Over the years, many members of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta (also known as FIJI) have gained notability in their chosen fields. Examples include one

U.S. President The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States ...

( Calvin Coolidge), four U.S. Vice Presidents, eleven

Presidential Medal of Freedom The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award of the United States, along with the Congressional Gold Medal. It is an award bestowed by the president of the United States to recognize people who have made "an especially merit ...

recipients, five

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valo ...

recipients, six Pulitzer Prize winners, two

Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfr ...

winners, over 80 competitors in the

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...

(of which at least 28 Fijis have won at least 37 medals), and at least seven

billionaires A billionaire is a person with a net worth of at least one billion (1,000,000,000, i.e., a thousand million) units of a given currency, usually of a major currency such as the United States dollar, euro, or pound sterling. The American busi ...

Business

* Stuart W. "Stu" Evey (

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

, 1956): former Chairman of the Board of

ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). Th ...

* Thomas Dundon ( SMU, 1993): Chairman and Managing Partner of Dundon Capital Partners; owner of the

Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes (colloquially known as the Canes) are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ...

of the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

; billionaire * Giovanni Feroce (

University of Rhode Island The University of Rhode Island (URI) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Kingston, Rhode Island, United States. It is the flagship public research as well as the land-grant university of the state of Rhode Isla ...

, 1991): former CEO of

Alex and Ani Alex and Ani is an American retailer and producer of jewelry located in Cranston, Rhode Island. History The firm was founded in 2004 by Carolyn Rafaelian. The name comes from a combination of the first names of Rafaelian's two daughters. T ...

; current CEO of

Benrus Benrus is an American watchmaking and lifestyle company founded as a watch repair shop in New York City in 1921 by Romanian-American Benjamin Lazrus and his two brothers. Benrus watches were worn for decades by the U.S. military from World War II ...

* Jess Jackson (

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

, 1952): wine entrepreneur; namesake of

Kendall-Jackson Kendall-Jackson Vineyard Estates is a vineyard and winery, under the Kendall-Jackson brand, located in Santa Rosa, California in the Sonoma Valley wine country. As of 2010 Kendall-Jackson was the highest-selling brand of "super-premium" wine (retai ...

winery and majority owner of

Curlin Curlin (foaled March 25, 2004, in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the American Horse of the Year in both 2007 and 2008. He retired in 2008 as the highest North American money earner with over US$10.5 million accumu ...

, the

2007 Preakness Stakes The 2007 Preakness Stakes was the 132nd running of the Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 19, 2007. It was a photo finish between Curlin and Street Sense, which was won by Curlin by a head, the shortest margin of ...

winner, 2007 Belmont Stakes second-place finisher, and

2007 Kentucky Derby The 2007 Kentucky Derby was the 133rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 5, 2007. The announced attendance was 156,635, the third largest in Derby history.

third-place finisher *

Fritz Henderson Frederick Arthur "Fritz" Henderson (born November 29, 1958) was President and Chief Executive Officer of General Motors. Prior to his appointment as CEO on March 31, 2009, Henderson was the Vice President of General Motors and had been with the co ...

(

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

, 1980): President and CEO of General Motors * Philip Knight (

Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

, 1959): co-founder, owner and president of Nike Corporation; billionaire * Josiah K. Lilly, III (

Cornell Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach a ...

, 1939): philanthropist;

Lilly Endowment Lilly Endowment Inc., headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is one of the world's largest private philanthropic foundations and among the largest endowments in the United States. It was founded in 1937 by Josiah K. (J. K.) Lilly Sr. and his s ...

and heir to Eli Lilly and Company * Edmund C. Lynch (

Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hemisphere. It consi ...

, 1907): a founder of the Merrill Lynch investment company * Patrick McGovern (

MIT The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the m ...

, 1959): Chairman of the Board of International Data Group; founder of the

McGovern Institute for Brain Research The McGovern Institute for Brain Research is a research institute within MIT. Its mission is to understand how the brain works and to discover new ways to prevent or treat brain disorders. The institute was founded in 2000 by Patrick McGover ...

; billionaire *

Nelson Peltz Nelson Peltz (born June 24, 1942) is an American billionaire businessman and investor. He is a founding partner, together with Peter W. May and Edward P. Garden, of Trian Fund Management, an alternative investment management fund based in New Yor ...

(born 1942): billionaire businessman and investor * Albert J. Reid

Western Reserve University Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US * Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that i ...

, 1925 : President Reid Coal, President North American Retail Coal Dealers Association c 1930-1938 * Tom Ryan (

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

, 1975): President and CEO of CVS *

Donald Trump Jr. Donald John Trump Jr. (born December 31, 1977) is an American political activist, businessman, author, and former television presenter. He is the eldest child of Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021, and his firs ...

(

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...

