List of Kappa Sigma Members
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This is a list of notable members of Kappa Sigma
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Kappa Sigma
Kappa Sigma , commonly nicknamed Kappa Sig, is an international fraternity with currently 282 active chapters and colonies in North America. Kappa Sigma has initiated more than 240,000 men on college campuses throughout the United States and Canada. Today, the Fraternity has over 175,000 living...
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Government and politics
- Robert J. Dole (Gamma-Omicron), Former Senator, Kansas (1969–1996); 1996 Republican Party Presidential Nominee
- Richard BurrRichard BurrRichard Mauze Burr is the senior United States Senator from North Carolina and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, Burr represented North Carolina's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives....
(Delta Omega), Senator, North Carolina (2005-); former Congressman, North Carolina (1992–2002) - Ernest J. Istook, Jr. (Theta-Psi), Congressman, Oklahoma (1993-)
- Robert HurtRobert Hurt (Virginia politician)Robert Hurt is the U.S. Representative for , serving since January 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches from Charlottesville to Southside and west to Bedford and Franklin counties. Prior to joining Congress, Hurt was a state senator and delegate, councilman and...
(Upsilon), Congressman, Virginia (2011-) - Dustin McDanielDustin McDanielDustin McDaniel is the current Attorney General of Arkansas. A member of the Democratic Party, he assumed office on January 9, 2007, succeeding Mike Beebe, who became Governor of Arkansas.- Background :...
(Xi), Arkansas Attorney General (2007-) - Jefferson DavisJefferson DavisJefferson Finis Davis , also known as Jeff Davis, was an American statesman and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, serving as President for its entire history. He was born in Kentucky to Samuel and Jane Davis...
(Xi), President of the Confederate States of AmericaConfederate States of AmericaThe Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
. Honorarily inducted into the fraternity following his son's death. His son was also a member. - Ruffin G. Pleasant (Gamma), Former Governor of Louisiana (1916–1920)
- Beauford H. JesterBeauford H. JesterBeauford Halbert Jester was a U.S. political figure, the son of George Taylor Jester and his second wife, Frances Gordon Jester. He served as the 36th Governor of Texas from 1947 until 1949, when he died of a heart attack...
(Tau), Former Governor of Texas (1947–1949) - Dwight Green (Alpha-Pi), Former Governor of Illinois (1941–1949)
- Lee S. DreyfusLee S. DreyfusLee Sherman Dreyfus was an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as the 40th Governor of Wisconsin from January 4, 1979 to January 3, 1983....
(Beta-Epsilon), Former Governor of Wisconsin (1979–1983) - David C. TreenDavid C. TreenDavid Conner "Dave" Treen, Sr. , was an American attorney and politician from Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana – the first Republican Governor of the U.S. state of Louisiana since Reconstruction. He was the first Republican in modern times to have served in the U.S...
(Sigma), Former Governor of Louisiana (1980–1984) - Paul E. PattonPaul E. PattonPaul Edward Patton was the 59th governor of Kentucky, serving from 1995 to 2003. Because of a 1992 amendment to the Kentucky Constitution, he was the first governor eligible to succeed himself in office since James Garrard in 1800...
(Beta-Nu), Former Governor of Kentucky (1995–2003) - Sonny PerdueSonny PerdueGeorge Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III, was the 81st Governor of Georgia. Upon his inauguration in January 2003, he became the first Republican governor of Georgia since Benjamin F. Conley served during Reconstruction in the 1870s....
(Beta-Lambda), Former Governor of GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
(2003-2011)
- Frank FreyerFrank FreyerFrank Barrows Freyer was an United States Navy captain who served as the 14th Naval Governor of Guam. Freyer graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1902, having played several collegiate sports there. The Navy assigned him to many different ships, including having him participate in the...
(Alpha-Tau), Former Naval Governor of Guam (1910-1911); Chief of Staff of the Peruvian NavyPeruvian NavyThe Peruvian Navy is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with surveillance, patrol and defense on lakes, rivers and the Pacific Ocean up to 200 nautical miles from the Peruvian littoral... - Estes KefauverEstes KefauverCarey Estes Kefauver July 26, 1903 – August 10, 1963) was an American politician from Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S...
(Lambda), Former Senator, Tennessee (1949–1963) - Paul J. Fannin (Gamma Rho), Former Senator, Arizona (1959–1987)
- John G. Tower (Iota), Former Senator, Texas (1961–1985)
- Dante FascellDante FascellDante Bruno Fascell served as an American politician from the state of Florida.-Early life:Fascell, born in Bridgehampton, New York in 1917, moved to Florida in 1925. He graduated from the University of Miami law school in 1938. Fascell was a brother of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity and the...
(Epsilon-Beta), Former Congressman, Florida (1955–1993); former chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee - John MurthaJohn MurthaJohn Patrick "Jack" Murtha, Jr. was an American politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Murtha, a Democrat, represented Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1974 until his death in 2010....
(Beta-Delta), Former Congressman, Pennsylvania (1974–2010) - Joe D. Waggonner (Epsilon-Gamma), Former Congressman, Louisiana (1961–1978); former Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee.
- Ken LucasKen LucasKenneth Ray "Ken" Lucas is an American politician. Lucas, a Democrat, was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky's 4th congressional district from 1999 until 2005....
(Beta-Nu), Former Congressman, Kentucky (1999–2005) - Tom AllenTom AllenThomas Hodge "Tom" Allen is a former member of the United States House of Representatives representing , and the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2008 against Republican incumbent Senator Susan Collins. Allen lost to Collins .Allen was first elected in 1996, defeating Republican...
(Alpha-Rho), Former Congressman, Maine (1997–2009) - Vic SnyderVic SnyderVictor F. "Vic" Snyder is a former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1997 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:...
(Theta-Delta), Former Congressman, Arkansas (1997-2011) - John EhrlichmanJohn EhrlichmanJohn Daniel Ehrlichman was counsel and Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs under President Richard Nixon. He was a key figure in events leading to the Watergate first break-in and the ensuing Watergate scandal, for which he was convicted of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and perjury...
(Delta Nu), Counsel and Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs under President Richard NixonRichard NixonRichard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under... - Larry M. Speakes (Delta-Xi), Press Secretary for President Ronald ReaganRonald ReaganRonald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
- Martin C. Petersen (Rho), Former Deputy Executive Director of the Central Intelligence AgencyCentral Intelligence AgencyThe Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
- David E. Kendall (Alpha-Pi), Attorney to President Bill ClintonBill ClintonWilliam Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
Music
- Bill Anderson (Beta Lambda), singer and songwriter
- Jimmy BuffettJimmy BuffettJames William "Jimmy" Buffett is a singer-songwriter, author, entrepreneur, and film producer. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett's musical hits include "Margaritaville" , and "Come Monday"...
(Epsilon-Nu), singer - Hoagy CarmichaelHoagy CarmichaelHoward Hoagland "Hoagy" Carmichael was an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader. He is best known for writing "Stardust", "Georgia On My Mind", "The Nearness of You", and "Heart and Soul", four of the most-recorded American songs of all time.Alec Wilder, in his study of the...
(Beta-Theta), composer and movie star - AJ CastilloAJ CastilloArturo Castillo, Jr. , better known as AJ Castillo, is a Mexican-American Tejano recording artist, accordionist, singer, performer, and producer...
(Xi-Delta), Tejano recording artist, accordionist, singer, performer, and producer - Kevin GriffinKevin GriffinKevin Griffin is an American guitarist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter.Griffin formed the alternative rock band Better Than Ezra in 1988. The band had great success in the 1990s with hits such as "Good", "In the Blood", and "Desperately Wanting", and has continued in the 2000s with hits such...
