Exalted Chapter

 Members of the Exalted Chapter:
 

Thomas Altman, Beta Psi ’73

Born July 20,1958. Initiated November 7,1973
Graduate of St Johns University, College of Business Administration, Retired Wall Street Executive for Fortune Global 500 financial institutions based domestically as well as abroad. Avid classic car collector and stock market player. Exalted Chapter July 22,2017.

Christopher John Anderson, Beta Pi ’76

Born December 24, 1961.  Died June 4, 2021. Initiated November 9, 1976 . Grand Treasurer. Grand Secretary. Grand Vice Princeps. Grand Princeps, 1985-1989. Exalted Chapter from January 28, 1989. University of Massachusetts. Arborist.

Robert Thayer Bodine, Omicron ’14

Born August 18, 1897.  Initiated May 2, 1914 . Died November 4, 1974 . Charter Member of Omicron Chapter. Convention. Chairman Grand Vice Princeps. Grand Princeps 1920-1921. Exalted Chapter from April 24, 1926. Gorton and Lidgerwood Heating Systems.

Walter Foster Brady, Delta ’13

Born December 7, 1897.  Initiated November 28, 1913 . Died August 3, 1974. First Grand Vice Princeps. Grand Princeps 1930-1931. Exalted Chapter from April 11, 1931 . Secretary, Executive Vice President, President, Chairman of the Board: Merchants Fire Insurance Corporation. Trustee Iona College. Who’s Who in America.

Gary Douglas Buck, Alpha Mu ’52

Born September 30, 1935.  Initiated April 22, 1952 . Died August 2, 1996. Exalted Chapter from May 7, 1981. Queens College. Vice President, Marine Midland Bank.

Charles David Butler, Alpha Mu ’51 

Born April 27, 1936.  Initiated April 1, 1951. First Grand Vice Princeps. Queens College. Senior Executive, ITT Corporation. Exalted Chapter from June 4, 2004. Who’s Who in Finance and Industry. Who’s Who in America.  

Edgar Henry Arthur Chapman, Pi ’16

Born May 7, 1902.  Initiated 1916. Died July 4, 1985. Convention Chairman. Grand Secretary. Exalted Chapter from May 12, 1951. City College of New York. New York University Law School.

Donald J. Clausonthue, Mu ’09

Born June 14, 1890.  Joined Gamma Delta Phi March 1909. Charter Member of Mu Charter. Grand Treasurer. Exalted Chapter from April 6, 1929.

Dana Michael Colella, Beta Pi ’77 

Born February 27, 1962.  Initiated May 17, 1977. Montclair State University. Food Service Manager. Grand Vice Princeps. Grand Princeps, 1982-1983. Exalted Chapter from May 6, 1999.

Thomas Alvah Cowen, Tau ’22

Born August 11, 1907. Initiated November 25, 1922. Died August 1968. Grand Vice Princeps, Grand Treasurer, Grand Princeps, 1936-1938. Exalted Chapter before 1940. Stock Broker. President, Association of Customers’ Brokers.

Leslie S. Crater, Omicron ’14

Born July 9, 1896.  Initiated 1914. Died July 1985. Grand Treasurer. Grand Comptroller. Exalted Chapter from April 13, 1928. New York University. Prudential Insurance Company.

Michael John D’Apolito, Beta Gamma ’66

Born November 27, 1952. Initiated November 19, 1966. Grand Recorder. Grand Vice Princeps. Grand Princeps, 1973-1974. Exalted Chapter from May 4, 1978.  President Board of Directors  Omega Gamma Delta Fraternity, Inc., Founder Men’s Chapter’s, President Real Estate Apartment Holdings,  CEO Foundation for the Homeless.

