List of Phi Kappa Psi members

Phi Kappa Psi (ΦΚΨ), also called "Phi Psi", is an American collegiate social fraternity founded at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania on February 19, 1852.[1] There are over a hundred chapters and colonies at accredited four year colleges and universities throughout the United States.[2]

Phi Kappa Psi founders William Henry Letterman and Charles Page Thomas Moore

More than 112,000 men have been initiated into Phi Kappa Psi since its founding, and many have achieved recognition in their field.[2] Phi Psis in public service include U.S. President and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Woodrow Wilson, over a hundred members of Congress (including 18 senators and Speaker of the House Warren Keifer), three-term New York City Mayor and Bloomberg L.P. founder Mike Bloomberg, over a dozen state governors, two directors of the Peace Corps, and "Wild Bill" Donovan, the founding director of the Office of Strategic Services (the Central Intelligence Agency's predecessor) and recipient of the Medal of Honor and of the Freedom Award.[3] Academian Phi Psis include over a dozen university presidents (among these are Priestley Medal recipient Edgar Fahs Smith, and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Detlev Bronk), Rhodes scholars, and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Frederick Jackson Turner. Amidst the Phi Psis who have served in the military are dozens of generals and admirals, including "Father of the U.S. Air Force" Billy Mitchell, World War I Army Chief of Staff Tasker Bliss, National Security Agency director Kenneth Minihan, and three Judge Advocate Generals.[4] In the arts, Phi Psis have received Academy Awards, Emmys, Golden Globes, Grammys, and Tony Awards. Journalist Sy Hersh has won the Pulitzer Prize, Orwell Award and George Polk Award. Phi Psi businessmen include Bank of America founder Orra E. Monnette, Dow Chemical founder Herbert Dow, PIMCO founder Bill Gross, and Yahoo! founder Jerry Yang. Three Phi Psis have served as presidents of the American Bar Association. Sportsmen include Heisman Trophy winner Nile Kinnick, Olympic gold medalists including 7-time gold swimmer Mark Spitz, "Father of College Basketball Coaching" Phog Allen, NFL visionary Tex Schramm, and Commissioner of Baseball Ford Frick.[5]

An active member of the fraternity is a full-time enrolled student at his chapter's host institution at the undergraduate, graduate, or post-graduate level; all others, including members who have graduated or transfer to a school without a Phi Psi chapter, are considered alumni.[6] Men may be initiated into Phi Kappa Psi either by an active chapter, or as part of a colony that is being installed as a chapter. Members typically join Phi Kappa Psi when a chapter extends an offer to enter into a probationary period known as pledgeship, which lasts for six weeks and concludes with initiation.

Membership is normally only granted to men who are enrolled as full-time students at a chapter's host institution.[6] There have been three exceptions to this:

1. Alumni of a colony which became a chapter after their graduation, and for two years after.
2. Men who have been of service to a chapter, but not students at the institution.
3. Honorary membership extended to men of prominence, a practice that was banned in 1885.[7]


Academia

NameOriginal chapterInitiation
year
NotabilityRef(s)
Henry H. ApplePennsylvania Eta1885President of Franklin & Marshall College (1910–1935)[8]
William E. BoggsSouth Carolina Alpha1857President of the University of Georgia (1889–1898)[9]
George F. BovardIndiana Alpha1877President of the University of Southern California (1903–1921)[10]
Detlev BronkPennsylvania Kappa1915Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient (1964); a founder (1960) and past President of the World Academy of Art and Science; President of Rockefeller University (1953–1968); President of the National Academy of Sciences (1950–1962); President of Johns Hopkins University (1949–1953); credited with formulating the modern theory of the science of biophysics; allegedly a member of the Majestic 12[11]
Luther P. EisenhartPennsylvania Epsilon1893Dod Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University (1929–1945)[12]
Frank FetterIndiana Beta1879Prominent economist of the Austrian School; President of the American Economic Association (1913)[13]
Herbert S. HadleyKansas Alpha1888Chancellor of Washington University (1923–1927); Governor of Missouri (1909–1913)[14]
Thomas H. HamiltonIndiana Alpha1933President of the University of Hawaii (1963–1967); President of the State University of New York (1959–1962)[15]
David C. Hardesty, Jr.West Virginia Alpha1964President of West Virginia University (1995–2007); Rhodes Scholar (1967)[16]
Charles Homer HaskinsPennsylvania Beta1883One of three advisors to President Wilson at the Paris Peace Conference, 1919, medieval historian at Harvard University (1912–1931)[17]
Edmund J. JamesIllinois Alpha1879President of the University of Illinois (1904–1920); founder and President of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (1889–1895)[18]
Timothy R. LannonNebraska Beta1970President of Creighton University (2011–2015); President of Saint Joseph's University (2003–2011)[19]
Leverett S. LyonWisconsin Gamma1906Economist, lawyer, and business executive; CEO of the Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry (1939–1954); Executive vice-president of the Brookings Institution (1932–1939); Dean of Washington University's School of Commerce and Finance (1923–1925); 25th President of Phi Kappa Psi (1936–1938)[20]
John McBrydeSouth Carolina Alpha1859President of Virginia Tech (1891–1907); President of the University of South Carolina (1883–1891)[9]
Ernest MerrittNew York Alpha1885Physicist; chair of Cornell's Physics department (1919–1935); president of the American Physical Society (1914–1916); first dean of Cornell's Graduate School (1909–1914); co-founder of Physical Review (1893)[21]
Paul M. O'LearyKansas Alpha1919Economist; first dean of the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management; member of Franklin D. Roosevelt's Brain Trust[22]
John W. OswaldIndiana Alpha1935President of Pennsylvania State University (1970–1983); Executive Vice President of the University of California (1968–1970); President of the University of Kentucky (1963–1968)[23]
Boyd C. PattersonPennsylvania Alpha1921President of Washington & Jefferson College (1950–1970)[24]
Edwin W. PauleyCalifornia Gamma1920University of California Regent (1940–1972); Democratic National Committee Treasurer (1930s–1940s); namesake of the Pauley Pavilion (sports arena at UCLA)[25]
John P. SchlegelNebraska Beta1979President of Creighton University (2000–2011); President of the University of San Francisco (1991–2000)[26]
Edgar Fahs SmithPennsylvania Epsilon1873Priestley Medal recipient (1926); Provost of the University of Pennsylvania (1911–1920); President of the American Philosophical Society (1902–1908); President of the American Chemical Society (1895, 1921); first editor of The Shield of Phi Kappa Psi; founder of Phi Psi's University of Pennsylvania chapter (1877)[27]
James R. ThorntonVirginia Gamma1867President of Hampden–Sydney College (1904)[28]
Rees Edgar TullossOhio Beta1901President of Wittenberg University (1920–1949)[29]
Andrew TruxalPennsylvania Eta1916President of Anne Arundel Community College (1961–1968); President of Hood College (1948–1961); 27th President of Phi Kappa Psi (1940–1942)[30]
Frederick Jackson TurnerWisconsin Alpha1878Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History for The Significance of Sections in American History (1933); professor of history at the University of Wisconsin (1890–1910) and Harvard University (1911–1924); President of the American Historical Association (1910); authored The Significance of the Frontier in American History (1893)[31]
Detlev Bronk
Leverett S. Lyon
Edgar Fahs Smith
Frederick Jackson Turner

