List of Pi Kappa Alpha members

This is a list of notable alumni of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity

## Business

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Bill Bain | Sigma | Founder, Bain and Company | [1]
Brian Kevin Turner | Epsilon Omega | Chief Operating Officer of Microsoft | [2][3]
Charles O. "Chad" Holliday | Zeta | Chairman, Bank of America; CEO, DuPont |
Chris Beals | Beta Pi | CEO, Weedmaps |
Howard Marks | Beta Pi | Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, Oaktree Capital Management |
Jeff Taylor | Theta Mu | Founder, Monster.com | [2][4]
Mark Russinovich | Beta Sigma | CTO, Microsoft Azure |
P. Roy Vagelos | Beta Pi | CEO, President, Chairman, Merck & Co.; Chairman, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals; Trustee, University of Pennsylvania |
Stephen Covey | Alpha Tau | Author, "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People"; business professor, University of Utah |
Gil Amelio | Alpha Delta | Former CEO, Apple |

## Government and politics

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LeRoy H. Anderson | Gamma Kappa | U.S. Representative from Montana | [2]
Charles O. Andrews | Alpha Eta | U.S. Senator from Florida | [2]
Dick Armey | Jamestown College | U.S. Representative and Majority Leader from Texas | [2]
Ibra C. Blackwood | Nu | 97th Governor of South Carolina | [2]
Albert B. "Happy" Chandler | Kappa | 44th and 49th Governor of Kentucky, U.S. Senator from Kentucky | [2]
J. Bayard Clark | Beta | U.S. Representative from North Carolina | [2]
Earle C. Clements | Omega | 47th Governor of Kentucky, U.S. Senator from Kentucky | [2]
Thad Cochran | Gamma Iota | U.S. Senator from Mississippi | [2][5]
William M. Colmer | Alpha Iota | U.S. Representative from Mississippi | [2]
Charlie Crist | Delta Lambda | 44th Governor of Florida | [2]
Glenn Cunningham | Delta Chi | U.S. Representative from Nebraska, Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska | [6]
Everett Dirksen | Delta Sigma | U.S. Senator from Illinois | [2]
William C. Dixon | Beta Tau | Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | [2]
Doug Ducey | Delta Tau | 23rd Governor of Arizona | [6]
A. M. Edwards | Omega | Secretary of Guam from 1960 to 1961  | [7]
Larken Egleston | Iota Psi | Charlotte, NC City Councilmember  | [6]
John W. Fishburne | Pi | U.S. Representative from Virginia | [6]
John Nance Garner | Sigma | 39th Speaker of the House of Representatives, 32nd Vice President of the United States | [6]
Robert W. Bobby Harrell, Jr.  | Xi | 59th Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives | [6]
Leo Hoegh | Gamma Nu | 33rd Governor of Iowa | [6]
Harry R. Houston | Iota | Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates | [8]
Jon Kyl | Gamma Delta | U.S. Senator from Arizona | [2]
Nicholas Lampson | Epsilon Kappa | U.S. Representative from Texas | [2]
John Augustine Marshall | Alpha | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah | [8]
Clarence W. Meadows | Pi | 22nd Governor of West Virginia | [9]
Harvey B. Morgan  | Iota | Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | [citation needed]
W. Robert Pearson | Sigma | Former United States Ambassador to Turkey | [2]
Edward A. Pease | Delta Xi | Former U.S. Congressman from Indiana | [2]
Walter Garrett Riddick | Pi | Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | [9]
Pat Roberts | Alpha Omega | U.S. Senator from Kansas | [2]
Absalom Willis Robertson | Omicron | U.S. Senator from Virginia | [1]
Lee Roupas  | Delta Alpha  | State Attorney and President of Illinois Prosecutors Bar Association, Committeeman of Palos Township Republican Party 2006-2012  | [10]
Karl Rove | Alpha Tau | White House Chief of Staff under President George W. Bush | [2]
Pete Sessions | Alpha Omicron | U.S. Representative from Texas | [2]
John Sparkman | Gamma Alpha | U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1952 Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States | [6]
Strom Thurmond | Eta Alpha | 103rd Governor of South Carolina, U.S. Senator from South Carolina | [2]
Kenneth H. Tuggle | Omega | 39th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky | [6]
Claude R. Wickard | Beta Phi | 12th United States Secretary of Agriculture | [6]
Brian K. Zahra | Delta Nu | Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court | [2]