Thomas Dapolito, Beta Gamma ’65

Born March, 26, 1948. Initiated 1965. Adelphi University, Masters Degree in Education. All- American in Lacrosse, Past President Order of Sons of Italy, Past President Town Hall Kiwanis, Past President Oceanside Kiwanis, Lt. Governor New York State Kiwanis, Past President Alumni Chapter Omega Gamma Delta. Town of Hempstead, New York – Deputy Commissioner of Drug and Alcohol Department for 20 years. 16 years Asst. to Commissioner Parks Department. 4 years General Supervisor, Elected Sanitation Commissioner 2000-2010 Oceanside Sanitation District. Retired

General Garrison Holt Davidson, Pi ’22

Born April 24, 1904.  Initiated 1922. Died December 25, 1992. Exalted Chapter from May 1960. United States Military Academy. All-American Honorable Mention in Football. Youngest Head Football Coach in West Point history. Chief Engineering Aide to General Patton. Aide to General Eisenhower. President, First Nuremburg War Crimes Tribunal. Chief, Korean Military Advisory Group. Superintendent U. S. Military Academy. Commander Seventh Army in Germany. Who’s Who in America.

John Robert Day, Beta ’31

Born June 26, 1916.  Initiated December 11, 1931 . Died June 7, 1988 . Exalted Chapter from May 7, 1981 . Vice President, Alexander Summer Real Estate Company.

George Edward de Jager, Beta ’60

Born October 22, 1943.  Initiated November 9, 1960. Grand Secretary. Rollins College. University of Central Florida. Expert on Advertising and Opinion Research. Gallup Organization. Exalted Chapter from June 4, 2004. Who’s Who in Advertising.

Christopher Scott Di Pasquale, Beta Pi ’88

Born June 16, 1971.  Initiated August 9, 1988.  Grand Recorder and Grand Vice Princeps. New Jersey City University.  Police Sergeant, Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, D.C.  Exalted Chapter from June 22, 2012.

Walter Charles Dohm, Alpha ’02

Born April 30, 1884.  June 22, 1902. Died July 31, 1969. Founding Member of Alpha Chapter. Chairman, 1906 Convention. Chairman of the Executive Council. Grand Princeps 1906-1907. Exalted Chapter from April 2, 1932. President, Norman, Dohm, O’Flaherty Electrotypers. President, National Electrotypers Association.

Everett B. Drew, Pi ’22

Born Aug. 30, 1905.  Initiated 1922. Died November 7, 1992. Exalted Chapter from May 7, 1981. Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Sales Executive.

Mark Drucker, Tau Zeta ’72

Born December 29, 1957. Initiated 1972. Grand Vice Princeps 1975-1976.  Exalted Chapter from June 2011. Penn State University 1982. President Quo Vadimus Food Brokerage.

Arthur Norman Edrop, Alpha ’02

Born May 15, 1884.  June 22, 1902. Died July 13, 1973. Founding Member of Alpha Chapter. Grand Secretary. Grand Princeps, 1904-1905. Exalted Chapter from April 2, 1932. Pratt Institute. Prominent Painter. Cover illustrator for national publications like Saturday Evening Post. Who’s Who in the East.

Very Rev. Percy Tom Edrop, Alpha ’02

Born October 18, 1883. June 22, 1902.  Died August 24, 1945. Founding Member of Alpha Chapter. Grand Princeps, 1903-1904. Exalted Chapter from April 24, 1926. Prominent Journalist in New York City. Episcopalian Minister. Chairman of the General Synod of the Reformed Episcopal Church. Dean of Christ Church Cathedral. Radio Preacher. Who’s Who in America. Who Was Who.

Nicholas C. Fierro, Iota Omega ‘61

Born November 3, 1950. Initiated December 1964. Exalted Chapter from June 22, 1013.

Michael Fiumara, Beta Chi ’70

Born 09/07/1955. Initiated 10/26/1970. Exalted Chapter from June 22, 1013. USMC.  Owner, Autoglass of Central Florida (Retired).

Alvin K. Fritz, Alpha Chi ’49

Born August 26, 1934.  Died February 2009.  Initiated June 7, 1949. Convention Chairman. Grand Treasurer. Grand Vice Princeps. Grand Princeps, 1953-1954 and 1966-1969. Exalted Chapter from May 12, 1956.