(Gamma), lead singer and musician, Better Than EzraBetter Than EzraBetter Than Ezra is an American alternative rock trio based in New Orleans, Louisiana.-Formation and early success:Better Than Ezra was formed in 1988 by its four original members - vocalist and guitarist Kevin Griffin; Joel Rundell, the lead guitarist; bassist Tom Drummond; and drummer, Cary... - Josh KelleyJosh KelleyJoshua Bishop "Josh" Kelley is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Kelley has recorded for Hollywood Records, Threshold Records and DNK Records as a pop rock artist, and has had four hit singles on the Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart...
(Delta-Xi), musician - Paul "P.H." Naffah (Rho), drummer, The Refreshments, Roger Clyne and the PeacemakersRoger Clyne and the PeacemakersRoger Clyne and the Peacemakers is a rock band from Tempe, Arizona, USA. The band is typically referred to by the fans as the abbreviation "RCPM"...
- Bobby PulidoBobby PulidoRoberto Pulido Jr. , better known as Bobby Pulido, is a Mexican-American Tejano music performer who was born in Edinburg, Texas.-Family:...
(Lambda-Psi), musician, Tejano recording artist
Film and Television
- Richard CrennaRichard CrennaRichard Donald Crenna was an American motion picture, television, and radio actor and occasional television director. He starred in such motion pictures as The Sand Pebbles, Wait Until Dark, Body Heat, the first three Rambo movies, Hot Shots! Part Deux, and The Flamingo Kid...
(Delta-Eta), actor, Rambo - John Driscoll (Kappa Phi), actor, Guiding LightGuiding LightGuiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
, The Young and the RestlessThe Young and the RestlessThe Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin... - Chris HarrisonChris HarrisonChristopher Bryan "Chris" Harrison is an American television host, perhaps best known for his role as host of the ABC reality television dating show The Bachelor since 2002 and its spin-offs The Bachelorette since 2003 and Bachelor Pad in 2010...
(Theta Psi), actor, The Bachelor - Dennis HaskinsDennis HaskinsDennis Haskins is an American actor known for his role as principal Richard Belding in the teen sitcom Saved by the Bell, which ran from 1989 to 1993 on NBC. He then went on to star in Saved by the Bell: The New Class, which aired from 1993 to 2000...
(Alpha-Iota), actor, Saved By the BellSaved by the BellSaved by the Bell is an American television sitcom that aired between 1989 and 1993. The series is a retooled version of the 1988 series Good Morning, Miss Bliss, which was itself later folded into the history of Saved by the Bell... - Gordon JumpGordon JumpAlexander Gordon Jump was an American actor best known as the clueless radio station manager Arthur "Big Guy" Carlson in the TV series WKRP in Cincinnati and the incompetent "Chief of Police Tinkler" in the sitcom Soap...
(Gamma Chi), actor, WKRP, portrayed the Maytag repairman - Wink MartindaleWink MartindaleWinston Conrad Martindale , known professionally as Wink Martindale, is an American disc jockey and television game show host.-Radio:...
(Epsilon-Pi), TV game show host - David NelsonDavid Nelson (actor)David Oswald Nelson was an American actor, director, producer. He was the elder son of bandleader/TV actor Ozzie Nelson and singer Harriet Hilliard and the older brother of singer Eric "Ricky" Nelson.-Career:...
(Delta Eta), actor, Ozzie and Harriet - Mike O'MalleyMike O'MalleyMichael Edward "Mike" O'Malley is an American actor and playwright who has appeared in films and television series. He hosted Nickelodeon GUTS, and he starred in the CBS comedy Yes, Dear...
(Beta-Kappa), actor, Yes Dear, Nickelodeon GUTSNickelodeon GUTSNickelodeon GUTS is an American television reality "action sports" competition series hosted by actor/comedian Mike O'Malley and officiated by British actress Moira "Mo" Quirk. The series was broadcast by the cable television network Nickelodeon from 1992 to 1995...
, GleeGlee (TV series)Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States, and on GlobalTV in Canada. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues... - Robert RedfordRobert RedfordCharles Robert Redford, Jr. , better known as Robert Redford, is an American actor, film director, producer, businessman, environmentalist, philanthropist, and founder of the Sundance Film Festival. He has received two Oscars: one in 1981 for directing Ordinary People, and one for Lifetime...
(Gamma-Tau), Academy Award-winning actor, director, founder of the Sundance Film FestivalSundance Film FestivalThe Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new... - Gailard SartainGailard SartainGailard Sartain is an American comedic and serious actor, often playing characters with roots in the South. He is also an accomplished and successful painter and illustrator.-Early years and education:...
(Epsilon Mu), actor - Greg Smith (Theta-Beta), actor, EverwoodEverwoodEverwood is an American drama television series that initially aired in the United States on The WB. The series is set in the fictional small town of Everwood, Colorado, and was filmed in Ogden, South Salt Lake, and Draper, Utah, except the series pilot which was filmed in Canmore, Alberta,...
- Michael C. Williams (Xi-Gamma), actor, The Blair Witch ProjectThe Blair Witch ProjectThe Blair Witch Project is a 1999 American horror film pieced together from amateur footage. The film was produced by the Haxan Films production company. The film relates the story of three student filmmakers The Blair Witch Project is a 1999 American horror film pieced together from amateur...
- Donnie Jeffcoat (Mu-Delta), actor, Wild and Crazy KidsWild and Crazy KidsWild and Crazy Kids is an American television game show in which large teams, usually consisting entirely of children, participated in head-to-head physical challenges on Nickelodeon, that aired from 1990 until 1992 for a total of 65 episodes. It was hosted by Omar Gooding, Donnie Jeffcoat, and...
- Johnny Mack BrownJohnny Mack BrownJohnny Mack Brown was an All-American college football player and film actor originally billed as John Mack Brown at the height of his screen career.-Early life:...
(Beta), actor, Billy the KidBilly the KidWilliam H. Bonney William H. Bonney William H. Bonney (born William Henry McCarty, Jr. est. November 23, 1859 – c. July 14, 1881, better known as Billy the Kid but also known as Henry Antrim, was a 19th-century American gunman who participated in the Lincoln County War and became a frontier...
, many cowboy movies
Other
- Andrew DanielAndrew DanielAndrew Theodore "Drew" Daniel was the winner of the American reality television show Big Brother 5 in 2004. Before moving into the Big Brother house, he had recently graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio...
(Theta-Upsilon), winner Big Brother 5, model - Greg RaymerGreg RaymerGregory Raymer nicknamed "Fossilman," is a professional poker player. He is best known for winning the 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event.-Early life:...
(Beta-Chi), winner World Series of PokerWorld Series of PokerThe World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
2004 - Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, motivational speaker, best known from the movie "Rudy"Rudy (film)Rudy is a 1993 American sports film directed by David Anspaugh. It is an account of the life of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, who harbored dreams of playing football at the University of Notre Dame despite significant obstacles...
Business
- Craig BarrettCraig Barrett (Intel Chairman)Craig R. Barrett is an American business executive who served as the chairman of the board of the Intel Corporation until May 2009. He became CEO of Intel in 1998, a position he held for seven years...
(Beta Zeta), Chairman and former CEO, Intel - Ted TurnerTed TurnerRobert Edward "Ted" Turner III is an American media mogul and philanthropist. As a businessman, he is known as founder of the cable news network CNN, the first dedicated 24-hour cable news channel. In addition, he founded WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television...
(Beta Alpha), media mogul (TNTTurner Network TelevisionTurner Network Television is an American cable television channel created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner...
