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OUR ITALIAN HERITAGE

2 I KLEOS-The Magazine of Alpha Phi Delta, February 2016 www.APD.org

THE KLEOSO F A L P H A P H I D E L T A

An Educational JournalVolume 87, Issue 2Spring Issue, February 2016

Compiled and edited by:John J. Russo1331 Peachtree LaneNorth Huntingdon, PA 15642E-mail: [email protected]

Associate Editors/Contributors: Chris Mancusi, Fr. Jim Lentini, Emil Imbro, Jim Miller, Jeff Breen, Sal Flagiello, TonyCarfang, Emil Coscarelli, Mike Iacovelli, and Ron Sme.

Creative Designer: Jody Toth

National Officers

NATIONAL PRESIDENTChris MancusiE-mail: [email protected]

NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENTJames MillerE-mail: [email protected]

CENTRAL OFFICE/NATIONAL SECRETARYFr. James LentiniE-mail: [email protected]

NATIONAL TREASURERRick TriesteE-mail: [email protected]

Foundation

FOUNDATION CHAIRMANAnthony CarfangE-mail: [email protected]

SCHOLARSHIP CHAIRMANCharles G. Fiore42 70th StreetBrooklyn, NY 11209E-mail: [email protected]

Central Office257 E. Camden Wyoming Ave., Suite ACamden, DE 19934Telephone: (302) 531-7854

Website: www.apd.org

IN THIS ISSUE:President’s Message . . . 3

Undergraduate Highlights . . . 4

Travels with the National President . . . 8

APD Alumni Clubs in Action . . . 10

Foundation News . . . 12

Foundation News: Sunshine Tour . . . 15

Alumni News . . . 16

APD Scholarship Winners . . . 17

In Memoriam . . . 18

Convention 2016 . . . 20

A non-Italian’s introduction to APDBY RON SME, BETA S IGMA ’65, NAT IONAL H ISTORIAN

Smé? What kind of name is that? Is it French? Is it short for some-thing else?For years I have had to deal with such questions. At first, I would

answer “Austrian.” Everyone had heard of Austria! Back when myfather’s parents immigrated to America they left the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which was under the leadership of the EmperorFranz-Josef. In later years, my answer became “Yugoslavian.”Remember Marshall Tito? Now I can answer confidently “Slovenian!”Slovenia is now a small republic whose capital is Ljubljana, and thatactually borders Italy, near Trieste. One might even say that I amclose to being Italian! A distant cousin of my father, Franc Rodé, was

the Archbishop of Ljubljana before he was elevated to a Cardinal within the Roman Curia byBenedict XVI. So given a name like Rodé, Smé is not that strange! I trust now that that ques-tion has been forever answered. But I digress!In the spring of 1964, a guy that I knew from high school, Richard DeMarco had pledged

for Beta Sigma Chapter. At St. Francis College you couldn’t pledge first semester freshmen. Inthose days if you were Italian and had a 2.5 GPA you received an automatic bid to join AlphaPhi Delta. Non-Italians needed to be asked to pledge by a brother of the chapter. So it wasRichie DeMarco who invited me to pledge in the fall of 1964. I had not given fraternities anythought at that point, but I did want to get involved somehow in a college activity. Among oth-ers who received bids to pledge were Guy Fecci, Ray Feeney and John Kowalski, who were, likeme, math majors! Richie De Marco was also a math major, along with Richard Marino whoalso had pledged in the spring of that year. So for me, oddly enough, math was the initialcommon bond in what would be Beta Sigma’s sixth pledge class. (Nowadays if I had a dimefor every math major that I meet in Alpha Phi Delta, I wouldn’t have a dollar!) And then there was Santo Barbarino! Santo was my pledge brother, but we were not induct-

ed together. If you knew him well, you would know that Santo could be VERY difficult; hedropped out during the sixth week of pledging, but fortunately for us all, he pledged again inthe spring of 1965. With gas being 31 cents a gallon, and being one of the few with a car(1963 Ford Fairlane 500), I often drove brothers around, in the spring of ’65, even pledges.Often Santo would insist that I stay for dinner. Santo’s father, Alfio, cooked for the exclusiveNew York Athletic Club, so food was always beyond good! And lest we forget my heritage, myfamily often had “Italian food” on Fridays during Lent: Ronzoni spaghetti with Campbell’stomato soup! As I was growing up, there was the Kennedy compound of Hyannisport, laterthere would be the Bushes of Kennebunkport, as a brother of Beta Sigma in the ’60s and ’70swe had the Barbarinos of Canarsie. Specifically, 1265 East 82nd Street, and that address wasspecial! We knew that because our chapter took the responsibility of the display case in thecollege library and 1965 was the 700th anniversary of Dante’s birth. Santo’s brother Alfred(and Maryanne) lived upstairs, his sister Gracie (and Anthony) lived a few doors up the block,Aunt Anna was further up the block, and then there was Aunt Josie. Remember at the circusyou would see so many clowns getting out of a car? The Barbarino dinner table could com-pete! How many people could they serve at their dinner table! What an experience! Without adoubt I became part of that family, even though I was “Irish.” This was my first introduction toa real Italian family. As I became involved with Beta Sigma Chapter my clear goal was to become pledge master.

Achieving that goal in 1966, the chapter’s ninth pledge class boasted seven Italians, two Irish,and one German. My personal highlight of that pledge period was being invited to one oftheir Sunday pledge gatherings, a dinner at John Gatto’s house. There were the spare ribs,then the lasagna, then the chicken, then the meatballs, then the roast, etc. Needless to say, all10 pledges remained to become brothers, and their pledge master was very fulfilled. My nextpledge class was 100 percent Italian, Pat Socci! Induction dinners were held at the GondolaRestaurant, which concluded always with a rousing rendition of “Giovinezza” with some of thewaiters joining in.After graduation, Santo encouraged me to attend my first Third District Meeting. It was at

Eta Chapter at CCNY in upper Manhattan; it was there that I first met Al Palazzo. Before longI experienced another awesome aspect of Italian culture. Al and his wife Dottie were the most

Ron Sme

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This page sponsored by Alex Franki., Gamma Lambda ’90, Fordham University

example of the National Fraternity deepen-ing our leadership bench. I'd like to thankNational Vice-President Jim Miller for thefine job he has done in getting this programoff the ground. If you're interested in help-ing, contact me by email at [email protected].

We are currently in the late stages of plan-ning our regional leadership conferences,which will take place in the beginning of thespring semester. I'd like to thank the AlphaPhi Delta Foundation, which has made lead-ership training sessions possible through avery generous grant to the fraternity.Specifically thanks are in order to this year’ssponsors—Douglas A. Sundo (WesternConference) in Pittsburgh, Pa. and the BetaSigma Alumni Association (EasternConference) in New York City. The ��Foundation is the charitable arm of AlphaPhi Delta and though a separate entity,works hard to fund leadership conferences,training and educational seminars, scholar-ships as well as the publication of The Kleos. Ican’t tell you the number of alumni thathave attended past leadership conferencesthat are blown away at the comprehensivetraining that the fraternity now gives to theofficers and future leaders in our chapters.As a matter of fact, the Foundation justrecently doubled their investment in ourmember education program! I encourageyou to go to our website and make a finan-cial commitment to ensure that these eventscontinue for our undergraduates.

Our Central Office team of Fr. JamesLentini, National Secretary, and RickTrieste, National Treasurer, have been agreat source of comfort to me knowing thatorganizationally and financially we aresecure. These volunteers do what manywould consider a full time job and theircooperation and teamwork has helped thefraternity remain stable.