Arts, entertainment, and journalism

Drama

NameOriginal chapterInitiation
year
NotabilityRef(s)
John AstinMaryland Alpha1949Actor famous for his role as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family television series; received an Academy Award nomination for Prelude, a short film that he wrote, produced, and directed[32]
Kirk BailyOhio Lambda1982Actor famous for playing Kevin 'Ug' Lee on the Nickelodeon sitcom Salute Your Shorts. Later known for voice acting roles as Tetsuya Kajiwara in Fushigi Yûgi, Millions Knives in Trigun, and Shin in Cowboy Bebop[33]
Zach BraffIllinois Alpha1994Actor, director, screenwriter, producer; played Dr. John Dorian on the television series Scrubs; won a Grammy Award for the Garden State soundtrack[34]
Anthony De LongisCalifornia Theta1968Actor in Masters of the Universe (film) & Road House (1989 film) as well as TV shows Star Trek: Voyager & Highlander: The Series. Well-known stunt choreographer.[35]
Ato EssandohNew York Alpha1992Actor and playwright, co-founder of The Defiant Ones writing and performance group[35]
Peter GravesMinnesota Beta1946Actor; won a Golden Globe Award for portraying James Phelps on the Mission: Impossible television series, and an Emmy Award for hosting Biography[36]
Walter HampdenNew York Zeta1897Actor and theater manager[37]
Edward HerrmannPennsylvania Gamma1962Actor who earned an Emmy award for guest appearances on The Practice, and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Frank Gardner in Mrs. Warren's Profession, Fulbright scholar[38]
Grant HeslovCalifornia Delta1982Academy Award-nominated producer and screenwriter for Good Night, and Good Luck[38]
Edward Everett HortonNew York Zeta1907Stage, screen and television actor[39]
Buck HoughtonCalifornia Epsilon1935Produced the first three seasons of The Twilight Zone[40]
Robert LeeshockNew York Alpha1981Actor who portrayed Liam Kincaid in Earth: Final Conflict[41]
Alexander LudwigCalifornia Delta2010Actor; played the role of Cato in The Hunger Games[42]
Frank MorganNew York Alpha1908Academy Award-nominated actor; best known for playing five separate characters, including the title character, in The Wizard of Oz (1939).[43]
Charles "Buddy" RogersKansas Alpha1923Actor and bandleader; starred in Wings (1927), the first movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture; married movie legend and "America's Sweetheart" Mary Pickford[44]
Roy ScheiderPennsylvania Eta1954Academy Award-winning Actor who portrayed Martin Brody in Jaws, won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in The French Connection, and was nominated for an Academy Award for his portrayal of Joe Gideon in All That Jazz[45]
Justin WalkerVirginia Beta1987Actor, played the role of Christian in Clueless[46]
Charles "Buddy" Rogers
Roy Scheider

Journalism and media

NameOriginal chapterInitiation
year
NotabilityRef(s)
Tony AielloIndiana Beta1982Broadcast journalist at WCBS-TV[47]
Thomas Scott CaddenKansas Alpha1942Television commercial advertising executive; wrote, produced and directed the original Mr. Clean television commercials and composed the "Mr. Clean" advertising jingle[48]
Sy HershIllinois Beta1956Journalist and recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, Orwell Award and George Polk Award[38]
Harlan D. LoganIndiana Beta1923Rhodes Scholar; New Hampshire State Representative (1969–1972, Majority Leader); directed Look Magazine (1939–1952); editor of Scribner's Magazine (1936–1939)[49]
John Andrew ReaOhio Alpha1866First Executive Director of the Port of Tacoma (1918–1921); University of Washington Board of Regents (1910–1922); editor-in-chief of The Olympian (1891–1892); drafted the constitution adopted by North Dakota when it became a state in 1889; correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and the New York Herald, covered the 1877 flight of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce to Montana and their final battle with the US Army, as well the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876; founder of Phi Psi's New York Alpha chapter at Cornell University[50][51]
William Edwin SelfIllinois Beta1940Feature film and television producer[52]
Jeff SiegelPennsylvania Rho1992Financial writer and publisher[53]
Emmett TyrrellIndiana Beta1962Founder and editor-in-chief of The American Spectator, New York Times bestselling author, and columnist[54]
Pat WeaverNew Hampshire Alpha1927Pioneering television executive and Emmy Award winner; creator of "The Today Show" and "The Tonight Show;" father of actress Sigourney Weaver[55]
Sy Hersh