Michael Nicholas Galanos, Pi ’25

Born January 18, 1909.  Initiated September 18, 1925 . Died October 2, 1998. Grand Vice Princeps. Exalted Chapter from January 29, 1976. Lehigh University. Industrial Engineer.

Thomas J. Garigliano, Beta ’71

Born December 29, 1956. Initiated August 4, 1971. Exalted Chapter from June 25, 2016.

Randy George, Beta ’69

Born June 19, 1953.  Initiated 1969.  Grand Princeps 2005 – 2010.  Exalted Chapter from June 22, 2012.  Mayor of North Haledon, NJ.

Stephen Clarence Halstead Jr., Gamma ’05

Born August 11, 1890.  Initiated 1905. Died June 24, 1966. Chairman 1915 and 1916 Conventions. Executive Council Chairman. Grand Secretary. Grand Princeps, 1914-1916. Exalted Chapter from April 23, 1927.

Arthur Compton Hamlen, Xi ’12

Born 1894. Initiated 1912.  Died January 25, 1951.  Exalted Chapter from April 6, 1946.

Henry Stanley Hansbury, Pi ’19

Born May 28, 1902.  Initiated November 14, 1919. Died December 1972. Grand Recorder. Grand Treasurer. Exalted Chapter from April 6, 1946.

Lawrence Scott Hodgson, Alpha Mu ’47

Born September 23, 1931.  Initiated November 27, 1947. Grand Vice Princeps. Exalted Chapter from May 6, 1982. Queens College. Contract Administrator, MTA.

Richard Hoffmann, Beta Chi ’70

Born March 30, 1952. Initiated October 26, 1970, Exalted from June 13, 2015.

Prof. James Houston Jr., Beta ’28

Born June 9, 1911. Died September 14, 2007.  Initiated May 2, 1928. Exalted Chapter from May 7, 1981. William Paterson University. Columbia University, PhD. Professor and Chairman of Department of Psychology, William Paterson University.

Robert G. Hurliman, Mu ’08 

Born August 22, 1890. Joined Gamma Delta Phi 1908. Convention Chairman. Grand Princeps, 1916-1918. Exalted Chapter from April 23, 1927.

Ralph Alfonso Iervolino, Beta Chi ’74

Born January 23, 1960.  Initiated June 1974. Third GVP. Exalted Chapter from June 5, 2003.   U. S. Post Office.

Robert Theodore Keller, Alpha Chi ’50 

Born Feb. 15, 1936.  Initiated April 4, 1950.  Died April 2, 1962. Grand Treasurer. Grand Vice Princeps. Grand Princeps, 1954-1955. Exalted Chapter from May 12, 1956. Lt. U. S. Naval Aviation. Died in aircraft accident on anti-submarine patrol.

Daniel Edward Kent, Rho ’18

Born 1902. Initiated December 22, 1918. Died April 17, 1943. Grand Treasurer, Grand Secretary. Grand Princeps, 1933-1934. Exalted Chapter from April 27, 1935. Columbia University. Telephone Engineer.

Robert J. Kerzner, Alpha Psi ’54

Initiated November 18, 1954.  Exalted Chapter from May 5, 1994. General Contractor.

Charles Richard Kettles, Alpha Psi ’53

Born September 15, 1937.  Initiated October 8, 1953. Banner Chairman. Grand Recorder, Grand Secretary. 1966-1979, 1980-1982.  Grand Vice Princeps. Grand Princeps, 1956-1957, 1960-1962 and 1979-1980. Exalted Chapter from May 19, 1962. Draftsman/Designer/Mech Engineer and CEO of Plus One Technical Services, Inc.  Independent Order of Odd Fellows Grand Master of Vermont 2005 & 2008.

