Just to name a few LXA:

Bill Dillard-Dept Store
Murry Lincoln-Founder of C.A.R.E.
John Reed Chairmen of Citicorp
Glen King-Discovered Vitamin C
Rick Pitino
Larry Brown
Henry Iba
Billy Williams-BB Hall of fame
Fergie Jenkins-" " " "
Will Geer
Paul Harvey
Robert Urich
John Tesh
Harry Blackman-US Supreme Court
Harry S Truman
Just to name a few!

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Pittsburg State U. (Kansas)

Some famous Theta Delts:

Robert Frost - four times Pulitzer Price winning poet

Frank Thomas - creator of Thumpers character(Bambi, Disney)

Gonzalo de Quesada - first Cuban Minister to US, his statue was built in the park of Havana, Cuba

Alexander Holley - engineer of Bessemer Steel, his statue is in Central Park, NYC

Raymond Hood - architect of Rockefeller Center, Chicago Tribune, creator of modern skycrappers

Walter O'Malley - the "rebel", the former owner of Yankees, then moved to LA to own LA Dodgers (yeah, people in NYC hate him so much)

Benjamin Abruzzo - crewmember of Double Eagle II, the first transatlantic balloon flight

Charles Tillinghast - first president of TWA (trans world airlines)

Elmer Capen - former president of Tufts U.

Leonard Carmichael - former president of Tufts U.

Alvin Chandler - former president of College William and Mary

Francis Horn - former president of University of RI

Julian Gibbs - former president of Amherst College

Wilfred Smiter - former president of John Hopkins U.

S. Emory Thompson - publisher of the Chicago Times

etc (I don't think I should mention all names ---> too much work)

If you still need all names, email me queequek@iastate.edu

GO GREEKS!

We can't forget about Alpha Delta Pi!
Here are just a few distinguished Adelphean women:

Deanna Carter- Country Singer
Danica McKeller- 'Winnie' from The Wonder Years
Jean Smart- 'Charlene' on Designing Women
Bobbi Eakes- 'Macy Forrester' on The Bold and the Beautiful
Nancy Lee Bradely- Miss Kentucky 1998
Kami Tice- Miss Arkansas 1998
Holly Mills- Miss Texas 1998 and 4th runner up in Miss USA 1998
Kristin Crawford- Started National GRADD(Group Rides and Designated Drivers)
Kathy Lambert- Washington House of Reps.
Gracia Yancey Backer- Missouri House of Reps.
Dr. Cornelia Burwell Wilbur, MD- Psychiatrist in the famous "Sybill" split-personality case.

The list goes on and on. Way to go ADPi!!

I once heard somewhere that every U.S president, except for 5, were members of a fraternity? That seems like a lot to me,Has anyone else heard that?

Actually, I think it's all but four.

Famous Phi Sigs:
(Just to name a few)
Marian S Rosen- The youngest woman attorney admittend to practice before the US Supreme Court.
Eve Abbot- Broadway actress
Ima Phillips- Founder of the Theta Chapter and creator of Guiding Light, the longest running program in history
Sylvia F Porter- NY Post Daily Colmnist, the only woman syndicated financia columnist in the nation.

Just to name a few...

Rumour: The woman from Win Ben Steins Money... I forget her name, there is a Phi Sig chapter at her school...

Soon to be: ME http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif hehe... Congresswoman... lol


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Phi Sigma Sigma - Gamma Gamma
Tau Beta Sigma - Delta Omicron

Danica McKellar (Winnie on Wonder Years)-Alpha Delta Pi from the UCLA chapter...I met her through my cousin who is a sister of hers.

Question, I was watching the Real World Hawaii, and remembered that at one time I saw Amaya wearing a Kappa shirt (it was blurred out, but you could make out that it said Kappa Kappa Gamma) so Im guessing shes one? Any Kappa's opinions?

Amaya was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma chapter at UCLA.

If you sift through the old posts, there are TONS of opinions regarding Amaya's Greek affiliation under "Real World Greeks".

From what I've heard the actual statistic is all but two US Presidents since 1825 have been Greek. I was curious as to who was what, so I did a little research. I'm nowhere near done, but you can see what I've come up with so far at: http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/...ML/001938.html . I hope that helps.

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Sarah Jessica Parker couldn't have been in a sorority because she attended the American Ballet Theatre right before her acting career

Oh yeah, I am pretty sure that Colby Donaldson from Survivor II was a Phi Delta Theta at Texas Tech!

Wow theta has a lot
Bush's wife and daugher jenna are newly famous theta's
blanch off the golden girls
amy grant
sheryl crow
kari strug
1st woman elected to senate
and lots more go to www.kappaalpahtheta.org and click the thetas icon

This is kinda a famous thing (in a way), but two members of the conservation team for artefacts brought up from the RMS Titanic (and soon to be RMS Carpathia) are greek. One is a Pi Beta Phi from U of Michigan and the other is an Alpha Omicron Pi from Michigan State University.

