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Alpha Beta Chapter


Lafayette High School, Masten Park High School, South Park High School and
Lewis J. Bennett High School, Buffalo, New York

Operated as a local fraternity prior to 1923

February 4, 1923 – 1936

1. Hon. Lee C. Dowling. Charter Member and Founder of Alpha Beta Chapter. Transferred from Kappa Chapter. Editor of The Omega News. Convention Chairman. Banner Plan Founder and Chairman. Grand Comptroller (4 years). Grand Vice Princeps. Exalted Chapter from April 11, 1931. University of Buffalo. Executive Director, Buffalo Emergency Relief Bureau. New York State Deputy Commissioner for Public Assistance. First Deputy Commissioner for New York City Affairs. Executive Director, then Chairman, N. Y. State Commission on Youth; Research Director, Executive Director, New York State Commission on Physical Handicaps. Who’s Who in the East.

2. Carlyle Bray. Charter Member of Alpha Beta Chapter.

3. Lafayette Darling. Charter Member of Alpha Beta Chapter.

4. Carlyle Braun. Charter Member of Alpha Beta Chapter.

5. Asbury H. Crandall. Charter Member of Alpha Beta Chapter. University of Florida.

6. William Blackburn. Charter Member of Alpha Beta Chapter.

7. Lester (Les) Hutt. CL 1923. Technical HS. Lafayette HS. [Spanish Club, Sophomore Club, Hi-Y] Charter Member of Alpha Beta Chapter. Syracuse University.

8. E. Hallie Sutton. Charter Member of Alpha Beta Chapter. Temple University.

9. George Ward. Lafayette HS. [Captain Hockey] Charter Member of Alpha Beta Chapter.

10. Groben (Bodie) Ketcham. CL 1923. Lafayette HS. Charter Member of Alpha Beta Chapter. Brother of # 43.

11. John Lockie Jr. Charter Member of Alpha Beta Chapter.

12. Robert M. (Bob) Eiss. CL 1921. Masten Park HS. Lafayette HS. Charter Member of Alpha Beta Chapter. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

13. *John A. Newsome. Charter Member of Alpha Beta Chapter.

14. William J. (Bill) Gilbert. CL 1922. Lafayette HS [Football, Hockey, Baseball, Hi-Y, Chorus, Organizer of Lafayette Crew Program] Charter Member of Alpha Beta Chapter.

15. Harold K. (Cheese) Stenberg. CL 1921. Lafayette HS [Swimming] Charter Member of Alpha Beta Chapter. Brother of # 23 and # 55.

16. Dr. L. Maxwell (Max) Lockie Sr. CL 1921. [Honor Roll, Football, Basketball, Hi-Y, Math and Science Club, Emersonian Society] Charter Member of Alpha Beta Chapter. University of Buffalo. MD, University of Buffalo. Professor and Chairman of Department of Therapeutics at Buffalo, 1939-1985. One of the world’s first experts in rheumatology. President, American College of Rheumatology. Wrote more than 125 articles and one book. Treated more than 26,000 patients with rheumatism. Fellow, American College of Physicians.

17. (Ramon) Eugene Knoll. CL 1922. Lafayette HS. Charter Member of Alpha Beta Chapter.

18. Charles Schwab. Charter Member of Alpha Beta Chapter.

19. Edward W. (Ed) Weinig. CL 1921. Nichols HS. Lafayette HS. [Hockey, Football, Math and Science Club, Hi-Y] Charter Member of Alpha Beta Chapter. Brother of # 68.

20. Leo Webber. Charter Member of Alpha Beta Chapter.

21. John Earl Napoleon (Sunny) Sunblom. CL 1921. Masten Park HS. Lafayette HS. [Football, Captain Hockey, Baseball, Track, Manager Tennis, Hi-Y] Charter Member of Alpha Beta Chapter. U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis.

22. Clinton W. Nolan. CL 1923. Lafayette HS. [Captain Hockey, Crew] Charter Member of Alpha Beta Chapter. McGill University.

23. Eric D. Stenberg. Charter Member of Alpha Beta Chapter. Brother of # 15 and # 55.

24. Raymond L. Schlant. [Football, Baseball] Charter Member of Alpha Beta Chapter. Canisius College.

25. George M. Brown.

26. John M. (Jack) McCormick. Niagara University. Brother of # 80.

27. Ralph C. Smith.

28. Robert L. (Bob) Wilson. CL 1922. South Park HS. Lafayette HS. [Football]

29. Charles O. Smith.

30. Alton J. Beatty. CL 1924. South Park HS. [Football]

31. Raymond A. Nowak. Brother of # 66 and # 69.

32. John F. Fitch. CL 1922. Lafayette HS.

33. John Hodges.

34. William Wightman. Bennett HS. [Swimming]

35. Donald James Drake Sr. Mercersburg Academy. Lehigh University. Manager, Scranton and Philadelphia Offices, General Mills. President, Driggers and Drake Building Corporation (Buffalo, N. Y.)