, TBS, CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, Atlanta BravesAtlanta BravesThe Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
) - Todd WagnerTodd WagnerTodd R. Wagner co-founded Broadcast.com and now co-owns 2929 Entertainment with Mark Cuban, along with other entertainment properties and has also founded the Todd Wagner Foundation.- Early life :...
(Beta-Theta), Broadcast.comBroadcast.comBroadcast.com was a web radio company founded as "AudioNet" in September 1995 by Chris Jaeb. Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban later led the organization to hugely capitalize on the Dot-com bubble and be sold to Yahoo.com.-History:...
co-founder - Albert Bond LambertAlbert Bond LambertAlbert Bond Lambert was an American golfer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1904 Summer Olympics.He was also a prominent St. Louis aviator and benefactor of aviation.-Early life:...
(Zeta), Early Aviator, Sponsor of The Spirit of St. Louis, namesake of Lambert International Airport - Robert EatonRobert James EatonFor the professional wrestler, Robert Lee "Bobby" Eaton, see Bobby Eaton.Robert James "Bob" Eaton is a U.S. automobile businessman....
(Gamma-Omicron), Former Chairman DaimlerChrysler AG - John OlinJohn OlinJohn Olin was an American professional wrestler. He was a one-time World Heavyweight Champion.- Career :John Olin was born in 1886. He started wrestling in 1904 at the age of 18. He was trained by the former European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Champion Tom Cannon...
(Alpha-Kappa), Former Chairman Olin Corporation - Spencer Truman OlinSpencer Truman OlinSpencer Truman Olin was an American industrialist and philanthropist. He was an executive of the Olin Corporation, founded in 1892 by his father, Franklin W. Olin...
(Alpha Kappa), Executive Olin Corporation, philanthropist and Republican PartyRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
supporter. - Teddy Ray Price (Theta Chi), CEO Central Management Company
- Alan MulallyAlan MulallyAlan Roger Mulally is an American engineer and business executive who is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Ford Motor Company...
(Gamma-Omicron), President and CEO Ford Motor CompanyFord Motor CompanyFord Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK... - Russell Wiener (Phi) Co-founder DonrussDonrussDonruss, currently known as Panini America and owned by Panini Group, manufactures sports cards. The company started in the 1950s, producing confectionery, evolved into Donruss and started producing trading cards. During the 1960s and 1970s Donruss produced entertainment-themed trading cards...
Baseball Cards - William R. Johnston (Mu), former President NYSE
- Mike Eskew (Chi), CEO, UPSUnited Parcel ServiceUnited Parcel Service, Inc. , typically referred to by the acronym UPS, is a package delivery company. Headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States, UPS delivers more than 15 million packages a day to 6.1 million customers in more than 220 countries and territories around the...
- William HewlettWilliam Reddington HewlettWilliam Redington Hewlett was an engineer and the co-founder, with David Packard, of the Hewlett-Packard Company . He was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan where is father taught at the Univerisy of Michigan Medical School...
(Beta-Zeta), founder, Hewlett Packard - Gary Forsee (Beta Chi), President and CEO of Sprint NextelSprint NextelSprint Nextel Corporation is an American telecommunications company based in Overland Park, Kansas. The company owns and operates Sprint, the third largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, with 53.4 million customers, behind Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility...
- Howard Hyle (Nu), Former Vice President of Coca-ColaCoca-ColaCoca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
- Gordon BinderGordon BinderGordon M. Binder is an American corporate executive. He is managing director of Coastview Capital, LLC, and previously was chairman and CEO of Amgen. He joined Amgen in 1982, and previously had executive roles at the United Geophysical Corporation and the System Development Corporation. Binder is...
(Chi), Former CEO of AMGenAmgenAmgen Inc. is an international biotechnology company headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California. Located in the Conejo Valley, Amgen is the world's largest independent biotech firm. The company employs approximately 17,000 staff members. Its products include Epogen, Aranesp, Enbrel, Kineret,... - Charles SchneiderCharles SchneiderCharles Schneider may refer to:* Charles Sumner Schneider, architect* Charles Conrad Schneider, civil engineer and bridge designer...
(Lambda-Upsilon), Sommelier, Restaurateur - Cyrus R. Smith (Tau), Former President of American AirlinesAmerican AirlinesAmerican Airlines, Inc. is the world's fourth-largest airline in passenger miles transported and operating revenues. American Airlines is a subsidiary of the AMR Corporation and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas adjacent to its largest hub at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport...
- Willard F. Rockwell (Alpha Delta), Founder of Rockwell InternationalRockwell InternationalRockwell International was a major American manufacturing conglomerate in the latter half of the 20th century, involved in aircraft, the space industry, both defense-oriented and commercial electronics, automotive and truck components, printing presses, valves and meters, and industrial automation....
- Richard RainwaterRichard Rainwater-Early life:The son of a wholesale grocer, he grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in mathematics, where he was a member of the Tau chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. He was recognized by the national organization in 1996 as Kappa Sigma Man of...
(Tau), Financier - Ben Gilmer (Beta-Eta), CEO, AT&TAT&TAT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services...
- R.W. Lundgren (Gamma-Sigma), Chairman of the Board, Dow Chemical
- Allen Jacobson (Gamma-Lambda), CEO, 3M Company
- Dan Mermelstein (Rho), Co-Founder, Vivid RacingVivid RacingVivid Racing is a high-performance automotive tuning company based in Gilbert, Arizona. The company is globally recognized within their field for their distribution, sales, and installation of high-performance aftermarket automobile industry parts. Vivid Racing has two sectors: parts distribution...
- Rob Rohn (Rho), Co-Founder, Vivid RacingVivid RacingVivid Racing is a high-performance automotive tuning company based in Gilbert, Arizona. The company is globally recognized within their field for their distribution, sales, and installation of high-performance aftermarket automobile industry parts. Vivid Racing has two sectors: parts distribution...
- J. Tylee Wilson (Delta-Beta), Chairman, RJR NabiscoRJR NabiscoRJR Nabisco, Inc., was an American conglomerate formed in 1985 by the merger of Nabisco Brands and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. RJR Nabisco was purchased in 1988 by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co...
- Pierson M. Grieve (Epsilon-Delta), CEO, Ecolab, Inc
- John P. Surma, Jr. (Alpha-Delta), Chairman and CEO of US Steel
- Robert G. Krebs (Beta-Zeta), Former CEO, Burlington Northern
- Paul Henson (Alpha-Psi), Chairman of the Board, United Telecom
- Jack Smith, Jr. (Gamma-Delta), President, General MotorsGeneral MotorsGeneral Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
- David J. Fiser (Gamma-Chi), Vice President, Kansas Farm Bureau
- Scottie MayfieldScottie MayfieldScottie Mayfield is the president of Mayfield Dairy Farms. Mayfield was a 1973 graduate of Georgia Tech's College of Management.-References:...
(Alpha-Tau), President, Mayfield Dairy Farms - Bryan Shipp (Gamma-Omega), Entrepreneur, Owner and Founder of Pittsburgh Scoop
- Richard JohnsonRichard Johnson (entrepreneur)Richard Johnson is a graduate of Bucknell University, and while at Bucknell, Johnson was a member of Kappa Sigma. He is a lifelong entrepreneur and started his first company in 1988. As one of the first Silicon Alley pioneers, he started Hotjobs.com in 1996...
(Alpha-Phi), Founder & President, HotJobs - John R. PatrickJohn R. PatrickJohn Russell Patrick is a business executive and innovative leader in the information technology industry. During his tenure as a vice president at IBM, he helped launch the IBM ThinkPad and the OS/2 operating system and was later an influential force behind IBM’s early adoption of the Internet...
