801 in Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley.

left: Gary Fredburg, Larry Pitsch, Marv Smith, Arnie Levy and Paul Queyrel- Alpha Bros

Photo by Steve Falk 21 April 2011 (click on image to enlarge)

                    Photo number 2802 in Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley.

1958 HIGHT HOME IN NORTHRIDGE

HIGHT HOME ON ROSCOE - NORTHRIDGE 1954

DISCOVERING OUR VALLEY   2011

Nile Hight, son of the Mary Hight who was recently interviewed as part of The Museum's "Narrating Lives - Oral Histories of the San Fernando Valley, sent this photograph to the Archives of The Museum. Roscoe was a dirt road at the time this photograph was taken. Nile is the youngest brother of our Fraternity Brother Brad Hight.

 

Photograph with comments on back, courtesy of Nile Hight 2011  (click on images to enlarge)

Br. JOHN CAMINITI

Brother John Caminiti is a 1959 graduate of Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. He was initiated into the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity in the Fall of 1962. He served the Brotherhood as the Sergeant at Arms for Beta Chapter. John holds a Masters degree from California State University Northridge. He served in the United States Army, First Cavalry Division from 1966 to 1968. 

 Br. John Caminiti 2011  at Phi Delta Lunch

Brother Caminiti for many years was a mathematics teacher and wrestling coach at Tehachapi High School. He and his former wife Terry have four children; Steve, Scott, Chris, and Katie. In 2011, John is retired.

John wrote in 2004: "I live a great life.  My fiancée and I dance, camp, travel, attend spiritual retreats, and have fun with the grandkids. Also I am involved with Brazilian Ju-Jitsu, which explains why I recently had to have rotator cuff surgery at Kerlan and Jobe. I am a very lucky fella."

Help id these Brothers.

 Left unknown, unknown, Eric Haupt, unknown, Dave Davidson, unknown, Jerry Hilliard

 Left: Tom Roe, unknown, LeRoy Hunt, ______ George, Don Collins, Paul Martz and
unknown.

Left" Rayne Sherman, Louis Syre, Art Aston, unknown, Phil Gatch and unknown.

BETA CHAPTER GROUP PHOTOGRAPH

Last Thursday at our big Phillipe's lunch downtown LA, two group photos of Beta Chapter were given to me, but I don't recall who gave me what. So, I'm hoping that the two Bros who gave me the photos will email me and let me know.

 Photo 2756 -  Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley 2011 - year unknown.
click on image to enlarge.

 left bottom:  Gerald Silver, John Donald, Scott Motto and Tom Shanley

left top: Bruce Benner, Bob West and Gerald Olson.

 left Frank DeMarco, Larry Tunison, Brent Brody, Bob Marco, Gerald Silver and Bruce Benner

Left unknown, Chuck Ra_______,  Joel Neblett ?, front Bob Malone, Frank DeMarco
Left top: Joe Aquino, James Reeves and Christopher Slayer.

Br. ROSS HANOVER

Brother Ross Louis Hanover was born on the 7th of May in Bell, California. He is a graduate of James Monroe High School in the San Fernando Valley. We do not have a record of his year and semester that he pledged Phi Delta Psi Fraternity at Pierce College.

Brother Ross was an f-4 pilot in the United States Navy. 

In 2006 the Hanovers had moved to Canyon Lake, California into a double wide mobile home, "overlooking the 9th green." Ross attended our recent Maple Leaf Society lunch at Phillipe's downtown Los Angeles.  (click on image to enlarge)