36. Richard McKnight Roth.

37. George Eggleston.

38. Thomas Dwyer.

39. Ernest G. (Ernie) Schmidlin. CL 1928. Lafayette HS. Bennett HS. [Baseball, Basketball] Lehigh University.

40. Robert Webster. Transferred to Alpha Eta Chapter.

41. Louis Walter Hess. Lafayette HS. [Captain Baseball] Transferred to Alpha Eta II Chapter.

42. Karl L. Kloten.

43. *Charles Ketcham. Brother of # 10.

44. Reinhardt Lutz.

45. Herman Brueck. Lafayette HS. [Football]

46. Raymond (Bud) Hartnett. Lafayette HS. [Football, Baseball] Brother of # 47.

47. Edward Hartnett. Lafayette HS. [Football, Baseball] Brother of # 46.

48. Merritt C. (Bill) Baker. CL 1925. Lafayette HS. [Manager Cross-Country, Yearbook, Assistant Manager Track]

49. Eugene E. Cassidy. Lafayette HS. [Football, Basketball]

50. Joseph F. (Joe) D’Arcy. CL 1925. Lafayette HS. [Football]

51. Stanley R. March. Lafayette HS. [Track]

52. John W. (Jack) Aitken. CL 1929. Lafayette HS. [Hockey, Dramatics]

53. Robert W. Fox. CL 1930. Lafayette HS. [Captain Football, Track, Captain Baseball, Captain Hockey, All-City Hockey, Dramatics] Brother of # 91. Corcoran School of Art.

54. Richard J. O’Brien. Lafayette HS [Swimming] Brother of # 84.

55. David G. Stenberg Jr. Bennett HS [Swimming] Brother of # 15 and # 23.

56. Frederick (Fred) Newlands. 02/11/1906-06/17/1925-?. Lafayette HS. [Baseball, Basketball]

57. Donald M. (Don) Donaldson. CL 1926. Lafayette HS. [Hockey, Football, Assistant Manager Football, Crew] Chi Psi at Rutgers University. Georgetown University. Canisius College.

58. John T. Baker. Honorary Member.

59. F. Edmond Danien.

60. Frederick Kilroy.

61. William Coulter.

62. Harris Ellis. Bennett HS. [Football] Brother of # 73.

63. John McGarry. Bennett HS [Swimming]

64. John McHale. Lafayette HS. [Football]

65. Arthur Kinner. Bennett HS. [Swimming, Hockey]

66. Leon J. (Lee) Nowak Jr. CL 1930. Bennett HS. Rensslaer Polytechnic Institute. Brother of # 31 and # 69.

67. Leo H. Schmidt. Bennett HS. [Swimming]

68. Harold A. Weinig. Brother of # 19.

69. *Joseph A. Nowak. CL 1936. Bennett HS. [Baseball, Hall Monitor] Rennslaer Polytechnic Institute. Brother of # 31 and # 66.

70. *Thomas Roberts.

71. Robert S. (Bob) Cursons. CL 1930. Bennett HS. University of Southern California.

72. Frank Baumgarden.

73. William Ellis.. Brother of # 62.

74. Kenneth Winfield. Nichols HS. Brother of # 89.

75. George E. Kinsella. CL 1929. Lafayette HS. Bennett HS. [Hockey, Slide Rule Club] Canisius College.

76. Leo Freitas.

77. Lester Moran. Lafayette HS [Cross-Country, Track]

78. George Kinney. CL 1929. Bennett HS. [Football, Honor Roll, Hockey, Baseball] Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

79. Robert Beard.

80. Leonard McCormick. Brother of # 26.

81. Warren Miller Jr.

82. Robert Holzman.

83. *Warren Wilkes.

84. Riley O’Brien. Brother of # 54.

85. Gordan W. Gamble. CL 1930. Lafayette HS [Cross-Country, Track, Football] U. S. Military Academy at West Point.

86. Morvin Blackmer.

87. Richard Cordes. CL 1931. Lafayette HS. [Track, Baseball] University of Michigan.

88. William (Bill) Grossman. Bennett HS.

89. Raymond E. Winfield. Brother of # 76.

90. Paul Lamb. Lafayette HS [Swimming]

91. Austin M. Fox. All-City Hockey, Tennis, Baseball, Dramatics] Union College. Harvard University. English Department Chairman, Nichols School. Architectural Historian. Chairman, City of Buffalo Preservation Board. Chairman, Landmark Society of the Niagara Frontier. Author of three books. Brother of # 53.

