Famous People in Your Fraternity/Sorority

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by als463

No offense but, how does a "shooting victim" constitute as someone who is famous? It's unfortunate but, AXiD has many other important/ famous women to mention a unfortunate shooting victim.

She wasn't a victim of a random shooting. The Kent State shootings were a big deal.

But...

Debbie Phelps (and her daughters)-mother a Michael Phelps
Kathryn Stockett-Author of "The Help" which is being adapted into a movie
Dana Ivey-Actress (who just happens to be in the new movie, "The Help")
Evette Simmons-Former President of the National Bar Association (also a Delta Sigma Theta)

Ann Bowden-Wife of Bobby Bowden (FSU Football Coach) and mother of the Bowdens who are coaches at other schools

same question to you: how are mothers and wives of famous people counted as famous?

[als463]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

She wasn't a victim of a random shooting. The Kent State shootings were a big deal.

But...



same question to you: how are mothers and wives of famous people counted as famous?

I get that the Kent shootings were a big deal but, if we're gonna' go that far-why not make the sorority women who were affected by the Virginia Tech shootings "famous" members, too? It seems odd to me. The Iraq war is also a big deal but, I don't know if my sorority should consider me a "famous" alumna because I was affected by it.

As far as mothers, wives, daughters, etc-you need to check some of the names of people that are considered "famous" because of who they are married to, mothers of, etc. Many of these organizations say, "So-and-So, famous little sister of So-and-So" or "So-and-So, wife of Dr. Seuss" or whoever. If those organizations can do the same thing, I see nothing wrong with saying Debbie Phelps, mother of an Olympic swimmer and an AUTHOR, is famous.

[lovespink88]

Originally Posted by hazelle

Checked out all pages and have not found the listing for famous Alpha Xi Deltas:

Marcia Wallace (actress, Bob Newhart show) NOT a Delta Zeta (sorry!!)
Goldie Hawn actress
Betsey Johnson-fashion designer
Jan Davis-astronaut
Sandra Scheuer-shooting victim at Kent State

Just some clarifications (I have my new member book right in front of me...and I know it's legit because it came from nationals since I was colony member!)

Marcia Wallace is not an Alpha Xi Delta, nor is Goldie Hawn.

[PhiGam]

We have a ton... my personal favorites are Jack Nicklaus and Payne Stewart. My fraternity has won like 30 majors!

[snctke]

Tau Kappa Epsilon is proud to say that Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers is a member of our fraternity.

[XAntoftheSkyX]

Delta Chi has many of it's brothers go on to become successful and famous. Names like Benjamin Harrison, William Jennings Bryant, Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher are among the most recognizable of our alumni. But one trumps even these great men.




























THAT'S RIGHT, KIRK FOGG FROM LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE.

[lovespink88]

Originally Posted by XAntoftheSkyX

THAT'S RIGHT, KIRK FOGG FROM LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE.

HAHAHAHA! That is AWESOME!

[Gusteau]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Dorcas Riley - Former head of the Campbell's kitchen and Inventor of the Green Bean Casserole.

Thread over. We win.

I surrender all alumni bragging privileges to you. I thought we had a fighting chance with Kirk Fogg, but I was sadly mistaken. Here's to you Dorcas Riley.

[IrishLake]

^^^^ like x 1,000!!!!!!!! Saw someone with a LotHT tshirt on last weekend. Which ever the blue team was.

Some additional famous Theta's:

Dian Fossey - Gorillas in the Mist fame
Ann-Margret - actress
Rue McClannahan - no explanation needed with this group
Kate Voegele - actress One Tree Hill
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings - Author of The Yearling
Joan Ganz Cooney - Creator of Sesame Street


There's lots more too. Lots of famous Theta's!

[ADqtPiMel]

Originally Posted by IrishLake

Kate Voegele - actress One Tree Hill

She went to my school and I talked to her when she went through recruitment! My sister was in her Theta chapter. SUCH a nice person and super talented.