In addition, I’d be remiss if I didn’t thankour national officers and specifically our dis-trict governors for all of their hard workwhile in the trenches. I’ll never forget thosesix years as the NYC District Governor tak-ing those late night phone calls or returninghome at some ungodly hour after somemeeting or event ran late. We have a nicemix of senior and new membership to theexecutive committee but rookie governorsJoseph Rahtelli II (Upstate N.Y.), NickMarter (Long Island) and Noah Langer(Central Pa.) are to be commended on thejobs they’ve done so far. n

A big kudos must go out to our entitypresidents for our chapters, alumni clubsand alumni associations. Their leadershipand responsibility has us to the point wherewe have very little outstanding fees. Youhave made our jobs a lot easier and wethank you for it!

The post-centennial momentum is carry-ing onward and the pulse of the fraternity isbeating ever so fast. On the expansion front,we have colonies or interest groups set up atSUNY Albany (Albany, NY), MisericordiaUniversity (Dallas, PA), Centenary College(Hackettstown, NJ), Dowling College(Oakdale, NY), Briarcliffe College(Patchogue, NY), Queens College (Queens,NY) and the University of New Haven (WestHaven, CT). I’d like to thank Sal Flagiello,VP for Expansion, and his outstandingexpansion committee for helping find anddevelop new colleges and universities forAlpha Phi Delta. If you have a relative that isinterested in starting a new colony of AlphaPhi Delta or possibly re-activating a dormantchapter, send an e-mail to Sal [email protected]. Take a look at ourwebsite, www.apd.org, and view the listing ofactive/inactive chapters. There is no finerfeeling in the world then having a relative orfriend join the fraternity. Help YOUR frater-nity grow!

I’m proud to report, that as of this time,every chapter and colony has an AlumniAdvisory Board that is helping the chaptersnavigate throughout the year. These alumnihave graciously volunteered to monitor alocal or perhaps their own chapter to helpin the event issues arise. This is a perfect

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Brotherhood for Life!

In so many of my travels, visitations andmeetings I get to bear witness to the spe-cial bonds that keep the brothers of

Alpha Phi Delta unified. It’s especially a joyfor me to see and hear about brothers re-uniting after many years. Whether a brotheris active in the fraternity social scene or not;he knows that he is always a phone call awayfrom rekindling that special purple spark inhis life. I encourage our brothers to visitwww.apd.org and learn about the SunshineTours that will be taking place throughoutthe south during the winter. This is anexcellent opportunity to bask in the bondsof brotherhood . . . while basking in thewarm sunshine of Florida!

I’m glad to report that another fall semes-ter is in the books and our fraternity hashad quite an outstanding start to the acade-mic year.

At print deadline, our undergraduatechapters have initiated 200 men during thefall semester, which is the largest fall we’vehad in some time. We have instructed ourundergraduates to focus on pledging qualitymen, and that quality will lead to quantity. Itis possible that we may be able to initiate400 new brothers this year for the first timesince the early 1990s. Congratulations toour undergraduates on such a fine job withrecruitment and pledging.

Even more impressive to me is to hearabout the amount of community service andphilanthropy our chapters are doing ontheir campuses or in the surrounding com-munity. That, coupled with the leadershipthat many of our brothers have demonstrat-ed on their campuses, is what truly impress-es me over any statistics that might displayour recent success.

I remind our undergraduates and alumniof the turbulent times that the Greek systemis going through. Unfortunately, the pooractions of a few are being highlighted in themedia and common folk don’t know the dif-ference between an alpha or an omega; thereality is Greek life is painted broadly insuch a negative tone. I encourage our chap-ters and our brothers to do all they can tostand up and exhibit the positive things thatfraternity life stands for. Volunteer to helpthe community, be a positive presence oncampus and make all those around you wit-ness the highest and noblest ideals of anAlpha Phi Delta brother.

Academic Year is off to a Successful StartBY CHRIS MANCUSI , GAMMA S IGMA ’02, NAT IONAL PRES IDENT

Luigi Tirro (Misericordia University) andAnthony Galli (Theta Beta) surround theirformer track coach Chris Mancusi. Both menwent on to start or reactivate their chapters

through the expansion program.

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Delta Epsilon inducts new members November 21 at

John Jay University.

RIGHT: Our colony at Dowling College inLong Island continues to grow! DistrictGovernor Nick Marter and VP for ExpansionSal Flagiello welcomed seven new men tothe family in November. CongratulationsJ’son Clarke, Marco Cordova, KennethLinborg, John Macchia, Juan Morel, AlexNapper, and Christopher Tejada.

ABOVE LEFT: On Thursday, November 19,our colony at Queens College inducts fournew members. Welcome Ji Kang, TravisGreene, Jorge Ponce, and BrandonSantiago to the family!

ABOVE RIGHT: On November 21, the EpsilonEpsilon Chapter welcomes five new brothersto the family. With more than 20 under-graduate brothers in attendance, alumniRon Sme, Nick Marter, and Sal Flagielloinducted the five men. CongratulationsAmit Charran, Joseph Gentile, ChristopherJuzumas, Dylan Mayglothing, and MohanPersaud.

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More than 50 brothers, including seven National Officers, were present at the Alpha class induction for ournewest colony at the University of New Haven in Connecticut. Fifteen brothers were initiated on December 6into what looks to be the beginning of a great entity. Congratulations Joseph DePalo, Robert Flanigan, Brandon Iozzo, Harrison Kaufman, Sean Kingsepp, Nathan Lanning, Victor Miller, Michael O’Toole, MichaelParisi, Mohammed Ramadan, William Sakmann, Jordan Schwed, Sean Scianna, Justin Smith, and Colin Weber.

Harrison Kaufman, colony president of our newest entity at the University of New Haven, ispictured next to his father Larry Kaufman (Beta Xi, 1988) moments after Harrison was initiatedinto Alpha Phi Delta. This joyous moment was a long time coming. Harrison has been around

brothers since he was born, so it was only a matter of time.

On Sunday, November 22, 2015,Theta Beta, NYU inducts three newbrothers. This is the eighth groupthat has been inducted since thechapter was reactivated in the springof 2012. Since that time, 38 youngmen have taken the oath of brother-hood. The chapter now stands at 21strong and are looking forward toeven bigger and better things in thespring! Congratulations to AllenAcosta, Caesar Pomarico and ArnoldBusztin. Posing after the inductionare front row (l to r) Dave Menchel,Allen Acosta, Caesar Pomarico,Hansol Jung, Arnold Busztin,Hongrun Sun, Emil Coscarelli. Secondrow: Peter Gaudiuso, Gene Gemelli,Charles Fiore, Jesse Gutierrez,Firentin Nacaj, William Fiore, RichardHooper. Third row: Drew Kaufman,Edwin Augustin, Jesse Aguilar.

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Queens College Colony receivedrecognition from the Marines fortheir first charity event, a toy drive for Toys for Tots. GeorgeO’Niell, owner of O’Neill’s Barand Grill let the brothers use hisparty room free of charge, spon-sored the event, and even sup-plied free food. Colony membersended up raising three garbagebags filled with toys.

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The brothers of Delta Upsilon Chapter at Robert Morris and their dates enjoy thePittsburgh Alumni Club’s annual dinner dance November 14 at the Pittsburgh Airport

The brothers of the Epsilon Zeta Chapter hosted a Prostate CancerAwareness Campaign during the traditional No Shave November. Thebrothers set up fundraising tables all month where they sold prostate cancer-related items (blue ribbon pins, I Love Mustache Buttons, etc.) andsweets. They also had a mustache-theme party which included a bakesale. They even had a speaker from Malecare, Dr. Wendy Lebowitz, talkabout the prevention and general information about the disease. Thecherry on top was the online fundraising page they set up. Through theirhard work on all the events, the chapter raised $357.21.

Gamma Xi brothers atSouthern Connecticut StateUniversity invited theirparents to take part of anearly Thanksgiving. Theevent went very wellwhere chapter VicePresident Mike Dorricoorganized our earlyThanksgiving with thebrothers and there parents.

