List of Pi Kappa Phi alumni

The Pi Kappa Phi fraternity has initiated over 100,000 members since it was founded in 1904. Among these initiates, are a number of notable alumni that have been involved in politics, business, athletics, science, and entertainment.[1][2]

This article is about the notable alumni of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. For the main fraternity article, see Pi Kappa Phi.

Business
The Ben Hill Griffin Stadium of the University of Florida Gators. Named after Ben Griffin, of the Alpha Epsilon chapter.
Name Chapter Notability
Gary Parr Kappa
  • Vice Chairman of Lazard
  • Serves on Board of Directors of New York Philharmonic
  • Awarded distinguished alumnus award from the University of North Carolina
  • Established the Parr Center for ethics at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Serves on the Board of the Kenan-Flagler Business School
Joe Forehand Alpha Iota
Ben Hill Griffin Alpha Epsilon

Arts and entertainment
Name Chapter Notability
George Fisher unknown
Randy Owen Delta Epsilon
Trevor Penick Zeta Rho
  • Former member of American pop group O-Town
  • Pop singer and performer
Ryan Crow Eta Sigma
  • Non-Scripted Television Show Producer
Nick Palance Beta Alpha[4]
  • Opera Singer
Jimmy Tatro Beta Theta

Government

Legislative


Name Chapter Notability
Howard Baker Alpha Sigma
  • Former Senate Majority Leader
  • Former senator from Tennessee
  • Former White House Chief of Staff under Ronald Reagan
  • Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan
  • Founder of international law firm Baker Donelson, the largest law firm in the state of Tennessee and the 78th largest law firm in the United States
Phil Bryant Theta Alpha
Carroll Campbell Sigma
Howard Coble Epsilon Iota
Philip Crane Alpha Iota
James Edwards Alpha
Henry H. Fowler Xi
Lindsey Graham Alpha (Alumni Initiate)
George M. Grant Omicron
Syd Herlong Alpha Epsilon
Brandt Hershman Omega
Ernest Hollings Alpha
Olin D. Johnston Zeta
Dan K. Moore* Kappa
Ollie Wilson Nabors Omicron
  • Former member of the Alabama State Senate.
Gaylord Nelson Gamma Nu
James E. Rzepkowski Eta Epsilon
Mac Schneider Zeta Gamma
Mark Singel Alpha Mu
Wayne Stenehjem Zeta Gamma
Pat Swindall Lambda
George Bell Timmerman, Jr.* Sigma
Wayne Waddell Beta Omicron
George Wallace Jr. Omicron
Charles T. (Lee) Myers Beta Phi
  • Mayor of Matthews, NC
Michael D. Unes Epsilon Mu

Judicial
Name Chapter Notability
Dan K. Moore* Kappa
Benjamin F. Overton Alpha Epsilon
  • Former Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court
Alan Sundberg Beta Eta
  • Former Justice of the Florida Supreme Court
James Clinton Turk Xi
  • Former Senior United States District Judge
George Bell Timmerman, Jr.* Sigma
  • Former judge in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of South Carolina

Military
Name Chapter Notability
Thomas L. Carter Gamma Delta
  • Retired Major General, United States Air Force
  • Former Military Attache to President Ronald Reagan
Adrian Cronauer Eta Epsilon
  • Voice Behind Good Morning Vietnam
Rufus G. Herring Epsilon
  • Retired Lieutenant Commander, United States Naval Reserve
  • Recipient of the Medal of Honor for gallantry and intrepidity in action in the preinvasion attack on Iwo Jima
Hector Andres Negroni* Alpha Upsilon
  • Retired Colonel United States Air Force
  • First Puerto Rican graduate of the United States Air Force Academy
John J. Yeosock* Alpha Mu
Ronald J. Zlatoper* Alpha Tau
  • Retired Admiral, U.S. Navy
  • former Commander of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC)
Gary H. Wilfong Beta Phi

Higher education and non-profit
Name Chapter Notability
George C. Griffin Iota
  • Former Dean of Students, Georgia Institute of Technology
Brooks Keel Gamma Psi
Dale Kinkade Alpha Delta
Dr. Rhett Brown Eta Mu
John B. Means Upsilon
  • Executive Director Emeritus, National Assn. of Self-Instructional Language Programs

Journalism
Name Chapter Notability
Rich Eisen Alpha Kappa
  • Lead Host of The NFL Network
  • Host of NFL GameDay Morning
  • Former ESPN Anchor
  • American television journalist
David Goodnow Alpha Psi
  • Former CNN Headline News Anchor
Malcolm Johnson Alpha Alpha
  • Pulitzer Prize winner
  • Investigative Journalist
Rick Sanchez Theta Delta
  • Television and Radio Journalist with WSVN-TV Miami and Univision Radio, formerly of CNN

Literature
Name Chapter Notability
Thomas Wolfe Kappa

Religion
Name Chapter Notability
Keith L. Ackerman Delta Psi

Sciences
Name Chapter Notability
Roger Crouch Gamma Beta
Ed Lu Psi
Russell Conwell Newhouse Alpha Nu
Charles H. Townes Delta
Dean Ho Eta Sigma
Jacob Noel-Storr Theta Psi

Sports
Name Chapter Notability
Wally Butts Alpha Alpha
Robert Graziano Delta Rho
Jim Edmonds Zeta Rho
  • All-Star Outfielder
  • Retired in 2011
Tommy Lasorda Member-at-Large
  • Olympic Gold Medal winning coach
  • Former manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Former Slim Fast Spokesman
Joe Sewell Omicron
  • Baseball Hall of Fame inductee
  • Former Major League Baseball Infielder
Fred Beretta Omega
  • All American (1940)
  • Purdue and Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
Elmer Burnham Omega
  • Ex Purdue Football Head Coach (1942-1943)
  • Ex University of Rochester Head Coach (1944-1960)
Gene Selawski Omega
  • First Team All America tackle (1958)
  • LA Rams (1959), Cleveland Browns (1960), and San Diego Chargers (1961)
Darrel "Pete" Brewster Omega
  • 2 Time NFL Pro Bowler (1955,1956)
  • Professional Football Player 1952-1960
Matt Arroyo Beta Lambda
  • Professional mixed martial artist
Chris Moneymaker Alpha Sigma
Pat Rummerfield Theta Iota
  • World's first fully recovered quadriplegic
  • Land speed world record holder

References
  1. "Official Pi Kappa Phi website". Pi Kappa Phi. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  2. "Notable alumni". Pi Kappa Phi. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
  3. RIAA Top Artists Archived 2013-04-09 at the Wayback Machine Recording Industry Association of America Accessed 29 July 2007
  4. http://www.betaalpha.com/

Pi Kapps Online Notable Alumni

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