WELL MY FELLOW TROJANS, THERE IS ALWAYS 1936

1936 USC football - Collection of the University's archives

Note to Bros. Igor Olenicoff, Richard Box, Steve Falk, Roy Lo Bianco and Paul Queyrel - Next year guys!

ALPHA CHAPTER PLEDGES POSE FOR FREDBURG'S CAMERA

Pledges of Phi Delta Psi at Valley College at Fraternity "work party". Photo from collection of Gary Fredburg
Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley

The pledge period of Phi Delta Psi was short, about 6 weeks in length. After that all members of the organization were expected to participate in regular work parties.

Brother Gerald T. Buttaccio Founder of Beta Chapter
Phi Delta Psi Fraternity

Jerry Buttaccio graduated from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks in the spring of 1957. He enrolled in Los Angeles Pierce College, where he pledged into the mother Chapter of our Fraternity. He was among the first members of the Fraternity's newly formed Beta Chapter and was elected its first president.
After his graduation from Pierce in 1959, Jerry attended California State University Northridge where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business.
With his diploma in hand, Jerry Buttaccio entered the banking profession. It was to be a lifetime career. His first position was with Security Pacific Bank, where he worked in banking operations. He spent 15 years in operations.
As time passed, Jerry opted to work for Independent - Community type banks. And, he has been involved on this side of banking since. He is skilled in developing smaller banks.
In 2007, Jerry is the Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of Desert Community Bank in the Las Vegas, Nevada.
Jerry and his wife Donna live in Henderson, Nevada. He has five sons and a daughter. Two of his sons live in Las Vegas. Each has a family of two children each. Jerry's other three sons, Mark, Aaron and Brian, and his daughter Becky live in the Southern California area. Donna has two daughter's, each living in the Southern California area.

BROTHER JOHN BOGDANOFF TRIES ON MILK MUSTACHE

John Rowland Bogdanoff - Beta Chapter - Los Angeles Pierce College
Fall 1963

Brother Bogdanoff considers the importance of the World Dairy Expo. Got milk!

BLINDNESS DOESN'T KEEP BROTHER BOB FROM THINKING OF US.

The following email is a response to news I sent Brother Bob Barbley about 6 months ago.

"Glad to hear from my brothers again.
The Veterans Administration GAVE ME new computer
and AM RETRAINING MYSELF TOP USE IT.
MY BLINDNESS HAS BEEN GOING MYSELF A
HARD TIME.BUT I THINK ABOUT YOU GUYS
A LOT . GOOD WORK JERRY -
B0B -
ALPHA PLEDGE CLASS S=57"


Brother Bob Barbley's email address is
blkt1@msn.com