Famous Greeks... or are they???

[ADPiViolets]

Originally posted by MysticCat81
While many, many people in government have been/are Greek, I would be very careful before quoting these statistics, which are largely Greek urban legend. The "Every U.S. President and Vice President, except two in each office, born since the first social fraternity was founded in 1825 have been members of a fraternity" has been gone over on this board many times -- misleading at best and wrong at worst. Check out the thread: Nifty Fun Fact (http://greekchat.com/gcforums/showthread.php?threadid=20454&highlight).

As for "76% of all Congressmen and Senators belong to a fraternity," remember that the make-up of Congress changes every two years, so unless you are sure that a statistic like this is very current, I wouldn't quote it.


Thanks for the clear up!

[gphiangel624]

I heard a long time ago that Bridgette Wilson-Sampras (she was the teacher in Billy Madison, and she's been in some other movies, too) is a Gamma Phi Beta and that Kirstie Alley pledged Gamma Phi Beta also. Anyone know if that's true? It isn't mentioned at all on the GPhiB website?

[jess_pom]

The president of my university (Clarion) reportedly is a Gamma Phi Beta!

[dnll7272]

thankyou pm_mama...Alpha Delta Pi was the first established sorority in May of 1851. and it has beed said that ADPi helped founded Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

[BluAPOcalypse25]

Originally posted by pirate00
Famous Brothers of APO include:

Bill Clinton- Former President of the U.S.

Sen. Thomas Daschle (D-SD)- Present Senate Majority Leader

CAPT James Lovell, USN- Apollo 13 Mission Commander

Togo West- Fmr. Secretary of the Army/ VA Affairs (Clinton Admn.)

James McLernon- Fmr. President of Volkswagen of USA

Phillip Pfieffer- Fmr. Chairman/CEO of Random House, INC.

Sen. Mark Hatfield(D-OR) Fmr. United States Senator from Oregon

Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO)- U.S. Congressman from Missouri

Reuben Askew- Fmr. Governor of Florida

Terry Miller- Fmr. Lieutenant Governor of Alaska (1978-1982)

Hon. Willard Wirtz- Fmr. U.S. Secretary of Labor (Kennedy Admn.)

Walter Menninger, M.D. - Founder, Menninger Foundation & Clinic

Mike Garrett- 1965 Heisman Trophy Winner

Bob Love- 3-Time NBA All- Star (Chicago Bulls)

Oh my gosh! I didn't know we had that many famous alumni!! I wish there were some famous women in APO as well. They should put this on the national website. :eek:

[phigamucsb]

Famous FIJI'S

Calvin Coolidge
Johnny Carson
Jack Nicklaus
Payne Stewart
Philip Knight(CEO Nike)
John Ritter
Scott Bakula
Robert Bork
Brian Griese
Dean Smith
Hale Irwin
Roger Penske
Bobby Rahal

Just to name a few

[VIOLETGRL24]

Originally posted by sweetie adpi
where my pi's at???

ah well...

speaking of designing women... jean smart, who played charlene is an adpi

as well as:
deana carter - country singer
judy woodruff - head anchor on cnn
danica mckellar - you remember the wonder years ;)
bobbi eakes - she's on the bold and the beautiful
sandra palmer - professional golfer
carol warner shields - pulitzer winning author
lauralee peters - international affairs advisor to the president
gracia yancey backer - missouri house of representatives
harriet elliot - the only woman appointed by president roosevelt to the defense board
anne klein - fashion designer

... i could go on and on ;)

here is a question - does anyone know the answer? to which sorority does sandra day o'connor belong? i've heard adpi, theta, and aephi....

Isn't Jennifer Garner from Alias an Alpha Delta Pi?

[VIOLETGRL24]

Wasn't Heather Locklear kicked out of Chi Omega? That is what I read.

[PSUSigKap]

i was on cnn.com today and saw this article in the entertainment section:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/07/16/showbuzz/index.html#1

in it patricia heaton mentions that she was a delta gamma. it's nice when stars talk about their affilitiation and don't leave us guessing are they or arent' they?

[OUlioness01]

Originally posted by Optimist Prime
OX has the following
Jon Stuart-daily show
Steven Speilberg. Thats right.
Lee Iacocoa
George Chapman-wrote the order of the arrow for boy scouts
Cindy Crawford is one our DreamGirls.

DJ Skribble


the list goes on and on...but i'm done bragging for right now.

I know you all have Mike form Real World, return to New York too

[Angelic]

Originally posted by VIOLETGRL24
Isn't Jennifer Garner from Alias an Alpha Delta Pi?

Jennifer Garner is a Ohio Eta Pi Phi.

[dnll7272]

I heard that Cameron Diaz was an ADPi but she dropped as a Delta sister and did not go through Jewel Degree. Well i am not 100% sure.

[AUDeltaGam]

Originally posted by PSUSigKap
i was on cnn.com today and saw this article in the entertainment section:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/07/16/showbuzz/index.html#1

in it patricia heaton mentions that she was a delta gamma. it's nice when stars talk about their affilitiation and don't leave us guessing are they or arent' they?

That's so great! I'm so glad Patricia Heaton is proud to be a Delta Gamma!!:D

[SATX*APhi]

I didn't know where I should post this, but oh well.

A friend of mine is dating a guy who is from the same Lambda Chi chapter that Kenny Chesney is from. A bigger wow is that Kenny Chesney was his new member educator! The guy my friend is dating still stays in contact with Kenny. I can't wait for my friend's wedding!! KENNY CHESNEY WILL BE THERE! :D woo hoo!!

[DeltAlum]

According to Pirate00, Reuben Askew, former governor of Florida is an APO.

According to the Delt webpage (www.delts.org), he is a Delt.

Since I don't know him, I don't know which is true.

[Senusret I]

DeltAlum, both are probably true.

Ambassador Maura Harty is a prominent female Brother of APO.

[hottytoddy]

OK I think this is really cool...

Jackie O pledged Phi Mu but is not an alum she dropped out.

Gen George Patton and Edgar Hoover were KA's

Robert Redford, Ted Turner, and music newcomer Josh Kelley were all Kappa Sigs.

Paul Newman was a Phi Kappa Tau

Paul Bear Bryant, Archie Manning (and Eli), Sen. Trent Lott and Pat Riley were all Sigma Nu's.

John Goodman was a Sig Ep

these are just a couple that I didn't see mentioned.

[Firehouse]

DeltAlum: you are correct about former Governor Rubin Askew. One of the most respected political figures in Florida history was student body president at FSU and a member of Delta Tau Delta. The current IFC president is also a Delt.
Responding to an earler mention of Jon Stewart: he was a Pike at William & mary, initiated 1981. Other Pike alumni include newsman Ted Koppel (Syracuse '59) and singer Tim McGraw (Northeast Louisiana '86), plus a number of actors and politicians.
One story: Bobby Bowden was Pike president at Samford University when he was an undergraduate. He was present at his son Jeff's initiation at Florida State in 1981. Now, Jeff is Coach Bowden's offensive coordinator, and Coach's grandson, Robert Hines, is the quarterback at Tennessee-martin where he is also a Pike.

[hannahgirl]

A friend of mine is dating a guy who is from the same Lambda Chi chapter that Kenny Chesney is from. A bigger wow is that Kenny Chesney was his new member educator! The guy my friend is dating still stays in contact with Kenny. I can't wait for my friend's wedding!! KENNY CHESNEY WILL BE THERE! woo hoo!!


OH I'm SOOOOO JEALOUS!!! Can I come to the wedding too? Any of the guys that are going to be there need dates?? I'll go!! ;) I would love to meet KENNY!! I just went to his concert last week!!!!

[OUlioness01]

Originally posted by hottytoddy
OK I think this is really cool...

Jackie O pledged Phi Mu but is not an alum she dropped out.


i thought this was just rumor?

[MSKKG]

My sister catered Steve "Air" McNair's wedding reception a few years ago. Both he and his wife are Greeks, but I don't remember which ones. Delta Sigma Theta comes to mind for his wife, but it has been too long ago for me to be sure.

[enlightenment06]

Originally posted by Jody
Star Jones, one of the moderaters of The View is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. For verification, please review the acknowledgements in her book, If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything.

Plus, I saw her at a national conference almost 17 years ago!

AND I know people from her chapter. She is most definitely a soror.

[starang21]

Originally posted by MSKKG
My sister catered Steve "Air" McNair's wedding reception a few years ago. Both he and his wife are Greeks, but I don't remember which ones. Delta Sigma Theta comes to mind for his wife, but it has been too long ago for me to be sure.

he's a que.

[blue_n_orange]

This is a long AND old thread, but I'm posting this anyways.

Famous Kappas:
Kate Spade
Ashley Judd
Jane Pauley
Nancy O'Dell
Candice Bergen
Mrs. Campbell (fleur-de-lis on the soup cans!)
Kate Jackson

There are many more, but it's late (or early). Also, someone said before (way before) that Will Ferrell was a Delta Tau Delta. He isn't. He's a TKE. He wears a TKE jersey many times while playing a frat boy on SNL and he gave a tour of a TKE frat house on an Mtv special for "Old School."

And I'm pretty sure the KKG pin has never been to the moon. If the pin-on-the-moon claim (Tri-Delt's pin) is a rumor, there are a heck of a lot of people still spreading them (it's in the UF recruitment guides all the time).

[CasperDU173]

DU has quite a few famous alumni:

James Abram Garfield Williams 1856, President of the US

Charles Evans Hughes, Colgate and Brown 1881, Governor of New York, Secretary of State, and Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court

Charles G. Dawes, Marietta 1884, Vice President of the United States and Ambassador to Great Britain; winner of the Nobel Prize for peace

Joseph P. Kennedy, Harvard '12, Ambassador to Great Britain, father of two Senators and a President

Lester B. Pearson, Toronto '19, Prime Minister of Canada and President of the United Nations General Assembly; Nobel Prize winner for Peace

Hugh E. Rodham, Pennsylvania State '35, Father of First Lady Hillary Rodham-Clinton

Justin "Sam" Barry, Iowa '26, Founder New York Knicks, NBA Hall of Fame coach

Leland S. MacPhail, Swarthmore '39, President, National League Baseball and GM of the New York Yankees

Dr. J. Robert Cade, Florida '45, Inventor of Gatorade

Louis L. Holtz, Kent State '58, Head football coach, University of South Carolina

Peter V. Ueberroth, San Jose '59, Organizer of the 1984 Summer Olympics and Commissioner of Major League Baseball

James A. Boeheim, Jr., Syracuse '66, Head coach, Syracuse basketball, and the winner of the 2003 NCAA National Championship

Fenton W. Booth, DePauw 1892, Dean of Harvard Law

Stephen Crane, Lafayette and Syracuse 1894, Journalist and author; Red Badge of Courage

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Cornell '44, Editorialist and author

Michael R. Hallman, Michigan '67, Past President and Chief Operating Officer of Microsoft, past President & CIO of Boeing Computer Services, past Vice President of Field Operations for IBM. Brother Hallman currently serves on the boards of directors of Intuit, InFocus Corporation, Network Appliance Corporation, and two wholly owned subsidiaries of Fujitsu Ltd.

John J. Bello, Tufts '68, Founder of SOBE Beverage Company, President of NFL Properties from 1986-93

Douglas Lebda, Bucknell '92, Founder and CEO of LendingTree.com

Linus C. Pauling, Oregon State '22, Winner of two Nobel Prizes ; chemistry and peace

There is a list of more at: http://www.deltau.org/fraternity/history/famous.html
I think that DU boasts one of the greatest list of alumni who have went on to hold prominent positions throughout this country.

[DeltAlum]

Again,

http://www.delts.org/info/alumni.shtml

[hottytoddy]

The newly elected governor of Mississippi, Haley Barbour, was an SAE...his wife Marsha was a KD.

[DaffyKD]

Since the original poster asked who we thought was in our GLO but turns out they weren't I will have to add that I was always told that Pat Nixon (President Nixon's wife) was a Kappa Delta. I was at national convention the year she died and when they did the memorial service for those who had died since the last convention I was really shocked to not hear Pat mentioned. Found out that was just a rumor. Not sure if only our chapter knew of the rumor or if it was a national rumor at the time.

DaffyKD

[PhiPsiRuss]

Originally posted by hottytoddy
The newly elected governor of Mississippi, Haley Barbour, was an SAE...his wife Marsha was a KD.
I'm sure that he still is an SAE and that his wife is still a KD, unless they either resigned or were expelled.

[ADPiAkron]

I do not know what the final decision on Sandra Day O'Connor was...but I emailed EO today and she was definitely never an ADPi!!!

[sigep533]

Originally posted by bolingbaker
members: Brad Pitt (Sigma Chi), Jon Stewart (Pike), David Schwimmer on Friends (Delta Tau Delta), David Spade (SAE).
dr. sues sig ep

[MSKKG]

Originally posted by AkronADPi
I do not know what the final decision on Sandra Day O'Connor was...but I emailed EO today and she was definitely never an ADPi!!!

Sandra Day O'Connor is a Theta.

[ISUKappa]

Two more fun Kappas to add:

Laurie Hickson-Smith--Designer for Trading Spaces (The Key did a really nice article on her last year).

Anne Barge--up and coming Wedding Gown Designer (hers was the gown that was chosen on the last GMA or Today show throws a wedding (I don't remember which show for sure)).

It's interesting to see how many "well I heard..." and urban legends there are out there about GLO affiliation.

[FHwku]

Pat Green
Texas Tech FarmHouse

[honeychile]

Have any of y'all ever read the book or see the website www.savekaryn.com? She's in a sorority, but I don't know which one. I emailed her to ask, though!

[Unregistered-]

Originally posted by honeychile
Have any of y'all ever read the book or see the website www.savekaryn.com? She's in a sorority, but I don't know which one. I emailed her to ask, though!

Don't know which one she belongs to, but I read somewhere that a movie depicting her "struggles" will be out in 2005. :rolleyes:

And for those who wondered how she looked like, here she is (from the Smoking Gun):

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/graphics/art2/bosnak1.jpg

Edited to add: Columbia College of Chicago lists her as a 1996 graduate. Don't know if that was for undergrad or grad work.

[honeychile]

Originally posted by OohTeenyWahine
Don't know which one she belongs to, but I read somewhere that a movie depicting her "struggles" will be out in 2005. :rolleyes:

And for those who wondered how she looked like, here she is (from the Smoking Gun):

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/graphics/art2/bosnak1.jpg

Edited to add: Columbia College of Chicago lists her as a 1996 graduate. Don't know if that was for undergrad or grad work.

Her full name is Karyn Bosnak. Can anyone do a search? There isn't an ADPi chapter at Columbia College (to my knowledge).

[pinkyphimu]

i recently heard a rumor that barbra bush was an alum initiate to pi phi. supposedly this was fairly recent- within the past 5 years or so. anyone know if it is true?

[ISUKappa]

originally posted by honeychile
Her full name is Karyn Bosnak. Can anyone do a search? There isn't an ADPi chapter at Columbia College (to my knowledge).

From what I could find, there isn't any mention of Greek life of any kind of Columbia College of Chicago. :confused:

[honeychile]

Originally posted by ISUKappa
From what I could find, there isn't any mention of Greek life of any kind of Columbia College of Chicago. :confused:

I just checked, too (not that I don't believe you!). I'm thinking that maybe she was a transfer student?

[breathesgelatin]

Originally posted by pinkyphimu
i recently heard a rumor that barbra bush was an alum initiate to pi phi. supposedly this was fairly recent- within the past 5 years or so. anyone know if it is true?

You know, I've heard that several times too. But I'm not sure if I buy it

A) Because why wouldn't she go for Theta like her daughter-in-law and granddaughters?

B) She's not listed on our website

So I think it's just a rumor...

[DGqueen17]

I read the Save Karyn book and in it she claims to have pledged a sorority with a friend but they both decided they didn't want to be in it after all.

[kayla0deegee]

how about Conan O'Brien??? Was he is a frat?

[AOII*Azra-elle]

AOII has me--that is whenever I make it to the Olympics for figure skating! *haha*

[honeychile]

Originally posted by AOII*Azra-elle
AOII has me--that is whenever I make it to the Olympics for figure skating! *haha*

THAT'S the spirit!!! Good luck to you, and I sincerely hope that you ARE on a list of Famous AOII's!! :)

[kayla0deegee]

ok one more...what about Shania Twain..i seen her on tv with a Delta Chi hat on...sweetheart???? Also was she in a sorority?

[AXWhoah]

I am fairly certain that Shania Twain didn't even go to college, I'm not sure she even graduated high school...

[RACooper]

No Shania Twain did not go to university, so it is extremely unlikely she's in a sorority (unless she's a honourary somewhere?)

[honeychile]

There were some Delta Zetas on "The Price Is Right" today....

[IvySpice]

Conan O'Brien went to Harvard and was president of the Lampoon twice (an unheard-of honor). While there may have been an underground chapter or two at Harvard in the 80's, it would be pretty bizarre by campus standards for a Poonster to be involved; they have their own social activities.
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[Munchkin03]

Oh my gosh...

...next thing you know, someone will come on saying Jessica Simpson is Greek. :p

[PhiPsiRuss]

Originally posted by Munchkin03
Oh my gosh...

...next thing you know, someone will come on saying Jessica Simpson is Greek. :p
Don't you have to be literate to join a sorority? :p

[pinkyphimu]

Originally posted by Munchkin03
Oh my gosh...

...next thing you know, someone will come on saying Jessica Simpson is Greek. :p

i thought she was. i can't remember which group i heard it was, but i think their mascot was a chicken...or was it tuna. i forget,

[Munchkin03]

I think it was the plata-ma-pus. Or the buffalo. It's hard to keep all these sororities straight.

[Tippiechick]

The Shania Twain Delta Chi hat in question was an ArmaniExchange hat... A/X

[33girl]

Originally posted by pinkyphimu
i thought she was. i can't remember which group i heard it was, but i think their mascot was a chicken...or was it tuna. i forget,

BWAH HAH HAH

[TechADPI]

George Eads (Nick from CSI) is an alumni of Texas Tech, and is a Phi Delt.:)

[honeychile]

I'm completely stunned and amazed that no one has checked to see if the former Mr. Britney Spears is in a fraternity at Southeastern Louisiana State University!

Any GreekChatters from there? Here's the link (http://www.selu.edu/StudentAffairs/SOGL/fraternities.html).

[texas*princess]

Originally posted by honeychile
I'm completely stunned and amazed that no one has checked to see if the former Mr. Britney Spears is in a fraternity at Southeastern Louisiana State University!


that amazes me too :p

[ASUADPi]

Originally posted by TechADPI
George Eads (Nick from CSI) is an alumni of Texas Tech, and is a Phi Delt.:)

Heck Yeah!!!!!! That man CANNOT be any HOTTER!!!!!!

TechADPI you just made my day!!!!!

Brianna

[TriDeltaGal]

I just found out a couple of days ago surfing the Tridelta web page that Molly Sims is a famous Tridelt from Vanderbilt. I guess they just added her a little while ago. I thought that was pretty cool!

