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1959 South Columbine Street l Denver l Colorado 80210 l www.duzbt.com l Winter 2014/15
IOTA CHAPTER #1 at DU!
IOTA ADVISORS’ UPDATE
This fall has been another record one at IOTA. We now are a brotherhood of over 110 men. The brothers
not only had a successful recruitment, but completed over 1000 hours of community service, raised nearly
$10,000 for Children’s Miracle Network, placed 14 men on the Dean’s List last spring, have started their
march to their fourth consecutive intramural championship, have a brother serving as IFC’s president and
one as a student senator, and much more. We are very proud of our undergraduates and their success in
and outside of the classroom.
This winter quarter the chapter will be hosting a Safe, Smart Dating program with the women of Alpha Phi.
We will also be welcoming DU’s new Chancellor Rebecca Chopp to a chapter gathering.
As we approach IOTA’s 100th anniversary of our founding in 1920 we are excited about our future as
A Powerhouse of Excellence at DU.
My thanks to all of my fellow advisors for their efforts in mentoring and supporting our undergraduates
and thanks to Jay Reano for his efforts on alumni events in Denver and Gregg Witt for those in Chicago.
We are also thrilled that so many IOTAs are now involved as board members with the national fraternity
and foundation as well as serving as local chapter advisors for groups around the country. These brothers
are living the ritual by doing brotherhood, always.
C, F & S,
Steve Ehrlich, Chapter Advisor and on behalf of all advisors
Assistant Chapter Advisors:
Gary Berz, Michael Tracy, Chris Fettig, Peter Belsky, Kelsey Yamasaki and Kyle Leigh
Recruitment Consultant: Scott Adams; Faculty Advisor- Greg Grauberger
House Corporation Directors: Gary Berz, Chris Fettig, Steve Ehrlich, Zach Baca, House Director & Advisor
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Making our House
‘Our Home’...
Third Thursday Lunches
a Big Success!
Our thanks to those that have donated or pledged
to do so. In our efforts to continue to improve our
chapter house further improvements are planned
for this summer. You can support this effort by giving to DU and making sure you earmark it to ZBT
Iota Renovation Fund. To pledge on line go to:
http://www.du.edu/givetozbt
Thanks again for supporting your chapter. Please
add your name to list of Iota supporters.
Thanks to Jay Reano for his efforts in keeping the
bonds of brotherhood alive and well in Denver.
Every third Thursday local alumni meet for lunch.
We share stories, mostly lies, about the past and
catch up on current events.
We are hoping more local alumni will join us, contact Jay: jreano@comcast.net for more information.
Why not consider doing this in your city?
Contact Steve Ehrlich: ehrlich14@aol.com and he’ll
get you contact information for alumni in your area.
Recruitment Rush
Recommendations Welcomed
ZBT Heritage Photos
including Old Composites
Please send your rush recommendations to
John Kopec via email at: kopec795@gmail.com
Recommendations for other ZBT chapters can be
at:
http://www.zbt.org/join-a-chapter/recruitment-recommendation.html
We’ve updated the Iota website with ZBT and PSD
composite photos from yesteryear. Go to
www.duzbt.com then click on Alumni then click
on Heritage photos http://www.duzbt.com
or click on this direct web link:
http://tinyurl.com/p3dg8gl
Like us on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/ZBTiota
Upcoming Reunion
Iota’s brothers from the 50s and early 60s are
planning a reunion this summer in Denver. For
more information please contact Marty Chernoff at
MChernoff@aol.com
LOOKING FOR ZBT GEAR
http://www.greekgear.com/zebeta.html
Here are a couple of the photos you’ll see on Iota’s Heritage web and facebook pages.
Steve Ehrlich, Robbie Weinstein and Bruce Saiber
Top: Gregg Witt, Keith Frankl, Don Reisfeld, Bobby Susser, Jimmy Ehrlich
Bottom: Jay Reano, Jesse Ireland, Bill Castellano and Steve Adler
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Hersh’s Memorial Held in Las Vegas
and Annual Chicago Alumni Dinner...
Jesse Ireland, Keith Frankl, Ken Friednash,
Gregg Witt, Bill Castellano and Jon Church.
Hershel Shapiro Memorial Golf held in Las Vegas
October 26-29, 2014
Clockwise: David Greenberg, at the head of the table, is a friend of
Richard Goodman and Bill Castellano, he knew Hersh. David is a ZBT
alumn from Tulane. Ken Friednash, Gregg Witt, Amanda, Jon
Church, Keith Frankl, Jesse Ireland and Bill’s nephew, Michael is
here at a conference with his girlfriend, Amanda.
Chicago Alumni Dinner November 13th held at
The Claim Company in Northbrook Illinois
1970 Alumni Football
Front row (left to right): Jerry Blumberg, Gary Wolfson, Gregg Witt,
Scott Jacobs; Middle row: Steve Newman, Richard Goodman, Jim
Ehrlich, Stu Hertzberg; Back row: Don Gerstein
Gary Berz, Steve Ehrlich, Bruce Balonick
and Jim Errant at the alumni football game
held this past October in Denver.