(Beta-Iota), former IBM vice president and innovative leader in the information technology industry - William Hinson (Alpha-Tau), Owner, WPHinson Trading
Journalism
- Edward R. MurrowEdward R. MurrowEdward Roscoe Murrow, KBE was an American broadcast journalist. He first came to prominence with a series of radio news broadcasts during World War II, which were followed by millions of listeners in the United States and Canada.Fellow journalists Eric Sevareid, Ed Bliss, and Alexander Kendrick...
(Gamma-Mu), Broadcasting Legend - Steve KroftSteve KroftSteve Kroft is an American journalist and a longtime correspondent for 60 Minutes. His investigative reporting has garnered him much acclaim, including three Peabody Awards and nine Emmy awards, one of which was an Emmy for Lifetime Achievement.-Early life:Born on August 22, 1945 in Kokomo,...
(Gamma-Iota), Journalist, 60 Minutes60 Minutes60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation.... - Sam DonaldsonSam DonaldsonSamuel Andrew "Sam" Donaldson, Jr. is a reporter and news anchor, serving with ABC News from 1967 to the present, best known as the network's White House Correspondent and as a panelist and later co-anchor of the network's Sunday Program "This Week."-Early life and career:Donaldson was born in El...
(Epsilon-Xi), Journalist ABC NewsABC NewsABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company... - Dan DierdorfDan DierdorfDaniel Lee "Dan" Dierdorf is a former American football player and current television sportscaster. He played 13 NFL seasons and has worked for ABC's Monday Night Football and CBS as a color commentator since retiring from football....
(Beta-Gamma), sports commentator, former NFL player - Stewart MandelStewart MandelStewart Lance Mandel is an American sports writer who focuses on college football and college basketball. Mandel was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, attending Sycamore High School, and is a graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in Journalism....
(Epsilon-Delta), Journalist Sports IllustratedSports IllustratedSports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the... - Charles E. RichardsonCharles E. RichardsonCharles E. Richardson was a publisher of the Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He worked in his family newspaper business throughout his youth before attending the University of Wyoming at Laramie and entering the United States Army...
, Wyoming newspaper publisher - Lowell ThomasLowell ThomasLowell Jackson Thomas was an American writer, broadcaster, and traveler, best known as the man who made Lawrence of Arabia famous...
(Beta-Omicron), Journalist, Commentator - Tom Wilemon (Lambda-Omicron), Columnist/Reporter, Nashville Tennessean, University of North AlabamaUniversity of North AlabamaThe University of North Alabama is a coeducational university located in Florence, Alabama, and the state's oldest four-year public university....
- Richard Allin (Omega), Author/ Journalist, Arkansas Gazette
Academics
- Steven C. BeeringSteven C. BeeringSteven Claus Beering served as president of Purdue University from 1983 to 2000. Previously, he was dean of the Indiana University School of Medicine for nine years. During his leadership, Purdue's main campus in West Lafayette, Indiana grew by more than 20 buildings. He replaced John W. Hicks and...
(Chi), Former President, Purdue UniversityPurdue UniversityPurdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and... - Thomas J. Clifford (Delta-Mu), President, University of North DakotaUniversity of North DakotaThe University of North Dakota is a public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, UND is the oldest and largest university in the state and enrolls over 14,000 students. ...
- Arthur H. DeRosier Jr. (Epsilon-Nu), Former President, Rocky Mountain CollegeRocky Mountain CollegeRocky Mountain College , located in Billings, Montana, is a private comprehensive college offering more than 25 liberal arts- and professionally oriented majors. In fall 2009, the college had 894 enrolled students...
- John G. Johnson (Delta-Alpha), President, Butler UniversityButler UniversityButler University is a private university located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 1855 and named after founder Ovid Butler, the university offers 60 degree programs to 4,400 students through six colleges: business, communication, education, liberal Arts and sciences, pharmacy and health...
- R. D. "Dan" Burck (Tau), Chancellor, University of Texas System, University of Texas
- Theron Montgomery Jr. (Alpha-Nu), President, Jacksonville State
- William N. Ruud (Delta-Mu), President, Shippensburg University
- John W. RyanJohn W. RyanJohn William Ryan was an American academic administrator who most notably served as the President of Indiana University for sixteen years.-Early life and career:...
(Delta-Sigma), President Emeritus, Indiana University - George J. Chedson (Delta-Sigma), Former President, Hope CollegeHope CollegeHope College is a medium-sized , private, residential liberal arts college located in downtown Holland, Michigan, a few miles from Lake Michigan. It was opened in 1851 as the Pioneer School by Dutch immigrants four years after the community was first settled...
- William CadeWilliam H. CadeDr. William H. "Bill" Cade is a biologist and a former president of the University of Lethbridge. He researches the role of acoustic signals in field cricket mating behaviour.-Education:...
(Tau), President, University of LethbridgeUniversity of LethbridgeThe University of Lethbridge is a publicly-funded comprehensive academic and research university, founded in the liberal education tradition, located in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, with two other urban campuses in Calgary and Edmonton. The main building sits among the coulees on the west side of...
, behavioral ecologist - Ralph Gallucci Epsilon-Theta Dept. Chair, Classics University of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraThe University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los...
- Gary Forsee (Beta Chi), President, University of Missouri System
- E. Joseph Savoie (Epsilon-Chi), President, University of Louisiana at LafayetteUniversity of Louisiana at LafayetteThe University of Louisiana at Lafayette, or UL Lafayette, is a coeducational, public research university located in Lafayette, Louisiana, in the heart of Acadiana...
- Frank C. Erwin (Tau), Chair, Board of Regents, University of Texas
Science and medicine
- Lee BergerLee R. BergerLee Rogers Berger is a paleoanthropologist, physical anthropologist and archeologist and is best known for his discovery of Australopithecus sediba and his work on Australopithecus africanus body proportions and the Taung Bird of Prey Hypothesis.-Background:Berger was born in Shawnee Mission,...
(Kappa), Paleoanthropologist and National Geographic Explorer, awarded the First National Geographic Prize for Research and Exploration - John Covert Boyd (Zeta), designated by President Theodore Roosevelt to incorporate the American National Red Cross, one of original five members and founders of Kappa Sigma
- Denton Cooley, MDDenton CooleyDenton Arthur Cooley is an American heart surgeon famous for performing the first implantation of a total artificial heart. Cooley is also founder and surgeon in-chief of the Texas Heart Institute, chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at St...
(Tau), Founder, Texas Heart Institute, performed first heart transplant in the United States - Dr. Irvine W. GroteIrvine W. GroteDr. Irvine Walter Grote was an American chemist and scholar. Born in the Cameron Hill section of Chattanooga, Tennessee, he entered the University of Chattanooga in 1918. After earning his bachelor's degree, he studied at Columbia University and earned a master's degree. He would later attend...
(Alpha-Iota) University of Tennessee Chattanooga. Noted Chemist and inventor of RolaidsRolaidsRolaids is a brand of antacid produced by McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. The brand was acquired from Pfizer Consumer Healthcare as part of a merger in 2006. It was invented by American chemist Irvine W. Grote in the late 1920s...
. - Edwin HubbleEdwin HubbleEdwin Powell Hubble was an American astronomer who profoundly changed the understanding of the universe by confirming the existence of galaxies other than the Milky Way - our own galaxy...
(Gamma-Beta), astronomer, namesake of Hubble Space Telescope - Edgar D. Mitchell (Delta-Alpha), Astronaut and Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 14Apollo 14Apollo 14 was the eighth manned mission in the American Apollo program, and the third to land on the Moon. It was the last of the "H missions", targeted landings with two-day stays on the Moon with two lunar EVAs, or moonwalks....