[KillarneyRose]

Originally posted by TriDeltaGal
I just found out a couple of days ago surfing the Tridelta web page that Molly Sims is a famous Tridelt from Vanderbilt. I guess they just added her a little while ago. I thought that was pretty cool!

I read an interview with Molly Sims in Allure a few months ago. She seems really down to earth and sweet. Great representation for a great sorority! :)

[SigKapQueen]

does anyone know if MICHELLE KWAN, famous figure skater, went greek, cuz on the clemson NPC website they said she went GAMMA PHI BETA. just want to know if any other people would know.

Originally posted by honeychile
There were some Delta Zetas on "The Price Is Right" today....
those are girls from my school of UNLV. they told me about it when i was with them at a greek leader's retreat. they wentr with some phidelts and only got placed in at the last minute!!!!

[Unregistered-]

Originally posted by SigKapQueen
does anyone know if MICHELLE KWAN, famous figure skater, went greek, cuz on the clemson NPC website they said she went GAMMA PHI BETA. just want to know if any other people would know.

My GPhiB gals would know for sure, but according to their official website, she is not listed as a prominent Gamma Phi Beta.

[sageofages]

Regarding the "honorary" status of Julia Roberts. This is just a "Phi Mu" Urban Legend. She was not made an honorary member. In the movie "Steel Magnolia", she wears blush and bashful in her wedding, and the composite seen over her shoulder in the "bon voyage" scene with Sally Field is a indeed Phi Mu composite. That is it, rats. Quick we need to get her nominated for sisterhood!!!

Regarding Jackie Kennedy Onassis. This too is a myth. It recently was discussed on another communication venue, and our national historian could find no record of her "pledging" so she contacted the Kennedy Library for further clarification. The response was "no Ms. Kennedy Onassis never joined any GLO".

We have a number of strong women who achieve daily. I think the great ones are the ones that represent our creed in their daily lives...as giving, caring human beings. :)

Oh yes...Phi Mu has me :)!

[sageofages]

I noticed early in the thread someone commented how ridiculous that it was the pope was a member of a fraternity.

Phi Kappa Theta counts among its members many Catholic leaders as it was originally founded as a catholic fraternity. As such, the Pope is considered a member of Phi Kappa Theta.

[breathesgelatin]

Originally posted by SigKapQueen
does anyone know if MICHELLE KWAN, famous figure skater, went greek, cuz on the clemson NPC website they said she went GAMMA PHI BETA. just want to know if any other people would know.


That would be AWESOME, but I can't imagine having time to both competitively skate and go to formals and whatnot, all whilst at Stanford (isn't that where she went? I think I saw that she did, and had like a 4.0 or something!)... I hope it is true, though! She is one of my favorite skaters of all time.

[opaldragon]

Kim Webster - actress on "The West Wing"
Jane Henson - co-creator of the Muppets
Lynda Carter - 1970s Wonder Woman
Betsey Johnson - fashion designer
Jan Davis - NASA astronaut

And that's all I can remember right now.

[dakareng]

I can confirm that yes, Barbara Bush (the wive of the first Pres Bush) is indeed a proud member of Pi Beta Phi. She was an AI a year ago and is a member of our Houston Alumnae Club, the originators of our current nationwide Literacy project (literacy is one of our major philanthropic efforts, also a major interest of Mrs. Bush).

[ThetaPrincess24]

Originally posted by SigKapQueen
does anyone know if MICHELLE KWAN, famous figure skater, went greek, cuz on the clemson NPC website they said she went GAMMA PHI BETA. just want to know if any other people would know.




Last I saw on Tv I believe she was attending UCLA. Someone from UCLA may know if that is true or not.

[33girl]

Originally posted by SigKapQueen
does anyone know if MICHELLE KWAN, famous figure skater, went greek, cuz on the clemson NPC website they said she went GAMMA PHI BETA. just want to know if any other people would know.

When I was in school there was a very persistent rumor going around that Debi Thomas had pledged ASA. This was impossible because not only did we not have a chapter at Stanford, we didn't have one in all of CA. Supposedly she said after a competition "thanks to all my sisters in Alpha Sig."

Does anyone know of any locals around the late 80's in that neck of the woods that might have gone by "Alpha Sig"? I'm curious.

[Amalia17]

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[Janerz222]

Originally posted by MSKKG
Sandra Day O'Connor is a Theta.

I've never heard this, and I don't think it's true. (I'd love to be wrong.)

I just checked our int'l website's list of Famous Thetas and she's not listed. I'll double-check with HQ and repost.

[deadbear80]

Originally posted by Amalia17


On another note, I thought Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Seinfeld) was an ADPi or a PiPhi. I could have sworn she was one of those and not a DG. I also read somewhere (not greek101.com)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus is for sure a Delta Gamma. Wherever you read that she wasn't was incorrect. She is an alum of the Sigma Chapter of Delta Gamma at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL (one of the Big 10 schools). If you look on our national website (www.deltagamma.org) you will find her listed as one of our esteemed famous alums.

[CutiePie2000]

Originally posted by Amalia17
On another note, I thought Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Seinfeld) was an ADPi or a PiPhi. I could have sworn she was one of those and not a DG.
My Delta Gamma sister is correct.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is indeed a Delta Gee!
Go here for further reinforcement... :)
http://www.deltagamma.org/noteworthy.shtml

[Janerz222]

A few up-and-coming, somewhat famous Thetas to add to the list:

Melissa Stark (http://espn.go.com/abcsports/mnf/columns/stark_melissa/bio.html) , sideline reporter for Monday Night Football

Amy Holmes (http://www.bet.com/articles/0,,c1sc77gb1505-2164,00.html) - on air political commentator on many news shows during the Gore/Bush 2000 election fracas, print and TV journalist, now a host on BET's issues program. (I can personally verify this one - she was initiated in my chapter during my senior year.)

[sageofages]

Originally posted by Amalia17
The dumbest thing I ever heard/saw was in a Famous Greek section in a greek clothing catalog, it said that the POPE was in a fraternity.


Phi Kappa Theta counts among its members many Catholic leaders as it was originally founded as a catholic fraternity. As such, the Pope is considered a member of Phi Kappa Theta.

[decadence]

As far as I can tell they only have chapters in the USA. Did they vote to make him an honorary member and he was too polite to decline?

[sageofages]

It is sort of the same process as the Girl Scouts do with the First Lady being the "honorary president" of their organization...by virtue of the fact that he is "the Pope" he is considered a member.

I am good friends with their ED, I will email him and ask :)

[Janerz222]

I've done a little late night sleuthing. . .

According to her bio, SDO'C was born in 1930. She did undergrad and law school at Stanford - graduated in 1950 and '52, respectively. The Stanford chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta was closed from 1944 until 1978. So, she's not a Theta. (And, until recently, we haven't done many alumnae initiates, so I'm pretty sure that's not the case.)

I think that all Stanford sororities were closed in 1944, so she may not be Greek. . .(or at least not an undergrad initiate).

Anyone else have info?

There are tons of sites out there that list her as being Greek, with no affiliation given. I've also found a list on the Northeast Georgia Alumnae Panhellenic Council (http://www.negapc.org/greeklife/famous_sorority_women.htm) website including her as a Pi Phi!)

[sugar and spice]

I've seen a number of sites that list Sandra Day O'Connor as a Theta or a Pi Phi but as far as I can tell, no credible ones.

Michelle Kwan went to UCLA and the Gamma Phi website there makes no mention of her, which you'd think they would if she was an alum of their chapter (or still in it!). Plus, as mentioned, the Gamma Phi website doesn't list her either.

[33girl]

Originally posted by sageofages
It is sort of the same process as the Girl Scouts do with the First Lady being the "honorary president" of their organization...by virtue of the fact that he is "the Pope" he is considered a member.

I am good friends with their ED, I will email him and ask :)

Pam, when I first read this I thought you meant that you were going to email the Pope and ask him. :D

[sageofages]

Originally posted by 33girl
Pam, when I first read this I thought you meant that you were going to email the Pope and ask him. :D

Hey, I could do that ;), but I bet he won't answer...but then you never know. I have emailed some people in significant positions and received what I believe are personal answers :) cool eh?

[nyrdrms]

Greek 101 has a list as well http://www.greek101.com/new/lounge/grk_famous.stm but I'm not sure where the information comes from or how accurate it is...I would have to check with one of my sisters to find that out. But if it is an accurate list, it's interesting and lengthy as well...

[AlphaSigOU]

Originally posted by nyrdrms
Greek 101 has a list as well http://www.greek101.com/new/lounge/grk_famous.stm but I'm not sure where the information comes from or how accurate it is...I would have to check with one of my sisters to find that out. But if it is an accurate list, it's interesting and lengthy as well...

Not quite up to date, plus it has a couple of errors and omissions in it as well.

Warren Buffett - Alpha Sigma Phi - Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Corporation.

Willard Scott - Alpha Sigma Phi - Former Today Show weatherman and the first Ronald McDonald. (He's listed as Alpha Sigma Pi.)

[ASUADPi]

Looking at that list I noticed a few things that surprised me.

1) didn't realize the following famous people were in sororities or fraternities:

Jada Pinkett Smith AKA

Jennifer Garner Pi Phi

Nick Lachey SAE (when did he go to college? and where?)

Pope John Paul II Phi Kappa Theta (the pope went to college, an american college no less. I'm confused now.)

2) seeing names of people who are 'supposedly' famous and not knowing who they are but supposedly they are your sisters.


Rosanne Rogers Alpha Delta Pi Actress

Kathy Nail Alpha Delta Pi Actress


I have no idea who these actresses are. I guess I need to do a yahoo search.


3) learning about other famous sisters that you didn't know about

Sherri Bledsoe Halford Alpha Delta Pi VP of Production at Capital Records

Lu Parker Alpha Delta Pi Former Miss USA (although I don't think she actually won. I could have sworn I read that she was a runner up, does anyone know for sure? Please correct me if I'm wrong.)

[honeychile]

Originally posted by ASUADPi

Lu Parker Alpha Delta Pi Former Miss USA (although I don't think she actually won. I could have sworn I read that she was a runner up, does anyone know for sure? Please correct me if I'm wrong.)

This one I can verify! She was in the Adelphean and attended Convention that year, tiara & all!

She was from South Carolina, but I forget which school. Clemson?


Edited to correct: Lu Parker is an alumna of Zeta Sigma Chapter, College of South Carolina. She has a website at www.luparker.com.

[ASUADPi]

thanks honey

[33girl]

Brianna you made me curious too, so I looked! Rosanna Rogers is a news anchor in Houston and Kathy Nail is Kate Capshaw's real name.

I think that's how a lot of the "fake" famous Greeks pop up - we forget that actors & actresses are not often under their real names. Someone with that as their actual name gets mistaken for the famous person. Plus some of the names are really common - in the case of Justice O'Connor, I'm sure there were quite a few "Sandra Day"s out there.

[TriDeltaGal]

Originally posted by sugar and spice

Michelle Kwan went to UCLA and the Gamma Phi website there makes no mention of her, which you'd think they would if she was an alum of their chapter (or still in it!). Plus, as mentioned, the Gamma Phi website doesn't list her either.

Actually, she was only at UCLA for about two years and then transfered up to Stanford and I think she might be back at UCLA. I know she wasn't a member at UCLA and I don't think they have a chapter at Stanford, do they?


Amalia17...yes, Dixie Carter is a Tri-Delta from the University of Tennessee.

[ASUADPi]

Originally posted by 33girl
Brianna you made me curious too, so I looked! Rosanna Rogers is a news anchor in Houston and Kathy Nail is Kate Capshaw's real name.

I think that's how a lot of the "fake" famous Greeks pop up - we forget that actors & actresses are not often under their real names. Someone with that as their actual name gets mistaken for the famous person. Plus some of the names are really common - in the case of Justice O'Connor, I'm sure there were quite a few "Sandra Day"s out there.


What's odd is that they (the greek101 website) listed both Kathy Nail and Kate Capshaw, probably because I would have never in a million, billion years guessed that Kathy Nail is aka Kate Capshaw.

[Attractive#7]

I don't know if this one has been posted but Bill Clinton pledged Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity Mu Alpha Chapter (Georgetown) in undergrad. A lot of the presidents are frat, but he's the only one I know of that actually pledged undergrad.

[GPhiLlama]

We have Frau Blucher (Cloris Leachman-Epsilon Chapter)!

Gotta love Young Frankenstein.

[Attractive#7]

Also Tom Daschle(United States Senator), James Lovell(Former Astronaut), Togo West (Former Secretary of the United States Army)

Alpha Phi Omega

[PhiPsiRuss]

Originally posted by Attractive#7
A lot of the presidents are frat, but he's the only one I know of that actually pledged undergrad.
Most presidents who were in a fraternity, joined as an undergraduate student.

[Firehouse]

Bush I, Bush II, Dan Quayle (veep), Gerald Ford all were undergrad members of a social fraternity. Carter went to the Naval Academy; Nixon played football at Whittier but no fraternities there; L. Johnson pledged a local fraternity in Texas (later a national chapter); Eisenhower went to West Point; Truman didn't go to college. The only one who attended a school with socials and didn't join is Clinton, but he did pledge APO.

[PhiPsiRuss]

Originally posted by Firehouse
The only one who attended a school with socials and didn't join is Clinton, but he did pledge APO.
Clinton went to Georgetown, where they didn't have social fraternties.

[Firehouse]

I was thinking Arkansas. Didn't he do some undergrad work there? He was supposed to go through ROTC there.

[PhiPsiRuss]

Originally posted by Firehouse
I was thinking Arkansas. Didn't he do some undergrad work there? He was supposed to go through ROTC there.
I don't know. His official Whitehouse bio only makes mention of Georgetown, Oxford, and Yale: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/bc42.html

[pirate00]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by pirate00
[B]Famous Brothers of APO include:

Bill Clinton- 42nd President of the United States (Mu Alpha '67)

Sen. Thomas Daschle (D-SD)- Fmr. Senate Majority Leader (Mu Sigma '65)


CAPT James Lovell, USN (Ret.)- Apollo 13 Mission Commander (Beta Theta '47)

Hon. Togo West- Fmr. Secretary of the Army/ VA Affairs (Zeta Phi '61)

James McLernon- Fmr. President of Volkswagen of USA (Epsilon Sigma '50)

Phillip Pfieffer- Fmr. Chairman/CEO of Random House, INC. (Zeta Nu '69)

Sen. Mark Hatfield(D-OR) Fmr. United States Senator from Oregon (Epsilon Kappa '47)

Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO)- U.S. Congressman from Missouri (Beta Eta '51)

Reuben Askew- Fmr. Governor of Florida (Iota Rho '51)

Terry Miller- Fmr. Lieutenant Governor of Alaska (Nu Omega '62)

Hon. Willard Wirtz- Fmr. U.S. Secretary of Labor (Eta '29)

Walter Menninger, M.D. - Founder, Menninger Foundation & Cancer Clinic (Zeta '50)

Mike Garrett- 1965 Heisman Trophy Winner (Alpha Kappa '66)

Bob "Butterbean" Love- 3-Time NBA All-Star (Kappa Lambda '64)

Did I leave anyone out?

[MysticCat]

originally posted by Attractive #7
A lot of the presidents are frat, but he's the only one I know of that actually pledged undergrad.and
Originally posted by russellwarshay
Most presidents who were in a fraternity, joined as an undergraduate student. I understood Attractive #7 to mean that a lot of presidents were members of APO (honorary maybe?), but that Clinton was the only one that he knew of that pledged undergrad.

[Attractive#7]

Yes. That's exactly what I meant. A lot of them are honorary but Brother Clinton actually pledged in undergrad.

[DeltAlum]

Originally posted by pirate00
[QUOTE]Originally posted by pirate00
[B]Famous Brothers of APO include:
Reuben Askew- Fmr. Governor of Florida
Governor Reuben Askew is a Delt.

Also, Delt has updated it's list of notable alumni:

Notable Alumni

Government & Law
Reubin Askew
(Florida State University, 1951) Governor of Florida (1971 79)

* Alben Barkley
(Emory University, 1900) Vice President of the United States (1949 53); U.S. House of Representatives (1913 27); Senator from Kentucky (1927 49, 1955 56)

* Melvin Belli
(University of California, 1929) Nationally known attorney from the 1940’s to the early 1990’s; known as “The King of Torts”

James Blanchard
(Michigan State University, 1964) Ambassador to Canada (1993 96) Governor of Michigan (1983 91); U.S. House of Representatives (1975 83)

* William Brennan
(University of Pennsylvania, 1928) Supreme Court Justice (1956 90)

Hank Brown
(University of Colorado, 1961) Senator from Colorado (1990 96); U. S. House of Representatives (1980 90); current president, University of Northern Colorado

Tom Carper
(Ohio State University, 1968) Senator from Delaware (2001 to present); Governor of Delaware (1993 2001); U.S. House of Representatives (1983 93)

* Tom Clark
(University of Texas, 1922) Supreme Court Justice (1949 67); U.S. Attorney General (1945 49)

Ramsey Clark
(University of Texas, 1951) U.S. Attorney General (1967 69)

* James “Champ” Clark
(Bethany College, 1873) Speaker of the U.S. House (1911 19); U.S. House of Representatives (1893 95, 1897 1921)

Chris Cox
(University of Southern California, 1973) U.S. House of Representatives (1988 to present); White House Staff member under President Reagan (1986 88)

Marlin Fitzqater
(Kansas State University, 1964) Press secretary for Presidents Reagan (1987 89) and Bush (1989 93); spokesman for Environmental Protection Agency (1972 80)

Ernest Fletcher
(University of Kentucky, 1974) U.S. House of Representative from Kentucky (1998 to present)

Brad Henry
(University of Oklahoma, 1985) current governor of Oklahoma

Tim Johnson
(University of South Dakota, 1969) Senator from South Dakota (1997 to present); U.S. House of Representatives (1987 97)

Kenneth Kraft
(University of Maryland, 1973) Current Congressional staff member for Dave Hobson

Blaine Merritt
(Duke University, 1980) Current Majority Chief Counsel/House Committee on the Judiciary

* Donald Pease
(Ohio University, 1953) U.S. House of Representatives (1977 93)

Bill Richardson
(Tufts University, 1970) U.S. Secretary of Energy (1998 2000); Ambassador to United Nations (2001); U.S. House of Representatives (1983 97); former Clinton Cabinet Secretary; current governor of New Mexico

Paul Ryan
(Miami University, 1992) U.S. House of Representative from Wisconsin (1998 to present)

John Snow
(Kenyon College, 1961) U.S. Secretary of Treasury (2002-present)

* Henry Wallace
(Iowa State University, 1910) Vice President of the United States (1941 45); U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1933 40); U.S. Secretary of Commerce (1945 46)





Business
* Arthur Avril
(Ohio State University, 1924) Chairman, Sakrete

George Bennett
(West Virginia University, 1966) Chairman, Symmetrix

Tim Boyle
(University of Oregon, 1971) President, Columbia Sportswear Company

John W. Braitmayer
(Wesleyan University, 1957) President, Mona Industries

C. Robert Brenton
(Iowa State University, 1957) Chairman, Brenton Banks

Thomas Cruikshank
(University of Texas, 1955) Chairman, CEO, Halliburton Companies

Richard Farmer
(Miami University, 1956) Chairman, Cintas

John W. Fisher
(University of Tennessee, 1938) Chairman Emeritus, Ball Corporation

John Harbin
(University of Texas, 1939) Chairman, Lone Star Steel

Jack Laughery
(University of Iowa, 1957) Chairman, Hardee’s Restaurants

John Ludington
(Albion College, 1951) Chairman, Dow Corning

Gary Michael
(University of Idaho, 1962) Chairman, Albertson’s

Ronald McDougall
(University of Wisconsin, 1964) President, Chili’s, Inc.

