List of Pi Kappa Alpha brothers

This is a list of notable alumni of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity

Business

Name Original chapter Notability References
Bill Bain Sigma Founder, Bain and Company [1]
Charles O. "Chad" Holliday Zeta Chairman, Bank of America; CEO, DuPont
Mark Russinovich Beta Sigma CTO, Microsoft Azure
Jeff Taylor Theta Mu Founder, Monster.com [2][3]
Brian Kevin Turner Epsilon Omega Chief Operating Officer of Microsoft [2][4]

Government and Politics

Name Original chapter Notability References
Brian K. Zahra Delta Nu Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court [2]
LeRoy H. Anderson Gamma Kappa U.S. Representative from Montana [2]
Charles O. Andrews Alpha Eta U.S. Senator from Florida [2]
Dick Armey Jamestown College U.S. Representative and Majority Leader from Texas [2]
Albert B. "Happy" Chandler Kappa 44th and 49th Governor of Kentucky, U.S. Senator from Kentucky [2]
J. Bayard Clark Beta U.S. Representative from North Carolina [2]
Earle C. Clements Omega 47th Governor of Kentucky, U.S. Senator from Kentucky [2]
Thad Cochran Gamma Iota U.S. Senator from Mississippi [2][5]
William M. Colmer Alpha Iota U.S. Representative from Mississippi [2]
Charlie Crist Delta Lambda 44th Governor of Florida [2]
Glenn Cunningham Delta Chi U.S. Representative from Nebraska, Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska [6]
Everett Dirksen Delta Sigma U.S. Senator from Illinois [2]
William C. Dixon Beta Tau Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court [2]
Doug Ducey Delta Tau 23rd Governor of Arizona [6]
John W. Fishburne Pi U.S. Representative from Virginia [6]
John Nance Garner Sigma 32nd Vice President of the United States [6]
Leo Hoegh Gamma Nu 33rd Governor of Iowa [6]
Harry R. Houston Iota Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates [7]
Jon Kyl Gamma Delta U.S. Senator from Arizona [2]
Nicholas Lampson Epsilon Kappa U.S. Representative from Texas [2]
John Augustine Marshall Alpha Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah [7]
W. Robert Pearson Sigma Former United States Ambassador to Turkey [2]
Edward A. Pease Delta Xi Former U.S. Congressman from Indiana [2]
Pat Roberts Alpha Omega U.S. Senator from Kansas [2]
Absalom Willis Robertson Omicron U.S. Senator from Virginia [1]
Karl Rove Alpha Tau White House Chief of Staff under President George W. Bush [2]
Pete Sessions Alpha Omicron U.S. Representative from Texas [2]
John Sparkman Gamma Alpha U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1952 Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States [6]
William B. Spong Iota U.S. Senator from Virginia
Strom Thurmond Eta Alpha 103rd Governor of South Carolina, U.S. Senator from South Carolina [2]
Kenneth H. Tuggle Omega 39th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky [6]
Claude R. Wickard Beta Phi 12th United States Secretary of Agriculture [6]

Military

Name Original chapter Notability References
Courtney Hodges Psi Commander of the First United States Army, World War II [2]
Richard J. Seitz Alpha Omega Lieutenant General, United States Army [1]
Louis H. Wilson, Jr. Alpha Iota 26th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Medal of Honor recipient [1]
James A. Winnefeld, Jr. Alpha Delta Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [2]

Education

Name Original chapter Notability References
John A. DiBiaggio Beta Tau President of Tufts University, Michigan State University, and the University of Connecticut [1]
Walter Lynwood Fleming Upsilon American historian of the South and Reconstruction [7]
E. Gordon Gee Alpha Tau President of West Virginia University [2]
Kenneth T. Jackson Delta Zeta Jacques Barzun Professor of History and the Social Sciences at Columbia University, Editor-in-Chief of The Encyclopedia of New York City [2]
John Lloyd Newcomb Gamma 2nd President of the University of Virginia [2]
Samuel H. Smith Alpha Sigma Former president of Washington State University (19852000) [2]

