Our proud history of producing campus leaders who go on to succeed in business, government, the armed services, sports, entertainment and the arts has led to Kappa Sigma’s continuous and unparalleled growth across the continent.

GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

Robert J. Dole (Gamma-Omicron), former Senator, Kansas (1969-1996); Republican Party Presidential Nominee (1996)
Sonny Perdue (Beta-Lambda), Governor of Georgia (2003-)
Richard Burr (Delta Omega), Senator, North Carolina (2005-); former Congressman, North Carolina (1992-2002)
Ernest J. Istook, Jr. (Theta-Psi), Congressman, Oklahoma (1993-)
Vic Snyder (Theta-Delta), Congressman, Arkansas (1997-)
Dustin McDaniel (Xi), Arkansas Attorney General (2007-)
Ruffin G. Pleasant (Gamma), former Governor of Louisiana (1916-1920)
Beauford H. Jester (Tau), former Governor of Texas (1947-1949)
Dwight Green (Alpha-Pi), former Governor of Illinois (1941-1949)
Lee S. Dreyfus (Beta-Epsilon), former Governor of Wisconsin (1979-1983)
David C. Treen (Sigma), former Governor of Louisiana (1980-1984)
Paul E. Patton (Beta-Nu), former Governor of Kentucky (1995-2003)
John Murtha (Beta-Delta), former Congressman, Pennsylvania (1974-2010)
Ken Lucas (Beta-Nu), former Congressman, Kentucky (1999-2005)
Estes Kefauver (Lambda), former Senator, Tennessee (1949-1963)
John G. Tower (Iota), former Senator, Texas (1961-1985)

Paul J. Fannin (Gamma Rho), former Senator, Arizona (1959-1987)
Joe D. Waggonner (Epsilon-Gamma), former Congressman, Louisiana (1961-1978); former Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee.
Dante Fascell (Epsilon-Beta), former Congressman, Florida (1955-1993); former chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee
Robert Hurt (Upsilon), current Congressman for Virginia's Fifth Congressional District
David E. Kendall (Alpha-Pi), Attorney to President Bill Clinton
Martin C. Petersen (Rho), former Deputy Executive Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Larry M. Speakes (Delta-Xi), Press Secretary for President Ronald ReaganJohn Ehrlichman (Delta Nu), Counsel and Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs under President Richard Nixon
Tom Allen (Alpha-Rho), former Congressman, Maine (1997-2009)

ENTERTAINERS

FILM and TELEVISION

Robert Redford (Gamma-Tau), Academy Award-winning Actor; Director; Founder of the Sundance Film Festival
Richard Crenna (Delta-Eta), Actor - Rambo
John Driscoll (Kappa Phi), Actor - Guiding Light, The Young and the Restless
Chris Harrison (Theta Psi), Actor - The Bachelor
Dennis Haskins (Alpha-Iota), Actor - Saved By the Bell
Gordon Jump (Gamma Chi), Actor, WKRP, portrayed the Maytag repairman
Wink Martindale (Epsilon-Pi), TV Game Show Host
David Nelson (Delta Eta), Actor, Ozzie and Harriet
Mike O'Malley (Beta-Kappa), Actor, 'Yes Dear', Guts
Gailard Sartain (Epsilon Mu), Actor
Greg Smith (Theta-Beta), Actor, Everwood
Michael C. Williams (Xi-Gamma), Actor, The Blair Witch Project

Donnie Jeffcoat (Mu-Delta), Actor - Wild and Crazy Kids
Johnny Mack Brown (Beta) Actor (Movie star of 1930s and 40s)

MUSIC

Bill Anderson (Beta Lambda), Singer and Songwriter
Jimmy Buffett (Epsilon-Nu), Singer
Hoagy Carmichael (Beta-Theta), Composer and movie star
AJ Castillo (Xi-Delta), Tejano recording artist; Accordionist; Singer, Performer, and Producer
Kevin Griffin (Gamma), lead Singer and Musician - Better Than Ezra
Josh Kelley (Delta-Xi), Musician
Paul "P.H." Naffah (Rho), Drummer - The Refreshments, Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers
Bobby Pulido (Lambda-Psi), Musician, Tejano Recording Artist

VISUAL ARTS

Mort Walker (Beta-Gamma), Cartoonist - 'Beetle Bailey'

OTHER

Andrew Daniel (Theta-Upsilon), winner Big Brother 5, model
Greg Raymer (Beta-Chi), winner World Series of Poker 2004
Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, Motivational Speaker, best known from the movie "Rudy"

