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List of Alpha Phi Omega members

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Alpha Phi Omega is an international service fraternity. Most chapters are in the United States of America, and most of the remainder are in the Philippines. The following list includes Alpha Phi Omega members who are notable or have attained high-ranking positions in their particular career field. Notable alumni include individuals who joined Alpha Phi Omega chapters as students and advisors who are members of the faculty, staff, Scouting, or the community, selected by a chapter to advise them. An honorary member refers to individuals offered honorary membership in either various Alpha Phi Omega chapters or nationally, as non-students.

Academia

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Wilford S. Bailey Delta (Honorary) President of Auburn University [1][2]
David Beckley Psi Lambda President of Rust College [3][4]
K. Roald Bergethon Alpha (Honorary) President of Lafayette College (1958-1978) [5][6]
Daniel Bernian Lambda Pi President of La Salle University (1958-1969) [7]
Ward Gray Biddle (Honorary) Vice President of Indiana University, member Indiana House of Representatives 1931-1931, member Indiana Senate 1933–1937. [8]
John Bonvillian Theta Advisor Professor at University of Virginia [9]
George W. Bowman Epsilon Psi (Honorary) President of Kent State University (1944–1963). [10]
John Gabbert Bowman Beta Tenth Chancellor (1921–1945) of the University of Pittsburgh and the ninth President (1911–1914) of the University of Iowa [11]
Walter Brasch Alpha Delta social issues journalist and university professor of journalism. [12]
Dean L. Bresciani Xi Delta (Honorary) 14th president of North Dakota State University [13]
Clifton D. Bryant Professor of Sociology at Virginia Tech [14]
Edward B. Bunn Mu Alpha (Honorary) President of Loyola University Maryland (1938-1947); president of Georgetown University (1952–1964); chancellor of Georgetown University (1964–1972) [15]
Curley Byrd Epsilon Mu (Honorary) President of University of Maryland, College Park (1936–1954) [16][17]
Harold C. Case Zeta Upsilon (Honorary) President of Boston University (1950–1967) [18]
John E. Champion President of Florida State University (1965-1969) [19]
Edward F. Clark Omicron Sigma (Honorary) President of Saint Peter's College, New Jersey (1960–1965) [20]
Wat Tyler Cluverius Jr. Sigma Survivor of sinking of the USS Maine; Rear Admiral United States Navy; president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1939–1953). [21]
Walter Coffey Gamma Psi (Honorary) President of University of Minnesota (1941–1945) [22]
Arthur Compton Alpha Phi (Honorary) Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1927) and chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis (1946–1953) [23]
John E. Corbally Gamma Alpha Chancellor of Syracuse University (1969–1971), president of University of Illinois System (1971–1979), president of MacArthur Foundation (1979–1989) [24]
George L. Cross Delta Beta (Honorary) President of University of Oklahoma (1943–1968) [25]
Robert Crouch Delta Psi President of Rutledge College (1979) [26]
Allan Cullimore Lambda Delta Advisor President of the New Jersey Institute of Technology [27]
Harrison C. Dale Gamma Nu (Honorary) President of the University of Idaho (1937–1946) [28]
John J. DeGioia Mu Alpha (Honorary) President of Georgetown University [29]
George W. Diemer Beta Kappa Advisor President of Central Missouri State College (1937–1956) [30]
Grover C. Dillman (Honorary) President of Michigan Technological University (1935–1956) [31]
Quincy Doudna President of Eastern Illinois University (1956–1971) [7]
Roy Ellis Beta Mu (Honorary) President Missouri State University (1926–1961) [32]
Milton S. Eisenhower President of Kansas State University, Pennsylvania State University, and Johns Hopkins University [33]
Wilson Homer Elkins Alpha Rho, Epsilon Mu President of University of Maryland, College Park (1954–1978) [34][35]
John R. Emens Delta Xi (Honorary) President of Ball State University (1945–1968) [36]
Francis D. Farrell Pi (Honorary) President of Kansas State University (1925–1943) [37]
Steve A. Favors Beta Delta Advisor President of Grambling State University (1998–2001) [38]
Charles Wesley Flint Phi Advisor American Bishop in the Methodist Church, elected in 1936; president of Cornell College (1915–1922); Chancellor of Syracuse University (1922–1936) [39]
John Huston Finley Unknown (Honorary) President of the City College of New York, Commissioner of Education of the State of New York [40]
William C. Friday Rho (Honorary) President of the University of North Carolina System (1956–1986) [41]
Clifford C. Furnas Unknown (Honorary) Olympic athlete, president of SUNY Buffalo [42]
Eugene Garbee Mu Rho Advisor President of Upper Iowa University (1952–1970) [43]
Harrell E. Garrison Beta Nu (Honorary) President Northeastern State University [44]
Charles Glassick Iota Omicron (Honorary) President of Gettysburg College (1977–1988). [45]
Marvin Goldfried Gamma Iota) American psychologist and retired distinguished professor of clinical psychology at Stony Brook University [46]
Wallace Graves Xi Nu (Honorary) President of University of Evansville 1967–1987 [47]
David M. Gring Alpha Beta Psi (Honorary) President of Roanoke College, 1989–2004 [48]
José Ángel Gutiérrez Delta Chi Attorney and professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, founding member of the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO) in San Antonio in 1967, and a founding member and past president of the Raza Unida Party [49]
T. Marshall Hahn President of Virginia Polytechnic Institute from 1962 to 1974 and CEO of Georgia-Pacific from 1983 to 1993 [50]
John A. Hannah Beta Beta President of Michigan State University (1941–1969) [51]
James P. Hannigan Xi Delta Brigadier general, United States Army; dean of students, Texas A&M University (1959–1973) [52]
Carl Hanson Iota Omicron (Honorary) President of Gettysburg College (1961–1977) [53]
Clifford M. Hardin Alpha Sigma (Honorary) Chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1954–1969); United States Secretary of Agriculture (1969–1971) [54]
Henry Harmon Omega (Honorary) President of Drake University (1941–1964) [55]
