Famous Phi Psi Alumni

Phi Kappa Psi prides itself in seeking out the best and brightest. Men from every walk of life have passed through our doors and gone on to achieve great things in every possible profession. Here are just a few:

• Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States (1913-1921)
• Governors of Hawaii, Indiana, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania & W. Virginia
• Federal Legislators from California, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington & West Virginia
• Supreme Court Justices in Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Mississippi, Ohio & Pennsylvania

Education

• Current Presidents of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of San Francisco, Slippery Rock & West Virginia
• Former Presidents of Princeton, Hood College, Washington & Jefferson, Johns Hopkins, Kentucky, Ilinois, Hawaii, Wheaton, Case Western Reserve, Richmond, Dickinson & Penn State
• More than twenty Rhodes Scholars

Military

• Brig. General William L. "Billy" Mitchell (father of the U.S. Air Force)
• Colonel William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan (Medal of Honor winner and most decorated soldier of WW II)
• Gen. Tasker H. Bliss (delegate to 1919 Peace Conference)
• 35 Generals and 4 Admirals

Arts & Entertainment

• Actors: Roy Scheider (Jaws, All That Jazz, Blue Thunder, 2010), Edward Herrman (Franklin & Eleanor, Lost Boys), Peter Graves (Mission Impossible, A&E's Biography), John Astin (Addams Family), Edward Everett Horton, George Kennedy
• Poets & Authors: James Thurber, James Whitcomb Riley
• Screenwriters: Steve Tesich (Breaking Away, World According to Garp), Tom Parker (Flintstones, Richie Rich)

Sports

• Nile Kinnick, Heisman Trophy winner
• Olympic Athletes: Mark Spitz, Kevin Berry, Michael Burton, John P. Kinsella
• Ron Yary, Minnesota Vikings; Craig Lefferts, San Francisco Giants; Glen Beckert, Chicago Cubs; Bill Nelson, Cleveland Browns
• Owners or Presidents of the Dallas Cowboys, San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Arizona Diamondbacks & San Antonio Spurs

Business

• Presidents, V. Presidents & Directors of Republic Aviation, NBC, Minute Maid, Fuller & Smith & Ross, J. Walter Thompson, Johns-Manville, Lowry Foods, Blistex Inc., Subaru of America, J. L. Kraft, Swanson, Nestle, Hershey Foods, US Bancorp, Oscar Mayer, General Mills, Quaker Oats, NY Stock Exchange, J. C. Penney, E. I. Dupont, Phillips Petroleum, Allied Chemical, Boeing, Bekins, American Cyanamid, Lehman Brothers, Coleman Camping, Bendix, Kaiser Steel, AMF-Head, Coca Cola USA, and many more!
• Even new stars, like YAHOO co-founder Jerry Yang.

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