BETA CHI DELTA PIN

Founder Steve Falk sent along this snapshot of a Beta Chi Delta Sorority pin from Pierce College. Several of our Brothers married women from this group. The Museum of the San Fernando Valley collects images and memorabilia relating to Beta Chi Delta.

BETA CHI DELTA SORORITY

Our sister Gayle Montes sent these two photographs of the Beta Chi Delta Sorority at Los Angeles Pierce College. Gayle commented:  "Those of us still married to Phi Delts include: Louie and Pat Syre, Mike and Pam Sangster, Scott and Barbara Motto, Tom and Gayle Montes, LeRoy and Sherry Hunt, Dean and Patty Brewster.  Also Phil and Nancy Gatch were married until her death in 2008."

  Beta Chi Delta Sorority – Los Angeles Pierce College – 1962

Photo donated to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley by Gayle Montes 2011.  (click on image to enlarge)

Front row:

Sharon Brodie, Anita Fernandez, and Judy Liberman

Middle row:

Faye Taylor, Gayle Dillon, Judy Bennett, Pam Dick, Renn Morrison,

Judy Stumpf and Nancy Crouch.

Top row”

Sherry Dennis, Barbara Van Winkle, Pat Early, Lynda Dodds,

Wendy Wolfe and Cheryl Bergen.

Beta Chi Delta - Presents 1962

left to right
Cheryl Bergen, Donna McCrummen, Anita Fernandez, Maureen Streeter, Nancy Crouch, Jan Cheney, Renn Morrison, Marily Breault, Judy Stumpf, Sandy Smiley, Sandy Aston, Olga Caviedes, Gayle Dillon, Sherry Smith, Pam Dick and Sharon Humbard.  (click on image to enlarge) This photo is number 2690.

DELTA CHAPTER Br. BILL DANTON

Brother Bill Danton was born in 1943. He was initiated into the Delta Chapter of the Phi Delta Psi in the Fall of 1961.

After leaving LACC he attended Cal State Northridge, then OCS in Newport, Rhode Island.   Bill served 3 years in the United States Navy, including one year in Vietnam as a diving officer.  

 Brother Bill Danton

On his return to the United States Brother Danton Attended the University of Houston earning both a Master of Arts and Ph.D. degrees.  He then completed a one year internship with the San Francisco Veterans Administration. After his internship, Bill moved to Lake Tahoe, where he lived for 21 years.  "Most of my career was at the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System, where I retired ... as Associate Chief of Staff for Mental Health."

"I have a private practice in clinical psychology and consult to a couple of employee assistance programs, including DRG.  I am President of the Nevada State Psychological Assoc and   have produced a DVD for golfers "Tools for Your Mental Game" (temp website = www.golfersedgeusa.com).

Bill's wife Susan is an RNFA (First Assist) for a plastic surgeon in Reno.  

He has also authored other 30 professional articles and publications.  In addition, Bill Danton is establishing the only accredited psychological intern program in Nevada within an EAP organization at Dynamic Resource Group, Inc.

A BETA CHI DELTA ALUM SENT THIS PRESENTS PHOTO TO THE MUSEUM

BETA CHI DELTA

Beta Chi Delta Sorority - LA Pierce College 1965  digital photo donated to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley by Felice (Gary) Catena - December 2010  (refer to photo 2011 - click on image to enlarge)

Felice (Gary) Catena scanned and shared this image of Beta Chi Delta Sorority at Pierce College at its 1965 “presents” at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.  Velma Akopian was the president of the organization at the time.

She wrote: “Some of the others whose names I remember:

First row from left:  1.  Patti Sena; 2.  ?; 3.  Eileen Marsden; 4.  Michelle ….; 5.  Felice (Gary) Catena; 6.  ?; 7, 8. 9 ?

2^nd row:  1, 2, 3?; 4.  Kandhi Franklin; 5.  Velma Akopian; 6,7 ?;  Irene Soto; 8,9 ?

3^rd row:  1. ?; 2.  Carol Golden; 3, 4?; 5.  Karen Tandy; 6,7,8,9,10,11?

4^th Row:  1 ?; 2.  Gloria….; 3. ?;  4. Tanya Brun; 5,6,7,8,9,10 ?; 11.  Sandy…..(I seem to remember that Sandy was the former President of the Chapter.

We were pretty cute, eh?

GAYLE MONTES - A REAL PHI DELT SWEETHEART

Gayle Montes, the wife of our Beta Chapter Brother Tom Montes. Photo by Jerry Fecht at the Maguire Air terminal at Van Nuys Airport - October 30, 2010  (click on the image to enlarge)
Our lifelong sister, Gayle was a member of Beta Chi Delta Sorority at Pierce College.