Gaylord Harnwell Delta Zeta (Honorary) President of University of Pennsylvania (1953–1970) [56]
G. Alexander Heard Theta Mu (Honorary) Chancellor of Vanderbilt University (1963–1982) [57]
Dennis L. Hefner Chi Pi (Honorary) President of SUNY Fredonia (1997–present) [58]
John F. Herget Alpha Mu Advisor President of William Jewell College (1923–1943) [59]
Richard Herman Alpha Alpha (Honorary) Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2005— ), Distinguished Eagle Scout Award honoree [60]
Frank Reed Horton Alpha Founder of Alpha Phi Omega, First Supreme Grand Master [61]
George R. Houston, Jr. Mu Alpha (Honorary) President of Mount St. Mary's University (1994–2003) [62]
Livingston W. Houston Epsilon Zeta (Honorary) President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1943–1958) [63]
Frederick L. Hovde Alpha Gamma (Honorary) President of Purdue University (1946–1971) [64]
Claude B. Hutchison Iota Phi Botanist, agricultural economist, educator, and Mayor of the City of Berkeley, California (1955–1963) [65]
Ralph Cooper Hutchison Alpha (Honorary) President of Washington & Jefferson College and Lafayette College [66]
Harold Hutson Eta Psi Advisor (Honorary) President of Lycoming College [67]
Joseph S. Illick Phi Advisor Dean of the New York State College of Forestry (1944–51) [68]
Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Chi Nu (Honorary) Second president of Grambling State University(1936–1977) Also coached the Grambling State Tigers baseball team, member National College Baseball Hall of Fame [69]
Robert B. Kamm 13th president of Oklahoma State University (1966-1977) [70]
Robert E. Kennedy Zeta Omicron Advisor President of California Polytechnic State University (1967–1979) [71][72]
Glenn Kendall Eta Psi President of California State University, Chico [73]
Henry King Stanford Alpha Pi President of the University of Miami (1962–1981) [74]
J. Martin Klotsche Upsilon (Honorary) President, provost, and chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (1946–1973) [23]
A. Blair Knapp Omicron Xi (Honorary) President of Denison University (1951–1968); president of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (1951–1952) [75]
Bradford Knapp Delta (Honorary) President of Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (1923–1928); president of Alabama Polytechnic Institute (1928–1932) and president of Texas Technological College (1932–1938) [1]
Martin Lancaster Rho Member of United States House of Representatives from North Carolina (1987–1995); North Carolina House of Representatives (1979–1986); president of North Carolina Community College System [76]
Richard Landini Beta Lambda (Honorary) President of Indiana State University (1975–1992) [77]
John F. Laughlin Alpha Omega Advisor President of Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (1924–1945) [78]
Karl C. Leebrick Phi Advisor President of Kent State University (1938–1943) [79]
Jeffrey S. Lehman Gamma President of Cornell University (2003–2005) [80]
L. Jay Lemons Xi Iota (Honorary) President of Susquehanna University (2001— ) [81]
William Mather Lewis Alpha (Honorary) President of Lafayette College (1927–1945) [82]
John V. Lombardi Tau (Honorary) President of the University of Florida (1990–1999), chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, president of Louisiana State University (2002— ) [83]
John Henry MacCracken Alpha President of Lafayette College (1915–1926) [84]
C. Peter Magrath Gamma Psi (Honorary) President of the University of Minnesota (1974–1984) and president of the University of Missouri (1985–1991) [85]
Daniel L. Marsh Zeta Upsilon (Honorary) President of Boston University (1926–1951) [86]
Henry J. Martin Omicron Lambda (Honorary) Acting president of Calumet College of St. Joseph (ca. 1965) [87]
James A. McCain Pi (Honorary) President of Kansas State University (1950–1975) [88]
Charles T. McDowell Theta Tau Advisor Professor emeritus and former director of the Center for Post-Soviet and Eastern European Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington [89]
Patrick Joseph McCormick Zeta Mu (Honorary) 7th Rector of Catholic University of America (1943–1953) [90]
Robert McMahan Lambda Nu President of Kettering University [91][92]
Dan MacMillan Xi Sigma President of Bluefield College (1997–2006)
Charles W. Meister Nu Nu (Honorary) President of Eastern New Mexico University (1965–1975)
William J. Micheels Eta Kappa (Honorary) President of University of Wisconsin–Stout (1961–1972). [93]
Stephen G. Miller Delta Omicron Faculty at the University of California at Berkeley and archeologist who excavated the ancient site at Nemea, Greece [94]
Ernest Carroll Moore Chi Advisor Provost and Vice President of University of California, Los Angeles (1919–1936) [95]
Richard V. Moore President of Bethune-Cookman College (1947–1975) [96]
Daniel Walter Morehouse National Honorary President of Drake University (1922–1941) [40]
James Morrill President of University of Wyoming (1942–1945), president of University of Minnesota (1945–1960) [97]
Donald C. Moyer Nu Nu (Honorary) President of Eastern New Mexico University (1960–1965) and first president of University of Nevada, Las Vegas (1965–1968) [98]
Grover E. Murray (Honorary) President of Texas Tech University (1966–1976) [99]
Harvey A. Neville Alpha Psi (Honorary) President of Lehigh University (1961–1964) [100]
Walter Stephenson Newman Zeta Beta (Honorary) President of Virginia Tech (1947–1962) [101]
Calvin Cleave Nolen Alpha Rho President of University of North Texas (1971-1979) [102]
Arno Nowotny Alpha Rho Advisor Dean of Student Activities at the University of Texas at Austin (1946–1964) [103]
A. Ray Olpin Iota Psi (Honorary) President of University of Utah (1946–1964) [104]
John W. Oswald Alpha Beta (Honorary) President of Pennsylvania State University (1970–1982) [105]
Albert G. Parker Kappa Iota (Honorary) President of Hanover College (1929–1958) [106]
Norman A. Parker Sigma Sigma (Honorary) Chancellor of University of Illinois at Chicago Circle (1961–1971) [107]
Davis Young Paschall Nu Rho (Honorary) president of the College of William & Mary (1960 to 1971) [108]
Willard Stewart Paul Iota Omicron (Honorary) President of Gettysburg College and Commander of the 26th Infantry Division during World War II [109]