News, Art, and Entertainment

Name Original chapter Notability References
Jason Alkire Epsilon Eta Fashion Designer Haus Alkire [8]
Dan Bilzerian Alpha Eta Poker Player, Social Media Figure
Erik Courtney Iota Lambda Bravo TV personality Newlyweds: The First Year
Rick Dees Tau Host of The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown [2]
Mason Gamble Iota Pi Actor Dennis the Menace [2]
Ted Koppel Alpha Chi Nightline Anchor ABC [2]
Serge F. Kovaleski Gamma Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the New York Times [1]
Tim McGraw Eta Omicron American country singer and actor [2]
Ken Ober Theta Mu Game Show Host [2]
Jim Parsons Epsilon Eta Actor The Big Bang Theory [2]
Greg Pitts Zeta Pi Actor Movie Office Space
Jeremy Piven Delta Omicron Actor Entourage [2]
Jon Stewart Gamma Host of The Daily Show (1999–2015) [2]
Eric Stonestreet Alpha Omega Actor Modern Family [2]
Brian Tyler Iota Pi Composer Iron Man 3, The Expendables
Scott Van Pelt Delta Psi Anchor ESPN [2]
Matt Winer Alpha Nu Anchor Turner Sports, formerly SportsCenter [2]
Morgan Woodward Beta Mu Actor Dallas, Cool Hand Luke [2]

Sports

Name Original chapter Notability References
Kent Bazemore Zeta Iota Professional Basketball Player, Atlanta Hawks [2]
Bobby Bowden Alpha Pi Former Head Football Coach Florida State [2]
Pat Bowlen Beta Omicron Owner, Denver Broncos [2]
Bob Bowman Delta Lambda CEO North Baltimore Aquatic Club [2]
Marvin O. Bridges Rho All-Southern college football player, minor league baseball player, and head coach for University of Florida [9]
Chad Clifton Epsilon Sigma Offensive Tackle, Green Bay Packers [2]
Matt Doherty Beta Zeta Former head men's basketball coach at Southern Methodist University [2]
Guy Dennis Alpha Eta Former professional football player for Cincinnati Bengals and Detroit Lions [2]
Jeff Feagles Gamma Omega NFL Kicker, University of Miami [2]
Jimbo Fisher Delta Lambda Head Football Coach Florida State [2]
Gus Frerotte Gamma Upsilon Quarterback NFL [2]
Jason Fox Gamma Omega NFL Lineman, University of Miami [2]
Horace Grant Eta Alpha Professional Basketball Player [2]
Hubert Green Delta Lambda Professional Golfer [2]
Todd Hays Gamma Upsilon Bobsledder and Olympic Silver Medalist [2]
Jeff Ireland Theta Nu General Manager, Miami Dolphins [2]
EJ Manuel Delta Lambda Quarterback Buffalo Bills [2]
Colin McCarthy Gamma Omega NFL Linebacker, University of Miami [2]
Bill McCartney University of Missouri Former football coach for CU-Boulder, founder of Promise Keepers ministry [2]
Chris Myers Gamma Omega NFL Lineman, University of Miami [2]
Kyle Orton Beta Phi Quarterback NFL [2]
Steve Prefontaine Gamma Pi Track and Field Hall of Fame [2]
Howard Schnellenberger Gamma Omega Football coach (winner of 1983 NCAA National Championship), University of Miami [2]
Frank Sinkwich Alpha Mu Heisman Trophy Winner, University of Georgia [2]
James Southerland Alpha Chi NBA Forward
Kevin Stallings Beta Phi Head Basketball Coach, Vanderbilt University [2]
Gino Torretta Gamma Omega Heisman Trophy Winner, University of Miami [2]
Eric Winston Gamma Omega NFL Lineman, NCAA All-American University of Miami [2]
Michael Oliveira Kappa Gamma Professional Boxer
Andres De Abreu Kappa Gamma Professional Soccer Player, Miami United FC

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. "Prominent Pikes". Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  3. UMass Amherst Greek Life. "UMass Amherst Greek Life Letter to Parents" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  4. East Central University. "Notable Alumni". Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  5. "Ole Miss cheerleading squad". The Washington Post. January 8, 1999.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "The Political Graveyard: Pi Kappa Alpha Politicians".
  7. 1 2 3 "Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities". Alcolm Company. 1 January 1920 via Google Books.
  8. Swaty, Amanda (1994-02-03). "The Daily Cougar". The Daily Cougar. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  9. Verner M. Jones. "The Editor's Desk". The Kappa Alpha Journal. 21 (5): 639.
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