Marno McDermott
(University of Minnesota, 1960) Chairman, Dos Pesos Restaurants; Founder, Fuddrruckers and Chi Chi’s Restaurants

John Nichols
(University of Oklahoma, 1936) Chairman, Devon Energy

Jerry Riedel
Vice Chairman, Anheuser Busch

Walter Samuelson
(Oregon State University, 1966) President, Quintas Computer Systems

Myron Ullman
(University of Cincinnati, 1969) Chairman, Macy’s

Richard Wagner
(Duke University, 1975) CEO of General Motors

* Michael Walsh
(Stanford University, 1964) Chairman, Tenneco

Edward Whitacre
(Texas Tech University, 1964) Chairman, CEO, SBC Communications

Peter Woo
(University of Cincinnati, 1970) Chairman, The Wharf (Holdings) Limited

Robert Wycoff
(Stanford University, 1952) President, ARCO





Education
Hank Brown
(University of Colorado, 1961) President, University of Northern Colorado (1998 to present)

William Kirwan
(University of Kentucky, 1960) Former Ohio State University President; current Chancellor University of Maryland System

Martin Jischke
(Illinois Institute of Technology, 1963) President, Purdue University; former President of Iowa State University

Peter Likins
(Stanford University, 1957) President, University of Arizona

Duane Cummins
(Bethany College, 1957) Dean, Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University; Former President, Bethany College

Ralph Cicerone
(MIT, 1965) Chancellor, University of California at Irvine





Print and Broadcast Journalism
Joseph Campbell
(Dartmouth College, 1925) America’s best known writer on mythology; his theories were featured on the popular PBS series “The Power of Myth”

Bob Dotson
(University of Kansas, 1968) NBC TV features reporter

Winston Groom
(University of Alabama, 1965) Author of FORREST GUMP and other novels

* John D. MacDonald
Author of many Travis McGee mystery novels

* Willie Morris
(University of Texas, 1956) Former editor of Harper’s; author of such books as My Dog Skip

Roger Mudd
(Washington & Lee University, 1950) Former TV new anchor and documentary show host

Richard North Patterson
(Ohio Wesleyan University, 1968) Author of numerous mystery novels





Entertainment
Duane Allen
(Texas A & M at Commerce) Vocalist with “The Oak Ridge Boys”

Peter Buck
(Emory University, 1979) Lead guitarist with “R.E.M.”

Drew Carey
(Kent State University, 1979) TV star, co producer of “The Drew Carey Show” and “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”

* Fielder Cook
(Washington and Lee, 1946) TV and Broadway director; Emmy Award winner

Will Ferrell
(University of Southern California, 1990) Co star on “Saturday Night Live” (1995 2002) and film actor

Frederic Forrest
(Texas Christian University, 1959) Film & TV actor; Oscar Award nominee

David Gates
(University of Oklahoma, 1962) Former lead singer of “Bread”; solo artist and producer

Joel Higgins
(Michigan State University, 1966) TV and stage actor; former star of “Silver Spoons”

Matthew McConaughey
(University of Texas, 1992) Film actor (“A Time to Kill”, “U 571”, “Frailty”)

Jim Nabors
(University of Alabama, 1951) TV actor and singer; best known for “Gomer Pyle” and “The Jim Nabors Show”

Jack O’Brien
(University of Michigan, 1961) Broadway director; double Tony Award nominee in 2001

Pat O’Brien
(University of South Dakota, 1970) Co host of TV’s “Access Hollywood”; also Olympics TV host

David Schwimmer
(Northwestern University, 1988) TV co star on “Friends” (1994 to present) and film actor

Peter Stuart
(Northwestern University, 1989) Former lead singer in “Dog’s Eye View”; solo artist

* Dalton Trumbo
(University of Colorado, 1928) Two-time Oscar winning screenwriter





Sports—Football
John Elway
(Stanford University, 1983) 16-year NFL quarterback with Denver Broncos; Super Bowl MVP; Heisman Trophy runner up

Jim Plunkett
(Stanford University, 1970) Heisman Trophy winner 1970; Super Bowl MVP; 13 year NFL quarterback

* Les Horvath
(Ohio State University, 1943) Heisman Trophy winner, 1944; four year pro player

Dante Lavelli
(Ohio State University, 1945) Pro Football Hall of Fame; 10 year pro with Cleveland

* “Tuffy” Leemans
(George Washington University, 1936) Pro Football Hall of Fame; eight year pro with Giants

Mark Rypien
(Washington State University, 1985) Super Bowl MVP; 12- year NFL quarterback

Gene Washington
(Stanford University, 1969) NFL director of football operations; 10-year NFL player

John Lynch
(Stanford University, 1993) All NFL safety with Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Jon Ritchie
(Stanford University, 1998) Fullback with the Oakland Raiders

Howard Mudd
(Michigan State University, 1963) NFL assistant coach; eight year NFL player

Joe Avezzano
(Florida State University, 1965) Dallas Cowboys assistant coach; Dallas Desparados Arena League head coach

Boyd Dowler
(University of Colorado, 1959) 10-year NFL player with Green Bay Packers; NFL scout

Jeff Siemon
(Stanford University, 1972) 10-year NFL player with Minnesota Vikings

Carmen Cozza
(Miami University, 1952) Former Yale head coach (1965 96); 2002 College Football Hall of Fame inductee





Sports—Baseball
* Branch Rickey
(Ohio Wesleyan University, 1904) Baseball Hall of Fame

* George Sisler
(University of Michigan, 1915) Baseball Hall of Fame; holds record of 257 hits in a season

* Eppa Rixey
(University of Virginia, 1914) Baseball Hall of Fame

Mike Mussina
(Stanford University, 1991) Pitcher with Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees

Shawn Green
(Stanford University, 1996) Outfielder with Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers

Ed Sprague
(Stanford University, 1989) 12 year major league infielder; Olympic Gold Medal winner

Rick Helling
(Stanford University, 1994) Pitcher with Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks

A. J. Hinch
(Stanford University, 1996) Catcher with Kansas City Royals and Oakland A’s

David McCarty
(Stanford University, 1992) Eight-year first baseman with Kansas City and other teams

Mike Aldrete
(Stanford University, 1983) Former 10-year major league first baseman outfielder

Steve Buechele
(Stanford University, 1983) Former 10-year major league third baseman

Mark Marquess
(Stanford University, 1969) Stanford head coach; winner of more than 1,000 games





Sports—Miscellaneous Sports
Al Oerter
(University of Kansas, 1958) Four-time Olympic Gold Medal winner in the discus throw

Todd Martin
(Northwestern University, 1992) Pro tennis player and Davis Cup team member

Scott Dunlap
(University of Florida, 1984) PGA Tour pro golfer

Pete Carril
(Lafayette College, 1952) Basketball Hall of Fame coach; current NBA assistant coach

* Ward "Piggy" Lambert(Wabash College, 1911) Basketball Hall of Fame coach

* Charles "Stretch" Murphy
(Purdue University, 1930) Basketball Hall of Fame player

* Pat Page
(University of Chicago, 1910) Basketball Hall of Fame coach, player

* Andy Phillip
(University of Illinois, 1944) Basketball Hall of Fame player

Mike Bratz
(Stanford University, 1970) 10-year NBA guard; assistant coach with several teams; Cleveland Cavaliers director of player personnel

Bob Leonard
(Indiana University, 1954) 10-year NBA guard; Indiana Pacers head coach; Indiana Pacer broadcast color commentator

Ed Nealy
(Kansas State University, 1982) 10-year NBA forward

Roy Saari
(University of Southern California, 1966) International Swimming Hall of Fame; Olympic Medalist

Jim Stack
(Northwestern University, 1982) Indiana Pacers assistant coach

"Skeet" Chadwick
(Washington & Lee University, 1974) Lacrosse Hall of Fame goalie

Tom Keigler
(Washington & Lee University, 1977) Lacrosse Hall of Fame defenseman

Kyle Rote, Jr.
(University of the South, 1972) First American-born pro soccer star; three-time winner of ABC TV’s “Superstars” competition; sports agent

Jim Sheldon
(University of Kansas, 1975) Executive director, National Soccer Coaches Assn. of America





Broadcasting
Tony Barnhart
(Georgia Southern University, 1975) ESPN college football analyst; author of Southern Fried Football; Atlanta Journal-Constitution sports writer

Vince Doria
(Ohio State University, 1970) ESPN vice president and director of news

* Bill Flemming
(University of Michigan, 1949) Former ABC TV football announcer

Bill Macatee
(Southwest Texas State University, 1977) CBS TV and USA Network golf commentator

Jon Miller
(Miami University, 1978) NBC Sports senior vice president

Jay Randolph
(George Washington University, 1960) Longtime network baseball, football and golf play by play announcer

Craig Sager
(Northwestern University, 1973) WTBS sports commentator




* Denotes Chapter Eternal

[pirate00]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by DeltAlum
[B]Governor Reuben Askew is a Delt.

OK, so he is a Delt in addition to being in APO. He pledged Iota Rho chapter, Florida State Unversity in 1951.

[shadokat]

Completely off topic, but if any of you all get the new Greek 101 catalog, be sure to check out all of the mistakes in the back under famous greeks. I think they went out, picked some famous folks, said they were from XYZ, and published it. :rolleyes:

[decadence]

Originally posted by Firehouse:
(russellwarshay: Clinton went to Georgetown, where they didn't have social fraternities.) I was thinking Arkansas. He taught Law at Arkansas I believe; and is a PAD as well as an APO.

[pirate00]

Originally posted by decadence
He taught Law at Arkansas I believe; and is a PAD as well as an APO. Ding! Ding! Ding! You are correct :)

[ASTLuv21]

Originally posted by Munchkin03
Oh my gosh...

...next thing you know, someone will come on saying Jessica Simpson is Greek. :p

I heard Nick Lachey is an SAE.....

[pink and green]

Originally posted by ASUADPi


Nick Lachey SAE (when did he go to college? and where?)



Nick Lachey attended Miami University of Ohio... ((enter nerdy story)):

My boyfriend is originally from Ohio & his mom went to Miami of Ohio. He really likes "boy bands" and especially has respect for Nick Lachey because he, too, is from Ohio. So last night, we were watching Newlyweds, & looked up online where he went to college. It didn't say anything about him graduating or about a fraternity, but there is SAE at Miami of Ohio, so it's plausible. As for when he went to college, he was born in 1973 (according to the same source), so he probably attended in the early 90s.

[ADqtPiMel]

yes, Nick Lachey is an SAE from Miami University.

[Stacekat]

I thought he went to USC. If he went to Miami of Ohio why is he always wearing Trojan stuff?

[Unregistered-]

Originally posted by Stacekat
I thought he went to USC. If he went to Miami of Ohio why is he always wearing Trojan stuff?

Because he lives in LA and a lot of normal people out there sport university clothes even though they never went there.

[Stacekat]

"I used to go to USC, which is right across the street," recalls Nick, who also used to deliver Chinese food in this same neighborhood. "So it's kind of weird years later to come back and be [performing] in the Shrine. It's come full circle, and that's pretty cool."

http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Studio/2024/page7.html

[Unregistered-]

Originally posted by Stacekat
"I used to go to USC, which is right across the street," recalls Nick, who also used to deliver Chinese food in this same neighborhood. "So it's kind of weird years later to come back and be [performing] in the Shrine. It's come full circle, and that's pretty cool."

http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Studio/2024/page7.html

Oh GOD. :rolleyes:

Not that it effing matters because I can't stand the guy either way, if he did go to USC, he went to Miami (Ohio) and pledged there. I don't know the Lachey family history but I do know they're originally from Ohio, Cincinatti, I think.

I'd post links to prove the above, but I have better things to do.

[mu_agd]

Originally posted by ADqtPiMel
yes, Nick Lachey is an SAE from Miami University.


just going to back her up. The Lachey family is from Cincinnati. Nick did go to Miami, he was an SAE there. His mom worked in the health center there for years.. have some funny stories about that. However, Nick never graduated, he dropped out of school. my sister has friends from when she was at Miami that were also SAE's and knew him.

[ADqtPiMel]

Thanks for the backup, mu_agd. :p

PS- It's probably better to believe the Miami University administration that has said Nick Lachey was in fact a student here than to believe a random Geocities page.

[33girl]

If Nick was smart enough to get into Miami Ohio and/or USC, how the HELL does he put up with Jessica?

[mu_agd]

Originally posted by ADqtPiMel
Thanks for the backup, mu_agd. :p

PS- It's probably better to believe the Miami University administration that has said Nick Lachey was in fact a student here than to believe a random Geocities page.

no problem, and so true about the administration and good ol' Garland. how is he doing these days?

did you ever have the pleasure of meeting his mom?

[Stacekat]

No, I know he went to Miami of Ohio, I'm just saying that people transfer. I've heard the rumor many times that he went to USC. You are all right. Two fantastic schools, he's no dummy. How does he put up with someone so clueless?

[Unregistered-]

Originally posted by Stacekat
How does he put up with someone so clueless?

It's called tits and ass and a whole lotta bang bang.

[Tom Earp]

Kenney ( I Dont Do Country) Cheseny, LXA, U E Tn!;)

His Keg Song seems to be doing Great among LXA's!:D

[Rudey]

Originally posted by 33girl
If Nick was smart enough to get into Miami Ohio and/or USC, how the HELL does he put up with Jessica?

Let's not pretend these are super genius schools here.

And she's not dumb...she puts on a show for MTV.

-Rudey

[cutiepatootie]

Originally posted by Firehouse
I was thinking Arkansas. Didn't he do some undergrad work there? He was supposed to go through ROTC there.

I went to u of Arkansas at fayatte-nam ( inside joke) fayetteville and bIll Clinton was not a student here he went to yale and oxford. He taught at the law school in fayetteville for a short time. he is an Alpha Phi Omega because when i was at arkansas i was an APO. He was APO at yale but i do know he didnt go arkansas fro undergrad.

[cutiepatootie]

Originally posted by OohTeenyWahine
Because he lives in LA and a lot of normal people out there sport university clothes even though they never went there.


thats right us normal so california ppl wear sports related clothing i didnt go to USC but i have many USC related clothing.

[mu_agd]

Originally posted by Rudey
Let's not pretend these are super genius schools here.


-Rudey

wow... thanks..

[Rudey]

Originally posted by mu_agd
wow... thanks..

Oh shutup, you know I have nothing but love for you. But I don't claim my school is the number one school and I don't think that those schools can claim to be like top 10 schools.

-Rudey

[mu_agd]

Originally posted by Rudey
Oh shutup, you know I have nothing but love for you. But I don't claim my school is the number one school and I don't think that those schools can claim to be like top 10 schools.

-Rudey

and i've got nothing but love for you as well.

[PhiPsiRuss]

You two, go and get a room.

[thetalady]

Originally posted by 33girl
If Nick was smart enough to get into Miami Ohio and/or USC, how the HELL does he put up with Jessica?

Oh good heavens, she's preggers. Let's hope the "dumb blonde" is just a VERY convincing act, since those genes are being passed on.

[mu_agd]

Originally posted by thetalady
Oh good heavens, she's preggers. Let's hope the "dumb blonde" is just a VERY convincing act, since those genes are being passed on.


just out of curiousity, but where did you hear that?

[UKDaisy]

Originally posted by thetalady
Oh good heavens, she's preggers. Let's hope the "dumb blonde" is just a VERY convincing act, since those genes are being passed on.


I thought that was just a huge rumor.

[thetalady]

Originally posted by mu_agd
just out of curiousity, but where did you hear that?

I heard her & Nick talking about it when she was feeling woozy/ nauseated while doing a photo shoot on their show. He kept asking is it because you are pregnant?

BUT there is hope that I am wrong! Maybe all the "rumors" are the ones these two publicity addicts are creating themselves.

From MTV.com:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Episode 7:

"A-E-I-O-U!" That was Jessica's response in seventh grade history class when her teacher asked what the continents were. Jessica's come a long way since then.

This week Nick and Jessica travel to New York City. Jessica is shooting a campaign for her new "Dessert" line of edible beauty products. The only thing that is holding Jessica back from a stellar, sexy photo shoot is that her photographer only has one thumb and that makes her uncomfortable.

February is a busy month for the starlet because of the performances she must do at the Superbowl and The Golden Globes. However, despite the hectic schedule, Jessica still finds time to have her hair touched up at a trendy Madison Avenue salon. On their downtime, Jessica and Nick hang out in their hotel room and fight over who gets to be in control of the remote. Nick is a guy's guy and loves Sportscenter, while Jessica feels her knowledge of things (such as the continents) could get her onto Family Feud.

When the couple meets up with Nick's brother Drew and his wife, the conversation takes a turn for the worst when Nick informs his wife that new rumors have surfaced that she is pregnant. Jessica is calm about the situation and suggests that the idea of her being pregnant is illogical, because she wants to have a dog first.

Jessica finally gets to go to her photo shoot for "Dessert," where the concept is her licking cupcake icing off her finger. While that would be considered fun for anyone else, Jessica gets a stomachache midway through and throws up.

The shoot was rescheduled for Jessica, because they soon realized it wasn't the icing--it was a 24-hour flu. In her usual melodramatic way though, Jessica crawls to her hotel room on her hands and knees because of her condition.

By the end of the episode, Jessica informs her husband that babies are delivered by seagulls, which he endearingly corrects to "storks." As if Nick's patience hasn't been tested enough, he continues to help Jessica out when she calls from the lunch table with her mother and interrupts his alone time at ESPN Zone, to ask about the origins of different kinds of pork. The laughs never stop with Nick and Jessica, and neither does the meaningless trivia.

[mu_agd]

Originally posted by thetalady
I heard her & Nick talking about it when she was feeling woozy/ nauseated while doing a photo shoot on their show. He kept asking is it because you are pregnant?

BUT there is hope that I am wrong! Maybe all the "rumors" are the ones these two publicity addicts are creating themselves.

From MTV.com:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Episode 7:

"A-E-I-O-U!" That was Jessica's response in seventh grade history class when her teacher asked what the continents were. Jessica's come a long way since then.

This week Nick and Jessica travel to New York City. Jessica is shooting a campaign for her new "Dessert" line of edible beauty products. The only thing that is holding Jessica back from a stellar, sexy photo shoot is that her photographer only has one thumb and that makes her uncomfortable.