Benjamin L Perry Jr. Kappa Delta Advisor President of Florida A&M (1968–1977) [110][111]
Harry M. Philpott Delta (Honorary) President of Auburn University (1965–1979) [1]
C. I. Pontius President of the University of Tulsa (1935–1959) [112]
Bruce Poulton Iota Lambda(?) Chancellor of North Carolina State University (1982–1989) [113]
Donald B. Prentice Alpha President of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (1931–1948) [84][114]
Phil Prince Gamma Lambda President of Clemson University (1994–1995) and senior vice president of American Express [115]
Claudius Pritchard Alpha Alpha Alpha (Honorary) President of Maryville College (1977–1992) [116]
Thomas Ramage Alpha Zeta Omega (Honorary) President of Parkland College (2007–present) [117]
Harry Ransom Alpha Rho President of University of Texas at Austin, chancellor of the University of Texas System [118]
Stanley Rives Delta Psi (Honorary) President of Eastern Illinois University [119]
M. Richard Rose Iota Upsilon President of Rochester Institute of Technology (1979–1992); president of Alfred University (1974–1978) [120]
Walter Harrington Ryle, III Epsilon Advisor President of Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (1937–1967) [121]
Willam Schlaerth Iota Zeta (Honorary) President of Le Moyne College (1947–1954) [122]
Walter Dill Scott National Honorary President of Northwestern University (1920–1939) [123]
Mark F. Scully Beta Psi (Honorary) President of Southeast Missouri State University (1956–1975) [124]
Gene E. Sease fifth president of the University of Indianapolis [125]
Charles A. Sevrinson Alpha Lambda (Honorary) Acting President of North Dakota State University (1946) [41][126]
Robert H. Shaffer Alpha Upsilon pioneer in the field of college student personnel and student affairs; Indiana University Bloomington Dean of Students (1955–1969) [78]
Kenneth "Buzz" Shaw Phi (Honorary) Chancellor of Syracuse University (1991–2004), president of the University of Wisconsin System (1985–1991), chancellor of Southern Illinois University (1979–1986), president of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (1977–1979) [127]
Raymond L. Smith Sixth President of Michigan Tech University (1965–1979) [128]
Albert J. Simone Xi Zeta (Honorary) President of Rochester Institute of Technology (1993–2006) [129]
John Duncan Spaeth Alpha Eta (Honorary) President of University of Kansas City (1936–1938) [130]
Graham Spanier Alpha Beta (Honorary) Former president of Pennsylvania State University [131]
John Nissley Stauffer Zeta Rho (Honorary) President of Wittenberg University (1963–1968) [132]
Wallace Sterling Zeta (Honorary) President of Stanford University [133]
Elmo Stevenson Zeta Xi President of Southern Oregon University (1946–1969) [134][135]
Axel D. Steuer Zeta Epsilon Advisor and Eta Sigma Advisor President of Gustavus Adolphus College (1991–2002), president of Illinois College (2003— (2008)) [136]
Samuel Stevens Kappa Nu (Honorary) President of Grinnell College (1940-1954) [137]
J. Lem Stokes II Omicron Omicron (Honorary) President of Pfeiffer University (1953–1968) [75]
Ernest Stone Omega Chi (Honorary) President of Jacksonville State University (1971–1981) [138]
Harry P. Storke Omicron Iota (Honorary) President of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1962–1969), Major General, US Army [87]
Robert L. Sumwalt Iota Mu (Honorary) President of University of South Carolina (1959–1962) [139]
Robert Swanson Omicron Tau (Honorary) President of Alma College (1956–1980) [20]
H. Patrick Swygert Zeta Phi President of Howard University (1995–2007), president of State University of New York at Albany (1990–1995) [140][141]
William Tate Beta Zeta (Honorary) Dean of Men of the University of Georgia (1946–1971) [41]
Willis M. Tate Alpha Omicron (Honorary) President of Southern Methodist University (1954–1972, 1974–1976) [41]
Harvey L. Taylor Eta Omicron (Honorary) Vice President of Brigham Young University, Administrator of all Latter Day Saint seminaries [142]
Donald Richard Theophilus Gamma Nu (Honorary) President of the University of Idaho (1954–1965) [143]
Ralph Tirey Beta Lambda Advisor President of Indiana State University (1933–1953) [30]
Maurice E. Van Ackeren Gamma Xi Advisor(?) President of Rockhurst University (1951–1977) [57]
William G. Van Note Omicron Theta (Honorary) President of Monmouth University (1962–1971) [144]
Rufus B. von KleinSmid Alpha Beta (Honorary) President of the University of Arizona (1914–1921) and president of the University of Southern California (1921–1947). [145]
Eric A. Walker Alpha Beta (Honorary) President of Pennsylvania State University (1956–1970) [146]
Charles O. Warren Alpha Beta Chi (Honorary) President of State University of New York at Plattsburgh (1986–1994) [147]
Ernest Wallace historian of Texas, the American West and the southern Great Plains, who was affiliated with Texas Tech University [148]
Charles Warren (Honorary) President of SUNY-Plattsburgh and Lynchburg College [149]
David Weaver Epsilon Pi (Honorary) President of Shurtleff College [150]
Harold Weaver Rho Nu (Honorary) President of Sierra College [151]
John Philip Wernette Delta Tau (Honorary) President of the University of New Mexico (1945–1948) [152]
Ross S. Whaley Phi (Honorary) President of State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (1984–2000) [127]
Martin D. Whitaker Alpha Psi (Honorary), Alpha Beta President of Lehigh University (1946–1960) [41]
Goodrich C. White Delta Kappa Advisor President of Emory University (1942–1957); chancellor of Emory University (1957–1979) [153][154]
Robert I. White Epsilon Psi (Honorary) President of Kent State University (1963–1971) [155]
Thomas Whitley Chi Theta (Honorary) First president of Columbus State University (1958–1979) [156]
Charles E. Wicks Oregon State University professor of chemical engineering [157]
Norman Adrian Wiggins Nu Kappa (Honorary) Third President of Campbell University [158]
O. Meredith Wilson Gamma Psi (Honorary) President of University of Minnesota [159]
Lawrence S. Wittner Columbia University American historian who has written extensively on peace movements and foreign policy [160]
Frank Wickhorst Gamma Gamma University of California, Berkeley Football Coach (1946) [159]
