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Sigma Alpha Rho Fraternity Alumni Association The A.K. NEWSLETTER Summer, 2015 www.sarfraternity.org appreciated and are helping to sustain keeping our Sigma Alpha Rho President’s Message . Alumni informed.This issue has two ads to start Alumni Association this process. Board of Directors As we are getting closer to our 100th Anniver- sary Reunion in 2017, I am so excited about Unfortunately, it is with sadness that we have President the progress that has already been made and to report that Past SER Charles Jay Bogdanoff Steve Greenberg (Omega ’69) Royal Order of the Gleaming Eye the plans being organized for this Reunion. passed away on June 8. Charles had been ill for [email protected] (C) 215-630-3393 Contracts are being signed and this promises close to 18 months and even during his illness, Vice President to be an “Event That NO Brother Wants to Miss”. Charles was still inquiring daily about SAR. Charles PSER Steve Wernick (Delta Nu ’73) Further details of this Great Event will be had dedicated his life to his family and to Sigma 215-499-0090 [email protected] communicated by our Reunion Co-Chairmen Alpha Rho which he also considered his family. Treasurer (Jerry Segal and Stuart Discount). Charles was an advisor and mentor to the active Jerry Jaffe (Sigma ’51) fraternity’s leaders for over 50 years. At the 215-632-3604 [email protected] I need to appeal to the brothers that do not pay Alumni Association dues or the brothers whose request of the Bogdanoff family, contributions Secretary dues have lapsed. The newsletter and other in memory of Charles be made to the Sigma Phil Fink (Theta Epsilon ’61) Alpha Rho/Irving Rathblott Scholarship Fund (C) 410-404-5648 [email protected] activities of the Alumni Association are funded solely through the dues that we receive. Over (details in article). A complete article on Charles Past Alumni President the years some brothers have let their dues lapse and his dedication to Sigma Alpha Rho is in this PSER Stuart Discount (Zeta Tau ’70) edition. Our condolences go out to his wife Shirley, 215-518-0472 [email protected] and some of the older alumni that always paid dues have passed away. Each year our cost to son Michael, daughter Michelle, his grandchildren Members at Large and his sister. Larry S. Auerbach (Tau Xi/Zeta Xi ’70) print and mail the newsletter increases. I know 215-805-8255 [email protected] that everyone enjoys reading the newsletters I also have to report that as this newsletter was PSER Carl H. Bagell (Tau Xi ’67) and we want to continue to publish a few times going to the printers, we have been informed that 609-330-3927 [email protected] a year. Please take a minute and look at the Alumni Association Board Member Jay Brown PSER Matt Bagell (Beta Tau ’96) paid dues list (included with this newsletter) passed away on June 17. Jay has been active 609-330-6508 [email protected] and if your name is not on the list, please send with helping to obtain information on brothers that Scott Cohen (Epsilon ’82) in your dues. we had no contact information on. Jay has done 856-220-4730 [email protected] The Alumni Association Board has decided to this for the 90th, 95th and was working on this Brian Discount (Iota ’97) for the 100th Anniversary Reunion and he will 215-266-7714 [email protected] accept four ¼ page ads per issue. The ads will be missed. Henry Doner (Epsilon ’72) cost $250 each and these ads will help defray 856-719-8711 [email protected] some of the cost of publishing and mailing our In closing, I would like to wish everyone a Happy, Jamy Gross (Beta Tau ’77) newsletters. If you are interested in helping your Healthy and Safe Summer. 856-428-4182 [email protected] Alumni Association by placing an ad, please Fraternally, Howard Kredo (Tau Xi ’62) mail your business card or copy along with 215-498-1443 [email protected] your check (payable to Sigma Alpha Rho Alumni Steve PSER Rob Malmud (Zeta Tau ’84) Association) to 196 Hogeland Road, Brother Steve Greenberg 856-874-9000 ext. 101 [email protected] Southampton, PA 18966. All ads are greatly Alumni Association President PSER Fred Ratner (Theta ’68) 267-701-7845 [email protected] PSER Jason Saylor (Zeta Xi ’95) th 215-275-5378 [email protected] 100 ANNIVERSARY UPDATE Past Presidents There has been both a change in the date and The Reunion Committee is over 100 strong and *Al Lipton (Theta) venue for the 100th Alumni Reunion weekend. there is still a chance