February is a busy month for the starlet because of the performances she must do at the Superbowl and The Golden Globes. However, despite the hectic schedule, Jessica still finds time to have her hair touched up at a trendy Madison Avenue salon. On their downtime, Jessica and Nick hang out in their hotel room and fight over who gets to be in control of the remote. Nick is a guy's guy and loves Sportscenter, while Jessica feels her knowledge of things (such as the continents) could get her onto Family Feud.

When the couple meets up with Nick's brother Drew and his wife, the conversation takes a turn for the worst when Nick informs his wife that new rumors have surfaced that she is pregnant. Jessica is calm about the situation and suggests that the idea of her being pregnant is illogical, because she wants to have a dog first.

Jessica finally gets to go to her photo shoot for "Dessert," where the concept is her licking cupcake icing off her finger. While that would be considered fun for anyone else, Jessica gets a stomachache midway through and throws up.

The shoot was rescheduled for Jessica, because they soon realized it wasn't the icing--it was a 24-hour flu. In her usual melodramatic way though, Jessica crawls to her hotel room on her hands and knees because of her condition.

By the end of the episode, Jessica informs her husband that babies are delivered by seagulls, which he endearingly corrects to "storks." As if Nick's patience hasn't been tested enough, he continues to help Jessica out when she calls from the lunch table with her mother and interrupts his alone time at ESPN Zone, to ask about the origins of different kinds of pork. The laughs never stop with Nick and Jessica, and neither does the meaningless trivia.

what you are talking about refers to all of the rumors that were going around about her being pregnant. she really isn't. i think if she was it would be all over e online or those other websites and there is nothing.

[gphib_95]

Kelli McCarty is for sure a Gamma Phi Beta. She was Miss USA in 1991 and now plays Beth on Passions.

[preciousjeni]

Originally posted by DeltAlum
David Schwimmer from Friends, Matthew McCongnehey (sp?), Drew Carey and Will Ferrell from SNL are Delts.

Not sure if this has been mentioned because this is a LONG thread! I saw Drew Carey on Whose Line is it Anyway and he shouted-out to Delta Tau Delta!!!

[Xylochick216]

Does anyone know if Noah Wyle from ER is a Sigma Nu? On the episode on TNT this morning, Abby was talking about Carter going to Belize with 5 Sigma Nu's, and I wondered if he was in real life.

[Kevin]

Originally posted by Xylochick216
Does anyone know if Noah Wyle from ER is a Sigma Nu? On the episode on TNT this morning, Abby was talking about Carter going to Belize with 5 Sigma Nu's, and I wondered if he was in real life.

I've never heard that he was one. The actor went to Northwestern and we do have a chapter there though.

Maybe a writer for ER is a Sigma Nu?

[Jill1228]

Are they fraternity men?

Sam Waterson (from Law and Order)
Former Senator Fred Dalton Thompson from Tennesee (he is also in Law and Order)-he went to University of Memphis
John Grisham-he went to Mississippi State


So were these fellas in GLOs

[TexasOphiA]

Oprah is a honorary member of Omega Phi Alpha

[Pike1483]

here's all our famous Pikes:

http://pikes.org/webpp.html

A few include Tim McGraw, Jon Stewart, and Ted Koppel. We've also got tons of business leaders including Col. Sanders and the founder of Chick-fil-a. Almost a monopoly on the fried chicken industry!

[RileyAnn_SAI]

SHERYL CROW- Pop singer, Famous Sigma Alpha Iota (professional music fraternity for women in music)

MR. ROGERS- Kids' show host, Famous Phi Mu Alpha Sinphonia (social music fraternity for men in music) ~sorry for the mistake phi mu's~

KENNY CHESNEY- Country singer, in his song "Keg in the Closet" (sorry, not "when the sun goes down," my mistake) he sings about his time as a Lambda Chi Alpha.

[MysticCat]

Originally posted by RileyAnn_SAI
MR. ROGERS- Kids' show host, Famous Phi Mu Alpha Sinphonia (professional music fraternity for men in music)[My Broken Record]

While I gladly claim brotherhood with the late Fred Rogers, I have to say it again...

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia is a social fraternity for men in music, not a professional fraternity.

[/My Broken Record ;) ]

[AUDeltaGam]

Originally posted by RileyAnn_SAI

KENNY CHESNEY- Country singer, in his song "When The Sun Goes Down" he sings about his time as a Lambda Chi Alpha.



Actually, the song is "Keg in the Closet"

This old guitar taught me how to score, right there on the Lambda Chi porch...

[honeychile]

Originally posted by TexasOphiA
Oprah is a honorary member of Omega Phi Alpha

Now, that is totally cool!!!

[Rudey]

Originally posted by TexasOphiA
Oprah is a honorary member of Omega Phi Alpha

What is that?

-Rudey

[MysticCat]

Originally posted by Rudey
What is that? Omega Phi Alpha (http://www.omegaphialpha.org/).

[Honeykiss1974]

The Junk Yard Dog (RIP) was a member of Groove Phi Groove.

[WCUgirl]

Originally posted by RileyAnn_SAI
SHERYL CROW- Pop singer, Famous Sigma Alpha Iota (professional music FRATERNITY for women in music) I didn't know Sheryl Crow was in SAI. I knew she was a Theta....hmmm. That's interesting.

[Stacekat]

She is a Kappa Alpha Theta from University of Missouri - Columbia (home of the recent cannon set off of the KA's) Good times :p

[AOII*Azra-elle]

Originally posted by orchid2
-Heather Whitestone, former Miss America, is on an AOPi composite at my school from the early nineties... but I don't think she was ever initiated.

She was a pledge, but was never initiated, but hey it's still awesome! I believe that in order for her to do the pagent she quit school, I don't know if this is true or not.

ETA: I haven't heard if Michelle Kwan is or not. I know that with figure skating, training, choreography, endorsements, practice, practice, practice, and competitions and trying to keep up in school probably not. I'll do some digging and try and find out!

[Unregistered-]

Originally posted by AOII*Azra-elle

ETA: I haven't heard if Michelle Kwan is or not. I know that with figure skating, training, choreography, endorsements, practice, practice, practice, and competitions and trying to keep up in school probably not. I'll do some digging and try and find out!

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/showthread.php?threadid=15353&perpage=40&pagenumber=9

Michelle Kwan is not a Gamma Phi Beta from UCLA.

[Imperial1]

Originally posted by Honeykiss1974
The Junk Yard Dog (RIP) was a member of Groove Phi Groove.

Who's that? The guy that played for the Raptors? WHEN DID HE PASS?!?!?!?! :eek: :(

Imperial1

[Honeykiss1974]

Originally posted by Imperial1
Who's that? The guy that played for the Raptors? WHEN DID HE PASS?!?!?!?! :eek: :(

Imperial1

He was an 80's wrestler. Around the same time as Andre The Giant and the rest of them. :)

[preciousjeni]

Originally posted by Pike1483
here's all our famous Pikes:

http://pikes.org/webpp.html

A few include Tim McGraw, Jon Stewart, and Ted Koppel. We've also got tons of business leaders including Col. Sanders and the founder of Chick-fil-a. Almost a monopoly on the fried chicken industry!

Hijack

When I was 11 or 12, Truett Cathy found my riding boots when I lost them at Camp Winshape. When I went to his office to pick them up, he gave me like a million free sandwich cards. He's a very sweet man and a devoted Christian.

/Hijack

[Unregistered-]

I wonder if people actually read this thing from the beginning?

It's amazing the kind of information you can get just by taking the time to read it from the beginning.

And then it'll be repeated 32452903487239847 times by people who don't read threads from the beginning.

Just a thought.

[Imperial1]

Originally posted by Honeykiss1974
He was an 80's wrestler. Around the same time as Andre The Giant and the rest of them. :)

Wait, I think I remember him too! :eek: I really liked his wrestling character. :(

Imperial1

[Pike1483]

Originally posted by preciousjeni
Hijack

When I was 11 or 12, Truett Cathy found my riding boots when I lost them at Camp Winshape. When I went to his office to pick them up, he gave me like a million free sandwich cards. He's a very sweet man and a devoted Christian.

/Hijack


Awesome! Always good to hear about Brothers that are good people and good Christians! Congrats on all the Free Sandwiches! I think it would be awesome if Pikes got a Chick-fil-a discount or something for being his Brother! Don't see that happening, though, and can't say I blame him, there are a lot of us out there.

[GammaButterfly]

Originally posted by TexasOphiA
Oprah is a honorary member of Omega Phi Alpha

WOW! Now that IS cool!

Dominique Dawes is a member of Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Inc. :D

[lyrelyre]

I have read the entire post but it was a long time ago. I'm sorry if this has already been said: Trista Rehn-Sutter (from the bachelor and the bachelorette) is an Alpha Chi Omega.

[Sister Havana]

Originally posted by lyrelyre
I have read the entire post but it was a long time ago. I'm sorry if this has already been said: Trista Rehn-Sutter (from the bachelor and the bachelorette) is an Alpha Chi Omega.

From the IU chapter. :D

[hoosier]

I'd never heard of Truett Cathey being a college graduate.

Is he an honorary initiate of PiKA?

[kristi]

I've heard things about Laurie Hickson Smith (Trading Spaces) being KKG -- any info regarding her? :)

[Pike1483]

Originally posted by hoosier
I'd never heard of Truett Cathey being a college graduate.

Is he an honorary initiate of PiKA?

Yep, Truett Cathey is an honorary initiate of Pi Kappa Alpha, and in our fraternity, that makes him a full-blown Brother. Check out: http://pikes.org/wppcath.html for more info on him.

[AOIIalum]

Originally posted by kristi
I've heard things about Laurie Hickson Smith (Trading Spaces) being KKG -- any info regarding her? :)

Laurie is a Kappa from Texas. She confirmed it in the DG ep during season 2, and sang a little bit of a Kappa Rush song from her chapter.

[PSUSigKap]

According to www.imdb.com Robin Weisman who played the little girl in "3 Men and a Little Lady" is a Delta Phi Epsilon.

[collme83]

Originally posted by dubyuhnellpiphi
pi phi has a bunch... i will just tell you the MOST famous ones... remember there are MANY more

Sally Field
Carrie Chapman Catt (suffragist extrodinare)
Faye Dunaway
Susan Lucci
Grace Coolidge (thanks to her, pi phi is the ONLY sorority in the smithsonian... check her dress in hall of inauguration gowns and you will see the wonderful pi phi badge)
Mrs. Parker (check parker pens for the arrow!)
Mrs. Wrigley (the gum package has what on it? yeah, that would be an arrow!)
Elizabeth Shue
Tracy Ruiz (gold medal swimmer)
Marilyn Horne (opera singer)

NOTE: some of the confusion about delta burke could be because of the fact that Suzanne Sugarbaker (her character on designing women) was a pi phi on the show

ok... enough about the pi phis... for now at least


Jennifer Gardner (ALIAS & the most recent "13 going on 30" )is also a Pi Phi...she was in the ARROW (pi phi mag/newsletter) a month or so back WHOO!

pi phi love,
...colleen*

[piphiarrow234]

Originally posted by dubyuhnellpiphi
pi phi has a bunch... i will just tell you the MOST famous ones... remember there are MANY more

Sally Field
Carrie Chapman Catt (suffragist extrodinare)
Faye Dunaway
Susan Lucci
Grace Coolidge (thanks to her, pi phi is the ONLY sorority in the smithsonian... check her dress in hall of inauguration gowns and you will see the wonderful pi phi badge)
Mrs. Parker (check parker pens for the arrow!)
Mrs. Wrigley (the gum package has what on it? yeah, that would be an arrow!)
Elizabeth Shue
Tracy Ruiz (gold medal swimmer)
Marilyn Horne (opera singer)

NOTE: some of the confusion about delta burke could be because of the fact that Suzanne Sugarbaker (her character on designing women) was a pi phi on the show




Well as much as i love to have lots of Fam. Pi beta phis...
Mrs. Parker, MRs. Wigley are NOT pi beta phi's
And i LOVE Jennifer Garner and shes a Pi Phi!!!
but also Wendie Malick (nina from Just shoot me) is a pi phi

[D_Chi_Zinni]

I heard one time that the members of the band Cake, were all delta chi's ??? I dont know if anyone could figure that out?

[IowaStatePhiPsi]

Originally posted by OohTeenyWahine
I wonder if people actually read this thing from the beginning?

It's amazing the kind of information you can get just by taking the time to read it from the beginning.

And then it'll be repeated 32452903487239847 times by people who don't read threads from the beginning.

Just a thought.

Doing so before I post.

[IowaStatePhiPsi]

Originally posted by teke643
Edward Droste he co-founded a little restaurant called Hooters.
He's an alum from your Iowa State chapter and he just financed the entire chapterhouse renovation for TKE at Iowa State.

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally posted by piphiarrow234
Grace Coolidge (thanks to her, pi phi is the ONLY sorority in the smithsonian... check her dress in hall of inauguration gowns and you will see the wonderful pi phi badge)

There's also a KKG badge in the Smithsonian in the exhibit on first ladies...I'm not sure whom it belongs to, but I'm betting one of the GC KKGs does.

[lyrelyre]

All of the NPC badges are in the Smithsonian

[IowaStatePhiPsi]

Originally posted by DeltAlum
Martin C Jischke, President Iowa State University

Bleck! I feel sorry any fraternity has to call him a brother. Ask anyone who remembers when he was president of Iowa State, or anyone at Purdue where he's destroying things now- not a very nice guy.

Our current Universiy President, Gregory Geoffroy, is a TKE and goes out of his way with courtesy to the student body, student organizations and the greek community- a 180 turn-around from the dark days of Jischke.

[Xylochick216]

Originally posted by lyrelyre
All of the NPC badges are in the Smithsonian

I thought this was just a rumor. I've looked and haven't seen then. Does anyone know if they are really there, and if so, where?

I know our new member manual says that our badge was boted most beautiful and is on display and that ours is on the moon, but those have been said to just be rumors. If they are, I wish they'd take them out of the manual.

[HotDamnImAPhiMu]

OK. To clear this up again:

(1) your badge is not on the moon. There are no badges actually on the moon.
(2) Your badge may well have gone into *space.* I know Sigma Kappa had a badge go into space, and -- which shuttle was it that burned on reentry? -- a GPhiB recently was IN space.

Where're you getting this "our badge was voted the most beautiful" business? Who voted? Where? When?

[IowaStatePhiPsi]

Originally posted by Mystic Cat32
Believe it or not...Mr. Roger's(Mr. Roger's Neighborhood) is Greek...He became a brother in Phi Mu Alpha during college...He was also in the Marine Corp and was an ordained minister...Must have been interesting...Mystic Cat32

Anyone know if his brother, Dr. Roger, PhD, retired professor of University of Iowa, is a greek?

[HotDamnImAPhiMu]

PS - not to say I think ours is. It certainly holds first place in my heart :) but as for most beautiful sorority badge, I think I'd have to include on the list...

KD's diamond
ADP's diamond
KAQ's triangle
SSS's triangle
SK's triangle
SSS's triangle
KKG's key
PBF's arrow


though I love the badges that are the org's secret letters on top of each other (like CW, AF, AGD, AOP) because they're so symbolic.

[ADPiSAI]

I was reading an article in the newest issue of Elle about Campbell Brown, the news anchor... It said that she was involved in the "sorority scene at Louisiana State" for two years before transferring to Regis College. Anyone know her affiliation?

[IowaStatePhiPsi]

reading about all the things about Kappa Alpha Theta makes me glad they're the neighbors to Phi Psi at Iowa State.

And Katie Couric a Tri-Delt- you can tell by her personality. :)

[Xylochick216]

Originally posted by HotDamnImAPhiMu
OK. To clear this up again:

(1) your badge is not on the moon. There are no badges actually on the moon.
(2) Your badge may well have gone into *space.* I know Sigma Kappa had a badge go into space, and -- which shuttle was it that burned on reentry? -- a GPhiB recently was IN space.

Where're you getting this "our badge was voted the most beautiful" business? Who voted? Where? When?

I know I heard all during our new member period that ours was voted most beautiful, but somehow I think it's just a rumor. I have no clue who would have voted or anything, because I think every badge is the most beautiful to its own members. I just wish that our nationals or someone would stop circulating the badge on the moon and the most beautiful badge rumors.

[cash78mere]

Originally posted by Xylochick216
I know I heard all during our new member period that ours was voted most beautiful, but somehow I think it's just a rumor. I have no clue who would have voted or anything, because I think every badge is the most beautiful to its own members. I just wish that our nationals or someone would stop circulating the badge on the moon and the most beautiful badge rumors.

there's several threads on this topic somewhere on GC.

our nationals does NOT circulate these rumors, chapters do. i got a letter and photocopy of an article about the space trip FROM nationals and i guarantee there's no pin of ours on the moon. it's the sisters who need to stop spreading this crap because they just sound ignorant doing it.

(not an attack on you--i get heated when the moon thing gets brought up--check some of my other posts ;) )

[aphibeach]

Alpha Delta Pi and Alpha Phi both claim Sandra Bullock as part of their chapter.....it's unclear which she joined but she dropped out of school (East Carolina University) with one semester left to go

[sageofages]

Originally posted by cash78mere
there's several threads on this topic somewhere on GC.

our nationals does NOT circulate these rumors, chapters do. i got a letter and photocopy of an article about the space trip FROM nationals and i guarantee there's no pin of ours on the moon. it's the sisters who need to stop spreading this crap because they just sound ignorant doing it.

(not an attack on you--i get heated when the moon thing gets brought up--check some of my other posts ;) )

Ok OK...chiming in here..and perhaps shedding some light on this discussion.

IN YEARS PAST...LONG LONG AGO, in a jewelry manufacturing facility of distant memory.....

Jewelry companies would VOTE (or however they decide) which badge the jewelers of the moment thought was most "artistic, beautiful....easy to make and thus most profitable" or whatever. Generally a different badge would be selected easy year :). SO, perhaps ALL of our badges were the most beautiful to some gold pouring person at some time. What matters most is that they are the most beautiful to EACH OF US :)

[polarpi]

Originally posted by aphibeach
Alpha Delta Pi and Alpha Phi both claim Sandra Bullock as part of their chapter.....it's unclear which she joined but she dropped out of school (East Carolina University) with one semester left to go

I've never heard that one! Interesting....if this IS true, she's never been listed on a "famous alum" list :)

[aey4l]

Originally posted by DeltAlum
Hmmm...

I've heard this "pin on the flag on the moon" thing over and over again.

I'm wondering if Neil Armstrong had several wives, or his one wife belonged to eight or ten sororities?

In any event, I'm surprized Apollo XI ever got off the ground with that many sorority badges on board.

I'm pretty positive that she was an AXO but have been told from nationals people that the badge thing on the moon is an urban legend. There's nothing on the flag on the moon.

