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The list of Delta Kappa Epsilon brothers (commonly referred to as Dekes) includes initiated and honorary members of
Delta Kappa Epsilon .
Delta Kappa Epsilon counts many political, business, sports, education, science, and arts leaders. Listed is a sample of some famous Dekes.
Presidents of the United States
19th President,
Rutherford B. Hayes , Delta Chi
26th President,
Theodore Roosevelt , Alpha
38th President,
Gerald R. Ford , Omicron
41st President,
George H. W. Bush , Phi
43rd President,
George W. Bush , Phi
Note:
Franklin D. Roosevelt was a member of the Alpha Chapter of DKE at Harvard and would be considered the sixth DKE brother to serve as President of the United States; however, the Harvard chapter was de-recognized by DKE International due to the chapter's stance on dual membership with other fraternities.
Vice Presidents of the United States
Justices of the United States Supreme Court
Nobel Laureates
Pulitzer Prize winners
Newspaper & Magazine publishers and editors
Norman Chandler , Sigma Rho – publisher,
Los Angeles Times
Otis Chandler , Sigma Rho – publisher,
Los Angeles Times
Briton Hadden , Phi – co-founder of
Time Magazine
William Randolph Hearst , Alpha – publisher,
Hearst Newspapers
Eugene Pulliam , Psi Phi – publisher, Indianapolis Newspapers, Inc.
Ken Purdy , Rho Delta – Editor,
Parade (magazine) ,
Car and Driver ,
True (magazine)
James C. Quayle , Psi Phi – chairman, Huntington Newspapers, Inc
Whitelaw Reid , Kappa – editor-in-chief,
New York Tribune
Ogden Reid , Phi –
New York Tribune
John Wright Sifton , Alpha Tau – President of
Manitoba Free Press
Agency heads
Businessmen
John F. Akers , Phi – past president of
IBM
Frank Batten , Eta – founder
Weather Channel
Edward Bausch , Beta Phi –
Bausch & Lomb Opticals
Alfred R. Berkeley III Eta – former
Nasdaq president
Alfred Bloomingdale , Upsilon – founder of
Diners Club International
Matthew Borden , Phi – Industrialist
Lawrence Bossidy , Mu – Chairman of
Honeywell
Charles Sterling Bunnell , Phi –
CitiBank
Dave Calhoun , Sigma Alpha –
Boeing
James Boorman Colgate , Mu –
Colgate-Palmolive
Donald Fisher , Theta Zeta – founder and past chairman of
Gap Inc.
Theodore J. Forstmann , Phi – financier, subject of the book and movie
Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
James Gamble , Lambda –
Procter & Gamble
Rutherford P. Hayes , Delta Chi – Librarian and banker
Webb Hayes , Delta Chi – co-founder of
Union Carbide , Congressional Medal of Honor
Walter Hoving , Upsilon –
Tiffany & Co.
Herb Kelleher , Gamma Phi –
Southwest Airlines
Robert Lehman , Phi –
Lehman Brothers
Craig McCaw , Sigma Rho –
McCaw Communications ,
cellular telephones
Bradley Palmer , Alpha – founder of
United Fruit Company ,
Gillette , and
ITT
John Pierpont Morgan Jr. , Alpha – financier
Frederick W. Smith , Phi –
FedEx
Oscar Tang , Phi – New York financier and philanthropist. Current head of the board of trustees for Phillips Academy.
Robert J. Thorne , Delta Chi -
Montgomery Ward
William L. Trenholm , Delta –
North American Trust Company ,
Comptroller of the Currency
John Hay Whitney , Phi –
New York Herald Tribune , Ambassador to England, art collector
Joseph Wilson , Beta Phi –
Xerox
Dean Witter Jr., Phi –
Dean Witter Reynolds (now part of
Morgan Stanley )
William Wrigley III , Phi –
Wrigley Company
Vasant Narasimhan , Delta Delta – chief executive officer of
Novartis
Political figures
Dean G. Acheson , Phi –
Secretary of State under
Harry S. Truman , Architect of
Cold War Foreign Policy
Larz Anderson , Alpha – U.S. Ambassador to Japan and Belgium
Robert Bacon , Alpha – US Secretary of State
Nathaniel Banks , Sigma –
Speaker of the
United States House of Representatives
Albert J. Beveridge , Psi Phi –
U.S. Senator ,
Indiana
Andrew Biemiller , Delta Chi – Congressman and labor leader
Wilson S. Bissell , Phi –
Postmaster General from 1893-1895
James G. Blaine , Theta –
Speaker of the
United States House of Representatives , presidential candidate,
United States Secretary of State under
James Garfield and
Chester Arthur .