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Surprise Father/Son Reunion at Iota.
Greg Segall placing pin
on his son Adam at IOTA.
Adam Segall did not know his father
was behind him at Iota’s ceremony.
When Adam turned around to get his
pin affixed his father was there to
place the pin on his son. Greg Segall
flew in from Philadelphia and the
recruitment committee pulled this off.
Greg is a ZBT from Alpha Rho, 1980.
Zeta Beta Tau — A Fraternity
Without Pledging Since 1989
25 years ago, Zeta Beta Tau made history by becoming the first fraternity to
abolish pledging and remove all twotier membership practices. Today, that
decision is more relevant than ever as
fraternities, sororities, colleges and universities, and other student organizations discuss ways to eliminate hazing
practices.
For more information on this innovative
program go to: www.zbt.org and then
click The Journey tab.
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‘Get on the Ball’ raises nearly $10,000
for Children’s Miracle Network.
DU Chancellor Rebecca Chopp signs “Get On The Ball” at right with Iota brothers.
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ZBT IOTA Rituals
This fall we were proud to initiate 34 new members to our brotherhood.
ZBT Iota officers (left to right): Peter Throckmorton,
Treasurer , Stephen Stanis VP, Nick Young President,
Scott Graham VP and Christian Nielsen Secretary
Steve Ehrlich congratulating our Recruitment
Chairman John Kopec on a job well-done.
Brothers awaiting the start of the ritual.
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Letter from the President
Vice-Presidents
Fall quarter was a very important quarter for this,
the Iota, chapter. Our recruitment team, lead by
John Kopec, recruited and initiated 34 members.
This recruitment class increased the chapter size
to a campus high of 113 brothers. After recruitment, we continued our great quarter with raising
almost $10,000 for Children’s Miracle Network.
Austin Oberfeld and his committee worked hard
all summer to make sure this Get on the Ball was
successful. Thanks to all alumni and parents that
helped us raise the money for the kids! My Vice
Presidents, Stephen Stanis and Scott Graham
have been working hard all quarter to keep our
brothers busy with events including exchanges,
socials, mini golf, go karts, movies, trips to the
deli, and many more things. They are currently
busy planning ZBTahiti and Formal, which will
both occur in spring quarter. During all of these
things, Iota has been winning lots of Intramural
Sports including bringing home the championship in soccer. Our GPA was once again above
the all men’s average at the university and
Dominic Italia has been doing a great job keeping
this chapter focused on academics. Last but not
least, I would like to give a thank you to Christian
Thorndal Nielsen and Peter Throckmorton for the
effort at their jobs that can sometimes be thankless. As we look ahead to elections this quarter, I
can confidently say we have many brothers looking to run that will do great things for this chapter. Things have been going very well lately at the
Iota chapter and that is due to all of the hard
work of all the brothers here.
Go Blackhawks,
C, F & S,
Nick Young
President of Zeta Beta Tau’s Iota Chapter
Wow, fall quarter went by fast! Throughout the
whirlwind, we were proud of the events that took
place this past quarter. The recruitment chair, John
Kopec, and his committee laid the groundwork for
our outstanding fall rush throughout the summer,
and their hard work certainly paid off with 34 new
brothers, pushing Iota well over the century mark.
Community Service also hit a new high, with the
chapter completing over 1,000 combined hours
this quarter. Alumni football was a great success,
although unfortunately the alumni did pull off a
win with a strong showing from the recent graduates, and a surprise-rushing touchdown from
Steve. There has been a lot for Iota to be excited
about in the past half year, and we are confident
we are set up to reach many new highs in the near
future.
C, F & S,
Scott Graham
External Vice President
This quarter has had its share of benchmarks for
the Iota chapter of Zeta Beta Tau – we’ve hit new
highs in what seems to be every committee in the
fraternity. With the initiation of 34 new brothers,
our Traditions and Rituals committees had their
hands full, but performed well above expectations. Our Rituals committee, led by Josh Lansky,
did a tremendous job of hosting our initiation in
the university's Gottesfeld Room, bringing the
new brothers into the fraternity with class. Our
Traditions committee, tasked with organizing our
retreats, helped to bond this class to the rest of
the fraternity, aided greatly by our BDD events
and the bi-weekly fraternity lessons held by our
Provost, Layne Hopkins. Perhaps our most
impressive committee this fall, however, was
Philanthropy. Austin Oberfeld and his committee
took it upon themselves to raise the bar of this
fraternity’s philanthropic efforts, and to use the
chapter’s now over 100 manpower to achieve
their high goals. With Austin and his committee,
as well the entire fraternity, supporting this effort,
we were able to raise over $10,000! It was an
amazing thing to see as a senior how far the fraternity has come in all aspects of fraternity life,
and I look forward to more progress the rest of
this year and beyond.
It’s great to be a Zebe!
C, F & S,
Stephen Stanis
Internal Vice President
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influenced every individual in the chapter.