Ronald Stewart Knaus, Beta ’20

Born March 13, 1904. Initiated October 28, 1920. Died July 22, 1942. Convention Chairman. Grand Secretary, Grand Princeps, 1928-1929 and 1931-1932. Exalted Chapter from April 2, 1933. Died while serving as a U. S. Marine Corps Gunner in WW II.

Raymond E. Koenig, Omicron ’26

Born February 8, 1909.  Initiated December 2, 1926.  Died September 12, 2000. Grand Comptroller. Grand Historian. Grand Vice Princeps. Grand Princeps, 1939-1941 and 1943-1944. Exalted Chapter from April 19, 1941. Prominent Professional Photographer.

John Michael Kostynick, Gamma Psi ’61

Born August 19, 1946.  Initiated November 1, 1961. Exalted Chapter from May 6, 1999. Thomas Edison State College. Captain, N. Y. C. Fire Department.

Dr. Frederick Oscar Kraemer Jr., Alpha ’04

Born January 29, 1888.  Initiated April 5, 1904. Died August 21, 1980. Chairman 1911, 1912 and 1913 Conventions. Chairman of the Executive Council. Grand Princeps, 1910-1913. Chairman of Fiscal Board of Trustees. Exalted Chapter from April 24, 1926. University of Pennsylvania. Dentist. Official New York Dental Society.

Theodore Oscar Libath, Alpha Psi ’37

Born April 21, 1918.  Initiated April 26, 1937. Grand Vice Princeps. Grand Princeps, 1946-1948.  Exalted Chapter from April 15, 1950. Vice President Sid Harvey Industries. Treasurer, Village of Valley Stream.

William Frederick Lowe Jr., Beta Pi ’75

Born February 26, 1960.  Initiated November 25, 1975. Convention Chairman. Grand Treasurer. Grand Secretary. Grand Princeps, 1989-1992. Exalted Chapter from January 28, 1989. West Virginia Wesleyan College.  Real Estate Agent.

John Philip McArdle, Mu ’12

Born April 8, 1886.  Initiated October 19, 1912. Died September 17, 1983. Charter Member of Mu Chapter.  Grand Vice Princeps. Exalted Chapter from December 4, 1970.  Patriarch of Omega at time of death. St. Francis College.  Fordham University Law School.  Columbia University Law School. Faculty Advisor. Prominent Attorney. Nominee for State Supreme Court. New York General Counsel Counsel, Knights of Columbus.

Robert John McDowell, Gamma Psi ’61

Born July 7, 1944.  Initiated March 3, 1961.  Banner Chairman. Grand Master of Ceremonies. Grand Vice Princeps. Grand Princeps, 1963-1966. Exalted Chapter from May 7, 1981. Police Detective Sergeant.

Raymond R. McGee, Rho ’16

Born 1897. Initiated March 19, 1915.  Died January 27, 1947. Grand Secretary. Grand Princeps, 1921-1922. Exalted Chapter from April 24, 1926. Columbia University . Fordham Law School. Attorney for City of Mt. Vernon. Convention Chairman.

Horace Wightman McKenna, Rho ’38

Born September 24, 1923 . Initiated June 13, 1938. Died January 5, 2005. Grand Treasurer. Grand Vice Princeps. Grand Princeps, 1945-1946. Exalted Chapter from April 15, 1950. Fordham University. President National Visual Presentation Association.

Joseph Vincent McMullan, Pi ’14

Born May 31, 1896. Initiated June 5, 1914. Died June 2, 1973. Charter Member of Pi Chapter. Grand Recorder. Grand Vice Princeps. Grand Princeps, 1923-1925. Exalted Chapter from April 24, 1926. Vice President and Director, Naylor Pipe Company. Fellow of Fogg Museum, Harvard University. Philanthropist.

Andrew Frank Milne, Beta ’32

Born October 25, 1912. Initiated May 5, 1932. Died February 27, 1976. Convention Chairman. Grand Treasurer. Exalted Chapter from May 8, 1954. Heating Contractor.