On October 20, 2015, the brothers of the Epsilon Zeta Chapter hostan event on their campus to promote our Italian heritage. Picturedare the speaker of the Order of Sons of Italy in America, Louis Gallo,and the brothers of the chapter. From right to left: Brothers Gabriel“Ironman” DeLeon, Jake “Rambo” Dushaj, Anthony “Spickatron”Olskey, John “Il Pacino” Hickey, Argenis “Rocky” Ovalles, Shane“Kaiser” Gosh, Robert “Chaucer” Quintana, Anthony “Fireball”Texter, Jonathan “Spikachu” Infante, Delaney “Arachnid” Warner,Christian “Cee-Lo” Branch) and their project manager BrotherAngelo “Jester” Flagiello. At the event, the main topics of concernwere the negative stereotypes found in terms of the Italian-American community, how the Italians have positively contributed toAmerica, and basic Italian history. Over 50 members of the studentbody attended to learn about the Italian American Experience.

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RIGHT: The Beta Beta pledge class of our Epsilon Beta Chapter (La SalleUniversity) pays a visit to Central Office on Tuesday, November 10, 2015.National Secretary Fr. James Lentini spent a few hours with the membersof the pledge class and introduced them the many historical items keptin Central Office. The pledge class got to look at the original History ofAlpha Phi Delta from the 1920s, early chapter charters, and many otheritems. Before the pledge class left the office, they took this photo withthe Central Office banner. A week and a half later the members of BetaBeta pledge class were initiated into Alpha Phi Delta on Friday,November 20, 2015.

On November 5, 2015, following an Italian dinner, ata local restaurant to celebratethe 101st anniversary of the fraternity, the brothers of Delta Delta Chapter (WesleyCollege, Dover, Delaware)pay a visit to Central Office in Camden, Delaware. Thebrothers of the chapter, whooften assist in providingbrotherly service to CentralOffice, gathered in theoffice's main room where theoriginal history book of thefraternity is kept, and posedfor this photo. Pictured left to right: Peter Saffos, JeffKoletsky, Matthew Weber,Carlos Cotto, Justin Blank,Christian Earle, Alex DelloBuono, Glenn Aruta, JohnShaver, Trevor Hand, JamesBowen, and Jose Santana.

Our Gamma Mu Chapter (Richard Stockton University) had a successful fall semester. On October 8, 2016, the chapter held its Baptism Ceremonyfor its Gamma Zeta pledge class; a group of six. Pictured left are the brothers of the pledge class taking a knee, with the Godfathers standingproudly behind their Godsons. Five members of the class were initiated on November 17, 2016. A few days after the initiation, the chapter posedin front of its campus center with its now-expanded membership.

This page sponsored by Anthony M. Cafaro, Sr., Beta Omicron ’65, Youngstown State University


“How are things?” It was the first thing I said as I plopped

on a couch or sofa on my visits during abusy fall semester to say the least. While onthe road or in the air for so often; it’s beenextremely comforting to feel so welcomedby so many brothers throughout the coun-try. It’s been said that to truly understandand feel the presence of Alpha Phi Delta,one must travel 100 or more miles fromtheir home—well this has indeed been truefor me and I’ve certainly gotten my fairshare of hospitality in my travels.

Florida DistrictSeptember 2–4, 2015Visited with Delta Psi, South Florida AC

My first travels of the fall semester wereto the sun drenched region in our Floridadistrict. I was able to attend a chapter meet-ing that was very effectively run by Delta Psi(Lynn University) Chapter PresidentMatthew Siblio. The brothers developed agame plan on how to better involve them-selves on campus and how to participate inmore clubs/activities. The brothers alsohad me attend a campus-wide rush eventand I spoke to all of the fraternities andsororities on campus about the need tomutually support Greek life and how towork together. Vince Verdile, the SouthFlorida AC President, organized an alumniclub outing at the Miami Marlins ballpark.Many thanks go to Vince Verdile andFlorida District Governor Nick Tratoras forhelping work out the logistics on this trip.

Rocky Mountain DistrictOctober 1–3, 2015Visited with Delta Chi, Colorado AC

It appears every trip I take out toColorado gets better and better. This wasmy sixth trip out to the Rocky MountainState. VP for Alumni Affairs Jeff Breen andNorth Jersey AC Vice-President Mike Youngjoined me on this trip. I have said this manytimes before, but you would be hardpressed to find a chapter that is more hos-pitable and welcoming than Delta Chi(University of Colorado). These men aregenuinely excited when brothers from outof state visit with them. I highly recommendto all of our brothers to try to spend a fewdays with these guys. The weekend startedwith a football game between Colorado andOregon, a game that despite a valiant effortthe Colorado Buffaloes lost.

On Sunday, we had a joint meetingbetween the Delta Chi Chapter andColorado AC. There was a strong presenceof Delta Chi alumni present including oneof the founding fathers, Nate Barnes. Themeeting morphed into a Brotherhood forLife of sorts where alumni spoke of the ben-efits of �� in a brother’s post-college life.Kudos to Chipper Couch of the ColoradoAC and Rocky Mountain District GovernorMatthew Gaudyn for getting a strong alum-ni turn-out.

Following the meeting, we all attendedIFC bid day. The University of Colorado is a

unique campus in that the entire IFC leftthe campus years ago. The entire Greek sys-tem operates completely independent ofthe campus and has been even more suc-cessful while being off campus. A total ofclose to 1,000 men signed up to rush frater-nities during this fall semester. The systemis huge, with the average fraternity chaptersize being well into the 80–90 range. TheIFC had a unique way of announcing bidson campus. Each prospective pledge is noti-fied of all of the fraternities that were will-ing to offer him a bid. A total of 500+ mengathered in an indoor gym and finalizedtheir choice by circling the fraternity thatthey want to pledge on a bid form. Theprospects were lined up and brought out toa courtyard where all of the fraternitieswere gathered and the IFC president readeach prospects name as they went onto astage and announced which fraternity theychose to the cheers of the chosen fraternity.It was a very nice event.

Upstate NY, Connecticut, and Hudson Valley DistrictsOctober 24–25, 2015Visited with Delta Rho, Beta Iota,Gamma Xi, Delta Theta, Gamma Iota,University of New Haven colony andSUNY Albany interest group

With the NYC and North JerseyBrotherhood for Life events ending on alate Friday night; I was up bright and early

Travels with the NationalPresident Mancusi clocks more than 9,000 miles in travels during the fall semester.

SFAC enjoy a trip to the Marlins ballpark.

Delta Chi brothers at the University of Colorado enjoy a weekend with President Mancusi.


on Saturday morning to do a tour of thenortheast regions of the fraternity. My firststop was to Delta Rho at SUNY Oneonta. Iwas able to meet with the guys in the chap-ter and get a scope on how things weregoing on campus. From Oneonta, I headedover to our Beta Iota Chapter at UticaCollege. This chapter has had some declin-ing numbers as the entire Greek system hasbeen struggling in recent years. It was sorefreshing, however, to hear the energy thatexuded from the brothers I met. They areoptimistic about fighting against the waveagainst them—the Alpha Phi Delta fightingspirit! From Utica, I headed down toAlbany for a visit with our interest group atSUNY Albany. We’re hopeful that thisgroup can turn into a reality; I was veryimpressed with this group.

After a night of rest in New Haven,Conn., I headed over to see our Gamma XiChapter at Southern Connecticut StateUniversity. These guys have been craving tohost a National Council meeting since myvisit last year, and I was happy to choosethem to host this year. The brothers eagerlyshowed me around and gave me a tour ofthe campus facilities. I’m confident thatthey will do a tremendous job as this year’shost. From New Haven, a carload of broth-ers led me to West Haven, Conn., for a visitwith our brand new University of NewHaven colony. (At the time they were justan interest group). VP for Expansion SalFlagiello has done a marvelous job with thefollow-up and getting all required paper-work in to the UNH administration. Beforethe meeting, Sal and I met with ShelissaNewball, Greek Advisor, who outlined therecent success of the UNH Greek system. I

was quite impressed and think this can be agreat fit for us. I know that ConnecticutDistrict Governor Carlo Lucatino and theConn Alumni Club will be sure to nurturethis group along the way.