C, F & S,
Layne Hopkins
Provost
Brotherhood Education
Hello, my name is Layne and I currently hold the
position of Provost within the fraternity. As the
Provost I am responsible for the education of the
chapter as a whole. This includes inviting speakers to chapter, having leadership workshops, and
running new brother education for freshman during their first quarter in the chapter. Over the last
year we have had speakers that include the
Chancellor, DU Career Services, a MS society representative and Campus Safety. I personally
believe that these speakers provide a unique
learning opportunity for the chapter because they
teach us about leadership, heritage, and show us
what our philanthropy goes to. I also believe that
it is important to help the junior and senior classes find potential jobs while also helping the freshman and sophomore classes prepare for the
future. This is why I try to have a workshop or
speaker that is focused on the future each quarter. This quarter DU career services will be coming to the chapter and informing brothers about
their program. The DU career services is an excellent program that can provide job opportunities
with Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Arrow
Electronics, and many other organizations.
Speakers are a critical part of the development of
our chapter, but it is brotherhood that truly
makes up the roots of our fraternity. ZBT has
been a very progressive chapter throughout its
history. In 1954 ZBT opened its doors to men of
all creeds, religions, and race and in 1989 ZBT
tossed aside its pledge process and eliminated
hazing. This has led to a truly unique education
experience that creates brotherhood through true
bonding instead of a two tier system. I have spent
the last year revamping the education program to
focus on supporting freshman as they transition
through one of the largest transitions in their life.
New brother education now focuses on informing
them about the history of the chapter and the
general information they need to know about
Greek Life while also supporting them through
their first year of school. The education experience begins with new brother education where
freshman are reminded that school comes before
everything. In the end we are here to gain an
invaluable education. It also focuses on being
socially aware, having integrity, and creating a
strong brotherly bond. While new brother education is the core program of our education it never
ends there. I have had the honor of watching
everyone from the freshman to the seniors grow
throughout my three years in this chapter and I
truly believe that the Iota chapter has positively
Brotherhood
My name is Nathan Bracy and I am the Brotherhood
Development chair for Zeta Beta Tau’s Iota chapter.
I’m a senior and joined ZBT in the winter of 2012.
As Brotherhood Development (or BDD) chair, my
duties are to keep my brothers interested and
engaged in ZBT. Ultimately, if a brother is thinking
about dropping the fraternity it is my job to gauge
what went wrong. On a daily basis, I look for fun
and interesting activities for the fraternity to do
together. For example, we have gone to play minigolf, paintballing, played laser tag, bowling, and
other events.
In addition to this, the BDD chair works with the
Provost, or the new brother educator, to create lesson plans and teach the new brothers about their
fraternity. Lastly, I try to make myself available to
all brothers in case they need advice or anything
along those lines.
C, F & S,
Nathan Bracy
Brotherhood Development Chairman
Parent/Alumni Relations
This past fall quarter was yet another fun quarter
here with the Iota chapter. As the chairmen of
parent and alumni relations I had the pleasure of
helping organize several events throughout the
quarter. We had our annual fall alumni football
game and am sad but not surprised to say that
the alumni took home yet again another win as
they have had great success in years past against
the undergraduate team. We had a great turnout
for our alumni poker event as well at our house.
Parents weekend was great to see so many parents come out and see the house and meet many
of our brothers, following our hockey team’s win
against Boston College that night! Overall it was a
great fall quarter and I am looking forward to this
coming winter. My job as chairmen is to help
keep parents and alumni connected with what is
going on with the Iota. As always if you ever have
any questions or possible suggestions for parent
and alumni events please reach out to me at
jeffhauser05@gmail.com.
C, F & S,
Jeff Hauser
Alumni/Parental Relations Chairman
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Academics
Risk Management
ZBT Iota once again showed its commitment to academic excellence this past quarter. Iota maintained
one of the foremost overall GPA averages among
fraternities at the University of Denver, and had a
greater overall GPA than that of the DU all men’s
average. In the spring quarter of 2014, Iota was
proud to name 13 brothers to the Dean’s list. These
brothers each had a GPA equal to or greater than
3.75 for the quarter. A major goal for this fall is to
beat this already impressive number of brothers on
Dean’s list.
This quarter had a number of new brothers
obtained from fall rush, each of which went
through the new brother tradition of attending
weekly study tables, as well as meeting with our
faculty academic advisor, Greg Grauberger. New
brothers were counseled on useful study habits
and on ways of being proactive in their classes and
in relationships with teachers. Brothers who were
having difficulties meeting the ZBT Iota GPA requirement went through much the same process. They
attended study tables and met with Mr. Grauberger.
Helping these struggling brothers is one of the most
important aspects of the Academics Chair position.
ZBT Iota is proud of its academic accomplishments, and aims to forever increase its academic
quality. Iota will never relent in its efforts of sustaining a prestigious academic record.
