News Archive

Past Grand Sage William Cutbirth of Upsilon holds the charter along with illustrious alumni and actives: Joe Henriksen (Grand 1st Counselor), Kurt Rothner (1st Counselor), Geoffrey Quinn (3rd Counselor), Richard Kruger, Thomas…

Brother Mitchell returned from combat in the Pacific Theatre to serve as Sage in 1948, and try to handle the rambunctious chapter. He passed to the Adytum on High last year at…

Brother Rea served in Guadacanal and stateside in the U.S. Navy from 1942-1946. He is Upsilon’s last WWII veteran, and he lives with his daughter in New York.

Brother Straeter was initiated in 1947 and later served in the Korean War. He lives in Rancho Mirage, where he is active in his church.

Thank you to Sage Malcolm Galligan’s E.C., which completed its term recently: Jonathan Rodriguez (1st Counselor), Roy Arguello (3rd Counselor), Sage Malcolm Galligan, Jason Carpenter (2nd Counselor), Alex Serrano (4th Counselor); Hilart…

The brotherhood held their 2nd Sorority Super Bowl to raise money for the Ewings Sarcoma Research Foundation. The chapter also participated in Chi Omega’s Tug-o-War, and Kappa Delta’s Design-a-T-Shirt philanthropies.

The brotherhood welcomed 24 new Initiates from the Fall pledge class, under the stewardship of new Sage Alex Serrano. The past year was an especially fruitful one for the Upsilon Chapter of…

Jay Mercado at the 1970s-era “Dixie” party hosted by the gentlemen of Upsilon Manor, soon after our 1975 re-colonization. Mercado is now an artist is San Francisco.

Will Short lives in Honolulu after 30 “wonderful” years in the Navy. He retired in 2006 and now works as an information technology consultant in paradise.