Famous Snakes

[banditone]

I'm sure this has been done, but I thought I'd do an updated version.

Everyone knows the old schoolers:
Harrison Ford
Bob Barker
Al Michaels
James Dean (yes, I realize he never was initiated)

But here are some that I only recently learned were Snakes:

Paul Rudd (Nu / Kansas) - Best known from Anchorman, The 40 Year Old Virgin, and Clueless. Brian Fantana: No, she gets a special cologne... It's called Sex Panther by Odeon. It's illegal in nine countries... Yep, it's made with bits of real panther, so you know it's good.

Josh Saviano (Beta Alpha / Yale) - Paul Pfeiffer from Wonder years!

William Daniels (Gamma Beta / Northwestern) - They main teacher guy from Boy Meets World (also the voice of Kitt in Night Rider).

Joe Buck (Beta Eta / Indiana) - Fox Sports. Google him, you'll recognize him.

Eli Manning (Epsilon Xi / Ol' Miss) - Giants...

Chip Arndt - Amazing Race 4 Winner. Best known as being the ex-husband of Reichen Lehmkuhl (who is the dude that Lance Bass came outta the closet with).

[Kevin]

Trent Lott, Senator (Epsilon Xi, Ole Miss)
Bob Graham, Senator
Tom Coburn, Senator (Epsilon Epsilon, Oklahoma State)

[LOH_zetaphi '55]

Scot Armstrong - '91 Sigma Nu

Film - Wrote screenplays for Road Trip, Old School, Starsky & Hutch, School for Scoundrels

Bradley- Zeta Phi, about 10 years before I was there

[sigmanuzk]

Michael Biehn Epsilon Alpha #971 : University of Arizona- Kyle Reese in The Terminator, Cprl. Hicks in Aliens, Lt. Curran in Navy Seals & Johnny Ringo in Tombstone. He'll also be in Grindhouse.

[banditone]

Johnny F'in Ringo?!?!!! Gets no cooler then that.

[SnuKnight172]

Kyle Chandler - The coach from Friday Night Lights (TV)

[SigmaNuHX766]

Beta Chi chapter: Charles Schwabb, multi-billionaire and Fortune 100 CEO and famed/legendary Investment Banker. He was instrumental in designing the LEAD program in the late 1980's as well.

[edit... I wikipediaed a few more!]
Tom Johnson (Mu) President of CNN; has also served as President and CEO of the Los Angeles Times.

Boyd Tinsley (Beta) Violinist of Dave Matthews Band fame.

Glenn Miller (Gamma Kappa) Leader of the Glenn Miller Orchestra, received the GRAMMY Hall of Fame Award in 1983 (In the Mood) and 1991 (Moonlight Serenade).

General Paul Tibbets (Epsilon Zeta) Pilot of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb used in warfare on Hiroshima in 1945!

Ronald Evans (Nu) NASA astronaut and Pathfinder to the Stars who piloted Apollo 17

Al Groh (Beta) Former head coach of the New York Jets, current head coach of the University of Virginia football team.

Don Tyson (Gamma Upsilon) Chairman/Founder of Tyson Foods

Johnny L. Morris (Epsilon Beta) Founder and Owner of Bass Pro Shops outdoor retailer

Chet Huber (Eta Mu) Current President of OnStar

Vance Brand (Gamma Kappa) NASA Astronaut — flew on ASTP, commander of STS-5 and STS-41B.

[Kevin]

From wiki

Political figures

• Trent Lott (Epsilon Xi) Senate Republican Whip (R — Mississippi).

• Bob Graham (Epsilon Zeta) Governor of Florida (1978–1986); U.S. Senator (1986–2005) (D — Florida).

• George J. Mitchell (Delta Psi) Former Senate Majority leader and current chairman of The Walt Disney Company

• Lloyd Bentsen (Upsilon) Former Senator from Texas, Vice Presidential candidate in 1988, and former Secretary of the Treasury.

• Jim Gibbons (Delta Xi) Current Nevada Governer

• Bill Baarsma (Zeta Alpha) Current Tacoma, WA Mayor

• Ed Bryant (Epsilon Xi) Former U.S. Congressman from Tennessee 1994-2002, U.S. Senate candidate in 2002, 2006.