Victor R. Yanitelli Xi Xi and Omicron Sigma (Honorary) President of Saint Peter's College, New Jersey (1965–1978) [161]
Hugh Edwin Young Sigma Xi (Honorary) President of University of Maine (1965–1968) [69]
Lloyd P. Young Eta Delta (Honorary) President of Keene State College (1939–1964) [162]
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Business

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Vincent P. Barabba Nu Tau Director of United States Census Bureau (1973–1976, 1979–1981), co-founder of Wirthlin Group, general manager of corporate strategy and knowledge development at General Motors (1996–2003) [163][164]
Kenneth K. Bechtel Mu Zeta (Honorary) National president of the Boy Scouts of America (1956–1959); founder of the Bechtel Corporation [10]
Jake Butcher Unknown Democratic Party nominee for governor of Tennessee in 1978 and primary promoter of the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee [165]
Erle Cocke, Jr. Beta Zeta National Commander of the American Legion (1950–1951). Vice President of Delta Air Lines (ca. 1961), alternate executive director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Brigadier General of the Georgia Army National Guard [166][167]
Barron Collier Unknown (Honorary) Advertising entrepreneur and developer [40]
Howard Gossage Alpha Eta Advertising executive [168]
Zenon C.R. Hansen Iota Chairman and CEO of Mack Trucks, Inc. (1965–1974) [169]
E. Faye Jones Beta Rho Noted American architect and designer, apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright [170]
James McLernon Epsilon Sigma President of Volkswagen of America (1976–1982) [26][141][171]
Philip Pfeffer Zeta Nu Chairman of Random House (1996–1998) and CEO of Borders (1999) [141][171]
John J. Sie Lambda Gamma Founder and chairman of Starz Entertainment Group LLC [172]
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Entertainment

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Lav Diaz Beta Psi (Philippines) Filipino filmmaker and former film critic [173]
St. Clair Bourne Mu Alpha Documentary Film Maker focusing on African American social issues and themes [174]
Joe E. Brown Alpha Kappa (Honorary) Actor/Comedian. Best known for playing Osgood Fielding, III in, Some Like It Hot. [175]
Nikki Cabardo Eta (Philippines) Keyboardist for Freestyle and Sinosikat? [176]
Menggie Cobarrubias Eta (Philippines) Veteran Actor in the Philippines, Gawad Urian Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1979 [177]
Roundy Coughlin Beta Theta Sports columnist from Madison, Wisconsin [178]
Jason Ivy University of Pennsylvania American singer, songwriter, rapper, and actor. [179]
Cherie Johnson Alpha Theta Lambda (Honorary) actress, writer, film producer and author, best known as Maxine Johnson from Family Matters. [180]
Carson Kressley Iota Omicron Fashion expert on the television program, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. [181]
Chelsea Malone Lambda Omicron Miss West Virginia 2015 [182][183]
Anthony Neely Rho Pi Taiwanese Mandopop singer [184]
M. Sayle Taylor Operated The Voice of Experience, a radio advice show on CBS, then NBC and finally on Mutual [185]
War Eagle IV Delta (Honorary) Mascot of Auburn University (1964–1980) [186]
War Eagle V Delta (Honorary) Mascot of Auburn University (1981–1986) [186]
War Eagle VI Delta (Honorary) Mascot of Auburn University (1986–2006), part of Opening Ceremonies at 2002 Winter Olympics [186]
Carson Kressley
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Law

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Alicia Austria-Martinez Eta (Philippines) Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines 2002— (2008) [187]
Robert M. Bell Mu Gamma Chief Judge Maryland Court of Appeals (Highest Court in Maryland) [188]
Silvestre H. Bello III Mu (Philippines) Presidential Adviser for New Government Centers (2007— ), Secretary of Justice of the Philippines (1991–1992, 1998), Solicitor-General of the Philippines, (1996–1998) [189]
Josue Bellosillo Eta (Philippines) Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines 1992–2003 [187]
Arnold Burns Eta Gamma United States Deputy Attorney General (1986–1988) [190]
William Joseph Campbell National Honorary Federal District Judge (1940–1988) [39][191]
Glenn T. Harrell Jr. Epsilon Mu Judge on the Maryland Court of Appeals (1999–2015) [192]
Jose R. Hernandez Eta (Philippines) Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan [187]
Harry Lee Hudspeth Alpha Rho United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas [193]
Robert C. Hunter Rho Associate Justice of the North Carolina Court of Appeals; Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1980–1988) [194]
Royce Lamberth Alpha Rho Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia [195]
Sherman Minton Mu (Honorary) United States sentor from Indiana (1935–1941); Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1949–1956). [196]
Wilbur Frank Pell, Jr. Mu Federal Judge on United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 1970–2000 [197]
Marvin B. Rosenberry Beta Theta (Honorary) Chief Justice of Wisconsin Supreme Court (1929–1950) [198]
Rodney Smith Kappa Delta United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida [199]
William K. Suter Delta Pi 19th Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States (1991–2013), acting Judge Advocate General [200]
Hubert Utterback Omega Advisor Associate Justice for Iowa Supreme Court (1932–1933); member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa (1935–1937); Unsuccessful candidate for United States Senate [201][202][203]
T. John Ward Beta Sigma United States federal judge for the Eastern District of Texas, best known for the large number of patent infringement cases brought before his court. [204]
Consuelo Ynares-Santiago Eta (Philippines) Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines 1999— (2008) [187]
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Literature and journalism

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Wendell J. Ashton Iota Psi (Honorary) Publisher Deseret Morning News 1978–1985, Spokesman (Church Public Communications Department President) for the Latter Day Saints during the 1970s [205][104]
Jonathan Blum Epsilon Mu Writer and Novelist [206]
Roundy Coughlin Beta Theta Sports columnist from Madison, Wisconsin [178]
