# List of Zeta Psi members

Zeta Psi is a social fraternity in North America. It was established in 1842. The fraternity has chartered 87 chapters, encompassing roughly 50,000 brothers. Fraternity members have distinguished themselves in a wide range of professional fields, including government service, the military, literature, and the entertainment industry. Following is an incomplete list of notable members.

## Academics and researchers

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| John Bardeen | ΛΨ 1928 | Two-Time Nobel Laureate in Physics; co-inventor of the transistor |
| Conrad Harrington | ΑΨ 1933 and 1936 | Lawyer, businessman, and chancellor of McGill University |
| Arden Haynes | ΠΕ 1951 | Chancellor of York University; chair and chief executive officer of Imperial Oil Limited |
| Dr. Alfred Kinsey | Λ 1916 | Biologist and sex researcher; founder of The Kinsey Institute |
| E. Coppée Mitchell | 1855 | Chair of Law of Real Estate, Conveyancing and Equity Jurisprudence and dean of University of Pennsylvania Law School |
| William Pepper | Σ 1862 and 1864 | Provost of the University of Pennsylvania, Knight Commander of St Olaf |
| Julius Adams Stratton | ΦΛ 1923 | President of MIT |
| Henry Suzzallo | ΦΛ 1920 | President of the University of Washington, 1919–1926 |

## Business

| Name Original chapter Notability References Jim Balsillie ΘΞ 1984 Chairman and co-CEO Research in Motion James Richard Cantalupo ΑΕ 1966 Chairman and chief executive officer of McDonald's Corporation Mark Fields Delta COO, Ford Motor Company Henry Ford II Η CEO and chairman, Ford Motor Company William B. Harrison Jr. Υ CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase Arden Haynes ΠΕ 1951 CEO and chair of Imperial Oil Limited, chancellor of York University Lawrence Heisey ΘΞ 1948 President and chairman, Harlequin Enterprises Roderick M. Hills Μ Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission Ian C. Murray T 1997 Founder, Vineyard Vines Eric Molson ΑΨ Chairman, Molson Beer Companies, received Order of Canada Brian L. Roberts Σ 1981 Chairman and CEO of Comcast Corporation Julian Robertson Υ Chairman of the Tiger Fund (Tiger Management Corp.) Dean G. Witter I 1909 Founder, Dean Witter & Company | Jim Balsillie |

## Entertainment

| Name Original chapter Notability References Dean Cain ΟΕ 1988 Actor Lauv Φ 2016 Music artist Dizzy Reed Ψ Musician, keyboardist for Guns N' Roses '† Brian Sullivan ΑΠ 1993 Anchor; Bloomberg Television, "Morning Call."; Fox Business Network Dick Wolf Σ 1969 Emmy Award-winning producer and creator of "Law & Order" | Dean Cain |

## Law

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| James Biggs | Υ 1893 | United States Solicitor General |
| Brian Dickson | ΠΕ | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, law professor |
| Arthur Gajarsa | Π 1962 | United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
| Roy McMurtry | ΘΞ 1954 | Chief Justice Court of Appeal for Ontario, former politician, chancellor of York University |
| John G. Sargent | Κ 1887 and 1912 | United States Attorney General |
| Allan Wachowich | ΜΘ 1957 | Chief Justice Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta |

## Military

| Name Original chapter Notability References James J. Carey Ω 1960 Rear Admiral, USNR, International Grand Master of The Knights Templar. Jeff Cooper Μ 1941 Lieutenant Colonel, USMC, creator of the modern technique of handgun shooting Frederick Fisher (VC) ΑΨ 1913 Recipient of the Victoria Cross James Parker Δ Major General; U.S. Army, Medal of Honor recipient (Philippine–American War) Charles Phelps Ο 1865 Brigadier General; U.S. Army, Medal of Honor recipient, U.S. Congressman Thomas O. Seaver Κ 1855 Colonel; U.S. Army, Medal of Honor recipient (American Civil War) | Frederick Fisher |

## Philanthropy

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| John du Pont | Σ | Convicted murderer of Dave Schultz |
| Lawrence Heisey | ΘΞ 1948 | Officer of the Order of Canada for leadership in Canadian business and philanthropy |
| Sir John Templeton | Η 1934 | Financier, philanthropist, namesake of Templeton College, Oxford |

## Politics
### Governors

| Name Original chapter Notability References James Budd Ι 1873 Governor of California, member United States House of Representatives William Comstock Ξ 1899 Governor of Michigan Seldon Connor Κ 1859 Governor of Maine Gray Davis Μ 1964 Governor of California Howard Dean Η 1971 Governor of Vermont and chairman of DNC Nelson Dingley Jr. Ψ 1855 Governor of Maine and US House of Representative Elisha Dye Jr. Ε 1859 Governor of Rhode Island Edward I. Edwards Φ Governor of New Jersey, Senator from New Jersey George D. Robinson Ρ 1856 Governor of Massachusetts and member of the US House of Representatives Pete Wilson Η 1955 Governor of California, U.S. Senator, and mayor of San Diego Brett McGurk H 1996 National Security Council Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, served in senior national security positions in Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations. | Nelson Dingley Jr. Pete Wilson |