From Connecticut I drove out toPoughkeepsie, NY for a stop at our DeltaTheta Chapter (Marist College). JosephRahtelli II, Upstate NY District Governorand recent alumnus advisor has done agreat job to help restructure and re-orga-nize this chapter. His involvement is theperfect example of the success of ourrecently revised Alumnus AdvisoryProgram. Once we finished up at Marist, Iheaded to Pace University-Pleasantville tospeak with the Gamma Iota brothers. ThisSunday night visit included conversationsabout Greek life on campus to the futuregoals of the chapter. I’m proud to say, afterhaving visited these chapters in the HudsonValley district that Jeff Sidoti, HV DistrictGovernor is continuing the fine work thatrecently retired governor Dr. JosephCarcione had started.

Midwest, Central Penn DistrictsNovember 6–8, 2015Visited with Beta Rho, Beta Omicron,Beta Theta, Delta Upsilon, Psi, BetaLambda, Chi

Following a busy Friday of teaching andcoaching, I got in my 2007 Nissan Altima,jumped on I-80 and headed out to Erie, Pa.After 4 or 5 hours of sleep, I visited the BetaRho Chapter house for our chapter atGannon University. I met with the chapterand their pledges and showed the brothersolder editions of the Dokime, which really

blew away the brothers. The Dokimelooked quite different in the 1940s! Thenext stop was Youngstown, Ohio, to see ourBeta Omicron Chapter (Youngstown StateUniversity) This chapter was quite impres-sive and they read off the many philan-thropy events that they had conductedand/or planned for the rest of the semes-ter. They also showed me a series of bricksin the backyard of their house, which manygenerous alumni donated money to helpthe house. After some brotherhood andfood, (what else!), I headed out West to seeour Beta Theta Chapter at FranciscanUniversity of Steubenville. I have continu-ously been impressed with the tight bondsof brotherhood with this chapter. They areon a non-Greek friendly campus and havedone a fine job in trying to keep the chap-ter afloat despite some unfortunate circum-stances. I was so appreciative to the broth-ers that personally prepared a meal for myvisit. It was great to kick back, eat and talkAlpha Phi Delta with the brothers andpledges at Beta Theta. On a full stomach,my next target was Delta Upsilon at RobertMorris University. We met in a conferenceroom on campus and ate (what else!) somedinner. We talked about the benefits ofworking alongside other fraternities andthe general benefits of open expansion oncampus. The brothers then gave me a tourof the facilities that �� will use in ourupcoming Western Leadership Conference.

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The 2015 Columbus Day parade once again attracted very strong support from APD brothers, their families and pledges throughout theNew York City area. During the past few years, this event has become one of the highlights of the fall calendar in the NYC area.

On Monday, December7, the YoungstownAlumni Club held itsannual Christmas partyat the 5th FloorRestaurant in down-town Youngstown. The brothers and wivesalong with many Beta Omicron under-grads gathered for hors d’ouvres and then onto dinner. AC President DannyThomas presided overa lovely dinner and agreat evening.

Brothers pause for a photo on the steps of St. Patrick’s Cathedral with several dignitaries from the NYC archdiocese atthe New York City Columbus Day Parade. Pictured in this photo are Emil Imbro, National VP Jim Miller, Jose A. Arcos,Vince Maligno, National President Chris Mancusi, Victor Popolano, and Mike Young.

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If this is January and it’sMike Iacovelli’s house, thenthis must be the annualBrooklyn Alumni Clubmeeting held in NewJersey. The favorableweather plus the conve-nient location for manytranslated into a verystrong turnout, with over30 brothers representingnine different chaptersfrom the NYC metropolitanarea attending. The groupincluded several brotherswho hadn't attended inquite some time. Hot topicsfor the evening were issuesfor the upcoming NationalCouncil meeting and plan-ning the social calendar forthe upcoming year. Asusual Mike and his wifeRosaria were most gracioushosts, and everyone had agreat time.

ABOVE: On FridayNovember 6, 2015, theNorth Jersey Alumni Clubcelebrated their sixthannual Founders DayDinner at III Amici’sRestaurant in Linden, N.J.The 17 brothers in atten-dance represented sevendifferent chapters span-ning 48 years and includ-ed two past NationalPresidents. Guests gener-ously donated $300 to thescholarship endowmentfor Beta Xi Founder,Americo “Em” Faruolo,which host Len Cilli (BetaXi ‘73) matched. Em’sScholarship fund reachedthe next award plateau inJanuary.

The 75th annual New York Christmas Dance was held at Gargiulo’s Restaurant in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Saturday,December 12, 2015. Sponsored by the New York Alumni Club and with over 150 guests attending, it was the bestattended dance since 1992.

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The Alpha Phi Delta Foundation has been awarding schol-arships to deserving undergraduate brothers and family memberssince 1976. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the ScholarshipProgram. We are very proud to report that we have granted close to800 scholarships totaling over $650,000 to date. This past year alonewe gave out 48 scholarships from $500 to $3,500. To help celebrateour 40 years of giving, we decided to catch up with some of our pastscholarship winners and share their stories.

Welcome to the first installment of “Where are They Now” chron-icles, and meet nine of our success stories.

If you were a past winner or sponsored one, and would like toshare your story, please send a current picture and update to JoeCaldarella at [email protected].

Mark Hughes, Beta Lambda ’78, was one of the first scholarship winners in 1978.

“I can’t tell you how much that scholarshipmeant to me. It came at a time when I had noextra money. Despite the fact that I graduatedfirst in my class at St. Francis University, I neverreceived a nickel in scholarship money from theschool. I will never forget that it was �� whogave me a nice reward for my hard work. To thisday, I remain grateful.”

Mark has spent the last 25 years as Director of Research forLafayette Investments in Ashton, MD. He’s married for 29 years withtwo grown children. He is active coaching and as CYO director forhis local parish. He remains very close to many of his Beta Lambdabrothers.

Frank Perciavalle, Psi ’78, was an early scholarship winner in1979.

“We were a family of very modest means and itwas a struggle for my mom to put me throughDuquesne. As an Italian immigrant, she very badlywanted me to be the first in our family to gradu-ate from college. Receiving the �� scholarshipwas a blessing and reduced the burden that wetook on to fundmy education.

�� helped me with both thescholarship and more importantlythe brotherhood and social experi-ences I was blessed to have atDuquesne ”

Frank is currently the Directorof Logistics for BASF in Houston.He is also the Board Chair of thePERCON Charitable Gift Fund.While Frank has moved a few times

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with his company, he remains a member of the Pittsburgh AlumniClub and has stayed close with Rusty Scioscia, his only pledge broth-er from the Psi class of ’78. Frank is an avid tennis player and hasattended the last three Soccer World Cups to root on the Italianteam. He is a dual citizen of the United States and Italy and main-tains a second home with his wife Pam in the southern ReggioCalabria region of Italy. His two children, Matt and Gina, work andlive in Ohio.

Mark Palermo, Beta Rho ’98, is a two-time scholarship winner—1999 and 2000.

“I received an �� scholar-ship twice and as a past winner,I vowed to continue to supportthe scholarship fund. Thankyou, Alpha Phi Delta.”

Mark lives in Champaign, Ill.with his wife Julie and his twosons, Paulie and Eddie. Markput his scholarships to good useas he is an Orthopedic Surgeonspecializing in trauma. But hisreal passion is spending time

with his wife and kids any chance he gets—who can blame him!

Benedict Tieniber, Epsilon Gamma ’11, a 2012 and 2014scholarship winner.

