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The DELTA PSI SIG
19 Alumni Join Undergraduates for 2018 Work Party
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lumni attended the 13th annual Work Party
on August 24-25 to catch up with the Bill
Pomeroy Chapter House at 58 Pinewoods. The
new foreman, Gary Stottler '82, reported that
the work was minimal for the recently renovated
116-year-old house, including minor repairs,
cleaning, and lawn and yard maintenance. Most
of the remaining time was spent discussing the
RPI Greek Life Task Force, Sigma Chi's new
health and safety rules for rush, pledging and
alcohol restrictions.
Alumni attending included Gary Stottler '82,
Foss Hooper '66, Bob "Justa" Eckart '73,
Alan "HJ" Hanbury '74, Bob "Beo" Bedard
'75, Jim Manocchi '75, Larry Heininger '77,
Jim Rosetti '79, Mike Sweetman '92, Dan
Zuber '10, Alex Cai '13, Mike Greenberg '15,
Zack Reed '15, Andrew Ehlers '16, Frankie
LoPinto '16, Brett McNeff '17, Robert Bishop
'17, and Matt Cornell '18.
Plans for Work Party 2019 are already underway.
Chapter Eternal
George Herbert "GHerb" Reynolds '66 entered Chapter Eternal on
February 27. GHerb's pictures and testimonies from his brothers can be
found at: https://sigmachi-rpi.org/2018/03/09/george-herbert-reynolds-66-
entered-chapter-eternal/
Alumni Notes
James B. Straw '68 was selected for the 2018 class of
Significant Sigs. The Significant Sig Award recognizes
alumni who have accomplished outstanding success in
their professional or civic activities. Jim joins seven
other RPI brothers who were honored previously.
His picture will be added to the Alumni Room at the
Pomeroy Chapter House. Brother Straw graduated
with a bachelor's in building sciences and received a
bachelor's in architecture in 1969. Jim received his
master of science in urban design from Columbia
University in 1971. A retired architect, Jim resides in the Philadelphia area.
A curriculum vitae is available at: https://sigmachi-rpi.org/2018/04/07/
jim-straw-68-selected-as-2018-significant-sig/
Bob "Ruff" Hutnick '71 led Sigs to the 2018 Belmont Stakes for their
46th consecutive attendance to witness Justify win the Triple Crown, only
the sixth time in 46 years.
Bob Bedard '75 moved his business, DeFacto Global, to the Quackenbush
building in downtown Troy from Connecticut last year. DeFacto Global
provides enterprise-quality budgeting, forecasting, consolidation, predictive
analysis, and reporting software to Fortune 500 companies. DeFacto Global
is building out its core product to have more machine learning and artificial
intelligence, and is partnering with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Doug Olenic '97 and Vin Nolan '97 helped alert other Sigs to
support Marty Castriotta '97 raising his barn in Alstead, N.H., through
community funding and support via Village Roots. Details can be found at:
https://monadnockbuylocal.wildapricot.org/tlc?cfpage=project&project_
id=19574&t=1522984824
Ben Richardson '15 became a Sigma Chi ritual master, completing a
five-hour test on understanding and history of the Sigma Chi Ritual. Delta
Psi is reported as the only chapter with two ritual masters. Bob Jones '73
is the first Delta Psi ritual master and one of only a handful of trainers for
this distinction.
Alumni Update
Ed Youngkin '74, Greg Chilson '75, Herb Arbeiter '72, Bob Hutnick '71, John
"Chuck" Golden '71, and Alan Hanbury '74 at the 2018 Belmont Stakes.