): EVP of

The Trump Organization The Trump Organization is a group of about 500 business entities of which Donald Trump is the sole or principal owner. Around 250 of these entities use the Trump name. The organization was founded in 1927 by Donald Trump's paternal grandmothe ...

Chet Upham Chet is a masculine given name, often a nickname for Chester (given name), Chester, which means ''fortress'' or ''camp''. It is an uncommon name of England, English origin, and originated as a surname to identify people from the city of Chester, En ...

(

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

, 1945): founder of Upham Oil and Gas in Mineral Wells, Texas; former Texas Republican Party chairman * Alfred J. Verrecchia (

, 1965): Chairman of the Board of Hasbro Inc. * Kessel Stelling (

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

, 1978): Chairman of the Board & CEO of Synovus Bank *

Byron Trott Byron David Trott (born December 2, 1958) is the founder, chairman and CEO of BDT Capital Partners, a merchant bank that provides advice and capital to family and founder-led companies. Formerly, Trott was vice chairman of Investment Banking at ...

(

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chic ...

, 1981): founder, chairman, and CEO of BDT Capital Partners * Charlie Ergen (

University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee (officially The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; or UT Knoxville; UTK; or UT) is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee became the 16th state ...

, 1975): co-founder and chairman of Dish Network and EchoStar; billionaire

Civil service

* Victor G. Atiyeh (

, 1945): former

Governor of Oregon The governor of Oregon is the head of government of Oregon and serves as the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The title of governor was also applied to the office of Oregon's chief executive during the provisional and U.S. ter ...

Famous Fijis - Politics & Government
/ref> * Newton D. Baker ( Johns Hopkins, 1892): former

Secretary of War The secretary of war was a member of the U.S. president's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War", had been appointed to serve the Congress of the ...

* Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. ( Occidental, 1938):

U.S. House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...

for eight terms;

Republican National Committee The Republican National Committee (RNC) is a U.S. Political action committee, political committee that assists the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republi ...

; the southern California communities of

Bell A bell is a directly struck idiophone percussion instrument. Most bells have the shape of a hollow cup that when struck vibrates in a single strong strike tone, with its sides forming an efficient resonator. The strike may be made by an inte ...

Bell Gardens Bell Gardens is a city in the U.S. state of California in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Located in Los Angeles County, the city's population was 42,072 at the 2010 census, down from 44,054 at the 2000 census. Bell Gardens is part of the ...

and Bel Air are named after his family *

Robert Bork Robert Heron Bork (March 1, 1927 – December 19, 2012) was an American jurist who served as the solicitor general of the United States from 1973 to 1977. A professor at Yale Law School by occupation, he later served as a judge on the U.S. Cour ...

(

): Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1982–1988; United States Attorney General, October 20, 1973 – December 17, 1973 * Calvin Coolidge ( Amherst, 1895): thirtieth

President of the United States of America The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States ...

, twenty-ninth

Vice President of the United States The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice ...

* Admiral (Ret.) William J. Crowe Jr. ( Oklahoma, 1946): former Chairman of the

Joint Chiefs of Staff The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) is the body of the most senior uniformed leaders within the United States Department of Defense, that advises the president of the United States, the secretary of defense, the Homeland Security Council and the ...

; Ambassador to the United Kingdom * Ed Edmondson ( Oklahoma, 1940): U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 1953-1973 *

J. Howard Edmondson James Howard Edmondson (September 27, 1925November 17, 1971) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He served as the 16th governor of Oklahoma from 1959 to 1963, and the appointed United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1963 ...

( Oklahoma, 1946): 16th Governor of Oklahoma ; U.S. Senator from Oklahoma *

Charles W. Fairbanks Charles Warren Fairbanks (May 11, 1852 – June 4, 1918) was an American politician who served as a senator from Indiana from 1897 to 1905 and the 26th vice president of the United States from 1905 to 1909. He was also the Republican vice pre ...

( Ohio Wesleyan, 1872): twenty-sixth

; namesake of

Fairbanks, Alaska Fairbanks is a home rule city and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska and the second largest in the state. The 2020 Census put the p ...

* Neil M. Gorsuch ( Columbia, 1988): judge for the

United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (in case citations, 10th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: * District of Colorado * District of Kansas * Distr ...

; Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, 2017 * David Hall ( Oklahoma, 1952): 20th Governor of Oklahoma *

Dave Hancock David Graeme Hancock (born August 10, 1955) is a Canadian lawyer and was the 15th premier of Alberta in 2014. Since 2017, he has served as a judge of the Provincial Court of Alberta. From 1997 to 2014, he was a Member of the Legislative As ...

(

University of Alberta The University of Alberta, also known as U of A or UAlberta, is a Public university, public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford,"A Gentleman of Strathcona – Alexande ...