- Gen. Samuel C. PhillipsSamuel C. PhillipsGeneral Samuel Cochran Phillips was a United States Air Force four star general who served as Director of NASA's Apollo Manned Lunar Landing Program from 1964 to 1969, the seventh Director of the National Security Agency from 1972 to 1973, and as Commander, Air Force Systems Command from 1973 to...
(Delta-Gamma) University of Wyoming. NASA Apollo Program Director. - Dr. Charles Richardson (Omicron), Founder of the Chi OmegaChi OmegaChi Omega is a women's fraternity and the largest member of the National Panhellenic Conference. Chi Omega has 174 active collegiate chapters and over 230 alumnae chapters. Chi Omega's national headquarters is located in Memphis, Tennessee....
Fraternity for collegiate women.
Baseball
- Fred BeebeFred BeebeFrederick Leonard Beebe was a professional baseball player.Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, Beebe played baseball for the Hyde Park High School in Chicago, Illinois and the University of Illinois. He played Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1916. In his rookie year, Beebe led the major leagues with...
(Alpha-Gamma), Pitcher (1906-1916) - Chuck DobsonChuck DobsonCharles Thomas Dobson is a retired professional baseball player who played 9 seasons for the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics, and the California Angels of Major League Baseball.-References:...
(Gamma-Omicron), Pitcher (1966–1975) - Carl LundgrenCarl LundgrenCarl Leonard "Lundy" Lundgren was an American baseball and football player and coach.Lundgren played football and baseball for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and played eight seasons of Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. In eight years with the Cubs, he compiled...
(Alpha-Gamma), Pitcher (1902–1909) - Big Jeff PfefferBig Jeff PfefferFrancis Xavier "Big Jeff" Pfeffer was a Major League pitcher from 1905 to 1911. He threw a no-hitter in 1907. He is the older brother of Jeff Pfeffer.-External links:...
(Alpha-Gamma), Pitcher (1905-1911) - Cecil Upshaw Jr.Cecil UpshawCecil Lee Upshaw Jr. was an American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who had a nine-year career...
(Epsilon), Pitcher (1966–1975) - Boo Ferriss (Delta-Chi) (1921-Present)
Basketball
- Rick BarryRick BarryRichard Francis Dennis Barry III , better known as Rick Barry, is a retired American professional basketball player. He is considered by many veteran basketball observers to be one of the greatest pure small forwards of all time as a result of his very precise outside shot, uncanny court vision,...
(Epsilon-Beta), (1965–1980) Hall of FameBasketball Hall of FameThe Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, honors exceptional basketball players, coaches, referees, executives, and other major contributors to the game of basketball worldwide...
Football
- Tommy CasanovaTommy CasanovaThomas Henry "Tommy" Casanova, III is an ophthalmologist in Crowley, Louisiana, and a former American football player and politician. He played football for the LSU Tigers and the Cincinnati Bengals...
(Gamma), Safety (1974–1977) Pro BowlPro BowlIn professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those... - Richie Cunningham (Epsilon-Chi), Kicker (1997–2002) Pro BowlPro BowlIn professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...
- Dan DierdorfDan DierdorfDaniel Lee "Dan" Dierdorf is a former American football player and current television sportscaster. He played 13 NFL seasons and has worked for ABC's Monday Night Football and CBS as a color commentator since retiring from football....
(Beta-Gamma), Offensive Lineman, (1971–1983) Pro Football Hall of FamePro Football Hall of FameThe Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees... - Howard HarpsterHoward HarpsterHoward Harpster was an American football player and coach the United States. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1956.-Playing career:...
(Delta-Alpha), Quarterback College Football Hall of FameCollege Football Hall of FameThe College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move... - Ted HendricksTed HendricksTheodore Paul Hendricks is a Hall of Fame former American football linebacker who logged 15 seasons for the Baltimore Colts , the Green Bay Packers and the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders in the National Football League...
(Epsilon-Beta), Defensive End, (1969–1983) Pro Football Hall of FamePro Football Hall of FameThe Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees... - James Kent Hull (Delta-Chi), Center, (1983–1996) Pro BowlPro BowlIn professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...
- Bert JonesBert JonesBertram Hays "Bert" Jones is a former LSU and NFL quarterback who played for the then Baltimore Colts and, briefly, the Los Angeles Rams. At Ruston High School, he was given the nickname, "The Ruston Rifle"...
(Gamma), Quarterback, (1973–1982) Pro BowlPro BowlIn professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those... - Greg LandryGreg LandryGregory Paul Landry is a former American football player and coach who played quarterback in the National Football League from 1968 to 1981 and again in 1984...
(Gamma-Delta), Quarterback, (1968–1984) Pro BowlPro BowlIn professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those... - Steve Owens (Gamma Kappa), (1970–1974) 1969 Heisman TrophyHeisman TrophyThe Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...
Winner - Dick SchafrathDick SchafrathRichard Philip "Dick" Schafrath is a retired offensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns, former Ohio State Senator and author. During his tenure as an athlete, he won a national football championship with the 1957 Ohio State University Buckeyes and the 1964 NFL Championship with the Cleveland Browns...
(Alpha-Sigma), Offensive Lineman, (1959–1971) Pro BowlPro BowlIn professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those... - Brian SipeBrian SipeBrian Winfield Sipe is a former professional American football quarterback who played in the National Football League from 1974 to 1983 and the United States Football League from 1984 to 1985....
(Epsilon-Iota), Quarterback (1974–1983) 1980 MVP - Jerry StovallJerry StovallJerry Lane Stovall is a former All-American running back and head football coach for LSU. He was also a star defensive back in the NFL for the St. Louis Cardinals....
(Gamma), Running Back (1963–1971), Pro BowlPro BowlIn professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...
; Head Coach of LSU (1980–1983) - Brian YoungBrian Young (American football)Brian Young is a former American football defensive tackle who played for the St. Louis Rams and New Orleans Saints of the National Football League...
(Epsilon Xi), Defensive Tackle (2000–2008)
Golf
- Jay HaasJay HaasJay Dean Haas is an American professional golfer.Haas was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and grew up in Belleville, Illinois. He attended Wake Forest University and was a member of the NCAA Championship team of the middle 1970s with Curtis Strange and Bob Byman that Golf World has called "the...
(Delta-Omega), Professional golfer (1976-) - Peter JacobsenPeter JacobsenPeter Erling Jacobsen is an American professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. He has won seven events on the PGA Tour and two events on the Champions Tour, both majors.-Early years:...
(Gamma-Alpha), Professional golfer (1976-) - Curtis StrangeCurtis StrangeCurtis Northrup Strange is an American professional golfer. He is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. He spent over 200 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between their debut in 1986 and 1990.-Early years through college:Strange and his...
(Delta Omega), Professional golfer (1976-) World Golf Hall of FameWorld Golf Hall of FameThe World Golf Hall of Fame is located at World Golf Village near St. Augustine, Florida, in the United States, and it is unusual among sports halls of fame in that a single site serves both men and women. It is supported by a consortium of 26 golf organizations from all over the world.The Hall of... - Lanny WadkinsLanny WadkinsJerry Lanston "Lanny" Wadkins, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He ranked in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for 86 weeks from their debut in 1986 to 1988....
(Delta-Omega), Professional golfer (1971-) World Golf Hall of FameWorld Golf Hall of FameThe World Golf Hall of Fame is located at World Golf Village near St. Augustine, Florida, in the United States, and it is unusual among sports halls of fame in that a single site serves both men and women. It is supported by a consortium of 26 golf organizations from all over the world.The Hall of...
Racing
- Phil HillPhil HillPhilip Toll Hill, Jr., was a United States automobile racer and the only American-born driver to win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship. Hill was described as a "thoughtful, gentle man" and once said, "I'm in the wrong business. I don't want to beat anybody, I don't want to be the big hero...
