A group of brothers gather for lunch periodically at Sweetwaters Restaurant in Centreville. Pictured L to R are Steve Teel, Ron Temple, Barry Buschow, Joe Kincheloe, John DeBell and John Funkhouser.
Mike Stoner – Omega
Michael W. Stoner ’63 passed away on April 21, 2020 following a long battle with MDS. Mike graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture degree and served in the US Navy following his graduation from Officer Candidate School. Mike retired as an architect in 2012 in Hagerstown, MD. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Please read more about Mike here.
Dick Buskell – Omega
Richard P. Buskell ’65 passed away on April 7, 2020. Dick was instrumental in successfully securing financing for our house at 413 E. Roanoke Street at a time when banks would lend money to undergraduate fraternities! Dick was CEO of Spectrum Development in Vienna, Virginia, responsible for managing all aspects of the firm’s development projects, including property acquisitions, entitlements, legal, accounting, site engineering, and construction. Dick received a B.S. in accounting from Virginia Tech University and a J.D. from the Georgetown University School of Law. He was a Certified Public Accountant and had been admitted to the Virginia Bar. Prior to beginning his career in real estate, Dick was a founding partner at two DC law firms, and was a partner and senior tax accountant at a nationally recognized accounting firm. Given our current public health crisis, the family has not announced plans for a memorial service.
Fred Robinson – Omega
Frederick L. Robinson, II M.D. passed away unexpectedly at his Williamsburg residence on September 16, 2019. Fred practiced family medicine in Newport News for 30 years before retiring. He graduated from Tech in 1966 and was a member of the Hokies swim team and became had coach after graduating. Condolences may be posted from this web site: legacy.com.
’60s ΣΩΤs
Taken at the recent monthly gathering at Sweatwater’s Restaurant in Merrifield. Left to Right: John Funkhouser ’67, Steve Teel ’68, John DeBell ’68, and Ron Temple ’65. Curt Wainwight ’66 joined the group by phone from Ketchum, Idaho.
Bassmaster!
Mike Hall ’75 ΣΛ48 is still fishing and recently had this photo published in Bassmaster magazine. The monster weighed in at 10 pounds!
ΛΧΑ Expansion
The General Fraternity prepared the attached Prospectus for the Virginia Tech Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life as they consider the Fraternity’s application to recolonize the undergraduate chapter. At the unanimous request of our Board of Directors, the Fraternity has asked to be included as a chapter expansion for spring semester 2022.
413 E. Roanoke Street Status
Over the decades, the fraternity house has been a place many of us called home as our residence. For others, it was a home away from home while we were undergraduates and a figurative home as alumni. Over the past 10 to 20 years, the house has continued to require increased alumni funds as undergraduate brothers have invested less time and attention to its maintenance. This occurred as the active chapter increased in size beyond the capacity of the house. In simple terms, the house was much too small to support a fraternity that consistently numbered over 80 men and about 120 when we lost our charter. Numerous Boards of Directors have been engaged in discussions for decades about the cost of the house, whether or not this continues to meet the needs of both the alumni and active chapters, and if it represents the best use of this asset.
Today, the house can likely be sold for nearly $500,000 and the balance on the mortgage is below $38,000. The current Board of Directors and Advisors to the Board have identified several opportunities for the use of the house. We will continue to gather more information to ensure we understand all available options as we pursue a decision on the best use of this asset. While the ultimate decision of the disposition of the house rests with the Board, we invite your thoughts. You also may navigate to this page and send an email directly to any of the Alumni Officers if you prefer.
Thanks for your assistance.
Fraternity and Sorority Life Task Force Report
Read the full report released by the Virginia Tech Commission on Fraternity and Sorority Life Culture at Virginia Tech.
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Butch & Ludi Webber Support Pamplin College
Butch and Ludi Webber have supported of the Pamplin College of Business‘ planned Global Business and Analytics Complex. Butch retired as president of Chesterfield Auto Parts in Richmond. In fall 2017, he and his son Troy shared their family business success story with students and faculty as speakers in the College’s entrepreneur lecture series at the Apex Center for Entrepreneurs.
Lambda Chi Alpha at Virginia Tech 
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