“The scholarship fund for �� does amazingthings funding college, funding books, lettingbrothers know you are behind them and push-ing us to be that much better. Thank you!”Benedict graduated from St. Joseph’s College

in May 2015, with a Doctorate in Education,Leadership Administration and Technology.He teaches business at a high-risk school in theSouth Bronx (NYC). He recently made his first

contribution to the �� Foundation. “I am happy to finally be ableto begin giving back to help make a difference in other brothers’lives.”

Alpha Phi Delta Scholarship Winners:Where Are They Now?

Foundation Celebrates 40 Years of Giving

Frank and his pledge brotherRusty Scoscia enjoy a PsiValentine Ball in their undergrad years.

Join The Omega Society: Leave your LegacyYour life’s accomplishments are important to celebrate andhonor. A charitable gift to Alpha Phi Delta Foundation is such away to cement your legacy. Charitable gifts, including long-range estate and financial planning, can be a great way for youto provide support for Alpha Phi Delta. It is possible to Leave aLegacy while potentially minimizing taxes and settlement costsand conserving more of your estate for loved ones. Seehttp://www.apd.org/omega-society.html for more information.Make a difference!

This page sponsored by Robert Grecco, Beta Mu ’74, DePaul University.



Jameyan Miller— daughter of current National VP Jim Miller,Psi ’72, received a 2012 scholarship.

“I was exceptionally proudwhen my daughter was awarded an�� scholarship. Jamey was ingraduate school completing herMasters in Speech LanguagePathology. She was paying for hergraduate education on her own,so the funds were very helpful. Sheused the award to purchase text-books which remain a valuableprofessional resource, so the schol-arship continues to positivelyimpact her professional develop-ment and service to her students.”

After graduating, Jamey passed thenational certification exam, completed herClinical Fellowship and obtained aCertificate of Clinical Competence, thehighest certification in her field. She is cur-rently employed as a speech therapist in LasVegas working with special needs studentsin elementary school.

Jamey is pictured as a Super-Hero for her students at their Halloween party!

Joseph Schiavone, nephew of John Schiavone, Delta ’77,received a 2014 scholarship.

“��’s scholarship helped me graduatedebt-free, which meant I could devote myselffully to my studies and secure an exciting jobstraight out of college. I’m very grateful for��’s generosity!”

Joseph graduated from Harvard Collegewith a bachelor’s in Computer Science and isemployed as a Forward Deployed Engineerfor Palantir Technologies. He describes his role as equal parts engi-neer, data scientist and product manager. Joseph also volunteerswith Girls Who Code and The Learning Garden.

Nicole Torchia, daughter of Anthony Torchia, Beta Chi ’85,received scholarships in 2013 and 2014.

“The �� Foundation scholarship has easedthe financial burden of school enough toallow me to pursue experiences like a medicalSpanish immersion program in Spain, whichwas instrumental in helping me get into oneof the most competitive Physician Assistantprograms in the country, Yale School ofMedicine.”Nicole is a senior at Northeastern and is com-

pleting her second co-op as a medical assis-tant. She will graduate in May as valedictorian

of her class with a 4.0 GPA and is accepted into the physician assis-tant graduate program at Yale.

Nicole volunteers as a Senior Health Educator in the BostonPublic school system and is also an active volunteer with the GirlScouts, winning the Keystone Partnership award for her service in2013.

Elizabeth Simone, daughter of George Butler, Psi ’69, receiveda 1999 scholarship.

“Beth has always been appreciative of thescholarship she received from �� andacknowledges that it was invaluable to her inher college years. She particularly recognizesthat the aid was significant at the time herfather had two children in college and one inmedical school!”

Beth received a Bachelor of Education fromDayton and a master’s degree from McDanielCollege in Maryland. She taught seven years in Maryland HighSchools before relocating to Pennsylvania in 2007 where she teachessocial studies and coaches her school’s award winning Mock Trialteam. She is married and the proud mother of three year old Julia,and remains involved in various church and community activities.

Karen Lowinger, daughter of John Liotta, Psi ’56, received a1981 scholarship.

“The �� scholarship was an investment inKaren’s future that enabled her to graduate fromPenn State with very little debt. Her education andsuccess at Boeing go hand-in-hand. �� was animportant part of it.”

Karen recently retired from Boeing after 31 yearsof service, including as an Interdivisional Manager in the helicopterdivision. She resides in Cleveland with her husband and threestepchildren and is very active in local civic and charitable programs.

Jamie with her father, NationalVice President Jim Miller.

2015–2016 Annual Fund ProgressThe 2015–16 Annual Fund is in full swing and we need YOU to

help make a difference.Check out the list below to see which of the 33 chapters’ alumni

are making a difference for Alpha Phi Delta. Already, nearly 180 brothers have contributed more than $44,000.

Contributions range from $10 to $5,000. Those 180 brothers aremaking a difference in our leadership programs, scholarship and insupport publications like The Kleos. Won’t you join them?

This year, we want to focus on getting as many brothers as possibleto participate in the campaign, no matter the amount. So pleasecheck out the following link to donate online or through the mail.Make a difference. Go to: www.apd.org/donate-now

Chapt/Donations/# of DonorsPsi $14,555 33Beta Rho $4,950 11Beta Lambda $4,855 34Theta Beta $3,200 12Delta $2,850 3Gamma Sigma $2,000 1Beta Sigma $1,285 7 Beta Beta $1,200 8 Beta Xi $1,150 9 Theta $1,100 2 Beta Eta $1,100 2 Gamma Lambda $700 3 Eta $650 3 Beta Theta $610 3 Xi $600 2 Beta Omicron $510 8 Gamma Zeta $500 1

Chapt/Donations/# of DonorsMu $450 3 Beta Iota $450 3 Chi $330 5 Gamma Xi $300 4 Beta Delta $245 6 Beta Mu $210 2 Beta Pi $150 2 Beta Phi $125 2 Epsilon $100 1 Beta Omega $100 1 Pi $75 2 Epsilon Beta $50 1 Beta Chi $50 1 Delta Upsilon $25 1 Epsilon Gamma $10 1

Total: $44,485,177

The sponsorship of this page is available. Contact the Alpha Phi Delta Foundation at [email protected] for more details.

*Ed Note: At press time, the Annual Fund is up to $76,000.



1950s Epsilon Reunion–The Bond Lasts Forever!

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In the summer of 2003, Robert Saglian (Sagliani) started a movement to bring all of thethen University of Buffalo 1950s Epsilon brothers together for regular meetings. We firststarted off small, with weekly lunches with a smaller crowd. They were so successful we thendecided to have annual reunions. One of the reunions was hosted by Brother Peter J.Fiorella, a nationally recognized matrimonial attorney. Peter has been on the list of the 100best and most respected and qualified matrimonial attorneys for several years. This reunionwas held at his Buffalo New York mansion, The Fiorella Mansion. For the last 10 years, theBuffalo, NY, and the Rochester, NY, Epsilon brothers have met annually. I was alwaysamazed at the amount of brotherhood that we all displayed at these reunions. I believe thatour chapter had a bond that was second to none. In 2012–2014, all of the RochesterEpsilon brothers travelled to Buffalo for our annual reunion. In 2015, the Buffalo brothersdecided that it was time to reciprocate. They secured a limo and travelled to Rochester.There are 10 brothers in the photo with the Epsilon Banner, but seven more brothersarrived after this photo was taken. Unlimited champagne during our bus ride to Rochesterprovided fodder for more “toasts” than one might imagine.

The restaurant arrangements in Rochester were made by the Rochester brothers andneedless to say we all had a great time bonding with each other once again.