(Delta-Eta), Formula 1 driver - Chris FestaChris FestaChris Festa, born in Atlanta on September 5, 1985, is an American auto racing driver.Chris raced the #9 Dallara for Chip Ganassi Racing in the Indy Pro Series in 2007. As of the end of the 2007 season he has made 39 IPS starts with a best finish of 2nd and won the pole for the first race of the...
(Epsilon-Sigma), Firestone Indy Light driver
Coaches, Executives and Owners
- William Alexander (Alpha-Tau), Head Football Coach Georgia Tech (1920–1944)
- Cam CameronCam Cameron-External links:...
(Beta-Theta), Head NFL Football coach (2007); Head Football coach Indiana UniversityIndiana UniversityIndiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
(1997–2001) - Lloyd CarrLloyd CarrLloyd H. Carr is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Michigan from 1995 through the 2007 season. Under Carr, the Wolverines compiled a record of 122–40 and won or shared five Big Ten Conference titles...
(Beta-Gamma), Head Football coach University of MichiganUniversity of MichiganThe University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
(1995–2007) - Fisher DeBerryFisher DeBerryFisher DeBerry is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the United States Air Force Academy from 1984 to 2006, compiling a record of 169–109–1. DeBerry led 17 of his 23 Air Force Falcons squads to winning records and 12 captured a bowl...
(Alpha-Nu), Head Football coach Air Force AcademyAir Force Academy, ColoradoAir Force Academy is a census-designated place in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The CDP includes a large portion of the grounds of the United States Air Force Academy, including the cadet housing facilities. The population was 6,680 at the 2010 census...
(1984–2006) - Ron GuentherRon GuentherRon Guenther is the former Director of Athletics for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is best known for the hiring of Fighting Illini athletics coaches, the development of the men's tennis team into a national power , and the development of many athletics facilities...
(Alpha-Gamma), Former Athletic Director University of Illinois (1992-2011) - Lamar HuntLamar HuntLamar Hunt was an American sportsman and promoter of American football, soccer, basketball, and ice hockey in the United States and an inductee into three sports' halls of fame. He was one of the founders of the American Football League and Major League Soccer , as well as MLS predecessor the...
(Delta-Pi), Owner, Kansas City ChiefsKansas City ChiefsThe Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
, Columbus CrewColumbus CrewThe Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
, Kansas City WizardsKansas City WizardsSporting Kansas City is an American professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Kansas that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...
, and F.C. Dallas Founder of the American Football LeagueAmerican Football LeagueThe American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...
, Co founder North American Soccer LeagueNorth American Soccer LeagueNorth American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
, and Major League SoccerMajor League SoccerMajor League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
Pro Football Hall of FamePro Football Hall of FameThe Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees... - George Huff (Alpha-Gamma), Manager of Boston Red Sox (1907); Athletic Director at University of Illinois (1901–1935)
- Jerry JonesJerry JonesJerral "Jerry" Wayne Jones is the owner and general manager of the NFL team, the Dallas Cowboys.-Early life:Jones was born in Los Angeles, California. His family moved to North Little Rock, Arkansas when he was an infant. Jones was a star running back at North Little Rock High School...
(Xi), Owner, Dallas CowboysDallas CowboysThe Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... - Jimmye LaycockJimmye LaycockJimmye Laycock has served as head football coach at the College of William & Mary since 1980. Laycock graduated from William & Mary in 1970 and played quarterback under legendary coaches Marv Levy and Lou Holtz...
(Nu), Head Football coach (1980-) College of William & Mary - George J. Maloof, Jr.George J. Maloof, Jr.George J. Maloof, Jr. , also credited as George Maloof Jr. of the Maloof Family, is the son of Colleen and George J. Maloof, Sr...
(Kappa-Alpha), Co-owner of the Sacramento KingsSacramento KingsThe Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
and Palms Hotel and Casino. - Rollie MassiminoRollie MassiminoRoland V. "Rollie" Massimino is an American basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head men's basketball coach at the Florida campus of Northwood University in West Palm Beach, a position he has held since 2006...
(Alpha-Lambda), Head Basketball Coach (1969–1971; 1973-) Villanova UniversityVillanova UniversityVillanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States... - Andy MacPhailAndy MacPhailAndy MacPhail is the former president of baseball operations for the Baltimore Orioles. He was the president/CEO of the National League Chicago Cubs from September 9, 1994 until October 1, 2006...
(Beta-Pi), President of Baseball Operations (2007-) - Branch McCrackenBranch McCrackenBranch McCracken was a college men's basketball coach.As a player at Indiana, the Monrovia, Indiana native was a three-year letter winner for Hall of Fame coach Everett Dean...
(Beta-Theta), Head Basketball coach Indiana UniversityIndiana UniversityIndiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
Basketball Hall of FameBasketball Hall of FameThe Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, honors exceptional basketball players, coaches, referees, executives, and other major contributors to the game of basketball worldwide... - Charlie Monfort (Delta Sigma), Owner, Colorado RockiesColorado RockiesThe Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1991, they started play in 1993 and are in the West Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains...
- Erk RussellErk RussellErskine "Erk" Russell was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach in the United States. He was also the defensive coordinator for the University of Georgia Bulldogs for seventeen years and head football coach of the Georgia Southern Eagles...
(Beta-Eta), Head Football coach (1964–1969) University of GeorgiaUniversity of GeorgiaThe University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
, Georgia Southern UniversityGeorgia Southern UniversityGeorgia Southern University is a national public university located on a campus in Statesboro, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1906, it is part of the University System of Georgia and is the largest center of higher education in the southern half of Georgia offering 117 academic majors in a comprehensive... - Bob Zuppke (Alpha-Gamma), Head Football coach University of Illinois (1913–1941) College Football Hall of FameCollege Football Hall of FameThe College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
- Ray TannerRay TannerRay Tanner is in his 15th season as the head baseball coach at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. His record since arriving at Carolina in 1997 is 689-296...
(Chi-Omega), Head Baseball coach University of South CarolinaUniversity of South CarolinaThe University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...
(1997–)
Other
- Scott DavidsonScott DavidsonScott Davidson is a lacrosse player for the Pittsburgh Mammoth in the National Lacrosse League.-References:...
(Xi-Lambda), Professional Lacrosse Player - Corey HillCorey HillCorey Cornelius Hill is an American mixed martial artist. He was a high school state champion wrestler on multiple occasions in Florida. Hill was a multi-time high school state champion wrestler in Florida and 2x National Finalist college wrestler.-The Ultimate Fighter:Hill competed as a...
(Theta-Psi), Professional UFC Fighter - Louis ZamperiniLouis ZamperiniLouis Silvie Zamperini is a World War II prisoner of war survivor, inspirational speaker, and former American Olympic distance runner.-Early life:...
(Delta-Eta), Olympic Runner, WWII POW, Inspirational Speaker
Military
- General Burwell B. BellBurwell B. Bell IIIBurwell Baxter Bell III is a retired U.S. Army four star general.-Early life and education:Bell was born and raised in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the son of B. B. Bell, Jr. and Mary R. Bell. He graduated from Oak Ridge High School in 1965 and played high school football for the "Wildcats"...
(Alpha-Iota), U.S. Army - Captain Frank FreyerFrank FreyerFrank Barrows Freyer was an United States Navy captain who served as the 14th Naval Governor of Guam. Freyer graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1902, having played several collegiate sports there. The Navy assigned him to many different ships, including having him participate in the...
