List of Pi Kappa Phi members

The Pi Kappa Phi fraternity has initiated over 100,000 members since it was founded in 1904. Following is a list of notable Pi Kappa Phi initiates, are many notable alumni that have been involved in politics, business, athletics, science, and entertainment.^[1]^[2]

Business

Name	Chapter	Notability
Gary Parr	Kappa	Vice Chairman of Lazard Serves on Board of Directors of New York Philharmonic Awarded distinguished alumnus award from the University of North Carolina Established the Parr Center for ethics at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Serves on the Board of the Kenan-Flagler Business School
Joe Forehand	Alpha Iota	Former Chairman and CEO of the global management consulting firm Accenture
Ben Hill Griffin	Alpha Epsilon	Citrus business magnate and founder of Ben Hill Griffin Inc. Ranked 261st in the Forbes 400 in 1989 (the year before his death) Served in the Florida Senate for four years Served in the Florida House of Representatives for eight years Former benefactor of the University of Florida

Arts and entertainment

Name	Chapter	Notability
George Fisher	unknown	Lead singer of American death metal band Cannibal Corpse
Randy Owen	Delta Epsilon	Lead singer of Grammy Award-winning American country band Alabama 73 million record sales worldwide Ranks 29th in U.S. album sales according to RIAA^[3]
Trevor Penick	Zeta Rho	Former member of American pop group O-Town Pop singer and performer
Ryan Crow	Eta Sigma	Non-Scripted Television Show Producer
Nick Palance	Beta Alpha^[4]	Opera Singer
Jim Samples	Beta	Former Senior Vice President of TNT Latin America Former Senior Vice President of Cartoon Network Latin America Former General Manager of Cartoon Network Former President of HGTV
Jimmy Tatro	Beta Theta	Actor and YouTube star
Ovi Kabir	Alpha Sigma^[5]	Season 21 contestant on Big Brother
Stavros Halkias	Eta Phi^[6]^[7]	Stand-up comedian and podcaster Former co-host of the podcast Cum Town

Government

Legislative

Name	Chapter	Notability
Howard Baker	Alpha Sigma	Former Senate Majority Leader Former senator from Tennessee Former White House Chief of Staff under Ronald Reagan Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Founder of international law firm Baker Donelson, the largest law firm in the state of Tennessee and the 78th largest law firm in the United States
Toby Barker	Theta Alpha	Current Mayor of Hattiesburg Former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
Phil Bryant	Theta Alpha	63rd Governor of Mississippi 31st Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi Former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives 40th State Auditor of Mississippi
Carroll Campbell	Sigma	112th Governor of South Carolina Former member of the United States House of Representatives Former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives Former member of the South Carolina Senate Former President and CEO of American Council of Life Insurers
Howard Coble	Epsilon Iota	Member of the United States House of Representatives Former North Carolina Secretary of Revenue
Philip Crane	Alpha Iota	Former member of the United States House of Representatives for 36 years
James Edwards	Alpha	110th Governor of South Carolina Former Secretary of Energy under President Reagan Former member of the South Carolina Senate Former president of the Medical University of South Carolina
Henry H. Fowler	Xi	Former Secretary of the Treasury Former member of the War Production Board Former member of the National Security Council
Lindsey Graham	Alpha (Alumni Initiate)	United States Senator of South Carolina Former member of the United States House of Representatives Former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
George M. Grant	Omicron	Former member of the United States House of Representatives
Syd Herlong	Alpha Epsilon	Former member of the United States House of Representatives
Brandt Hershman	Omega	2010 candidate for United States House of Representatives Member of Indiana Senate, Republican Majority Floor Leader
Ernest Hollings	Alpha	Former member of the United States Senate 106th Governor of South Carolina Former Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina Former chairman of the United States Senate Committee on the Budget Former chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
Olin D. Johnston	Zeta	98th Governor of South Carolina Former member of the United States Senate Former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
Dan K. Moore*	Kappa	66th Governor of North Carolina Former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Ollie Wilson Nabors	Omicron	Former member of the Alabama State Senate.
Gaylord Nelson	Gamma Nu	Former member of the United States Senate 35th Governor of Wisconsin Former member of the Wisconsin State Senate Founded Earth Day in 1970 Recipient of the 1995 Presidential Medal of Freedom for his environmental work
James E. Rzepkowski	Eta Epsilon	Former Maryland Delegate
Mac Schneider	Zeta Gamma	Member of the North Dakota Senate
Mark Singel	Alpha Mu	Former Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania Former Acting Governor of Pennsylvania
Wayne Stenehjem	Zeta Gamma	Attorney General of North Dakota Former member of the North Dakota Senate Former member of the North Dakota House of Representatives
Pat Swindall	Lambda	Former member of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia
George Bell Timmerman, Jr.*	Sigma	105th Governor of South Carolina Former Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
Wayne Waddell	Beta Omicron	Former Louisiana State Representative
George Wallace Jr.	Omicron	Former State Treasurer of Alabama Former member of the Alabama Public Service Commission
Charles T. (Lee) Myers	Beta Phi	Mayor of Matthews, NC
Michael D. Unes	Epsilon Mu	Illinois House of Representatives Former East Peoria City Commissioner

Judicial

Name	Chapter	Notability
Charles Eaton	Omicron	Judge Georgia Superior Court and former Chairman Georgia Public Service Commission
Dan K. Moore*	Kappa	Former justice of the North Carolina Superior Court and North Carolina Supreme Court
Benjamin F. Overton	Alpha Epsilon	Former Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court
Alan Sundberg	Beta Eta	Former Justice of the Florida Supreme Court
James Clinton Turk	Xi	Former Senior United States District Judge
George Bell Timmerman, Jr.*	Sigma	Former judge in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of South Carolina