Matthew Butler , Delta – U.S. Senator,
South Carolina 1877-1895
Gaston Caperton , Beta –
Governor of
West Virginia 1989–1997
John Chafee , Phi –
Secretary of the Navy ,
Governor of
Rhode Island , U.S. Senator
Sutemi Chinda , Psi Phi – Secretary of State of the Empire of Japan (The Washington, D.C. Cherry trees were presented by him and his wife on behalf of the people of Japan in 1912)
Chris Coons , Sigma – U.S. Senator,
Delaware
Royal S. Copeland , Omicron –
U.S. Senator of
New York 1923–1938
Mark Dayton , Phi – U.S. Senator and Governor,
Minnesota
Ron DeSantis , Phi –
Governor of Florida (2019–Present)
George A. Drew , Alpha Phi –
Premier of Ontario , leader of the
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada , Leader of the Opposition
Thomas F. Eagleton , Sigma – U.S. Democratic Senator
Missouri , VP Candidate 1972
Donald Ensenat , Phi – US Ambassador, Chief Of Protocol
Keith Falconer Fletcher , Tau – Massachusetts legislator
Murphy J. "Mike" Foster , Zeta Zeta – two-term
Governor of
Louisiana
Justice
George Alexander Gale , Alpha Phi – former Chief Justice of
Ontario
Asa Bird Gardiner , Nu –
New York County District Attorney
Gordon Gray , Beta – Assistant secretary of war under
Harry Truman
Lister Hill , Psi –
U.S. Senator of
Alabama 1938–1969
Tony Knowles , Phi – two-term
Governor of
Alaska
Robert Todd Lincoln , Alpha –
Secretary of War , son of
Abraham Lincoln
Bob Livingston , Tau Lambda –
United States House of Representatives ,
Louisiana
Henry Cabot Lodge , Alpha –
Senate Majority Leader
Russell B. Long , Zeta Zeta –
Senate Majority Whip , Democrat from Louisiana
Nicholas Longworth , Alpha –
Speaker of the
United States House of Representatives
Donald S. MacDonald , Alpha Phi – former Canadian Minister of Finance, and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
Mario García Menocal , Delta Chi –
President of the Republic of
Cuba
Robert D. Orr , Phi – 45th
Governor of Indiana
Frank Nesmith Parsons , Pi – Chief Justice of the
New Hampshire Supreme Court from 1902–1924
George Pataki , Phi – Governor of
New York
Clark T. Randt Jr. , Phi – longest-serving U.S. Ambassador to China
Peter F. Schabarum , Theta Zeta – American football player, member of
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from 1972 to 1991
Don Siegelman , Psi – Governor of
Alabama
William Simon , Rho –
Secretary of the Treasury
Ted Stevens , Theta Rho – U.S. Senator,
Senate Pro Tem ,
Alaska
Robert Taft Jr. , Phi –
Republican senator from
Ohio , author of modern
labor law
Richard W. Thompson , Psi Phi –
Secretary of the Navy 1877–1880
George Von L. Meyer , Alpha –
United States Postmaster General from 1907-1909,
Secretary of the Navy from 1909-1913
John De Witt Warner , Delta Chi –
United States House of Representatives ,
New York
Yung Wing , Phi – Chinese diplomat to the United States. founder of the
Chinese Educational Mission in 1872
Michael M. Wood , Phi – U.S. Ambassador to Sweden
Ro Khanna , Delta Delta –
United States House of Representatives ,
California
Olympians
Sebastian Bea , Theta Zeta –
2000 Olympic Silver Medalist in Crew (Men's Pair w/o Coxswain)
James Elder , Alpha Phi –
1968 Olympic Gold Medalist, Men's Equestrian Team
Bill Miller , Sigma Rho –
1936 Olympic Gold Medalist in Pole vault
James Stillman Rockefeller , Phi –
1924 Olympic Gold Medalist in Crew (Men's eights)
Don Schollander , Phi –
1964 Olympic Gold Medalist (4x) in Swimming
Dr.
Charles Snelling , Alpha Phi – 1957 World Bronze Medalist in figure skating, competed at the
1956 and
1964 Olympics
Jack Torrance , Zeta Zeta – Held world record in
shot put for 14 years, competed at the
1936 Olympics
Dr.
Pat Turner –
1984 Olympic Gold Medalist in Crew (Men's eights)
Richard Weinberger , Beta Tau –
2012 Olympic Bronze medalist in Swimming (10 km Marathon)
Sports and entertainment
Jack Agrios , Delta Phi – Chairman of the IAAF World Championships in Athletics Committee 2001
Frankie Albert , Sigma Rho – football player, invented bootleg play, Coach
San Francisco 49ers
Mike Babcock , Tau Alpha – Former head coach of the
Toronto Maple Leafs and only coach in the
Triple Gold Club
William Bartholomay , Delta Epsilon – former owner of the
Atlanta Braves
August Belmont Jr. , Alpha – First president of the Jockey Club, building of Belmont Park racetrack, and breeder of Man O' War.
Roland Betts , Phi – US Olympic Committee, and founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Chelsea Piers, L.P., which operates the Chelsea Piers Sports and Entertainment Complex in Manhattan.