(Alpha-Tau), 14th Naval Governor of Guam; Chief of Staff of the Peruvian NavyPeruvian NavyThe Peruvian Navy is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with surveillance, patrol and defense on lakes, rivers and the Pacific Ocean up to 200 nautical miles from the Peruvian littoral... - General Paul V. HesterPaul V. HesterGeneral Paul V. Hester was the Commander, Pacific Air Forces, and Air Component Commander for the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii from July 2004 to November 2007...
(Delta-Xi), Commander, Pacific Air Forces - General Samuel C. PhillipsSamuel C. PhillipsGeneral Samuel Cochran Phillips was a United States Air Force four star general who served as Director of NASA's Apollo Manned Lunar Landing Program from 1964 to 1969, the seventh Director of the National Security Agency from 1972 to 1973, and as Commander, Air Force Systems Command from 1973 to...
(Delta-Gamma), Commander, Air Force Systems Command from 1973 to 1975 - United States Federal Marshal Timothy Weintraub (Epsilon-Eta) Former Lt. U.S. Army
- Vice Admiral William E. GortneyWilliam E. GortneyWilliam Evans "Bill" Gortney is a vice admiral in the United States Navy. He is the current Director of the Joint Staff. He previously served as Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet...
(Lambda-Lambda), Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command - Lieutenant Augustine Peguero (Epsilon-Xi), U.S. Army
Man of the Year
Every year, the Supreme Executive Committee of Kappa Sigma selects one notable alumnus as Man of the Year. Those selected are figures who have made significant public contributions in areas including politics, the military, entertainment, sports, etc.| Name | Chapter | School | Year |
| Cyrus R. Smith C. R. Smith Cyrus Rowlett Smith , known throughout his life as C. R. Smith, was the CEO of American Airlines from 1934 to 1968 and from 1973 to 1974. He was also United States Secretary of Commerce for a brief period under President Lyndon B... | Tau | University of Texas | 1937 |
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| Lowell J. Thomas | Beta-Omicron | University of Denver | 1938 |
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| Warren R. Austin, Jr Warren Austin Warren Robinson Austin was an American politician and statesman; among other roles, he served as Senator from Vermont.... | Alpha-Lambda Colony | University of Vermont | 1939 |
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| Frederick H. Albee | Alpha-Rho | Bowdoin College | 1940 |
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| Edward R. Murrow Edward R. Murrow Edward Roscoe Murrow, KBE was an American broadcast journalist. He first came to prominence with a series of radio news broadcasts during World War II, which were followed by millions of listeners in the United States and Canada.Fellow journalists Eric Sevareid, Ed Bliss, and Alexander Kendrick... | Gamma-Mu | Washington State University | 1941 |
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| James H. Macia Jr | Gamma-Rho | University of Arizona | 1942 |
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| Jack E. Manch | Upsilon | Hampden-Sydney College | 1942 |
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| Roy C. Osgood | Alpha-Eta | George Washington University | 1943 |
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| Dwight H. Green Dwight H. Green Dwight Herbert Green was the 30th Governor of the US state of Illinois, serving from 1941 to 1949.- From childhood to early adulthood :... | Alpha-Pi | Wabash College | 1944 |
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| Clinton A. Pierce | Alpha-Gamma | University of Illinois | 1945 |
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| Ernest W. Goodpasture Ernest William Goodpasture Dr. Ernest William Goodpasture was an American pathologist and physician. Goodpasture advanced the scientific understanding of the pathogenesis of infectious diseases, parasitism, and a variety of rickettsial and viral infections... | Kappa | Vanderbilt University | 1946 |
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| Beauford H. Jester Beauford H. Jester Beauford Halbert Jester was a U.S. political figure, the son of George Taylor Jester and his second wife, Frances Gordon Jester. He served as the 36th Governor of Texas from 1947 until 1949, when he died of a heart attack... | Tau | University of Texas | 1947 |
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| Edwin P. Hubble Edwin Hubble Edwin Powell Hubble was an American astronomer who profoundly changed the understanding of the universe by confirming the existence of galaxies other than the Milky Way - our own galaxy... | Gamma-Beta | University of Chicago | 1948 |
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| Cason J. Callaway | Zeta | University of Virginia | 1949 |
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| Rev Fred P. Corson, Ret | Beta-Pi | Dickinson College | 1950 |
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| Carey E. Kefauver | Lambda | University of Tennessee/Knoxville | 1951 |
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| Donald H. Mc Laughlin | Beta-Xi | University of California/Berkeley | 1952 |
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| Hoagland H. Carmichael Hoagy Carmichael Howard Hoagland "Hoagy" Carmichael was an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader. He is best known for writing "Stardust", "Georgia On My Mind", "The Nearness of You", and "Heart and Soul", four of the most-recorded American songs of all time.Alec Wilder, in his study of the... | Beta-Theta | Indiana University | 1953 |
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| Thomas J. Williams | Xi | University of Arkansas | 1954 |
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| Arnold M. Johnson Arnold Johnson Arnold M. Johnson was an American industrialist, businessman and sportsman, who purchased the storied but financially unsound Philadelphia Athletics baseball club and moved it to Kansas City, Missouri, in the autumn of 1954... | Gamma-Beta | University of Chicago | 1955 |
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| Henry G. Symonds | Beta-Zeta | Stanford University | 1956 |
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| Francis S. Van Derbur | Beta-Omicron | University of Denver | 1957 |
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| Willard F. Rockwell, Jr Rockwell International Rockwell International was a major American manufacturing conglomerate in the latter half of the 20th century, involved in aircraft, the space industry, both defense-oriented and commercial electronics, automotive and truck components, printing presses, valves and meters, and industrial automation.... | Alpha-Delta Colony | Pennsylvania State University | 1958 |
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| Joseph D. Flask | Beta-Theta | Indiana University | 1959 |
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| John M. Olin John M. Olin John Merrill Olin was an American businessman. He was the son of Franklin W. Olin.-Early life:Born in Alton, Illinois, Olin graduated from Cornell University with a B.Sc. degree in chemistry and as a brother of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity... | Alpha-Kappa | Cornell University | 1960 |
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| Tom Olin | Alpha-Kappa | Cornell University | 1960 |
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| HON John G. Tower John Tower John Goodwin Tower was the first Republican United States senator from Texas since Reconstruction. He served from 1961 until his retirement in January 1985, after which time he was the chairman of the Reagan-appointed Tower Commission that investigated the Iran-Contra Affair. He was George H. W... | Iota | Southwestern University | 1961 |
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| HON Paul J. Fannin | Gamma-Rho | University of Arizona | 1962 |
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| James B. Fisk | Gamma-Pi | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1963 |
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| Dr Denton A. Cooley Denton Cooley Denton Arthur Cooley is an American heart surgeon famous for performing the first implantation of a total artificial heart. Cooley is also founder and surgeon in-chief of the Texas Heart Institute, chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at St... | Tau | University of Texas | 1964 |
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| Reno Odlin | Beta-Psi | University of Washington | 1965 |
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| William A. Whitfield | Gamma-Lambda | Iowa State University | 1966 |
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| Benjamin S. Gilmer | Beta-Eta | Auburn University | 1967 |
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| James H. Binns | Beta-Omicron | University of Denver | 1968 |
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| GEN Samuel C. Phillips, USAF Samuel C. Phillips General Samuel Cochran Phillips was a United States Air Force four star general who served as Director of NASA's Apollo Manned Lunar Landing Program from 1964 to 1969, the seventh Director of the National Security Agency from 1972 to 1973, and as Commander, Air Force Systems Command from 1973 to... | Delta-Gamma | University of Wyoming | 1969 |
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| HON Robert J. Dole Bob Dole Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole is an American attorney and politician. Dole represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996, was Gerald Ford's Vice Presidential running mate in the 1976 presidential election, and was Senate Majority Leader from 1985 to 1987 and in 1995 and 1996... | Gamma-Omicron | University of Kansas | 1970 |
