# List of Sigma Pi members

Following is a list of notable members of Sigma Pi.

## Founders

* Rolin Roscoe James – (October 16, 1879 – February 4, 1953) Graduated from Vincennes University in 1899 before earning his A.B. degree from Earlham College in 1902. Studied law at Harvard Law School before becoming an attorney.
* James Thompson Kingsbury – (January 8, 1877 to October 1, 1950) Graduated from Vincennes University in 1897 and received his law degree from the University of Illinois in 1902. Practiced law in Bisbee, Arizona.
* William Raper Kennedy – (November 22, 1877 – December 5, 1944) Graduated from Vincennes University in 1897 and served in the Spanish–American War. Was in almost continuous military service for the rest of his life, rising from private to lieutenant colonel. He was a member of the faculty at Culver Military Academy from 1905 to 1944.
* George Martin Patterson – (November 7, 1877 – April 7, 1960) Graduated from Vincennes University in 1897. Became the Deputy Recorder for Knox County, Indiana for six years before becoming a farmer.

## Arts and entertainment

| Name | Original chapter | Notability | References |
| Keith Andes | Kappa, Temple University | Actor on stage, film, TV, and radio from 1932 to 1980. | |
| Bobby Burgess | Beta-Omicron, California State University, Long Beach | Actor and Dancer on the TV-shows Mickey Mouse Club (the original series), The Lawrence Welk Show, and The Donna Reed Show. | |
| Ronald Davidson | Iota, University of California, Berkeley | Screenwriter, Director, and Producer from 1937 to 1966. | |
| Paschal English | Alpha-Phi, University of Georgia | Judge in the Georgia state courts and contestant on the fourth season of the TV show Survivor. | |
| Ray Evans | Gamma, Ohio State University | Nationally distributed editorial cartoonist from 1910 to 1954. | |
| Dudley Fisher | Gamma, Ohio State University | Syndicated newspaper cartoonist, best known for his character Myrtle who was featured in his strip Right Around Home which started in 1937. | $^{:13}$ |
| Daniel Gerson | Mu, Cornell University | Screenwriter for TV and animated films from 1996 to 2015. He co-wrote the screen play for Big Hero 6 which won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2014. | |
| Lewis Grizzard | Alpha-Phi, University of Georgia | Syndicated columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, author, and humorist. | |
| Rich Herrera | Zeta-Kappa, California State University Bakersfield | Sports Radio personality. | |
| Tracy Lawrence | Epsilon-Kappa, Southern Arkansas University | Country music star. | |
| Sebastian Maniscalco | Beta-Sigma, Northern Illinois University | Comedian and actor | |
| William Keepers Maxwell Jr. | Phi, University of Illinois | Fiction editor for The New Yorker magazine from 1936 to 1975. Also an award winning novelist and short story writer. Elected president of the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1968. | $^{:13}$ |
| John Milhiser | Eta-Gamma, Hofstra University | Comedian and cast member on Saturday Night Live during the 2013-2014 season. | |
| Kevin Morris | Mu, Cornell University | Writer, producer, and agent. | |
| Rick Rockwell | Theta, Pennsylvania State University | Comedian and speaker most known for being the millionaire on the TV show Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire. | |
| Donald C. Simmons, Jr. | Beta-Mu, University of Mississippi | Author, college professor, coach, and minister. | |
| Trevor White | Mu, Cornell University | Film producer, director, and writer. | |

## Business

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Thomas Breitling | Epsilon-Chi, University of San Diego | Co-founder of Travelscape, casino executive, co-founder of Ultimate Poker and Ultimate Casino. |
| Mike Dee | Nu, Franklin & Marshall College | CEO of the Miami Dolphins from 2009 to 2013 and the San Diego Padres from 2013 to 2016. |
| George T. Felbeck | Phi, University of Illinois | President of Union Carbide from 1944 to 1962. |
| Lorenzo Fertitta | Epsilon-Chi, University of San Diego | Casino executive and owner of Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
| Herman Fisher | Theta, Pennsylvania State University | Co-founder of Fisher-Price. |
| Barry Weiss | Mu, Cornell University | Music Executive best known as an important force in the careers of Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync, among numerous others |
| John Zimmer | Mu, Cornell University | Founder of Zimride and Lyft |

## Education

| Name | Original chapter | Notability | References |
| Charles E. Bayless | Gamma-Xi, West Virginia University Institute of Technology | President of West Virginia Tech from 2005 to 2008 and former Regional Vice President for West Virginia University. | |
| Isaac K. Beckes | Alpha, Vincennes University | President of Vincennes University from 1950 to 1980. | |
| Warren E. Bow | Phi, University of Illinois | Second President of Wayne State University from 1942 to 1945. | $^{:11}$ |
| J. Marvin Brown | Pi, University of Utah | Linguist notable for originating the Automatic Language Growth (ALG) approach to language teaching. | |
| Lester J. Cappon | Tau, University of Wisconsin | History professor, documentary editor, and archivist for Colonial Williamsburg. | |
| William George Carr | Upsilon, UCLA | Executive Secretary for the National Education Association from 1952 to 1967. General Secretary and President of the World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession from 1946 to 1972. | |
| Garfield V. Cox | Alpha-Theta, Beloit College | Dean of the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago from 1942 to 1952. One of the authors of the 1933 Chicago plan on banking reforms and one of the first to study the performance of experts to novices in forecasting stock prices. | |
| Emile B. De Sauzé | Delta, University of Pennsylvania and Kappa, Temple University | Language educator credited with developing the conversational method of learning a language. | |
| Lacey Eastburn | Beta-Iota, Northern Arizona University | Tenth President of Northern Arizona University from 1947 to 1957. | |
| William Hazell, Jr. | Alpha-Mu, New Jersey Institute of Technology | Fifth President of the New Jersey Institute of Technology from 1970 to 1975. | $^{:11}$ |
| Robert Livingston Johnson | Kappa, Temple University | Third President of Temple University from 1941 to 1959. Helped to develop the United States Information Agency in 1953. President of the National Civil Service League in the 1930s. | $^{:11}$ |
| Herbert E. Longenecker | Theta, Pennsylvania State University | Eleventh President of Tulane University from 1960 to 1975. | $^{:11}$ |
| Ralph Munn | Gamma, Ohio State University | Eminent figure in the field of American and international library and information science. Recognized by the journal American Libraries as one of "100 of the most important leaders we had in the 20th century". | |
| Thomas J. Parmley | Pi, University of Utah | Physics professor at the University of Utah from 1930 to 1980. | |
| Max Rafferty | Upsilon, UCLA | 22nd California Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1963 to 1971. Author of several books on educational philosophy, including Practice and Trends in School Administration (1961), Suffer, Little Children (1962), What They Are Doing to Your Children (1964), and Max Rafferty on Education (1968). His newspaper column, "Dr. Max Rafferty", was syndicated nationally. | |
| George D. Stoddard | Theta, Pennsylvania State University | Tenth President of the University of Illinois (1946-1953) and President of the University of the State of New York (1942-1946). Attendee at the first UNESCO meeting and advisor to General Douglas MacAurthur on rebuilding the Japanese educational system. | $^{:11}$ |
| Richard J. Stonesifer | Nu, Franklin & Marshall College | Fifth President of Monmouth University from 1971 to 1979. | |
| Robert Van Houten | Alpha-Mu, New Jersey Institute of Technology | Fourth President of the New Jersey Institute of Technology from 1947 to 1970. | $^{:11}$ |
| J. Lawrence Walkup | Beta-Iota, Northern Arizona University | Eleventh President of Northern Arizona University from 1957 to 1979. | $^{:11}$ |
| John Philip Wernette | Upsilon, UCLA | Eighth President of the University of New Mexico from 1945 to 1948. | $^{:11}$ |

## Government and law
### National
#### Legislators

| Name | Original chapter | Notability | References |
| Michael Bilirakis | Chi, University of Pittsburgh | Member of the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1983 to January 3, 2007. | |
| Frank T. Bow | Zeta, Ohio Northern University | Member of the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1951 to November 13, 1972. | $^{:14}$ |
| Chris Collins | Rho, North Carolina State University | Member of the United States House of Representatives since 2013. County Executive of Erie County, New York from 2007 to 2011. | |
| Bill Harsha | Lambda, Kenyon College | Member of the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1961 to January 3, 1981. | $^{:14}$ |
| David W. Hopkins | Xi, University of Iowa | Member of the United States House of Representatives from 1928 to 1932. | $^{:14}$ |
| Edwin L. Mechem | Beta-Xi, New Mexico State University | Three term Governor of the State of New Mexico, U.S. Senator from 1962 to 1964, and U.S. Federal Judge from 1970 to 1982. | $^{:14}$ |
| Carlton Mobley | Alpha-Epsilon, Mercer University | One of the ten youngest members ever of the U.S. House of Representatives when he was elected in 1932. Lt. Commander in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Georgia Supreme Court Justice from 1954 to 1974. | $^{:14}$ |
| John T. Myers | Beta-Gamma, Eastern Illinois University | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1997. | $^{:14}$ |
| William I. Troutman | Nu, Franklin & Marshall College | Member of the US House of Representatives from 1942 to 1945. Last representative to serve Pennsylvania's at-large congressional district. Member of the Pennsylvania State Senate. | |

#### Judges

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Morris S. Arnold | Alpha-Sigma, University of Arkansas | U.S. Federal Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit from 1992 to 2006. Judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review from 2008 to 2013. |
| Andrew J. Guilford | Upsilon, University of California, Los Angeles | United States district judge for the Central District of California since 2006. |
| Girard Edward Kalbfleisch | Zeta, Ohio Northern University | U.S. Federal Judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio from 1959 to 1970. |
| George W. Latimer | Pi, University of Utah | Original member of the U.S. Court of Military Appeals from 1951 to 1961, member of the Utah Supreme Court from 1946 to 1951, and represented Lt. William Calley Jr. during his court martial for the My Lai incident. |
| Clarence C. Newcomer | Nu, Franklin & Marshall College | U.S. Federal Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1971 to 1988. |

#### Ambassadors

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| James R. Bullington | Alpha-Delta, Auburn University | United States Ambassador to Burundi from 1983 to 1986; Peace Corps Director, Country of Niger |
| Roger A. McGuire | Alpha-Theta, Beloit College | United States Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau from 1992 to 1995. |
| Robert C. Strong | Alpha-Theta, Beloit College | United States Ambassador to Iraq from 1963 to 1967. |
| Emory C. Swank | Nu, Franklin & Marshall College | United States Ambassador to Cambodia from 1970 to 1973. |

#### Appointees

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Michael E. Fryzel | Beta Tau, Valparaiso University | Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration from 2008 - 2009 and board member until 2014. |
| Gwynn Garnett | Sigma, Iowa State University | Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service from 1955 - 1958. Wrote the original draft of what would become the Food for Peace program. |
| Andrei Iancu | Upssilon, UCLA | Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. |
| Hans Mark | Iota, University of California, Berkeley | United States Secretary of the Air Force from 1979 to 1981. Chancellor of the University of Texas from 1984 to 1992. |

### State/Provincial/Territorial
#### Governors

| Name | Original chapter | Notability | References |
| Mike Beebe | Alpha-Pi, Arkansas State University | Attorney General from 2003 to 2007 and Governor of Arkansas from 2007 to 2015. | |
| Harry G. Leslie | Eta, Purdue University | 33rd Governor of Indiana, serving from 1928 to 1932. | $^{:14}$ |

#### Legislators

| Name | Original chapter | Notability | References |
| Bill Bailey | Gamma-Upsilon, Murray State University | Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1990 to 2000 and mayor of Seymour, Indiana from 1983 to 1990. | |
| James V. Carmichael | Psi, Emory University | Member of the Georgia General Assembly from 1935-1940. President of the Scripto pen company from 1947 to 1964. | $^{:14}$ |
| Robert O. Davis | Theta, Pennsylvania State University | Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1967 to 1974. | $^{:14}$ |
| John R. Gregg | Alpha, Vincennes University | State representative in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1986–2002. Was the 85th and longest serving Democratic Speaker of the Indiana House from 1996–2002. Served as Minority leader for one term. Candidate of Democratic Party for Governor of Indiana in 2012 and 2016. | |
| Ben F. Johnson | Psi, Emory University | Member of the Georgia State Senate from 1962 to 1969. Dean of the Emory University School of Law (1961 to 1973) and the Georgia State University College of Law (1981 to 1985). | |
| George H. Kreeger | Alpha-Phi, University of Georgia | Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1969 to 1976 and a state judge from 1979 to 2012. | $^{:14}$ |
| Tim Leslie | Beta-Omicron, California State University, Long Beach | Member of the California State Assembly from 1986 to 1991 and member of the California State Senate from 1991 to 2000. | |
| Christian Miele | Eta-Nu, Towson University | Member of the Maryland House of Delegates since 2015. | |
| James J. Rhoades | Beta-Psi, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | Member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1980 to 2008. | |
| Thomas P. Sinnett | Phi, University of Illinois | Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1924 to 1938. Party Floor Leader from 1933 to 1934. | |
| Roy A. Vitousek | Iota, University of California, Berkeley | Member of the Hawaii Territorial House of Representatives from 1922 to 1944. He served three terms as the Speaker of the Hawaii House. | $^{:14}$ |
| Julian Webb | Alpha-Epsilon, Mercer University | Member of the Georgia State Senate from 1963 to 1974. Assistant Party Floor Leader in 1963 and Floor Leader in 1964. He was President Pro Tem from 1967 to 1969. Member of the Georgia Court of Appeals from 1974 to 1979. | |
| Samuel J. Welsch | Alpha-Epsilon, Mercer University | Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1934 to 1938. Member of the Georgia State Senate from 1938 to 1944. Three term mayor of Marietta, Georgia. | |

#### Judges

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Curtis Shake | Alpha, Vincennes University | Indiana jurist, politician, and 72nd Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, and the presiding judge of the IG Farben trial, one of the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials |
| Harold L. Ervin | Kappa, Temple University | Judge on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania from 1954 to 1967. President Judge of the court from 1965 to 1967. |
| Robert L. Larson | Xi, University of Iowa | Member of the Iowa Supreme Court from 1953 to 1971, first permanent Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court from 1959 to 1961, Attorney General of Iowa from 1947 to 1953. |
| Benjamin K. Miller | Beta-Nu, Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Member of the Illinois Supreme Court from 1984 to 2001. Chief Justice of the court from 1991 to 1994. |

#### Other offices

| Name | Original chapter | Notability | References |
| Mark Brnovich | Beta-Kappa, Arizona State University | Attorney General of Arizona from 2015 to 2023. | |

### Local
#### Mayors

| Name | Original chapter | Notability | References |
| Allan Pomeroy | Alpha-Gamma, University of Washington | Mayor of Seattle, Washington from 1952 to 1956. | |
| Walter C. Sadler | Alpha-Beta, University of Michigan | Mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan from 1937 to 1941. | |

## Journalism

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Bernie Boston | Beta-Phi, Rochester Institute of Technology | Two time Pulitzer Prize nominated Photographer. Noted for taking the Flower Power photo and a photograph of Coretta Scott King unveiling the bust of Martin Luther King Jr. at the U.S. Capitol. |
| Frank Brookhouser | Kappa, Temple University | Journalist and author. Wrote the "A Man About Town" column for the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin from 1953 to 1975 and The Philadelphia Inquirer from 1939 to 1953. |
| W. M. Kiplinger | Gamma, Ohio State University | Founder of Kiplinger, a Washington, D.C.-based publisher of business forecasts and personal finance advice, available in print, on line, audio, video and software products. |
| Alex Mihailovich | Eta-Rho, Carleton University | Canadian television News Anchor and Reporter |
| James Reston | Phi, University of Illinois | VP, Executive Editor and Staff Member of The New York Times, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1945 and 1957. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1986 and the Four Freedoms Award in 1991 |
| Lewis Shollenberger | Theta, Pennsylvania State University | Television correspondent and producer from 1939 to 1966 |
| Andrew Ross Sorkin | Mu, Cornell University | Reporter, Screenwriter, Author "Too Big To Fail, Co-Creator TV Show "Billions" |

## Military

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Ben Crum Foshee | Alpha-Delta, Auburn University | Member of the Flying Tigers during World War II. |
| Ray D. Free | Pi, University of Utah | Major general, United States Army Reserves; commander of the 96th United States Army Reserve Command (Gt. Douglas, UT) (1964-68); president, Reserve Officers Association (1969–70); member of the Utah House of Representatives (1979-89). |
| Theodore A. Heinrich | Iota, University of California, Berkeley | Lieutenant, United States Army; served on the staff of General Dwight Eisenhower during World War II before being transferred to the Monuments Men near the end of the war. |
| James E. Livingston | Alpha-Delta, Auburn University | Major general, United States Marine Corps, awarded the Medal of Honor for events happening in May 1968 in Vietnam. Also awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the Purple Heart and the Silver Star. |
| James M. Lyle | Alpha-Eta, The College of William and Mary | Major general, US Army; commanding general, US Army Cadet Command |
| William R. Peers | Upsilon, UCLA | Lt. general, US Army; investigator, US Army War Crimes Investigation of the My Lai Incident of Vietnam; author of The My Lai Incident |
| James M. Seely | Upsilon, UCLA | Rear admiral, US Navy and acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) from December 18, 1988 to January 1990. |
| George K. Sisler | Alpha-Pi, Arkansas State University | First lieutenant, posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for events in February 1967 in the Republic of Vietnam. Member of the 1st Special Forces |

## Other

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Jeff Arnett | Epsilon-Tau, University of Tennessee at Martin | Current master distiller at Jack Daniel's. |
| George E. Hargest | Kappa, Temple University | Noted philatelic named to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame. Editor of The Chronicle of U.S. Classic Postal Issue from 1963-1966. Author of The History of Letter Post Communications Between the United States and Europe, 1845-1875, published in 1971. Winner of the Crawford Medal in 1972 and the Luff Award in 1980. |
| John Thomas Taylor | Kappa, Temple University | Lobbyist for the American Legion from 1919 to 1950. Brigadier General in the U.S. Army. First brother to appear on the cover of Time magazine in 1935. |

## Religion

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| The Rt. Rev. William Creighton DD | Delta, University of Pennsylvania | Fifth Episcopal Bishop of Washington, D.C., serving from 1962 to 1977. Navy chaplain during World War II. Participated in the funeral procession of the President John F. Kennedy. |
| The Rt. Rev. James P. deWolfe | Lambda, Kenyon College | Fourth Episcopal Bishop of Long Island, serving from 1942 to 1966. |
| The Rt. Rev. Earl Honaman | Nu, Franklin & Marshall College | Suffragan Episcopal Bishop of Central Pennsylvania from 1956 to 1969. Army chaplain during World War II, where he was awarded the Bronze Star. |
| The Rt. Rev. Arthur C. Lichtenberger | Lambda, Kenyon College | 21st presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church from 1958 to 1964. First Episcopal leader to meet with a pope in 1961. Had previously served as the Sixth Episcopal Bishop of Missouri from 1952 to 1959. Posthumously received the Founders Award from Sigma Pi fraternity in 2010. |
| The Rt. Rev. Donald MacAdie | Lambda, Kenyon College | Suffragan Episcopal Bishop of Newark from 1958 to 1963. |
| The Rt. Rev. Arthur R. McKinstry | Lambda, Kenyon College | Fifth Episcopal Bishop of Delaware, serving from 1939 to 1954. 1948 Lambeth Conference attendee. Officiated the marriage of Lyndon Johnson to Lady Bird Johnson. |
| The Rt. Rev. Philip McNairy | Lambda, Kenyon College | Sixth Episcopal Bishop of Minnesota, serving from 1971 to 1977. |
| The Rt. Rev. George R. Selway | Lambda, Kenyon College | Sixth Episcopal Bishop of Northern Michigan, serving from 1964 to 1972. |
| The Rev. Ted G. Stone | Alpha-Nu, Wake Forest University | Southern Baptist evangelist and recovered drug addict who walked across the United States multiple times to preach on addiction. |

## Science, technology and exploration

| Name | Original chapter | Notability | References |
| Dr. Wilbur Davenport, PhD | Alpha-Delta, Auburn University | Early researcher into spread spectrum communication. M.I.T. professor and department head. Researcher at the Research Laboratory of Electronics and the Lincoln Lab. | |
| Dr. Max Mapes Ellis, PhD | Alpha, Vincennes University | Explorer, Leader of the Gimbel Scientific Expedition to British Guiana in 1911. Early researcher in water pollution. | |
| William D. Mensch | Kappa, Temple University | CEO of Western Design Center, Inc. and inventor of the microprocessor for the Apple II computer (the Motorola 6800 as well as the MOS 6502). | |
| Benjamin F. Miessner | Eta, Purdue University | Engineer and inventor who built many electric musical instruments and pioneered aircraft radio. | |
| Charles G. Overberger | Theta, Pennsylvania State University | President of the American Chemical Society and polymer researcher. | |
| Dr. Gregory Poland, MD | Epsilon-Gamma, Illinois Wesleyan University | Director of the Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, editor-in-chief of the medical journal Vaccine. Named president of the U.S. Department of Defense's Health Defense Board in 2007. | |
| Paul W. Richards | Beta-Theta, Drexel University | Astronaut, STS-102 | |
| R. Tom Sawyer | Gamma, Ohio State University | Inventor of the first successful gas turbine locomotive and assisted with the development of the diesel locomotive. The ASME's R. Tom Sawyer Award is named after him. | > |
| Capt. Walter Marty Schirra, Jr., USN | Alpha-Mu, New Jersey Institute of Technology | Astronaut: Project Mercury, Project Gemini, and Project Apollo. | |
| Dr. Chauncey Guy Suits, DS | Tau, University of Wisconsin | Co-founder of the National Academy of Engineering, Director of General Electric. | |
| Dr. Maurice Cole Tanquary, PhD | Alpha, Vincennes University | Explorer with the Crocker Land Arctic Expedition in 1913 to North Greenland. Professor of entomology and a pioneer in modern beekeeping. | |
| Dr. Lee Edward Travis, PhD | Xi, University of Iowa | Psychologist and father of American Speech pathology. | |
| Dr. Horace M. Trent, PhD | Alpha-Lambda, Mississippi State University | Physicist best known for the discovery that a bullwhip's crack is actually a sonic boom and being the author of the currently accepted force-current analogy in physics known as the Trent analogy. | |
| Arthur W. Turner | Sigma, Iowa State | President, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers; Head Researcher, USDA | |
| Luther S. West | Mu, Cornell University | Scientist-consultant, World Health Organization, United Nations; chief of Medical Entomology Section, Division of Parasitology, Army Medical School, Army Medical Center | |

## Sports
### Baseball

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Mark Cresse | Beta-Omicron, California State University, Long Beach | Major League Baseball catcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1974 to 1977. Bullpen coach for the Dodgers from 1977 to 1998. |
| Arthur Mansfield | Tau, University of Wisconsin | Coach of the Wisconsin Badgers baseball team from 1940 to 1970. |
| Jim Panther | Beta-Nu, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Major League Baseball pitcher with the Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, and the Atlanta Braves from 1971-73. |
| Glenn Redmon | Alpha-Beta, University of Michigan | Major League Baseball second baseman with the Atlanta Braves in 1974. |
| Tom Timmermann | Beta-Nu, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Professional baseball pitcher with the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians from 1969 to 1974. |

### Basketball

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| John C. Evans | Phi, University of Illinois | Coach of the Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team from 1940 to 1965. He was also head coach of the University of Vermont football team from 1940 to 1951. |
| Fletcher Lane | Phi, University of Illinois | Coach of the University of Illinois' men's basketball team for the 1907 to 1908 season. |
| James H. "Babe" McCarthy | Alpha-Lambda, Mississippi State University | College basketball head coach from 1955 to 1967. American Basketball Association head coach from 1967 to 1974. Four time Southeastern Conference coach of the Year. ABA coach of the year in 1974. |
| John P. Sabo | Phi, University of Illinois | Head coach of the University of Rochester's men's basketball team for the 1922 to 1923 season and for the University of Vermont's men's basketball team from 1934 to 1940. |
| Waldo Wegner | Sigma, Iowa State University | College Basketball All-American and Iowa State Hall of Famer from 1931 to 1935 |

### College Athletic Directors

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Frank Broyles | Alpha-Sigma, University of Arkansas | NCAA football player, coach (1958-76), broadcaster, and athletic director for the University of Arkansas (1974-2007). |
| Thomas Pinchkey Heard | Alpha-Kappa, Louisiana State University | Athletics Director for Louisiana State University from 1931 to 1954. |
| Jay Jacobs | Alpha-Delta, Auburn University | NCAA football player and current Athletics Director at Auburn University. |
| Guy "Red" Mackey | Eta, Purdue University | Legendary Boilermaker football player, three sport varsity letterman (football, basketball, track), Mackey served as athletic director of Purdue (1942–1971) for which he was honored as the namesake of Mackey Arena at Purdue University. |

### Football

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Ralph Baker | Theta, Pennsylvania State University | Linebacker for the New York Jets of the American Football League and the National Football League from 1964 to 1974. This included being a member of the Super Bowl III championship team. |
| Sherdrick Bonner | Epsilon-Iota, California State University, Northridge | Arena Football League quarterback (1993-2008) and coach (2011). 2012 inductee into the Arena Football League's Hall Of Fame. |
| Frank Bykowski | Eta, Purdue University | NFL player who was a guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1940. He played for the Milwaukee Chiefs of the third American Football League in 1941. |
| Dana Carey | Iota, University of California, Berkeley | Professional football player in the first American Football League with the Los Angeles Wildcats in 1926. |
| Will Demps | Alpha-Omega, San Diego State University | NFL safety for the Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens, and New York Giants from 2002 to 2008. |
| Earl Duvall | Epsilon, Ohio University | Professional football player in the National Football League with the Columbus Tigers from 1924 to 1926. |
| Rudy Feldman | Upsilon, UCLA | Head football coach of the University of New Mexico (1968-1973). National Football League coach (1974 to 1985) and executive (1987 to 1997). |
| Wayne Gift | Eta, Purdue University | NFL quarterback with the Cleveland Rams in 1937. Assistant coach in the All-America Football Conference with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. |
| Jeff Gossett | Beta-Gamma, Eastern Illinois University | Professional football punter in the National Football League (1981-83 and 1985-96) and the United States Football League (1984-85). |
| Bob Haak | Beta, Indiana University | NFL Guard and Tackle for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1939. |
| Joe Krakoski | Phi, University of Illinois | NFL defensive back for the Washington Redskins in 1961. Defensive back for the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League from 1962 to 1966. |
| Joe Laws | Xi, University of Iowa | NFL football player from 1934 to 1945. Won three NFL Championships with the Green Bay Packers where he spent his whole career. Inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1972. |
| William McAndrew | Alpha, Vincennes University | First and fourth head football coach for the Southern Illinois Salukis from 1913 to 1916 and from 1921 to 1938. He also coached SIU's basketball team. Namesake of McAndrew Stadium. |
| Jim McMillen | Phi, University of Illinois | NFL football player for the Chicago Bears from 1924 to 1933 where he played as a guard. |
| Michael Mendoza | Beta-Iota, Northern Arizona University | Quarterback for the Los Angeles Cobras of the Arena Football League in 1988. |
| Steven Montez | Delta-Zeta, University of Colorado | Quarterback for the Washington Football Team in 2020. |
| Vern Mullen | Phi, University of Illinois | NFL football player from 1923-27. Won the 1923 NFL Championship with the Canton Bulldogs. First brother to play in the NFL. |
| Fred Roberts | Xi, University of Iowa | NFL football guard for the 1930 - 1932 seasons with the Portsmouth Spartans. |
| Tony Romo | Beta-Gamma, Eastern Illinois University | Former quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys and current analyst for CBS. |
| Anthony Rubino | Alpha-Nu, Wake Forest University | Tackle with the Detroit Lions in 1943 and 1946. |
| Eddie Rucinski | Beta, Indiana University | NFL football player who played end from 1941-1946 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cardinals, and "Card-Pitt". |
| Frank Spaziani | Theta. Pennsylvania State University | Former NCAA football and baseball player. Former coach in the Canadian Football League. Former head football coach of Boston College and current Defensive coordinator for New Mexico State University. |
| Steve Suhey | Theta, Pennsylvania State University | NFL football player with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1948-49. |
| Hugh Taylor | Alpha-Pi, Arkansas State University | Wide receiver for the Washington Redskins from 1947 to 1954 (holds Redskins' all-time scoring and pass-receiving records). Pro Bowl selection in 1952 and 1954. Arkansas State head coach from 1958 to 1959. Head coach of the Houston Oilers of the AFL in 1965. |
| Sam Willaman | Gamma, Ohio State University | Professional football player from 1915 to 1917 under the name "Sam Williams" for the Akron Indians and the Canton Bulldogs. College head football coach at Iowa State (1922-26), Ohio State (1928-33), and Western Reserve (1934). First brother to play professional football in what was then the Ohio League. |
| Clem Woltman | Eta, Purdue University | Tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1938 to 1940. |
| Ken Zampese | Epsilon-Chi, University of San Diego | NFL coach. Currently the Offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals. |

### Olympics

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| John Carenza | Delta-Omega, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville | NCAA and professional soccer player. Member of the 1972 U.S. Olympic team. Played for the St. Louis Stars of the North American Soccer League from 1973 to 1977. |
| Arthur Cook | Alpha-Chi, University of Maryland | 1948 Olympic and 1949 World Championship Games Gold Medalist in smallbore rifle shooting. Member of the 1947 and 1949 championship college rifle team. 1982 University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame inductee. |
| Chester Newton | Omega, Oregon State University | 1924 Olympic Silver Medalist in featherweight wrestling. 1980 inductee into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. 1991 Oregon State University Athletic Hall of Fame inductee. |
| Stephen Peterson | Alpha-Upsilon, University of Rhode Island | Rower on the 1996 U.S. Olympic Team and gold medalist at the 1990 World Championships. |
| Richard Pew | Mu, Cornell University | Fencer on the 1956 U.S. Olympic Team. |
| Bill Spencer | Pi University of Utah | Biathlete on the 1964 and 1968 U.S. Olympic teams. |

### Others

| Name | Original chapter | Notability |
| Fritz Bedford | Alpha-Zeta, Saint Lawrence University | Competitive swimmer in Masters swimming where he has held multiple U.S. and world records. |
| Elvin C. Drake | Upsilon, UCLA | NCAA cross-country runner. UCLA head sports trainer from 1942 to 1972. UCLA head track and field coach from 1947 to 1964, winning the NCAA championship in 1956. He coached decathletes Rafer Johnson and C. K. Yang during the 1960 Summer Olympics, in which they won the gold and silver medals. |
| Bill O'Neill | Theta-Beta, Saginaw Valley State University | Professional Bowler on the PBA Tour. PBA Rookie of the year in 2005-06. First person to be a two-time world champion in ten-pin bowling in 2010 and 2013. |
| Bob Perani | Alpha-Zeta, Saint Lawrence University | Goaltender for the Flint Generals and the Muskegon Mohawks of the International Hockey League from 1967 to 1974. |
| Frank Schmitz | Beta-Nu, Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Four time individual NCAA champion gymnast and a silver medalist at the 1965 Trampoline World Championships. |