### Federal Senators

| Name Original chapter Notability References William Benton Η 1918 U.S. Senator from Connecticut, chairman of Encyclopædia Britannica Scott Brown K 1981 U.S. Senator from Massachusetts Prescott Bush Η 1917 U.S. Senator from Connecticut, father of President George H. W. Bush and grandfather of President George W. Bush Gilbert Hitchcock Ξ 1881 U.S. Senator from Nebraska and member of United States House of Representatives William F. Knowland Ι 1929 Senator from California Alex Padilla ΡΑ 1994 U.S. Senator from California George Wharton Pepper Σ 1887 Senator from Pennsylvania, attorney, and law professor, founder of Pepper Hamilton LLP | Prescott Bush |

### Federal Representatives

| Name Original chapter Notability References Edmund James Bristol ΘΞ 1883 Member of Parliament, Canada, Minister without portfolio (1921) John Dahmer ΜΘ 1961 and Χ 1967 Member of Parliament, Canada Bertrand W. Gearhart Ι 1910 United States House of Representatives Angier Goodwin Χ1902 United States House of Representatives Gilbert Hitchcock Ξ 1881 U.S. Senator from Nebraska, United States House of Representatives John Edward Nelson Χ 1898 United States House of Representatives Charles E. Phelps ΟΕ 1865 United States House of Representatives; U.S. Army brigadier general Charles A. Sumner Ζ 1854 United States House of Representatives | The Hon. Edmund Bristol |

### Federal cabinet

| Name Original chapter Notability References Les Aspin Η 1960 United States Secretary of Defense, United States House of Representatives Richard A. Ballinger Ζ 1884 United States Secretary of the Interior, mayor of Seattle Erskine Bowles Υ White House Chief of Staff and president of the University of North Carolina system | Les Aspin |

### Mayors of major cities

| Name | Original chapter | Notability | References |
| William B. Harrison | Β 1910 | mayor of Louisville, Kentucky | |

## Sports
### Baseball

| Name Original chapter Notability References Bob Boone Μ 1969 Former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball, four-time All-Star William Buck Τ 1950 Part owner of the Philadelphia Phillies Joe Maddon Τ Long-time MLB Manager, Los Angeles Angels, Tampa Bay Rays, and Chicago Cubs; 2008, 2011, and 2015 Manager of the Year Bruce Robinson Μ 1976 Former catcher in Major League Baseball with the Oakland A's and New York Yankees, National Baseball Hall of Fame, singer/songwriter William Shea Φ Brought the New York Mets to New York, namesake of Shea Stadium | Joe Maddon |

### American football

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| John Brodie | Μ 1956 | Quarterback, San Francisco 49ers; Senior PGA Tour professional golfer |
| Ken Dilger | ΑΕ 1995 | Tight end, Indianapolis Colts |
| Tom Fears | ΣΖ | Wide receiver, Los Angeles Rams |
| Harold "Red" Grange | ΑΕ 1925 | Halfback, Chicago Bears; Named the greatest college football player of all time by ESPN |
| Bert LaBrucherie | ΣΖ 1929 | UCLA and Caltech football coach |

### Golf

| Name | Original chapter | Notability | References |
| John Brodie | Μ 1956 | Quarterback, San Francisco 49ers; Senior PGA Tour professional golfer | |

### Olympic medalists

| Name Original chapter Notability References Boyce Budd Gold Medalist 1964 Rowing John Collier Bronze Medalist 1928 hurdles Caldwell Esselstyn Gold Medalist 1956 Rowing James Fitzpatrick Gold Medalist 1956 Rugby Ed Graff FM 1904 Rugby Charles L. Grimes Η 1957 Olympic Gold Medalist in rowing - 1956 Winslow Hall Gold Medalist 1932 Rowing George Hodgson ΑΨ 1916 Olympic Gold Medalist in 400 meters and 1500 meter freestyle swimming Carl Knowles Gold Medalist 1936 Basketball Henry LaBorde Silver Medalist 1932 Discus Richmond Landon Gold Medalist 1920 High Jump Dr. Benjamin Spock Α 1929 Best-selling author of The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care; Olympic gold-medalist in rowing (1924) David Wight Gold Medalist 1956 Rowing Pete Zaremba Bronze Medalist 1932 Hammer | Benjamin Spock |

### Tennis

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Pat DuPré | Μ 1976 | professional tennis player who won one singles title and four doubles titles, U.S. boys singles and doubles champion |
| Sandy Mayer | Μ 1974 | Professional tennis player, won 10 singles titles and 24 doubles titles |
| Roscoe Tanner | Μ 1973 | professional tennis player, won 16 singles titles and one Grand Slam singles |

## Writers and journalists

| Name Original chapter Notability References Steve Berman BT 1990 Award-winning editor and author of gay speculative fiction. John McCrae ΘΞ 1894 Author of In Flanders Fields Stephen Butler Leacock ΘΞ 1891 Writer and economist, namesake of the Stephen Leacock Award for Canadian literary humour Michael Smerconish 1984 American radio host and television presenter Benjamin Spock Α 1929 Author of The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care; Olympic gold-medalist in rowing (1924) See Athletics section for a photo. | Stephen Leacock John McCrae |