BUSINESS

Craig Barrett (Beta Zeta), Chairman and former CEO, Intel
Ted Turner (Beta Alpha), Media Mogul (TNT, TBS, CNN, Atlanta Braves)
Todd Wagner (Beta-Theta), Broadcast.com co-founder
Albert Bond Lambert (Zeta), Early Aviator, Sponsor of The Spirit of St. Louis, namesake of Lambert International Airport
Robert Eaton (Gamma-Omicron), former Chairman DaimlerChrysler AG
John Olin (Alpha-Kappa), former Chairman Olin Corporation
Spencer Truman Olin (Alpha Kappa), Executive Olin Corporation, philanthropist and Republican Party supporter.
Alan Mulally (Gamma-Omicron), President and CEO Ford Motor Company
Russell Wiener (Phi) Co-founder Donruss Baseball Cards
Howard Hyle (Nu), former Vice President of Coca-Cola
Willard F. Rockwell (Alpha Delta), Founder of Rockwell International

William Hewlett (Beta-Zeta), Founder, Hewlett Packard
Gordon Binder (Chi), former CEO of AMGen
Charles Schneider (Lambda-Upsilon), Sommelier, Restaurateur
Cyrus R. Smith (Tau), former President of American Airlines
Richard Rainwater (Tau), Financier
Ben Gilmer (Beta-Eta), CEO, AT&T
R.W. Lundgren (Gamma-Sigma), Chairman of the Board, Dow Chemical
Allen Jacobson (Gamma-Lambda), CEO, 3M Company
Dan Mermelstein (Rho), Co-Founder, Vivid Racing
Rob Rohn (Rho), Co-Founder, Vivid Racing
J. Tylee Wilson (Delta-Beta), Chairman, RJR Nabisco
Pierson M. Grieve (Epsilon-Delta), CEO, Ecolab, Inc
John P. Surma, Jr. (Alpha-Delta), Chairman and CEO of US Steel
Robert G. Krebs (Beta-Zeta), former CEO, Burlington Northern
Paul Henson (Alpha-Psi), Chairman of the Board, United Telecom
Jack Smith, Jr. (Gamma-Delta), President, General Motors
David J. Fiser (Gamma-Chi), Vice President, Kansas Farm Bureau
Scottie Mayfield (Alpha-Tau), President, Mayfield Dairy Farms
Bryan Shipp (Gamma-Omega), Entrepreneur, Owner and Founder of Pittsburgh Scoop
Richard Johnson (Alpha-Phi), Founder & President, HotJobs
John R. Patrick (Beta-Iota), former IBM Vice-President and innovative leader in the information technology industry

JOURNALISM

Edward R. Murrow (Gamma-Mu), broadcasting legend; pioneer of television news broadcasting

Steve Kroft (Gamma-Iota), Journalist, 60 Minutes
Sam Donaldson (Epsilon-Xi), Journalist ABC News
Dan Dierdorf (Beta-Gamma), Sports Commentator, former NFL player
Charles E. Richardson, Wyoming newspaper Publisher
Lowell Thomas (Beta-Omicron), Journalist, Commentator

ACADEMICS

Steven C. Beering (Chi), Former President, Purdue University
Thomas J. Clifford (Delta-Mu), President, University of North Dakota
Arthur H. DeRosier Jr. (Epsilon-Nu), Former President, Rocky Mountain College
John G. Johnson (Delta-Alpha), President, Butler University
Theron Montgomery Jr. (Alpha-Nu), President, Jacksonville State
William N. Ruud (Delta-Mu), President, Shippensburg University
John W. Ryan (Delta-Sigma), President Emeritus, Indiana University
George J. Chedson (Delta-Sigma), Former President, Hope College
William Cade (Tau), President, University of Lethbridge, behavioral ecologist
Ralph Gallucci (Epsilon-Theta), Dept. Chair, Classics University of California, Santa Barbara
Gary Forsee (Beta Chi), President, University of Missouri System E.
Joseph Savoie (Epsilon-Chi), President, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

SCIENCE AND MEDICINE

Edgar Mitchell (Delta-Alpha), Astronaut on Apollo XIV
Denton Cooley, MD (Tau), Founder, Texas Heart Institute, performed first heart transplant in the United States

Dr. Charles Richardson (Omicron), Founder of the Chi Omega Fraternity for collegiate women.
John Covert Boyd (Zeta), designated by President Theodore Roosevelt to incorporate the American National Red Cross, one of original five members and founders of Kappa Sigma
Lee Berger (Kappa), Paleoanthropologist and National Geographic Explorer, awarded the First National Geographic Prize for Research and Exploration
Edwin Hubble (Gamma-Beta), Astronomer, namesake of Hubble Space Telescope
Gen. Samuel C. Phillips (Delta-Gamma) University of Wyoming. NASA Apollo Program Director.
Dr. Irvine W. Grote (Alpha-Iota) University of Tennessee Chattanooga; noted Chemist and Inventor of Rolaids.