Literature

NameOriginal chapterInitiation
year
NotabilityRef(s)
Robert Jones BurdetteIndiana Gamma1878Humorist who first wrote for The Hawk Eye, and then for The Brooklyn Daily Eagle[56]
James Whitcomb RileyIndiana Alpha1883Poet and writer known as the "Hoosier Poet"[57]
Steve TesichIndiana Beta1962Screenwriter, playwright and novelist; won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Breaking Away[58]
James ThurberOhio Delta1918Tony Award-winning author and humorist, namesake of the Thurber Prize for American Humor[59][60]
Andrew WeinbergNew York Alpha1995Screenwriter who won an Emmy Award for his work with Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 2007[61]
James Thurber

Music

NameOriginal chapterInitiation
year
NotabilityRef(s)
Robert MacArthur CrawfordOhio Epsilon1920Music composer known for writing "The U.S. Air Force" song[62]
John Driskell HopkinsGeorgia Alpha1990Grammy Award-winning bass guitarist and vocalist for Zac Brown Band[63]
Chris JamisonOhio Xi2012Finished in 3rd place in Season 7 of The Voice
Rick RechtCalifornia Delta1989Rock musician focused on Jewish culture[64]
Paul WinterIllinois Alpha1958Six-time Grammy Award-nominated saxophonist[65]
Paul Winter

Visual arts

NameOriginal chapterInitiation
year
NotabilityRef(s)
Reynolds BealNew York Alpha1887Painter of the impressionist, and then modernist art movements[66]
Enrique Martínez CelayaNew York Alpha1983Painter, sculptor, photographer and poet[67]
Roy CraneTexas Alpha1922Reuben Award-winning nationally syndicated cartoonist and creator of the comic strip characters Wash Tubbs, Captain Easy, and Buz Sawyer; pioneered the adventure comic strip genre[62]
Harry Livingston FrenchNew York Alpha1890Beaux-Arts architect[68]
Echo Bay, New Rochelle by Reynolds Beal

Business

NameOriginal chapterInitiation
year
NotabilityRef(s)
John R. DonnellOhio Epsilon1931Oilman, banker and philanthropist; served on the board of the World Scout Foundation; 1958 recipient of the Silver Buffalo Award[69]
Herbert DowOhio Epsilon1906Dow Chemical Company founder[70]
Bob DudleyIllinois Delta1974CEO of BP (2010–present)[71]
Donald V. FitesIndiana Epsilon1953Chairman and CEO of Caterpillar Inc. (1990–1999); Carnegie Endowment for International Peace trustee; Phi Kappa Psi Foundation trustee[72][73]
Bill GrossNorth Carolina Alpha1963Co-founded PIMCO; investment author; former professional blackjack player; philatelist[74][75]
Warren HellmanCalifornia Gamma1952Co-founded Hellman & Friedman; founding partner at Matrix Partners; past President of Lehman Brothers[76]
Tony HortonRhode Island Beta1977Exercise instructor; spokesman for the P90X home fitness program[77]
Lloyd HuckPennsylvania Lambda1942Former chairman of the board of Merck & Co.[78]
Michael A. MilesIllinois Alpha1958Serves on the board of directors of Time Warner, Sears Holdings Corporation, Dell Inc., AMR Corporation, and Citadel Broadcasting Corporation; former chief executive officer of Kraft Foods and Philip Morris Companies[79]
Robert Warren MillerNew York Alpha1952Billionaire, entrepreneur, co-founder of DFS Group, and sailing champion[80]
Orra E. MonnetteOhio Alpha1891Attorney, author and founder of the Bank of America; 13th President of Phi Kappa Psi (1912–1914)[81]
Howard C. SheperdIndiana Alpha1913Chairman of Citigroup (1952–1959)[82]
Mark StevensCalifornia Delta1981Partner and venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital[83][84]
Angus G. Wynne, Jr.Texas Alpha1933Six Flags founder; CEO of Great Southwest Corp. and Great Southwest Industrial District[43]
Jerry YangCalifornia Beta1987Yahoo! co-founder and former CEO[85]
Herbert Dow
Jerry Yang

Government, law, and public policy

President

NameOriginal chapterInitiation
year
NotabilityRef(s)
Woodrow WilsonVirginia Alpha1879President of the United States (1913–1921); Commander-in-Chief during World War I; Governor of New Jersey (1911–1913); President of Princeton University (1902–1910); Nobel Peace Prize recipient (1919) for promulgating the League of Nations and the Fourteen Points to end World War I; his presidency is noted for the Progressive Movement and a moral approach to foreign policy that set the tone for America's world posture still in place today[86]
Woodrow Wilson

Cabinet and cabinet-level positions

NameOriginal chapterInitiation
year
NotabilityRef(s)
Joseph W. BarrIndiana Alpha1936United States Secretary of the Treasury (1968–1969); Undersecretary of the Treasury (1965–1968); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman (1963–1965); U.S. Representative from Indiana (1959–1961)[87]
John T. ConnorNew York Beta1933United States Secretary of Commerce (1965–1967)[88]
J. Edward DayIllinois Beta1939United States Postmaster General (1961–1963)[89]
Mark FilipIllinois Delta1986Acting United States Attorney General (2009); United States Deputy Attorney General (2008–2009)[90]
Stephen HadleyNew York Alpha1966U.S. National Security Advisor (2005–2009)[91]
George A. JenksPennsylvania Alpha1854U.S. Solicitor General (1886–1889); U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania (1875–1877)[92]
A. Mitchell PalmerPennsylvania Kappa1889United States Attorney General (1919–1921); candidate for 1920 Democratic presidential nomination; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania (1909–1915); famous in American history for the post-World War I Palmer Raids[93]
James M. RidenourIndiana Alpha1961Director of the National Park Service (1989–1993); Director of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources for eight years before becoming NPS director in April 1989,Vietnam War veteran; he served in the U.S. Army (1966–1969)
Carl SchurzNew York Alpha1870United States Secretary of the Interior (1877–1881); U.S. Senator from Missouri (1869–1875); U.S. Minister to Spain (1861)[94]
Mark Filip
Stephen Hadley