• Roger Wicker (Epsilon Xi) Member of the United States House of Representatives (1995–present) (R — Mississippi)

• Norm Dicks (Gamma Chi) Member of the United States House of Representatives (1976–present) (D — Washington)

• Jody Powell (Eta Gamma) President Carter's Press secretary.

• Clarence M. Kelley (Nu) Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from July 9, 1973 through February 23, 1978. Kelley, who was Kansas City police chief when he received the appointment, had been an FBI Agent from 1940 to 1961. Kelley also served in the United States Navy (22 July 1944 - 9 April 1946) having been granted military leave from the FBI.

• Herman E. Talmadge (Mu) Governor of Georgia (1949–1955); U.S. Senator (1957–1981) (D — Georgia).

• Eugene Talmadge (Mu) Governor of Georgia (1933–1937 and 1941–1943; elected in 1946 but did not serve)

• Joe Trippi (Zeta Iota) Campaign manager for Howard Dean in 2004; worked on other Democratic campaigns from the 1980s onward

• Michael D. Antonovich (Eta Phi) Mayor of Los Angeles County; Member of Board of Supervisors.

• E. Clay Shaw Jr. (Delta Mu) Former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981-2006, representing the 22nd District of Florida.

• Other former United States Senators Quentin N. Burdick (D — North Dakota) (Gamma Tau)Tom Coburn (R — Oklahoma) (Epsilon Epsilon)Alan Cranston (D — California) (Beta Chi)Walter F. George (D — Georgia) (Eta)Clifford P. Hansen (R — Wyoming) (Epsilon Delta)James A. McClure (R — Idaho) (Delta Omicron)Steve Symms(R — Idaho) (Delta Omicron)

[edit] Sports figures

• Felix "Doc" Blanchard (Psi) Three time All-American and 1945 Heisman trophy winner for Army (after joining Sigma Nu at UNC)

• John Bitove (Beta Eta) Founder and co-owner of the Toronto Raptors. Current CEO of Canadian Satellite Radio (XM Radio)

• Paul "Bear" Bryant (Theta) Coached several college football teams (most notably, his alma mater Alabama) for a career record of 323-85-17

• Bobby Dodd (Epsilon Eta) Coached Georgia Tech football team to 165-64-8 record; All-American quarterback for Tennessee; one of only two men in the College Football Hall of Fame as both a coach and a player

• Walt Dropo (Epsilon Phi) American League rookie of the year in 1950; played twelve seasons for the Red Sox

• Dallas Green (Delta Kappa) Major League baseball player; manager of Chicago Cubs and New York Mets; managed 1980 Philadelphia Phillies to first World Series title

• Al Groh (Beta) Former head coach of the New York Jets, current head coach of the University of Virginia football team.

• John Hadl (Nu) A professional American football player who is now an associate athletic director in the University of Kansas (Jayhawks) athletic department.

• Dick Howser (Zeta Zeta) American League Rookie of the Year in 1961; managed the Kansas City Royals to first World Series title

• Lindy Infante (Epsilon Zeta) Green Bay Packers head coach 1988–1991

• Chet Jastremski (Beta Eta) 1964 Olympic Bronze Medalist; made the cover of Sports Illustrated; member of the swimming hall of fame

• Hayes Alan Jenkins (Gamma Beta) Olympic figure skating Gold Medalist, 1956

• Norm Johnson (Epsilon Pi) Ranks fifteenth all time in points scored in NFL history

• Stan Jones (Delta Phi) NFL Hall of Famer

• Guy Lewis (Zeta Chi) University of Houston Basketball coach with 27 straight winning seasons

• Archie Manning (Epsilon XI) Professional quarterback for the New Orleans Saints

• Eli Manning (Epsilon Xi) Professional quarterback for the New York Giants

• Mike McCormack (Nu) NFL Hall of Famer

• Wayne Munn (Delta Eta) World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in 1925

• Rick Neuheisel (Epsilon Pi) Former college football head coach; current (as of 2006) Offensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens

• Pat Riley (Gamma Iota) NBA head coach for Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, and currently the Miami Heat; served as head coach for five NBA championship teams, and as a player or assistant coach on two more.