MILITARY

General Burwell B. Bell (Alpha-Iota), U.S. Army General
Paul V. Hester (Delta-Xi), Commander, Pacific Air Forces
United States Federal Marshal Timothy Weintraub (Epsilon-Eta) former Lt. U.S. Army
Vice Admiral William E. Gortney (Lambda-Lambda), Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command
General Samuel C. Phillips (Delta-Gamma), Commander, Air Force Systems Command from 1973 to 1975

SPORTS

BASEBALL

Carl Lundgren (Alpha-Gamma), Pitcher (1902-1909)
Chuck Dobson (Gamma-Omicron), Pitcher (1966-1975)
Cecil Upshaw Jr. (Epsilon), Pitcher (1966-1975)

BASKETBALL

Rick Barry (Epsilon-Beta), Hall of Fame (1965-1980)

FOOTBALL

Tommy Casanova (Gamma), Safety (1974-1977) Pro Bowl
Richie Cunningham (Epsilon-Chi), Kicker (1997-2002) Pro Bowl
Dan Dierdorf (Beta-Gamma), Offensive Lineman, (1971-1983) Pro Football Hall of Fame
Howard Harpster (Delta-Alpha), Quarterback College Football Hall of Fame
Ted Hendricks (Epsilon-Beta), Defensive End, (1969-1983) Pro Football Hall of Fame
James Kent Hull (Delta-Chi), Center, (1983-1996) Pro Bowl
Bert Jones (Gamma), Quarterback, (1973-1982) Pro Bowl
Greg Landry (Gamma-Delta), Quarterback, (1968-1984) Pro Bowl
Steve Owens (Gamma Kappa), (1970-1974) 1969 Heisman Trophy Winner
Dick Schafrath (Alpha-Sigma), Offensive Lineman, (1959-1971) Pro Bowl
Brian Sipe (Epsilon-Iota), Quarterback (1974-1983) 1980 MVP
Jerry Stovall (Gamma), Running Back (1963-1971), Pro Bowl; Head Coach of LSU (1980-1983)
Brian Young (Epsilon Xi), Defensive Tackle (2000-2008)

GOLF

Jay Haas (Delta-Omega), Professional Golfer (1976-)
Peter Jacobsen (Gamma-Alpha), Professional Golfer (1976-)
Curtis Strange (Delta Omega), Professional Golfer (1976-) World Golf Hall of Fame
Lanny Wadkins (Delta-Omega), Professional Golfer (1971-) World Golf Hall of Fame

RACING

Phil Hill (Delta-Eta), Formula One Driver
Chris Festa (Epsilon-Sigma), Firestone Indy Light driver

COACHES, EXECUTIVES and OWNERS

William Alexander (Alpha-Tau), Head Football Coach Georgia Tech (1920-1944)
Cam Cameron (Beta-Theta), NFL Football Coach (2007); Head Football Coach Indiana University (1997-2001)
Lloyd Carr (Beta-Gamma), Head Football coach University of Michigan (1995-2007)
Fisher DeBerry (Alpha-Nu), Head Football coach Air Force Academy(1984-2006)
Lamar Hunt (Delta-Pi), Owner, Kansas City Chiefs, Columbus Crew, Kansas City Wizards, and F.C. Dallas; Founder of the American Football League, Co-founder of North American Soccer League, and Major League Soccer; Pro-Football Hall of Fame
George Huff (Alpha-Gamma), Manager of Boston Red Sox (1907); Athletic Director at University of Illinois (1901-1935)
Jerry Jones (Xi), Owner, Dallas Cowboys
Jimmye Laycock (Nu), Head Football Coach (1980-) College of William & Mary
George J. Maloof, Jr. (Kappa-Alpha), Co-owner of the Sacramento Kings and Palms Hotel and Casino.
Rollie Massimino (Alpha-Lambda), Head Basketball Coach (1969-1971; 1973-) Villanova University
Andy MacPhail (Beta-Pi), President of Baseball Operations (2007-)
Branch McCracken (Beta-Theta), Head Basketball Coach Indiana University; Basketball Hall of Fame
Charlie Monfort (Delta Sigma), Owner, Colorado Rockies
Erk Russell (Beta-Eta), Head Football coach (1964-1969) University of Georgia, Georgia Southern University
Bob Zuppke (Alpha-Gamma), Head Football coach University of Illinois (1913-1941) College Football Hall of Fame
Ray Tanner (Chi-Omega), Head Baseball coach University of South Carolina (1997-)

OTHERS

Scott Davidson (Xi-Lambda), Professional Lacrosse Player
Corey Hill (Theta-Psi), Professional UFC Fighter
Louis Zamperini (Delta-Eta), Olympic Runner, WWII POW, Inspirational Speaker

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