C, F & S,
Dominic Italia
Academics Chairman
Risk Management took another huge leap forward
for the Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity Iota Chapter. We
strived to set the right tone moving forward in the
quarter by introducing to the new initiates what it
means to be ‘your brother’s keeper’, because all
things aside, upon being initiated into this powerhouse of excellence, we become family. And family comes first. With this mindset, we implemented
rules to manage our fraternity’s social events in the
most effective and efficient fashion. The risk management schedule was designed to ensure further
bonding between brothers as a member from each
class was always on staff, accentuating the need for
brotherhood among all and the imperativeness for
cooperation in order for success. In light of these
adjustments, the brothers were very willing to raise
their hand to help the risk management efforts
without being asked, showing how far we’ve come
in valuing safety and protecting our family!
C, F & S,
Alexander Hill
Risk Management Chairman
Athletics
Sports! We had yet another successful quarter of
athletics competing in five sports. We had six
teams playing in intramural soccer, flag football,
volleyball, basketball, and broomball and co-rec
broomball. The soccer team took there season all
of the way to win the championship. Our football
team also made it to the end of the season however lost in championship by a tragic one point.
Overall it was a great season and we are on our
way to yet another overall Greek athletic champion title.
In addition to intramural sports we also had in
house games with our new athletic equipment.
On any given day you can find a few brothers
playing basketball on the court behind the house,
but we also organized a brotherhood event,
which brought out our new freshmen to participate in a tournament.
With winter quarter coming we will be participating in another season of intramural sports and
heading to the mountains for some skiing and
snowboarding. Hopefully without injuries on the
fields or the slopes we will continue our pursuit
of the overall Greek athletic championship!.
C, F & S,
Grant Rotman
Athletic Chairman
Dean’s List Spring 2014
Andrew Bridges
Chris Chang
Andrew Desloge
Alec Finley
Elliott Harris
Alex Hill
Tyler Irani
Ryan Leverant
Holden Lewis
Nathan Moses
Maximilian Munoz
Kevin O’Connell
Zach Wallace
LOST BROTHER LIST
If your recognize the name of your lost brother
(see pages 14-16) and have their contact info,
please forward to Steve Ehrlich at:
ehrlich14@aol.com
Thanks!
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Philanthropy
As the fall quarter came to an end there were many
great things to reflect on over fall quarter and look
forward to for the rest of the year. With a total of
40 bids handed out, we not only had the best
retention rate the University of Denver Iota chapter
has ever had, but also the largest fall recruitment
class in our history. We initiated exactly 34 new
brothers this fall! Our chapter has continued to
grow from last year and is still the largest fraternity on campus while still maintaining our standards
as the number one fraternity at the DU.
This rush experience was a little bit different than
the rush processes in the past due to some
changes with IFC. This year we were allowed two
on campus events and one off campus, which is
one less on campus event from last year. Our on
campus events included a BBQ on Friday and
cigars and sandwiches or ‘Stogies and Hoagies’ on
Sunday. In the past, indoor skydiving has been an
extremely popular off campus event but we decided to change things up this fall by switching to
Paintball. Paintballing could not have gone any better. It allowed for endless conversation with
prospects and encouraged teamwork in the 10 vs.
10 games. With this outstanding bonding event
and an overall great showing of both brothers and
prospects, we will continue to do paintballing next
year as our off campus event.
With fall recruitment passed, we have already
begun planning for the winter. With the help of the
E-Board and a brotherhood of well over one hundred brothers, we will continue to initiate quality
men into our “Powerhouse of Excellence”. I am
extremely proud of this chapter and my committee
with the results from this fall. With that being said,
we are always accepting recruitment recommendations. If you know anyone interested or simply
wants to see what Greek life has to offer, pass along
their contact information via Kopec795@gmail.com
or by cell phone (319) 899-2824.
“Recruitment is the Lifeblood of the Fraternity”
C, F & S,
John Kopec
Recruitment Chairman
DO CHARITY. Always!
DENVER
This quarter was a huge success with our Get On
The Ball fundraiser. This fundraiser goes to the
Children’s Miracle Network to help support young
children who cannot afford certain medical treatments. We were able to raise over $10,000! We
could not have done it without the help and support of all the parents, alumni, and brothers of
this chapter. I was thrilled with the success we
had this past quarter am excited to start working
on Red Nose Days our winter philanthropic event
which supports the Children’s Miracle Network.
C, F & S,
Austin Oberfeld
Philanthropy Chairman
Our House
A typical day as the housing director at Zeta Beta
Tau fraternity is a thrilling ride through three floors
that create our home. I wake up earlier that most
brothers in the house, I walk around to see what I
can find to put into that day’s work orders. While
my main job is to maintain the cleanliness, safety
and efficiency of the house and I am there for the
brothers. Being a young alumnus I find I can be a
mentor to our younger brothers. Furthermore, I am
the liaison between the housing corporation, cleaning crew, catering service and the University. I am
an employee of DU. My job is straightforward; make
sure the house is in a livable and safe condition for
current and future brothers to enjoy a special place
brothers before us have worked hard to maintain.