## Military

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Courtney Hodges | Psi | Commander of the First United States Army, World War II | [2]
Richard J. Seitz | Alpha Omega | Lieutenant General, United States Army | [1]
Louis H. Wilson, Jr. | Alpha Iota | 26th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Medal of Honor recipient  | [1]
James A. Winnefeld, Jr. | Alpha Delta | Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | [2]
Philip M. Breedlove | Alpha Delta | Commander, United States European Command |

## Education

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John A. DiBiaggio | Beta Tau | President of Tufts University, Michigan State University, and the University of Connecticut | [1]
Walter L. Fleming | Upsilon | American historian of the South and Reconstruction  | [8]
E. Gordon Gee | Alpha Tau | President of West Virginia University | [2]
Kenneth T. Jackson | Delta Zeta | Jacques Barzun Professor of History and the Social Sciences at Columbia University, Editor-in-Chief of The Encyclopedia of New York City | [2]
John Lloyd Newcomb | Gamma | 2nd President of the University of Virginia | [2]
Samuel H. Smith | Alpha Sigma | Former president of Washington State University (1985–2000)  | [2]

## News, Art, and Entertainment

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Jason Alkire | Epsilon Eta | Fashion Designer Haus Alkire | [11]
Erik Courtney | Iota Lambda | Bravo TV personality Newlyweds: The First Year | [citation needed]
John Currence | Iota | Celebrity Chef Top Chef Masters | [citation needed]
Rick Dees | Tau | Host of The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown | [2]
Mason Gamble | Iota Pi | Actor Dennis the Menace | [2]
Clifton Hyde | Alpha Iota | Musician/Composer Blue Man Group | [2]
Ted Koppel | Alpha Chi | Nightline Anchor ABC | [2]
Serge F. Kovaleski | Gamma | Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the New York Times | [1]
Princeton Lock | Iota Pi | Actor A Fist Within Four Walls and Ip Man 4 | [2]
Tim McGraw | Eta Omicron | American country singer and actor  | [2]
Ken Ober | Theta Mu | Game Show Host  | [2]
Jim Parsons | Epsilon Eta | Actor The Big Bang Theory | [2]
Greg Pitts | Zeta Pi | Actor Movie Office Space | [citation needed]
Jeremy Piven | Delta Omicron | Actor Entourage | [2]
Ron Ross | Delta Psi | Radio Host of The Pulse Morning Show Sirius XM | [2]
Jon Stewart | Gamma | Host of The Daily Show (1999–2015)  | [2]
Eric Stonestreet | Alpha Omega | Actor Modern Family | [2]
Brian Tyler | Iota Pi | Composer Iron Man 3, The Expendables | [citation needed]
Scott Van Pelt | Delta Psi | Anchor ESPN | [2]
Matt Winer | Alpha Nu | Anchor Turner Sports, formerly SportsCenter | [2]
Morgan Woodward | Beta Mu | Actor Dallas, Cool Hand Luke | [2]
Matt Gerald | Beta Pi | Actor Avatar (2009 film) | [2]
Addy G | Theta Omega | Musician "Sour O's," "The Rock Candy Freebie" | [2]

## Religion

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Richard L. Evans | Alpha Tau | Member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | [12]
Robert L. McLeod | Beta | Pastor and U.S. Navy chaplain; president of Centre College | [13]
Cecil O. Samuelson | Alpha Tau | Former member of the presidency of the Quorum of the Seventy in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and former president of BYU | [14]