, 1972): former Premier of

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

Eric Holcomb Eric Joseph Holcomb (born May 2, 1968) is an American politician who is the 51st and current governor of Indiana, serving since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 51st lieutenant governor of Indiana from 2016 to 2017 under ...

(

Hanover College Hanover College is a private college in Hanover, Indiana, affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Founded in 1827 by Reverend John Finley Crowe, it is Indiana's oldest private college. The Hanover athletic teams participate in the H ...

, 1990): Governor of Indiana, 2017,

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

* John N. Hostettler (

Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT) is a private university in Terre Haute, Indiana. Founded in 1874 in Terre Haute, Rose-Hulman is one of the United States' few undergraduate focused engineering and technology universities. Though it st ...

, 1983): former

* Frank Iacobucci (

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

, 1962): former Justice, Supreme Court of Canada * Joseph R. Kerrey (

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...

, 1965): U.S. Senator,

(1989-2001); former

Governor of Nebraska The governor of Nebraska is the head of government of the U.S. state of Nebraska as provided by the fourth article of the Constitution of Nebraska. The officeholder is elected to a four-year term, with elections held two years after presidential e ...

* Herbert H. Lehman (

Williams College Williams College is a private liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It was established as a men's college in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams, a colonist from the Province of Massachusetts Bay who was kill ...

, 1899): humanitarian; four-term Governor of New York; United States Senator from New York; Colonel in the US Army during World War I *

Thomas R. Marshall Thomas Riley Marshall (March 14, 1854 – June 1, 1925) was an American politician who served as the 28th vice president of the United States from 1913 to 1921 under President Woodrow Wilson. A prominent lawyer in Indiana, he became an acti ...

( Wabash, 1873): twenty-eighth

Robert S. McNamara Robert Strange McNamara (; June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009) was an American business executive and the eighth United States Secretary of Defense, serving from 1961 to 1968 under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He remains the ...

(

, 1937): former

United States Secretary of Defense The United States secretary of defense (SecDef) is the head of the United States Department of Defense, the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and is a high ranking member of the federal cabinet. DoDD 5100.1: Enclosure 2: a The ...

William Yoast Morgan William Yoast Morgan (April 6, 1866 – February 17, 1932) was an American newspaperman, author and politician who served as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Kansas from 1915 to 1919 under Governor Arthur Capper. He was a member of the Republican ...

(

University of Kansas The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, and several satellite campuses, research and educational centers, medical centers, and classes across the state of Kansas. T ...

, 1885):

Lieutenant Governor of Kansas The lieutenant governor of Kansas is the second-ranking member of the executive branch of Kansas state government. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the governor for a four-year term. The lieutenant governor succeeds to the off ...

Frank O'Bannon Frank Lewis O'Bannon (January 30, 1930 – September 13, 2003) was an American politician who served as the 47th governor of Indiana from 1997 until his death in 2003. As of October 2022, he remains the most recent United States Governor to ha ...

(

, 1952): former

Governor of Indiana The governor of Indiana is the head of government of the State of Indiana. The governor is elected to a four-year term and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the functions of many agencies of the Indiana state governmen ...

* Mike Pence (

, 1981): former Vice President of the United States of America; former Governor of Indiana; former United States Representative from Indiana *

Jared Polis Jared Schutz Polis (; born May 12, 1975) is an American politician, entrepreneur, businessman, and philanthropist, serving as the 43rd governor of Colorado since January 2019. He served one term on the Colorado State Board of Education from 20 ...

(

Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ...

, 1996):

Governor of Colorado The governor of Colorado is the head of government of the U.S. state of Colorado. The governor is the head of the executive branch of Colorado's state government and is charged with enforcing state laws. The governor has the power to either app ...

; former

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

Jim Prentice Peter Eric James Prentice (July 20, 1956 – October 13, 2016) was a Canadian politician who served as the 16th premier of Alberta from 2014 to 2015. In the 2004 federal election he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a candidat ...

(

, 1976): former Premier of

; former Minister within the federal Canadian cabinet * Donald Randall Richberg (

, 1901): head of the National Recovery Administration; composer of several Fiji songs * Charles E. Rushmore ( College of the City of New York, 1876): namesake of the

Mount Rushmore National Memorial Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a national memorial centered on a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore (Lakota: ''Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe'', or Six Grandfathers) in the Black Hills near Keystone, South Dakota ...

* Charles Thone

University of Nebraska A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, ...

: former Governor of Nebraska * Byron R. White (

, 1938): former

Supreme Court Justice The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest-ranking judicial body in the United States. Its membership, as set by the Judiciary Act of 1869, consists of the chief justice of the United States and eight Associate Justice of the Supreme ...

; College Football Hall of Fame *

Mitch Daniels Mitchell Elias Daniels Jr. (born April 7, 1949) is an American academic administrator, businessman, author, and retired politician. A Republican, Daniels served as the 49th governor of Indiana from 2005 to 2013. Since 2013, Daniels has been pr ...