I just got it off the website of one of the chapters, I don't know where they got it from!

Famous Alumni of Alpha Phi Omega include:

William Clinton
Former President of the United States
Mu Alpha '67
Georgetown Univ.

Hon. Mark O. Hatfield
U.S. Senator, Oregon
Epsilon Kappa '47
Williamette Univ.

Capt. James A. Lovell, U.S.N.
Astronaut
Beta Theta '47
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison

Dr. W. Walter Menninger
Menninger Foundation
Zeta '50
Stanford Univ.

Hon. Willard Wirtz
Former Secretary of Labor
Eta '29
Northern Illinois Univ.

Reubin Askew
Former Governor of Florida
Iota Rho '51
Florida State Univ.

Sen. Thomas A. Daschle, D-SD
U.S. Senate Majority Leader
Mu Sigma '67
South Dakota State Univ.

Ike Skelton
US House of Representatives, Missouri
Beta Eta '51
Univ. of Missouri-Columbia

James W. McLernon
President, Volkswagon of America
Epsilon Sigma '50
Univ. of Buffalo

Mike Garrett
Heisman Trophy Winner
Alpha Kappa '66
Univ. of Southern Calif.

Bob Love
Professional Basketball Player
Kappa Lambda '64
Southern Univ.

Terry Miller
Former Lieutenant Governor of Alaska
Nu Omega '62
Univ. of Alaska

Togo D. West
Former Secretary of the US Army
Zeta Phi '61
Howard Univ.

Philip M. Pfeffer
Former Chairman of the Board, Random House
Zeta Nu '69
Southern Illinois Univ.-Carbondale

John C. Jadel
Zeta Kappa '50
Bowling Green State Univ.


" I never had a finer experience than I had in Alpha Phi Omega. APO endeavors to develop leadership, promote friendship, and promote service..."
--Captain James A. Lovell Jr., Astronaut, 1968

"Our Fraternity will continue to offer America what it most needs -- future leaders who care, who want to become part of the solution, who know they can make a difference, and who realize that service to others is a value worth sharing."
-- Gerald A Schroeder, Past National President, 1990-1994


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Just a few Alpha Chi Omega alum:

Carol Reihme Duvall (Beta Epsilon, Michigan State)--Host of "The Carol Duvall Show" on the Home and Garden Television network.

Jenilee Harrison (Epsilon, Southern California)—Appeared as Jamie Ewing Barnes on the television series “Dallas,” was a regular on “Three’s Company,” has made appearances in numerous television shows and mini-series.


Laura Innes (Gamma, Northwestern)—Appears as Dr. Carrie Weaver on the television series “ER.” June Baumer Kummer (Alpha Zeta, Washington

Meredith Monroe (Upsilon, Millikin)—Appears as Andie McPhee on the television series “Dawson’s Creek.”

Agnes Eckhardt Nixon (Gamma, Northwestern)—Creator of daytime television dramas such as “All My Children,” “One Life to Live,” “Loving,” and “As the World Turns.”

Dr. Condoleezza Rice(Gamma Delta, Denver)--Current National Security Advisor under President George W. Bush. Former Provost of Stanford University, where she was the youngest, first female, and first African-American to hold this second-highest position at Stanford. Formerly the Deputy Director for Eastern European and Soviet Affairs in the National Security Council.

Alma Gates Scroggins (Alpha Upsilon, Alabama)--Executive vice president and chief financial officer of CNN

Dawn Wells (Rho, Washington)—Appeared as Mary Ann on the television show “Gilligan’s Island.” Co-host and co-producer of the Children’s Miracle Network Telethon, owner of Wishing Wells Collections, offering easy-closure clothing for the disabled.






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Too many times we stand aside and let the waters slip away. 'Til what we put off 'til tomorrow has now become today. So don't you sit upon the shoreline and say you're satisfied. Choose to chance the rapids and dare to dance the tide. ~ "The River" Garth Brooks

Here are two Delta Zeta alumnae that you Nick at Nite and TV Land fans will recognize: Florence Henderson (Carol Brady on "The Brady Bunch") and Pat Priest (Cousin Marilyn on "The Munsters") I also read that Joy Behr from "The View" is also a DZ

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By the light of the lamp, by the light of the lamp, by the bright shiny light, by the light of the lamp...if you are a DeeZee, you're the best that you can be, by the bright shiny light of the lamp!

Time for some famous TeKE's:

Ronald Reagan
Elvis Presley
Willie Nelson
Terry Bradshaw (Steelers QB)
Phil Simms (Giants QB)
Conrad Hilton (founded Hilton Hotels)
Charles Walgreen (founded drug stores)
Merv Griffin (game show guy)
Les Paul (invented the electric guitar)
George Halus (founded the NFL, owner and coach of the Bears)
Paul Oerrifice (CEO Dow Chemical)
The Everly Brothers
The Lettermen
The Four Freshman
Lawrence Welk (the band leader used to be on TV...i.e. the Lawrence Welk Show)
Gerald Carr (astronaut, Commander of Skylab4)
Ed Droste (founded of Hooters)
Marv Levy (coach of the Bills)
Moose Skoworn (NY Yankee)

And I've also been told that we have more Governors and members of Congress than any other GLO.