[honeychile]

^I'm counting on you to be on our Accomplished Alumnae list when you win your Pulitzer!

[AlphaFrog]

Dorcas Riley - Former head of the Campbell's kitchen and Inventor of the Green Bean Casserole.

Thread over. We win.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Dorcas Riley - Former head of the Campbell's kitchen and Inventor of the Green Bean Casserole.

Thread over. We win.

I'm afraid you'll have to settle for a tie! From our Accomplished Member list: Agnes White Tizard, Sigma [chapter], Nutritionist; "Betty Crocker" authored Betty Crocker cookbook. There wasn't a color for red plaid...

And KSUViolets08, since you love country music so much, we have Deana Carter & Cathy Deupree (a.k.a. Jett Williams).

One of my favorites, though, is Jean Smart from Designing Women. I was even born on her birthday!

[ADqtPiMel]

Originally Posted by honeychile

^I'm counting on you to be on our Accomplished Alumnae list when you win your Pulitzer!

Thank you! What a lovely thing to say.

[pshsx1]

Straight from Wikipedia (quite the hefty list):

Academia

• Kenneth Arrow - Nobel Laureate in Economics; Professor, Stanford University[8]

[edit] Arts, entertainment, and media

• Joe Don Baker - Actor[9]
• Robert L. Bartley - Editor, The Wall Street Journal[9]
• Marc Blucas - Actor
• Romero Britto - Brazilian neo-pop artist
• Bob Broeg - Hall of Fame baseball journalist/writer for the St. Louis Cardinals
• Jose "Pepi" Diaz - Contestant on The Apprentice 5
• Brandon Ebel- Owner of Tooth and Nail, Solid State and BEC record companies.
• Andy Fickman- Director
• Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss) – Children's author[9]
• Christopher George - actor and star of The Rat Patrol[10]
• Tod Goldberg - Author
• John Goodman - Actor[9]
• Steve Hofstetter - Comedian/Radio Personality
• Josh LaBove - Actor
• Carroll O'Connor - Actor[9]
• Danny Pino- Actor
• Walter Plunkett - Academy Award winning costume designer
• Andy Richter - Actor
• Travis Rush - Country musician

[edit] Business

• Tom Barrett - Chairman & CEO, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company[11]
• Richard Bennet, Former Vice President of May Company[11]
• Curt Carlson - Founder Carlson Companies, TGI Fridays, Radisson Hotels[11]
• James L. Clayton - Founder & Retired CEO, Clayton Homes[11]
• Christian Claudio – Puerto Rican athlete, Healthcare Consultant
• Kenneth T. Derr - Chairman, Chevron Oil[11]
• Richard DeVos - President & Co-Founder, Amway Corporation[11]
• John V. Hanson, CEO of Winnebago Corporation
• Jeffrey O. Henley - Chairman, Oracle Corporation
• Jeff Gerhardt - Teacher, inventor, broadcaster and entrepreneur
• John Kotter - Professor, Harvard Business School
• Terry J. Lundgren - President & CEO, Federated Department Stores
• Alexander Muse - President & CEO, Architel
• Kent C. "Oz" Nelson - Retired Chairman & CEO, United Parcel Service[11]
• Harold A. Poling - Retired Chairman & CEO, Ford Motor Company[11]
• William Schreyer - Retired Chairman & CEO, Merrill Lynch & Co.[11]
• Jim Shaffer - Author, the Leadership Solution; Founder, the Jim Shaffer Group
• Robert Stempel - Retired Chairman and CEO, General Motors Corporation[11]
• Fred L. Turner - Chairman, McDonald's Corporation[11]