( Purdue, 2013): former

Entertainment

Scott Bakula Scott Stewart Bakula (; born October 9, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in two science-fiction television series: as Sam Beckett on '' Quantum Leap'' and as Captain Jonathan Archer on '' Star Trek: Enterprise''. For ''Quantu ...

(

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...

, 1977): actor, ''

Quantum Leap ''Quantum Leap'' is an American science fiction television series, created by Donald P. Bellisario, that premiered on NBC and aired for five seasons, from March 26, 1989, to May 5, 1993. The series stars Scott Bakula as Dr. Sam Beckett, a phys ...

'', '' Murphy Brown'', and ''

Star Trek: Enterprise ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', titled simply ''Enterprise'' for its first two seasons, is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga. It originally aired from September 26, 2001, to May 13, 2005 on Uni ...

'' * William Jan Berry (

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California ...

, 1963): singer and guitar player, "surfer sound" duo

Jan and Dean Jan and Dean was an American rock duo consisting of William Jan Berry (April 3, 1941 – March 26, 2004) and Dean Ormsby Torrence (born March 10, 1940). In the early 1960s, they were pioneers of the California Sound and vocal surf music style ...

Dick Carson Richard Charles Carson (June 4, 1929 – December 19, 2021) was an American television director. He was a five-time Emmy Award winner, having directed shows including ''The Tonight Show'', ''Wheel of Fortune'', and '' The Merv Griffin Show''. He ...

(

, 1949): television director * John W. "Johnny" Carson (

, 1949): former host of

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, its headquarters are l ...

's ''

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' was an American late-night talk show hosted by Johnny Carson on NBC, the third iteration of the ''Tonight Show'' franchise. The show debuted on October 1, 1962, and aired its final episode on May 22, ...

'' * Luis Moro (

Rutgers University Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and was ...

1987), actor, filmmaker, writer, best known for the film '' Love and Suicide'', which made him the first American to break the embargo on Cuba to film a feature there * Willam S. "Bill" Fiorio, also known as

Duke Tumatoe Duke Tumatoe, born William “Bill" Severen Fiorio in 1947, is an American blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He has performed with Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, B.B. King, Willie Dixon, Buddy Guy, John Fogerty and George Thorogood. He was an ...

(

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

, 1969): former guitarist for REO Speedwagon *

Radney Foster Radney Muckleroy Foster (born July 20, 1959) is an American country music singer-songwriter, musician and music producer. Initially a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, Foster made his recording debut as part of the Foster & Lloyd duo, recording ...

( Sewanee, 1982): country music singer/songwriter; "Nobody Wins", "Just Call Me Lonesome" * Matthew C. Fox ( Columbia, 1989): actor, ''

Party of Five ''Party of Five'' is an American television teen and family drama created by Christopher Keyser and Amy Lippman that originally aired on Fox for six seasons from September 12, 1994, to May 3, 2000. The series featured an ensemble cast led by ...

'', ''

Lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...

'' *

Jim Gaffigan James Christopher Gaffigan (born July 7, 1966) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. His material often addresses fatherhood, laziness, food, religion, and general observations. He is regarded as a "clean" comic, using l ...

(

Purdue University Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and mone ...

, 1987): comedian *

Samuel S. Hinds Samuel Southey Hinds (April 4, 1875 – October 13, 1948) was an American actor and former lawyer. He was often cast as kindly authority figures and appeared in more than 200 films until his death. Early years Hinds was born in Brooklyn, New Y ...

(

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, th ...

, 1897): actor, ''It's A Wonderful Life'' * Richard Jenkins (Illinois Wesleyan University), actor, ''Step Brothers (film), Step Brothers'', ''Six Feet Under (TV series), Six Feet Under'' * Paul McDonald (musician), Paul McDonald (Auburn University, Auburn), musician; ''American Idol (season 10), American Idol'' season 10 * Bob McGrath (

, 1954); played "Bob" on ''Sesame Street'' * Seth Meyers (Northwestern University, 1996): cast member and head writer of ''Saturday Night Live'', host of ''Late Night with Seth Meyers'' * Ralph Morgan ( Columbia, 1904): actor; co-founder, charter member and first president of the Screen Actors Guild * Cory Morrow (Texas Tech University, Texas Tech, 1990): country singer/songwriter * Jason Isbell (University of Memphis), : rock and alt-country singer/songwriter; former member of The Drive-By Truckers; current member of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit * Dermot Mulroney (Northwestern University, 1985): actor, ''My Best Friend's Wedding'', ''About Schmidt'', ''The Wedding Date'', ''The Family Stone'' * Rob Riggle (

): actor, comedian, ''The Hangover (film), The Hangover'', ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'', and ''Saturday Night Live'' * John Ritter (University of Southern California, Southern California, 1970): actor, ''Three's Company'', ''Hearts Afire'' and ''8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter'' * Morgan Spurlock (New York University, NYU, 1993): independent movie director, creator of ''Super Size Me'' * McLean Stevenson (Northwestern University, 1948): Actor, ''M*A*S*H (TV series), M*A*S*H''.