Darwin J. Flakoll [es] San Diego State University journalist, Hispanist, writer and translator [207]
John Loftus Upsilon Zeta author, newspapers columnist, and president of the Florida Holocaust Museum [208]
Darwin T. Turner Delta Alpha Leading writer, Editor, and critic of African American literature; youngest graduate of the University of Cincinnati [209][210]
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Military

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Mark W. Clark Unknown American general during World War II and the Korean War [211]
Raymond Fleming Beta Phi (Honorary) United States Army Major General who served as Chief of the National Guard Bureau, commander of the 39th Infantry Division, and Adjutant General of Louisiana [212]
Lewis Blaine Hershey Unknown United States Army general who served as the second director of the Selective Service System [213]
H. O. Paxson Theta Mu Advisor Brigadier General United States Army; Lieutenant Governor Panama Canal Zone (1952–1955) [214]
Louis H. Renfrow Alpha Phi (Honorary) Brigadier general in the United States Army, president of the International College of Dentists (1951) [215][216]
Togo D. West, Jr. Zeta Phi Secretary of the Army (1993–1997) and Secretary of Veterans Affairs (1998–2000) for the Clinton Administration [140][171]
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Politics and Government

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Héctor Luis Acevedo Omicron Nu Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico (1988–1996), Candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico in 1996 [217]
Wahab Akbar Lambda (Philippines) Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, Congressman, Basilan, Lone District (2007— ); Governor of Basilan (1998–2007) [218]
Kelly Albright Delta Beta Member of Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 95th district from 2018 to 2020 [219]
Elmer L. Andersen Gamma Psi Governor of Minnesota (1961–1963) [220]
Victor Anderson Alpha Sigma (Honorary) Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska (1950–1953); Governor of Nebraska (1955–1959) [54]
Bellaflor Angara-Castillo Eta (Philippines) Governor of the Philippine Province of Aurora 2004— (2008), Former House Majority Floor Leader [187]
Christopher Ashby Mu Alpha United States Ambassador to Uruguay, 1997–2001 [15][221]
Reubin Askew Iota Rho Governor of Florida (1971–1979) [141][171]
Robert Lyndon S. Barbers Epsilon Gamma (Philippines) (Honorary) Governor of Surigao del Norte Province [222]
Julian Bamberger Iota Psi (Honorary) Utah State Senate (1932-1936) [104]
Melody Barnes Rho Director of the Domestic Policy Council, appointed by President-Elect Barack Obama in 2008 [223]
H. Roe Bartle Iota Advisor Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri (1955–1963) and namesake of the Kansas City Chiefs [224]
Ronald M. Belt Alpha Phi Member of the Missouri House of Representatives (1958–1973) [225]
Jejomar Binay Eta (Philippines) Former vice president of the Philippines; Mayor of Makati (1986—1998, 2001–2010), president of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines [176][226]
Robert D. Blue Omega (Honorary) 30th Governor of Iowa (1945–1949) [55]
J. Caleb Boggs Zeta Sigma (Honorary) Member of the United States House of Representatives (1947–1953) from Delaware; Governor of Delaware (1953–1960); United States senator from Delaware (1961–1973) [5][227]
Julian Bond Psi Omicron (Honorary) He was the first president of the Southern Poverty Law Center. served twenty years in the Georgia Legislature. Former chairman of the NAACP [228]
Cecil Bothwell Delta Kappa Member of Asheville, North Carolina City Council and writer [229]
Roger D. Branigin Alpha Gamma (Honorary) Governor of Indiana (1965–1969) [230]
Edward T. Breathitt Unknown Governor of Kentucky (1963–1967) [231]
Dolph Briscoe Alpha Rho Governor of Texas (1973–1979) [171]
Ewart Brown Zeta Phi Premier of Bermuda (2006–2010) [232]
C. Farris Bryant Iota Rho (Honorary) Governor of Florida (1961–1965), Member of the United States National Security Council [233][234]
Keith Bulen Mu Indiana Politician [235]
George H. W. Bush Alpha Phi (Honorary) President of the United States (1989–1993) [84][236][141]
Jimmy Carter Delta Kappa (Honorary) President of the United States. [237]
Jose Catindig, Jr. Sigma (Philippines) Mayor of Santa Rosa, Laguna (2005–2007) [238]
Antonio H. Cerilles Pi (Philippines) (Honorary) Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, Zamboanga del Sur, 2nd District (1987–1998, 2004—2007), Environment Secretary, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (1998–2001), Governor of the Province of Zamboanga del Sur 2010–present [239][240][241][242]
Nadarius Clark Sigma Mu Member of the Virginia General Assembly District 79 (2022–) [243]
Bill Clinton Mu Alpha Forty-second president of the United States (1993–2001) [15][171][141]
Hillary Clinton Alpha Beta Chi (Honorary) First Lady of the United States (1993–2001); United States senator from New York (2001–2009), and United States secretary of state (2009) [244][245]
Tom Daschle Mu Sigma Member United States House of Representatives (1979–1987) from South Dakota, Member United States senator from South Dakota (1987–2005), former United States Senate Majority and Minority Leader. (2009) [171][141]
Ilus W. Davis Alpha Eta Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri (1963–1971), Member of Kansas City City Council (1948–1956) [246]
Marla Graff Decker Iota Omicron Virginia Secretary of Public Safety, judge on Court of Appeals of Virginia [247]
Jerry Demings Psi Omega Mayor of Orange County, Florida 2018– [248]
Julio F. Desamito Eta (Philippines) COMELEC Commissioner (1995–2001) [187]
Joseph Doria Omicron Sigma Mayor of Bayonne, New Jersey (1998— ), New Jersey State Assemblyman (1980–2004), New Jersey State Senator (2004— ), Speaker of the New Jersey State Assembly (1990–1991). [249]
Winfield Dunn Chi Zeta (Honorary) Governor of Tennessee (1971–1975) [250]
Dwight D. Eisenhower National Honorary Thirty-fourth President of the United States [211][251][252][253]
Don Eldridge Alpha Xi Speaker of the Washington House of Representatives (1967–1970), member of the Washington State House of Representatives (1952–1970) [254]