Members of the United States Congress

NameOriginal chapterInitiation
year
NotabilityRef(s)
Ernest F. AchesonPennsylvania Alpha1873U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania (1895–1909)[95]
Wilbur L. AdamsPennsylvania Zeta1902U.S. Representative from Delaware (1933–1935)[96]
Henry T. BannonOhio Delta1885U.S. Representative from Ohio (1905–1909)[97]
Laird Howard BarberPennsylvania Theta1869U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania (1899–1901)[98]
Arthur Laban BatesPennsylvania Beta1876U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania (1901–1913)[99]
Evan BayhIndiana Beta1975U.S. Senator from Indiana (1999–2011); Governor of Indiana (1989–1997); Secretary of State of Indiana (1987–1989)[66]
John BeattyOhio Alpha1870U.S. Representative from Ohio (1868–1873)[50]
Joseph M. BelfordPennsylvania Zeta1868U.S. Representative from New York (1897–1899)[100]
Frank Eckels BeltzhooverPennsylvania Epsilon1858U.S. Representative from Ohio (1879–1883, 1891–1895)[101]
Henry H. BinghamPennsylvania Alpha1858U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania (1879–1912); Medal of Honor recipient as a Union Army officer at the Battle of the Wilderness; conveyed the personal effects of Confederate General L. Armistead to Union General W. Hancock at the Battle of Gettysburg[102]
Bruce BraleyIowa Beta1976U.S. Representative from Iowa (2007–2015)[103]
James E. BromwellIowa Alpha1939U.S. Representative from Iowa (1961–1965)[11]
Joseph W. Byrns, Jr.Tennessee Delta1924U.S. Representative from Tennessee (1939–1941)[104]
William H. CalkinsIndiana Alpha1883U.S. Representative from Indiana (1877–1883)[105]
George Earle ChamberlainVirginia Beta1872U.S. Senator from Oregon (1909–1921); Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (1913–1919); Governor of Oregon (1903–1909)[106]
Edwin V. ChampionIllinois Delta1908U.S. Representative from Illinois (1937–1939)[107]
Ralph E. ChurchIllinois Alpha1908U.S. Representative from Illinois (1935–1941, 1943–1950)[108]
James CooneyMissouri Alpha1869U.S. Representative from Missouri (1897–1903)[105]
Paul CoverdellMissouri Alpha1959U.S. Senator from Georgia (1993–2000); Director of the Peace Corps (1989–1991); Georgia State Senator (1970–1989); sponsored federal legislation creating the Coverdell Education Savings Accounts[109]
William J. CrowPennsylvania Zeta1922U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania (1947–1949)[110]
Thomas Henry DalePennsylvania Theta1892U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania (1905–1907)[111]
Robert DanielVirginia Alpha1955U.S. Representative from Virginia (1973–1983)[112]
Charlie DentPennsylvania Lambda1982U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania (2005–present); Pennsylvania State Senate#Membership (1999–2004); Pennsylvania State Representative (1991–1998)[69]
Winfield K. DentonIndiana Alpha1915U.S. Representative from Indiana (1949–1953, 1955–1966)[69]
Clarence DillOhio Alpha1906U.S. Senator from Washington (1923–1935); U.S. Representative from Washington (1915–1919)[113]
P. Henry DugroNew York Gamma1874U.S. Representative from New York (1881–1883)[114]
Allan C. Durborow, Jr.Indiana Beta1877U.S. Representative from Indiana (1891–1895)[13]
Hamilton G. EwartSouth Carolina Alpha1870U.S. Representative from South Carolina (1889–1891); mayor of Hendersonville, North Carolina (1878–1879)[9]
George W. FarisIndiana Alpha1870U.S. Representative from Indiana (1895–1901)[115]
David E. FinleySouth Carolina Alpha1886U.S. Representative from South Carolina (1899–1917)[116]
Joseph B. ForakerOhio Alpha1866U.S. Senator from Ohio (1897–1909); Governor of Ohio (1886–1890); candidate for 1908 Republican presidential nomination; first President of Phi Kappa Psi (1886–1888); founder of Phi Psi's New York Alpha chapter at Cornell University[50][51]
Ralph W. GwinnIndiana Alpha1901U.S. Representative from New York (1945–1959)[91]
T. Millet HandPennsylvania Zeta1919U.S. Representative from New Jersey (1945–1956); Mayor of Cape May (1937–1944)[117]
Thomas W. HarrisonVirginia Alpha1867U.S. Representative from Virginia (1916–1921)[118]
Charles S. HartmanIndiana Gamma1879U.S. Representative from Indiana (1893–1899)[56]
Daniel Brodhead HeinerPennsylvania Zeta1873U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania (1893–1897)[76]
Charles HendersonCalifornia Beta1892U.S. Senator from Nevada (1918–1921)[119]
Thomas J. HendersonPennsylvania Alpha1855U.S. Representative from Illinois (1875–1895)[92]
Charles L. HenryIndiana Alpha1868U.S. Representative from Indiana (1895–1899)[115]
Frederick C. HicksPennsylvania Kappa1890U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania (1915–1923)[93]
J. French HillTennessee Delta1976U.S. Representative from Arkansas (2015–present)[120]
John D. Hoblitzell, Jr.West Virginia Alpha1931U.S. Senator from West Virginia (1958)[121]
Herschel M. HoggIllinois Gamma1873U.S. Representative from Colorado (1903–1907)[122]
Craig HosmerCalifornia Gamma1934U.S. Representative from California (1953–1974)[123]
Charles J. Hughes, Jr.Missouri Alpha1872U.S. Senator from Colorado (1909–1911)[124]
John S. JonesOhio Alpha1861U.S. Representative from Ohio (1877–1879)[125]
J. Warren KeiferOhio Beta1868U.S. Representative from Ohio (1877–1885); Speaker of the House (1881–1883); served as a U.S. Army general in both the Civil War and Spanish–American War[126]