• Roy Skinner (Zeta Theta) Vanderbilt University Basketball coach (1961-1976); winningest coach in school history. Integrated the Southeastern Conference (SEC) basketball by signing the first black player, Perry Wallace.

• Bill Stanfill (Mu) NFL All-Pro defensive end for Miami Dolphins; college football All-American and Outland Trophy winner for Georgia Bulldogs

• Steve Stenstrom (Beta Chi) Stanford quarterback and a Heisman trophy candidate

• Greg Swindell (Upsilon) MLB — Houston Astros; named to Baseball American's all time college all-star team

• Tommy Vardell (Beta Chi) Cleveland Browns running back

• Bill Yoast (Eta) Coach portrayed in Remember the Titans

[edit] Other famous members

• Daniel Amos (Mu) CEO of AFLAC Insurance

• Vance Brand (Gamma Kappa) Astronaut — flew on ASTP, commander of STS-5 and STS-41B

• Ronald Evans (Nu) NASA astronaut and Pathfinder to the Stars who piloted Apollo 17

• Robert L. Gernon (Nu) Kansas Supreme Court Justice 2003-2005

• Chet Huber (Eta Mu) Current President of OnStar

• Johnny L. Morris (Epsilon Beta) Founder and Owner of Bass Pro Shops outdoor retailer

• Charles R. Schwab (Beta Chi) Founder, Chairman and CEO of Charles Schwab Corporation Retail Stock Brokerage

• General Paul Tibbets (Epsilon Zeta) Pilot of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb used in warfare on Hiroshima in 1945

• Don Tyson (Gamma Upsilon) Chairman of Tyson Foods

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The Tom Coburn thing is wrong... he's actually currently in the Senate but he's a former House of Representatives member.

[RazorSnake]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Trent Lott, Senator (Epsilon Xi, Ole Miss)
Bob Graham, Senator
Tom Coburn, Senator (Epsilon Epsilon, Oklahoma State)

Coburn is a sigma nu?!! UGH. haha and all the time I spent campaigning against him

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by RazorSnake

Coburn is a sigma nu?!! UGH. haha and all the time I spent campaigning against him

One of the lawyers in the suite next door to mine is his pledge brother.

I'm a big fan of what Coburn has done in the Senate. I'm not a huge fan of his social stances, but no one is perfect. Bob Anthony, one of his primary opponents is also a Sigma Nu. In Oklahoma, we had a 3-way race for the Republican Senate seat. Two of those candidates were Sigma Nus.

[TrevorG]

I remember reading somewhere that Lott led the charge in defeating a proposal in Grand Chapter to admit blacks. Wonderful role model.

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It was a different time in our country......

[SnuKnight172]

Here is the article from Time Magazine (a partner of CNN)

http://www.time.com/time/nation/arti...399310,00.html

The early 60s were a bad time in our nation and a bad time in Sigma Nu. There was debates raging that came to a head at Grand Chapter.

Keep in mind when reading this article that Tom Johnson is the President of CNN and the article is clearly leaning to favoring the side of the story told by Johnson himself.

The next time you discuss something within the confinds of your Chapter meetings or at Grand Chapter remember that what happens in our meetings is for Sigma Nu ears only and transcrips should only be issued from the Chapter or the Grand Councils as the official stance of the Fraternity.

Clearly Brother Johnson (Mu, University of Georgia) forgot what he pledged to his brothers in Sigma Nu. It is a shame that he brought this up at a time when the Liberal Left needed a boost and bashing Strom Thurman and Trent Lott, over decisions they made when they were young and neive, seemed like the right thing to do for the President of the Liberals strongest Media outlet. He could have not said anything at all and Sigma Nus name would have not been dragged through the dirt.

[TrevorG]

Uh oh, out comes the "L Word". Isn't saying "Liberal Left" redundant?

I agree that the original controversy that lead to that story was blown way out of proportion, but it also contradicts the defense you just used about Lott being "young and naive" at the time. Since he publicly stated that he believes the country would be better if Thurmond had won the presidency, he obviously still supports the segregationist platform he ran on. I mean, Strom Thurmond is the guy who filibustered the Civil Rights Act.

At any rate, this is the wrong place to have this discussion, and all it will do is generate strife amongst brothers at this point.

[SnuKnight172]

agreed...