Brother Rogers, who played center for the Bruins basketball teams in the 1950s, passed to the Adytum on High in Sept. 2019. He later taught and coached at Troy H.S. in Fullerton.
Rogers was the Bruins’ top scorer, rebounder and free-throw shooter as a senior in 1958, and he played alongside stars Willie Naulls and Rafer Johnson during his years. The Bruins were starting to emerge in the late 1950s, and in 1957, a good season was stopped in the NCAA playoffs by Univ. of San Francisco with Bill Russell and K.C. Jones and faced a tough rival in Cal under Pete Newell.
Author: Bradley Reichard
Adytum on High: Ben Rogers
Fred Jones (Adytum on High)
Brother Jones passed to the Adytum on High on Jan. 5. He worked as an international banker and was retired in Orange County. He was friends with Thomas Kibler of San Marino and Kent Lewis of Santa Monica.
UCLA Dance Marathon – Donate to the Actives Team!
Social chair Riley Johnson is captain of the Sigma Pi team which will dance for 24 hours straight to raise money for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
https://www.up4thefight.org/ucla2020/rileyjohnson
UCLA has done this 10 years in a row, and the actives always participate.
Please support them and donate to their cause.
King of Upsilon
Brother Josh King regaled the chapter with stories about Room #5, working in real estate in Santa Monica, and starting a pet hotel in his adventurous life this side of the Atlantic. King was an exchange student from England who never expected to join a fraternity, and clever enough to use his English accent to double-dip his Shakespeare essays while roommate Kyle Heckman (pictured) and other brothers drenched him in class during the Moonshiner Water Wars.
Parents Day – UCLA vs. ASU 2019
A rip-roaring fun day of partying, brats, pink champagne and burgers with Upsilon brothers and their parents. Alumni Bill Kealey, David Finkel, David Zeicheck, and Rich Trout joined Sage Charlie’s mom, 2nd Counselor Nick R.’s mom, and Social Chair Riley’s dad in the party!
2018-2019 Executive Council
Congratulations to the outgoing Executive Council for a fantastic year of service:
Nicholas Cantrell, 3rd Counselor
Derek Hight, Herald
Shea Dennis, 4th Counselor
Sage Charles Bickel
Noah Crousore, Social Chair
Nicholas Rackauckas, 2nd Counselor
Riley Johnson, Social Chair
Thomas White, Rush Chair
Luca Abatemarco, 1st Counselor
Adam Griffin, Rush Chair
David Kuckuk, Philanthropy Chair
Chris Cochran (Y1968) rides on in Sacramento
Mild-mannered government statistician by day.
Rip-roaring motorcycle racer by weekend.
Just try to keep up with him!
Brother Crawshaw in India (1960s)
Dr. Larry Crawshaw interrupted his graduate studies to serve in the Peace Corps in Nepal in the late 1960s. He was doused during the Holi festival during his “Endless Summer” trip, which included body-surfing in southern India.
See the upcoming Summer edition of the Pioneer for the full story.
Adytum on High: Hon. Charles Bader (R-Pomona)
Brother Bader, the only Upsilon brother to serve in the California State Assembly, passed to the Adytum on High on Aug. 28.
He was a generous donor to the brotherhood and provided keen political insight.
Career Night 2019
Beau Donahoe (real estate), David Finkel (finance), Gabe Grossman (consulting), Blake Nawracki (media/marketing) and Adam Treiger, Esq. (law) spoke at Career Night on May 20, 2019, our biggest and most successful Career Night ever! Mentoring our actives and helping them become successful men and professionals is one of the most important that things that we alumni can do.