Brother Victor Colonna is the last brother on the left of the photo. His father, MarinoColonna was the head chef at my Uncle Hugo’s restaurant, “Victor Hugo’s” in Buffalo formany years. I am now a financial planner, but our entire family was raised and was all a partof the Di Giulio family restaurant in Buffalo for over 40 years. In the 1950s our chapterdecided to have a spaghetti and meatball dinner for the entire campus. Victor’s father vol-unteered to do all of the preparation and cooking with help from many brothers in ourchapter. We made the entire university aware of this upcoming event and ultimately servedalmost 1,000 meals. Epsilon received rave reviews for this event.

The third brother from the right, front row, Dan Gregorio was instrumental in bringingthe famous Count Basie and his lead singer, the great Joe Williams to the Campus in thelate ’50s. Dan tells the story that our chapter had to first receive clearance from the Deanand his staff, which he did. However, the Dean and the staff's parting words to Dan were“Good luck. We don’t believe that you will ever be able to do this.” Well Dan and the broth-ers went to work and the performance was not only sold out but also Count Basie played toa standing room only crowd.

These are some of the lifelong memories that are still talked about 60 years after theyoccurred by a very close group of Alpha Phi Delta Epsilon brothers.

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would love to hear from you, share ideas,or help you reconnect with brothers.

After a few hours of sleep in Pittsburgh, Idropped by to see our men at Psi Chapterat Duquesne University before heading toBeta Lambda at St. Francis University inLoretto, Pa. I’ve been amazed that the cal-iber of men hasn’t changed here since Ireactivated the chapter as VP for Expansionin 2008. These are the type of guys youwould want to live in your neighborhoodand represent the highest ideals of AlphaPhi Delta. From Loretto, I headed to StateCollege for a stop to see our Chi Chapter atPenn State University. This chapter was allbut left for dead three years ago before wemade some valiant efforts to save them.Brother Robert Reinhart was able to recruithis pledge class and the chapter is stillafloat. This past semester, they conductedtheir first pledge period and successfullyinducted two men. We talked about ways tobetter utilize the Penn State IFC and to getextra assistance in terms of recruitment. Ithink our men need to be commended forbeing the smallest fraternity on the largestGreek campus in the entire country. I knowI appreciate their efforts.

It’s on large trips like these that I oftenfind myself lost in the miles and drift offinto thought. It’s amazing to me to havegone from a person who never consideredjoining a fraternity and hating the entireconcept to not only pledging and reactivat-ing a chapter and spending 13 years as anational officer to the point where todayI’m the National President. I’m still blownaway by this fact. Still blown away by themany examples being in a fraternity hashelped me become a better coach, teacherand dean. The skills I’ve learned have beenso intermingled its mind-boggling. n

Travels with the President (continued from page 9)



Save these dates in March for theFlorida Sunshine Tour luncheons.

March 5– OrlandoMarch 6– Tampa

March 8– The VillagesMarch 12– Pompano Beach

March 15– NaplesEmail [email protected]

for details.

As brothers of Alpha Phi Delta, you are part of a national organization and are amember for life. Nothing brings this home like our sunshine tours. Each year, weorganize gatherings and reunions at nearly a dozen retirement and spring venues.More than 200 brothers renew their friendships and forge new ones.

More than 60 brothers and guests from 17 chapters pack a favorite seafood venue in Naples.

While brothers are encouraged to attend the national conventions, we are also takingAlpha Phi Delta out to brothers. We truly are brothers for life.

These luncheons and dinners bring together brothers across many chapters. OurNaples, FL, luncheon included brothers from 17 different chapters, most of whom hadnot previously met. These events also bring together chapter brothers who have fallenout of touch for decades.

Brothersand guestsof all agesgather atour LongBeach, CAevent.

Lou Patierno, Beta Xi ’55 and John DeGrace

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Beta Xi ’56 have now reconnected in Florida.

Here they share a laugh at the Pompano Beach

Sunshine Tour Luncheon.

Peter Costello, Beta Omicron (YSU), TonyScalise, Beta Rho (Gannon) and Gene

Benevenia, Beta Pi (St. Johns) meet for thefirst time at our Scottsdale, AZ luncheon.

Dominick Mele, Iota ’35, and Mike Cappiello,Iota ’36, Union College, meet for the first time indecades at our Jupiter, FL, luncheon. Dominickrecently celebrated his 100th birthday.

Jeff Medici, Beta Eta ’40 and Pat Gabriele,Beta Eta ’41, pictured here at the Naples

luncheon, had not seen each other since theirundergraduate days at Brooklyn College.

Beta Delta (Temple) alumni Joe Porto ’57,Al Dibona ’54, and George Casadonte ’56rekindle longstanding bonds at our lun-

cheon in Punta Gorda.

IMPACT: SUNSHINE TOUR


ALUMNI NEWS

Nunzio Incremona honored with Centennial CoinBrother Garbarino reported, “It was my honor to visit Nunzio

Incremona. Nunzio was born in Italy and then came to the USA.He attended City College to study chemical engineering, andbecame a member of �� Fraternity–Eta. At that time CityCollege was all male and one evening the Italian chapter sorori-ty at Hunter College (all female at that time) invited the Etabrothers to a dance. From across the room he saw a beautifulyoung lady, Anna. They had “love at first sight” and are stilltogether after 67 years and counting. When I first met themtoday they were holding hands, as devoted to each other todayas they were on the night that they first met. Their family hasgrown with seven children, 10 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild.

“Nunzio’s college education was interrupted with his militaryservice in WWII where he received the Bronze Star. His citationfrom Major General Omar Bradley read in part ‘. . . for his hero-ic service in connection with military operations while stationedin Okinawa Island April 9, 1945, while subjected to enemy heavymortar and machine gun fire evacuated wounded soldiers. PFCNunzio fearlessly and unselfishly made his way over difficult ter-rain covered with heavy enemy fire to the wounded andthrough his heroic action was instrumental in saving the lives ofmany.’

“It was my honor to present him in the presence of my wifeLydia and four of his children with the �� Military Inauguraland Centennial Coin for his service to our Country and to ��.A truly remarkable 92-year-old young man who is devoted to hisloving wife Anna and his family.”

This page is sponsored by Charles Champagne, Beta Rho ’60, Gannon University.

Brothers from Delta Upsilon (Robert Morris) and the Pittsburgh AlumniClub march in the Columbus Day parade in October in the Bloomfield(Little Italy) section of Pittsburgh. Pictured with the fraternity is Pa. StateSenator Jay Costa (left), Carla Lucente, Italian Consul to Pittsburgh, andBill Peduto (far right), Mayor of Pittsburgh.

National President Chris Mancusi, National VP Jim Miller and VictorPopolano march in the NYC Columbus Day Parade in memory of ourrecently deceased brother Leon Panella. Leon was a major reason why APDhas typically had very strong representation in the Pittsburgh version of theColumbus Day parade.

Brothers from the Pittsburgh Alumni Club enjoy the annual dinner danceNovember 14. From left are Fran Prezioso, Paul Fabrizio, John Russo, NedCash and Ray Sasselli (all Psi alumni brothers).

Col. Charles Garbarino, Beta Sigma ’71, presents an APD MilitaryCentennial coin to Nunzio Incremona, Eta ’46.

Photos by Em

il Coscarelli

Photos by John Russo

Photos by John Russo


Monica Carocci was awarded theMancusi Family Scholarship. Monica is thegranddaughter of Sam Carocci, Epsilon ’54.She attends the Honors College at ElmiraCollege.