[wanderersarah]

We've had a few notable members of Sigma Psi, but the most famous are:

Martha Powers (1963) - Novelist

Florence Ellinwood Allen (1902)- Suffragist, First Women Elected to a Judicial Position in the U.S. , First Female State Supreme Court Justice (Ohio), First Women Appointed a Federal Bench
Can you tell I'm proud of her?
To read more about her: http://www.law.stanford.edu/library/wlhbp/papers/flo.html

[lyrica9]

Originally posted by aphibeach
Alpha Delta Pi and Alpha Phi both claim Sandra Bullock as part of their chapter.....it's unclear which she joined but she dropped out of school (East Carolina University) with one semester left to go

i'm such a nerd, but i searched for the answer because i didn't think sandy was in a sorority. and she wasn't.
from an interview with her:

Were you into the fraternity/sorority scene when you were in college?

I was a little sister for the worst fraternity in the school that's now been condemned.

Tell me a nightmare frat party story.

I only have one. This guy that I really liked and I were drinking 'Shake Em Ups' which is Thunderbird and grapefruit juice. I don't remember anything that happened and apparently I was sick in front of him, on him, and beside him. He had to drag me to my dorm room and I didn't hear from him for a week. I was like, "This is just the worst" and then he called me and we dated almost two years.

full article here http://www.dennishensley.com/SandraBullock.htm

[bonelifer]

MysticCat I mean nothing by this but you should have Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Nationals call the Professional Fraternity Association and rescend their membership, and also they should change their joint-statement with Kappa Kappa Psi, since the last paragraph is as quoted

PHI MU ALPHA is neither an honor nor a recognition society. We are an active professional fraternity as defined by the Professional Fraternity Association of which we are participating members.


Originally posted by MysticCat81
[My Broken Record]

While I gladly claim brotherhood with the late Fred Rogers, I have to say it again...

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia is a social fraternity for men in music, not a professional fraternity.

[/My Broken Record ;) ]

[bluefish81]

Originally posted by HotDamnImAPhiMu
PS - not to say I think ours is. It certainly holds first place in my heart :) but as for most beautiful sorority badge, I think I'd have to include on the list...

KD's diamond
ADP's diamond
KAQ's triangle
SSS's triangle
SK's triangle
SSS's triangle
KKG's key
PBF's arrow


though I love the badges that are the org's secret letters on top of each other (like CW, AF, AGD, AOP) because they're so symbolic.

Theta's badge is kite shaped, not a triangle. Thanks for including it on your list though! :)

[UCLAblondeGPhiB]

whew... I just joined GC, and I have to do some Gamma Phi representin':

Originally posted by SigKapQueen Originally posted by SigKapQueen
does anyone know if MICHELLE KWAN, famous figure skater, went greek, cuz on the clemson NPC website they said she went GAMMA PHI BETA. just want to know if any other people would know.


I was told when I was a freshman (joined in fall/01) that Michelle Kwan went through informal spring rush in 2001, got bids from all the houses she visited, but didn't join a house. She had a good friend in Gamma Phi who was a senior when I was a freshman, and apparently (probably exaggerated) she was told by Michelle that the only house she was seriously considering was ours, but she decided she was going to redouble her efforts for the Olympics. From what I've heard, she hasn't graduated UCLA; perhaps she's transferred, or just hasn't completed the units yet.


Originally posted by HotDamnImAPhiMu
OK. To clear this up again:

(1) your badge is not on the moon. There are no badges actually on the moon.
(2) Your badge may well have gone into *space.* I know Sigma Kappa had a badge go into space, and -- which shuttle was it that burned on reentry? -- a GPhiB recently was IN space.



Gamma Phi Beta Alum Laurel Blair Salton Clark was one of the astronauts who died on the Columbia over a year ago.




Other Famouse Gamma Phis:

Donna Wolf Steigerwaldt - President of Jockey International

Cloris Leachman, - Actress

Joan and Jayne Knoerzer - Doublemint twins

Kelli McCarty - Miss USA 1991, also stars in the soap opera Passions

Jesse Wilson Sayre - daughter of Woodrow Wilson, had first ever White House wedding

Margaret Woodrow Wilson: daughter of President Woodrow Wilson

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally posted by HotDamnImAPhiMu
[though I love the badges that are the org's secret letters on top of each other (like CW, AF, AGD, AOP) because they're so symbolic.

Ours also falls into that category..........

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally posted by HotDamnImAPhiMu
OK. To clear this up again:

(2) Your badge may well have gone into *space.* I know Sigma Kappa had a badge go into space, and -- which shuttle was it that burned on reentry? -- a GPhiB recently was IN space.

The Columbia......Laurel Blair Clark. Her badge, however DID NOT go into space with her. It was presented to our Foundation Director by her husband at our convention in Chicago. So if you ever see it on ebay, you will know that it is either fake or was stolen.

[MysticCat]

Originally posted by bonelifer
MysticCat I mean nothing by this but you should have Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Nationals call the Professional Fraternity Association and rescend their membership, and also they should change their joint-statement with Kappa Kappa PsiI can't speak to details, but my understanding is that the appropriateness of continued membership in the PFA has been a matter of considerable discussion at national levels, and probably will continue to be. It is a rather complex issue for a variety of reasons, and no one wants to take action without a lot of forethought.

It should be noted, however, that the PFA defines eligibility rather generally: fraternities that are "identified by, or related to a field of study or common interest." (My emphasis.) Even though we voted 20 years ago to rid our governing documents of "professional" language and return to our roots as a social fraternity, it could be said we still meet the PFA definition since we are identified by a common interest in music. But like I say, I'm pretty sure the discussions will continue.

As for the Kappa Kappa Psi joint-statement, I can't remember exactly when it was issued (although I think it was many years ago), but the part you quoted, while perhaps accurate at the time -- and arguably accurate even now, given the PFA definition of "professional fraternity" as noted above and the fact that the statement says "as defined" by the PFA -- indeed appears misleading given our current status.

[oncelurked]

Having read this thread as much from the beginning as I have time for (meaning I skimmed most of the really long posts), I'd like to add two points.

1) As much as I would like to say Sandra Day O'Conner or any other female Stanford graduate (1947-1978) was a member of a GLO, unless it was an academic GLO, not one woman is. Sororities were banned from campus in 1944 - all members would not have immediately graduated, thus the lag time until 1947 when I believe the last of the women graduated. Theta, Pi Phi, Kappa and DG were re-introduced to campus in 1978, though from what I gather they were not officially recognized by the university itself until 1980. Tri-Delt came back in 1984 and Chi Omega came back in 1991. :) Unfortunately, DG closed in 1999. :(

2) I would love to claim Cybil Shepard as a sister, I cannot find her chapter of initiation and she is not listed on the website, thus I would conclude she is not a Chi Omega

I'm pretty sure the other women listed as Chi Omega alumnae really are sisters. I would like to include an up and coming designer in the soon-to-be-famous category: Liz Pineda, a Chi Omega from UCLA. She has a boutique in Madrid and if you go, you absolutely must check it out.

Edited for grammar.

[zuzu575]

i recently found out ann coulter is/was a delta gamma at cornell.

lucky us.

[PHAShriner/1906]

Thurgood Marshall, Paul Robeson, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Three FAMOUS Sons of ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. Enough said.

[bonelifer]

The Joint Statement with Kappa Kappa Psi, was finalized less than a year ago sometime during the middle of the Spring of 2004 so it's actually rather new. I know because I remember seeing on our National Listserve a message from our National Council stateing a recently agreed upon Joint-Statement had been posted.




Originally posted by MysticCat81
I can't speak to details, but my understanding is that the appropriateness of continued membership in the PFA has been a matter of considerable discussion at national levels, and probably will continue to be. It is a rather complex issue for a variety of reasons, and no one wants to take action without a lot of forethought.

It should be noted, however, that the PFA defines eligibility rather generally: fraternities that are "identified by, or related to a field of study or common interest." (My emphasis.) Even though we voted 20 years ago to rid our governing documents of "professional" language and return to our roots as a social fraternity, it could be said we still meet the PFA definition since we are identified by a common interest in music. But like I say, I'm pretty sure the discussions will continue.

As for the Kappa Kappa Psi joint-statement, I can't remember exactly when it was issued (although I think it was many years ago), but the part you quoted, while perhaps accurate at the time -- and arguably accurate even now, given the PFA definition of "professional fraternity" as noted above and the fact that the statement says "as defined" by the PFA -- indeed appears misleading given our current status.

[MysticCat]

Originally posted by bonelifer
The Joint Statement with Kappa Kappa Psi, was finalized less than a year ago sometime during the middle of the Spring of 2004 so it's actually rather new. I know because I remember seeing on our National Listserve a message from our National Council stateing a recently agreed upon Joint-Statement had been posted. There has to be a misunderstanding. I went back and checked -- the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia-Kappa Kappa Psi Joint Statement was published in the December 1973 issue of our magazine, The Sinfonian. That would mean it is at least 10 years older than our formal decision to return to our roots as a social fraternity.

ETA: Since posting on this subject , I learned that Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia has, in fact, withdrawn from the Joint Statement with Kappa Kappa Psi.

[MissEm]

Just some famous Alpha Gams

Raquel Welch
Carol King
Madonna pledged but never initiated

[ZTAngel]

<buries head in hands>
AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mu_agd]

Originally posted by MissEm
Just some famous Alpha Gams

Raquel Welch
Carol King
Madonna pledged but never initiated

i'm going to say no, since they aren't listed on Alpha Gam's website.

[Unregistered-]

Originally posted by MissEm
Just some famous Alpha Gams

Raquel Welch
Carol King
Madonna pledged but never initiated

Sweetie, none of these women are our sisters.

If you don't believe me, visit the Accomplished Alpha Gams section on our IHQ website. :)

[angelove]

Before you post anything about "famous" members of your GLO, PLEASE visit this thread and follow the advice given there:

http://forums.greekchat.com/gcforums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=55520

[agzg]

Originally posted by AGDLynn
http://www.alphagammadelta.org/About_Us/Accomplished_Alpha_Gams.asp

From the AGD IHQ Site.

I've heard from different sources that Carly Simon is an AGD. I sent her an email asking, but it hasn't been answered so....:confused:


I heard that Carole King was. I think they're pullin' our chains ;) .


They changed the list recently - wasn't Betty White from the Golden Girls on it???

[agzg]

Originally posted by HotDamnImAPhiMu
though I love the badges that are the org's secret letters on top of each other (like CW, AF, AGD, AOP) because they're so symbolic.

... Those aren't secret letters... they're Alpha Gamma Delta on top of one another...

[Unregistered-]

Originally posted by alphagamzetagam
I heard that Carole King was. I think they're pullin' our chains ;) .


They changed the list recently - wasn't Betty White from the Golden Girls on it???

The had the famous Alpha Gams up since the last revised website (the red one) in 2001, but Betty was never on it. There was talk about how she's a DZ, but she's not a DZ either.

[agzg]

Hmmm I could have sworn I saw it there a while ago but maybe my eyes were just playing tricks on me:p

[scuthetagirl]

Originally posted by zuzu575
i recently found out ann coulter is/was a delta gamma at cornell.

lucky us.

Hey, I like Ann Coulter. She's one smart cookie, whether or not you agree with her politics, and a successful writer. I'd be proud if she was part of my GLO.

[scuthetagirl]

Originally posted by alphagamzetagam
... Those aren't secret letters... they're Alpha Gamma Delta on top of one another...

I think the reason HotDamnImAPhiMu (btw, that's a great name) called them "secret" letters is that nobody but the people initiated into that GLO know the significance of the letters, ergo, they are secret.

[scuthetagirl]

I never knew that Barbara Bush II (Laura and W's daughter) was a Theta---I always knew that Jenna was, but I'd never heard any rumblings about Barbara being one, but I looked it up on the internet and found an article saying she was. That's hot. Just wanted to say.

[agzg]

Originally posted by scuthetagirl
I think the reason HotDamnImAPhiMu (btw, that's a great name) called them "secret" letters is that nobody but the people initiated into that GLO know the significance of the letters, ergo, they are secret.

True. I thought she thought they were secret letters as in no one knows what they are, but if you look at even a picture of one of our badges you'd know what the letters were, given the organization.

[navane]

Ok, so she isn't FAMOUS, but I wasn't sure where else I could post this....our new Dean of Students is an Alpha Kappa Alpha!

.....Kelly :)


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San Diego State University Vice President James R. Kitchen has announced that Dr. Darlene Willis has accepted the position of Dean of Students. The Dean of Students oversees three Student Affairs departments including the Centers for Student Involvement (which includes the Center for Fraternity and Sorority Life). She will begin duties on July 6. Most recently, Dr. Willis served as the Executive Administrative Officer for the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs at University of California San Diego. Dr. Willis is originally from the Bay Area and has worked in higher education for the past 16 years. She worked for Lawton School, Mills College, Cal State Hayward, and Cal State San Marcos. She holds a bachelor's degree from UC Irvine, and a master's and doctorate from the California School of Professional Psychology. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

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[a.e.B.O.T.]

Deep Throat (Mark Felt) was a beta and so is Broken Lizard who produced Club Dread and Super Troupers
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[LightBulb]

Originally posted by hoosier
Wrestler: The Big Show = TKE

His pix in latest TKE mag Haha, my boyfriend is a pretty big guy, and a few people on campus call him Big Show!



PS - He's a TKE!

[PinkSigma3]

I gave up after reading 28 pages of this thread. So please forgive me if I'm repeating!

Famous Sigma's

Carrie Underwood
Linda Denham (Creator of Carebears..first bear had a sailboat on its tummy)
Suzie from The Bachelor
Billie Letts (writer of Where The Heart Is)
Gladys Morelock (Superintendent of US Mint)
Jennifer Blackburn Dunn (House of Representatives)

[slayerzbt]

Famous ZBTs


Leonard Bernstein ...........Composer, Conductor
Jack Benny (UCLA) ...........Comedian, Motion Picture Actor
Charles Coburn ..............Motion Picture Actor
Melvin Douglas (chicago) ....Motion Picture Actor
Sidney Factor (USC '37) .....Max Factor Cosmetics
Samuel Goldwyn (Chicago) ....Film Producer, Director, MGM
Jerry Herman (U. of Miami) ..Playwrite: Hello Dolly, La Cage Aux Folles
Robert Klein ................TV Comedian, Motion Picture Actor
Jerry Lawerence (Ohio St.) ..Playwright: Mame
Sheldon Leonard (Union) .....TV Actor, Procducer
Robert Q. Lewis (Michigan) ..Entertainer
Walter Minisch ..............Motion Picture Producer
Donald Newhouse (Syracuse) ..Publishing

Michael Ovitz (UCLA) ........Disney
William S. Paley (Penn.) ....Founder and Chairman of the Board, CBS
Arnold Picker (CCNY) ........Chairman of the Board, United Artists
Samuel Rosman (Columbia) ....Chairman of the Board, 20th Century Fox
Gene Stacks (Cornell) .......Actor and Stage Director
William Todman ..............TV Game Show Producer
Ned Tanen (USC) .............Motion Picture Producer
Jack L. Warner (USC) ........President, Warner Brothers
Mike Wallace (Columbia) .....TV New Commentator
Peter Yarrow ................Singer with Peter, Paul and Mary group
Robert Zelnick (Cornell) ....ABC-TV Network, Pentagon Correspondant
Mel Allen ...................Sportscaster
Alan Cohn ...................President, NY Knicks and NY Rangers
Howard Cosell ...............Sports Broadcasting
Donnie Edwards (UCLA)........Professional Football Player
Mike Epstein ................Professional Baseball Player
Burton Baskin (Illinois) ....Founder, Baskin Robbins Ice Cream
Henry Block (Penn.) .........H & R Block
Richard Block (Penn.) .......H & R Block
Barry I. Bricken (Maryland) .President, Pants by Barry
Jacob Burns (GWU) ...........Attorney and Businessman in NY
Joseph Dazansky .............President, Giant Foods
Richard L. Fisher (Penn.) ...Fisher Brothers Construction, NY
Samuel Friedland ............Chairman of the Board, Food Fair
William Gaines ..............Publisher, Mad Magazine
Bernard Gimbel (Penn.) ......Chairman of Gimbel's Department Store
Andrew Goodman ..............Chairman of the Board, Bergdorf-Goodman
Armand Hammer (Columbia) ....President, Occidental Petroleum, Arm and Hammer products

Yes, the guy who invented Arm and Hammer was actually named Armand Hammer

[Tom Earp]

slayerzbt, very impressive!:cool:

Kenny Chesney from East Tn. Is Rene Zellwiger a GLO Member? Oh, His New Bride.

We also have a long list for only being Founded in 1909.

Interesting Fact: Two LXAs were on the same TV Sitcom.

Ralph Waite and Will Geer! Good night Daddy, Good Night Grand Pa!:)

Just a few: Pappy, Greg Boyington, Jimmy Doolittle, Larry Brown, Rick Patino, Harry Truman, Harry Blackman, Dillard of Dept Store, Bob Uric, Chester (Dick Tracy) Gould, Claude Aikens, Tom Earp (:D ), ETC!

[irishpipes]

Phyliss Dillar was an AOPi.

Phyllis Diller is NOT an AOII. Our magazine, To Dragma, addressed this in its latest issue.

I do know a sort-of-famous Greek. Marietta DePrima, who played Sally on The Hughleys, is a Theta from Northwestern. I grew up with her.

[tunatartare]

Originally posted by Tom Earp
slayerzbt, very impressive!:cool:

Kenny Chesney from East Tn. Is Rene Zellwiger a GLO Member? Oh, His New Bride.

We also have a long list for only being Founded in 1909.

Interesting Fact: Two LXAs were on the same TV Sitcom.

Ralph Waite and Will Geer! Good night Daddy, Good Night Grand Pa!:)

Just a few: Pappy, Greg Boyington, Jimmy Doolittle, Larry Brown, Rick Patino, Harry Truman, Harry Blackman, Dillard of Dept Store, Bob Uric, Chester (Dick Tracy) Gould, Claude Aikens, Tom Earp (:D ), ETC!
Haha not to mention Jim Perdue Jr. and the President of Welch's Grape Juice. LOL.

[LXA SE285]

What's the truth on Oprah and AKA? I've seen some sites that say she's an honorary member and others that say she was offered honorary membership but turned it down.

[irishpipes]

I read on another thread that Debbie Matenopoulos is an AOII. Is that true? It is difficult to verify because our HQ website does not list notables (because every member is notable to us!) Does anyone know?

[flirt5721]

Originally posted by ZTAngel
I thought she had gone to a school in Florida also. A lot of ZTA's have her one their website as their famous alum. Also, I've heard Lynda Carter (wonder woman) as well.

I've heard that Lynda Carter was an AXiD but I'm not completely sure.

But these are ladies that are AXiD's

Jen Schefft, "The Bachelorette"
Jane Henson - she and Jim Henson created Fozzie Bear in honor of Alpha Xi Delta and the first Kermit the Frog was created from curtains at Jane's AXiD house
Kim Webster
Gail Kobe
Megan Blake
Betsey Johnson

[AOIIalum]

Originally posted by irishpipes
I read on another thread that Debbie Matenopoulos is an AOII. Is that true?

Not that I know of.

[Tom Earp]

Originally posted by KLPDaisy
Haha not to mention Jim Perdue Jr. and the President of Welch's Grape Juice. LOL.


