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Old 01-13-2016, 08:22 AM
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Greeks as presidential candidates

With the presidential primaries getting serious I was trying to judge our odds of getting a Greek Member as president or first lady. Doesn't look too good.

On the Dem side neither Clinton is and Bernie Sanders probably is not (U.Chicago '64) altho his wife is a Tennessee grad & could be.

Of the most likely Republicans John Kasich is an OSU Alpha Sigma Phi & his wife (also OSU) could be. Trump & his wives were not. Cruz & wife are Princeton & Claremont. Jeb Bush is Texas '75 & could be but his wife is not. Both Chrsitie & wife are U Delaware '84 & 85 and could be. Ben Carson & wife are Yale grads
& could be. Rand Paul is Baylor '84 & I think is not, but his wife is Rhodes & could be.

Anyone have additional information. I don't know enough about any of their children.
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Old 01-13-2016, 11:36 AM
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Hillary Clinton is a Beta Sigma Phi.
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Old 01-13-2016, 12:23 PM
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I also think Hillary is a APO as well.
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Old 01-13-2016, 01:54 PM
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One of Trump's wives, Marla Maples, is a Tri Delt, as I recall. And didn't somebody here say that Hillary was an honorary AKA?
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Old 01-13-2016, 02:02 PM
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Rubio is a no, Bush is a no, Rand Paul was in some weird, made up fraternity according to GQ.
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Old 01-13-2016, 03:29 PM
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For Hillary and Alpha Phi Omega. Hillary is an Honorary Brother who accepted the honor from Alpha Beta Chi chapter at SUNY-Plattsburgh in 2001.

She was Undergraduate at Wellesley College which has local Societies that aren't affiliated nationally.

I can't find a specific source, but some sites say she accepted AKA as an honorary and then later declined.

Bill Clinton was pledged and initiated Alpha Phi Omega as an undergraduate at Georgetown U.

Bernie Sanders did a year at Brooklyn College before transfering to U of Chicago. Brooklyn College does have National GLOs now (Including AEPi and Sigma Alpha Mu), AEPi was chartered there in 1956. So possible, at least.
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Old 01-13-2016, 04:04 PM
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While I don't know about Donald Trump, his son--Donald, Jr.--is a member of Phi Gamma Delta at Penn.
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Old 01-13-2016, 05:34 PM
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One of Trump's wives, Marla Maples, is a Tri Delt, as I recall.
I couldn't confirm this; couldn't even confirm that she ever attended college.
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Old 01-13-2016, 06:24 PM
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Rand Paul is a member of the NoZe Brotherhood. A very old secret society at Baylor and very famous for all their antics of mostly poking fun at authority, particularly, of the Baptist of which Baylor is a affiliated. I didn't go to Baylor, but had many friends who did. They were always stirring up something.
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Old 01-13-2016, 07:29 PM
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Bill Clinton is an honorary member of Phi Beta Sigma: http://www.phibetasigma1914.org/anno...ma-membership/
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Old 01-13-2016, 08:12 PM
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Hey, there's a chance we could have two APO Brothers in a row as First Spouses.
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Old 01-13-2016, 11:25 PM
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One of Trump's wives, Marla Maples, is a Tri Delt, as I recall.
This would be news to me. I've never heard that.
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Old 01-14-2016, 12:03 AM
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Bernie Sanders probably is not (U.Chicago '64)
U Chicago had a well-established fraternity system at that time, though no sororities. It's possible he joined AEPi or Phi Sigma Delta.
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Old 01-14-2016, 09:56 AM
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This would be news to me. I've never heard that.
I know where I got that now. Deborah Norville is also from Dalton (up the road) and is about the same age and they competed for something--can't remember what. Donald Trump maybe?
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Old 01-14-2016, 09:59 AM
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I know where I got that now. Deborah Norville is also from Dalton (up the road) and is about the same age and they competed for something--can't remember what. Donald Trump maybe?
Deborah Norville never had anything to do with Trump. She's a tri-delt from UGA. Her and Maples are from the same hometown but never knew each other. I grew up about 30 min. up the road so I know these things.
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