This page is sponsored by the New York Alumni Club.

accepting and warm people imaginable. Theypurchased their infamous lake house on TroutLake near Lake George, N.Y. and BrotherCamillus, Tony Rotolo, John Wetzel, Al Fafara,Garry Kosteck, the Derricos, the Popolanos, theParentes, Stan Raffa and his movies, ErnieColetti, undergrads from Beta Sigma and BetaXi, and even some of Al’s relatives all convergedfor indescribable extended weekends: MemorialDay, 4th of July, after Conventions, Labor Day,and Columbus Day. Once you knew Al andDottie, you were part of their family. Multipletables stuffed together on the back porchbecame the scene of legendary eating and drink-ing and fun experiences with Al presiding overthe mass of guests. I vividly recall one late nightduring the Columbus Day weekend in 1987. Ihad been dating my future wife. I was nearly 42years old at the time, and being old-fashioned Iwould have asked for the blessing of my inten-tions from my parents, but both were longdeceased. That night I sought, and received, theapproval of Dottie, the matriarch of my surro-gate family!Clearly Alpha Phi Delta prepared me for what

would follow. Both my parents were only-chil-dren, so actually I never had any aunts or uncles.In May of 1988 Diane and I married; her father(Alaggio) was one of seven, her mother(DiBenedetto) was one of five. Did I mentionthat Diane was full-blooded Italian? Every mem-ber of her family was constantly concerned that Ihad enough to eat. Over the years now, I am reg-ularly exposed to homemade zeppole, pizzelle,Easter bread, awesome sauce (not gravy),lasagna, etc. And it boggles my mind when Ithink of the fact that my two daughters are actu-ally half-Italian! Certainly I have experienced myshare of high strung and emotional ‘discussions’since 1988, but that is part of the Italian culture;without such drama what would Giuseppe Verdihave written his operas about?In recent years, I have had the privilege of

speaking to pledges at district-wide Brotherhoodfor Life evenings. Being active in a college frater-nity at my age does not usually cross the mind ofa pledge, but Alpha Phi Delta is not just an ordi-nary fraternity. I tell the pledges that we are atrue brotherhood and that our fraternal spirit isrooted in our Italian heritage, which is reflectedin our respect of family that spans generations.These days, many non-Italians are inducted intoour fraternity, but this fact does not change ourheritage. Alpha Phi Delta continues to offer awealth of culture and traditions that ourfounders treasured, to all who take the Oath ofBrotherhood. And I emphasize to those pledgesthat as a non-Italian I am SO proud to be a partof this Alpha Phi Delta family, “la famiglia, miafamiglia! n

Our Italian Heritage (continued from page 2)SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Michele Mellick is congratulated by hersponsor and grandfather Richard “DickieDuke” Mellick, Psi ’55, for earning the PaulJ. Sciullo Memorial Scholarship. A senior atSeton Hill University, she is class president,captain of the dance team and was recentlyhonored as having the highest overall GPAin the class of 2015. They stand in front ofthe Frs. Federici/Neihaus Alpha Phi Deltabronze memorial at Duquesne University.

Julie DelGreco received the A. JosephCreston Scholarship. She is pictured withJoseph Creston, left, Past NationalPresident, and scholarship donor, andher sponsor, Uncle Rocco Muffi, Psi ’65.She attends Seton Hill University.

Apply for a scholarship: In Marchthe application for the 2016 scholar-ship will be available on the web sitewww.apd.org under the FoundationTab. The scholarship is available toany brother or relative of a brotherwho has completed two marking

periods.

Christine Phelan received the James S.and Theresa Giampiccolo Award.Christine is a junior theater major atMuhlenberg College. Christine is thedaughter of Steve Phelan, Beta Sigma ’76.

Frank Wamsley and his grandfatherFrank Susca, Eta. Frank won the EtaChapter Award and attends Notre DameUniversity.

SCHOLARSHIP

This page is sponsored by Peter Gaudiuso, Theta Beta ’82, New York University.


IN MEMORIAM

FOUNDATION TRUSTEELeon Panella, Psi ’62 (Duquesne), passedaway October 10, 2015, at the age of 72 inProspect, Pa. Leonwas a stalwart of thePittsburgh AlumniClub (PAC) and thenational fraternity.He was a member ofthe PAC for 50 years,served as its presi-dent, vice presidentand secretary andwas the recipient ofits Outstanding Alumnus Award. He was a1965 graduate of the Duquesne UniversityPharmacy School and was a lifelong phar-macist, owning his own pharmacy for 25years in New Brighton, Pa.

He served on the national scene as a pastdirector and past chairman of the AlphaPhi Delta Foundation and was currentlyserving as a trustee of the ScholarshipDivision. He received the NationalOutstanding Alumnus Award in 1975. Heendowed a scholarship in his family name.

He was a very generous individual and aloyal supporter of the organizations towhich he belonged. He and his wife Karenwere known as Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus atChristmas at Duquesne University and theMcGuire Home for Children. He wasfamous in the area for hosting a large Italiansoppressata making party each January.

Joseph Guarnieri, Eta ’56 (CCNY), passedaway October 13, 2015, at the age of 78 inPotomac, Md. Joeenjoyed opera, tennis,soccer, wine, art andinvesting. Joe had agreat sense of humor.He loved living life tothe fullest and interact-ing with other people. Joe is survived by hiswife, Merle; son, Patrick and wife, Megan;sisters, Maria Farano and FernandaFriedrich; brothers, Aldo and Frank.

James Anthony Gianuzzi, Psi ’79(Duquesne), passed away on November 4th atthe age of 54 in Wall, N.J.

FORMER NATIONAL CHAPLAINRev. Leonard Tuozzolo,C.S.Sp., Psi ’61 (Duquesne),passed away November 5 inPittsburgh. Fr. Tuz, as he wasaffectionately known bymany Psi brothers to whomhe was chapter chaplain in

the 1960s and again in the 1970s, served asNational Chaplain 1986–92. He was 83years of age. Father Tuozzolo was born June26, 1932, in Woodside, N.Y. He professedhis vows as a member of the Congregationof the Holy Spirit on August 22, 1954, atHoly Ghost Novitiate in Ridgefield, Conn.and was ordained to the Priesthood June 4,1959, at St. Mary’s Seminary, Ferndale inNorwalk, Conn.

Father’s first assignment was to SacredHeart Parish, Emsworth, Pa. (1961–1964);he was named Vocation Director(1964–1966) and Assistant Pastor at St.Joseph’s, Bay City, Mich. (1966–1971) untilhe once again took on the position ofVocation Director and Chaplain atDuquesne University, Pittsburgh(1971–1975). He was pastor of St. PatrickParish, Charleston, S.C. (1975–1978),National Director of the Missionary VehicleAssociation (1978–1981) and then traveledto Kenya, East Africa to work in the IlkerinMission. Upon his return to the states from1982–1999, he ministered in St. Benedictthe Moor (Detroit) and St. Joseph (BayCity), and was pastor of St. Mark theEvangelist N.Y. where he served for 12years. In 1999 he became Director of theSpiritan Foundation, the former fundrais-ing division of the Congregation, and in2002 was appointed Pastor of Our LadyQueen of Peace, Arlington, Va. Fr. Tuozzoloretired in 2009.

Basim Othman, Gamma Rho ’96 (Baruch),perished in an auto accident October 20,2015, at age 40 in Union, N.J. Basim was astalwart brother to those at Gamma Rho,and always took the time to talk to theyounger brothers and tell them how impor-tant the bond of brotherhood is. Basim,fondly referred to as “Big Guy,” was full oflaughter and cheer, always in good spiritswith a gentle smile and roaring laughter.He was taken from us far too soon, tragical-ly and suddenly on his way to work. Heleaves behind a wife and three young chil-dren. Basim was the sole provider for hisfamily. Alumni of Gamma Rho has set upan Othman Family page, soliciting dona-tions for the family.

Fraternity Mourns Loss of 28th National PresidentTrent Ciarrocchi, PNP, Psi ’35The Kleos belatedly reports that our Brother, Trent J.

Ciarrocchi, Sr., Alpha Phi Delta’s 28th National President(1966-68) passed from this life on Thursday, December 25,2014, at the Weirton W. Va. Geriatric Center.

Trent J. Ciarrocchi was born September 30, 1917, in thesmall mining community of Dearth, Pa. At the age of one, hisfamily moved to Weirton, W. Va. where he lived all his life.

