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Members of Gamma Nu Chapter, Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity,
at Sacramento State College (now California State University – Sacramento) and
their families and friends are cordially invited to provide additional or correcting information for
captions with the photos on this website. Also welcome are “then
and now” photos of fraternity brothers for posting on this page. E-mail any
digital photos to Lewis “Buzz” Nolan at
lewis_nolan@yahoo.com. Mail any floppy disks, CD-ROMs or hard copy prints
to him at 196 North Highland, Memphis, TN 38111. Include a self-addressed,
stamped envelope if you want them returned after copying/scanning. If you don’t
care to chance a possible loss in the mail, take original photos to a camera
store for copying onto a disc.
Peter Lenhart Siller (left) in full Scuba gear at Folsum Lake, California during the summer of 1964.
Michael Levison and his wife Regina
Dick Hotchkiss by massive kiln
Barbara Morris watches Dewey Howell take a croquet shot in 1965
Truman Holtzclaw by Crater Lake
Memorial Service Program for Fred Lizalde
Jack Schafer with wife Rebecca, Golden Retrievers
Photo 1: Sigbust
in 1965. Please notify Buzz Nolan of any picture IDs.
Photo 2: Sigbust
in 1965. Michael Levison gives beer to dog and adds that "I think next to me is
Paul Riddle and the other person might be Greg Kareofelas."
Photo 3: Sigbust
in 1965. Please notify Buzz Nolan of any picture IDs.
Photo 4: Sigbust
in 1965. Al Mason a two-fisted drinker?
Photo 5: Sigbust
in 1965. The following, tentative picture ID comes from Rimas VisGirda: "I was cruising the photos and
think I may have spotted myself in #5 -maybe the skinny guy in the center with
the blue ASP sweatshirt. I even sort of remember having a blue sweatshirt... wierd! Also you know it's
Al Mason getting ready or hitting the ball - in the
brown shirt (he's also in the previous pic). And I THINK? that may be John Georgakakos in the black shirt
way to the left of the pic (behind the guy in the
foreground)."
Sigbust
in 1964. George Max and Joyce by vintage Ford.
Sigbust
in 1964. Four photos including shots of Gary Bramon, Art Derby, Steve Foy, Gordon Hanna and Bob Vales.
Dewey Howell with wife Debbie at 2002 benefit for American Cancer Society held in
Memphis' famed Peabody Hotel
(Left to right) Fred Lizalde, Dewey Howell and Tommy Morris at Dewey's daughter Dana's
wedding reception in May, 2000.
Greg Kareofelas (standing) and Pam Handle (possible Little Sister?) watch
Rich Weber in what must have been a posed spanking of an unidentified co-ed in about 1967. Greg jokes that
'I don't know who he was spanking and I can't remember why we got to spank
Little Sisters.'
Greg Kareofelas makes his way through a jungle in Venezuela in 1999
while on a trek to Auyan Tepui. His website at http://kareofelas.com/auyantepui has
many spectacular photos and commentary about the trip.
Page (a) from 1964 Sac
State Yearbook showing 17 alphabetized photos of Alpha Sigs (John Alexander through John Georgeakakos). Click
"enlarge" button at lower right of displayed yearbook page to see larger pictures.
Page (b) from 1964 Sac
State Yearbook showing 17 alphabetized photos of Alpha Sigs (Brian George through John Rhoades). Click
"enlarge" button at lower right of displayed yearbook page to see larger pictures.
Page from 1962 Sac
State Yearbook showing 24 alphabetized photos of Alpha Sig actives, Gary Anderson through Al Mason. Click
"enlarge" button at lower right of displayed yearbook page to see larger pictures.
Page from 1962 Sac
State Yearbook showing 18 alphabetized photos of Alpha Sig members, George Max through Ron Wudel. Click
"enlarge" button at lower right of displayed yearbook page to see larger pictures.
Page from 1962 Sac
State Yearbook showing Alpha Sig's homecoming float parading through downtown Sacramento. Click
"enlarge" button at lower right of displayed yearbook page to see larger pictures.
Page (a) from 1962 Sac
State Yearbook showing 6 alphabetized photos of Alpha Sigma Phi's Little Sisters. Click
"enlarge" button at lower right of displayed yearbook page to see larger pictures.
Page (b) from 1962 Sac
State Yearbook showing 5 alphabetized photos of Alpha Sigma Phi's Little Sisters. Click
"enlarge" button at lower right of displayed yearbook page to see larger pictures.
Page (c) from 1964 Sac
State Yearbook showing 16 alphabetized photos of Alpha Sigs (Mike Robustelli through Clyde West) and
Little Sisters. Click
"enlarge" button at lower right of displayed yearbook page to see larger pictures.
Page (a) from 1961 Sac
State Yearbook showing 14 Alpha Sig officers and members. Click
"enlarge" button at lower right of displayed yearbook page to see larger pictures.