Juan Ponce Enrile Beta Xi (Philippines)/ National Honorary Justice Secretary and Defense Secretary of the Philippines, president of the Senate of the Philippines [241]
Daniel J. Evans Gamma Alpha (Honorary) Governor of Washington (1965–1977); United States senator from Washington (1983–1989) [255]
Arthur Flemming Zeta Psi (Honorary) United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (1958–1961); President of Ohio Wesleyan University (1948–1953, 1957–1958); president of the University of Oregon (1961–1968) [256]
Erik Robert Fleming Omega Psi Member Mississippi House of Representatives, District 72. Democratic Nominee for the US Senate from Mississippi, 2006 and Democratic Nominee for the US Senate from Mississippi, 2008 [257][258]
Gerald Ford Gamma Pi (Honorary) Thirty-eighth President of the United States (1974–1977) [141][259]
Mark Formby Epsilon Iota Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, District 108, chairman of Mississippi Workers' Compensation [260]
Robert Gates Nu Rho 22nd United States Secretary of Defense; president of Texas A&M University (2002–2006); Director of Central Intelligence (1991–1993) [141][261]
Mikhail Gorbachev Xi Zeta (Honorary) General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union [129][262]
Aubrey B. Hamilton Alpha Phi Member Missouri House of Representatives (1942–1944); Corporation Attorney for the City of St. Louis, Missouri [57][84][263]
Maura Harty Mu Alpha Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs – United States Department of State, US Ambassador to Paraguay (1997–1999) [141][264][265]
Charles Alexander Harvin Upsilon Rho Member of South Carolina House of Representatives, District 64 (1977–2005); South Carolina House of Representatives Majority Leader (1982–1986) [266]
Mark Hatfield Epsilon Kappa Active and Alpha Mu (Honorary) United States senator from Oregon (1966–1996); Governor of Oregon (1958–1966) [141][171][211][267]
Joe L. Hayes Jr. Nu Omega Advisor Alaska State House Representative 2001–2003
Wendell H. Hanson Alpha Rho Member of the South Dakota Senate (1977–1978, 1981–1982) [268]
Julius Caesar Herrera Alpha Mu (Philippines) Vice Governor, Bohol (2001– present), Mayor of Calape, Bohol (1995–2001) [218]
Jack F. Herrity Mu Alpha Chairman Fairfax County, Virginia Board of Supervisors (1976–1988); Official Namesake for Fairfax County Parkway [269][270]
Robert Holden Beta Mu Governor of Missouri (2001–2005) [141][84]
William T. Holloway Nu Iota Member of Florida House of Representatives, District 103 (2000— ) [271]
Herbert Hoover Lambda Theta (Honorary) President of the United States (1929–1933) [272]
J. Edgar Hoover Epsilon Mu (Honorary) Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1924–1972) [273][274]
William Marion Jardine Unknown (Honorary) United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1925 to 1929 and as the U.S. Minister to Egypt from 1930 to 1933 [275]
Russell L. Jones Theta Iota Member of the Arizona House of Representatives, District 24 (2004–current) [276]
Thomas Kean Pi Upsilon Advisor Governor of New Jersey (1982–1990); president of Drew University (1990–2005); chairman of the 9/11 Commission. [277]
John F. Kennedy Epsilon Mu (Honorary) President of the United States (1961–1963) [278]
Otto Kerner, Jr. Alpha Alpha (Honorary) Governor of Illinois (1961–1968), Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (1968–1974) [279]
Robert P. Kingsbury Epsilon Mu Member of New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 4 (2010–2012) [280][281]
Gilberto F. Layese Theta (Philippines) Director of the Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Product Standards of the Department of Agriculture (Philippines) (2001— ) [282]
J. Bracken Lee Iota Psi (Honorary) Governor of Utah (1949–1957), Mayor of Price, Utah (1935–1947), Mayor of Salt Lake City (1960–1971) [104]
Kent Lee Rho Pi president pro tempore of the San Diego City Council since (2024-)
F. Joseph Loeper Omicron Upsilon State Senator that represented the 26th senatorial district from 1979 through 2000 [283]
Willie Logan Unknown Member of the Florida House of Representatives, District 103 (1982–2000) [284]
Derek Mallow Pi Omega advisor Member of the Georgia House of Representatives, District 163 [285]
Raul Manglapus Alpha (Philippines)/ National Honorary Foreign Minister of the Philippines, Philippine Senator, and presidential candidate [239][240][241]
Frank Marsh Alpha Sigma (Honorary) Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska (1971–1975); Secretary of State of Nebraska (1953–1971) [286]
Nathaniel J. McFadden Mu Gamma Maryland state senator (1995–present), president pro yem of Maryland Senate [287]
John Meddinger Kappa Gamma Wisconsin state assemblyman 1976–1992, mayor of La Crosse, Wisconsin 1997–2005 [288]
Terry Miller Nu Omega Lieutenant Governor of Alaska (1978–1982) [141][171]
Sherman Minton Mu (Honorary) United States Senate from Indiana (1935–1941); Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1949–1956). [196]
Manuel Miranda Mu Alpha American attorney, diplomat, journalist and political advocate [289]
Clarence Mitchell III Epsilon Mu Member of the Maryland Senate and the Maryland House of Delegates [290]
Dominick Moreno Mu Alpha Member of Colorado Legislature 2012–2023 [291]
Luis Morse Unknown Member Florida House of Representatives, District 113 (1984–1998), Deputy Secretary Florida Department of Elder Affairs (1998–2002) [292]
Edwin R. Murray Omega Eta Member of the Louisiana Senate, District 4 (2005— ); member of the Louisiana State House of Representatives, District 96 (1991–2004) [293]
Michelle Obama Gamma Sigma Advisor Former Associate Dean of Student Services at the University of Chicago (1996—2002); First Lady of the United States (2009) [294]
Roberto Pagdanganan Mu (Philippines)/ National Honorary Governor of Bulacan Province, president – Boy Scouts of the Philippines (1996–1998) [239][240][241][295][296]
H. O. Paxson Theta Mu Advisor Lieutenant Governor Panama Canal Zone (1952–1955) and Brigadier General United States Army; [214]
John A. Perkins Zeta Sigma (Honorary) President of the University of Delaware (1950–1967); served as U.S. representative to the UNESCO (1953–1955); served as an Undersecretary of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (1956–1957).