[edit] Government and politics

• Steve Bartlett - Former U.S. Congressman, Dallas, Texas[12]
• Ronald H. Brown - Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce (first African-American member of SigEp)[12]
• Ward Connerly - Civil rights activist, regent of the University of California
• John E. Douglas - Former Chief, FBI Investigative Support Unit[12]
• Brian Dubie - Lt. Governor, State of Vermont
• John Engler - Governor, State of Michigan[12]
• Alexander Wiley - Senator, Wisconsin 1939-1963
• John Arthur Love - Governor, State of Colorado
• Scott McClellan - White House Press Secretary, 2003–2006
• Roy R. Romer - Governor, State of Colorado[12]
• Cecil H. Underwood - Governor, State of West Virginia[12]
• Vito John Fossella, Jr. - U.S. Congressman, Staten Island and Brooklyn, New York, 1997—2009
• Lowe Finney - Tennessee State Senator, Gibson County, Weakley County, Madison County[13]

[edit] Military

• James T. Conway - General, United States Marine Corps, Commandant of the Marine Corps
• Anthony "Nuts" McAuliffe - General, United States Army[14]
• Kiffin Rockwell - First documented American to score a victory in aerial combat
• Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. - Former Chief of Naval Operations & Member of Joint Chiefs of Staff[14]
• Iven Carl Kincheloe, Jr. - Captain, United States Air Force, Korean War ace and the first to fly above 100,000 feet and Mach 3. Nicknamed "America's No. 1 Spaceman"

[edit] Religion and theology

• Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff - Navy chaplain, National Director of Interreligious Affairs (American Jewish Committee), and Special Assistant (for Values and Vision) to the Chief of Staff and Secretary of the United States Air Force

[edit] Science and medicine

• Steve Altes - Aerospace engineer, actor
• Karol Bobko - Space Shuttle Commander, NASA
• Brian Werner - Tiger Missing Link Foundation / Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge Co-Founder, Executive Director, Tiger Conservationist
• Douglas C. Engelbart - Inventor of the computer mouse
• Drew Feustel - NASA astronaut; Purdue University
• Ben Richards- President of Miller 4

[edit] Sports

• Bill Brown - Professional football player; Pro Bowl running back, Minnesota Vikings
• Hubert A. Caldwell - Olympic crew, 1928 gold medalist
• Sean Casey - Professional baseball player; first baseman, Boston Red Sox[15]
• Bill Cubit - Head football coach, Western Michigan University
• Bill Doba - Former head football coach, Washington State University
• John Fina - Professional football player; Tackle, Buffalo Bills[15]
• Richard J. Gannon - Professional football player; quarterback, Oakland Raiders, NFL MVP 2002[15]
• Orel Hershiser - Professional baseball player; pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cy Young Award Winner, 1988, World Series Champion[15]
• Tom Hicks - Owner of the Dallas Stars, Texas Rangers and Liverpool FC[15]
• James Johnson- Professional basketball player; Chicago Bulls. Attended Wake Forest University
• Gene Keady - Former Head Coach, Purdue University Men's Basketball[15]
• Bob Lilly - Professional football player; Pro Football Hall of Fame Tackle, Dallas Cowboys[15]
• Dallas Long - Olympic shot putter, 1960 silver medalist, 1964 gold medalist
• Ryan Mathews - Running Back, San Diego Chargers, formerly of California State University of Fresno, NCAA Football Leading Rusher of 2009
• Kevin Marsh - Head Men's and Women's Golf Coach (Nova Southeastern University) 2 Time NCAA National Golf Coach of the Year
• Keith Moreland - Professional baseball player; outfielder, Chicago Cubs
• James Naismith - Inventor of the sport of basketball
• Davey O'Brien - Heisman Trophy winning quarterback, 1938
• Jon Rauch - Professional baseball player; pitcher, Morehead State University
• Alma Richards - Olympic high jumper, 1912 gold medalist
• Roy Riegels - Member of the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame, famed for 1929 Rose Bowl where he was dubbed "Wrong Way"
• Johnny Robinson - Professional football player; strong safety, Kansas City Chiefs, All-Time All-AFL Team
• Alvin F. Rylander - Olympic crew, 1928 gold medalist
• J. C. Snead - Professional golfer[15]
• Bob Todd - Ohio State University baseball coach.[16]