William S. KenyonIowa Alpha1886U.S. Senator from Iowa (1911–1922); justice of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (1922–1933); considered for the 1924 Republican presidential and vice presidential nominations, and for appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1930 and 1932[127]
Thomas KuchelCalifornia Delta1929U.S. Senator from California (1953–1969); Senate Minority Whip (1959–1969); co-floor manager for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965[128]
George Swinton LegaréSouth Carolina Alpha1889U.S. Representative from South Carolina (1903–1913)[116]
Edward C. LittleKansas Alpha1878U.S. Representative from Kansas (1919–1924)[129]
Edward L. MartinVirginia Alpha1857U.S. Representative from Delaware (1879–1883)[67]
Sam C. MassingaleMississippi Alpha1889U.S. Representative from Oklahoma (1935–1941)[130]
Addison S. McClurePennsylvania Alpha1855U.S. Representative from Ohio (1895–1897)[92]
John Y. McCollisterIowa Alpha1941U.S. Representative from Nebraska (1971–1977)[131]
Welty McCulloghPennsylvania Alpha1868U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania (1887–1889)[95]
James McKinneyIllinois Gamma1874U.S. Representative from Illinois (1905–1913)[122]
Clarence B. MillerMinnesota Beta1891U.S. Representative from Minnesota (1909–1919)[132]
Hugh MitchellNew Hampshire Alpha1927U.S. Representative from Washington (1949–1953); U.S. Senator from Washington (1945–1946)[133]
John I. MitchellPennsylvania Gamma1881U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (1881–1887); U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania (1877–1881)[134]
Hunter Holmes Moss, Jr.West Virginia Alpha1895U.S. Representative from West Virginia (1913–1916)[135]
James C. NeedhamCalifornia Alpha1884U.S. Representative from California (1899–1913)[136]
James Ellsworth NolandIndiana Beta1939U.S. Representative from Indiana (1949–1951)[137]
Henry PageVirginia Alpha1859U.S. Representative from Maryland (1891–1892)[138]
William H. PerrySouth Carolina Alpha1857U.S. Representative from South Carolina (1885–1891); served as a Confederate Army officer[9]
Samuel R. PetersOhio Alpha1861U.S. Representative from Kansas (1883–1891); served as a Union Army officer[125]
Peter A. PeyserNew York Epsilon1942U.S. Representative from New York (1971–1977, 1979–1983)[139]
John PicklerIowa Alpha1867U.S. Representative from South Dakota (1889–1897)[140]
Hugh H. PriceWisconsin Alpha1878U.S. Representative from Wisconsin (1887)[141]
William J. RandallMissouri Alpha1932U.S. Representative from Missouri (1959–1977)[142]
Robert F. RichPennsylvania Zeta1903U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania (1930–1943, 1945–1951)[143]
William Nathaniel RogersNew Hampshire Alpha1912U.S. Representative from New Hampshire (1923–1925)[144]
William S. ShallenbergerPennsylvania Gamma1859U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania (1877–1883)[145]
Don L. ShortMinnesota Beta1924U.S. Representative from North Dakota (1959–1965)[146]
Ellison D. SmithSouth Carolina Alpha1885U.S. Senator from South Carolina (1909–1944); South Carolina State Representative (1896–1900); known as "Cotton Ed," Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry[116]
Martin L. SmyserOhio Beta1867U.S. Representative from Ohio (1889–1891, 1905–1907)[126]
Hubert D. StephensMississippi Alpha1894U.S. Senator from Mississippi (1923–1935); U.S. Representative from Mississippi (1911–1921)[119]
Charles SumnerIndiana Alpha1867U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (1851–1874)[147]
Frank SundstromNew York Alpha1920U.S. Representative from New Jersey (1943–1949); inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1978[148]
Dean P. TaylorNew York Epsilon1922U.S. Representative from New York (1943–1961)[149]
David Gardiner TylerVirginia Beta1867U.S. Representative from Virginia (1893–1897); Virginia State Senator (1891–1892, 1900–1904); Confederate Army veteran; son of U.S. President John Tyler[150]
James A. WalkerVirginia Alpha1854U.S. Representative from Virginia (1895–1899); Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (1878–1882); Brigadier General, Confederate States Army; Commander of the Stonewall Brigade (May 14, 1863 – May 12, 1864) and Early's Division (1865)[151]
James Eli WatsonIndiana Alpha1881U.S. Senator from Indiana (1916–1933); Majority Leader (1929–1933); U.S. Representative from Indiana (1895–1897, 1899–1909); Republican Party Whip (1905–1909); credited with originating the saying "If you can't lick 'em, jine 'em"[152]
Earle D. WilleyPennsylvania Zeta1907U.S. Representative from Delaware (1943–1945)[153]
George S. WilliamsPennsylvania Zeta1897U.S. Representative from Delaware (1939–1941)[153]
James R. WilliamsIndiana Beta1874U.S. Representative from Illinois (1889–1895, 1899–1905)[96]
Boyd WinchesterVirginia Alpha1855U.S. Representative from Kentucky (1869–1873)[138]
Larry WinnKansas Alpha1938U.S. Representative from Kansas (1967–1985)[154]
Simon Peter WolvertonPennsylvania Gamma1857U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania (1891–1895)[145]
Dudley G. WootenVirginia Alpha1877U.S. Representative from Texas (1901–1903)[118]
Seth H. YocumPennsylvania Zeta1859U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania (1879–1881)[155]
Evan Bayh
George E. Chamberlain
Paul Coverdell
Charlie Dent
Joseph B. Foraker
French Hill
J. Warren Keifer
William S. Kenyon
Thomas Kuchel
Charles Sumner
James Eli Watson