Dana X. Bible , Iota – College Football head coach at
University of Texas ,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln ,
Texas A&M ,
Louisiana State and
Mississippi College
Clinton W. Blume , Mu – pitcher
New York Giants ,
1922 World Series , President,
Real Estate Board of New York , 1955
Paul Brown , Kappa – Hall of Fame football coach & founder of the
Cleveland Browns and owner of the
Cincinnati Bengals
Walter Camp , Phi – Father of American Football
Dick Clark , Phi Gamma – hosted
American Bandstand and
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
Billy Crudup , Beta – actor
Hugh Culverhouse , Psi – owner of
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Michael Eben , Alpha Phi – former Toronto Argonauts player
Marcus Giamatti , Theta – actor
A. Bartlett Giamatti , Phi – Commissioner of
Major League Baseball
Harry Hamlin , Theta Zeta – actor
Hagood Hardy , Alpha Chi – pianist and composer
Lawren Harris , Alpha Phi, – Canadian artist and member of the
Group of Seven
Howard Hawks , Delta Chi – film director, producer and screenwriter
Calvin Hill , Phi – Professional Football Player for the
Dallas Cowboys , the
Washington Redskins , and the
Cleveland Browns
Craig Hummer , Lambda – International Ironman champion (lifeguarding), sportscaster
Charles Ives , Phi – composer
Robert Trent Jones , Delta Chi – famed golf course designer
Robert J. Kelleher , Epsilon – Hall of Fame tennis player and official
Larry Kelley , Phi – 1936
Heisman Trophy winner
Troy Kinney , Phi – artist
Thomas W. Landry , Omega Chi – coach of the
Dallas Cowboys
Angelo "Hank" Luisetti , Sigma Rho – one of the most famous
college basketball players of all time
Michael Macari , Epsilon Rho –
film producer (
The Ring )
Tex McCrary , Phi – radio/TV personality, led the recruitment of
Dwight Eisenhower for president
Don McNeill , Lambda – 4x
Grand Slam winner in tennis
David Milch , Phi – writer and producer
Joe Paterno , Upsilon –
Penn State football coach
Bob Pettit , Zeta Zeta –
NBA All star and
hall of famer
Cole Porter , Phi – composer
Dicky Pride , Psi – professional golfer on the
PGA Tour
J. Burton Rix , Pi – football and basketball coach at Texas, SMU, and Miami
[1]
Ryan Serhant , Tau – New York real estate broker through
Nest Seekers International , one of the stars of
Million Dollar Listing New York
Root Boy Slim , Phi – rock singer
George Steinbrenner , Epsilon – owner of the
New York Yankees
Matt Stover , Alpha Omega – placekicker in the
National Football League
Chris Strouth , Phi Epsilon – musician, producer, writer and filmmaker
Ming Tsai , Phi –
Chinese-American
fusion cuisine
chef ,
restaurateur , and
Emmy Award -winning
television personality
Belford West , Mu – inductee of the
College Football Hall of Fame
[2]
Wheelock Whitney Jr. , Phi – owner of the
Minnesota Vikings and
Minnesota Twins
Jonathan Winters , Lambda – comedian and writer
Josh Zuckerman , Zeta – actor
Ben Paterson , Delta Delta – jazz pianist
Higher education
James R. Angell , Omicron – President of
Yale University
Bruce D. Benson , Delta Chi – President of the
University of Colorado
Charles W. Cole , Sigma – President of
Amherst College
Gregory L. Fenves . Delta Chi – President of
Emory University and the
University of Texas
Arthur Twining Hadley , Phi – President of
Yale University
Ernest Martin Hopkins , Pi – President of
Dartmouth College
Martin Kellogg , Phi – President of the
University of California at Berkeley
Stanley King , Sigma – President of
Amherst College from 1932 to 1946
Robert J. McMullen , Iota – President of
Centre College
Cyrus Northrop , Phi – President of the
University of Minnesota
Calvin Plimpton , Sigma – President of
Amherst College and
American University of Beirut
Benno C. Schmidt Jr. , Phi – President of
Yale University
George Edgar Vincent , Phi – President of the
University of Minnesota
Francis Amasa Walker , Sigma – President of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Other famous Dekes
Alan Bean , Omega Chi –
Apollo astronaut, fourth man on the moon
Edward Bellamy , Theta Chi – author
Frederick H. Brooke , Phi – architect
Dale Chihuly , Kappa Epsilon – glass artist
Harvey Weir Cook , Psi Phi – Aviation pioneer, Indianapolis Airport named in his honor
Melvil Dewey , Sigma – devised the
Dewey Decimal System
Charles Alton Ellis , Gamma Phi – designed the
Golden Gate Bridge
Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau , Theta Zeta – Second son of
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
Nathaniel Hawthorne , Theta – Author
Paul M. Hebert , Zeta Zeta – Judge,
United States Military Tribunals in Nuremberg
Peyton C. March , Rho
[3] – American soldier and
Chief of Staff of the United States Army from May 1918 through June 1921
Robert E. Peary , Theta – first man to reach the
North Pole
Baron
Hirai Seijirō , Psi Omega – President, Japanese Railways
Jeme Tien Yow , Phi – Director of Chinese Railroads, Chinese (Qing Dynasty) Empire
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