Famous Greeks... or are they???

[jess_pom]

I just read in People yesterday that Rosie O'Donnell's girlfriend was a Tri-Delta.

[kristiAZD]

Originally posted by SteveHofstetter
Where are all the SigEp posters? I'll add a few of the more well known. We've had...
-Orel Hershiser (MLB)
-Sean Casey (MLB)
-Bob Lily (NFL)
-Rich Gannon (NFL)
-James Naismith (Basketball's inventor)
-Dave Thomas (Yes, from Wendy's)
-Carrol O'Connor
-John Goodman

You can find a pretty huge list on the NIFC website.

Steve,
Don't forget about Dr. Seuss!! I am forever being reminded of that by my boyfriend.

[KDHoney]

We proudly claim:

Ali Landry - former Miss USA, Dorito's girl, model

Suzy Spafford - creator, Suzy's Zoo

Pearl S. Buck - author

Georgia O'Keefe - artist

Debbie Maffett - former Miss USA, TNN anchor

Ellen Dow - actress (the rappin' granny in The Wedding Singer)

Joan Lowery Nixon - author

Christine O'Grady Gregoire - Attorney General of the state of Washington

Sarah James - Dateline NBC correspondent

Claudia Kennedy - highest ranking female in the Army ever (now retired), listed as one of the women with the potential to be president

[KDHoney]

Originally posted by KappaStargirl
The head of the Girl Scouts of America...forgive me but I can't think of her name, is a Kappa Delta AND a graduate of Lawrence University (see the link in my signature)...

Thanks for the shout-out...I forgot about that one

[pbpck]

Originally posted by kristiAZD


Steve,
Don't forget about Dr. Seuss!! I am forever being reminded of that by my boyfriend.

Actually, we just had Dr. Suess Day at my university due to Mrs. Geisel's(Dr. Suess' wife) major contributions to our campus. Our campus' central landmark library is named after the Geisel family. This would be the most feautured item on all university post cards and souveneirs.

Now, there's an interesting fact about my university.

About my chapter...

Pi Beta Phi was the first to go national, the first to create a national philanthropy, one of the seven founding groups of the NPC, the first to organize an Alumnae department for post collegians, and the first to establish an AAC (Alumnae Advisory Committee) for each collegiate chapter.

Pi Beta Phi
The first all women national fraternity, 1867

[Steeltrap]

Originally posted by fire1977
Since someone already posted all of the Deephers. Here are some that I remember the guys from the fraternities being super proud about.

Kevin McClatchey who has something to do with the Pittsburgh Pirates is an SAE alum as well.

Kevin McClatchy owns the Pittsburgh Pirates.

[PM_Mama00]

Originally posted by pbpck



Pi Beta Phi
The first all women national fraternity, 1867

Sorry that I have to correct you. Pi Beta Phi might've been the first for all of those, but Alpha Delta Pi (I hope I got that right) was the first all women's fraternity in 1852, and a few months later Phi Mu Fraternity was formed on March 4.

Also, the facts about your chapter are interesting, but this thread is about "famous greeks....or are they?"

[Thetagurl]

Actually let us not forget that all of you guys that came before Theta were just "secret societies"...
....Theta is the "first greek letter fraternity known among women"
Yeah Theta Founders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sweet-n-rho]

Famous SIGMA GAMMA RHO'S VICTORIA ROWELL actress on the Young And Restless character (DRUCILLA) and TONYA LEE WILLIAMS actress on the Young and Restless character (Olivia). Hattie Mcdaniels first African American to win Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in the movie Gone With the Wind. That's right she may have acted like an old slave woman but she was a very brilliant women.


LAST CREATED BEST DESIGN

[nube one]

Short list of famous Alphas (Alpha Phi Alpha)
Martin Luther king Jr.- Civil Rights Leader
Thurgood Marshall- Former Supreme Court Justice
Paul Robeson-Orator, Actor, Singer, Activist
W.E.B. DuBois-Author Civil & Human Rights activist
Lenny Wilkens-"winningest coach" in NBA
Stuart Scott-ESPN Anchor
Jesse Owens-1936 gold medalist
"Fritz" Pollard-First NFL Coach (1929)
Duke Ellington-Jazz Musician, Pre-eminent American composer
David Dinkins-Former mayor of NYC (first black)
Cornel West-philosopher-Harvard prof.



First of all, servants of all, we shall transcend all!

[KappaStargirl]

Originally posted by Thetagurl
....Theta is the "first greek letter fraternity known among women" Yeah Theta Founders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Darn, missed it by thatmuch...


Theta: founded January 27, 1870

Kappa: founded October 13, 1870

[CutiePie2000]

Originally posted by 33girl
I seem to recall reading that Barbara was an A E Phi.

Hmmm...I looked up another thread and it is unconfirmed. Pnguintrax believes that she is either SDT or AEPhi.....

[teke4life]

some more recent honoraries for tke are willie nelson and rob van winkle... thats right, vanilla ice himself.
i'm still not sure about the rumored ones. can anyone clarify if ron jeremy or slater from SBTB are tekes?

[pbpck]

Originally posted by PM_Mama00



Sorry that I have to correct you. Pi Beta Phi might've been the first for all of those, but Alpha Delta Pi (I hope I got that right) was the first all women's fraternity in 1852, and a few months later Phi Mu Fraternity was formed on March 4.

Also, the facts about your chapter are interesting, but this thread is about "famous greeks....or are they?"

Pi Beta Phi was the first NATIONAL sorority. Meaning Pi Phi was the first current NPC chapter to go national, establishing another chapter at another school.


And my apologies for not being on topic. I believe I had this thread mixed up with the "interesting facts" thread when I responded. I'll try to switch my post to that thread.

[GreekSCU]

Tom Green is a Sigma Pi.




I believe.


Sigma Pi ZH