Some of the most well-known men from acting, music, politics and business have come from fraternities. For some college men, it’s an ideal setting to be groomed and prepare for life on the other side of school, to create a network of contacts, create lifelong friendships, and find opportunities for career.
Here are several famous fraternity members and their houses:

Alpha Delta Gamma
• Babe Ruth – Athlete
• George Brett – Athlete
• Chuck Norris – Actor

Alpha Delta Phi
• Ben Stein – Actor

Alpha Epsilon Pi
• Wolf Blitzer – Journalist
• Jerry Lewis – Entertainer
• Paul Simon – Musician
• Mark Zuckerburg – Founder of Facebook

Alpha Gamma Rho
• J.C. Penney – Founder of retail store of same name

Alpha Kappa Lambda
• Chuck Woolery – Game Show Host

Alpha Phi Alpha
• Martin Luther King, Jr. – Activist
• Keenan Ivory Wayans – Entertainer
• Lionel Richie – Singer

Alpha Phi Delta
• Frank Sinatra – Singer
• Tony Danza – Actor

Alpha Phi Omega
• Bill Clinton – Former President


Alpha Sigma Phi
• Vincent Price – Actor
• Warren Buffet – Entrepreneur


Beta Theta Pi
• James Arness – Actor

Chi Phi
• Walter Cronkite – Journalist

Chi Psi
• Bill Belichick – NFL Coach

Delta Chi
• Ashton Kutcher – Actor
• Kevin Costner – Actor

Delta Kappa Epsilon
• George H. W. Bush – Former President
• George W. Bush – Former President
• J.P. Morgan – Entrepreneur
• Dick Clark – Entertainer


Delta Tau Delta
• Drew Carey – Entertainer
• Matthew McConaughey – Actor
• Will Ferrell – Actor


Delta Upsilon
• Tommy Hilfiger – Designer

Kappa Sigma
• Edward R. Murrow – Journalist
• Jimmy Buffett – Singer
• Robert Redford – Actor
• Ted Turner – Entrepreneur

Lambda Chi Alpha
• Benjamin Bratt – Actor
• Kenny Chesney – Singer
• Will Forte – Actor

Pi Kappa Alpha
• Colonel Sanders – Founder KFC
• Bobby Bowden – College Football Coach
• Tim McGraw – Singer
• Jeremy Piven – Actor

Phi Gamma Delta
• Jack Nicklaus – Professional Golfer
• Donald Trump – Entrepreneur
• Matthew Fox – Actor
• Johnny Carson – Entertainer

Phi Kappa Tau
• Paul Newman – Actor, Entrepreneur
• Bob Hope, Entertainer

Psi Upsilon
• Bud Wilkenson – College Football Coach

Sigma Alpha Epsilon
• David Spade – Actor
• Fred Savage – Actor
• Nick Lachey – Singer
• Troy Aikman – Former Pro Football Player

Sigma Chi
• Brad Pitt – Actor
• Andy Rooney – Journalist
• David Letterman – Entertainer
• Mike Ditka – Former Pro Football Player
• Tom Selleck – Actor
• Warren Beatty – Actor
• Matt Groening- Simpson’s Creator

Sigma Nu
• Eli Manning – Pro Football Player
• Paul Rudd – Actor

Sigma Phi Epsilon
• Dave Thomas – Founder of Wendy’s
• Dr. Seuss – Author
• James Naismith – Creator of Basketball

Tau Kappa Epsilon
• Elvis Presley – Singer
• Les Paul – Musician
• Willie Nelson – Singer
• Ronald Reagan – Former President

While it’s great to learn more about Greek life, and we love that you’re reading the blogs.  We thought it would be fun to show the terms in action.

Enjoy the footage from a Kappa Alpha Psi Show

Prophyte Entrance

Neophyte Entrance

I hope you’ve enjoyed out traditions series thus far.   Today we’ll talk about the traditions of beginning a pledge process or rushing.  One of the biggest timed honored traditions, is that beginning of the journey to greek life. From the moment you have interest in an organization, to the point where you are offered an invitation or  bid to partake in an organizations intake process, culminating in you becoming a brother or sister.

The process of joining a Greek letter organization varies greatly from organization to organization.  Members of IFC or PC traditionally begin with a recruitment period.  It’s commonly at the very beginning of the semesters and is more commonly known as “rush week.” Usually filled with different events and activities designed for members and potential members to learn about each other and the organization. At the end of this period which last a week, organizations hand out bids to those they want to join their organization.

For most organizations belonging to other councils, the process is a bit different.  Most of their recruitment takes place a bit after the traditional rush.  Most orgs have informational sessions where interested people can get a chance to learn more about the different organizations.  At that point the varying next steps that those potential new member need to complete to move along in the process are given.  Then, just like PC and IFC, invitations to commence an intake process are handed out, and so the journey begins.

While there’s no way to cover every tradition, we hope to have given you a better glimpse into the significant traditions in greek lettered organizations.

Up next we’ll talk about why you should, or shouldn’t become greek.  So stay tuned.