C, F & S,
Zach Baca
House Director
Our Rituals
This fall we were happy to initiate 34 new members
to our brotherhood. For initiation ritual our advisors
were able to attend. During retreat, new brothers
were able to connect through old brothers stories
and experiences. The rituals of ZBT Iota are continuing to bring out brotherhood closer together. As is
a ZBT tradition we start each meeting with a reading from our Ritual. In planning our programming
we are mindful that it should bring our ritual to life.
C, F & S,
Josh Lansky
Rituals Chairman
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NEW BROTHERS STRENGTHEN
OUR BROTHERHOOD
Nick Young
Stephen Stanis
Scott Graham
Peter Throckmorton
Christian Nielson
Christian Nielsen
George Andrulonis
Medfield, Massachusetts
Nate Avis
Oak Park, Illinois
Ryder Bruce
Calajasas, California
Chuck Canty
Concord, Massachusetts
Drew Carey
Dallas, Texas
Jack Cartwright
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Henry Crawford
Simsbury, Connecticut
Scott Crowe
Atherton, California
Micheal Daly
Laguna Hills, California
Bo Fedorak
Sterling Heights, Michigan
Chase Iacofano
Franklin, Michigan
Shivang Jhunjhnuwala Hong Kong, China
Ben Kanellitsas
Hailey, Idaho
Harrison Kuzbyt
Planisboro, New Jersey
Wyatt Lichtenger
Palo Alto, California
Kyle Malcolm
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Chase Martin
Westlake Village, California
Will McDermott
Libertyville, Illinois
Josh Meister
Chicago, Illinois
Jake Michelotti
Libertville, Illinois
Andrew Oelsner
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jack Poole
Boise, Idaho
Eli Rovit
Chicago, Illinois
Ryoma Saito
Culver City, California
Nick Sarnelli
Lebonon, New Jersey
Adam Segall
Gladwyne, Pennsylvania
Luke Shubin
Camarillo, California
Dash Stethem
Hailey, Idaho
AJ Stowell
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
John Tate
Beaverton, Oregon
Warren Taylor
Williamstown, Massachusetts
Peter Valesares
Tampa, Florida
Alec Walsh
San Diego, California
Henry Wurst
Tacoma, Washington
ZBT Chairs:
Academics: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dominic Italia
Athletics: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant Rotman
Brotherhood Development: . . . . . . . Nathan Bracy
Community Service: . . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Davis
House Manager: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henry Matter
Philanthropy: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Austin Oberfeld
Parent and Alumni Relations:. . . . . . Jeff Hauser
Provost: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Layne Hopkins
Public Relations: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Neary
Recruitment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Kopec
Risk Management: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Hill
Rituals: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Lansky
Social: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Nalen
Traditions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Will Medlock and
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Standards Board (elected position) . Robert Roetzel
Senior: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quincy Snowden
Junior:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Freeman
Sophomore: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan Haney
Freshmen: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Nalen
Interfraternity Council
This past quarter I continued to hold my position as
president of the Interfraternity Council (IFC). Along
with this position there was no Vice President of
Recruitment, or Vice President of Risk Management
slated, because of this I took on those two positions as well. This has been challenging but it has
also encouraged excellence in myself, and in the
ZBT Iota Chapter. While I am in this position I work
to hold my chapter and my brothers to a higher
standard in order to use ZBT as a role model, and
standard setter for the rest of the Greek
Community. In this position I have been lucky
enough to realize all that our chapter is doing right,
but also how we can improve. I have been able to
work alongside our chapter president and chairs to
get a better idea of what chapters want to see here
on campus, and how I can help influence these
changes. I hope to continue challenging ZBT, and to
be challenge by my brothers as I move forward in
this position.
C, F & S,
Gage Crispe
IFC President
IOTA Website & Facebook
We’ve revamped the website for Iota. New design
includes over 90 years of Iota’s history at DU. The
site is more interactive, intuitive, and permanent
than the previous site... focusing on recruits, parents and alumni, we know the website will become
a greater portal for our family to gather and learn
about Iota’s values and accomplishments. Visit:
http://www.duzbt.com
Our new Facebook page has been updated as well:
http://www.facebook.com/ZBTiota
Iota’s overall calendar and recruitment events
schedule are implemented automatically. Design
matches our website, creating a more cohesive and
memorable look and feel. Visit Zeta Beta Tau at the
University of Denver. http://www.duzbt.com
C, F & S, Christian Nielsen
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Edward Ned Porges ’62
Steve Newman ’73
Fully retired November 2014 after 22 years as business
professor emeritus and 21 years real estate broker and
investor. Article published in REFORM magazine, Oct.