Joseph Peltier Alpha Lambda North Dakota House of Representative, (1979–1985); member of the State Board of Higher Education (1993–2000) [297]
Samuel Pierce Gamma United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development during the Reagan Administration (1981–1989) [298]
Steve Poizner Alpha Rho California Businessman and California Insurance Commissioner (2006–); Candidate for the California Gubernatorial election of 2010 [299][300]
David A. Ponce De Leon Theta Chi (Philippines) Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, Palawan, 1st District (1987–1995), Lieutenant Governor, Palawan (1986–1987, 2001— ) [218][301]
Fidel V. Ramos Pi (Philippines)/ National Honorary President of the Republic of the Philippines (1992–1998) [239][240][241][302]
Ramon B. Revilla, Jr. Delta Kappa (Philippines) (Honorary) Philippine Senator 2004–Current, Governor of Cavite 1998–2001, Actor [303][304]
L. Mendel Rivers Upsilon Rho (Honorary) U.S. Representative from South Carolina, representing the Charleston-based 1st congressional district for nearly 30 years. Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee as the U.S. escalated its involvement in the Vietnam War. [305]
Chuck Robb Theta (Honorary) Governor of Virginia (1982–1986); United States senator from Virginia (1989–2001); chair of the Iraq Intelligence Commission (2004); Member of the Iraq Study Group (2006) [306]
Jesse Robredo Alpha Nu (Philippines) Mayor, Naga City (1988–1998, 2001— ); Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service, 2000 [218]
Carlos P. Romulo National Honorary President of the Fourth Session of U.N. General Assembly (1949–1950); chair of the U.N. Security Council (January 1957 & December 1957). Served with General Douglas MacArthur in the Pacific; Philippines Ambassador to the United States. Won the Pulitzer Prize for Correspondence in 1942, the first Asian to win the Pulitzer Prize [307][308]
David Gray Ross Unknown Member of the Maryland General Assembly (1970–1978); Circuit Court Judge (1978–1993) [309]
Donald S. Russell Iota Mu (Honorary) United States senator from South Carolina (1965–1966); Governor of South Carolina (1963–1965); president of the University of South Carolina (1952–1957); Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (1971–1998) [310]
Carl Sanders Nu Epsilon (Honorary) Governor of Georgia (1963–1967) [311]
Terry Sanford Iota Lambda (Honorary) Governor of North Carolina (1961–1965), United States Senator from North Carolina 1986–1993 [312]
Bai Sandra Sema Beta Upsilon (Philippines) First District Maguindanao and Cotabato Representative, Philippine House of Representatives 2013-2019 [313]
Henry F. Schricker Alpha Gamma (Honorary) Governor of Indiana (1941–1945, 1949–1953) [230]
William Sherrill Delta Omega member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (1967–1971) [314]
Sargent Shriver Gamma Iota (Honorary) Driving Force behind creation of the Peace Corps and Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee 1972 [211][315]
Ike Skelton Beta Eta Member of United States House of Representatives from Missouri (1977–2006) [141][171]
Adlai Stevenson Zeta Sigma (Honorary) Democratic nominee for President of the United States (1952, 1956); United States Ambassador to the United Nations (1961–1965) [227]
Augusto L. Syjuco Epsilon (Philippines) Director-General Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Philippines) (TESDA), (2004— (2007)), Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, Iloilo, 2nd District (1998–2004; 2010–present) [316]
Maria Gracia Pulido-Tan Eta (Philippines) Chairman of the Commission on Audit of the Philippines (2011–2015), undersecretary of the Department of Finance for revenue operation [317]
Rex W. Tillerson Alpha Rho United States secretary of state (2017–18), former chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of ExxonMobil Corporation [318][141]
Harry S. Truman Alpha Mu (Honorary) President of the United States (1945–1953) [211][267]
Joseph Tydings Epsilon Mu United States Senator from Maryland (1965–1971) [168]
Jesus Verzosa Eta (Philippines) Deputy Director General of Philippine National Police ?–2008. Police Director General of Philippine National Police 2008—2010
Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Gamma Omicron (Honorary) Mayor of New York City (1954—1965); United States Ambassador to Spain (1968–1969) [319]
Leo Winters Beta Nu (Honorary) Ninth Lieutenant Governor and eleventh State Treasurer for the U.S. state of Oklahoma [44]
Willard A. Wirtz Eta United States Secretary of Labor (1962–1969) [141][171][320]
Chuck Wright Lambda Mayor of Topeka, Kansas (1965–1969) [168]
Haydee Yorac Eta (Philippines) COMELEC Chairman 1989–1991, COMELEC Commissioner 1986–1991, chairwoman of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) [187]
Manuel E. Zamora Beta Phi (Philippines) Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, Compostela Valley, 1st District (2001— ) [218]
Frank P. Zeidler Upsilon (Honorary) Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1948–1960); National Chair and 1976 Presidential Nominee of the United States Socialist Party [321]
George H. W. Bush
Jimmy Carter
Bill Clinton
Tom Daschle
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gerald Ford
Hillary Clinton
Secretary Togo D. West Jr.
Robert Gates
Secretary Samuel Pierce
Governor Chuck Robb
Michelle Obama
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Science, medicine, and technology

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Robert Banks Beta Omicron Chemist, co-discoverer of polypropylene
Bennett Haselton Theta Mu founder of Circumventor.com and Peacefire.org, two US-based websites dedicated to combating Internet censorship [322]
Helmut Karl Buechner Phi First head of the Office of Ecology of the Smithsonian Institution, senior ecologist for the National Zoo (1972–1975) [323]
John H. Eicher Alpha Gamma Chemist, member of the Manhattan Project [324]
John Giesy Omicron Tau Ecotoxicologist [325][326][327]
Jim Lovell Beta Theta Astronaut; Gemini 7; Gemini 12; Apollo 8; and commander of Apollo 13 [141][171][211]
Robert Moog Gamma Omicron Engineer, inventor of the Moog synthesizer [328]
Fred Singer Epsilon Mu (Honorary) Atmospheric physicist [329]
Paul Siple National Honorary Geographer, Antarctic explorer, co-developer of the wind chill factor [330]
Robert A. Schwartz Gamma Gamma Physician, discoverer of AIDS-associated Kaposi sarcoma and Schwartz–Burgess syndrome [331]
E. Donnall Thomas Alpha Rho Co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1990) for the development of cell and organ transplantation [332]
William Tebeau Delta Eta Engineer, first African-American man to graduate from Oregon State College [333]
Janice E. Voss Alpha Gamma Astronaut [334]
Cyril Wecht Beta Forensic pathologist, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania coroner (1969–1980, 1996–2005), Allegheny County commissioner (1979–1983) [335][336]
Sheldon Weinbaum Epsilon Zeta Biomedical engineer and biofluid mechanician [337]
Astronaut Jim Lovell
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Scouting

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Ellsworth H. Augustus Theta Upsilon (Honorary) National president of the Boy Scouts of America (1959–1964) [338]