Military

Name	Chapter	Notability
Thomas L. Carter	Gamma Delta	Retired Major General, United States Air Force Former Military Attache to President Ronald Reagan
Adrian Cronauer	Eta Epsilon	Voice Behind Good Morning Vietnam
Rufus G. Herring	Epsilon	Retired Lieutenant Commander, United States Naval Reserve Recipient of the Medal of Honor for gallantry and intrepidity in action in the preinvasion attack on Iwo Jima
Hector Andres Negroni*	Alpha Upsilon	Retired Colonel United States Air Force First Puerto Rican graduate of the United States Air Force Academy
John J. Yeosock*	Alpha Mu	Retired Lieutenant General, U.S. Army
Ronald J. Zlatoper*	Alpha Tau	Retired Admiral, U.S. Navy former Commander of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC)
Gary H. Wilfong	Beta Phi	Brigadier General Assistant Adjutant General Commander of the North Carolina Air National Guard

Higher education and non-profit

Name	Chapter	Notability
Dr. Rhett Brown	Eta Mu	President, Wingate University
George C. Griffin	Iota	Former Dean of Students, Georgia Institute of Technology
Brooks Keel	Gamma Psi	President, Augusta University
Dale Kinkade	Alpha Delta	Llinguist and Specialist in Salishan languages
Dr. Jonathan Koh	Omicron	President, Shelton State Community College
John B. Means	Upsilon	Executive Director Emeritus, National Assn. of Self-Instructional Language Programs

Journalism

Name	Chapter	Notability
Rich Eisen	Alpha Kappa	Lead Host of The NFL Network Host of NFL GameDay Morning Former ESPN Anchor American television journalist
David Goodnow	Alpha Psi	Former CNN Headline News Anchor
Malcolm Johnson	Alpha Alpha	Pulitzer Prize winner Investigative Journalist
Rick Sanchez	Theta Delta	Television and Radio Journalist with WSVN-TV Miami and Univision Radio, formerly of CNN

Literature

Name	Chapter	Notability
Thomas Wolfe	Kappa	Author Look Homeward, Angel (1929)

Religion

Name	Chapter	Notability
Keith L. Ackerman	Delta Psi	Eighth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Quincy

Sciences

Name	Chapter	Notability
Roger Crouch	Gamma Beta	Astronaut
Ed Lu	Psi	Astronaut Physicist
Russell Conwell Newhouse	Alpha Nu	Inventor Altimeter
Charles H. Townes	Delta	Nobel Prize-winning physicist
Dean Ho	Eta Sigma	Professor at Northwestern University Nanotechnology researcher

Sports

Name	Chapter	Notability
Wally Butts	Alpha Alpha	College Football Coach Former head football coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs
Robert Graziano	Delta Rho	Baseball Executive Former President/CEO of the Los Angeles Dodgers
Jim Edmonds	Zeta Rho	All-Star Outfielder Retired in 2011
Tommy Lasorda	Member-at-Large	Olympic Gold Medal-winning coach Former manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers Former Slim Fast Spokesman
Joe Sewell	Omicron	Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Former Major League Baseball Infielder
Fred Beretta	Omega	All American (1940) Purdue and Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
Elmer Burnham	Omega	Ex-Purdue Football Head Coach (1942-1943) Ex-University of Rochester Head Coach (1944-1960)
Gene Selawski	Omega	First Team All-America tackle (1958) LA Rams (1959), Cleveland Browns (1960), and San Diego Chargers (1961)
Darrel "Pete" Brewster	Omega	2 Time NFL Pro Bowler (1955,1956) Professional Football Player 1952-1960
Matt Arroyo	Beta Lambda	Professional mixed martial artist
Chris Moneymaker	Alpha Sigma	2003 Winner of the World Series of Poker Professional Poker Player
Pat Rummerfield	Theta Iota	World's first fully recovered quadriplegic Land speed world record holder
Sean Burch	Xi	Mountaineer and explorer Multi-world record holder for fastest ascent^[8]

References

^ "Official Pi Kappa Phi website". Pi Kappa Phi. Retrieved October 15, 2008.
^ "Notable alumni". Pi Kappa Phi. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
^ RIAA Top Artists Archived 2013-04-09 at the Wayback Machine Recording Industry Association of America Accessed 29 July 2007
^ "Home". betaalpha.com.
^ "Alpha Sigma Brother to Appear on CBS' Big Brother". pikapp.org.
^ College Stav, retrieved December 15, 2023
^ "Documents · Pi Kappa Phi · myUMBC". myUMBC. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
^ "Summitting Your Own Mountain". Star & Lamp. Pi Kappa Phi. Spring 2024. pp. 53–55. Retrieved August 5, 2025.

External links

Pi Kapps Online Notable Alumni

[Official_website-1] "Official Pi Kappa Phi website". Pi Kappa Phi. Retrieved October 15, 2008.

[famous-2] "Notable alumni". Pi Kappa Phi. Retrieved December 20, 2007.

[RIAArank-3] RIAA Top Artists Archived 2013-04-09 at the Wayback Machine Recording Industry Association of America Accessed 29 July 2007

[4] "Home". betaalpha.com.

[5] "Alpha Sigma Brother to Appear on CBS' Big Brother". pikapp.org.

[6] College Stav, retrieved December 15, 2023

[7] "Documents · Pi Kappa Phi · myUMBC". myUMBC. Retrieved December 15, 2023.

[8] "Summitting Your Own Mountain". Star & Lamp. Pi Kappa Phi. Spring 2024. pp. 53–55. Retrieved August 5, 2025.

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