Welcome to the new Where Are They Now? section of the Phi Iota web site!. I'm hoping this new section will do two things; First, keep brothers up to date with what everyone has been doing lately and second, get in contact with brothers they may have not talked to before who may have similar interests. If you want to add your information to this section, just contact me with your blurb at phil@psychophil.com.

Psi Lambda Chi: Jim Sloan

Just happened to be surfing the web tonight, and came across this webpage. Gentlemen, you have come along way since my days at Shepherd College. From 1972 to 1977 ( I was on the 5 year program) I played football at Shepherd College, and was one of the early members of Psi Lambda Chi the local frat that later became Lambda Chi Alpha. I can still remember the night we discussed becoming Lambda Chi Alpha, the only reason we picked Lambda Chi Alpha was because it sounded like our local name, and the colors were the same. I held offices throughout my five years such as VP, Pledgemaster, and I was in charge of "Hell Night" down on the river. ( you do not want to know what hell night was like back in the old days) I graduated somehow from Shepherd, and went back the day the frat was installed as Lambda Chi Alpha, the brothers from Gettysburg College came down since they were the ones who advised us on Lambda Chi Alpha. I am very glad to see Karl Wolfe is still associated with the guys, he helped us years ago to not only become a national frat, but he was a good guy to know when we got in trouble. We were a very wild group of guys back in those early days, and many times we were " banned" as a social orgainzation on campus. We hung out in Shepherdstown places such as the Red Shed, the Sharpsburg American Legion, Ferry Hill, and we had a house on the highway going to Martinsburg. It was truly like the house in the movie Animal House, we even manged to get Karl Wolfe out their afew times to party. When the frat became Lambda Chi Alpha, I paid my dues, and stayed involved for afew years, and due to work, and other events slowly drifted from the fraternity. To this day I am still not sure if I was ever a member of Lambda Chi Alpha. If I was, then my number should have been about #2, Doug Smith would be # 1, Steve Payne about #3, Chuck Dorsey, Rick Davenport ( "Elmo', he owns Davenport Insulation Co) and guys like Jim Coleman ( he owns Jim Coleman auto dealership in Washington) These were all guys who sat in the meeting the night we decided to become Lambda Chi Alpha at Shepherd College. The early guys you have listed in your webpage, were all in that room that night also, they all pledged under me when I was the pledgemaster....... I could go on for days telling stories about the early days of Lambda Chi Alpha and the rich and colorful early history it has. It is hard to believe but I now have a son who will be going to college next year, but it seems like only yesterday when I walked the sidewalks at Shepherd College wearing my green and yellow jacket. Time goes by very quickly, the guys I pledged under are most likely in the 50 year old range, we had a great group of guys back in those days and I am glad to see the fraternity is still alive and thriving after all these years. Good Luck!!!!!!

PI 39: Walter Best

As to what I have been up to: I am married and have two boy 2 and 4 years old. I own a house in Kingstowne VA, which a new development located just outside Springfield VA. I am still into sports car racing and I am a Nationally Licensed Tech Inspector with the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and work at Summit Point Raceway, just outside of Charlestown WV. If any of the brothers (grads and under grads) might be interested in attend a race as my guest or even working in Tech at the races; please have them write me. As for work, I work for the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Command in Washington DC, (located near American U at Ward circle), as an Accountant. I have always been a car nut and in case anyone might be interested have attached a picture of my current car, just to show you my current toy.

PI 78: LTC Rich Bloss

Lieutenant Colonel Richard E. Bloss is a native of Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Following graduation from Shepherd College in 1982 with a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics, he enlisted into the Army and graduated from the United States Officer Candidate School in 1983. He began his career as a rifle platoon leader, company executive officer, and assistant operations officer in 3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment in the 7th Infantry Division (Light) located at Fort Ord, near Monterey, California. Subsequent to these assignments, Lieutenant Colonel Bloss served as a battalion personnel officer and Commander of Company A, in 2d Battalion in the 503d Infantry Regiment in the 2d Infantry Division, located at Camp Hovey near Tong Du Chon, Republic of Korea from May 1987 to December 1989. He served the next three years as an Observer Controller and Commander of Company B in 1st Battalion 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment (OPFOR) located at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas and Fort Polk, Louisiana from Jan 1990 until June 1993. In 1994 he was assigned to the 82d Airborne Division , Fort Bragg, North Carolina as a Brigade Logistics Officer, and Executive Officer in 2d Battalion, 325 Airborne Infantry Regiment. Upon completion of a six month deployment to Haiti where he was responsible for the protection of the newly reinstated President Aristide, he was assigned as an operations officer at XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In April 1997 Lieutenant Colonel Bloss was assigned to Headquarters United States European Command as a Plans Officer in the Plans and Policy Directorate (ECJ5) where he also served as the Director of Operations of a Joint and Combined Task Force for eight months. His latest assignment is to serve as the Commander of 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, North Carolina effective 15 October 1999. Lieutenant Colonel Bloss' awards and decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (four awards), the Army Commendation Medal, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Army Achievement Medal (four awards), the United Nations Peacekeeping Medal (Haiti), the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Service Medal, the Army Service Medal, and the Overseas Ribbon (2d Award). He is a graduate of the NATO staff Officers course, the Armed Forces Staff College, Operations Research Military Applications Course, Command and General Staff Officers Course, Airborne, Air Assault, Ranger, Jumpmaster, and Drop Zone Support Team Leaders Courses, the Personnel Management Staff Officers Course, Jungle Warfare Course, and the Infantry Basic and Advanced Courses. He is authorized to wear the Expert Infantryman's Badge, the Ranger Tab, the Master Parachutists Badge, the Air Assault Badge, the Imjin Scout Badge, Canadian Foreign Jump Wings, the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, and the Army Superior Unit Award. He has been married for eight years to his wife Christina Maria (Chris) from Fayetteville, North Carolina and has two children Katherine Elizabeth (5) and Jessica Taylor (2).

PI 106: Doug Brewer

Just happened to be surfing the web and came across this webpage..The 'ole Lambda Chi in the early '80's running around with Pritts and Evich how we ever graduated I'll never know..I quess thats why it took me til 1988 on and off, but the big thing is I got that piece of paper. We were a crazy bunch of guys remember the FRAT--Friday Afternoon Recreational Tap down at the river in the '68 Chevy Impala with Bruce cranked up high as you could hear it very clear across the river..... And, boy how Shepherd has changed went to a Football game last year you can't party like we use too......I am living in the FredNeck, Md area, and working for Lucent Technologies as a Operations Service Manager in Columbia, MD and am currently enrolled in the MBA program @ Mt.St. Marys College.

PI 210: Phil Garrett

Currently married with 3(!) kids. I am living in Hunt Valley, MD which is north of Baltimore. I work as a Systems Analyst for a property management company located in Cockeysville, MD.

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