In the fall of 1935, he entered Duquesne University fromwhich he graduated with a bachelor’s in BusinessAdministration. While attending Duquesne, he was initiatedinto Psi Chapter. In 1942, Mr. Ciarrocchi served as a lieutenantjunior grade in the U.S. Naval Reserves from 1942–1946, and saw service in the EuropeanTheater of Operations during World War II. Returning to Weirton after his military service,he joined the Weir-Cove Moving and Storage Company, a motor transportation firm haulingsteel and general freight in six states where he finished his career as an executive.

Very active in civic, church and fraternal organizations, he has held many positions withthe Knights of Columbus, Elks Club, the Community Chest, Junior Achievement Inc. In 1971,he was elected to the office of Grand Knight of the Monsignor D.P. Murphy Council of theKnights of Columbus of Weirton.

Among the many fraternal activities, he was a member of the Steubenville Alumni Cluband helped found the Weirton Alumni Club. He served as National Vice President1964–1966 and as National President (1966–1968). Trent chaired the Scholarship Division ofthe Foundation for over 10 years and oversaw much of its growth.

Trent married the former Helen Czarepack (d. November 24, 2014 one month beforeTrent) in November, 1940. They raised three children: Gloria Jean, David (d.1994), andTrent Jr. (d.1968), the latter, a victim of an unfortunate fatal car accident as an undergradu-ate brother of Beta Theta in 1968.


Republic National Bank. Warren was a peo-ple person, with the gift of gab, and a loveto meet and talk to everyone about theirlife and their experiences. He loved learn-ing and seeing new things in life. Becauseof his love for giving and sharing with oth-ers, he had a unique talent for helpingpeople to get their dream homes or growinvestments by getting them mortgages. Helater went on to expand his career andexperience as a senior mortgage loan offi-cer at Classic Mortgage, LLC and then toJP Morgan Chase finally to his current posi-tion as TD Bank where he was promoted toSenior Mortgage Officer TD in West PalmBeach and Florida area and named theirhighest producer and still working in theNew York, New Jersey metropolitan area.

Dominic Pirraglia, Beta Eta ’43 (BrooklynCollege), passed away in December at the ageof 90 in Staten Island, N.Y. He was a retiredschool principal and innovator in the fieldof special education and vocational trainingwho was dedicated to his family and his stu-dents.

Victor Quilici, Beta Mu ’54 (DePaul), passedaway December 11, 2015. Victor was influ-ential in reactivating Beta Mu on DePaul’scampus in 2010. He was a member of theChicago Alumni Club. He was a lawyer andwas an active defender of the SecondAmendment, serving as General Counselfor the Illinois State Rifle Association.

Joseph A Massaro, Nu ’55 (Pitt), diedDecember 30 in Pittsburgh. Massaro Jr., 79,

attended the University ofPittsburgh, and foundedMassaro Corp. The firm didthe heavy lifting on count-less construction projects,from schools and medicalfacilities to transportation

nodes and housing. After his diagnosis withAlzheimer’s in 2010, his wife, CarolMassaro, established the Joseph A. MassaroAlzheimer’s Research Fund at thePittsburgh Foundation. It has providedimportant seed funding for research at theUniversity of Pittsburgh.

Patrick Joseph “Pat” Gaia, Beta Omicron’61 (Youngstown), passed away January 8 atthe Cleveland Clinic. Pat earned a Bachelorof Education in 1967 and an Master ofEducation in 1972. Pat taught in Warrenand Youngstown school districts as ateacher and administrator. He also coachedboth football and junior high basketball for13 years. n

Blaine James Gerdes, 62, Beta Omicron ’72(Youngstown State), passed away on Saturday,October 3, in Poland, Ohio. During his 32year professional career with the State ofOhio, parks and recreation, Blaineimproved the environment, parks, naturetrails and working relationships with farmfamilies throughout the state. Working was-n’t Blaine’s only strength, as he had seriousinterest in golf, football, basketball, base-ball, tennis and most sports. Blaine begangolfing at the age of nine, playing his firstfull round at Mill Creek Golf Course. Heplayed his last round of golf at the age of 62at Mill Creek in September.

Joseph D. D’Annunzio, Tau ’48 (MIT),passed away November 3, 2015, in Naples,Fla. Joe was an entrepre-neur and executive inthe construction indus-try, and lived in ScotchPlains, N.J. prior to retir-ing to Florida. He andhis wife Viola were frater-nity convention regulars,and they endowed ascholarship to the ��Foundation. Joe traveled throughout hislife touring every continent exceptAntarctica. He loved fine foods, traveling,fishing, golfing, tennis and reading. He hada deep sense of responsibility to his commu-nity constantly giving his time, energy, andfinancial support to organize events andraise funds for various groups and charita-ble causes. His favorite charitable cause wasto assist autistic or otherwise handicappedchildren. This passion led to his organizingand running an annual fundraising eventfor the Special Olympics and other charitiesin Florida that raised hundreds of thou-sands of dollars. Additionally, theD’Annunzio Family Foundation’s contribu-tion helped build the Newmark School inScotch Plains for autistic children.

Louis DelDuca, Beta Delta ’44 (Temple),passed away in December 2015 inWashington, D.C. He was a professor emeri-tus of law for the Dickinson Law School of

Penn State. Del Ducaretired from teaching in2013 after a half-centurycareer in the field ofinternational legal edu-cation. He was thelongest-serving facultymember in the lawschool’s history, having

joined the faculty and administration in1956.

Del Duca was internationally recognizedas a leading scholar in the fields of commer-cial and comparative law, and as a leader inthe internationalization of American legaleducation. A member of the American LawInstitute and the U.S. Secretary of State’sCommittee on International Trade Law,Del Duca also served as president of theInternational Academy of Commercial andConsumer Law and was the United States’collaborator to the Rome InternationalInstitute for the Unification of Private Law.

A gifted flutist since age six, Del Ducawas awarded scholarships to TempleUniversity and the Curtis Institute of Musicand studied at both institutions. After serv-ing in the U.S. Navy in World War II, thedevelopment of the United Nations and thepossibility of working through the law toprevent future world wars inspired DelDuca to pursue a career in law. He complet-ed his undergraduate degree at TempleUniversity and then attended Harvard LawSchool where he earned his J.D. Followinggraduation, Del Duca studied comparativeand international law as a Fulbright Scholarat the University of Rome Sapienza LawSchool and received the Italian equivalent ofa J.D. degree. He returned to Philadelphiaand joined the Montgomery McCracken lawfirm as well as Temple University as anadjunct professor of political science.

Warren Perkins, Beta Omega ’81 (Pace),passed away at the age of 52. Warren splithis time between New York City and FortLauderdale, Fla. His professional careerconsisted of over 20 years as a bankingmanager in several financial organizationsincluding HSBC bank formerly known as

The History of Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity 1914–2014 is now completed and available forpurchase. This 276-page book is available in four different editions (Special, Deluxe,Standard and Softbound) at prices ranging from $25 to $55. The book reflects 100 years ofAlpha Phi Delta’s history. It is filled with hundreds of photos and illustrations. No brother’slibrary is complete with out this amazing book of Fraternity history! This is the perfect giftfor a brother to give to a brother, or to buy for himself. For more details or to purchase thebook, go to: http://www.apd.org/the-history-book-of-apd1914-2014.

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Join us this year for Convention 2016August 3–7, 2016 Turf Valley Resort, Ellicott City, Md.

Check it out at www.turfvalley.com. Convention agenda, pricing and reservations can be found atwww.apd.org under About>Convention. Online payment now available.

Amenities at Turf Valley Resort include:

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Many of the 300 attendees at the 2015 National Summer Convention gather for the traditional group shot taken outside of the hotelSaturday night before the Awards Banquet.

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