for every Alumnus to volunteer *PSER Harold (Whitey) Weissman (Omega) Center City Philadelphia will be the location for to join our efforts. If you would like to join the Jerry Segal (Tau Xi) Royal Order of the Gleaming Eye all events during the weekend. The new dates committee please contact Reunion Chairmen: 267-250-4295 [email protected] are October 13-15, 2017. One of Philadelphia’s Jerry Segal: [email protected] PSER Stuart Discount (Zeta Tau) premier center city hotels will be where the Stuart Discount: [email protected] 215-518-0472 [email protected] brunch will take place on Sunday October 15, Editor 2017. One of the reasons for the change is the More details will be released as plans become more definitive in the next few months. Send info to Steve Greenberg enthusiasm and excitement that the committee [email protected] is experiencing and a location both in size and Fraternally, *Deceased stature is needed to match what will be one of Bro. Jerry Segal and Bro. Stu Discount SAR’s greatest celebrations. Co-Chairmen Page 2 THE A.K. NEWSLETTER www.sarfraternity.org In Memory CHARLES J. BOGDANOFF Brothers, Charles’ activity continued in the 60’s and from This will be the most difficult thing that I will have 1970-2015. He had his hand in every generation ever written. I really have no idea on how or where since the 50’s. Charles played a major role with to begin. I will do my best, but whatever I write will every SER. He managed to juggle his life and job not be enough for this newsletter. and to call every SER 3 or more times a week. Charles Charles J. Bogdanoff passed away after a long shared his knowledge and helped guide each and illness on June 8, 2015. Charles died peacefully in every one. He wasn't just interested in their frater- Philadelphia and leaves behind his wife Shirley and nal career but also in their daily life. He was the ear children Michael, past SMR, and daughter Michelle. to talk to about college, a job, marriage, purchasing He also had 5 grandchildren. a business, preparing a will and again on and on. I met Charles when I was 18 years old in 1970. Past SER Michael Mendelson called him “a WISE Charles, Jerry Krader, Whitey Weissman and Jerry man”. Where Charles found the time to do all of Schaefer made an agreement to mentor 2 young Brothers each this, I will never know. He was the master of time management. and they would commit themselves to save the fraternity. The He managed to run a successful law firm, be a devoted husband fraternity was going through hard times and these Brothers had a to Shirley, be a phenomenal dad to Michael and Michelle, be a plan. Jerry Krader came back to be SER and the 8 of us became proud pop-pop and spent enormous hours of time and energy trainees. We were on a mission to rebuild the fraternity. with SAR. My one word for Charles is COMMITTED. Charles started his mentorship with me on day 1. Literally, every He lived day and night with SAR on his mind. I never met a Brother week he drove me from chapter to chapter. We went to Allentown, that has been this dedicated to SAR. He was Sigma Alpha Rho. He Brooklyn, Wilmington, Cherry Hill and on and on. We flew to was the real father of SAR. He was a one of a kind and to all of us Montreal and visited 5 chapters located there. He was relentless who had the good fortune to know him, we are forever blessed. and I was the benefactor. I watched and listened to him. I heard We owe it to Charles to keep SAR alive and growing. He was him settle arguments. I noticed how he read Brothers. He could looking forward to the 100th Anniversary on October 15, 2017. tell who was for real and who was not. I watched him receive stand- I whispered in his ear the day before he passed away that we will ing ovations after giving chapters pep talks. I always said I wish have the best anniversary ever and to my fellow Brothers, in his I could do that. honor and memory, let’s make it happen. I can’t seem to say Charles did not start or end with me. He became SER in 1958. goodbye Charles so I will simply say, we love you Charles. Thank For the years before that he worked tirelessly for his beloved you for everything. You did so much for so many of us. We will Omega Chapter. He rose through the ranks and eventually always love and remember you. became President of the entire fraternity. At the request of the Bogdanoff family, contributions in Charles Most Brothers enjoy an incredible fraternal career and then move memory should be made to: on.