Dear Brothers
This is Charles F (Teddy) Robertson Jr. #63 Class of 1965 East Meadow High School I just turned 73. I was out with friends the other day talking about the good old days when thoughts of the Fraternity came to mind. When I got home I decided to see if there was any information on the old Black and Gold, well was I surprised to see such an outstanding web site and that the frat was still very active. One of the happiest and proudest moments of my young teenage years was when Harry (the Hook ) Fedoryk charter member #7 asked me to pledge for the Frat, sadly Harry is no longer with us. I couldn’t wait to get my Sweater, Jacket and Frat pin which I promptly Pinned my Girlfriend with and now is my wife. All the old names, friendships and crazy things we did back then came to mind Wednesdays were are meeting day and it was mandatory Shirt, Tie and Sweater day, walking the halls seeing fellow brothers and knowing that I was an Omega man was like walking on air even my girlfriend was thrilled to where our colors. I still have my old Jacket and Sweater and membership card but like me they are worn and tattered. The school kind of looked at us as the bad guys of the school you know it was that fifties and sixties mentality but actually we were proud individualist Americans who believed in God, Family, and Country we had a strong sense of Honor, Fidelity and a Respect for the Law we weren’t all Boy Scouts but not far from it. I graduated in 1965 and went to work for Grumman Aerospace in Bethpage LI on the lunar landers and other space vehicles. In 1966 I enlisted in the USAF, got married and went off to war (several of my Brothers never made it back), I was stationed in Northern Thailand with a TAC fighter group as a Crew chief and Airframe and Power plant mechanic the famous Robin Olds was my CO, many an hour was spent working on his bird of prey. After I mustered out of the military with the grade of Sgt. I joined the Suffolk County Police Department (1970) Highway Patrol, I worked normal patrol, Emergency Service Bomb Unit, and did my last ten years in Alcohol and Narcotics enforcement. When I was reviewing the long list of brothers particularly those that came after me I was very surprised to see how many Police officers were Omega men. I even worked with some but never knew they were more than police brothers but also fraternity brothers, I wish I had known then as some have passed many years ago. I retired in 1991 and now live in Leesburg Fl. a lot of water has gone under the bridge but I still have many great memories and how the frat kept me on the straight and narrow path and helped me to become the person I am today. One question I have if I may, as my original sweater and Jacket are in terrible shape can these items still be purchased I would love to get new ones to not only wear with pride today but pass down to my grandchildren as a memory of Grandpas wild and wooly days as a teenager. May God Bless the Brothers and their families Past, Present and Future. Respectfully Submitted Charles F (Teddy) Robertson Jr. USAF-SCPDHP