Media and literature

* Lew Wallace (Depauw, 1868) lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of the New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, and author of Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880) * Roone Arledge ( Columbia, 1952): former President of American Broadcasting Company, ABC News and Sports; first producer of ''Wide World of Sports (U.S. TV series), Wide World of Sports''; creator of ''Monday Night Football'', ''20/20 (US television show), 20/20'', ''ABC World News Tonight'', ''Nightline (US news program), Nightline'', ''This Week (ABC TV series), This Week'', and ''Primetime Live''; won 37 Emmy Awards; is in the Television Hall of Fame * Ken Blanchard (

, 1961): management consultant; author of ''The One Minute Manager'' * Holden Bowler (University of Idaho, 1931): singer in the Robert Shaw Chorale; namesake of J. D. Salinger's character Holden Caulfield * Will Cuppy (University of Chicago, Chicago, 1907): humorist, author of ''The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody'' * David H. DePatie ( Sewanee, 1951): film producer; producer of animated cartoons * Rob Johnson (news anchor), Rob Johnson (DePauw University): Emmy Award-winning news anchor * Thomas A. Desjardin (Florida State University, Florida State, 1986): author and Civil War scholar * Major Garrett (University of Missouri): Chief White House Correspondent with CBS News * Bill Geist (

, 1967): best-selling author, Emmy Award-winning journalist and contributor to ''CBS Sunday Morning'' * Paul Kangas (

, 1959): anchor and commentator on ''Nightly Business Report'' * Jack Kerouac (Columbia): author * Brian Lamb (Purdue University, Purdue, 1963): founder and host of C-SPAN. * Ross Lockridge Jr. (Indiana University, Indiana, 1935): novelist, author of ''Raintree County (novel), Raintree County'' * Dan Mangan (University of British Columbia, 2005), Juno Award-winning singer/songwriter * Benjamin Franklin Norris, Frank Norris (

, 1894): author of ''The Octopus: A Story of California'' and ''McTeague'' * Tom Peters (Cornell University, 1964): author of ''In Search of Excellence'' * Dave Revsine (Northwestern University, 1991): sportscaster for

* E. B. White (

, 1921): novelist, author of ''Charlotte's Web'' and ''Stuart Little'' * D. Harlan Wilson (Wittenberg University, 1993): author and professor * Robert U. Woodward (Yale, 1965): assistant managing editor of ''The Washington Post''; author

Religion

* Edmond Browning (The University of the South, Sewanee, 1952): 24th Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America * Norman Vincent Peale (Ohio Wesleyan University, Ohio Wesleyan, 1920): Theology, theologian; author of ''The Power of Positive Thinking''

Science, technology, and medicine

* Luis Walter Alvarez (University of Chicago, Chicago, 1932):

winner, Nobel Prize in Physics, Physics, 1968. * Eugene Cernan (Purdue University, Purdue, 1956): astronaut, Project Gemini, Gemini and Project Apollo, Apollo space programs; last man to walk on the Moon *Malcolm Renfrew (University of Idaho, Idaho, 1932): polymer chemist, Teflon development *Jack Swigert (

, 1953): astronaut, Apollo program; U.S. Congressman-elect

Presidential Medal of Freedom The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award of the United States, along with the Congressional Gold Medal. It is an award bestowed by the president of the United States to recognize people who have made "an especially merit ...
recipients

*Johnny Carson (University of Nebraska, Nebraska, 1949) *William J. Crowe ( Oklahoma, 1946) *Brian Lamb (

, 1963) * Herbert H. Lehman (

, 1899) *Norman Vincent Peale (Ohio Wesleyan University, Ohio Wesleyan, 1920) *

(

, 1937) *Jack Nicklaus (Ohio State University, Ohio State, 1961) *Jack Swigert (

, 1953) *Byron R. White (

, 1938) *E. B. White (

, 1921)

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valo ...
recipients

* Tedford H. Cann (City College of New York, CCNY, 1920): Seaman (rank), Seaman, United States Navy, USN * Marcellus H. Chiles (Colorado College, 1916): Captain (land and air), Captain, United States Army, USA * Joseph R. Kerrey (

, 1965): Lieutenant, Junior Grade, USN Reserve U.S. Navy SEALs, SEAL Team * George H. Ramer (Bucknell University, Bucknell, 1950): 2nd Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps, USMC Reserve * Joseph H. Thompson (University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, 1905): Major (rank), Major, USA

Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfr ...
winners

*Luis Walter Alvarez (University of Chicago, Chicago, 1932): awarded the 1968 Nobel Prize for Physics *Frederick Chapman Robbins (University of Missouri, Missouri, 1936): awarded, along with two other colleagues, the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Pulitzer Prize winners

*Douglas Southall Freeman (University of Richmond, 1904): awarded in 1935 for ''R. E. Lee'' and posthumously in 1958 for ''George Washington, Volumes I – VI''Pulitzer Prize winners
/ref> *David Hall (University of Tennessee, Tennessee, 1965): awarded along with the ''Denver Post'' in 1986 for in-depth reporting on missing children. *Haynes Johnson, Haynes B. Johnson (University of Missouri, Missouri, 1952): awarded in 1966 for his work in the ''Washington Evening Star'' covering the civil rights crisis in Selma, Alabama *Bernadotte E. Schmitt (University of Tennessee, Tennessee, 1904): awarded in 1931 for ''The Coming of the War 1914'' *E. B. White (

, 1921): awarded in 1978 under "Special Awards and Citations – Letters" for the full body of his work *Bob Woodward, Robert Woodward (Yale University, Yale, 1965): awarded along with the entire staff of the ''Washington Post'' in 1973 for coverage of the Watergate crisis

General officers

These are notable members who have achieved the rank of Brigadier General, Rear Admiral (lower half), (or the equivalent) or higher in the United States military. * Major General Clovis E. Byers (Ohio State University, Ohio State, 1921): United States Army. Chief of Staff, US Eighth Army, Eighth US Army. * Admiral (Ret.) William J. Crowe Jr. ( Oklahoma, 1946): United States Navy. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1985–1989); Ambassador to Great Britain. * George Decker, General George Decker (Lafayette College, Lafayette, 1924): United States Army. Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Chief of Staff, United States Army (1960–1962). * Robert L. Eichelberger, General Robert L. Eichelberger (Ohio State University, Ohio State, 1907): United States Army. Superintendent of West Point; Commander of the US Eighth Army, Eighth US Army in the South West Pacific theater in World War II. * Bruce K. Holloway, General Bruce K. Holloway (University of Tennessee, Tennessee, 1933): United States Air Force. Member of the Flying Tigers, becoming commander after the Flying Tigers became 23rd Fighter Group. Shot down 13 enemy aircraft. Commanded the Air Force's first jet-equipped fighter group. Commanded USAFE, was appointed Vice Chief of Staff, USAF and was Commander-in-Chief of Strategic Air Command. * LeRoy P. Hunt, Major General LeRoy P. Hunt (University of California, California, 1914): United States Marine Corps. Commander, 5th Marines at the battle of Guadalcanal. * Brigadier General Albert Gallatin Jenkins (Washington and Jefferson College, Jefferson College, 1848): Confederate States Army, Confederate Cavalry Brigade Commander and delegate to the first Confederate Congress. Occupied Chambersburg, Pennsylvania in 1863 and was wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg. * Robert D. Reilly Jr, RADM Robert D. Reilly, Jr (

, 1975): United States Navy; Commander of Military Sealift Command; former Commander of USS ''Harry S. Truman'' (CVN 75) Carrier Strike Group

Liberty ship namesakes

"Liberty ships" were cargo ships built rapidly in the United States in order to transport supplies overseas during World War II. Over 2700 Liberty ships were made, and several were named after members of Phi Gamma Delta. These include: * Calvin Coolidge (List of Liberty ships by hull number, 751, hull number 773) * Frank Norris (List of Liberty ships by hull number, 2101, hull number 2158) * Zebulon B. Vance (List of Liberty ships by hull number, 1, hull number 145) (launched December 6, 1941, the day before the attack on Pearl Harbor)

Sports

* Chuck Armstrong (Purdue University, Purdue, 1964): President and COO of the Seattle Mariners * Sal Bando (Arizona State University, Arizona State, 1966): professional baseball player with the Kansas City Athletics, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers; General Manager of the Milwaukee Brewers * Clay Bennett (businessman), Clay Bennett ( Oklahoma, 1981): Chairman of the Professional Basketball Club; owner of the Oklahoma City Thunder professional basketball team; billionaire * Tom Brookshier (University of Colorado, 1953): Professional Football Player, Jersey #40 retired by Philadelphia Eagles (1953-1961); 1960 National Football League championship and later teamed with Pat Summerall as CBS’s No. 1 professional football broadcasting duo *John Cappelletti (Penn State University, Penn State): Professional American football, football player; winner of the Heisman Trophy; member of the College Football Hall of Fame * Keith Carney (University of Maine, 1991): professional hockey player for Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks, Phoenix Coyotes, Anaheim Ducks, Vancouver Canucks, and the Minnesota Wild * Skip Caray (University of Missouri, Missouri, 1961): Announcer, Atlanta Braves * Meredith Colket (University of Pennsylvania), 1901 B.S., 1904 LL.B, Olympic silver medal winner in pole vault at 1900 Summer Olympics * Tim Finchem (University of Richmond, Richmond, 1969): PGA Tour commissioner * Billy Cundiff (Drake University, 2002): Professional football player, Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns * Brian Griese (

