CRAIG HUSETH ON THE INTERNET

   

Brother Craig Huseth was born in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Canoga Park High School. Craig was initiated into the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity in the Spring of 1967. Craig served the Brotherhood as President, Vice President, Master at Arms and Pledge Master for Beta Chapter.

After completing his studies at Pierce College, Craig earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, History and Journalism in 1969 from California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo. He later served two of active duty in the United States Army. Brother Craig holds three Masters degrees in Reading, Guidance and Counseling, and in Education Administration.  

For some years, Craig Huseth was the principal of Santa Maria High School.

BETA CHAPTER POOL PARTY SPRING 1967

When he was a Beta Chapter pledge, Br. Irving Damm took these photographs during the Spring of 1967.

 Beta Chapter Spring 1967 - Gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from Jerry Berns 2013.
(click on images to enlarge them.)  Photo 5417
If you can identify any of these people, please refer to the photo number and Beta Chapter Pool Pary

 Photo 5416

Photo 5414

Photo 5413

 Photo 5415

MORE FROM SPRING 67

 Photo 2171  Harvey Mayfield with hand on keg spout.

 Plaid shirt is Ric Glazer-Danay, cheating at table with Coors can is Don House, Standing ins Tom Kirby with camera, foreground person unknown.  Photo number 2172

 Stag poker night. Photo number 2174  -  September 1967

 Photo number 2177 - Br. Dennis Parcells in white shirt talks with a laughing Br. Sam Herr in plaid shirt.  (Identified by Br. John Bogdanoff.)

Standing Phi Capka, unknown, unknown. Seated Bob Marko, Don House and Ric Glazer-Danay
Photo 2178

These photographs are a gift to the Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from Jerry Berns 2009 - They were originally in a scrap book given to Jerry from Bob Marko's mother, after he died.

MARDI GRAS AT PIERCE COLLEGE 1967

You can tell a lot about what sorts of artifacts and photographs are arriving to your Museum, by the photographs posted on this blog. Since each in-coming picture gets an identification number and is scanned for our records, blog viewers often get a peek at what is being recorded. The following photographs taken from a photo album kept by Beta Chapter pledges of the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity in the Spring of 1967, allows us to visit Mardi Gras on the Pierce College Campus, 43 years ago.

 Beta Chi Delta sorority girl at the Phi Delta Phi booth - Photo gift to the Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from Jerry Berns 2009.(refer to photo 2075)

 Phi Delta Psi Fraternity brother Bob Moore welcomes Mardi Gras visitors to the Raiders' booth. If you can identify those in the booth, please refer to (photo number 2071)

 Student projects, such as the Pierce College Mardi Gras were strongly supported by the school's many fraternities, sororities and special interest clubs in 1967.  (photo number 2070)

 Pierce students gather to make wagers on their Mardi Gras turtle races. (photo 2068)

 

Student floats prepare to parade across the Pierce College campus. (photo 2074)

SPRING 1967 PIERCE BETA PLEDGE CLASS - RUSSIAN INVASION

 Among the treasure photos in the Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley are these pictures taken by the Spring Phi Delta Psi Pledge Class of 1967 at Pierce College. The event, which appears to be a pledge class verses the active members of Beta Chapter, seems to have been a costumed water fight.

 Beta Chapter Pledge Master Frank Nemecek (left without helmet) gets his pledges ready for the big Russian Invasion water fight. (top right with helmet Mike) Mike Lombardi pledge captain, Eldon Griffiths, Mike Tozzi and Ken Keener.  (bottom right) Craig Huseth, and Irving Damm.

 Check out pledges on the roof.
Photo in the Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley - Number 2061 - gift of Jerry Berns in 2009.

 Tom Kirby with megaphone, in front of car is Eldon Griffiths, "Bat mobile Merlin"  Photo 2065

 Pledge Nelson leaning toward driveway, Ken Keener in foreground. Photo Number 2059

Dusty Raby prepares to defend the vollyball net with a shield made from a garbage can lid. # 2067

Br. RON NELSON - PHI DELT WORK DAY

Ron Nelson - Pierce College - Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley - 2008 (click on image to enlarge)
Phi Delta Psi Fraternity's Pledge period lasted only 6 weeks, so it never developed that semi-servitude that went along with pledging a national fraternity, who had pledges to do menial work the year-round. As a result, most of the chores of maintaining a Fraternity House were done by active members. Periodically "work parties" were called, often before parties and parents' open house. Here Brother Ron Nelson trims a bush in front of the Beta House around 1967 or 68.

Brother Ron Nelson was initiated into the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity's Beta Chapter in the Spring of 1967. He entered L.A. Pierce College shortly after his graduation from Granda Hills High School in the late spring of 1967.
Ron has a twin brother. He married Lou Holland's sister.

Note: My records on the younger Brothers of the Fraternity are limited, since I had already begun my teaching career. Information about Ron Nelson and his Chapter-mates is appreciated.

SEARCH FOR BROTHER MICHAEL LEVINE CONTINUES

Michael Levine - Beta Chapter - Scanned by LeRoy Hunt - Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley 2008 (click on image to enlarge)

Brother Michael Levine was born on the 27th April in Culver City, California. He graduated from Venice High School in 1966, and pledged our Brotherhood in the Spring of 1967. He was a business major while a member of our Los Angeles Pierce College Beta Chapter.
Only a few more things are known about him. His wife is Pam and he lived for awhile on May Street in Los Angeles. The Fraternity conducted an extensive search for him in 2006.