Frederick W. E. Mindermann, Omicron/Tau ’24

Born April 5, 1908. Initiated December 29, 1924. Died January 1979. Banner Chairman. Grand Vice Princeps. Exalted Chapter from December 4, 1970. Senior national official in the Masonic Movement.

Philip Gregory Munson, Alpha Psi ’43

Born September 18, 1927. Initiated June 9, 1943. Died August 1, 2009. Grand Historian. Grand Vice Princeps. Grand Princeps, 1951-1952. Exalted Chapter from May 8, 1954. St. Johns University. President, New York Restaurant Association.

Jerry Anthony Nardella, Alpha Sigma Psi ’66

Born September 12, 1949. Initiated October 10, 1966. Convention Chairman. Grand Recorder. Grand Vice Princeps. Grand Princeps, 1970. Exalted Chapter from May 4, 1978. Villanova University. Lawyer. Prominent Real Estate Developer.

Joseph Cabane Neale Jr., Rho ’24

Born August 5, 1908. Initiated June 1, 1924. Died May 1, 1952. Convention Chairman. Banner Chairman. Grand Vice Princeps. Grand Secretary. Grand Princeps, 1938-1939. Exalted Chapter from April 19, 1941.

Ralph Rodman Oborne Jr., Alpha Mu ’47

Born November 9, 1932. Initiated November 20, 1947. SUNY at Farmingdale. Grand Vice Princeps. Exalted Chapter from May 7, 1981.

William Stephen O’Connell Jr., Alpha ’04

Born December 26, 1887. Initiated June 30, 1904. Died November 17, 1937. Convention Chairman. Grand Secretary. Grand Princeps, 1918-1920. Exalted Chapter from April 23, 1927. Brown University, Columbia University. Prominent New York lawyer.

Dr. Robert Lee Oerzen, Beta Alpha ’39

Born June 3, 1921. Deceased. Initiated January 12, 1939. Exalted Chapter from January 29, 1976. Hofstra University. Palmer College. Chiropractor.

William Park, Alpha Sigma Psi ’68

Born November 23, 1953. Exalted Chapter from June 22, 2013. Region Operations Manager for a Scientific Logistics Firm. Retired.

Dr. Richard Joseph Pitz, Alpha Psi ’54

Born March 2, 1937. Initiated November 18, 1954. Grand Vice Princeps. Exalted Chapter from May 7, 1987. Lehigh University. University of Pennsylvania. Dentist. Official of New York Dental Society.

Lee Carlton Powell, Beta Pi ’76

Born April 19, 1959.  Initiated December 14, 1976. Grand Secretary. Grand Vice Princeps. Exalted Chapter from May 5, 1994. Ramapo College. Computer Consultant.

Thomas J. Prendergast, Upsilon ’22

Born April 29, 1904. Initiated October 6, 1922. Died May 31, 1985. Grand Vice Princeps, Grand Princeps, 1929-1930. Exalted Chapter from April 2, 1948. Railway Express Agency.

Gregory Warren Pryer, Alpha Psi ’54

Born September 20, 1937. Initiated June 10, 1954. Banner Chairman. Grand Treasurer, Grand Vice Princeps, Grand Princeps, 1957-1959. Exalted Chapter from April 25, 1959.  St. Johns University.  CPA.

Mark Quering, Beta Chi ’72

Born March, 26 1955.  Initiated March 15, 1972.  USMC, U. S. Postal Service (Ret.), Exalted Chapter since June, 2015.

James Hamilton Reed, Delta Psi Delta ’62

Born August 1, 1946. Initiated April 1962. Dowling College. Grand Master of Ceremonies. Grand Vice Princeps. Exalted Chapter from May 7, 1981. Dowling College. Real Estate Appraiser.

James B. Robertson, Alpha Chi ’51

Born August 23, 1934. Initiated October 30, 1951. Exalted Chapter from June 4, 2004.

