Notable Alumni

U.S. Presidents & Vice Presidents

  * U.S. President Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) (Alpha Zeta)

  * U.S. President Richard Nixon (1969-1974) (Beta Omicron)

  * U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon (1953-1961) (Beta Omicron)

U.S. Senators & Representatives

  * U.S. Senator from Tennessee Lamar Alexander (2002-Current) (Delta Kappa)

  * U.S. Senator from Wyoming Michael B. Enzi (1997-Current) (Beta Mu)

  * U.S. Senator from Indiana Richard Lugar (1977-Current) (Indianapolis Alumni)

  * Many more past Senators

More politicians and government officials

Business and Industry Leaders

Retail

  * Jack E. Bush, former president and director of Michaels; president of Raintree Partners (Upsilon)

  * Artemus D. Davis, President, Winn-Dixie (Alpha Kappa)

  * J.E. Davis, Founder, Winn-Dixie

  * Bernard Faubert, Chief Executive Officer, K-Mart

  * Joyce C. Hall, Founder, Hallmark Cards (Psi)

  * Bernie Marcus, Founder, The Home Depot

  * Gordon M. Metcalf, Chairman and CEO, Sears Holdings Corporation (Gamma)

  * James Cash Penney, Founder, J. C. Penney (Upsilon)

  * John W. Taylor, Senior Vice President, McGraw-Hill (Epsilon Chi)

  * Bert L. Thomas, President, Winn-Dixie (Alpha Theta)

Media

  * Malcolm 'Steve' Forbes Jr., Editor-in-Chief, Forbes Magazine

  * Randolph C. Wood, Vice President, Paramount Pictures (Delta Kappa)

Pharmaceuticals

  * E. Gifford Upjohn, President, Upjohn (Gamma Tau)

Hotels

  * J. Willard Marriott, Founder, Marriott International (Beta Mu)

Aeronautics

  * William M. Allen, president of Boeing from 1945-1970; chairman from 1970-1972 (Rho)

  * Walter F. Burke, president, McDonnell-Douglas (Delta Sigma)

  * Donald Douglas, Jr., president, Douglas Aircraft Company (Alpha Upsilon)

  * Charles E. Haneline, vice-president of United Airlines (Gamma)

  * David S. Lewis, Jr., president of McDonnell Aircraft from 1962-1967; chairman and CEO of General Dynamics from 1971 to 1985 (Alpha Lambda)

  * Edward V. Rickenbacker, World War I Medal of Honor recipient; chairman of Eastern Air Lines from 1954-1963 (Milwaukee Alumni)

  * Robert F. Six, founder and CEO of Continental Airlines from 1936-1981 (Beta)

  * C.R. Smith, president of American Airlines from 1934 to 1968 and from 1973 to 1974 (Iota)

  * Dwane L. Wallace, president of Cessna from 1936-1975 (Gamma Upsilon)

Finance and Insurance

  * Arthur E. Andersen, Founder, Arthur Andersen (Gamma)

  * Seth C. Beise, President, Bank of America (Alpha Eta)

  * Edward A. Kangas, CEO & Chairman of the Board, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (Psi)

  * David Dodd, Co-Author, Security Analysis

  * Dudley Dowell, President, New York Life Insurance Company (Gamma Epsilon)

  * T. Boone Pickens, chairman of BP Capital Management, philanthropist, and alternative energy advocate (Eta Theta)

  * Edward A. Schrader, Partner, Goldman Sachs (Beta Gamma)

Construction and Raw Materials

  * Elmer L. Andersen, President, HB Fuller Company

  * Murray M. Baker, President, Caterpillar Inc. (Gamma Theta)

  * Roger M. Blough, Chairman of the Board, U.S. Steel (Epsilon Rho)

  * Harold Boeschenstein, President, Owens-Corning (Epsilon)

  * Leonard Firestone, President, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company (Alpha Zeta)

  * Edwin Hays Gott, President, U.S. Steel (Alpha Sigma)

  * Edward J. Rapp, vice president of Caterpillar Inc. (Upsilon)

  * Leslie B. Worthington, President, U.S. Steel (Epsilon)

Food and Beverage

  * J. Paul Austin, president of Coca-Cola from 1962-1971; chairman from 1970-1981 (Atlanta Alumni)

  * Jeffrey A. Blade, senior vice president and CFO, Steak N Shake (Lambda Upsilon)

  * Harry A. Bullis, Chairman of the Board, General Mills (Alpha Eta)

  * Jack A. Dinos, President, Mocha Coffee Company, Founder and CEO, Southern Tea Company (Alpha Epsilon)

  * Leonard Firestone, Founder, Firestone Vinyards (Alpha Zeta)

  * Samuel F. Hinkle, President, The Hershey Company (Gamma Epsilon)

  * Harrison Jones, Chairman of the Board, The Coca-Cola Company (Pi)

  * Norman R. Klug, President, Miller Brewing (Alpha Psi)

  * William E. Schiller, Chairman of the Board, The Hershey Company (Phi)

  * Jason M. Simon,Future Chief Financial Officer, Anheuser-Busch (Upsilon)

  * Daniel I. Kordenbrock (DIK),Future Chief Brew Master Officer Magnanimous, Anheuser-Busch (Upsilon)

Automotive

  * John J. Cronin, vice-president of General Motors (Beta Theta)

  * Harlow H. Curtice, president of General Motors from 1953-1958 (Phi)

  * Frederic G. Donner, chairman of the board of General Motors from 1958-1967 (Phi)

  * Richard C. Gerstenberg, treasurer, vice-president, and vice-chairman of the board of General Motors from 1967-1972 (Phi)

  * Arjay R. Miller, President, Ford Motor Company (Phi)

  * George W. Romney, Chairman of the Board, American Motors Corporation

  * James A. Ryder, Founder, Ryder (Beta Pi)

Telecommunications and Utilities

  * Edwin M. Clark, President, Southwestern Bell Telephone (Upsilon)

  * Joe T. Ford, co-founder, former CEO, and current chairman, Alltel (Beta Zeta)

  * Wilfred D. Gillen, President, Bell Telephone (Epsilon Rho)

  * James W. McAfee, President, Union Electric (Upsilon)

  * Henry Duques, Chairman and CEO, First Data Corporation (Beta Mu)