# List of Sigma Chi members

This is a list of notable alumni of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Many notable Sigma Chi Brothers are awarded the Significant Sig Award by headquarters, indicated by as superscriptS.

## Athletics and sports entertainment
### Baseball

| Name Original chapter Notability References Bill Buckner$^S$ USC, 1972 MLB – Los Angeles Dodgers (1969-76), Chicago Cubs (1977-84), Boston Red Sox (1984-87 & 1990), Los Angeles Angels (1987-88), Kansas City Royals (1988-89); All-Star (1981); NL Batting Champion (1980) Mark DeRosa University of Pennsylvania, 1997 MLB – Atlanta Braves (1998-2004), Texas Rangers (2005-06), Chicago Cubs (2007-08), Cleveland Indians (2009), St. Louis Cardinals (2009), San Francisco Giants (2010-11), Washington Nationals (2012), Toronto Blue Jays (2013) Joe Gordon Oregon, 1936 2nd baseman from 1938–1950 for the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians. 1942 American League MVP. 5 time World Series Champion. 9 time All-Star. Manager of Indians, Tigers, A's and Royals. Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Dick Groat$^S$ Duke University, 1953 MLB Player, Shortstop, Pittsburgh Pirates Bob Keegan Bucknell, 1944 MLB pitcher with the White Sox. Threw a no-hitter on August 20, 1957. Jim Palmer$^S$ Arizona State, 1967 MLB, Baltimore Orioles. Major League Baseball Hall of Famer pitcher Nolen Richardson Georgia, 1926 MLB third baseman with the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds. Head baseball coach, University of Georgia Freddy Sale Georgia, 1924 MLB pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates Vernon "Catfish" Smith Georgia, 1932 College Football Hall of Fame. Head baseball coach, University of Georgia Bobby Valentine$^S$ USC, 1972 Former manager of the Boston Red Sox, former ESPN analyst for "Sunday Night Baseball." Former player in the MLB Bill Werber$^S$ Duke University, 1930 MLB, Primarily with the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees Josh Willingham$^S$ University of North Alabama, 1999 MLB Player, Left fielder, Kansas City Royals | Bobby Valentine |

### Basketball

| Name Original chapter Notability References Stan Albeck Bradley, 1955 Head Basketball Coach, NBA – Cleveland Cavaliers 1979–80; San Antonio Spurs 1980–83; New Jersey Nets 1983–85; Chicago Bulls 1985–86. NCAA – Bradley Braves 1986–91. Steve Belko Idaho, 1939 Head Men's Basketball Coach, Oregon 1956–1971, Idaho State, 1950–1956 Brad Brownell DePauw University, 1991 Head Men's Basketball Coach, Clemson University. Bryan Colangelo$^S$ Cornell University, 1987 President and General Manager of the Toronto Raptors W.A. Cunningham Vanderbilt University, 1906 University of Georgia Head Football Coach and Head Basketball Coach 1910–1919 Ron Greene Murray State University, 1962 Former head coach Mississippi State University, Murray State University, Indiana State University; 1978 Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year. Bob Hill$^S$ BGSU, 1971 Head coach, NBA Seattle SuperSonics, 2006; San Antonio Spurs 1994–1996; Indiana Pacers 1990–1993. Gavin Maloof$^S$ Chattanooga, 1978 Owner of the Sacramento Kings and Monarchs. Owner, Maloof Sports & Entertainment. Johnny Orr$^S$ Beloit College, 1951 Basketball coach, Michigan and Iowa State. Eric Piatkowski University of Nebraska, 1993 Guard/Forward, L.A. Clippers, Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls, Phoenix Suns. Jack Sikma$^S$ Illinois Wesleyan University, 1976 Center, NBA Seattle SuperSonics (1977-86), NBA Milwaukee Bucks (1986-91); Assistant Coach, NBA Seattle SuperSonics (2003-07), NBA Houston Rockets (2007-11), NBA Minnesota Timberwolves (2011-14). Eddie Sutton$^S$ Oklahoma State, 1958 Oklahoma State Basketball Coach (retired), Big 12 Coach of the Year. Jay Wright$^S$ Bucknell, 1983 Former men's Basketball Coach, Villanova University, 6-time Big East Coach of the Year and 2-time Naismith National Coach of the year, reached four Final Fours (2009, 2016, 2018, 2022) and won two national championships in 2016 and 2018 with Villanova. Connor Rufo$^S$ University of Delaware, 2018 Shooting Guard for The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens, best D1 scorer per 40, Founding Father of The Sigma Chi Kappa Epsilon Chapter. | Eric Piatkowski Jay Wright |

