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==Famous Phi Gams==

===Business and philanthropy===

* [[Philip Knight|Philip H. Knight]] ([[University of Oregon|Oregon]], [[1959]]): Founder, Owner & President, [[Nike, Inc.|Nike Corporation]]

* R. Kirk Landon ([[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]], [[1950]]): Former Chairman, American Bankers Insurance Group Inc.; Chairman & CEO, The Kirk Foundation

* John A. "Jack" Rodgers ([[University of Kansas|Kansas]], [[1953]]): Sr. Vice President (retired), [[Starbucks|Starbucks Coffee]]

* Alfred J. Verrecchia ([[University of Rhode Island|Rhode Island]], [[1965]]): President of Global Operations & Chief Operating Officer, [[Hasbro|Hasbro Inc.]]

* Jeff Fettig ([[Indiana University|Indiana]], [[1979]]): CEO of Whirlpool Corporation

===Civil service===

* [[Victor G. Atiyeh]] ([[University of Oregon|Oregon]], [[1945]]): Former [[List of Governors of Oregon|Governor of Oregon]]

* [[Calvin Coolidge]] ([[Amherst College|Amherst]], [[1895]]): Thirtieth [[President of the United States|President of the United States of America]]

* [[William J. Crowe|Admiral (ret.) William J. Crowe, Jr.]] ([[University of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]], [[1946]]): Former Chairman of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]]; [[Ambassador]] to the [[United Kingdom]]

* [[Frank Iacobucci]] ([[University of British Columbia|British Columbia]], [[1962]]): Former Justice, [[Supreme Court of Canada]]

* [[Bob Kerrey|Joseph R. "Bob" Kerrey]] ([[University of Nebraska-Lincoln|Nebraska]], [[1965]]): [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]], [[Nebraska]]; Former [[List of Governors of Nebraska|Governor of Nebraska]]

* Charles E. Rushmore ([[College of the City of New York]], [[1876]]): Namesake, [[Mount Rushmore National Memorial]]

* [[Byron White|Byron R. White]] ([[University of Colorado at Boulder|Colorado]], [[1938]]): Former [[List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court Justice]]; [[College Football Hall of Fame]]

===Entertainment===

* [[Scott Bakula]] ([[University of Kansas|Kansas]], [[1977]]): Actor, ''[[Quantum Leap]]'', ''[[Murphy Brown]]'' and, most recently, ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''

* [[Johnny Carson|John W. "Johnny" Carson]] ([[University of Nebraska-Lincoln|Nebraska]], [[1949]]): Former host, [[NBC]]'s ''[[The Tonight Show]]''

* [[Matthew Fox (actor)|Matthew C. Fox]] ([[Columbia University|Columbia]], [[1989]]): Actor, ''[[Party of Five]]'', ''[[Lost (2004 television series)|Lost]]''

* [[John Ritter]] ([[University of Southern California|Southern California]], [[1970]]): Actor, ''[[Three's Company]]'', ''[[Hearts Afire]]'' and ''[[8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter]]''

===Media and literature===

* [[Roone Arledge]] ([[Columbia University|Columbia]], [[1952]]): President, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] News and Sports

* Stuart W. Evey ([[Washington University|Washington]], [[1956]]): Former Chairman, [[ESPN]]

* [[Brian Lamb|Brian P. Lamb]] ([[Purdue University|Purdue]], [[1963]]): Founder and host, [[C-SPAN]]

* [[Norman Vincent Peale|Dr. Norman Vincent Peale]] ([[Ohio Wesleyan University|Ohio Wesleyan]], [[1920]]): [[Theology|Theologian]], author of ''[[The Power of Positive Thinking]]''

* [[E.B. White]] ([[Cornell University|Cornell]], [[1921]]): Novelist, author of ''[[Charlotte's Web]]'' and ''[[Stuart Little]]'', amongst other literary works

===Science, technology and medicine===

* [[Luis Alvarez|Luis W. Alvarez]] ([[University of Chicago|Chicago]], [[1932]]): [[Nobel Prize]] winner, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Physics]], [[1968]]

* [[Eugene Cernan]] ([[Purdue University|Purdue]], [[1956]]): Former [[astronaut]], [[Project Apollo|Apollo]] and [[Project Gemini|Gemini]] space programs

* J. Allen Harris ([[University of British Columbia|British Columbia]], [[1922]]): Co-discoverer of the 61st [[chemical element]] illinium in [[1926]], renamed [[promethium]] in [[1949]]

* O. Wayne Isom ([[Texas Tech University|Texas Tech]], [[1962]]): Cardiothoracic Surgeon in chief, NY Hospital-Cornell Medical Center

===Sports===

* [[Brian Griese|Brian D. Griese]] ([[University of Michigan|Michigan]], [[1997]]): Professional [[American football|football]] player, [[Denver Broncos]], [[Miami Dolphins]], [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]

* [[Christy Mathewson|Christopher "Christy" Mathewson]] ([[Bucknell University|Bucknell]], [[1902]]): Former professional [[baseball]] player; member, [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]

* [[Jack Nicklaus]] ([[Ohio State University|Ohio State]], [[1961]]): Professional [[golf]]er; member, [[World Golf Hall of Fame]]

* [[Roger Penske]] ([[Lehigh University|Lehigh]], [[1959]]): Co-founder of [[Championship Auto Racing Teams]] (CART); owner of Penske Racing, winner 12 [[Indianapolis 500]]s and 9 CART points titles

* [[Dean Smith]] ([[University of Kansas|Kansas]], [[1953]]): Former [[University of North Carolina System|University of North Carolina]] [[basketball]] coach; member, [[Basketball Hall of Fame]]

===Congressional Medal of Honor recipients===

* Tedford H. Cann ([[City College of New York|New York]], [[1920]]):  [[Seaman]], [[United States Navy|USN]]

* Marcellus H. Chiles ([[Colorado College]], [[1916]]):  [[Captain]], [[United States Army|USA]]

* George H. Ramer ([[Bucknell University|Bucknell]], [[1950]]):  [[2nd Lieutenant]], [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]] Reserve

* [[Bob Kerrey|Joseph R. Kerrey]] ([[University of Nebraska-Lincoln|Nebraska]], [[1965]]):  [[Lieutenant]], Junior Grade, USN Reserve [[U.S. Navy SEALs|SEAL]] Team

* Joseph H. Thompson ([[University of Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]], [[1905]]): [[Major]], USA


More famous Fijis and other historical information on Phi Gamma Delta can be obtained at http://www.phigam.org/history/

== The Upsilon Chi Chapter of The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta ==
The Upsilon Chi Chapter of The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta is a [[Students' Union]] sanctioned group which is active in many activities on campus such as the [[Holiday Food Drive]], [[Skate a Kid to Camp]], and the annual [[Race Around the Rock]].
In addition to charity work, this chapter is well known for their social events, especially the annual [[Grass Skirt]] party.


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Upsilon Chi Website [http://www.ucalgary.ca/~fiji/ http://www.ucalgary.ca/~fiji/]

Offical Website of the Fraternity [http://www.phigam.org http://www.phigam.org]

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