The Alpha Phi chapter (#45) at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey was re-installed September 30, 1949 with Charter Member of the Fraternity and District IX Counselor (Governor) Raymond Shannon serving as the installing officer. The Beta Zeta chapter from Long Island University performed the Ritual and Installation ceremony. Charter members of the Alpha Phi chapter include: Gerald Bretton; Ronald Douglas; Richard Koch; George Leonard; Bernard Lewis; Edward Martin; David Meirs, II; Warren Paul; David Pecker; Edward Price; Charles Redmond; William Runyon; Perry Roth; William Scatchard; Eugene Stier; Thomas Ward; Andrew Yellen; and Martin Sherman.