Is Joe Biden a fraternity man?

[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?

[LaneSig]

^^ Dan Quayle is a Delta Kappa Epsilon.

[oldu]

Jill Jacobs Biden is also a graduate of University of Delaware, but was there (I think) a few years before sororities were organized.

[Tom Earp]

Still waiting to get and answer to the original question.

[LionTamer]

His family was not wealthy, and the fact that he was even in college was a big deal. I'm guessing that with a double major and spot on the football team he didn't have time for anything else.

I saw an interview where he discussed how the combination of majors and and sports load was impacting his grades, and his dad made him drop the football because it was so important that he graduate (he said his dad really wanted a "college man" in the family).

From the U of D: "Biden graduated from UD in 1965 with a double major in history and political science, and went on to graduate from the Syracuse University College of Law in 1968. He was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1972, at age 29.

He is a vocal fan of the Fightin' Blue Hens football team, for which he played briefly as what he calls a “half-baked halfback.”