2014. Just passed technician test for FCC Amateur
radio license KG7OQH. Will be cruising eastern
Caribbean on a sailing ship Jan. 2014. Next on the
bucket list is a private pilot’s license. Wife Phyllis says,
“Oy vey, what’s next?” Thanks to Marty Chernoff looking
forward to seeing the boys next spring in Denver.
email: Edward.Porges@comcast.net
I own my own business: Performance Source Inc. We
negotiate discounted settlements on debt our business
clients elect to give us. My family, Trish, Melissa, Scott
and I are extremely excited about Melissa’s wedding in
May. Scott is the executive assistant to the Number 1
Publicist in Hollywood. It is exciting to see him on the
red carpet and in pictures with many of the “A” List stars.
email: snewman@psi1963.com
Donald Reisfeld ’76
Our 7th annual Boyz Ski trip will be held in Big Sky
Montana January 13-19, 2014. Planning to attend are
Morrie Siegel, Don Zimelis, Michael ‘Kappy’ Kaplan,
Roger Heuberger, Jay Reano, Rich Nadler, Bob Peters,
Bill Castellano and myself. Plans have also been made
for a second Boyz Fishing trip to the Peregrine Lodge
located in the Queen Charlotte Islands, British
Columbia, Canada June 17-22, 2014. Interested in
joining us on the slopes or at sea catching king
salmon and halibut?
email: don@mortonad.com
Herbert Tobin ’62
Living in Golden Beach (Miami), Florida. I’m in real
estate development and related services. Married for 51
years to Francine and we have four children and 11
grandchildren. Proud of Iota and it’s resurgence!
email: htobin@TobinProp.com
Herbert A. Reznikoff ’67
We are deeply saddened to inform you of the death of
Herbert Reznikoff on Tuesday afternoon, November
11th. Herbert was the beloved husband of Adele
Reznikoff; father of Jeff Reznikoff, Stacy (Ranon) Kent
and Suzanne (Zach) Marks; grandfather of 8.
Gregg Witt ’77
My three sons: Josh (Rho 2011) just passed the Illinois
Bar and was sworn in as an attorney. Zach recently got
engaged to Emily Taub. The wedding is planned for
November 2015. Sam (Rho 2014) will graduate the
University of Illinois in December 2014.
email: Gregg.Witt@cbre.com
Scott Jacobs ’69
Commercial real estate broker with Sperry Van Ness,
Chicago. Married 42 years to Jill. Two children, Alex 40,
Merrin 37 who both reside in San Francisco. Two grandchildren; Zoe, 3 1/2 and Skyler 2 months. My life is
blessed. Everyone is healthy and our family is complete.
Very satisfying.
email: scott.jacobs@svn.com
Craig Mason ’88
Craig “Brother Murray” Mason just passed his 14th
year as a Microsoft employee based in Denver. ZBT
philanthropy made a deep impression many years ago
and Craig has taken this to heart with his yearly
fundraising for the National Multiple Sclerosis
Society’s Bike MS Colorado ride. Together with several
other ZBT’s including David Brereton, Mike Sachs, and
Rob Brereton, Team Conehead in 2014 raised
$50,456 with 28 riders and an average of $1806 per
rider, with Craig leading the team as Captain
Conehead with just over $8K in funds raised! Craig
lives in Lone Tree, CO just 20 minutes south of DU
with his wife of 15 years Cindy, their daughters Sarah
(Age 10, the Artist) and Ella (Age 7, the Athlete). In
2015 Craig plans to study for and receive his Private
Pilot license.
email: Craig.Mason@microsoft.com
Zeke Saletan ’69
Working as a Consultant to the food industry. Recently
moved to Dallas, Texas.
email: zsaletan@yahoo.com
Alan Rabinowitz ’70
I’m the District Sales Manager at Lawson Products.
My wife, Donna and I have two daughter’s, Jamie and
Sammie. They’re both living and working in New York
City. All is well. Donna and I are still working. Not ready
for retirement. Everything is cool.
email: alanrab@comcast.net
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Iota Chapter Alumni News
for the next An Iota’s Worth
John Gilger ’90
Please send us news about you and your family
for the next AN IOTA’S WORTH. Please include
your name, year of graduation, e-mail along with
an update on you and/or your family to Steve at:
ehrlich14@aol.com
Thanks!
I'm a stay at home father to a 12-year old son. I'm
working on my second master's degree, this one in
Criminal Justice from Grand Canyon University. After
working in collegiate athletics for 16 years, I plan on
transitioning into becoming a criminal investigator. I
reside in State College, PA. I serve as president for the
Penn State University Men’s Hockey Booster Club and
as an assistant coach for one of the State College
Middle School hockey teams. Still single, but looking
for my wife. Four years ago, I adopted my son, Dmitrijs
from Latvia. He keeps me busy with his hockey and
lacrosse.
email: gopens68@gmail.com
Peter Belsky ’08
Started at Leprino Foods Co. as a Supply Chain Analyst
in August. Current/former brothers applying at LFC
should contact me so I can put in a good word for them!
email: coaz4x4@msn.com
Zachary Baca ’14
Morgridge College of Education at University of Denver
ZBT’s House Director... no spouse, no kids. I am going
on spring break to Puerto Vallarta in March!
email: bacazachary@gmail.com
February 22, 2007 IOTA was re-chartered.
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We need your help to find our lost brothers!
In an effort to stay in contact with as many IOTA’s as possible we’re circulating this list of lost
brothers for whom our records indicate either a bad or non-existent mailing and or e-mail address.