KLPDaisy,

thanks for the Grape Shot!
:D

IHQ doesnt have all of them listed:(

Check lambdachi.org and see who all are there, remember, there are some that have been dropped from the Site!:mad:

Out with The Old, in with the new if there are so many!:(

Amazing how some rumors are started about some Peeps? Wonder who started them? Press Agents or some wishful thinking!;)

[Sister Havana]

I recently learned that Carson Kressley of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is an APO Brother. :)

[WCUgirl]

Originally posted by flirt5721
I've heard that Lynda Carter was an AXiD but I'm not completely sure. I've heard that she is not.

[SurfinDBeach]

We have way too many ... But here's a few PROMINENT Alumni of Tau Kappa Epsilon...



POLITICS (and there are more not listed) olitics -

Ronald Wilson Reagan - 40th President of the United States of America
Senator Robert Byrd - West Virginia
Charles Whittaker - United States Supreme Court Justice
John G. Rowland - Governor of Connecticut
Albert Rossellini Fmr. Governor of Washington
Mike O'Callaghan Fmr. Gov. of Nevada
George Leader Fmr. Governor of Pennyslvania
Lester C. Hunt Fmr. Senator/Governor of Wyoming
Frank B. Morrison Fmr. Governor of Nebraska
Former Governor of Delaware
Martin Schreiber - Fmr. Governor of Wisconsin
Earle H. Harbison, Jr. - Deputy Director - CIA (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
Janes E. Fitzmorris - Lieutenant Governor - Louisiana
L Talbot Hood - Director of Radio Free Europe
William Hyland Former Deputy Director - National Security Council
Robert L. "Bob" Barr,
Congressman, Georgia
Bob Butterworth
Florida Attorney General
James H. Quillen,
Congressman, Tennessee
David S. Hayes Pennsylvania Representative
William H. Hudnut, III Fmr. Mayor/Indianapolis
Richard B. Stone Fmr. Senator/ U.S. Ambassador
Bill Stark FBI/Foreign Counterintellegence Division
Bill Baker California Representative
Bob Barr Georgia Representative
Lane Evans Illinois Representative
W.J. Tauzin Louisiana Representative
Richard E. Neal Massachusetts Representative
Dave Camp Michigan Representative
Joe Knollenberg Michigan Representative
Bill Barrett Nebraska Representative
Earl Pomeroy North Dakota Representative
Bill Brewster Oklahoma Representative
Charles Wilson Texas Representative
John Bryant Texas Representative
Walter Myers, Jr. Indiana Supreme Court Just.
Alan C. Nelson U.S. Comm. of Immigration
James B. Long Comm. of Insurance/NC
Sidney W. Morrison U.S. Congress
Joseph Jepson - Senator, Iowa
G. Michael Witte Indiana Court Justice
Dan Henderson - Fmr. Mayor of El Paso, Texas
John Sisco Fmr. Undersec./Pres/American Un.
Donald Hunter Indiana Supreme Court Just.
Victor Schiro Fmr. Mayor/New Orleans
Robert W. Berrey, III Apellate Judge/Missouri Court of Appeals
John Gibson Judge/U.S. Court of Appeals
Marshall Gardener Retired/Hearings and Appeals/Soc Security Director
Gary A. Doer - Premier of Manitoba
Pete Cenarrusa - 5 term Secretary of State - Idaho


Many more in Congress...

Entertainment

Elvis Presley
Willie Nelson
Les Paul (Inventor of the Electric Guitar)
Danny Thomas
Lawrence Welk
Fred Dryer (TV Star, and NFL player)
Robery Wuhl (Actor)
Merv Griffin
The LETTERMEN (all of them)
The Everly Brothers (all of them)
Raymond W. Franklin President/Stage America, Inc./Producer and Director
John A. Russo Writer/Filmmaker
Mark A. Fite Vice President/Stage America, Inc.
William Melendez - THE VOICE OF CHARLIE BROWN (yes you read that right!) and creator of the Peanuts specials
Christopher Glenn (CBS News Anchor)
James Drury
Miles Wilkin - CEO SFX Theatrical Group

And a lot more...

Athletics

Terry P. Bradshaw -
Pittsberg Steelers Quarterback. Led the Steelers to 4 Super Bowl titles (1975-76,79-80); 2-time Super Bowl MVP (1979-80) and regular season MVP in 1978.

George S. Halas -
NFL Founder (YES THE FOUNDER OF THE NFL!)/ Chicago Bears Football Club Owner & Coach

Phil Simms,
New York Giants Quarterback and MVP of Super Bowl XXI

Marv Levy - NFL coach

Richard "Digger" Phelps - NCAA - Coach of Notre Dame, ESPN TV Analyst

Jim Harrick - NCAA Coach

Ken Phelps
Professional Baseball Player
Eddie Enos Professional Football
Danny Villanueva Professional Football
Doug Blubaugh Olympic Gold Medal winner/Wrestling,
Jim Grabowski Professional Football
Gerry Philben Professional Football
Ben Davis Professional Football
John Beasley Professional Football
Tom Beer Professional Football
Lou Carnesecca Head Basketball Coach/St. John's University
Joseph C. Sambito Professional Baseball
Richie Scheinblum Professional Baseball
Ray Crowley Professional Baseball
Joe Tait Sportscaster
Dr. Edmond F. Enos Founder/Institute of Comparative Physical Health
Harold V. "Shorty" Almquest Football and Basketball coach/Univ. of Minnesota

Too many more to list...




Philanthropic, Literary, Scientific, Military, etc...

General Joseph W. Ralston - Fmr. Supreme Allied Commander of NATO Forces in Europe

Colonel Gerald P. Carr - NASA Commander - SKYLAB IV

Rear Admiral John R. Fisher - President of Navy League

Roy K. Flint - Dean - U.S. Military Academy - West Point

William A. Fowler - Nobel Prize - Physics

Dr. Frank Jirka - President - American Medical Association

Irving Krick - President - American Institute of Aerological Research

Ralph Keyes - President Kiwanis Foundation

George A. Newbury - Former Soverign Grand Commander, Scottish Rite of Free Masonry

Hugh. Milton II - Former Undersecretary, U.S. Army... President of New Mexico State University

Spence T. Marks - Former Director U.S. Army Scientific/Technical Information

Roy W. Riegle - Former Most Eminent Grand Master, Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States of America

A lot more...


Education

Dr. John Cribbet - Chancellor - University of Illnois - Urbana-Champaign

Gregory Geoffroy - President - Iowa State University

William Muse - Chancellor - East Carolina University

Chester Lay - Former President - Southern Methodist University
and DEAN OF PRESIDENTS - American Colleges and Universities

Joseph Sico - President - American University

Hoke Smith - President - Towson University

J. Richard Stoltz - President - Lincoln College

Donald R. Theophilus - President - University of Idaho

Dr. John Calhoun Jr. - V.P. Academic Affairs - Texas A & M University...

and more...

BUSINESS

Conrad M. Hilton - Founder of HILTON Hotels (and Paris' Grandpa)

Howard D. Schultz - Chairman/CEO, Chief Global Strategist - STARBUCKS COFFEE

Paul Oreffice - Chairman/CEO - Dow Chemical

Charles R. Walgreen Jr. - Founder - Walgreen Drugs

Russel Heil - V.P. Operations - Delta Airlines

James Kilts - President/CEO - The Gillette Company

Earl Harbison, Jr. - President - Monsanto Chemicals

Robert E. Gunn - Chairman/CEO - Financial Counselors, INC.

Edward Droste - CO-FOUNDER - HOOTERS Restaurant, President - Provident Management Corporation

John Currey - President - Boreal Laboratories, LTD

Raymond G. Chambers - Co-Owner - NEW JERSEY NETS

Roger J. Dow - Vice President/Marketing - Marriot Hotels

Harold A. Shaub - President/CEO - Cambell Soup Company

Ward Smidl - President - Colley Elevator Company

H.R. Bresee - President - H.R. Bresee and Co. /
Director and Vice Chairman - Bank Of Illinois


Ronald C. Barr - President - AMFAC, INC/Hotels and Resorts

James Evans - President/CEO - Best Western International

Douglas Habig - President/CEO Kimball International, INC.

Walter "Bud" Loghman - Chairman of the Board - First Bank of Illinois

John Currey - President - Boreal Laboratories

Walter F. Cornett III - Chairman of the Board /Treasurer of the Board of Directors - Viridian, Inc.

and more of course...




If I were to list anymore, there wouldn't be room... :)

[honeychile]

Willie Nelson went to college?!?!?!?!?! That chapter was missing in his biographies!

PS - If you didn't double space, it would probably be a "neater" list! :)

[liradand]

Originally posted by LXA SE285
What's the truth on Oprah and AKA? I've seen some sites that say she's an honorary member and others that say she was offered honorary membership but turned it down.

Oprah is not a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha. I'm not sure about her being offered a membership, but I've heard that too.

[a.e.B.O.T.]

Originally posted by SurfinDBeach

...Elvis Presley...
[/B]
one of your sites said Elvis went to Arkansas State... but that doesnt seem right? Is it? I remember elvis going to college in his bio...
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[SurfinDBeach]

No, it's correct... Beta Psi Chapter - Arkansas State Univ. ... Elvis is Honorary (he's the only honorary on that list)...

Honorary members are approved by Nationals (Grand Chapter), are contributors to the chapter in different ways and are "initiated" as well...

Willie Nelson did attend college for some time after the Air Force...

[a.e.B.O.T.]

Ok... that makes more sense
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[midwsternchick]

Karyn Bosnak was a Delta Gamma at the University of Illinois. Champaign Urbana. Pledge class 1990 i think.


Don't know which one she belongs to, but I read somewhere that a movie depicting her "struggles" will be out in 2005. :rolleyes:

And for those who wondered how she looked like, here she is (from the Smoking Gun):

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/graphics/art2/bosnak1.jpg

Edited to add: Columbia College of Chicago lists her as a 1996 graduate. Don't know if that was for undergrad or grad work.

[jon1856]

SAE's include:
Prominent Alumni: William McKinley, Elliot Ness, David Spade, Phil Jackson, Dennis Erickson, William Faulkner, Joe Foss, Bob Ballard, General Richard Myers, Ernie Harwell, Tony Boselli, Bo Schembechler, Nick Lachey, Fred Savage, Pete Carroll, Mack Brown
Arts & Entertainment

Glenn Ballard,
Emmy Award-winning record producer
Beau Bridges, actor
Lloyd Bridges, actor
Eraldo Carugati, artist
David Clemmons, stage actor and singer
David Connell, musician with the Connells
Mike Connell, musician with the Connells
Roger Corman, motion picture producer
Jim Dunne, composer and producer
Sam Elliot, actor
William Faulkner, Pullitzer Prize winning author
Carmen Finestra, television producer
Terry Gilliam, actor and producer
Sheldon Hackney,
chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities
Bobby Hatfield,
musician with the Righteous Brothers
Jim Ibbotson,
musician with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
John Jakes, author
David McFadzean, television producer
Walker Percy, author
Michael Rosenbaum, actor
Grant Shaud, actor
Fred Savage, actor
Hal Shmykus, author
Andy Sidaris, motion picture director
David Spade, actor
Pete Taylor, Pullitzer Prize winning author
Kevin Tighe, actor
Bobby Troupe, actor
Rudy Vallee, actor
Bob Waterman, author
Robert Woods, actor
Robert Young, actor
Media

Bill Allen,
executive vice president for MTM Television
Dave Campbell, sports broadcaster
George Gallup, pollster
Ernie Harwell, sports broadcaster
Bob Goen, Host of Entertainment Tonight
Phillip Howlett, publisher of Sports Illustrated
Chet Huntley, TV news anchor
Kenley Jones, TV correspondant
James Kilpatrick, sydnicated columnist
John Palmer, TV news anchor
Ross Porter, sports broadcaster
Ernie Pyle, World War II war correspondent
James Quello,
former chair of the Federal Communications Commission
Hughes Rudd, TV correspondant
Larry Sorenson, sports broadcaster
Louis Weill, publisher of TIME magazine
Sports

Troy Aikman, professional football player
Andy Bean, professional golfer
Scott Boras, sports agent
Avery Brundage,
president of the International Olympic Commitee
Ken Caminiti, professional baseball player
Bumby Frazier, president of the United States Tennis Association
Bill Freehan, professional baseball player; all star catcher
Mike Gminski, professional basketball player
Brian Goodell, Olympic gold medalist
Kevin Grevey, professional basketball player
John Hencken, Olympic gold medalist
Bobby Jones, legendary professional golfer
Max Knake, professional football player
Pete Maravich, professional basketball player
Ed McCaffrey, professional football player
Kevin S. McClatchy, owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates
Patrick McEnroe, professional tennis player
Jack Mills, sports agent
Bob Murphy, professional golfer
Craig Nettles, professional baseball player
John Offerdahl, professional football player
Gregg Olson, professional baseball player
Tom Purtzer, professional golpher
Frank Ramsey, basketball hall of famer
Bob "Buck" Rodgers, professional baseball manager
Brad Schumacher, Olympic Gold Medalist
Taylor Smith, president of the Atlanta Falcons
Fran Tarkenton, Hall-of-Fame football player
Walt Terrell, professional baseball player
David Treadwell, professional football player
Dick Van Arsdale, professional basketball player
Tom Van Arsdale, professional basketball player
William T. Young, Kentucky Derby winning breederGovernment & Politics

Bill Archer, US Representative
Max Baucus, US Senator
Doug Bereuter, US Representative
David Bonior, US Representative
William Brock, former US Secretary of Labor
Jay Dickey, US Representative
Peter Dominici, US Senator
Thomas Ewing, US Representative
George Gekas, US Representative
Paul Gillmor, US Representative
Stephen L. Henry,
former Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
David Hobson, US Representative
Fob James,
former Governor of Alabama
Kenneth James, Candian House of Commons
Don Johnson, US Representative
Gary Johnson,
former Governor of New Mexico
William McKinley,
25th President of the United States
Connie Mack, US Senator
Ross Perot,
presidential candidate and founder of the Reform Party
Larry Pressler, US Senator
David Pryor, US Senator
Mark Pryor,
former Attorney General of Arkansas
Ralph Regula, US Representative
Pat Robertson, Religious Right leader
Joseph M. Rodgers,
former ambassador to France
Richard Russell, US Senator
Charles Stenholm, US Representative
Jim Guy Tucker, former Governor of Arkansas
Military

Joe Foss,
World War II flying ace and former governor of South Dakota
Frank Kelso,
Commander-in-Chief US Atlantic Fleet
Ernie Pyle, World War II war correspondent
Law Enforcement

Elliot Ness, ATF agent
Science

Robert Ballard, oceanographer
Robert Goddard, physicist and Father of the modern rocket
Joseph Strauss,
engineer & designer Golden Gate Bridge
Founded Ohio Epsilon Chapter at U.C.
Business

Michael Andreas,
vice chairman Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
Donald Beall,
president Rockwell International
Norman Blake, CEO USF&G Corp.
J. Donald Bowers, V.P. United Airlines
Doug Burgum,
president/CEO Great Plains Software
Roger Crouch, founder MNX Transport Co.
Cecil Day, owner Days Inn
Richard Duchossois,
owner Arlington International Racecourse
Tom DuPree, CEO Appleby's South Restaurants
David Garrett, former chair Delta Airlines
John J. Gillin, V.P. Coca Cola
Walter Hanson,
CEO Peat, Marwick, Mitchell, and Co.
James Hembree,
president Dow Chemical / Canada
Thomas J. Kalinske, CEO SEGA of America
Phillp Knox,
V.P. / General Counsel to Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Tony Lama, founder Tony Lama Boots
Richard LeFauvre,
president Saturn Car Corporation
Richard Morrow,
president and CEO Amoco Corp.
Bill Osborn, CEO Northern Trust Bank
T. Boone Pickens, chair Mesa Petroleum
David Scott, chair Allis Chalmers
L. Edwin Smart,
CEO and chair Trans World Airline
Chris Sullivan, CEO Outback Steakhouse
E. Lawrence Tabat,
chairman Dictaphone Corp.
William Young, chair Royal Crown Corp.
Ivan Allen Jr. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Allen_Jr.) - Mayor of Atlanta (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_Atlanta)
Harry Agganis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Agganis) - Boston University (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_University) football All American, Boston Red Sox (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox) 1B, "The Golden Greek"

