Phi Gamma Delta
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Famous Phi Gams
Business and philanthropy
- Philip H. Knight (Oregon, 1959): Founder, Owner & President, Nike Corporation
- R. Kirk Landon (Georgia Tech, 1950): Former Chairman, American Bankers Insurance Group Inc.; Chairman & CEO, The Kirk Foundation
- John A. "Jack" Rodgers (Kansas, 1953): Sr. Vice President (retired), Starbucks Coffee
- Alfred J. Verrecchia (Rhode Island, 1965): President of Global Operations & Chief Operating Officer, Hasbro Inc.
Civil service
- Victor G. Atiyeh (Oregon, 1945): Former Governor of Oregon
- Calvin Coolidge (Amherst, 1895): Thirtieth President of the United States of America
- Admiral (ret.) William J. Crowe, Jr. (Oklahoma, 1946): Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Ambassador to the United Kingdom
- Frank Iacobucci (British Columbia, 1962): Former Justice, Supreme Court of Canada
- Charles E. Rushmore (College of the City of New York, 1876): Namesake, Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Entertainment
- Scott Bakula (Kansas, 1977): Actor, Quantum Leap, Murphy Brown and, most recently, Star Trek: Enterprise
- John W. "Johnny" Carson (Nebraska, 1949): Former host, NBC's The Tonight Show
- Matthew C. Fox (Columbia, 1989): Actor, Party of Five, Lost
- John Ritter (Southern California, 1970): Actor, Three's Company, Hearts Afire and 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter
Media and literature
- Roone Arledge (Columbia, 1952): President, ABC News and Sports
- Stuart W. Evey (Washington, 1956): Former Chairman, ESPN
- Brian P. Lamb (Purdue, 1963): Founder and host, C-SPAN
- Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (Ohio Wesleyan, 1920): Theologian, author of The Power of Positive Thinking
- E.B. White (Cornell, 1921): Novelist, author of Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, amongst other literary works
Science, technology and medicine
- Luis W. Alvarez (Chicago, 1932): Nobel Prize winner, Physics, 1968
- J. Allen Harris (British Columbia, 1922): Co-discoverer of the 61st chemical element illinium in 1926, renamed promethium in 1949
- O. Wayne Isom (Texas Tech, 1962): Cardiothoracic Surgeon in chief, NY Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
Sports
- Brian D. Griese (Michigan, 1997): Professional football player, Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Christopher "Christy" Mathewson (Bucknell, 1902): Former professional baseball player; member, Baseball Hall of Fame
- Jack Nicklaus (Ohio State, 1961): Professional golfer; member, World Golf Hall of Fame
- Roger Penske (Lehigh, 1959): Co-founder of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART); owner of Penske Racing, winner 12 Indianapolis 500s and 9 CART points titles
- Dean Smith (Kansas, 1953): Former University of North Carolina basketball coach; member, Basketball Hall of Fame
Congressional Medal of Honor recipients
- Marcellus H. Chiles (Colorado College, 1916): Captain, USA
- George H. Ramer (Bucknell, 1950): 2nd Lieutenant, USMC Reserve
- Joseph R. Kerrey (Nebraska, 1965): Lieutenant, Junior Grade, USN Reserve SEAL Team
- Joseph H. Thompson (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.
Upsilon Chi Website http://www.ucalgary.ca/~fiji/
Offical Website of the Fraternity http://www.phigam.org