, 1997): professional football player with the Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Chicago Bears * E. J. Holub (Texas Tech University, Texas Tech, 1961): professional football player, Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs; Collegiate All-American; AFL All-Star * Mike Huff (Northwestern University, 1985): professional baseball player with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, and Toronto Blue Jays * Hale Irwin (

, 1967): professional golfer; member of the World Golf Hall of Fame * Roy Jackson (University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, 1961): former owner of the racehorse Barbaro (horse), Barbaro, winner of the 2006 Kentucky Derby * Mark Loretta (Northwestern University, 1993): professional baseball player with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, and Boston Red Sox; winner of the Hutch Award * Christy Mathewson (Bucknell University, Bucknell, 1902): professional baseball player; member of the Baseball Hall of Fame * Bob Mathias (Stanford University, Stanford, 1953): two-time Olympic decathlon gold medalist (1948 Summer Olympics, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952); United States House of Representatives, United States Congressman * Hugh Millen (

, 1986): professional football player with the Los Angeles Rams, Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots, and Denver Broncos * Jack Nicklaus (Ohio State University, Ohio State, 1961): professional golfer; member of World Golf Hall of Fame * Peter O'Malley (

): former President and owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers * Jerry Pate (University of Alabama, Alabama, 1974): professional golfer; winner, 1976 U.S. Open (golf), U.S. Open * Clancy Pendergast (University of Arizona, 1990): NFL and NCAA football coach * Roger Penske (Lehigh University, Lehigh, 1959): co-founder of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART); owner of Penske Racing; winner of 15 Indianapolis 500s and 9 CART points titles; billionaire * Mike Peplowski (Michigan State University, 1993): NBA basketball player for the Sacramento Kings and Detroit Pistons * Bobby Rahal (Denison University, 1975): race car driver; winner of the Indianapolis 500 * Greg Schiano (Bucknell University, Bucknell, 1988): head coach, Tampa Bay Buccaneers football team; brought Rutgers from being winless in the Big East Conference (1979–2013), Big East in 2001 to a #12 national ranking and a Texas Bowl victory over Kansas State University, Kansas State in 2006 * Denny Shute (Western Reserve 1927): professional golfer; member of the World Golf Hall of Fame * Dean Smith (

, 1953): former North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball coach; member of the Basketball Hall of Fame *Rufus Smith (baseball), Rufus Smith: professional baseball player for the Detroit Tigers * Bill Snyder (William Jewell College, William Jewell, 1963): former Kansas State Wildcats football coach; member of the College Football Hall of Fame * Payne Stewart (Southern Methodist University, Southern Methodist, 1979): professional golfer; member of the World Golf Hall of Fame * Edwin Sweetland (

, 1899): first salaried basketball coach of the Kentucky Wildcats basketball, Kentucky Wildcats; head football coach at Syracuse University, Syracuse, Ohio State University, Ohio State, Colgate University, Colgate, University of Kentucky, Kentucky, Miami University, West Virginia University, West Virginia, and Tulane Matthew Wolff (Oklahoma State ) ; PGA golfer * James B. Tafel (University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, 1949): owner of Street Sense (horse), Street Sense, winner of the

2007 Kentucky Derby The 2007 Kentucky Derby was the 133rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 5, 2007. The announced attendance was 156,635, the third largest in Derby history.

, the 2007 Travers Stakes and

runner-up * Byron White (University of Colorado, 1938): ; College Football Hall of Fame; United States Supreme Court Justice * Percy Williams (sprinter), Percy Williams (

, 1928): Olympic Games, Olympic sprinter; gold medalist * Tom Yawkey (Yale University, 1925): owner, Boston Red Sox, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame

Fijis in sports halls of fame

Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York * Christy Mathewson (Bucknell, 1902): elected in the Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1936, first class in 1936 * Tom Yawkey (Yale, 1925): elected in 1980 Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts * Howard Cann (NYU, 1918) * Clifford Carlson (Pittsburgh, 1918) *Chuck Hyatt (Pittsburgh, 1930) *William Reid (basketball coach), William Reid (Colgate, 1918) *Dean Smith (Kansas, 1953) *Oswald Tower (Williams, 1907) Canadian Football Hall of Fame in Hamilton, Ontario *Ormand Beach (Kansas, 1933) *Wes Cutler (Toronto, 1933) *Tony Gabriel (Syracuse, 1971) *Ron Lancaster (Wittenberg, 1960) College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana *Byron R. White (University of Colorado, 1938) *Reds Bagnell, Francis "Reds" Bagnell (Pennsylvania, 1951): inducted 1977 *John Cappelletti (Penn State, 1974): inducted 1993) *Beattie Feathers, William Beattie Feathers (Tennessee, 1934): inducted 1955 *Chic Harley, Charles W. "Chic" Harley (Ohio State, 1919): inducted in the first class, 1951 *E. J. Holub (Texas Tech, 1961): inducted 1986 *Myles Lane (Dartmouth, 1928): inducted 1970 *Gene McEver (Tennessee, 1931): inducted 1954 *Les Richter (California @ Berkeley, 1952): inducted 1982 *Bill Snyder (William Jewell, 1963): inducted 2015 *Roger Wehrli (Missouri, 1968): inducted 2003 Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame, National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in Baltimore, Maryland *William K. Morrill Jr. (Johns Hopkins, 1959) *William C. Schmeisser (Johns Hopkins, 1902) National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma *Howell Scobey (Lehigh, 1936) *Bob Konovsky (Wisconsin, 1956) Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio *Earl "Dutch" Clark (Colorado College, 1933): inducted 1963 *Roger Wehrli (Missouri, 1968): inducted 2007 United States Bicycling Hall of Fame in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey *Marcus Hurley (Columbia, 1908) United States Olympic Hall of Fame *Bob Mathias (Stanford, 1953) *Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1956 U.S. Basketball team (Bill Hougland (Kansas, 1952)) *Roone Arledge (Columbia, 1952), contributor World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Florida *Jack Nicklaus (Ohio State, 1961) *Hale Irwin (Colorado, 1967) *Payne Stewart (Southern Methodist, 1979) *Denny Shute (Western Reserve 1927)

Super Bowl participants

*Eric Bjornson (Washington, 1994): Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl XXX (won) (1995) *Tom Brookshier (Colorado, 1953): Philadelphia Eagles (won) (1960) (prior to AFL–NFL merger) *Jimmy Cefalo (Penn State, 1978): Miami Dolphins Super Bowl XVII (lost) (1983) and Super Bowl XIX (lost) (1985) *Riki Ellison (Southern California, 1982): San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XIX (won) (1985); Super Bowl XXIII (won) (1989); and, Super Bowl XXIV (won) (1990) *Morgan Cox (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2010): Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl XLVII (won)(2012) *Brian Griese (Michigan, 1997): Denver Broncos Super Bowl XXXIII (won) (1999) *E. J. Holub (Texas Tech, 1961): Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl I(lost) (1967) and Super Bowl IV (won) (in 1970) *Tom Matte (Ohio State, 1961): Baltimore Colts Super Bowl III (lost) (1969); Super Bowl V (won) (1971) *Robert Steele (American football), Robert Steele (North Alabama, 1977): Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl XII (won) (1978) *Matt Suhey (Penn State, 1980): Chicago Bears Super Bowl XX (won) (1986) *Bake Turner (Texas Tech, 1962): New York Jets Super Bowl III (won) (1969) *Tim Foley (defensive back), Tim Foley (Purdue 1969): Miami Dolphins Super Bowl VI (won) (1972) Super Bowl VII (won) (1973)Super Bowl V (lost)(1971)

Presidents of the Boy Scouts of America

Three Fijis have been President of the Boy Scouts of America: * John Gottschalk (University of Nebraska, Nebraska, 1965) * John W. Creighton Jr. (University of Pittsburgh, Ohio State University, 1954) * John C. Cushman III (Colgate University, 1963)

Other notable Phi Gams

* First Lieutenant Sidney Johnson Brooks Jr. (Texas, 1918 and Kansas, 1919): namesake of Brooks City-Base, Brooks Air Force Base in San Antonio * Francis Marion Bishop (Illinois Wesleyan, 1870): member of Major John Wesley Powell's second expedition down the Colorado River *John M. Howard (Monmouth College, 1869): founder of the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity in 1871 at the University of Michigan *William L. Prather (Washington and Lee, 1871); President of University of Texas; originator of the phrase "The Eyes of Texas, The Eyes of Texas are Upon You" *James J. Stukel (

): 15th President, University of Illinois system, University of Illinois *Jere Morehead (University of Georgia, 1988); President of University of Georgia *Orlando Toledo (UNC Chapel Hill); Scientific researcher *John P. Neafsey (Cornell University); trustee and presidential councillor of Cornell University; chair of Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management

References

External links

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Archives of Phi Gamma Delta
{{DEFAULTSORT:Phi Gamma Delta Phi Gamma Delta, members Lists of members of North American Interfraternity Conference members by society