Page (b) from 1961 Sac
State Yearbook showing eight Alpha Sig members and chapter history. Click
"enlarge" button at lower right of displayed yearbook page to see larger pictures.
Page (c) from 1961 Sac
State Yearbook showing candid shots photos of Alpha Sigs and their dates dancing at Third Annual
Playboy Party. Click
"enlarge" button at lower right of displayed yearbook page to see larger pictures.
Page (d) from 1961 Sac
State Yearbook showing Raul Quezada, Tim Fitzer and other Alpha Sigs at Playboy Party. Click
"enlarge" button at lower right of displayed yearbook page to see larger pictures.
Arel (Ralph)
Thomas and wife Kathy in 2002.
Arel (Ralph)
Thomas at 2003 gig for Mercedes Owner's Association Christmas Party in Seattle
Arel (Ralph) Thomas
plays for familiar faces in three photos from 1963 in three photos. Click "enlarge" button at lower right of
displayed page to see larger pictures.
Arel (Ralph) Thomas
shares headline with actress Florence Henderson for Florida performance
Gary Hendrickson and Vicki
(wearing his pin) at Alpha Sig or SAS function in 1962
Gary Hendrickson
and wife Vicki at family wedding in 2004
George Grossman at Chicago
wedding in October, 1994
Arnie and Gayle Carston on Mt.
Mansfield, Vermont. The couple vacationed there and in other parts of New England in September, 2004,
with longtime friends Michael and Regina Levison.
World Champion
Whistler Milt Briggs
Photo from Sacramento
Bee's 1986 profile of Milt Briggs
Art and Kim Derby with
their daughter, Lisa, in Washington DC, 2004
Art Derby's son Pete with
Pete's wife Marina in 2003
Rimas VisGirda relaxes at home
in Champaign, Ill., with sons Todas (left) and Jonas in 2004
READY TO FIGHT CRIME -
Prosecuting attorney Gary Rempel wears 19th Century swordsman gear a la Highlander Duncan McLeod
Gary Bramon and wife
Toni at Gettysburg Battlefield in October, 2004
Gary and Pam
Toombs in Italy for week-long cooking school in October, 2004
Gary Toombs at
week-long cooking school in Italy, October, 2004
THREE AMIGOS -
(From left) Lewis "Buzz" Nolan, Gerry Hatcher and
Dewey Howell enjoy one another's company at a Mexican restaurant in Memphis
in early 2005. The transplanted Californians were all in Alpha Sig together in the
early 1960s and only recently discovered they were living in the same metropolitan
area. Their mini-reunion came out of the organizing efforts for the big Sig Bust Reunion
in April, 2005. The long-separated fraternity brothers call themselves the Gamma Grits Outpost of Gamma Nu Chapter,
Alpha Sigma Phi, and plan to get together at least quarterly.
Newspaper photo clip from 1962 featuring (from left) Jack Jenkins, Little Sister Jodi Geist and Tommy
Morris. It promoted Alpha Sigma Phi's Fraternity Rush party at Sacramento State. Jack was event chairman. The caption
named Ralph Thomas in charge of entertainment, Ed Pacheco in charge of refreshments, Jack Schafer in
charge of decorations and Fred Lizalde in charge of clean-up. Clipping was provided by Tommy.
Tommy Morris (left) with Al Mason in summer of 2002
when Tommy and wife Barbara visited Al in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Jim Cook offered the following photo ID's of the Pledge Class of Spring, 1963.
"From left to right: Across the top - Rimas VisGirda, Larry Jenkins, Mark Giocinto (did not go active) and
Bob Manassero. Standing in the middle - Gary Petty (did not go active) and Pete Siller. Bottom -
Dan Smith and Jim Cook..
Jim Cook offered the following photo IDs for three pledges from the Spring Class of 1963 who wore
skirts for a skit. "I believe
the one on the left is Mark Giocinto, Peter Siller (center) and me. This is the infamous chorus line
where Pete was the hit of the show with his high kicks and nothing on under his skirt."
Rimas VisGirda does a gender-bending strip tease in skit c. 1963.
Rimas VisGirda with artwork ideal for concealing really bad hair days.
There are more than 400 additional photos taken by Brothers
Truman Holtzclaw, John Hunter, Buzz Nolan, Jack Schafer, Rimas VisGirda and others at the April 1-2, 2005
Sig Bust Reunion and at other Alpha Sig activities and events from 1960s until present. Pictured
are many Alpha Sigs and Little Sisters. These photos are posted in several albums at a special
Yahoo website that allows slideshow viewing, copying for downloads and purchase of small
prints. For prints from the Sig Bust Reunion of higher quality, contact Truman, a professional photographer. Click
this paragraph or
cut and paste the following URL into your browser.
http://photos.yahoo.com/siggy_raider
