Is Joe Biden a fraternity man?

[oldu]

Does anyone know if Senator Joe Biden (Obama's veep choice) is a fraternity man? He graduated from University of Delaware in 1965. I do not know where his wife and two sons attended college. Other than John McCain's Theta wife there is a shortage of Greeks surrounding this year's ticket.

[naraht]

Originally Posted by oldu

Does anyone know if Senator Joe Biden (Obama's veep choice) is a fraternity man? He graduated from University of Delaware in 1965. I do not know where his wife and two sons attended college. Other than John McCain's Theta wife there is a shortage of Greeks surrounding this year's ticket.

Barack Obama's wife was a rechartering advisor for the chapter of Alpha Phi Omega at the University of Chicago. (as opposed to Bill Clinton who was an undergrad brother of APO and Hillary who was an honorary brother of APO)

Biden's son, Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III is an alumnus at Psi U at Penn.

[breathesgelatin]

Michelle Obama may be initiated into AKA in the near future, as well. She was invited to membership.

There is a previous thread on that if you do a search.

[pinksirfidel]

I don't know much about Biden, but I do know that Evan Bayh, who was supposedly on Obama's "short short" list of possible veep candidates was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at Indiana University.

[Kedzman]

Originally Posted by pinksirfidel

I don't know much about Biden, but I do know that Evan Bayh, who was supposedly on Obama's "short short" list of possible veep candidates was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at Indiana University.

Bayh is a Phi Psi from DePauw in Greencastle, Indiana - not Indiana University. DePauw has a very old and large Greek system for such a small school.

[PGD-GRAD]

Evan Bayh was definitely not a Phi Psi at DePauw; he graduated from Indiana University and was a Phi Psi there. When his mother became ill and eventually died, he took some time off, but he did end up with an IU degree. Evan's father, Birch Bayh, a former US Senator was an ATO at Purdue and his mother, Marvella, was a Kappa I think.

Dan Quayle (the spelling bee champ!) did graduate from DePauw University in Greencastle, IN, and was Greek but not Phi Kappa Psi. Maybe Delta Upsilon or Deke? Does anyone know?

[Jay Langhammer]

I track Greeks in sports, entertainment and in the public eye; oversee the sports, entertainment and "Headlines" links on the NIC website (www.nicindy.org); and have written for 36 different national fraternity magazines, among other projects. Back in early 2006, USA Today listed 20 possible presidential candidates and I named the five who are Greeks. I have alumni directories from over 40 fraternities and never found Joe Biden's name. Two Greeks who went fairly far in primaries were Mike Huckabee (Sigma Pi) and Bill Richardson (Delta Tau Delta).

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by oldu

Does anyone know if Senator Joe Biden (Obama's veep choice) is a fraternity man? He graduated from University of Delaware in 1965. I do not know where his wife and two sons attended college. Other than John McCain's Theta wife there is a shortage of Greeks surrounding this year's ticket.

It doesn't seem to me that there are more or fewer Greeks on this ticket than on others...usually there are no more than 2, not counting the candidates' wives.