Time for some famous TeKE's:

Ronald Reagan
Elvis Presley
Willie Nelson
Terry Bradshaw (Steelers QB)
Phil Simms (Giants QB)
Conrad Hilton (founded Hilton Hotels)
Charles Walgreen (founded drug stores)
Merv Griffin (game show guy)
Les Paul (invented the electric guitar)
George Halus (founded the NFL, owner and coach of the Bears)
Paul Oerrifice (CEO Dow Chemical)
The Everly Brothers
The Lettermen
The Four Freshman
Lawrence Welk (the band leader used to be on TV...i.e. the Lawrence Welk Show)
Gerald Carr (astronaut, Commander of Skylab4)
Ed Droste (founded of Hooters)
Marv Levy (coach of the Bills)
Moose Skoworn (NY Yankee)

And I've also been told that we have more Governors and members of Congress than any other GLO.

John Stewart was a Pike and so was Tim McGraw

ThetaGurl- you stated that the 1st elected Women Senator was a Theta, when in fact she was a Sigma Kappa: Margaret Chase Smith, 1st women ever to be elected to both the house and the senate.

First,

John, I love the new GC :) You guys did a great job.

Ok, I heard that Kerri Strugg(Kappa Alpha Theta?) is working as an intern now on capitol hill for Sen John McCain? I think thats so cool. :)


Kevin
Beta Theta Pi Alumnus
Epsilon Mu

I heard that Jimmy Buffet was a kappa sig....

I'll second that! Yup she's working on the campiagn, although Im not clear as to why, she said she doesnt want to go into politics, but Hey, What ever floats your boat~! I actually like McCain :)

JFK Jr. was a member of Phi Kappa Psi at Brown University.

Ted Turner pledged Kappa Sig while he was there, but I'm not sure he initiated, after all...he was kicked out.

Tom and Tom (Nantucket Nectars) are also Kappa Sigs--same chapter.

Sean Morey (New England Patriots) is a Theta Delta Chi.

Ruth Simmons is an AKA. I read on these pages that she's a Delta, but no. Sorry.

Anyone know of any famous Sigs?
I know about Brad Pitt, Dave Letterman, and the "Duke," but past that..I cannot think of any


This isn't meant to belittle, but does TKE honorarily initiate often? I know that Willy Nelson was initiated that way, as was the football coach at my university. I don't know of us ever doing that (perhaps we have though) nor could I ever see my chapter doing that, so do many orgs do that?

Hey SigmaChiCard, Sigma Chi actually did one honorary initiation that I know of. It happened to be a United States President. Can you guess which one? If you don't want to guess, open your Shield and find out. :)

There are several famous actors who are DELTA CHIs, including
Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher ("That 70s Show" and "Dude, Where's My Car?").

Here are some from our national website:

SPORTS
Rod Dedeaux, former Head Baseball coach at USC
Pat Gillick, General Manager for the Seattle Mariners
Nolan Harrison, defensive lineman for the Oakland Raiders
Larry Himes, former General Manager for the Chicago Cubs
Ron Mix, NFL Hall of Famer

ARTS / ENTERTAINMENT
Kevin Costner, actor
Russell Nye, Pulitzer Prize winning author
G.D. Spradlin, actor from such movies as the Godfather II, Lords of Discipline, Apocolypse Now, and Tank
James Stewart, author of Bloodsport and other titles

EDUCATION
Dr. Asa Green, former President, Livingston University
Robert Newton Peck, Writer, children's books including the Soup series

FROM THE PAST
John Bricker, Past Governor and U.S. Senator from Ohio
George Wallace, former Governor of Alabama
Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States
Henry "Scoop" Jackson, late Senator from Washington and presidential candidate
Robert Todd Lincoln, son of President Abraham Lincoln, Sec. of War.
William Jennings Bryan, famous orator and presidential candidate
Dr. Peyton Rhodes, President Emeritus, Rhodes College

Harrison is a member of Phi Delta Theta. Harrison was initated into Phi Delta Theta by Phi Delt's Alpha Chapter - Miami of Ohio. He must have been a honorary Delta Chi.

Brother Buffett is a Kappa Sig, but also an honorary APO brother.

-pirate00

Alpha Phi Omega www.apo.org
Kappa Upsilon www.geocities.com/apoku_99
East Carolina University www.ecu.edu

"Be a leader, be a friend, be of service."- Motto of Alpha Phi Omega

"Service is the rent you pay for your time on the earth."- Anonymous

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heh OMFG :P I just got an email saying that Russell just replied to a thread I subscribed to. I haven't subscribed to threads in years. lol. :eek: