This is a list of notable alumni of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity
Business
Name
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Original chapter
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Notability
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References
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Bill Bain
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Sigma
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Founder, Bain and Company
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[1]
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Brian Kevin Turner
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Epsilon Omega
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Chief Operating Officer of Microsoft
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[2][3]
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Charles O. "Chad" Holliday
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Zeta
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Chairman, Bank of America; CEO, DuPont
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Chris Beals
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Beta Pi
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CEO, Weedmaps
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Howard Marks
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Beta Pi
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Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, Oaktree Capital Management
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Jeff Taylor
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Theta Mu
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Founder, Monster.com
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[2][4]
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Mark Russinovich
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Beta Sigma
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CTO, Microsoft Azure
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P. Roy Vagelos
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Beta Pi
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CEO, President, Chairman, Merck & Co.; Chairman, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals; Trustee, University of Pennsylvania
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Stephen Covey
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Alpha Tau
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Author, "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People"; business professor, University of Utah
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Gil Amelio
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Alpha Delta
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Former CEO, Apple
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Government and politics
Name
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Original chapter
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Notability
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References
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LeRoy H. Anderson
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Gamma Kappa
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U.S. Representative from Montana
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[2]
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Charles O. Andrews
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Alpha Eta
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U.S. Senator from Florida
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[2]
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Dick Armey
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Jamestown College
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U.S. Representative and Majority Leader from Texas
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[2]
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Ibra C. Blackwood
|
Nu
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97th Governor of South Carolina
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[2]
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Albert B. "Happy" Chandler
|
Kappa
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44th and 49th Governor of Kentucky, U.S. Senator from Kentucky
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[2]
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J. Bayard Clark
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Beta
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U.S. Representative from North Carolina
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[2]
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Earle C. Clements
|
Omega
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47th Governor of Kentucky, U.S. Senator from Kentucky
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[2]
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Thad Cochran
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Gamma Iota
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U.S. Senator from Mississippi
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[2][5]
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William M. Colmer
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Alpha Iota
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U.S. Representative from Mississippi
|
[2]
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Charlie Crist
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Delta Lambda
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44th Governor of Florida
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[2]
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Glenn Cunningham
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Delta Chi
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U.S. Representative from Nebraska, Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska
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[6]
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Everett Dirksen
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Delta Sigma
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U.S. Senator from Illinois
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[2]
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William C. Dixon
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Beta Tau
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Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
|
[2]
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Doug Ducey
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Delta Tau
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23rd Governor of Arizona
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[6]
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A. M. Edwards
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Omega
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Secretary of Guam from 1960 to 1961
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[7]
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Larken Egleston
|
Iota Psi
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Charlotte, NC City Councilmember
|
[6]
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John W. Fishburne
|
Pi
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U.S. Representative from Virginia
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[6]
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John Nance Garner
|
Sigma
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39th Speaker of the House of Representatives, 32nd Vice President of the United States
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[6]
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Robert W. Bobby Harrell, Jr.
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Xi
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59th Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
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[6]
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Leo Hoegh
|
Gamma Nu
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33rd Governor of Iowa
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[6]
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Harry R. Houston
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Iota
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Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
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[8]
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Jon Kyl
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Gamma Delta
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U.S. Senator from Arizona
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[2]
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Nicholas Lampson
|
Epsilon Kappa
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U.S. Representative from Texas
|
[2]
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John Augustine Marshall
|
Alpha
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah
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[8]
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Clarence W. Meadows
|
Pi
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22nd Governor of West Virginia
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[9]
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Harvey B. Morgan
|
Iota
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
|
[citation needed]
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W. Robert Pearson
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Sigma
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Former United States Ambassador to Turkey
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[2]
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Edward A. Pease
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Delta Xi
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Former U.S. Congressman from Indiana
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[2]
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Walter Garrett Riddick
|
Pi
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Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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[9]
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Pat Roberts
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Alpha Omega
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U.S. Senator from Kansas
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[2]
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Absalom Willis Robertson
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Omicron
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U.S. Senator from Virginia
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[1]
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Lee Roupas
|
Delta Alpha
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State Attorney and President of Illinois Prosecutors Bar Association, Committeeman of Palos Township Republican Party 2006-2012
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[10]
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Karl Rove
|
Alpha Tau
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White House Chief of Staff under President George W. Bush
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[2]
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Pete Sessions
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Alpha Omicron
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U.S. Representative from Texas
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[2]
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John Sparkman
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Gamma Alpha
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U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1952 Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States
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[6]
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Strom Thurmond
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Eta Alpha
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103rd Governor of South Carolina, U.S. Senator from South Carolina
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[2]
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Kenneth H. Tuggle
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Omega
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39th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
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[6]
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Claude R. Wickard
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Beta Phi
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12th United States Secretary of Agriculture
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[6]
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Brian K. Zahra
|
Delta Nu
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Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court
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[2]
|
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Military
Education
News, Art, and Entertainment
Religion
Sports
Name
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Original chapter
|
Notability
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References
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Lance Alworth
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Alpha Zeta
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Professional Football Player, San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys
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Kent Bazemore
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Zeta Iota
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Professional Basketball Player, Atlanta Hawks
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[2]
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Bobby Bowden
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Alpha Pi
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Former Head Football Coach Florida State
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[2]
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Pat Bowlen
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Beta Omicron
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Owner, Denver Broncos
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[2]
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Bob Bowman
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Delta Lambda
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CEO North Baltimore Aquatic Club
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[2]
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Marvin O. Bridges
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Rho
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All-Southern college football player, minor league baseball player, and head coach for University of Florida
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[15]
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Chad Clifton
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Epsilon Sigma
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Offensive Tackle, Green Bay Packers
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[2]
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Matt Doherty
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Beta Zeta
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Former head men's basketball coach at Southern Methodist University
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[2]
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Guy Dennis
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Alpha Eta
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Former professional football player for Cincinnati Bengals and Detroit Lions
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[2]
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Sam Ewing
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Zeta
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Former professional baseball player for Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jays
|
[2]
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Jeff Feagles
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Gamma Omega
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NFL Kicker, University of Miami
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[2]
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Jimbo Fisher
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Delta Lambda
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Head Football Coach Texas A&M
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[2]
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Gus Frerotte
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Gamma Upsilon
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Quarterback NFL
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[2]
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Jason Curtis Fox
|
Gamma Omega
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NFL Lineman, University of Miami
|
[2]
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Walter Gilbert
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Upsilon
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College Football Hall of Fame inductee
|
[16]
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Horace Grant
|
Eta Alpha
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Professional Basketball Player
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[2]
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Hubert Green
|
Delta Lambda
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Professional Golfer
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[2]
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Blake Grupe
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Delta Theta
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Placekicker, New Orleans Saints
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Todd Hays
|
Gamma Upsilon
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Bobsledder and Olympic Silver Medalist
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[2]
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Bob Humphreys
|
Iota
|
Professional Baseball Player
|
[citation needed]
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Jeff Ireland
|
Theta Nu
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General Manager, Miami Dolphins
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[2]
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EJ Manuel
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Delta Lambda
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Quarterback Buffalo Bills
|
[2]
|
Colin McCarthy
|
Gamma Omega
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NFL Linebacker, University of Miami
|
[2]
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Bill McCartney
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University of Missouri
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Former football coach for CU-Boulder, founder of Promise Keepers ministry
|
[2]
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Chris Myers
|
Gamma Omega
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NFL Lineman, University of Miami
|
[2]
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Tom Miller
|
Iota
|
NFL Player, Assistant GM of the Green Bay Packers, Member of the Packer's Hall of Fame
|
[citation needed]
|
Kyle Orton
|
Beta Phi
|
Quarterback NFL
|
[2]
|
Steve Prefontaine
|
Gamma Pi
|
Track and Field Hall of Fame
|
[2]
|
Howard Schnellenberger
|
Gamma Omega
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Football coach (winner of 1983 NCAA National Championship), University of Miami
|
[2]
|
Frank Sinkwich
|
Alpha Mu
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Heisman Trophy Winner, University of Georgia
|
[2]
|
James Southerland
|
Alpha Chi
|
NBA Forward
|
[citation needed]
|
Kevin Stallings
|
Beta Phi
|
Head Basketball Coach, Vanderbilt University
|
[2]
|
Gino Torretta
|
Gamma Omega
|
Heisman Trophy Winner, University of Miami
|
[2]
|
Eric Winston
|
Gamma Omega
|
NFL Lineman, NCAA All-American University of Miami
|
[2]
|
Michael Oliveira
|
Kappa Gamma
|
Professional Boxer
|
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Andres De Abreu
|
Kappa Gamma
|
Professional Soccer Player, Miami United FC
|
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Miscellaneous
Name
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Original chapter
|
Notability
|
References
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William "Bill" Staffeld
|
Beta Eta
|
Telemetry and Rocketry expert, National Aeronautics and Space Administration - NASA
Fabricator on implant devices to enhance body image.
|
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Tex Watson
|
Epsilon Delta
|
Murderer and central member of the notorious Manson Family
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[17]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Prominent Pikes – Pi Kappa Alpha - Texas Tech University".
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.41 2.42 2.43 2.44 2.45 2.46 2.47 2.48 2.49 2.50 2.51 2.52 2.53 2.54 2.55 2.56 2.57 2.58 2.59 2.60 2.61 2.62 2.63 2.64 2.65 2.66 2.67 2.68 2.69 2.70 2.71 Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. "Prominent Pikes". Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ↑ East Central University. "Notable Alumni". Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ↑ UMass Amherst Greek Life. "UMass Amherst Greek Life Letter to Parents" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ↑ "Ole Miss cheerleading squad". The Washington Post. January 8, 1999.
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "The Political Graveyard: Pi Kappa Alpha Politicians".
- ↑ Birdwhistell, Terry L. (March 31, 1976). "Interview with Adolph M. Edwards, March 31, 1976". Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History. University of Kentucky. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities". Alcolm Company. 1 January 1920 – via Google Books.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Hart, Freeman Hansford. "The History of Pi Kappa Alpha".
- ↑ "BREAKING NEWS: Woodard wins SA presidency". 4 March 2004.
- ↑ Swaty, Amanda (1994-02-03). "The Daily Cougar". The Daily Cougar. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ↑ 1932 Utonian Yearbook. University of Utah. 1932. p. 252. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ↑ McLeod, Robert L. (April 23, 1983). "Robert L. McLeod, Jr. Oral History Interview" (PDF) (Interview). Danville, Kentucky. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ↑ The Utonian Yearbook. University of Utah. 1964. pp. 360 & 361. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ↑ Jones, Verner M. (1904). "The Editor's Desk". The Kappa Alpha Journal. 21 (5): 639.
- ↑ "Miss Wright Weds Walter Gilbert In Auburn". The Birmingham News. May 12, 1938. p. 12. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ Watson, Charles. "Will You Die For Me". Abounding Love Ministries. Archived from the original on April 5, 2007. Retrieved July 13, 2019.