## Sports

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Lance Alworth | Alpha Zeta | Professional Football Player, San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys |
Kent Bazemore | Zeta Iota | Professional Basketball Player, Atlanta Hawks | [2]
Bobby Bowden | Alpha Pi | Former Head Football Coach Florida State | [2]
Pat Bowlen | Beta Omicron | Owner, Denver Broncos | [2]
Bob Bowman | Delta Lambda | CEO North Baltimore Aquatic Club | [2]
Marvin O. Bridges | Rho | All-Southern college football player, minor league baseball player, and head coach for University of Florida | [15]
Chad Clifton | Epsilon Sigma | Offensive Tackle, Green Bay Packers | [2]
Matt Doherty | Beta Zeta | Former head men's basketball coach at Southern Methodist University | [2]
Guy Dennis | Alpha Eta | Former professional football player for Cincinnati Bengals and Detroit Lions | [2]
Sam Ewing | Zeta | Former professional baseball player for Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jays | [2]
Jeff Feagles | Gamma Omega | NFL Kicker, University of Miami | [2]
Jimbo Fisher | Delta Lambda | Head Football Coach Texas A&M | [2]
Gus Frerotte | Gamma Upsilon | Quarterback NFL | [2]
Jason Curtis Fox | Gamma Omega | NFL Lineman, University of Miami | [2]
Walter Gilbert | Upsilon | College Football Hall of Fame inductee  | [16]
Horace Grant | Eta Alpha | Professional Basketball Player | [2]
Hubert Green | Delta Lambda | Professional Golfer | [2]
Blake Grupe | Delta Theta | Placekicker, New Orleans Saints |
Todd Hays | Gamma Upsilon | Bobsledder and Olympic Silver Medalist  | [2]
Bob Humphreys | Iota | Professional Baseball Player  | [citation needed]
Jeff Ireland | Theta Nu | General Manager, Miami Dolphins | [2]
EJ Manuel | Delta Lambda | Quarterback Buffalo Bills | [2]
Colin McCarthy | Gamma Omega | NFL Linebacker, University of Miami | [2]
Bill McCartney | University of Missouri | Former football coach for CU-Boulder, founder of Promise Keepers ministry  | [2]
Chris Myers | Gamma Omega | NFL Lineman, University of Miami | [2]
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 | Football coach (winner of 1983 NCAA National Championship), University of Miami | [2]
Frank Sinkwich | Alpha Mu | 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  |
Andres De Abreu  | Kappa Gamma | Professional Soccer Player, Miami United FC |
Jordan Travis  | Gamma Delta | NFL Quarterback, New York Jets |

## Miscellaneous

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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.

Tex Watson | Epsilon Delta | Murderer and central member of the notorious Manson Family | [17]

## References

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4. ^ UMass Amherst Greek Life. "UMass Amherst Greek Life Letter to Parents" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
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8. ^ a b c "Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities". Alcolm Company. January 1, 1920 – via Google Books.
9. ^ a b Hart, Freeman Hansford. "The History of Pi Kappa Alpha".
10. ^ "BREAKING NEWS: Woodard wins SA presidency". March 4, 2004.
11. ^ Swaty, Amanda (February 3, 1994). "The Daily Cougar". The Daily Cougar. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
12. ^ 1932 Utonian Yearbook. University of Utah. 1932. p. 252. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
13. ^ 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.
14. ^ The Utonian Yearbook. University of Utah. 1964. pp. 360 & 361. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
15. ^ Jones, Verner M. (1904). "The Editor's Desk". The Kappa Alpha Journal. 21 (5): 639.
16. ^ "Miss Wright Weds Walter Gilbert In Auburn". The Birmingham News. May 12, 1938. p. 12. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
17. ^ Watson, Charles. "Will You Die For Me". Abounding Love Ministries. Archived from the original on April 5, 2007. Retrieved July 13, 2019.