Please take a few moments and scan through the list below. If you know any of your brother’s
contact information please send update to Steve Ehrlich at: ehrlich14@aol.com
Lost Brother
Year Graduated
Lost Brother
Year Graduated
Abrams, Loryn T.
Acker, Scott
Ackerman, Howard M.
Adams, Brian C.
Allen, Jeffery P.
Alterman, Allan D.
Anderson, Mark R.
Archer, John E.
Asch, Kenneth S.
Axler, Allan S.
Bach, Leo T.
Bain, Victor
Bartz, Granton E.
Berger, Barry M.
Bernard, Andrew Patrick
Berry, Leonard L.
Bibliowicz, Tommy P.
Block, Elliot S.
Blumenthal, Elliot
Botwinick, Michael G.
Brereton, Robert S.
Brodsky, David M.
Brody, Robert D.
Brooks, Michael B.
Canges, E. Michael
Cann, Steven W.
Caplan, Reuben
Charles, J.
Church, Jonathan D.
Cohan, Ernest
Cohen, Dave B.
Cohen, Louis L.
Cohen, Milton
Cohn, Mark D.
Cook, Albert H.
Cook, William S.
Cooper, Charles O.
Cooper, Kevin
Coppel, Claude P.
Cowden, Richard R.
1973
1981
1962
1969
1973
1948
1971
1984
1966
1957
1972
–
1990
1968
2011
1964
2010
–
1969
1973
1990
1964
Davidson, Raymond M.
Davis, Daniel M.
Davis, James R.
Davis, Peter B.
Dayton, John J
DeAragon, Cameron P.
Delatorre, Paul A.
Delevan, Shane E.
Delwitt, Merill
Derade, Jeff P.
Devlin, Steven E.
Dewitt, Merrill
Dorfman, James
Eber, Alan S.
Edwards, David C.
Eisenberg, Bruce M.
Elinoff, Joseph J.
Epstein, Alvin K.
Eskanos, Melvin R.
Ettenberg, Irving
Feldhamer, Gerald
Feldman, Milton S.
Feldstein, Hyland L.
Felsen, Donald L.
Finkelstein, Neil A.
Firmin, David A.
Fladerman, Maurice
Flaks, Stanley R.
Flax, Morton L.
Flossic, Bruce M.
Forman, Hal S.
Frank, Jeffrey
Freedman, Mark A.
Fried, Norman S.
Fried, Ronald F.
Friedman, Benjamin F.
Furth, William E.
Gart, Morton L.
Geher, Thomas M.
Gelman, Sanford C.
1943
1989
1988
1966
2011
2011
1990
1992
–
1982
1984
1968
1975
1952
1984
–
1953
1952
1954
1956
1951
1949
1971
–
1968
1990
1947
1939
1955
1964
1964
1969
1979
1967
1966
1966
1969
1956
1984
1948
1966
1965
1991
1956
1948
1982
–
1956
1948
1952
1965
–
1976
1958
1988
1954
1992
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Lost Brother
Year Graduated
Lost Brother
Year Graduated
Gerber, Thomas
Gerstein, Donald Keith
Ginsberg, Frederick L.
Ginsberg, Jerome
Ginsborg, Irwin
Glicken, Howard R.
Golbert, John P.
Gold, Eric J.
Gold, Frank J.
Goldman, Robert J.
Goldstein, Arnold
Goldstein, Ivan L.
Goldstein, Max T.
Goodfried, Donald I.
Goodman, Paul D.
Gordon, Kenneth D.
Gore, Lawrence S.
Gorshow, Melvin D.
Gotfred, David
Grand, Bernard D.
Greene, Martin D.
Griggs, John Van
Gvirtzman, Joe
Hailpern, David
Hailpern, Solomon
Hasty, Kelly D.
Heiss, John Alexander
Heller, Stuart
Herald, Evan L.
Hewman, Arnold
Hilvitz, Andrew M.
Hochman, Matthew D.
Hoffman, Andrew
Hoffman, Morton
Hornstein, Martin L.
Huckaby, Tyler S.
Idleberg, Morey
Isaacman, Edward A.
Jacobs, Benjamin
Jacobs, John R.
Jacobus, Jarret J.
Jurgens, Todd Melvin
Kaplan, Richard Mark
Karkus, Neil F.
Katchen, Herschel
Katz, Sidney P.
Kaufman, Lawrence N.
Keinon, Irwin J.
Keller, Samuel
Kemper, Bernard
1969
1981
1962
1947
1952
1973
1962
1984
1960
1966
1960
1948
1953
1951
1984
1984
1968
1934
1967
1935
1982
1981
–
1956
1954
1993
1981
1965
1992
–
1963
1990
1969
1966
1958
2010
1951
1942
–
1974
2011
1981
–
1956
1948
1941
1982
1960
1932
–
Kerry, Leon M.
Kessel, Marc Lewis
Kester, Dennis J.
Khogheer, Ahmed Y
Kirk, Brian E.
Kirkpatrick, Terrance L.
Klein, Michael J.
Kleiner, Marvin H.
Koshar, David C.
Kunin, Mark H.
Lande, Harold W.
Lebovitz, Joel A
Levin, Harvey F.
Levine, Irvin D.
Levy, Paul J.
Lewitt, James L.
Liebowitz, Aaron P.
Lifshutz, Harold A.
Lisberg, David H.
Litvak, John
Love, Haiwan Terrel
Luper, Jerry
Lutz, Irving
MacAdams, Michael J.
Makowski Jr., Leonard
Mandel, Ben
Mann, Howard S.
Maslin, Herbert L.
Matthies, Roy
McCormick, Terry Lee
Miller, Louis R.
Miller, Robert O.
Miller, Stanley H.
Minsky, Jayson A.
Mitgang, Henry
Morris, Albert P.
Morris, Stanley A.
Morton, Peter
Mosko, Arnold Z.
Moss, Eric J.
Mozer, Louis
Muskat, Mark L.
Nashelsky, Gunter
Nataf, Andre A.
Nathan, Gregg P.
Nathan, Thomas L.
Neis, Robert C.
Newman, Arnold S.
Odachonski, Joseph M.
Otto, Bradley F.
1948
1991
1991
2007
2011
1984
1962
1948
1962
1984
1958
1967
1968
1942
1974
1968
1964
–
1965
1951
2008
1958
1943
1991
1982
–
1967
1954
1991
1981
1969
1992
1962
1990
–
1953
1949
–
1948
1984
1947
1968
1950
1985
1985
1974
1985
1967
1980
1980
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Lost Brother
Year Graduated
Lost Brother
Year Graduated
Page Jr., Richard L.
Pakula, Jerry B.
Pepper, Albert Y.
Pepper, Dean I.
Pepper, Marvin M.
Perrye, Jeffrey H.
Pesner, David I.
Piland, Craig A.
Pomeranz, Theodore R.
Ratto, Robert H
Reich, Lance D.
Resnick, Michael L.
Richman, Carl
Richman, Marvin M.
Robitaille, Norton
Romer, Victor
Rosen, Abe
Rosen, Harold F.
Rosen, Harvey E.
Rosen, Simon J.
Rosenberg, Richard
Rosenthal, James A.
Rothstein, Jerome M.
Rottman, Robert B.
Rudd, David
Rudd, Sam
Rudolph, Robert
Ryan, Kevin J.
Ryzewic, Alex R.
Sachs, Leonard
Samuelson, William
Sanders, Lawrence
Satovsky, Joel H.
Schoenfeld, Michael A.
Schwartz, Joseph
Segura, David Anthony
Shannon, Michael
Shapiro, Lee J.
Shefrin, William S.
Sheftel, Edward
Sherer, Jeff
Sherman, Marc
Shipman, Robert
Shockner, Manfred
Siegel, Larry
Siegel, Paul T.
Siegelman, Robert
Silfen, Richard A.
Silver, Hyman G.
Silverman, John I.
1977
1964
1951
1956
1939
1983
1964
1983
1959
2009
1992
1968
–
1951
1951
1954
1934
1949
1966
1979
1960
1966
1958
1952
–
–
1941
1990
2010
1948
–
1958
1989
2011
1958
1989
1985
1972
1956
1931
1970
1969
1966
1962
1958
1988
1957
1984
1930
1982
Simmons Jr., Warren Lewis
Simon, Daniel J.
Smith, Stephen A.
Snyder, Norton I.
Soffer, Robert
Soloway, Michael
Sorkin, Fred S.
Spielman, Steven I.
Stahl, Charles Stanley
Stark, Alexander A.
Stark, Stephen Shane
Stein, Michael E.
Steinberg, Dennis A.
Steinberg, Edward H.
Stern, Steven
Stone, Peter G.
Strear, Leonard
Szyliowicz, Joseph S.
Thomas, Gerald Lee
Toltz, Warren Mitchell
Traub, Lawrence M.
Tselolikhin, Dmitry
Van Dusen, Adam W.
Virene, Richard J.
Vogel, Brock R.
Waldman, Samuel
Wandel, Arden O.
Weiner, Richard S
Weiner, Richard S.
Weinstein, Robert S.
Wells, Steven M.
Werber, Shirl
Wikler, Edward M.
Witkin, Bernie T.
Wolfson, Andrew S.
Woo, Robert Cecil
Yardis, Mark E.
Zall, Edward R.
Zamelsky, Barry D.
Zarowitz, Lonny P.
Zelinkoff, Ronald E.
Zenner, Leopold I.
Ziering, William H.
Zitsman, James A.
Zoghlin, Dale A.
Zuber, David L.
1981
1971
1968
1952
1969
1969
1952
1981
1956
1933
1964
1984
1964
1958
1965
1969
1945
1953
1980
1951
1991
2008
2011
1992
1989
–
1965
1962
1962
1959
1985
1951
–
1955
1971
1981
1980
1956
1969
1973
1964
1957
1969
1982
1985
1970
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