Alumni Chapter Meeting
Thursday, October 21, 2010
7 PM Social Hour - 8 PM Meeting
Treehouse Sports Cafe
1833 Sunrise Hwy.
Merrick, NY 11566
516.378.9634
Lets Keep the Momentum –
Bring A Brother!
Northern NJ Chapters Reunion
A Night To Remember
Wow! What a rousing success. With over 100 people attending the Northern New Jersey Chapters Reunion on July 31st. An outstanding time Omega style was had by all. Brothers who hadn’t seen each other in decades united with grins and hugs. First, very inspirational words from Brothers Randy George, Beta ’69, James Wassel, Beta ’65, and Jerry Nardella, Alpha Sigma Psi ’66 kicked off the night. Then a night of revelry pursued with food galore, DJ music and of course - the beer and memories flowed all night! The evening was topped off with a boisterous rendition of the Omega Song that rocked the building.
Brother Jerry Nardella presents a plague to Reunion Chairman Bill Park, Alpha Sigma Psi ’68, for a job well done.
(All pictures are posted - Go to Archives-Pics and scroll down to NJ Reunion)
Be Ever Ready to Help A Brother .....
Many thanks to Brothers Bill Lowe, Rob Conway and Dana Collela who organized a benefit held at St Anthony's Church in Butler, New Jersey on March 20, 2010 and raised over $40,000 for Brother Walter Boback. Brother Boback who was recently diagnosed with Lieukemia and his family are in dire need of further financial assisistance. Please make a donation at: http://fortheloveofWalter.com
Meet Bro. Bill Wolf
Alpha Mu Chapter 1933
Dear Brothers,
I was a member of the Alpha Mu Chapter in Jamaica High School class of 1933. I will be 93 years old this year and I still recollect many fond memories of my youth in Omega. I was chairman of the dance committee for several years. I remember we rented out two ballrooms in the Garden City Hotel, hired two bands and had several hundred people attend. It was so packed we had to set up bars in the hallway to accomodate all the revelers. It was a night to remember. Another time we rented the Starlight Room in the Hotel Aster in New York City. Our dances were so successful we were able to rent a clubhouse over a florist shop on 212th Street in Queens Village where we held all our meetings. I was also a member of the swimming team at Jamaica High 1932-33.
I toured Europe at the expense of the Government as a US Army Lt. Colonel [1944-45] from Omaha Beach in Normandy to the Elbe River where we met up with the Russians.
I lived in Glen Cove, N.Y.[1946-1980] then St. Augustine, Fl [1980-2000] and moved to Southern California in 2001. I would like to contact old members of the Alpha Mu Chapter or any Brothers in Southern California. Please contact me at
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I will always fondly remember Omega Gamma Delta. Best wishes to all.
Bro. Bill Wolf '33
Omega Gamma Delta's Patriarch
Happy 102nd Birthday
Brother Erl Landsnaes
Erling Raymond (Erl) Landsnaes, Omega's Patriarch or Oldest Living Member, is an alumnus of Gamma Chapter at Erasmus High School in Brooklyn, Class of 1926. He was born on July 4, 1908, and recently celebrated his 102nd birthday.
Following Erasmus, Erl attended Fordham University and Fordham Law School while working part-time in the ball bearing industry. Following law school he became a Special Agent with the FBI and served in that position through World War II, part of that time chasing German spies dropped by submarines on Long Island. Following the war, he became a salesman for the Bearings Specialty Company, moving to California for the firm in 1957, and continuing there until retirement.
Erl's younger brother, Ralph, joined Gamma Chapter before he did in the 1920s, graduated from Dickinson College and spent a lifetime in the motion picture industry. Like Erl, he also proved the value of "good genes" by surviving until the age of 95 in 2005.
Says Brother Landsnaes of life "I don't regret any of it. You can't regret things." Or for that matter forget things. Erl still remembers his involvement in Omega Gamma Delta in Brooklyn and demonstrated that in this picture.