Robert Ballard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ballard) - explorer, located the wreck of the RMS Titanic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic)
Haley Barbour (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haley_Barbour) - Governor of Mississippi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Mississippi)
Max Baucus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Baucus) - Montana Senator
Dierks Bentley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dierks_Bentley) - country music (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_music) singer and musician (Vanderbilt University)
Tony Boselli (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Boselli) - professional football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_%28American%29) player
Beau Bridges (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beau_Bridges) - Actor
Lloyd Bridges (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Bridges) - Actor
Mack Brown (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mack_Brown) - football coach, University of Texas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Longhorn_Athletics)
Bob Bryan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Bryan) - tennis player, Stanford University
Mike Bryan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Bryan) - tennis player, Stanford University
Ken Caminiti (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Caminiti) - professional baseball (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball) player
Pete Carroll (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Carroll) - football coach, University of Southern California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Southern_California)
Sandro Corsaro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandro_Corsaro) - American Animator and Author
Jay Davis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Davis) - Famous musician from Georgia
Jim DeMint (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_DeMint) - US Senator from South Carolina
Paul Dietzel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Dietzel) - Football coach, Louisiana State University (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_State_University)
Pete Domenici (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Domenici) - New Mexico Senator
David Drier (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Drier) - US Representative from CA
Sam Elliott (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Elliott) - actor
Don Evans (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Evans) - former US Commerce Secretary
Dennis Erickson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Erickson) - NFL coach
Thomas Ewing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Ewing) - former congressman, R-IL, Millikin University (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millikin_University)
William Faulkner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Faulkner) - Nobel Prize (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize) winner, Literature
Joe Foss (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Foss) - former SD Governor, Medal of Honor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor) recipient, 1st Commissioner of the AFL, former NRA President
James Frey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Frey) - author, "A Million Little Pieces"
George Gallup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gallup) - founder of The Gallup Poll
Terry Gilliam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Gilliam) - film director, member of Monty Python (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python)
Robert Goddard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Goddard) - father of modern rocketry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_Polytechnic_Institute)
Bob Goen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Goen) - former co-host of Entertainment Tonight
Philip Graham (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Graham) - former publisher of the Washington Post (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Post) and Newsweek (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsweek), University of Florida (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Florida)
Ernie Harwell (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Harwell) - sportscaster
Jud Heathcote (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jud_Heathcote) - Hall of Fame former Michigan State University Basketball Coach
Johnny Isakson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Isakson) - U.S. Senator from Georgia
Phil Jackson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Jackson) - professional basketball coach
Gary Johnson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Johnson) - Former Governor of New Mexico (R)
Bobby Jones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Jones_%28golfer%29) - professional golfer
Nick Lachey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Lachey) - singer
L.Q.C. Lamar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_Quintus_Cincinnatus_Lamar_%28Sec._of_Interi or%29) - statesman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statesman), Justice of US Supreme Court (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Supreme_Court)
Matt Long (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Long) - actor, Western Kentucky University (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Kentucky_University)
John Lynch (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lynch) - Governor of New Hampshire
Connie Mack III (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connie_Mack_III) - former Florida US Senator
"Pistol Pete" Maravich (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Maravich) - professional basketball player, Louisiana State University (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_State_University)
Ed McCaffrey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_McCaffrey) - professional football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_%28American%29) player
Patrick McEnroe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_McEnroe) - tennis professional
William McKinley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McKinley) - Twenty-fifth President of the United States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States)
Richard Myers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Myers) - former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff)
Eliot Ness (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliot_Ness) - Prohibition agent (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secret_Service)
William Oefelein (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Oefelein) - NASA Astronaut
Hank Paulson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Paulson) - U.S. Treasury Secretary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Treasury_Secretary) and former Chief Executive Officer, Goldman Sachs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldman_Sachs)
Walker Percy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker_Percy) - Author
William Perez (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Perez) - CEO of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wm._Wrigley_Jr._Company)
Larry Pressler (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Pressler) - former South Dakota US Senator
David Pryor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Pryor) - former Arkansas US Senator
Mark Pryor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Pryor) - U.S. Senator from Arkansas
Adrian Pujol (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adrian_Pujol&action=edit) - Actor
Ernie Pyle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Pyle) - legendary WWII journalist
Robert D. Ray (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_D._Ray) - Governor of Iowa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Iowa)
Richard Riley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Riley) - former US Secretary of Education
Pat Robertson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Robertson) - Christian leader, 1988 Presidential Candidate
Michael Rosenbaum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Rosenbaum) - actor, Lex Luther, Smallville Western Kentucky University (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Kentucky_University)
Jerry Sanders (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Sanders_%28politician%29) - Mayor of San Diego (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego) (former San Diego Chief of Police)
Fred Savage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Savage) - actor, Stanford University (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University)
Bo Schembechler (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Schembechler) - football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_%28American%29) coach, University of Michigan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Michigan)
Richard Scruggs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Scruggs) - Lawyer
John Shadegg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Shadegg) - Arizona Congressman
Grant Shaud (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Shaud) - actor on "Murphy Brown", University of Richmond (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Richmond)
George Smathers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Smathers) - senator and congressman, D-FL, philanthropist, University of Florida (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Florida)
David Spade (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Spade) - actor/comedian
Drew Stanton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drew_Stanton) - quarterback Michigan State University (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_State_University)
John Sununu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_E._Sununu) - U.S. Senator from New Hampshire
Kevin Tighe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Tighe) - actor
Rudy Vallee (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Vallee) - entertainer
Charles Z. Varnell (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles_Z._Varnell&action=edit) - George Lucas's right hand man and co-producer of Star Wars
Ed Wilson (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ed_Wilson&action=edit) - President and CEO of Fox Entertainment
Robert Young (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Young) - actor ("Father Knows Best", Marcus Welby, MD)
William T. Young (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_T._Young) - businessman, major owner of thoroughbred racehorses
Jacob Edward Stiles (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jacob_Edward_Stiles&action=edit) - Mr. University Southern Methodist University (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Methodist_University)

[RitaMae1908]

Jane Addams
Founder of Hull House, Chicago, Illinois
Marian Anderson
First African-American woman to sing at the Metropolitan Opera
Dr. Maya Angelou
Renowned novelist, poet, educator, dancer. National Ambassador for the U.S. Committee for UNICEF, Grammy winner for Best Spoken Word. Her works include "And Still I Rise" and "Phenomenal Woman".
Dr. Gwendolyn Calbert Baker, PhD.
President of the United States Committee for UNICEF
Angie Brookes
The first woman President of the United Nations.
Bebe Moore Campbell
Accomplished Author of Brothers and Sisters and Your Blues Aint Like Mine.
Suzette Charles
Miss America 1984, contemporary singer and actress
Ella Fitzgerald
Internationally famous jazz singer, known as the "First Lady of Song".
Dr. Mae Jemison
Became the first African-American woman astronaut in 1992. She is also a noted physician. She has done medical studies in Cuba, Kenya, and Thailand
Star Jones Reynolds
Starlet Jones is a lawyer, former assistant district attorney and former NBC news correspondent. She is also a past 2nd Supreme Basilues of AKA. Former co-host of TV Show "The View".
Coretta Scott King
Civil Rights Activist, Director of Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change and Civil Rights Activism.
Gladys Knight
Accomplished singer and actress
Yvette Lee
Producer of Hangin' with Mr. Cooper and A Different World, and creator and executive producer of Living Single
Toni Morrison
Nobel prize winning novelist and poet whose works include Song of Solomon and Beloved.
Jomarie Payton Noble
Humanitarian and actress; star of Family Matters
Rosa Parks
Known as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement", for refusing to give up her seat to a white man in 1955. This launched the Montgomery Bus Boycott which lasted for one year.
Suzanne de Passe
Chairman and CEO of de Passé Entertainment
Phylicia Rashad
Actress on the award-winning Cosby show and the TV series Cosby
Eleanor Roosevelt
Humanitarian and former First Lady of the United States
Sonia Sanchez
Noted author and poet
Jada Pinkett-Smith
Actress whose works include: The Nutty Professor, Set It Off, Menace to Society, and A Different World; wife of actor Will Smith
Dr. Debbye Turner
Humanitarian and Miss America, 1990
Leah Tutu
Wife of South African activist Bishop Desmond Tutu
Iyanla Vanzant
Author of 10 books and Public Inspirational Speaker
Marjorie Judith Vincent
Miss America, 1991
Lynn Whitfield
Humanitarian and actress. She is the star of The Jospehine Baker Story, also star of A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Alicia Keys
J Records Recording artist. Known for musical talent on piano.
Chamique Holdsclaw
WNBA player for the Los Angeles Sparks.
Loretta Devine
Accomplished Screen and TelevisionActress; Some of her works: Dreamgirls (The Broadway Musical),Waiting To Exhale, I Am Sam, Urban Legend, Grey's Anatomy, Boston Public
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Actress; Coming To America, What's Love Got To Do With It, Crimson Tide
Zina Garrison-Jackson
Pro tennis player
Althea Gibson
World Tennis Champion
Wanda Sykes
Stand-Up Comedianne, Actress; Monster-In-Law, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Wanda At Large

Just to name a few... :D
99 years serving all mankind...

[mystikchick]

Some Famous Phi Psis include:

President Woodrow Wilson
Current Senators Paul Coverdell (Georgia) and Evan Bayh (Indiana)
Peter Graves (Mission Impossible)
Edward Herrmann
Roy Schneider (Jaws and All That Jazz)
John Astin (Gomez on "The Addams Family")
Mark Spitz (Gold Medalist in '68 and '72 Olympics)
Jerry Colangelo (Owner of the WORLD CHAMPION Arizona Diamondbacks)
Jerry Yang (Founder of YAHOO!...do you YAHOO?)

my brother is also forever reminding me that michael bloomberg (mayor of NYC) is also a phi psi, as well as president woodrow wilson and jfk, jr

[BlueNYC2]

i aint goin thru 33 pages of this thread to see if these names were posted...

Famous Brothers of PHI BETA SIGMA FRATERNITY, INCORPORATED...

Jerry Rice
Emmitt Smith
Dr. Walter Turnbull-RIP Frat
Blair Underwood
Rod Paige-Former US Sec. of Education
Ed Townes
Joey Porter
A. Philip Randolph
Dr. Alain Leroy Locke
Huey P. Newton
Lou Brock
Willis Reed
Willis McGahee
Braylon Edwards
George Washington Carver
Hines Ward
Ryan Howard
Ed Town - US Congressman


shit, there's a whole lot more to name...

GOMAB!!!

[cheerfulgreek]

i aint goin thru 33 pages of this thread to see if these names were posted...

Famous Brothers of PHI BETA SIGMA FRATERNITY, INCORPORATED...

Jerry Rice
Emmitt Smith
Dr. Walter Turnbull-RIP Frat
Blair Underwood
Rod Paige-Former US Sec. of Education
Ed Townes
Joey Porter
A. Philip Randolph
Dr. Alain Leroy Locke
Huey P. Newton
Lou Brock
Willis Reed
Willis McGahee
Braylon Edwards
George Washington Carver
Hines Ward
Ryan Howard
Ed Town - US Congressman


shit, there's a whole lot more to name...

GOMAB!!!
LOL

[! alan]

he's a que.

most agree with this :)

[UGAalum94]

I'm challenging on Faulkner as an SAE. It seems unlikely, really, if you know his biography. "Count no 'count" was an SAE?

(By some accounts, he dropped out of high school, went off to join the Royal Air Force because he was too short to join the US military for WWI, when he was enrolled at Ole Miss, he was a special student, and I think, kind of thought of as unusual. It just doesn't seem like he would have been invited to join SAE, but maybe I'm wrong.)

Are you saying that the Modernist writer was in a fraternity as a young man or are you saying the fraternity gave him honorary membership, or maybe, that the fraternity had a member named William Faulkner, but he wasn't the writer. What are the circumstances of his membership?

The list is impressive enough without him. If you've got Walker Percy and Shelby Foote, you're well represented in terms of 20th century southern men of letters, even without Faulkner. I certainly don't mean to slight the rest of the list or SAE.

[jon1856]

I'm challenging on Faulkner as an SAE. It seems unlikely, really, if you know his biography. "Count no 'count" was an SAE?

(By some accounts, he dropped out of high school, went off to join the Royal Air Force because he was too short to join the US military for WWI, when he was enrolled at Ole Miss, he was a special student, and I think, kind of thought of as unusual. It just doesn't seem like he would have been invited to join SAE, but maybe I'm wrong.)

Are you saying that the Modernist writer was in a fraternity as a young man or are you saying the fraternity gave him honorary membership, or maybe, that the fraternity had a member named William Faulkner, but he wasn't the writer. What are the circumstances of his membership?

The list is impressive enough without him. If you've got Walker Percy and Shelby Foote, you're well represented in terms of Th century southern men of letters, even without Faulkner. I certainly don't mean to slight the rest of the list or SAE.
Fair question for which I do not have any kind of direct answer for.
He is listed as a Brother on our Nationals site as well as many others.
And yes, he was at Ole Miss for a very short period of time.....

[DSTRen13]

This may have already been posted; I didn't read through from the beginning.

From http://www.deltasigmatheta.org/ :

Notable Deltas

This provides a glimpse of some of the people who helped mold a legacy to make Delta Sigma Theta a powerful force -- more than a sorority.

Osceola Macarthy Adams, a founding member of Delta, was one of the first Black actresses on Broadway. She was the Director of the Harlem School of the Arts and directed the theatrical debuts of Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier.

Sadie T. M. Alexander, Ph.D., 1st National President (1919-1923), was the nation's first woman to earn a Ph.D. in economics (1921). A distinguished attorney, she was among the founders of the National Bar Association (1925) and she was appointed to President Truman's Commission on Civil Rights (1945).

Tina Allen, sculptor and painter recently sculpted a life-sized bust of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. She is the conceptual designer of two major international projects: The International Children's Peace Park and the Monumental Statue of Nelson Mandela. Ms. Allen has received the Essence Award, the Stellar Award and the Thurgood Marshall Lifetime Achievement Award.

Brigadier General Hazel Johnson Brown, Ph.D., was the first African American woman general in the United States Army.

Selma Burke, Ph.D., sculptor, won the 1943 Fine Arts Competition for the District of Columbia for a profile of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. This artwork was adapted for the United States dime.

Alexa Canady, M.D., at age 26 became the first Black woman neurosurgeon in the United States. She specializes in pediatric neurosurgery.

Elizabeth Catlett is an internationally acclaimed sculptor and lithographer. She is noted for the vast range of works she creates, including life-size sculptures and even larger pieces.

Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman member of the U.S. Congress, was the first African American and first woman to run as a major party candidate for the presidency of the United States.

Ruby Dee Davis is an extraordinary actress with performance credits on stage, in film and on television. She has also written a collection of poetry.

Myrlie Evers-Williams is the Chairman Emerita of the Board for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

Frankie M. Freeman, noted attorney and 14th National President (1967-1971), was the first woman appointed to the Civil Rights Commission by President Lyndon B. Johnson and served 16 years.

Patricia Roberts Harris served as Delta Sigma Theta's first Executive Director. She was also the first Black woman to be appointed ambassador to a European country (Luxembourg) and to be appointed to a presidential cabinet post as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). She was later appointed as Secretary of Health and Human Services. In January 2000, she was honored on the 23rd commemorative stamp in the United States Postal Service's Black Heritage Series. Other Deltas that have been ambassadors are Ann Holloway and Bynthis Perry.

Dorothy I. Height, Ph.D., 10th National President (1947-1956), was appointed by President Carter to the Presidential Commission on a National Agenda for the 1980s. She has served as president of the National Council of Negro Women for over 40 years.

Alexis Herman was the Secretary of Labor and a Cabinet Member in the administration of President William Clinton.

Darlene Clark Hine, Ph.D., noted author, built her career on researching, publishing and raising the bar of how the experience of African American women should be recorded. She was the first African American to become the John A. Hannah of History Endowed Chair at Michigan State University.

Shirley Jackson, Ph.D., is the 18th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is the first African-American woman to head a leading technological university, the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (in 1973), and she was the first African-American woman to become a commissioner of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Elaine R. Jones is the first woman to serve as Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. She is also the first African American woman graduate of the University of Virginia Law School and the first African American woman elected to the American Bar Association Board of Governors.

Barbara Jordan was the first African-American to serve in the U.S. congress from the South since reconstruction; first Black woman to preside over a state senate; and the first Black person to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention.

Jewel S. Lafontant was the first American woman to be admitted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. She was also the first female Deputy Solicitor General of the U.S. during the Nixon Administration.

Carrie P. Meek is a Congresswoman in the United States House of Representatives for the 17th District of Florida.

Jane E. Smith, Ph.D. served as the President and CEO of the National Council of Negro Women.

Mary Church Terrell was the first African American chosen to represent the United States Congress of Women and to serve on the board of education of a major city.

Rae Lewis-Thornton is an AIDS activist who has been featured on the cover of Essence magazine, as well as in numerous feature stories in Ebony and Emerge magazines, Chicago Tribune newspaper, Chicago Sun Times newspaper, and the Washington Post. She was also featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, and Nightline with Ted Koppel. She received an Emmy award in 1996 for her WBBM-TV's ongoing series of first person stories on living with AIDS.

Stephanie Tubbs-Jones is a Congresswoman in the United States House of Representatives for the 11th District of Ohio.

Barbara Watson was first African American woman to serve as chief of a State Department bureau. She became Administrator of the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs on July 31, 1968, served until December 31, 1974, and was re-appointed on April 7, 1977. On August 17 of that year, she became Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs.

[UGAalum94]

http://www.squarebooks.com/faulkner/chron.php

This is a chronology of Faulkner's life from one of the bookstores in Oxford. They have him joining SAE in 1919, which would have been when he was at Ole Miss.

It seems like they'd be up on their Oxford history.

So maybe he was a regular member.

ETA: why do I only see my errors when I see them quoted? Why can't I proofread my own comments the first time? Argh.

[jon1856]

http://www.squarebooks.com/faulkner/chron.php

This is a chronology of Faulkner's life from one of the bookstore's in Oxford. They have him joining SAE in 1919, which would have been when he was at Ole Miss.

It seems like they'd be up on their Oxford history.

So maybe he was a regular member.

Thank you for your fine bit of research.
This would seem to confirm that Mr. Faulkner was a Brother:"1919
Visits Memphis and New Orleans; poem "L'Apres Midi d'un Faune" published in the New Republic; enters University of Mississippi as special student; joins fraternity (Sigma Alpha Epsilon); short story "Landing in Luck" and poems published in student newspaper The Mississippian. "

[Tom Earp]

What is really cool, is that there are so many Members of GLOs who have for years are well known and have distinguished themselves because of being Members of GLOs!:D

I will not go into the LXA list as We were only Founded in 1909, but with so many to be named!:)

But, from checking web sites and the many posts, it just goes to show, WE are important in many ways!:D

[CZAXOTerp]

Neil Armstrong's wife is definitely a tri-delt and our pin is on the flag on the moon. We have a picture of the flag with our pin on it in our house.:cool:

Some one wrote that Neil Armstrong's wife was a TriDelt. I've always heard that she was an Alpha Chi Omega and that the Lyre badge of AXO is on the flag that is on the moon. Does someone know for sure?? Though I'm pretty sure that she was an Alpha Chi.

*cough* urban legend *cough*

Hmmm...

I've heard this "pin on the flag on the moon" thing over and over again.

I'm wondering if Neil Armstrong had several wives, or his one wife belonged to eight or ten sororities?

In any event, I'm surprized Apollo XI ever got off the ground with that many sorority badges on board.

I am going to clear up this moon thing once and for all-
Neil Armstrong's first wife Janet Shearon Armstrong is an Alpha Chi Omega (from the Purdue chapter.) He did not take her badge into space with him, he took his Phi Delt badge, but did not leave it on the moon.

Perhaps wife #2, Carol Held Knight is a Tri Delt?
Even if she is, he and Janet did not divorce until 1994 and I don't think that Neil has been on the moon in the meantime, so no Tri Delt badge on the moon either.

http://www.nndb.com/people/488/000022422/

[LUC Kappa]

I knew the first Bush was in a secret society but I did not know about George W. I always heard he was a DEKE but never heard anything about him being in the secret society. That's really interesting


The first Bush was also in Alpha Phi Omega

Also Ashley Judd is a KKG

[CasperDU173]

Some of the famous members of Delta Upsilon.