### Football

| Name Original chapter Notability References Kenneth "Bud" Adams$^S$ University of Kansas, 1944 Owner of Tennessee Titans. Fred Akers University of Arkansas 1959 Running back, Purdue University,1987–90 Head Coach University of Texas, 1977–86. Head Coach University of Wyoming 1975–76. Head Coach Bill Arnsparger$^S$ Miami, 1950 New York Giants head coach, Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator, LSU Tigers head coach, University of Florida athletic director, San Diego Chargers defensive coordinator. Red Badgro University of Southern California End, NFL New York Yankees, 1927–1928, New York Giants, 1930–1935, and Brooklyn Dodgers, 1936. Matthew Baker UNC-Chapel Hill, 2006 Quarterback (Practice Squad), NFL Dallas Cowboys. Drew Bennett UCLA, 2001 Wide receiver, NFL St. Louis Rams. Drew Brees$^S$ Purdue, 2001 Quarterback, New Orleans Saints, 2010 Super Bowl winner & MVP Glenn Cadrez University of Houston 1992 Linebacker, NFL New York Jets, 1992–1995, Denver Broncos, 1995–2000, Kansas City Chiefs, 2001–2002. Derek Carrier Beloit College, 2012 NFL Tight end for the Oakland Raiders. Howard "Hopalong" Cassady$^S$ Ohio State University, 1956 Football, running back, 1955 Heisman Trophy recipient, 1956–1961/1963 Detroit Lions, 1962 Cleveland Browns, and 1962 Philadelphia Eagles Brad Culpepper Florida, 1992 Defensive tackle, NFL Minnesota Vikings 1992– W.A. Cunningham Vanderbilt University, 1906 University of Georgia Head Football Coach and Head Basketball Coach 1910–1919. Brad Daluiso$^S$ UCLA Placekicker New York Giants Mike Ditka$^S$ Pittsburgh, 1961 Tight end and later Head Coach, NFL Chicago Bears, Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1988. Jim Everett$^S$ Purdue, 1986 Former NFL Quarterback, Los Angeles Rams, 1986–93; New Orleans Saints, 1994–1996; San Diego Chargers, 1997. Paul Fersen Georgia, 1972 NFL Offensive tackle, New Orleans Saints. Jim Finn University of Pennsylvania 1999 Fullback, NFL New York Giants Jeff Graham Ohio State University, 1988 NFL Wide receiver, Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears. Bob Griese$^S$ Purdue, 1967 Pro Football Hall of Fame Quarterback for the Miami Dolphins Len Hauss Georgia, 1964 Washington Redskins 5-time Pro Bowl and 3-time All-Pro center. 70 Greatest Redskins. NFLPA President 1978–1980. Woody Hayes$^S$ Denison, 1935 NCAA Football Coach, Ohio State University, 1951–1978. College Football Hall of Fame Mark Herrmann$^S$ Purdue, 1980 Quarterback, NFL Denver Broncos, 1982; Baltimore Colts, 1983–1986. Mike Holmgren$^S$ USC, 1970 President of the Cleveland Browns. Former coach of the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers. Brad Hoover Western Carolina University, 2000 Fullback, NFL Carolina Panthers. Don Hutson$^S$ Alabama, 1935 Green Bay Packers, Pro Football Hall of Fame. Kliff Kingsbury$^S$ Texas Tech, 2002 Quarterback, Texas Tech, 1998–2002, Offensive coordinator, Texas A&M 2012; Coach, Texas Tech University, 2013–present. Johnny Majors$^S$ Tennessee, 1957 Football coach, Iowa State, 1968–1972; Pittsburgh, 1973–1976; Tennessee, 1977–1992. College Football Hall of Fame, 1987. Bob McNair$^S$ University of South Carolina, 1958 Owner of NFL Houston Texans. Urban Meyer$^S$ Cincinnati, 1986 Head Football Coach, Ohio State University, 2006 National Championship Coach, 2008 National Championship Coach, 2014 National Championship Coach. Harold "Brick" Muller$^S$ University of California, Berkeley, 1922 First player in Western United States to earn All-American honors (1921, 1922), Rose Bowl MVP (1921), Silver Medalist in High Jump as member of track and field team representing the US in the 1920 Summer Olympics, College Football Hall of Fame (1951), Breitbard Hall of Fame. Bronko Nagurski$^S$ Minnesota, 1930 Fullback and Defensive tackle, NFL Chicago Bears, 1930–1937, 1943; Pro Football Hall of Fame Charter Member, 1963. Merlin Olsen$^S$ Utah State, 1962 Defensive tackle, Los Angeles Rams, Pro Football Hall of Fame. Ryan Pace$^S$ Eastern Illinois, 1999 General Manager, NFL Chicago Bears, 2015–present. Sean Payton$^S$ Eastern Illinois, 1987 Head Coach, NFL New Orleans Saints, 2006–present; Quarterback, AFL Chicago Bruisers, 1987. John Pont$^S$ Miami, 1952 Head football coach, Miami University, Yale University, Indiana University, Northwestern University. Larry Rakestraw Georgia, 1964 Quarterback, NFL Chicago Bears, 1966-68. John Robinson$^S$ Oregon, 1958 Head coach, NFL Los Angeles Rams; NCAA football USC Trojans, 1976–1982. Lou Saban$^S$ Indiana University, 1944 Head coach, NFL Denver Broncos, 1967–1971; Buffalo Bills, 1972–1976 Clark Shaughnessy Minnesota, 1914 Head coach, Tulane University, 1915–1920, 1922–1926, Loyola University New Orleans, 1927–1932, University of Chicago, 1933–1939, Stanford University, 1940–1941, University of Maryland, 1942, 1946, University of Pittsburgh, 1943–1945, NFL Los Angeles Rams 1944–1949, University of Hawaii 1965; College Football Hall of Fame, 1968. Phillippi Sparks$^S$ Arizona State, 1991 Defensive back New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys, National Football League. Hank Stram$^S$ Purdue, 1945 Head coach, NFL Kansas City Chiefs, 1963–1974. Pro Football Hall of Fame, 2003. T. J. Yates University of North Carolina, 2011 NFL Quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons. Fielding H. Yost$^S$ West Virginia, 1897 Head coach, University of Michigan, 1901–1923, 1925–1926; College Football Hall of Fame, 1951. Ed White$^S$ University of California, Berkeley, 1969 NFL Minnesota Vikings (1969-1977), San Diego Chargers (1978-1985), Consensus All-American (1969),4x Pro Bowl (1975-77, 1979), College Football Hall of Fame, University of California Hall of Fame, Pac-12 All Century Team, Breitbard Hall of Fame, East-West Shrine Game Hall of Fame, 50 Greatest Minnesota Vikings, San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame. | Bob Griese Mike Holmgren Johnny Majors Clark Shaughnessy |

### Golf

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Luke Donald$^S$ | Northwestern, 2001 | Professional golfer, PGA Tour. |
| Casey Martin | Stanford, 1995 | Current Head Coach of the Oregon's golf team and former professional golfer, PGA Tour, Plaintiff, PGA Tour, Inc. v. Casey Martin, 2001. |
| Bo Van Pelt$^S$ | Oklahoma State, 1998 | Professional golfer, PGA Tour. |
| Notah Begay III | Stanford, 1995 | Professional golfer, PGA Tour. |

### Other

| Name | Original chapter | Notability | References |
| Dwight "Dike" Eddleman | Illinois, 1949 | Silver medalist, High jump, 1948 Olympics; NBA All-Star; generally considered the University of Illinois's greatest athlete. | |
| Eric Fonoimoana$^S$ | UCSB, 1993 | Gold Medalist, Men's Beach Volleyball, 2000 Olympics. | |
| Jeff Gorton | Bridgewater MA, 1990 | Hockey, Montreal Canadiens, Executive Vice President, Hockey Operations | https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/team/hockey-operations |
| T. J. Middleton | Georgia, 1990 | Tennis professional. 1994 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Finalist. 2004 Over 35 Wimbledon Doubles Champion. | |
| Billy Packer | Wake Forest, 1962 | CBS Sports Sportscaster | |
| Reid Patterson | Georgia, 1954 | 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games swimmer. Former 50 meter freestyle World record holder and 200 meter freestyle relay World record holder. | |
| W.O. Payne | Georgia, 1900 | Athletic Director at the University of Georgia 1936–1943. Payne Hall on the Georgia campus is named in his honor. | |
| Gordon Smith$^S$ | Georgia, 1975 | Executive Director and COO of the United States Tennis Association. Member of the ITA Hall of Fame. | |
| Tony Trabert$^S$ | University of Cincinnati, 1952 | Tennis champion, International Tennis Hall of Fame member | |
| Carl F. Ullrich$^S$ | Cornell University, 1950 | Athletic Director at West Point 1980–1990. Executive Director of the Patriot League 1989–1993. | |
| Darrin Van Horn | University of Kentucky, 1990 | Professional Boxer, 1989 IBF Junior Middleweight Champion, 1991 IBF Super Middleweight Champion | |
| O'Neill Williams | Emory, 1965 | Professional fisherman and outdoor personality. Host of TV's O'Neill Outside on Sun Sports, SportSouth and the Versus channels. | |

## Business and technology

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Roy Chapman Andrews$^S$ | Beloit College, 1906 | Explorer, Adventurer and Naturalist who became the director of the American Museum of Natural History |
| Philip Anschutz$^S$ | University of Kansas, 1961 | Entrepreneur, Anschutz Entertainment Group |
| Jeff Arnold | Georgia, 1991 | Founder and former CEO of WebMD. Owner of HowStuffWorks |
| Jim Barksdale | Mississippi, 1965 | CEO of Netscape, 1995–99 |
| Reggie Bradford | Georgia, 1990 | Former CMO of WebMD and former President of Tandberg Television. Founder of ViTrue, Inc. |
| George W. Bryan | Mississippi State University, 1965 | Senior Vice President of Sara Lee Corporation, CEO of Sara Lee Foods, and founder of Old Waverly Golf Club |
| AD. "Pete" Correll$^S$ | Georgia, 1963 | Chairman and CEO, Georgia-Pacific Corporation. |
| Alex d'Arbeloff$^S$ | Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1949 | Co-Founder, Teradyne |
| David Dillon | Kansas, 1973 | CEO of Kroger |
| Craig Donohue$^S$ | Drake University, 1981 | CEO, Chicago Mercantile Exchange |
| T. Coleman du Pont | MIT, 1885 | Former President, DuPont Chemical |
| Keith Ferrazzi$^S$ | Yale, 1986 | Business consultant and author |
| William "Bill" George | Georgia Tech, 1964 | CEO, Medtronic 1991–2001, Board Member Goldman Sachs, Novartis, ExxonMobil |
| Gordon Gould$^S$ | Union College, 1941 | One of primary inventors of the laser; National Inventors Hall of Fame. |
| Michael Graves$^S$ | Cincinnati, 1958 | Award-winning post-modern architect |
| Toxey Haas$^S$ | Mississippi State University, 1978 | Founder and CEO, Haas Outdoors, Inc. (Mossy Oak) |
| James Haslam Jr.$^S$ | Tennessee | Founder and owner of Pilot Travel Centers. |
| Mike G. Hart | University of California, Davis, 1985 | President and CEO of Sierra Energy, President of Sierra Railroad, named an "Environmental Hero" by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, named a "Champion of Change" by the White House. |
| E.W. "Ed" Kelley$^S$ | Indiana University, 1939 | Founder, Kelley & Partners Ltd; Chairman, Steak 'n Shake; Namesake of Kelley School of Business (Indiana University) |
| Dara Khosrowshahi$^S$ | Brown University, 1991 | Businessman, CEO of Uber, CEO of Expedia |
| Keith J. Krach$^S$ | Purdue University, 1979 | U.S. Under Secretary of State, Chairman/CEO of DocuSign and Ariba. Chairman of Purdue University Board of Trustees. 64th Grand Consul of Sigma Chi Fraternity. |
| Kenneth Langone$^S$ | Bucknell University, 1957 | Co-founder of Home Depot. New York University's Medical Center is named after him and his wife. |
| J. Michael Luttig$^S$ | Washington and Lee University, 1976 | Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Board of Directors for Boeing |
| Doug Manchester | San Diego State University | San Diego real estate developer, owner of the San Diego Union Tribune |
| E.W. Marland$^S$ | Michigan, 1893 | Founder of the Marland Oil Company |
| J. Willard Marriott, Jr.$^S$ | University of Utah, 1954 | President of Marriott International |
| John S. McMillin | DePauw University | Lawyer, businessman, and political figure; served as Sigma Chi's first Grand Consul |
| Ron W. Miller$^S$ | University of Southern California, 1977 | CEO of The Walt Disney Company |
| Robert Montgomery | University of Alabama, 1952 | Lawyer known for winning large settlements against the tobacco industry |
| Christopher Nassetta$^S$ | University of Virginia, 1984 | President and CEO of Hilton Worldwide |
| Thomas F. Olin$^S$ | University of Michigan, 1952 | Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Archway Cookies, Incorporated |
| Ed Seykota | MIT, 1969 | Self made money manager and investor |
| Matthew Simmons | Utah, 1965 | Founder and chairman emeritus of Simmons & Company International. Author of Twilight in the Desert. Energy adviser to George W. Bush |
| Bob Swanson$^S$ | MIT, 1969 | Co-Founder of Genentech |
| C. Bruce Tarter | MIT, 1961 | Former director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
| Dr. Gerard van Belle$^S$ | Whitman College, 1990 | Noted astrophysicist at Lowell Observatory, the European Southern Observatory, and Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech. |
| Charles Watson$^S$ | Oklahoma State University, 1972 | Founder, former CEO, Dynegy |
| Brown L. Whatley$^S$ | Georgia, 1926 | Chairman of Arvida Corp., President of Mortgage Bankers Association of America |
| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Andy Dunn$^S$ | Northwestern, 2000 | CEO of Bonobos. |
| Harvey Hancock | University of Utah, 1925 | Northern California Campaign manager for two successful races by Richard Nixon: 1950 United States Senate, and 1952 Presidential campaign, under Dwight D. Eisenhower. |
| Edward "Ted" Rogers$^S$ | University of Toronto, 1956 | Former president and CEO of Rogers Communications Inc. |

## Education

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Gregory H. Adamian$^S$ | Wesleyan, 1948 | Former President and Chancellor of Bentley University |
| David B. Ashley$^S$ | MIT, 1973 | President of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| Joel Cunningham$^S$ | Chattanooga, 1965 | Vice Chancellor and President of the University of the South from 2000–2010. |
| Constantine William Curris$^S$ | University of Kentucky, 1962 | President of Murray State University from 1973–1983 and the University of Northern Iowa from 1983–1995 |
| George H. Denny | University of Virginia, 1896 | 15th President of the University of Alabama. Bryant–Denny Stadium and the Denny Chimes are named in his honor. |
| Lamar Dodd$^S$ | Georgia Tech, 1930 | Head of Art Department at University of Georgia. Lamar Dodd School of Art named in his memory at the University of Georgia. |
| Carl H. Eigenmann | Indiana University, 1886 | Professor and ichthyologist. Many species of fish are named in his honor. |
| Rufus Fitzgerald$^S$ | University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 1919 | Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh from 1945–1955. The Fitzgerald Field House is named in his honor. |
| Tomlinson Fort, Jr. | Georgia, 1952 | Head of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon and Vanderbilt University. Provost and Vice President Cal Poly |
| John Gabbert Bowman$^S$ | University of Iowa, 1899 | Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh from 1921–1945. The Cathedral of Learning, the second tallest educational building in the world, is dedicated to him. |
| John Howard Harris | Bucknell University, 1869 | President of Bucknell University from 1889-1919, longest presidential term in the University's history; Harris Hall is named in his honor on campus |
| Cecil C. Humphreys$^S$ | University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 1936 | President of Memphis State University from 1960–1972 |
| Mark E. Keenum$^S$ | Mississippi State, 1984 | President of Mississippi State University, 2009–present. |
| James R. Killian$^S$ | MIT 1925 | 10th President of MIT, special assistant for science and technology to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957–1959 |
| Robert Lindgren$^S$ | University of Florida, 1976 | President of Randolph-Macon College |
| Bernie Machen$^S$ | Vanderbilt University, 1966 | Eleventh President of the University of Florida (2003–Present). Former President of the University of Utah (1997–2003). |
| William Andrew MacKay$^S$ | Dalhousie University, 1950 | Former President of Dalhousie University |
| Robert D. McTeer$^S$ | Georgia, 1964 | Chancellor of the Texas A&M University System |
| William C. Powers | University of California, Berkeley, 1968 | President of the University of Texas at Austin from 2006-2015 |
| J. Wayne Reitz$^S$ | Colorado State, 1930 | Fifth President of the University of Florida (1955–1967) |
| Robert H. Shaffer$^S$ | Depauw University, 1936 | Pioneer in Student Affairs |
| Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr.$^S$ | University of Kentucky, 1936 | Dean of College of Law at Kentucky, 1948–1957. President of West Virginia University 1959–1961. Secretary of the Army 1961–1962. President of Indiana University, 1962–68. |
| Charles Hyde Warren | Yale University | Professor and Dean at Yale University |

## Entertainment
### Actors

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Warren Beatty$^S$ | Northwestern University, 1959 | Film actor, Academy Award Winner, Golden Globe Winner, BAFTA Winner |
| Clancy Brown$^S$ | Northwestern University, 1981 | Film actor, The Shawshank Redemption, Highlander. |
| Ty Burrell | Oregon, 1987 | Film actor, Film director, Television actor, Modern Family. |
| David Canary$^S$ | University of Cincinnati, 1960 | Television actor, All My Children. |
| Jim Caviezel$^S$ | University of Washington, 1990 | Film actor, The Passion of the Christ. TV series Person of Interest. |
| William Christopher$^S$ | Wesleyan University, 1958 | Television actor, M*A*S*H. |
| Charles Cioffi$^S$ | Michigan State University, 1971 | Movie and television actor, Shaft. |
| Eric Close | University of Southern California, 1989 | Television actor, Without a Trace |
| Buster Crabbe$^S$ | University of Southern California, 1931 | Actor, Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon; Olympic Swimmer. |
| Brian Dennehy$^S$ | Columbia University, 1960 | Tony Award-winning actor. |
| Evan Farmer | Tulane University, 1995 | Host, While You Were Out |
| Clarence Gilyard$^S$ | California State University, Long Beach, 1981 | Film actor, Top Gun; Television actor, Walker, Texas Ranger. |
| Tony Hale$^S$ | Samford University, 1992 | Actor, Arrested Development, Veep. |
| Woody Harrelson$^S$ | Hanover College, 1983 | Academy Award-twice nominated actor, Emmy-nominated actor. |
| Archie Kao | George Mason University, 1996 | Film actor. |
| Pat Kilbane | Beloit College, 1990 | Comedic actor. |
| Chester Lauck$^S$ | University of Arkansas, 1926 | Radio comedy, Lum and Abner. |
| David Letterman$^S$ | Ball State University, 1969 | Television personality, host, The Late Show with David Letterman. |
| Peter Lupus$^S$ | Butler University, 1954 | Television actor, Mission: Impossible. |
| Neal McDonough | Syracuse University, 1988, Film Actor, 88 Minutes, The Guardian | |
| Ted McGinley$^S$ | University of Southern California, 1981 | Film & television actor, Married... with Children, Hope & Faith |
| Burr McIntosh$^S$ | Lafayette, 1884, silent film actor, supporting actor | |
| Patrick Muldoon | University of Southern California, 1991 | Actor, Melrose Place, Starship Troopers. |
| Lee Norris | Wake Forest University, 2004 Actor, One Tree Hill | |
| Fred Newman | Georgia, 1974 | Actor, voice actor and composer. Men in Black, Harry and the Hendersons, Gremlins, Grand Theft Auto 2 |
| Brad Pitt$^S$ | University of Missouri, 1982 | Film actor. |
| Ben Savage | Stanford University, 2004 | Television actor, Boy Meets World. |
| Sonny Seiler$^S$ | Georgia, 1954 | Film actor. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. The Legend of Bagger Vance. Owner of University of Georgia mascot Uga |
| Tom Selleck$^S$ | University of Southern California, 1967 | Television actor, Magnum, P.I.. |
| Jay Stewart | Butler, 1939 | Television game show announcer, Let's Make a Deal, Deal of the Century. |
| Regis Toomey$^S$ | Pittsburgh, 1921 | Film actor, Meet John Doe, The Big Sleep. |
| Rip Torn$^S$ | University of Texas, 1952 | Film and television actor, Men in Black, The Larry Sanders Show. |
| John Wayne$^S$ | University of Southern California, 1929 | Film actor. |
| Don Wilson$^S$ | University of Colorado at Boulder, 1923 | Announcer, The Jack Benny Program. |

### Film and television production

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Stephen J. Cannell$^S$ | University of Oregon, 1964 | Emmy-winning television producer. |
| Ethan Drogin$^S$ | Harvard University, 1998 | Television producer and writer. |
| Kerry McCluggage$^S$ | University of Southern California, 1976 | Sigma Chi Board of Governors, President of Paramount Television, founder UPN Network. |
| Tom Shadyac$^S$ | University of Virginia, 1981 | Movie Director of films Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Nutty Professor, Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty, and I Am. |
| Mark Tinker$^S$ | Syracuse University, 1973 | Television producer and director. "St. Elsewhere", "NYPD Blue". |

### Music

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Wade Bowen | Texas Tech University | Texas country Singer and Songwriter |
| Luke Bryan$^S$ | Georgia Southern University | Country Musician and Songwriter |
| Tom Collins$^S$ | University of Tennessee | Country music producer, CMA (Country Music Association) Board Chairman |
| Brett James | Baylor University | Grammy-award winning Songwriter |
| Cole Swindell$^S$ | Georgia Southern University | Country Artist, Songwriter, and Performer |
| Drew Taggart$^S$ | Syracuse University | One-half of the multi-platinum/Grammy nominated The Chainsmokers |
| Bobby Ogdin$^S$ | University of Tennessee | Member of Elvis Presley's TCB Band, recording session pianist for major artists |
| Michael Utley$^S$ | University of Arkansas | Musician and Songwriter, Founding Member of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band |

### News

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Bret Baier$^S$ | DePauw University, 1992 | Anchor, Special Report with Bret Baier, Fox News Channel. |
| Greg Gutfeld | University of California, Berkeley, 1987 | Host of Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld on the Fox News Channel. |
| David Hartman$^S$ | Duke University, 1956 | Actor, former host, Good Morning America. |
| Lewis Craig Humphrey | Centre College, 1896 | Editor of Louisville Evening Post and Louisville Herald-Post. |
| John McWethy | DePauw University, 1969 | Emmy-winning correspondent, ABC news. |
| Clayton Morris | University of Pittsburgh, 1999 | Host, Fox & Friends on Fox News Channel. |
| Andy Rooney | Colgate University, 1942 | Television personality and essayist, 60 Minutes. |
| Bob Trumpy$^S$ | University of Utah, 1967 | Color commentator, NBC Sports; Tight end, National Football League Cincinnati Bengals, 1968–1977. |
| Steve Weissman | Northwestern University, 2001 | Host, SportsCenter on ESPN. |
| Jacob Wycoff | Western Connecticut State University, 2004 | Two-Time Emmy Award-Winning Meteorologist, WBZ-TV. |

### Radio

| Name | Original chapter | Notability | References |
| Keith Bilbrey$^S$ | Tennessee Tech, 1974 | Announcer on the Grand Ole Opry, WSM (AM) Radio DJ, WSMV-TV | |
| Dave Fogel$^S$ | University of Missouri, 1982 | Radio DJ, United States | |
| Norris Goff$^S$ | University of Oklahoma, 1928 | Radio comedy, Lum and Abner | |
| Gabe Hobbs | Murray State University | Former Senior Vice-President of Programming at Clear Channel Radio (now iHeartMedia). | https://sigmachi.org/home/alumni/significant-sigs/significant-sigs-list/ |

## Legal

| Name Original chapter Notability References Earl Anzai Emory University, 2008 Attorney General of Hawaii (1999–2002). William Barker$^S$ Chattanooga, 1964 Chief Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1995–2009. Michael Bryant$^S$ University of British Columbia, 1987 Attorney General of Ontario 2003–2007, MPP. Randy Crane University of Texas, 1985 Youngest ever United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas 2002-Present. Jose Alejandro Gonzalez, Jr. University of Florida, 1952 Justice, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 1978-1996. Mark Herring University of Virginia, 1983 Attorney General of Virginia, 2014–present. Wayne Kidwell University of Idaho, 1960 Justice, Idaho Supreme Court, 1999–2005, Attorney General of Idaho 1975–1979. J. Michael Luttig$^S$ Washington and Lee University, 1976 Former Federal Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1991–2006. Frank Murphy$^S$ Michigan, 1912 United States Attorney General, 1939–1940; Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1940–1949. Hardy Myers University of Mississippi, 1961 Attorney General of Oregon, 1996–2008. William O'Kelley$^S$ Emory University, 1951 Senior Judge, United States District Court 1970–present. Matthew Olsen University of Virginia, 1984 American prosecutor and Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), 2011–2014. James C. Paine$^S$ University of Florida, 1952 Justice, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 1979 -1992. William Rogers$^S$ Colgate University, 1934 United States Attorney General, 1957–1961. Bolon B. Turner$^S$ University of Arkansas, 1922 Judge of the United States Tax Court, 1934–1962; later national president of Sigma Chi, 1963–1967 David Viviano$^S$ Hillsdale College, 1994 Justice, Michigan Supreme Court, 2013 – present. Robert Wefald$^S$ University of North Dakota, 1964 Attorney General of North Dakota 1981–1984. James D. Whittemore$^S$ University of Florida, 1974 Justice, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, 2000 - present. | Frank Murphy William Rogers |

## Medicine

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Dr. Alfred Blalock | Georgia, 1919 | Noted research surgeon at Vanderbilt University and Johns Hopkins and developer of the Blalock-Taussig Shunt. His work on blue baby syndrome has been documented in the 2004 movie Something the Lord Made. |
| Joshua Butler | Texas State University Texas, 2002 | Director of Audioprothology |
| William DeVries$^S$ | MD, University of Utah, 1966 | Cardiothoracic surgeon, Performed first successful artificial heart implant surgery on Barney Clark, 1982 |
| Merrill Moore | Vanderbilt University, 1924 | Psychiatrist and poet; neurologist at the Harvard Medical School |
| Kary Mullis | Georgia Institute of Technology, 1964 | Won the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his development of the Polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a central technique in biochemistry and molecular biology which allows the amplification of specified DNA sequences |
| Russell M. Nelson | University of Utah, 1945 | Cardiothoracic Surgeon, performed the first open heart surgery west of the Mississippi, current President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints |
| Jerry A. Shields | Murray State University, 1960 | Ophthalmologist |

## Military

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Lieutenant General Bradley A. Becker$^S$ | University of California, Davis, 1986 | Commanding General of Installation Command, Commanding General of United States Army Military District of Washington, Commanding General of U.S. Army Training Center and Fort Jackson; Battalion Commander of 2-8 FA |
| Colonel Charles A. Beckwith | Georgia, 1952 | Credited for creating Delta Force. |
| Captain Maurice Britt$^S$ | Arkansas, 1941 | Recipient of the Medal of Honor. |
| General John K. Cannon, USAF | University of Utah, 1914 | Commanding General of USAFE; namesake of Cannon Air Force Base |
| Brigadier General Robert Cardenas$^S$ | New Mexico, 1955 | Inductee of the National Aviation Hall of Fame for his role as the pilot on the mothership B-29 bomber and operations officer on the X-1 program. |
| Colonel William Eckhardt | University of Mississippi, 1963 | Chief Prosecutor in the My Lai Cases. |
| Master Sergeant Matthew Eversmann | Hampden-Sydney College, 1988, Hon. BA 2000 | Known for actions during The Battle of Mogadishu as portrayed by Josh Hartnett in Black Hawk Down. |
| Lieutenant General Paul E. Funk$^S$ | Montana State University, 1961 | Father of General Paul E. Funk II, Commanding General of III Corps; Commanding General of the US Army Armor Center and Fort Knox; Commanding General of the 3d Armored Division during the Persian Gulf War; Commanding General of National Training Center and Fort Irwin; Assistant Division Commander of the 9th Infantry Division; Brigade Commander of the 194th Separate Armored Brigade; and Battalion Commander of 5th Battalion, 33rd Armor Regiment |
| General Paul E. Funk II$^S$ | Montana State University, 1984 | Commanding General of TRADOC; Commanding General of III Corps; Commanding General of the 1st Infantry Division; Brigade Commander of 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division; and Battalion Commander of 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment |
| Major General Jon Gallinetti | California State University, Fresno 1972 | Deputy Commander, Marine Forces Command |
| Major General Patrick J. Hurley$^S$ | George Washington University, 1913 | |
| Colonel James R. Lockett | Georgia, 1874 | Charter member of the Delta Chapter. Camp Lockett was named in his honor. |
| General Merrill A. McPeak$^S$ | San Diego State University, 1957 | Former USAF Chief of Staff. |
| Major General Michael Myatt | Sam Houston State University 1961 | Commanding General of the 1st Marine Division during the Persian Gulf War; former President of the Marines' Memorial Club |
| Major General Benjamin Piatt Runkle | Miami University, 1857 | Sigma Chi founder and Civil War Commander. |
| Captain Robert Prince | Stanford University, 1941 | Known for leading the Raid at Cabanatuan as portrayed by James Franco in The Great Raid. |
| General Victor E. "Gene" Renuart, USAF | Indiana 1971 | Former Commander of United States Northern Command. |
| Lt. Gen. Keller E. Rockey$^S$ | Gettysburg College, 1909 | Commanded the Fifth Marine Division in the Battle of Iwo Jima. |
| Secretary of the Air Force Russell A. Rourke$^S$ | University of Maryland, 1953 | Former United States Secretary of the Air Force. |
| Technical Sergeant Forrest L. Vosler$^S$ | Syracuse University, 1948 | Recipient of the Medal of Honor. |

## Nonprofits

| Name | Original chapter | Notability | References |
| Hector A. "Tico" Perez$^S$ | University of Central Florida | National Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America | |
| Stewart McLaurin | University of Alabama | President of the White House Historical Association | |

## Politics and government

Those with careers spanning multiple categories are usually included with their highest or most prestigious office.

### President of the United States

| Name | Original chapter | Notability | References |
| President of the United States Grover Cleveland | Honorary brother at University of Michigan, 1893 | President of the United States, 1885–1889, 1893–1897. | |

### United States Cabinet and White House staff

| Name Original chapter Notability References Jim Brady$^S$ Illinois, 1962 White House Press Secretary, 1981–1989 during the Reagan Administration. Johnny DeStefano Saint Louis University, 2001 Assistant to the President & Counselor to the President, 2018 during the Trump Administration. Stanley K. Hathaway,$^S$ University of Wyoming, 1946 United States Secretary of the Interior, 1975 during the Ford Administration. Patrick J. Hurley$^S$ George Washington University, 1913 United States Secretary of War 1929–1933 during the Hoover Administration. Cody Keenan$^S$ Northwestern University, 2002 Director of Speech Writing, 2013–2017 during the Obama Administration. Bert Lance Georgia, 1952 Director, Office of Management and the Budget (OMB), 1977 during the Carter Administration. Thomas F. McLarty III$^S$ Arkansas, 1969 White House Chief of Staff, 1993–1994 during the Clinton Administration. Thomas Perez Brown University, 1983 Secretary of the United States Department of Labor from 2013 to 2017. William P. Rogers$^S$ Colgate University, 1934 United States Secretary of State, 1969–1973 during the Nixon Administration. Charles G. Ross Missouri, 1905 White House Press Secretary, 1945–1950 during the Truman Administration. Ayden Zerbo$^S$ Oregon State University, 1961 United States Department of Education, 2008-2012 during the Obama Administration. | Charles Ross |

### United States Senate

| Name Original chapter Notability References James Abdnor University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 1945 U.S. Senator for South Dakota from 1981–1987. Lamar Alexander$^S$ Vanderbilt, 1962 U.S. Senator for Tennessee from 2002-2021. Mark Andrews$^S$ North Dakota State University, 1949 U.S. Senator for North Dakota from 1981–1987. C. Saxby Chambliss$^S$ Georgia, 1966 U.S. Senator for Georgia from 2003–2015. Bob Corker$^S$ University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1974 U.S. Senator for Tennessee from 2007–2019. Thomas du Pont MIT, 1885 U.S. Senator for Delaware from 1921–1922, 1925–1928. John Ensign$^S$ UNLV, 1980 U.S. Senator for Nevada from 2001–2011. Michael Enzi$^S$ George Washington, 1966 U.S. Senator for Wyoming from 1996–2021. J. William Fulbright$^S$ University of Arkansas, 1924 U.S. Senator for Arkansas from 1945–1974. Jake Garn$^S$ University of Utah, 1954 U.S. Senator for Utah from 1974–1993. Barry Goldwater$^S$ University of Arizona, 1932 U.S. Senator for Arizona from 1953–1965, 1969–1987. William Langer University of North Dakota, 1905 U.S. Senator for North Dakota from 1933-1934, 1937–1939. Herman Welker University of Idaho, 1925 U.S. Senator for Idaho from 1951-1957. | Barry Goldwater J. William Fulbright |

### United States House of Representatives

| Name Original chapter Notability References James Abdnor University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 1945 U.S. Representative for South Dakota from 1973–1981. Mark Andrews$^S$ North Dakota State University, 1949 U.S. Representative for North Dakota from 1963–1981. Kelly Armstrong$^S$ University of North Dakota, 2001 U.S. Representative for North Dakota from 2019 – present. Dan Bishop University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1986 U.S. Representative for North Carolina from 2019 – present. Tim Burchett$^S$ University of Tennessee, 1985 U.S. Representative for Tennessee from 2019 – present. Sam Farr Willamette University, 1963 U.S. Representative for California from 1993 – 2017. Ruben Gallego$^S$ Harvard, 2004 U.S. Representative for Arizona from 2014–present. John Garamendi$^S$ University of California, Berkeley, 1966 U.S. Representative for California from 2009–present. Jim Gerlach$^S$ Dickinson, 1980 U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania from 2003–2015. Barry Goldwater, Jr.$^S$ Arizona, 1962 U.S. Representative for California from 1969–1983. Garret Graves$^S$ University of Alabama, 1991 U.S. Representative for Louisiana from 2015–present. Brooks Hays$^S$ George Washington, 1922 U.S. Representative for Arkansas from 1943–1959. Van Hilleary University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1981 U.S. Representative for Tennessee from 1995–2003. Steny Hoyer$^S$ University of Maryland, 1963 U.S. Representative for Maryland from 1981–present. Majority Leader 2019–2021, Minority Leader 2021-present. Henry Hyde$^S$ Duke University, 1946 U.S. Representative for Illinois from 1975–2007. Isaac M. Jordan Miami University, 1857 U.S. Representative for Ohio from 1883–1885 Henderson Lovelace Lanham Georgia, 1910 U.S. Representative for Georgia from 1947–1957. E.W. Marland$^S$ Michigan, 1893 U.S. Representative for Oklahoma from 1933–1935. Mark Meadows$^S$ University of South Florida, 1981 U.S. Representative for North Carolina from 2013 – 2020. George M. O'Brien Northwestern University, 1938 U.S. Representative for Illinois from 1973–1986. Steven Palazzo$^S$ University of Southern Mississippi U.S. Representative for Mississippi from 2011–present. Jerry M. Patterson University of Arizona, 1956 U.S. Representative for California from 1975–1985. Dean Phillips$^S$ Brown University, 1991 U.S. Representative for Minnesota from 2019 – present. Chip Pickering$^S$ Mississippi, 1986 U.S. Representative for Mississippi from 1997–2009. B. Carroll Reece$^S$ Chattanooga, 1910 U.S. Representative for Tennessee from 1921–1931. Todd Rokita$^S$ Wabash College, 1992 U.S. Representative for Indiana from 2011-2018. Also served as Secretary of State of Indiana, 2002–2010. Bill Shuster$^S$ Dickinson College, 1983 U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania from 2001–2018. E.G. "Bud" Shuster$^S$ University of Pittsburgh, 1954 U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania from 1972–2001. Ike Skelton$^S$ University of Missouri, 1953 U.S. Representative for Missouri from 1977–2011. Thomas Spight Mississippi, 1861 U.S. Representative for Mississippi from 1898-1911. Mo Udall$^S$ University of Arizona, 1949 U.S. Representative for Arizona from 1961–1991. Roger Williams Texas Christian University, 1971 U.S. Representative for Texas from 2013 – present. | Steny Hoyer Chip Pickering Ike Skelton Mo Udall |

### Governors and Lieutenant Governors of U.S. states

| Name Original chapter Notability References Andy Beshear Vanderbilt, 2002 Governor of Kentucky from 2018-present. Lamar Alexander$^S$ Vanderbilt, 1962 Governor of Tennessee from 1979–1987. John Bohlinger$^S$ Montana, 1959 Lieutenant Governor of Montana from 2005–2013. Maurice Britt$^S$ University of Arkansas, 1941 Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas. Garland T. Byrd Georgia, 1949 Lieutenant Governor of Georgia from 1959–1963. Jay Dardenne$^S$ LSU, 1976 Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana from 2010–2016. Kirk Fordice$^S$ Purdue, 1956 Governor of Mississippi from 1992–2000. John Garamendi$^S$ University of California, Berkeley, 1966 Lieutenant Governor of California from 2007–2009. Bill Haslam$^S$ Emory, 1980 Governor of Tennessee from 2011–2019. Stanley K. Hathaway,$^S$ University of Wyoming, 1946 Governor of Wyoming from 1967–1975. Jon Huntsman, Jr.$^S$ University of Pennsylvania, 1987 Governor of Utah from 2005–2009. E.W. Marland$^S$ Michigan, 1893 Governor of Oklahoma from 1935–1939. Frank Murphy$^S$ Michigan, 1912 Governor of Michigan from 1937–1939. Chase Osborn$^S$ Purdue University Governor of Michigan from 1911–1913. | Lamar Alexander |

### Other U.S. state offices

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Bob Babbage | Eastern Kentucky University, 1973 | Kentucky Secretary of State and Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts |
| Ward R. Bliss | Bucknell University, 1874 | Pennsylvania State Representative from 1889 to 1905. |
| Mark Herring | University of Virginia, 1983 | Attorney General of Virginia from 2014 to present |
| Bruce Jacob$^S$ | Florida State University, 1957 | Florida Assistant Attorney General, 1960–1962. |
| John C. Land III$^S$ | University of South Carolina, 1966 | South Carolina Senate, 36th District, 1976–present. Senate Democratic Minority Leader, 2000–present |
| R. Brooks LaPlante$^S$ | University of Rochester | Indiana House of Representatives, 46th District. |
| Stephen R. MacNamara | University of Florida, 1975 | Only person in history to serve as Chief of Staff for Governor of Florida (2011–12), President of Florida Senate (2011) and Speaker of Florida House of Representatives (1998–2000) |
| Roy Earl Parrish | West Virginia University, 1908 | West Virginia state senator from 1915 to 1918 |
| Thomas J. Philips | Bucknell University | Pennsylvania State Representative |

### Ambassadors

| Name Original chapter Notability References John Alan Beesley$^S$ University of British Columbia, 1950 Canadian Ambassador to Austria, the International Atomic Energy Agency, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the United Nations in Geneva and General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. William Tapley Bennett Jr.$^S$ Georgia, 1937 U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Portugal, and NATO. Jon Huntsman, Jr.$^S$ University of Pennsylvania, 1987 U.S. Ambassador to China from 2009–2011. U.S. Ambassador to Russia from 2017-Present. Patrick J. Hurley$^S$ George Washington University, 1913 U.S. Ambassador to China from 1944–1945. Edward Gnehm$^S$ George Washington University, 1966 U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait from 1991–1994, to Australia from 2000–2001, and to Jordan from 2001–2004. Ken Taylor University of Toronto Canadian Ambassador to Iran; helped six Americans escape from Iran during the hostage crisis during a covert rescue known as the Canadian Caper. | Jon Huntsman, Jr. |

### Canadian politics

| Name Original chapter Notability References Hon. Alexander Bradshaw Campbell Dalhousie University, 1955 Premier of Prince Edward Island. Hon. Richard Bennett Hatfield Dalhousie University, 1956 Premier of New Brunswick. Hon. Jack Layton McGill University, 1969 Leader of the New Democratic Party and leader of the Official Opposition. Stephen Lecce University of Western Ontario, 2008 Member of Provincial Parliament, Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier of Ontario, Ontario Minister of Education. Hon. Stewart Donald McInnes Dalhousie University, 1958 Member of Parliament, Minister of Supply and Services, Minister of Public Works, Minister responsible for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. | Jack Layton |

### Other government positions

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Edwards Barham | Louisiana State University, 1955 | Member of the Louisiana State Senate 1976 to 1980 |
| Neal Blaisdell | Bucknell, 1926 | Former Mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii from 1955 to 1969; sitting mayor when Hawaii became a state in 1959 |
| Dave Greenspan$^S$ | Troy University | Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2017–2020. |
| Jonathan Jarvis$^S$ | The College of William & Mary, 1975 | Director of the United States National Park Service from 2009 to 2016. |
| E. Earl Patton$^3$ | Georgia Institute of Technology, 1949 | Georgia State Senator and Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1968. |
| David Poythress | Emory, 1964 | Georgia politician: former Commissioner of Labor; Secretary of State; Adjutant General of the Georgia National Guard; and candidate for Governor. |
| Lloyd Rowland$^S$ | Memphis, 1972 | Deputy Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; Presidential Rank of Distinguished Executive; Retired Col, USAF; Awards include the Distinguished Flying Cross for combat operations, Presidential Meritorious Rank, the Legion of Merit |
| Nicholas Scoppetta$^S$ | Bradley University, 1958 | New York City Fire Commissioner from 2002–2009. |
| Russell Wilson | University of Cincinnati, 1900 | 4-term Mayor of Cincinnati |

### U.S. astronauts

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Scott Altman$^S$ | Illinois, 1981 | United States Navy. Space Shuttle astronaut, STS-90, STS-106, STS-109, STS-125. |
| Jake Garn$^S$ | University of Utah, 1954 | First Member of Congress to Fly into space (STS-51-D), 1985. |
| Greg Harbaugh$^S$ | Purdue 1978 | Space Shuttle astronaut, STS-39, STS-54, STS-71, STS-82. |
| John W. Young$^S$ | Georgia Tech, 1952 | United States Navy. Astronaut, Gemini 3, Gemini 10, Apollo 10, Apollo 16, Space Shuttle, ninth person to walk on the Moon. |

## Theology

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| M. Russell Ballard | University of Utah, 1947 | Quorum of the Twelve, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| Theodore M. Burton | University of Utah, 1932 | First Quorum of Seventy, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| Terence Finlay$^S$ | University of Western Ontario, 1959 | Retired Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Canada |
| Titus Lowe$^S$ | Ohio Wesleyan, 1900 | Bishop, Methodist Episcopal Church and The Methodist Church |
| Arthur Wheelock Moulton$^S$ | Hobart College, 1939 | Bishop and President of the Pacific Province for the Episcopal Church. |
| William B. Oden$^S$ | Oklahoma State University, 1957 | Bishop, United Methodist Church |
| Hugh W. Pinnock | University of Utah, 1958 | First Quorum of the Seventy and Presidency of the Seventy in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| William McFerrin Stowe$^S$ | University of Miami, 1938 | Bishop, The Methodist Church |

## Writing and journalism

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Mike Adams (columnist)$^S$ | Mississippi State University, 1887 | Conservative political columnist, writer, author and professor at University of North Carolina, Wilmington (Author of Welcome to the Ivory Tower of Babel: Confessions of a Conservative College Professor, Feminists Say the Darndest Things: a Politically Incorrect Professor Confronts 'Womyn' on Campus, Letters to a Young Progressive: How to Avoid Wasting Your Time Protesting Things You Don't Understand). |
| George Ade$^S$ | Purdue University, 1887 | American writer, newspaper columnist (Fables in Slang), humorist. |
| Hervey Allen$^S$ | Pittsburgh, 1915 | Author of Anthony Adverse, and co-editor of Rivers of America Series. |
| H. Jackson Brown, Jr.$^S$ | Emory, 1962 | . New York Times Best Seller list ("Life's Little Instruction Book"). |
| W. Bruce Cameron$^S$ | Westminster College, 1978 | Author, 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter |
| Milton Caniff$^S$ | Ohio State University, 1930 | Cartoonist, Terry and the Pirates, Steve Canyon |
| Will Clarke | Louisiana State University, 1993 | Author of The Worthy, Lord Vishnu's Love Handles |
| Michael Connelly | University of Florida, 1980 | Author of The Concrete Blond, The Lincoln Lawyer, Harry Bosch character novels |
| Todd A. Fonseca | Marquette University, 1988 | Author of The Time Cavern |
| Stephen F. Hayes | DePauw University, 1993 | Journalist, author and official biographer for former Vice President Dick Cheney. |
| Brett Murphy | Pittsburgh, 2014 | Journalist with USA Today. Former actor, Fever Pitch, Hope & Faith, Damages, Saturday Night Live. |
| Mark Oldman | Stanford University, 1991 | Wine expert, tv host, & author, "How to Drink Like a Billionaire" |
| Mike Peters$^S$ | Washington University in St. Louis, 1965 | American cartoonist, (Mother Goose & Grimm); Pulitzer Prize–winning editorial cartoonist, Dayton Daily News. |
| Booth Tarkington$^S$ | Purdue University, 1893 | Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist, The Magnificent Ambersons. |