William A. Rudd Jr., Alpha ’11

Born September 19, 1985. Initiated May 19, 1911. Died October 1964. Grand Recorder, Exalted Chapter from May 13, 1961. Green Manufacturing Company.

Joseph Sanchez, Alpha Chi ’54

Born December 16, 1938.  Initiated November 2, 1954. Exalted Chapter from May 7, 1981.  Law Enforcement Officer.

Robert Francis Scott, Beta ’90

Born April 25, 1976.  Initiated July 1990.  Third GVP (2 years).  First GVP. Grand Secretary.  Exalted Chapter from June 4, 2009.  Director of Operations Jay Kay Seamless Gutter Supply.

John Herman Shaw, Pi ’20

Born June 3, 1903. Initiated March 17, 1922 . Died November 8, 1998. Exalted Chapter from 1996. Dartmouth College. Coach.

Walter Otto “Dutch” Singer, Xi ’13

Born April 14, 1891. Initiated 1913. Died February 4, 1954. Chairman 1944 and 1945 Conventions. Exalted Chapter from April 15, 1944.

Joseph M. Spagnoli, Delta ’16

Born December 25, 1899. Initiated December 22, 1916. Died March 17, 1962. Chairman 1923 Convention. Grand Historian. Grand Recorder. Grand Secretary. Grand Princeps, 1922-1924. Exalted Chapter from April 24, 1926. St. Stephens College. Vice President: Boyd, Weir and Sewell, Inc.

George E. Statler Jr., Beta Chi/Beta Sigma ’75

Born July 16, 1958. Initiated 1975. Grand Vice Princeps.  Exalted from June 4, 2009. President Baseball Plus, Entrepreneur.

Paul Michael Strockis, Gamma Psi ’66

Born May 18, 1951. Initiated Mar. 16, 1966. Grand Vice Princeps. Exalted Chapter from October 20, 1985. Financial Planner.

Otto Calvin Stuhrcke, Alpha Mu ’51

Born May 30, 1935.  Initiated November 13, 1951. Died December 14, 2004. Exalted Chapter from May 7, 1981. New York Telephone Company.

Anthony J. Torcasso, Beta Chi /Delta Delta ’78

Born July 15, 1961. Initiated August 23, 1978. Owner AJT Window Systems. Former Body Builder. Champion power lifter. World record holder. Exalted from June 25, 2016.

William Morgan Ward, Beta Alpha ’39

Born June 11, 1922.  Initiated January 12, 1939. Died November 27, 1998. Banner Chairman. Grand Vice Princeps. Grand Princeps, 1950-1951. Exalted Chapter from May 8, 1954. Boston University. Industrial Supply Business.

William Thomas Ward, Beta ’25

Born March 14, 1906. Initiated February 26, 1925. Died December 1, 1979. Editor, The Omega News, 1938-1949. Grand Vice Princeps. Grand Secretary, 1943-1966. Grand Princeps, 1941-1943. Exalted Chapter from May 1, 1943. Springfield College . New York University. Teacher. Camp Director. Mayor of Valley Stream. New York.

Joseph Westfall Washkau Jr., Chi ’21

Born February 17, 1903. Initiated May 13, 1921. October 12, 1989. Charter Member of Chi Chapter. Banner Chairman. Grand Comptroller. Grand Secretary. Grand Princeps, 1927-1928 and 1932-1933. Exalted Chapter from April 22, 1933 . Executive, Getty Oil Corporation. Treasurer, New Jersey Cancer Society.

George H. Willy Jr., Pi ’25

Born August 29, 1906. Initiated March 2, 1925. Died April 8, 1998. Exalted Chapter from April 27, 1963. Prominent New York City restaurant owner.

Joseph Zabatta, Alpha Psi ’54

Born February 28, 1939. Initiated May 1954. Banner Chairman. Convention Chairman. Grand Vice Princeps. Grand Princeps, 1962-1963 and 1969-1970. Exalted Chapter from May 21, 1967. Trustee, Village of Valley Stream, N.Y.