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| Edgar D. Mitchell | Delta-Alpha | Carnegie Mellon University | 1971 |
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| Lamar Hunt Lamar Hunt Lamar Hunt was an American sportsman and promoter of American football, soccer, basketball, and ice hockey in the United States and an inductee into three sports' halls of fame. He was one of the founders of the American Football League and Major League Soccer , as well as MLS predecessor the... | Delta-Pi | Southern Methodist University | 1972 |
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| Joseph D. Waggonner Jr Joe Waggonner Joseph David Waggonner, Jr. , better known as Joe D. Waggonner, was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Bossier Parish who represented the old 4th Congressional District of northwest Louisiana from December 1961 until January 1979. He was also a confidant of Republican U.S... | Epsilon-Gamma | Louisiana Tech University | 1973 |
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| John B. Kelly, Jr John B. Kelly, Jr. John Brendan Kelly, Jr. , also known as Kell Kelly or Jack Kelly, was an accomplished oarsman, a four-time Olympian, and an Olympic medal winner. He was also the son of triple Olympic gold medal winner John B. Kelly, Sr. In 1947, Kelly was awarded the James E... | Alpha-Epsilon | University of Pennsylvania | 1974 |
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| Dr John W. Ryan | Delta-Sigma Colony | University of Utah | 1975 |
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| Ardeshir Zahedi Ardeshir Zahedi Ardeshir Zahedi was an important Iranian diplomat during the 1960s and 1970s, serving as the country's foreign minister and its ambassador to the United States and the United Kingdom.-Early life:... | Epsilon-Kappa | Utah State University | 1976 |
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| Richard F. Barry III Rick Barry Richard Francis Dennis Barry III , better known as Rick Barry, is a retired American professional basketball player. He is considered by many veteran basketball observers to be one of the greatest pure small forwards of all time as a result of his very precise outside shot, uncanny court vision,... | Epsilon-Beta | University of Miami | 1977 |
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| William R. Hewlett | Beta-Zeta | Stanford University | 1978 |
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| Dr Lee S. Dreyfus Lee S. Dreyfus Lee Sherman Dreyfus was an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as the 40th Governor of Wisconsin from January 4, 1979 to January 3, 1983.... | Beta-Epsilon | University of Wisconsin | 1979 |
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| David C. Treen David C. Treen David Conner "Dave" Treen, Sr. , was an American attorney and politician from Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana – the first Republican Governor of the U.S. state of Louisiana since Reconstruction. He was the first Republican in modern times to have served in the U.S... | Sigma | Tulane University | 1980 |
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| Rev John M. Allin Sr | Omega | University of The South | 1981 |
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| Larry M. Speakes Larry Speakes Larry M. Speakes is a former acting spokesman for the White House under President Ronald Reagan, having held the position from 1981 to 1987.Speakes was born in Cleveland, Mississippi... | Delta-Xi Colony | University of Mississippi | 1982 |
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| Fred M. Russell | Kappa | Vanderbilt University | 1983 |
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| Charles L. Massey Jr | Xi | University of Arkansas | 1984 |
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| Lewis W. Lehr | Alpha-Psi | University of Nebraska/Lincoln | 1985 |
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| Paul H. Henson | Alpha-Psi | University of Nebraska/Lincoln | 1986 |
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| Robert W. Lundeen | Gamma-Sigma | Oregon State University | 1987 |
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| Mort Walker Mort Walker Addison Morton Walker , popularly known as Mort Walker, is an American comic artist best known for creating the newspaper comic strips Beetle Bailey in 1950 and Hi and Lois in 1954. He has signed Addison to some of his strips.Born in El Dorado, Kansas, he grew up in Kansas City, Missouri... | Beta-Gamma | University of Missouri | 1988 |
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| HON Dante B. Fascell | Epsilon-Beta | University of Miami | 1989 |
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| E. Fay Jones, Jr | Xi | University of Arkansas | 1990 |
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| Russel L. Wiener Donruss Donruss, currently known as Panini America and owned by Panini Group, manufactures sports cards. The company started in the 1950s, producing confectionery, evolved into Donruss and started producing trading cards. During the 1960s and 1970s Donruss produced entertainment-themed trading cards... | Phi | Rhodes College | 1991 |
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| Samuel Donaldson Sam Donaldson Samuel Andrew "Sam" Donaldson, Jr. is a reporter and news anchor, serving with ABC News from 1967 to the present, best known as the network's White House Correspondent and as a panelist and later co-anchor of the network's Sunday Program "This Week."-Early life and career:Donaldson was born in El... | Epsilon-Xi | University of Texas/El Paso | 1992 |
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| Jerral W. Jones | Xi | University of Arkansas | 1993 |
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| John F. Smith, Jr. John F. Smith, Jr. John Francis "Jack" Smith, Jr. is the non-executive chairman of the board of directors of Delta Air Lines. Smith has been a member of Delta's board of directors since 2000.... | Gamma-Delta | University of Massachusetts | 1994 |
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| Robert J. Eaton | Gamma-Omicron | University of Kansas | 1994 |
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| Robert D. Krebs Robert Krebs Robert D. Krebs has headed three major United States railroads in succession, leading the Southern Pacific when it was acquired by Santa Fe Industries, rising to lead the resulting Santa Fe Pacific Corporation, and finally being chosen to head the new Burlington Northern Santa Fe when Santa Fe... | Beta-Zeta | Stanford University | 1995 |
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| Richard E. Rainwater | Tau | University of Texas | 1996 |
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| Pierson M. Grieve Jr | Epsilon-Delta | Northwestern University | 1997 |
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| Philip S. Anderson Jr | Xi | University of Arkansas | 1998 |
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| Col. Ronald J. Webb USAF(Ret) | Beta-Theta | Indiana University | 1999 |
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| Raymond J. Lane, Jr | Gamma-Phi | West Virginia University | 2000 |
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| Governor Paul E. Patton Paul E. Patton Paul Edward Patton was the 59th governor of Kentucky, serving from 1995 to 2003. Because of a 1992 amendment to the Kentucky Constitution, he was the first governor eligible to succeed himself in office since James Garrard in 1800... | Beta-Nu | University of Kentucky | 2001 |
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| GEN Paul V. Hester Paul V. Hester General Paul V. Hester was the Commander, Pacific Air Forces, and Air Component Commander for the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii from July 2004 to November 2007... | Delta-Xi | University of Mississippi | 2002 |
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| Todd R. Wagner | Beta-Theta | Indiana University | 2003 |
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| Michael L. Eskew Michael L. Eskew Michael L. Eskew is the former chairman and Chief Executive Officer of UPS from 2002-2007. He is currently on the Board of 3M and IBM. He also serves on the board of directors of Eli Lilly and Company.- Education :* Vincennes, Indiana Rivet High School... | Chi | Purdue University | 2004 |
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| Governor Sonny Perdue Sonny Perdue George Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III, was the 81st Governor of Georgia. Upon his inauguration in January 2003, he became the first Republican governor of Georgia since Benjamin F. Conley served during Reconstruction in the 1870s.... | Beta-Lambda | University of Georgia | 2005 |
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| Martin C. Petersen | Rho | Arizona State University | 2006 |
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| Alan Mulally Alan Mulally Alan Roger Mulally is an American engineer and business executive who is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Ford Motor Company... | Gamma-Omicron | University of Kansas | 2007 |
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| Richard Burr Richard Burr Richard Mauze Burr is the senior United States Senator from North Carolina and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, Burr represented North Carolina's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.... | Delta-Omega | Wake Forest University | 2008 |
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| Jim Morris | Beta-Theta | Indiana University | 2010 |