Chapter History
The Nu Theta Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega was founded
on the Glassboro State College on April 13, 1961 and was the school’s
first fraternity. The following is a list of the founding members and
their advisors. Registrar of Glassboro State College, Loriot D. Bozorth,
for whom the Bozorth Hall was named, was on of the first advisors.
Joseph James Albano
Bernard Becker
James R Bruk
Philip Caesar Ciancialli
Jay W. Cuff
Carl D. Evans
Richard W. Glaspey
Charles E Goff III
Paul Douglas Johnson
Joseph Lamnin
John J Lubrant Jr
George Renwick
Michael J Resnick
Martin William Sharp, Jr.
Robert S. Stazko
Thomas A. Stewart
Richard William Thompson
Saniel Nelson Walters
Michael David Weislow
Wesley Howard Wells
Advisors:
Loriot D. Bozorth
Karl Oscar Budman
Samuel F. Porch, Nr.
Donald R Salisbury
Robert E Skippen
John M Fisher, Jr
Raymond E. Stevens
John W. Green
The Nu Theta Chapter continued strong on the campus until the 70s when interest
was lost and they were decharted.
On April 4th, 1987 The Nu Theta chapter re-charted and continued on through to
2001.
Spring 2000:
In the spring of 2000 four women, Kim Stanis, Keren Berkovitz, Stacey Gasper
and Mary Ellen Wade, were looking to bring a new sorority to the campus of Rowan
University. That following fall they expanded their group to include Lauren Ade,
Kristen Diorio, Erin Farley, Diana Massar, Jennifer Brettell, Carolyn Krehel,
Jessica Bellini, Catherine Hardy, Anna Lisa Gianella, Cinday Hawk, and Lisa Van
Kleef. This group of women approached the Pan-Hellenic Council in December 2000
to get permission to bring a new sorority to campus and were voted down.
Fall 2000/Spring 2001
Instead of feeling defeated the group continued to grow in strength and
numbers. With the help from Phi Kappa Phi Fraternity the girls continued on
their mission to bring a new options to the students of Rowan. They wrote
letters to the national offices of the sororities that existed on campus
explaining their intentions and hoping for a position reaction. In addition they
started a petition among Rowan Students and fraternities asking for their
support. In April 2001, they one again approached the Pan-Hellenic Council for a
vote and were once again denied.
Fall 2001:
In the summer of 2001, Kristen Diorio wrote a letter to all Rowan University
officals and Board of Trustees in order to spread the word of this interest
group and gain university support. The following fall the group continued to
gain interest among female students. During a meeting a friend of the group, Jen
Macdonald, told them about a co-ed service fraternity that she was involved
with, Alpha Phi Omega. This was the first the group had heard of such an
organization and were immediately drawn to it and what it stands for. At this
point the interest group had already scheduled an appointment to thank them for
their consideration and informed them that they would be pursuing Alpha Phi
Omega as the organization of their choice.
Spring 2002:
In January 2002, they officially formed an expansion group of Alpha Phi
Omega and conducted their first official rush period. They continued on that
semester to form positions, learn about the Fraternity, and conduct numerous
service projects. They completed 13 service projects including organizing the
Big Event with Phi Kappa Psi, participating in a Red Cross Blood Drive, making
coloring books and cards for the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation, and having one of
the largest teams for Rowan University’s March of Dimes Walk. They also
participated in Greek Week with Phi Kappa Psi and took first place, held a
formal, and attended sectional conferences.
Fall 2002:
On September 28, 2002, the expansion group began pledging with a pinning
ceremony performed by the Rutgers chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, Delta Rho. They
participated in over 20 service projects, attended a national convention in New
Orleans, and participated in homecoming with Phi Kappa Psi. Finally on November
2, 2002, the Nu Theta Chapter became and officially charted fraternity again
when they were initiated by Nu Theta alumni and Section Staff
The Founding class of 2002:
Lauren Ade, Karen Batory, Jessica Bellini, Jennifer Brettell, Stephanie
Champion, Michele D’ Alessandro, Nikki Dautel, Kristen Diorio, Karla Gallo,
Sarah Hand, Sarah Jones, Tracey Kantner, Carolyn Krehel, David Less, Diana
Massar, Diana Matias, Samantha Michielli, Leigh Paynter, Nicole Perkins, Andrew
Russell, Vicky Schepis, Kim Stanis, Caitlin Terry, Tiffany Tucker, Lisa Van
Kleef, Melissa Volpe, Mary Elle Wade, Julie Warshauer, and Amanda Wiedman
Spring 2003
In spring of 2003 the Alpha Phi Omega welcomed their first pledge class of
13 members named the Alpha/Elizabeth Terry pledge class. In addition they
completed over 19 service projects, participated in Greek Week with Theta Chi
Fraternity, and attended even more conferences. At the sections conference at
William Patterson University, Nu Theta was chosen to host sections conference in
November 2003.
Fall 2003: In fall 2003 the Nu Theta chapter welcomed their second pledge class,
the Be
Beta/Ray Hancock pledge class. They hosted the section 99 section
conference in addition to attending the regional conference at Rutgers in
December. We broke attendance records at this Sectional Conference and we thank
all the chapters that participating for coming and celebrating with us! In
addition to the conference, we completed 21 service projects, and attended
Homecoming where three of our brothers were in the Homecoming Court!
Congratulations to David Lee (Homecoming King), and Sarah Jones and Karla Gallo
(first and second runners up .for Homecoming Queen)! We look forward to
another exciting semester and welcome the new year!
Spring 2004: We got our third pledge class the Gamma/Diorio Wiedman class!
We proudly welcome our seven newest brothers! We partnered with Tau Kappa
Epsilon and earned second place at this year's Greek Week! Nu Theta
received both the Highest GPA and Service awards for the IFC division in this
year's Greek Cup. In addition, we hosted and participated in many
service projects!
Fall 2004:
“Alone we can do so little, but together we can do so much” Helen Keller