United States Supreme Court

NameOriginal chapterInitiation
year
NotabilityRef(s)
Pierce ButlerMinnesota Alpha1885Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1922–1939); President of the Minnesota State Bar Association (1908); known as one of the court's "Four Horsemen" who opposed New Deal legislation[156]
Pierce Butler

U.S. governors and lieutenant governors

NameOriginal chapterInitiation
year
NotabilityRef(s)
Newton W. GilbertOhio Delta1882Governor-General of the Philippines (1907–1908); U.S. Representative from Indiana (1905–1906); Lieutenant Governor of Indiana (1901–1905)[97]
James P. GoodrichIndiana Alpha1885Governor of Indiana (1917–1921); candidate for 1920 Republican presidential nomination[157]
Homer A. HoltVirginia Beta1916Governor of West Virginia (1937–1941); Attorney General of West Virginia (1933–1937)[158]
Lawrence M. JuddPennsylvania Iota1907Territorial Governor of Hawaii (1929–1934); Governor of American Samoa (1953)[159]
William Preston Lane, Jr.Virginia Alpha1910Governor of Maryland (1947–1951); Attorney General of Maryland (1930–1934)[160]
Lloyd Lowndes, Jr.Pennsylvania Beta1864Governor of Maryland (1895–1899); U.S. Representative from Maryland (1873–1875)[124]
Raymond P. ShaferPennsylvania Beta1935Governor of Pennsylvania (1967–1971); Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania (1963–1967); Pennsylvania State Senator (1959–1962)[161]
William Cameron SproulPennsylvania Kappa1889Governor of Pennsylvania (1919–1923); candidate for 1920 Republican presidential nomination; namesake of Sproul State Forest[93]
William Ellery SweetPennsylvania Kappa1889Governor of Colorado (1923–1925)[93]
James Goodrich
William C. Sproul

Mayors

NameOriginal chapterInitiation
year
NotabilityRef(s)
Michael BloombergMaryland Alpha1961Mayor of New York City (2002–2013); founder of Bloomberg L.P.[162] [163]
James BrainardIndiana Zeta1973Mayor of Carmel, Indiana (2003–present)[163]
Paul HelmkeIndiana Beta1970President of Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence (2006–2011); Mayor of Fort Wayne (1987–1999)[164]
Frank W. BurkeCalifornia Delta1939Mayor of Louisville (1969–1973); U.S. Representative from Kentucky (1959–1963)[165]
Daniel P. MeyerNew York Alpha1984Director of Whistleblowing & Transparency, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense, Mayor of Burkittsville, Maryland (2000–2004)[166]
Mike Bloomberg

State and local legislators

NameOriginal chapterInitiation
year
NotabilityRef(s)
Earl EhrhartGeorgia Alpha1978Georgia State Representative (1989–2019)[167]
Robert J. GaragiolaNew Jersey Gamma1991Maryland State Senator (2002–2013, Majority Leader)[168]
Doug MillerTexas Gamma1973Texas State Representative (2009–2017)[citation needed]
Bryan PrattMissouri Alpha1992Missouri State Representative (2003–2011, Speaker Pro Tem)[169]
Jeff PyleWest Virginia Alpha1983Pennsylvania State Representative (2005–2021)[169]
Scott T. RuppMissouri Alpha1994Missouri Public Service Commission (2014-present); Missouri State Senator (2006–2014); Missouri State Representative (2003–2006)[170]
David ShaferGeorgia Alpha1983Georgia State Senator (2002–2019)[161]
Tracy StaffordFlorida Beta1967Florida State Representative (1990–2000)[171]
Tracy Stafford

Diplomats

NameOriginal chapterInitiation
year
NotabilityRef(s)
Burton Y. BerryIndiana Beta1920United States Ambassador to Iraq (1952–1954)[172]
Edward P. C. LewisVirginia Alpha1854United States Ambassador to Portugal (1885–1889)[173]
Herbert B. PowellOregon Alpha1923United States Ambassador to New Zealand (1963–1967); Commanding General of the Third United States Army (1960)[174]
Boyd WinchesterVirginia Alpha1855United States Ambassador to Switzerland (1885–1889); U.S. Representative from Kentucky (1869–1873); Kentucky State Senator (1867–1868)[138]
Herbert Powell

Judges and lawyers

NameOriginal chapterInitiation
year
NotabilityRef(s)
John W. DavisVirginia Beta1889Democratic presidential nominee (1924); President of the American Bar Association (1922–1923); United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1918–1921); U.S. Solicitor General (1913–1918); U.S. Representative from West Virginia (1911–1913)[106]
James D. FellersOklahoma Alpha1932President of the American Bar Association (1974–1975)[175]
Franklin FerrissNew York Alpha1870Special Master - United States v. Standard Oil Company; Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court (1910-1912)
Theodore G. GarfieldIowa Alpha1912Justice on the Iowa Supreme Court (1941–1969); Chief Justice (1961–1969)[176]
Whitney R. HarrisWashington Alpha1930Prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials, namesake of the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute at the Washington University School of Law[177]
Joseph Welles HendersonPennsylvania Gamma1905President of the American Bar Association (1943–1944)[178]
Glenn KirschnerVirginia Beta1980Chief of Homicide Section of United States Attorney for the District of Columbia office, portrayed in “Georgetown (film)” (2019) and NBC News/MSNBC legal analyst.
Charles Page Thomas MoorePennsylvania Alpha1852Founder of Phi Kappa Psi; Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (1871–1881)[92]
John Patterson ReaOhio Alpha1865Grand Army of the Republic Commander-in-Chief (1887–1888); Judge of Probate, Hennepin County, Minnesota (1877–1881); editor of the Minneapolis Tribune (1875–1877); third President of Phi Kappa Psi (1890–1892)[179]
Kingsley A. TaftMassachusetts Alpha1921Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court (1963–1970); U.S. Senator from Ohio (1946–1947)[180]
John W. Davis

Other U.S. political and legal figures

NameOriginal chapterInitiation
year
NotabilityRef(s)
Joseph BlatchfordCalifornia Epsilon1953Director of the Peace Corps (1969–1971)[181]
William J. DonovanNew York Gamma1903Known as the "Father of American Intelligence;" Freedom Award recipient (1959); founder and Director of the Office of Strategic Services (precursor of the CIA) during World War II; World War I Medal of Honor recipient; United States Ambassador to Thailand (1953–1954)[182]
Ernest O. ThompsonTexas Alpha1913Texas Railroad Commission's chairman and longest-serving member (1933–1965); Mayor of Amarillo, Texas (1929–1932); Lieutenant General, United States Army; Commanding General, Texas National Guard[183] [184]
William Donovan