Alden G. Barber Chi Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America (1967–1976) [84][339]
Daniel Carter Beard National Honorary Co-founder of the Boy Scouts of America; National Scout Commissioner (1910–1941) [340]
Francis O. Belzer Alpha Tau Advisor, Mu (Honorary) Scout Executive for Central Indiana Boy Scout Council 1915–1940. Founder of Firecrafters. Eulogized as the 'Father of Scouting' in Indianapolis [341]
Gunnar Berg National Honorary and Alpha Alpha National director of the Boy Scouts of America [342]
Joseph Brunton Gamma Omicron (Honorary) Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America (1960–1966); Director of Church Relations of the BSA (1952–1957) [343]
George J. Fisher National Honorary Deputy Chief Scout Executive of the BSA (1919–1943); National Scout Commissioner (1943–1960) [344]
James P. Fitch Alpha Omicron Advisor BSA region executive for Region Nine (Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico) (1920–1945) [202]
E. Urner Goodman National Honorary Founder of Order of the Arrow [345]
Stanley A. Harris Rho (Honorary) First Director of Inter-Racial Scouting, BSA [346]
Walter W. Head Alpha Phi (Honorary) National president of the Boy Scouts of America (1926–1931, 1931–1946). [347]
Guillermo R. Padolina Beta (Philippines) Chief Scout Executive – Boy Scouts of the Philippines [348]
Harvey L. Price Omicron Zeta (Honorary) Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America [349]
Edgar M. Robinson Gamma Eta (Honorary) Second managing director of the BSA; eighth Silver Buffalo Award recipient in 1926 [350][351]
John M. Schiff National Honorary National president of the Boy Scouts of America (1951–1956) [352]
J. L. Tarr National Honorary Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America (1979–1984). [353]
James E. West National Honorary, Alpha Pi First Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America [354][355][356]
Ray O. Wyland Alpha Advisor BSA national director of education (1925–1952), BSA national director of the Division of Relationships (1922–1952), founding Advisor for Alpha Phi Omega [84]
Daniel Carter Beard
Walter W. Head
James E. West
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Service, non-profit and religion

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Michael Archy Aquino Psi Founder of Temple of Set [357]
Scott Beale Mu Alpha Founder and chief executive officer of Atlas Service Corps [141]
Elbert R. Curtis Iota Psi (Honorary) Ninth general superintendent of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association of the LDS Church (1938–1948) [104]
William J. Hadden Mu Iota Minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and priest of the Episcopal Church (United States), member of the Greenville, North Carolina city council
George R. Hill Iota Psi (Honorary) Seventh general superintendent of the Sunday School organization of the LDS Church (1949–1966) [104]
Martin Luther King Sr. Psi Omicron (Honorary) Baptist pastor, civil rights leader, and father of Martin Luther King Jr. [228]
Oscar A. Kirkham Iota Psi (Honorary) General authority in the LDS Church and one of the seven presidents of Seventy (1949–1958) [104]
W. Walter Menninger Zeta President and CEO of the Menninger Foundation (1993–2001) [171]
Edwin Vincent O'Hara Gamma Xi (Honorary) Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Great Falls (1930–1939), bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City (1939–1956), raised as a personal archbishop in 1954 [358]
Tommy Pangcoga Zeta Omega (Philippines) Writer and non-government organization worker [359]
Elizabeth Platz Epsilon Mu (Honorary) Lutheran pastor, first woman in North America ordained by a Lutheran church body [360]
Hamer Reiser Iota Psi (Honorary) First Assistant to the general superintendent of the Sunday School organization of the LDS Church (1949–1952) [104]
Earl Stallings Xi Sigma Baptist minister and civil rights activist, signer of the "A Call For Unity" letter. [361]
A. Latham Staples Zeta Omega Founder and chairman of the Empowering Spirits Foundation [362]
Howard Thurman Zeta Upsilon (Honorary) Theologian, author, and leader during the Civil Rights movement [363]
Leonard H. Tower Jr. Alpha Chi Free software activist, founding board member of the Free Software Foundation [364]
S. Dilworth Young Iota Psi (Honorary) General authority of the LDS Church (1945–1981) [104]
Len Tower
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Sports

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Lonnie Bartley Phi Zeta Women's Basketball Coach at Fort Valley State University; most wins for any Women's Basketball Coach at an HBCU [365]
Walt Bellamy Psi Omicron (Honorary) Professional Basketball Player for six NBA teams (1961–1974); Four time NBA All-star [228][366]
Red Blair Beta Mu American football and basketball player, coach, and college athletics administrator [32]
Mike Garrett Alpha Kappa 1966 Heisman Trophy winner for University of Southern California. Played in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers. Former Athletic director for USC. [141][171]
John F. (Jack) Green Theta Mu Advisor Two time All-American college football player, later head coach at Vanderbilt University (1963–1966) [214]
Jim Hayes Theta Tau advisor Coach and founder of UT Arlington Mavericks men's wheelchair basketball and Gold Medalist at 1984 Summer Paralympics [367]
Esther Jones Alpha Epsilon Sprinter who won an Olympic gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay in 1992 Barcelona [368]
Bob Love Kappa Lambda Professional Basketball Player for the Chicago Bulls and other NBA teams (1966–1977); Director of Community Affairs for the Chicago Bulls (1993— ) [141][171][369]
Biggie Munn Phi Advisor Michigan State University Football Coach (1947–1953), Athletic director (1953–1971) [79]
Bo McMillin Mu (Honorary) American football player and coach at the collegiate and professional level. [370]
Elmer Tarbox Beta Sigma Co-MVP of 1939 Cotton Bowl Classic. Member of the Flying Tigers. Awarded the Silver Star, Purple Heart. Member of Texas House of Representatives (1966–1976) [371]
War Eagle IV Delta (Honorary) Mascot of Auburn University (1964–1980) [186]
War Eagle V Delta (Honorary) Mascot of Auburn University (1981–1986) [186]
War Eagle VI Delta (Honorary) Mascot of Auburn University (1986–2006), part of Opening Ceremonies at 2002 Winter Olympics [186]
Sidney Williams Kappa Lambda NFL player for the Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins, Baltimore Colts, and Pittsburgh Steelers (ca. 1964); US Ambassador to the Bahamas (March 1994 – September 1998). President and chief executive officer of the Williams Group. Member of the board of directors of OneUnited Bank. Husband of Maxine Waters; US House Member from California [372]
Gilbert Laverne "Gibby" Welch Beta College football All-American and Professional football player [373]
John Wooden Chi (Honorary) Head Basketball Coach University of California, Los Angeles (1948–1975). Coach for 10 NCAA Basketball championships. Member of Basketball Hall of Fame [374]
Fielding H. Yost Gamma Pi Advisor University of Michigan Football Coach (1901–1923, 1925–1926), University of Michigan Athletic director (1921–1942) [375]
Carson Kressley
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