92. Clark F. Hannon. CL 1931. Bennett HS. [Football, Honor Roll] University of Michigan.

93. Martin Maslou Jr.

94. Charles Stone.

95. Charles Beard.

96. Leon Cursons.

97. Robert Lane. Lafayette HS. [Baseball]

98. J. L. McGroder.

99. William Willard Stoddart.

100. Richard Meyer.

101. Donald B. McKillen. CL 1932. Lafayette HS. [Honor Roll, Captain Football, Swimming] University of Michigan.

102. Charles Tart.

103. Rolf (Ralph) Flygare. CL 1931. Lafayette HS. [Football, Treasurer and President Hi-Y, Treasurer German Club, Varsity Club, Dramatics, Newspaper] Cornell University.

104. Elwood Becker. CL 1931. Bennett HS.

105. Norman (Norm) Herbison. Lafayette HS. [Football]

106. James Fraser. CL 1931. Lafayette HS [Cross-Country, Track, Football, All High School Football, Varsity Club]

107. Charles Helenbrook. 06/19/1914-03/28/1930-08/08/1996. CL 1933. Lafayette HS. [Captain Hockey, Captain Baseball, Manager Football, Captain Football, Hi-Y, Spanish Club, Varsity Club]

108. Thomas D. J. (Red) Fallon. CL 1931. Lafayette HS. [Captain Hockey, Honor Roll, Track, Greek Club] Brown University.

109. Robert John Donovan. CL 1932. Lafayette HS. [Captain Hockey, Captain Track, Orator Champion of Buffalo, Debate Team, Yearbook, Art Honors, Honor Roll, Dramatics] Sergeant, U. S. Army, WW II. Bronze Star. Staff,Buffalo Courier-Express. Foreign Correspondent, Washington Bureau Chief, New York Herald Tribune.Washington Bureau Chief, Associate Editor, Los Angeles Times. Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Ferris Professor of Journalism, Princeton University. Author: The Assasins; Eisenhower, the Inside Story; My First Fifty Years in Politics; PT-109; The Future of the Republican Party; The Presidency of Harry S. Truman (2 volumes); Nemesis; The Second Victory; Confidential Secretary; Unsilent Revolution; Boxing the Kangaroo (autobiography). Staff, Stars and Stripes, WW II. Member and president, White House Correspondents’ Association. Who’s Who in the South. Who’s Who in America. Who’s Who in the World.

110. James Week.

111. Eugene J. Coonly. CL 1931. Lafayette HS. [Manager Hockey, Dramatics] Notre Dame University.

112. Lee J. Chase Jr.

113. William R. Cunningham. CL 1929. Lafayette HS. University of Buffalo.

114. Donald P. Hogan.

115. Thomas C. O’Brien Jr.

116. James B. Dillingham. CL 1933. Bennett HS. [Mercer Declamation Contest, Football]

117. Robert Mullett. CL 1932. Lafayette HS. [Football, Hockey, Baseball, Varsity Club] University of Buffalo.

118. *John R. Suor. CL 1934. Bennett HS. [Honor Roll, Track, Hockey, Football, Tennis] University of Michigan.

119. David G. Wilkins. CL 1934. Lafayette HS. [Honors, Treasurer Hi-Y, Yearbook, Football, Track] Princeton University.

120. Grover Gamble. Lafayette HS. [Tennis]

121. *Leo D. Callahan. CL 1934. Lafayette HS. [Hi-Y, Football] University of Buffalo.

122. *Harold A. Little. CL 1937. Lafayette HS. [Basketball, Yearbook] University of Michigan.

123. Joseph J. Hedley. CL 1937. Lafayette HS.

124. George Boswell Moseley Jr. CL 1935. Lafayette HS. [Dramatics, Football, Swimming, All-High School Swimming, Glee Club, Yearbook] Rutgers University. Ohio State University. Western Reserve University. Lieutenant U. S. Army, WW II. General Sales Manager, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. Vice President, Chase Brass and Copper Company. Vice President Celanese Corporation. Vice President/Development, U. S. Plywood/Champion Papers. Vice President, Steelcase, Inc. President, Trident Growth Services. President, GF Business Equipment, Inc. Who’s Who in Finance and Industry. Who’s Who in America.

125. William Eberhardt Jr.

126. *Ferris Braun.

127. *Paul Braun. ?-06/01/1933-?. CL 1937. Lafayette HS. University of Buffalo.

128. Woodward Hewitt. Transferred from Omicron Chapter October 25, 1933.

129. *Willis G. Coward. CL 1936. Nichols HS. Lafayette HS. Syracuse University. Colgate University. President and Director, Hickman, Coward and Wattles.

130. *William Drehs.

131. Vance (Lefty) Hughes. CL 1930. Bennett HS. [Football, Baseball, Basketball] University of Michigan.

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