Politics and Government

Stephen J. Field, Williams 1837, US Supreme Court Justice
James Abram Garfield, Williams 1856, 20th President of the United States
Justin L. Morrill, Middlebury 1860, United States Senator - Vermont; author of the land grant college act
W.H.H. Miller, Hamilton 1861, Attorney General of the United States
Daniel S. Lamont, Union 1872, Secretary of War
George W. Goethals, Manhattan 1877, US Army General, chief engineer during the building of the Panama Canal
Otto M. Eidlitz, Cornell 1881, Contractor and civic investigator
Charles Evans Hughes, Colgate and Brown 1881, Governor of New York, Secretary of State, and Chief Justice of the United States.
Charles G. Dawes, Marietta 1884, Vice President of the United States and Ambassador to Great Britain; winner of the Nobel Prize for peace
Arthur M. Hyde, Michigan 1899, US Secretary of Agriculture
William B. Greeley, Stanford and California '01, Chief Forester, US Forest Service
Arthur H. Vandenberg, Michigan '04, United States Senator, Michigan
J. Arthur Clark, Toronto '06, President of the Canadian Bar Association
Robert H. Lord, Harvard and Northwestern '06, Adviser to the 1918 Versailles Peace Conference
Amos J. Peaslee, Swarthmore '07, United States Ambassador to Australia
W. W. Randolph Burgess, Brown '12, United States Ambassador to NATO
Joseph P. Kennedy, Harvard '12, Ambassador to Great Britain, father of two Senators and a President
James B. Conlan, Harvard '13, Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany
Paul H. Douglas, Bowdoin '13, Senator - Illinois
Sumner T. Pike, Bowdoin '13, President of the Atomic Energy Commission
John L. Keddy, Hamilton '15, Curator of the Smithsonian Institute
Matthew W. Hill, Washington '17, Chief Justice, Washington State Supreme Court
Kenneth B. Keating, Rochester '19, United States Senator, New York; Ambassador to India; Ambassador to Israel; Brigadier General, United States Army
Lester B. Pearson, Toronto '19, Prime Minister of Canada and President of the United Nations General Assembly; Nobel Prize winner for Peace
David E. Lilienthal, DePauw '20, President of the Atomic Energy Commission
Herbert Brownell, Nebraska '24, US Attorney General
Clifford P. Case, Rutgers '25, Senator - New Jersey
Francis H. Russell, Tufts '26, United States Ambassador to Indonesia
General David M. Shoup, DePauw '26, Commandant, US Marine Corps and Congressional Medal of Honor winner
John M. Matthias, Ohio State '28, Justice, Ohio Supreme Court
Frank R. Kenison, Dartmouth '29, Chief Justice, New Hampshire Supreme Court
Winston L. Prouty, Lafayette '30, Senator - Vermont
Foy D. Kohler, Ohio State '31, Ambassador to the USSR
William H. Avery, Kansas '34, Governor, State of Kansas
Robert T. Stafford, Middlebury '35, US Congressman and Senator, Vermont
Hugh E. Rodham, Pennsylvania State '35, Father of First Lady Hillary Rodham-Clinton
Joseph L. Fisher, Technology '35, US Congressman, Virginia
George R. Hunter, Manitoba '37, Member of Parliament
William C. O'Neill, Marietta and Ohio State '38, Governor, State of Ohio
John P. Robarts, Western Ontario '39, Premier, Province of Ontario, Canada
George S. Welch, Purdue '41, Shot down the first Japanese aircraft of the Pacific War on Dec 7, 1941. WWII triple air ace in three different fighter aircraft.
F. Ray Keyser, Jr., Tufts '50, Governor, State of Vermont
Dr. G. William Whitehurst, Washington and Lee '50, US Congressman from Virginia
William H. Brown, Jr., Swarthmore '51, Parliamentarian, United States House of Representatives
John B. Conlan, Northwestern '51, US Congressman, Arizona
Alan J. Dixon, Illinois '51, Senator - Illinois
E. Peter Lougheed, Alberta '52, Premier, Province of Alberta, Canada
Robert Hanrahan, Bowling Green '56, US Congressman, Illinois
Ronald A. Irwin, Western Ontario '57, Minister of Indian Affairs
Thomas E. Morgan, Lafayette '58, US Congressman, Pennsylvania
John S. Herrington, Stanford '61, US Energy Secretary
N. Lloyd Axworthy, Manitoba '63, Member of Parliament, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Michael D. Barnes, North Carolina '65, US Congressman, Maryland
Angus S. King, Jr., Dartmouth '66, Governor of the State of Maine
Anthony J. Moffat, Jr., Syracuse '66, US Congressman, Connecticut
Paul R. Ford, Middlebury '67, Director of Amnesty International
Tommy R. Franks, Texas '67, Commander in Chief of US Central Command, General in the US Army
Les Aspin, Jr., Marquette '70, Congressman from Wisconsin and former Secretary of Defense
Charles Poochigian, Fresno '72, California Senator in the 14th District
Thomas J. Vilsack, Hamilton '72, Governor of the State of Iowa
John Danilovich, Stanford '72, US Ambassador to Costa Rica
Tom Riley, Stanford '72, US Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco
Dennis R. Rehberg, Washington State '77, US Congressman, Montana

Sports

John Wesley Coombs, Colby '06, World Series pitcher with the Philidelphia A's
Ralph N. Good, Colby '10, Major League Baseball player, Boston Nationals
Billy Foulds, Toronto '11, Canadian Football League - Quarterback, Coach, Hall of Fame
Frank S. McGill, McGill '15, Member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame
Kenneth L. "Tug" Wilson, Illinois '20, Chairman US Olympic Committee
Justin "Sam" Barry, Iowa '26, Founder New York Knicks, NBA Hall of Fame coach
Edward S. "Ned" Irish, Pennsylvania '28, NBA Hall of Famer
Don A. Veller, Indiana '35, Former head football and golf coach at Florida State University
Andrew Currie, Manitoba '35, Professional football player - Regina Roughriders, Canadian Football League Hall of Famer
Leland S. MacPhail, Swarthmore '39, President, National League Baseball and GM of the New York Yankees
Hugh Gallarneau, Stanford '41, Professional football player - Chicago Bears
Dr. J. Robert Cade, Florida '45, Inventor of Gatorade
Bill Bangert, Purdue '48, 1945 U.S. Men's Indoor Track and Field champion in the 16-pound shot put. 1944 and 1945 NCAA Track and Field champion in the discus. 1946 Big Ten indoor champion in the 16-pound shot put. 1946 Big Ten outdoor champion in the 16-pound shot put and discus.
Frank R. Burns, Rutgers '49, Head football coach, Rutgers University
Darrell K. Royal, Oklahoma '50, Head football coach, University of Texas
Harvey Kuenn, Jr., Wisconsin '54, Baseball player and manager
Michael K. White, California '57, NFL Head Coach
Louis L. Holtz, Kent State '58, Legendary college football coach
Peter V. Ueberroth, San Jose '59, Organizer of the 1984 Summer Olympics and Commissioner of Major League Baseball
Theodore R. Boehm, Brown '60, Chairman, '87 Pan Am Games organizing committee
Neil R. Austrian, Swarthmore '60, Former president and COO of the NFL
Fred Arbanas, Michigan State '61, Football player - Dallas Texans (AFL) and Kansas City Chiefs
Galen S. Hall, Penn State '62, Former head football coach, University of Florida
Paul Flatley, Northwestern '63, Professional football player - Minnesota Vikings
Peter Gogolak, Cornell '64, Professional football player - New York Giants
Clark E. Graebner, Northwestern '65, Professional tennis player
James D. Rodgers, Iowa '65, Head coach - Boston Celtics
Steven Solomon, Tufts '65 - Former President/COO of the National Hockey League
James A. Boeheim, Jr., Syracuse '66, Head coach, Syracuse basketball
Rick J. Venturi, Northwestern '68, NFL coach
Bruce N. Coslet, Pacific '68, NFL coach
Thurman Munson, Kent State '69, Professional baseball player, New York Yankees
Ed Molstad, Alberta '70, Professional football player, Edmonton (CFL)
John J. Ebersole, Penn State '70, Professional football player, New York Jets
Rodney "Pete" Watson, Tufts '72, Professional football player, Cincinnati Bengals
James H. Sundberg, Iowa '73, Professional baseball player, Texas Rangers
Richard W. "Rick" Sund, Northwestern '73, NBA executive
Randolph C. Gradishar, Ohio State '74, Professional football player, Denver Broncos
Mark VanEeghen, Colgate '74, Professional football player, Oakland Raiders
Randell Gregg, Jr., Alberta '75, NHL defenseman on four Stanley Cup Championships
Paul K. Mokeski, Kansas '79, NBA center
Craig K. Bolerjack, Kansas State '80, CBS sportscaster
Dino Mangiero, Rutgers '80, Professional Football player - Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots
Thomas W. Darling, Syracuse '81, Silver medal in crew, '84 Olympics and crew member, Stars and Stripes, winner of the America's Cup
Ken Margerum, Stanford '81, NFL Receiver
Chad G. Little, Washington State '85, NASCAR Driver and Commentator
Tom Burgess, Colgate '86, Professional football player - Ottowa, Saskatchewan, Winnipeg (CFL)
James A. Les, Bradley '86, Professional basketball player
Mark Whitycombe, Fresno '88, Professional football player - New York Giants, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals
Jimmy Ball, Arlington '90, BMX Cycler - 1991 Silver Medal, Pepsi Games of Texas, Two-time U.S. Gold Cup Champion, Four-time Texas State Champion, ABA World #6 ('95) and #4 ('99), Over 25 career National Main Event victories



Education

David Starr Jordan, Cornell 1872, First President of Stanford University, President of Indiana University
William H. P. Faunce, Brown 1880, President of Brown University
Fenton W. Booth, DePauw 1892, Dean of Harvard Law
Harry Emerson Fosdick, Colgate '00, Theologian, author, educator
James B. Conant, Harvard '14, President of Harvard
Homer W. Davis, Hamilton '16, President of Athens College, Athens, Greece
George W. Haskins, Purdue '16, Created the Purdue School of Aeronautical Engineering and Astronautical Engineering.
John C. Warner, Indiana '19, President, Carnegie Institute of Tehnology
Dr. Phillip R. Shriver, Kent State '49, President Emeritus, Miami University
Dr. Gordon P. Eaton, Wesleyan '51, President, Iowa State University
Dr. Richard A. Kenyon, Clarkson '54, President, Tri-State University
Stanley O. Ikenberry, Illinois '56, Chancellor and President, University of Illinois System
Dr. James B. Holderman, Denison '58, President, University of South Carolina
Dr. Paul J. Olscamp, Western Ontario '58, President of Bowling Green State University
Dr. Arthur K. Smith, Jr., Houston '59, President & Chancellor of the University of Houston
Dr. John E. Brown, Kansas '61, President of Coe College
Dr. William H. Mobley, Denison '63, President, Texas A&M University
William R. Brody, Technology '65, President, Johns Hopkins University
Bro. Dr. Craig J. Franz, FSC, Bucknell '75, President, St. Mary's College of Minnesota
Dr. Will S. Keim, Pacific '75, Noted motivational speaker and author
Melvin A. Eggers, Syracuse '76, Chancellor of Syracuse University
John A. Delaney, Florida '77, President, University of North Florida
Dr. Richard N. Cyert, Carnegie '86, President of Carnegie-Mellon University
Selamawi Asgedom, Harvard '99, Noted motivational speaker and author
David C. Broski, Bradley '01, President of Bradley University
David Frohnmayer, Oregon '01, President of the University of Oregon

Entertainment

Harry Carey, New York '02, Early western movie actor
Edgar J. Bergen, Northwestern '27, Ventriloquist and entertainer
George A. "Banana George" Blair, Miami '37, Champion barefoot water-skier, businessman, entertainer
Anthony H. Sargent, Washington and Lee '55, News correspondent, CBS News
Noel P. Stookey, Michigan State '55, Folk singer and composer, "Paul" of Peter, Paul and Mary
Ronald H. Husmann, Northwestern '59, Broadway and screen actor and producer
Richard D. Threlkeld, Ripon '60, ABC news correspondent
John H. Davidson, Denison '63, Actor, singer and comedian
Alan Thicke, Western Ontario '67, Actor and songwriter
Stephen R. Walker, Iowa State '84, Host of "The Pet Department" - FOX TV
Jonathan M. Frankel, Syracuse '86, News correspondent - NBC
Jason Lewis, San Diego '93, Actor, Model
Jonathan Buss, Bradley '94, Emmy Award Winning Director for an HBO Short Film
Pete Yorn, Syracuse '96, Singer, Songwriter


Literature and Publishing

William Bross, Williams 1838, Editor - Chicago Tribune
Rossiter Johnson, Rochester 1863, Historian and novelist
Rupert Hughes, Western Reserve 1892, Historian and novelist
Stephen Crane, Lafayette and Syracuse 1894, Journalist and author; Red Badge of Courage
Joyce Kilmer, Rutgers '09, Poet and battlefield reporter
Leland Stowe, Wesleyan '21, Columnist and 1930 Pulitzer Prize winner
Hedley W. Donovan, Minnesota '34, Editor-in chief of TIME Magazine
Drew Middleton, Syracuse '34, Syndicated columnist and London correspondent, The New York Times
Robert Letts Jones, Stanford '35, President of Copley Newspapers
Austin H. Kiplinger, Cornell '38, Publisher of the Kiplinger Letter
Dwight E. Sargent, Colby '39, Editorialist and Editor, New York Herald Tribune
Heywood Hale Broun, Swarthmore '40, Editorialist and author
Donal Dinwiddle, Virginia '40, Editor-in-chief, Popular Mechanics Publishing Company
Buert R. Servaas, Indiana '41, President, The Saturday Evening Post
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Cornell '44, Editorialist and author
Richard F. McLoughlin, DePauw '50, President of Reader's Digest
Donald Axinn, Middlebury '51, Poet and author
Robert S. Phillips, Syracuse '60, Poet and author
Lynn D. W. Luckow, North Dakota '71, President & CEO of Jossey-Bass Publishers
Richard A. Moran, Rutgers '72, Author
Joseph P. Turton, Denison '94, Author - My Freshman Manual


Business

Alexander D. Noyes, Amherst 1883, Financial editor of the New York Times
Alfred J.P. Sloan, Jr., Technology 1895, Chairman of the board - General Motors
Wallace T. Holliday, Western Reserve '05, President of Standard Oil of Ohio
William A. Mather, McGill '08, President of Canadian Pacific Railroad
Clarence Francis, Amherst '10, President of General Foods
Albert W. Hughes, Colgate '11, President of J.C. Penny
Thomas B. McCabe, Swarthmore '15, President of Scott Paper and chairman of the Federal Reserve Board
Winthorp H. Smith, Amherst '16, Co-founder of Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, and Smith
David Burpee, Cornell '17, President of Burpee Seed Company
Morse G. Dial, Cornell '19, Chairman of Union Carbide
Edward P. Taylor, McGill '22, Chairman of Canadian Breweries and President of the Argus Corp.
William E. Robinson, New York '23, Chairman of Coca-Cola Company
James S. Schoff, Rochester '23, Chairman of Bloomingdale's Department Stores
Nelson Schaenan, Sr., Cornell '23, Chairman of Smith Barney & Company
Arnold Bernhard, Williams '25, Founder of the investment news organization ValueLine
Charles F. White, Bucknell '25, President of M&M Candy Company
Leslie M. Cassidy, Pennsylvania '26, Chairman and CEO of Johns-Manville
Earl B. Hathaway, Northwestern '27, President of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Trevor F. Moore, Toronto '28, Vice President - Imperial Oil of Canada
James S. McDonnell, Technology '29, Chairman of McDonnell-Douglas
Arthur V. Danner, Indiana '30, President of Mobil Petroleum Company
Leonard E. Root, Pacific '32, President of Lockheed Missles and Space Co.
Edward W. Carter, UCLA '32, Chairman emeritus, Carter, Hawley, Hale (Nieman-Marcus, WaldenBooks)
Dwane L. Wallace, Wichita '33, Chairman of Cessna Aircraft Co.
Semon E. Knudsen, Technology '36, President of Ford Motor Company
David M. Chenoweth, McGill '38, Director and executive vice president of Molson Brewries, Ltd.
Edward G. Harness, Marietta '40, CEO of Proctor & Gamble
Walter A. Fallon, Union '40, President and CEO of Eastman Kodak
Forwood C. Wiser, Jr., Northern Illinois '42, President of Trans World Airlines
Charles L. Brown, Virginia '43, Chairman AT&T
H. James Avery, Illinois ’44 – Founder and CEO of James Avery Craftsman, Inc.
L. Gordon McGovern, Brown '48, Chairman of Campbell Soup
Charles D. Miller, Johns Hopkins '49, CEO of Avery Dennison
John W. Amerman, Dartmouth '53, Chairman and CEO of Mattel International
Richard P. Simmions, Technology '53, Chairman of Allegheny Ludlum Steel
William M. Crossin, Toronto '55, President of Merle Norman Cosmetics
William G. Davidson, Wisconsin ’55, Executive VP of Harley-Davidson, (Grandson of Founder) – ’99 Inductee of Motorcycle Hall of Fame
John P. Morgridge, Wisconsin '55, President and CEO of Cisco Systems, Inc.
John W. Rogers, Miami '57, Chairman and CEO of United Parcel Service
Lawrence D. Downing, Iowa State '58, President of the Sierra Club
Neil Austrian, Swarthmore '61, Chairman of iWon.co
Gerald T. Aaron, Wichita '63, President of Pizza Hut
Michael D. Eisner, Denison '64, Chairman and CEO of Walt Disney, Inc.
Michael McConnell, Tufts '65 - CEO of Brown Brothers Harriman investment bank in New York City
Steve Rowley, Ohio '65, President of DAY-TIMERS, Inc.
Michael R. Hallman, Michigan '67, Past President and Chief Operating Officer of Microsoft, past President & CIO of Boeing Computer Services, past Vice President of Field Operations for IBM. Brother Hallman currently serves on the boards of directors of Intuit, InFocus Corporation, Network Appliance Corporation, and two wholly owned subsidiaries of Fujitsu Ltd.
Thomas Stallkamp, Miami '68, President of DaimlerChrysler Corporation
John J. Bello, Tufts '68, Founder of SOBE Beverage Company, President of NFL Properties from 1986-93
John H. Eyler, Jr., Washington '69, President and CEO of FAO Schwartz
Miles G. Bryant, III, Arlington '70, President and General Director of Chrysler of Mexico
Mark O. Stutrud, North Dakota ’74, Founder and President of Summit Brewing Co.
John Thain, Technology '77, CEO of the New York Stock Exchange
Douglas Lebda, Bucknell '92, Founder and CEO of LendingTree.com
W. Marshall Sims, DePauw '00, President and Founder of Priority Flowers.com

Science and Technology

Charles F. Kettering, Ohio State '04, Founder of the Sloan-Kettering Institute for cancer research
Laurens Hammond, Cornell '16, Inventor of the pipeless organ
Arnold O. Beckman, Illinois '22, Inventor of the pH meter and founder of Beckman Instruments
Linus C. Pauling, Oregon State '22, Winner of two Nobel Prizes ; chemistry and peace
Dr. Christian Boehmer Anfinsen, Jr., Swarthmore '37, Nobel Prize winner for chemistry
Dr. William C. Dement, Washington '49, Pioneer in sleep research, discovered and named REM sleep, author of many books on sleep, founder of the National Sleep Foundation, and a long time professor at Stanford University where he established one of the first university sleep laboratories.
Dr. Augustus A. White, III, Brown '57, Chief Surgeon of Orthopedics at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston
Col. Frederick R. Hauck, Tufts '62, NASA astronaut
Brewster H. Shaw, Wisconsin '67, NASA astronaut
Terry Hart, Lehigh '68, NASA astronaut
Lee Nordan, Tufts '68, Prominent eye surgeon in San Diego and a pioneer in Lasix Surgery and Radial Carotomy

[AlphaFrog]

When did this thread become the "Copy and paste the famous members from your GLO website" thread?

Trust me, no one cares...and even if they did they could go to www.GLO.com and find out.

[JonInKC]

When did this thread become the "Copy and paste the famous members from your GLO website" thread?

Trust me, no one cares...and even if they did they could go to www.GLO.com and find out.

Agreed. At least put like just the most prominent dozen or so. I'm not going to read through all of that.