Military

NameOriginal chapterInitiation
year
NotabilityRef(s)
Stephen AilesWest Virginia Alpha1934United States Secretary of the Army (1964–1965)[185]
Scott C. BlackCalifornia Eta197437th Judge Advocate General of the United States Army (2005–2009)[186]
Tasker H. BlissPennsylvania Gamma1870General, United States Army; Chief of Staff of the United States Army during World War I (1917–1918)[187]
Lynn ComptonCalifornia Epsilon1940United States Army; Portrayed in HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Neal McDonough; recipient of the Silver Star[188]
Walter B. HuffmanTexas Beta1964Dean of Texas Tech University School of Law (2002–2010); 35th Judge Advocate General of the United States Army (1997–2001)[189]
John A. HullIowa Alpha189015th Judge Advocate General of the United States Army (1924–1928)[127]
William Campbell LangfittOhio Delta1880Major General, United States Army; chief of staff and chief engineer for the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I; namesake of the USS General W. C. Langfitt[190]
John Otho Marsh, Jr.Virginia Beta1948United States Secretary of the Army (1981–1989); U.S. Representative from Virginia (1963–1971); served in the Army during World War II[191]
Kenneth MinihanFlorida Alpha1963Lieutenant General, United States Air Force; Director of the National Security Agency (1996–1999); Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (1995–1996); Vietnam War veteran[133]
Billy MitchellDistrict of Columbia Alpha1896"Father of the U.S. Air Force"; Congressional Gold Medal recipient; Brigadier General, United States Army; commander of U.S. Army air forces in France during World War I; the country's most notable early proponent of air power and one of the most important figures in American military history; namesake of the North American B-25 Mitchell Bomber and the General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; subject of the 1955 movie The Court-Marital of Billy Mitchell starring Gary Cooper[190]
James C. Owens, Jr.California Delta1930United States Navy; For actions at WWII Battle of Midway, awarded posthumous Navy Cross for valor, and provided leadership as squadron commander of torpedo bombers that contributed to the squadron receiving a Presidential Unit Citation for overall actions in that battle; namesake of the USS James C. Owens[192]
Frank ParkerSouth Carolina Alpha1888Major General, United States Army; commander of the 1st Infantry Division during World War I[193]
William T. PoagueSouth Carolina Alpha1888Colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War; Treasurer of the Virginia Military Institute (1884–1914); Washington and Lee University trustee (1865–1885)[194]
Robert W. SennewaldIowa Beta1950General, United States Army; Commanding General of the U.S. Army Forces Command (1984–1986); Commander in Chief of the United Nations Command and Combined Forces ROK/United States (1982–1984); battalion commander during the Vietnam War[52]
David W. TaylorVirginia Epsilon1877Rear Admiral, United States Navy; Chief Constructor of the Navy (World War I); recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Honour, and John Fritz Medal (1931)[195]
Henry Terrell, Jr.Texas Alpha1908Major General, United States Army; commander of the 90th Infantry Division during World War II[196]
Daniel Van VoorhisOhio Alpha, Pennsylvania Alpha1897Lieutenant General, United States Army; Commander of V Corps (1938–1942); a founder of the Army's Armor Branch and one of the most important developers of American mobile warfare doctrine[197]
Walter X. YoungIllinois Beta1937United States Marine Corps; posthumous recipient of the Navy Cross; namesake of the USS Walter X. Young[155]
Tasker Bliss
Kenneth Minihan
Billy Mitchell
David Taylor

Religion

NameOriginal chapterInitiation
year
NotabilityRef(s)
Luther Alexander GotwaldPennsylvania Epsilon1856Professor of Theology in the Wittenberg Theological Seminary[198]
Collins DennyPennsylvania Theta1875Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (1910–1932)[98]
David H. GreerPennsylvania Alpha1861Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York (1908–1919)[199]
John Gresham MachenMaryland Alpha1898Professor of New Testament at Princeton Seminary (1915–1929)[200]
Robert LowryPennsylvania Gamma1856Professor, prominent Baptist minister, and famed 19th-century hymn writer; composed, among others, "Shall We Gather At The River?"; second President of Phi Kappa Psi (1888–1890)[124]
Richard StearnsNew York Alpha1970President of World Vision International, a Christian relief charity (1998–present)[201]
Ernest M. StiresVirginia Alpha1885Third Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island (1925–1942); seventh President of Phi Kappa Psi (1900–1902)[202]
Robert Lowry

Science

NameOriginal chapterInitiation
year
NotabilityRef(s)
Donald C. BackerNew York Alpha1963Astrophysicist known for his research of pulsars[203]
Madison BentleyNebraska Alpha1895President of the American Psychological Association (1925–1926)[204]
Frank Wigglesworth ClarkeNew York Alpha1869Sometimes known as the "Father of Geochemistry;" credited with determining the composition of the Earth's crust; President of the American Chemical Society (1901), and one of its founders[205]
Amos DolbearOhio Alpha1864Physicist and prolific inventor[206]
Scott ForstallCalifornia Beta1988Led original software development team for the iPhone and iPad; co-produced Tony award-winning Fun Home[207]
Owen GarriottOklahoma Alpha1949NASA astronaut; spent 60 days aboard the Skylab space station in 1973 during the Skylab 3 mission, and 10 days aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1983 during the Spacelab-1 mission[208]
J. McVicker HuntNebraska Alpha1926Prominent educational psychologist, whose works were cited in the creation of Head Start; past President of the American Psychological Association (1952–53)[209]
Jesse William LazearPennsylvania Alpha1885Physician who studied malaria and yellow fever[210]
William Henry LettermanPennsylvania Alpha1852Founder of Phi Kappa Psi; surgeon and local medical leader in Texas[92]
H. Houston MerrittTennessee Delta1921Neurologist; Dean of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (1958–1969); chairman of the Neurological Institute of New York (1948–1967)[211]
Peyton RousMaryland Alpha1899Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1966)[200]
Elliot SeeTexas Alpha1945NASA astronaut; killed in 1966 during training as command pilot of the Gemini 9 mission[212]
Scott Forstall
Elliott See

Sports

NameOriginal chapterInitiation
year
NotabilityRef(s)
Phog AllenKansas Alpha1905Basketball Hall of Fame member; known as the "Father of Basketball Coaching"; coach at the University of Kansas (1919–1956) where he won three national titles; namesake of the Allen Fieldhouse[213]
Jon P. AndersonNew York Alpha1968Honolulu Marathon winner (1981); Boston Marathon winner (1973); member of the U.S. Olympic team (1972)[214]
David J. ArcherNew York Alpha2002Head coach of the Cornell Football team (2013–present)[215]
Jay ArnetteTexas Alpha1959Member of the 1960 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team that won the gold medal; consensus All-American on Sweet 16 and Southwest Conference Champion Longhorn team[216]
Ralph "Moon" BakerIllinois Alpha1924Halfback on the 1926 College Football All-America Team, Captain of the 1926 Big Ten football champions, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame[217]
Buzzie BavasiIndiana Alpha1935Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers General Manager (1950–1968); first President of the San Diego Padres (1968–1977); California Angels General Manager (1977–1984)[66]
Eric BernotasWest Virginia Alpha1990Medal-winning skeleton racer at the 2007 and 2009 world chjampionships[218]
Kevin BerryIndiana Beta1965Gold and bronze medalist swimmer at the 1964 Summer Olympics[172]
Ron BontempsWisconsin Gamma1944Captain of the 1952 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team that won the gold medal[219]
Terry BowdenWest Virginia Alpha1975Head football coach University of North Alabama (2009–2011); Head Football Coach The University of Akron (2012–Present); ABC Sports football analyst and color commentator (1999–2008); head football coach Auburn University (1993–1998); head football coach Samford University (1987–1992); assistant head football coach The University of Akron (1986); head football coach Salem International University (1983–1985)[220]
Walter ByersIowa Alpha1941First Executive Director of the NCAA (1951–1988)[104]
Eddie CameronVirginia Beta1921Duke University basketball coach (1942–1945); namesake of Cameron Indoor Stadium[221]
Jeff CirilloCalifornia Delta1989Former Major League Baseball player, All-Star 1997 and 2000[222]
David R. ClarkNew York Alpha1979Won a silver medal in the coxless four as part of the 1984 U.S. Olympic team rowing team[223]
Jerry ColangeloIllinois Delta1959Basketball Hall of Fame member; former Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks majority owner[224]
Dan DakichIndiana Beta1982Former college basketball player and coach; played under Bob Knight (1981–1985); coached at Bowling Green; radio host in Indianapolis on 1070 "The Fan"[112]
Francis L. DaleNorth Carolina Alpha1942Principal owner of the Cincinnati Reds (1967–1973)[112]
Chub FeeneyNew Hampshire Alpha1940President of the National League (1970–1986)[225]
Gilbert FordTexas Alpha1951Captain of the 1956 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team that won the gold medal; twice All-Southwest Conference on SWC champion Longhorn team; president of Converse, Inc. (1986–1996)[226]
Ford FrickIndiana Alpha1913President of the National League (1934–1951); Commissioner of Baseball (1951–1965); National Baseball Hall of Fame member[227]
Taj GibsonCalifornia Delta2007National Basketball Association current player, New York Knicks[228]
George K. JamesPennsylvania Gamma1927Head football coach at Cornell University (1947–1960)[229]
Alva KelleyNew York Alpha1939Head football coach of Brown University (1951–1958) and Colgate University (1959–1961)[230]
Johnny "Red" KerrIllinois Delta1953Former NBA player and coach; former broadcaster for the Chicago Bulls[231]
Nile KinnickIowa Alpha1938Heisman Trophy winner (1939); killed during training as a naval aviator during World War II; namesake of the University of Iowa's Kinnick Stadium[231]
Oliver "Doc" KuhnTennessee Delta1920Led Vanderbilt to 3-straight Southern Conference championships at quarterback[232]
Craig LeffertsArizona Alpha1977Former Relief Pitcher and Coach
Sol MetzgerPennsylvania Iota1899Football and basketball coach, sportswriter[233]
John MichelsCalifornia Delta19921996 NFL First Round Draft Choice for the Green Bay Packers, Super Bowl XXXI Champion[234]
Ralph MillerKansas Alpha1938Basketball Hall of Fame member and former college coach at the University of Wichita (1951–1964), the University of Iowa (1964–1970) and Oregon State University (1970–1989)[235]
Gil ReeseTennessee Delta1922First three-sport captain in history of Vanderbilt, twice All-Southern halfback[232]
Tex SchrammTexas Alpha1940Pro Football Hall of Fame member; president and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys (1960–1989); instrumental in AFL-NFL merger[236]
Quentin SickelsMichigan Alpha1947Guard on the 1947 and 1948 University of Michigan Wolverine national champion football teams[237]
Mark SpitzIndiana Beta1969Olympic swimming legend, won seven gold medals in 1972[238]
Dick TomeyIndiana Alpha1957Retired football coach; San Jose State (2005–2009), University of Arizona (1987–2000), University of Hawaii (1977–1986)[239]
Michael TroyIndiana Beta1959Gold medalist in the 200m butterfly and 800m freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics[30]
George YardleyCalifornia Beta1947Basketball Hall of Fame member; first player in NBA history to score 2,000 points in one season[43]
Ron YaryCalifornia Delta1966Pro Football Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame inductee; Outland Trophy winner for USC (1967); NFL first overall draft choice (1968)[43]
Jerry Colangelo
Ford Frick
Taj Gibson
Nile Kinnick
Mark Spitz

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