List of Theta Delta Chi members
This is a list of notable members of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity. Names are listed followed by the school attended and the graduation year.[1]
Arts
- John Brougham, New York Graduate 1857, 19th century actor, dramatist, and orator
- Thomas Thackeray Swinburne, University of Rochester 1892, Poet
- Fitz James O'Brien, New York Graduate 1857, New York Literary Bohemian, science fiction pioneer
- Robert Frost, Dartmouth 1896, four time Pulitzer Prize winning poet
Robert Frost, Dartmouth 1896.
- Alexander Woollcott, Hamilton 1896, drama critic NY Times, Herald-Tribune, Sun.
- Norman H. Hackett, Michigan 1898, actor
- Stanton Griffis, Cornell 1910, former Chairman of Board of Paramount Pictures and Madison Square Garden
- Arthur Hornblow, Jr., Dartmouth 1915, film producer Paramount and MGM
- Eric Johnston, Washington 1917, President of US Chamber of Commerce, Motion Picture Association of America
- Pat Ballard, Penn 1922, composer of the #1 song of 1954 "Mr. Sandman"
- Frank Thomas, Stanford 1933, Thumpers (Bambi) creator
- John Dunning, UCLA 1939, film editor, Oscar winner for Ben Hur
- Tad Mosel, Amherst 1944, Pulitzer Prize for All the Way Home
- Gardner McKay, Cornell 1953, actor, drama critic
- John Nichols, Hamilton 1962, author The Milagro Bean Field War The Sterile Cuckoo
- Joseph J. Ellis, William and Mary 1965, author Founding Brothers, American Sphinx, His Excellency
- James Woods, MIT 1969, actor
- Kary Antholis, Bowdoin 1984, documentary producer
- Charles "Chip" Esten, William and Mary 1987, actor/comedian, Whose Line Is It Anyway?
- Sendhil Ramamurthy, Tufts 1996, actor from Heroes
- Hasan Piker, Rutgers 2013, Twitch streamer and political commentator
Medicine
- Frank Lahey, Harvard 1904, Founder of Boston's Lahey Clinic
- Park Dietz, Cornell 1970, Renowned Forensic Psychologist
Public life
- M. D. Ball, College of William and Mary 1854, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and collector of customs for the Alaska Territory[2]
- Allen Beach, Union 1849, Lt. Governor of New York, Secretary of State of New York
- John C. Nicholls, William and Mary 1853, Georgia (Rep.)
- William D. Bloxham, William and Mary 1854, Governor of Florida
- Clement Hall Sinnickson, Union 1855, New Jersey (Rep.)
- Frederick George Bromberg, Harvard 1858, Alabama (Rep.)
- John Hay, Brown 1858, Abraham Lincoln's secretary, Secretary of State
- Henry J. Spooner, Brown 1860, Rhode Island (Rep.)
- William W. Thomas, Jr., Bowdoin 1860, US Minister (Ambassador) to Norway and Sweden
- Henry R. Gibson, Hobart 1862, Tennessee (Rep.)
- Daniel N. Lockwood, Union 1865, New York (Rep.)
- John Bayard McPherson, Princeton 1866, Judge, US Court of Appeals
- Hosea M. Knowlton, Tufts 1867, Chief Prosecutor in Lizzie Borden case, Attorney General of Massachusetts [3]
- John W. Griggs, Lafayette 1868, Governor of New Jersey, Attorney General
- Nathan F. Dixon, III, Brown 1869, US Senator from Rhode Island
- John Bellamy, Virginia 1875, Senator North Carolina
- Walter R. Stiness, Brown 1877, Rhode Island (Rep.)
- James McLachlan, Hamilton 1878, California (Rep.)
- Thomas B. Kyle, Dartmouth 1880, Ohio (Rep.)
- Frederick C. Stevens, Bowdoin 1881, Minnesota (Rep.)
- Daniel J. McGillicuddy, Bowdoin 1881, Maine (Rep.)
- John A. Dix, Cornell 1883, Governor of New York
- Gonzalo de Quesada, CCNY 1888, architect of Cuban Independence Movement (statue at Havana Park)
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Jerry Lewis, UCLA '56, US House of Rep. for California.
- John H. Bartlett, Dartmouth 1894, Governor of New Hampshire
- Joseph Irwin France, Hamilton 1895, US Senator from Maryland
- Rollin B. Sanford, Tufts 1897, New York (Rep.)
- James A. Hamilton, Rochester 1898, New York Secretary of State [4]
- Harlan W. Rippey, Rochester 1898, US District Court Judge/New York Court of Appeal Judge
- Earle S. Warner, Hobart 1902, New York Supreme Court Justice
- Arthur W. Coolidge, Tufts 1903, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
- William F. Love, Rochester 1903, New York Supreme Court Justice
- Frank Henry Buck, Berkeley 1907, California (Dem.)
- Maurice E. Crumpacker, Michigan 1909, Oregon (Rep.)
- Allen J. Furlow, Michigan 1916, Minnesota (Rep.)
- Eric Johnston, Washington 1917, US Chamber of Commerce President
- Irving M. Ives, Hamilton 1919, Senator New York
- Louis P. Beaubien, McGill 1925, Senator of Canada from Quebec
- Lane Dwinell, Dartmouth 1928, Governor of New Hampshire
- Herman T. Schneebeli, Dartmouth 1930, Pennsylvania (Rep.)
- Philleo Nash, Wisconsin 1932, Presidential Adviser for Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman, led integration of US Armed Forces [5]
- Henry P. Smith, Dartmouth 1933, New York (Rep.)
Michael Powell, William and Mary '85, Former Chairman of the FCC.
- John W. Tuthill, William and Mary 1932, Ambassador to Brazil
- Alvin M. Bentley, Michigan 1940, Michigan (Rep.)
- Robert L. Leggett, Berkeley 1948, California (Rep.)
- Thomas R. Pickering, Bowdoin 1953, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
- Jerry Lewis, UCLA 1956, California (Rep.)
- Wesley C. Uhlman, Washington 1956, Mayor of Seattle
- Hugh Rodham, Penn State 1972, Public Defender and Brother of Hillary Rodham Clinton[6]
- Bruce Rauner, Dartmouth 1978, Governor of Illinois
- Michael K. Powell, William and Mary 1985, Chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission
Education
- Elmer H. Capen, Tufts 1860, President of Tufts University
- William Leslie Hooper, Tufts 1877, Acting President of Tufts University [7]
- Frederick W. Hamilton, Tufts 1880, President of Tufts University [7]
- Ernest W. Huffcut, Cornell 1884, Dean of Cornell Law School, Legal Advisor to New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes
- Alexander Meiklejohn, Brown 1893, President of Amherst College
- Guy S. Ford, Wisconsin 1895, President of University of Minnesota, Phi Beta Kappa
- Hollis Godfrey, Tufts 1895, President of Drexel University
- Samuel P. Capen, Tufts 1898, President of the University of Buffalo
- Frank E. Compton, Wisconsin 1898, Creator of Compton's Encyclopedia
- Edmund Ezra Day, Dartmouth 1905, President of Cornell University
- Chauncey S. Boucher, Michigan 1909, President of University of West Virginia/Chancellor of the University of Nebraska
- Robert E. Doherty, Illinois 1909, President of Carnegie Mellon University
- Erwin Schell, MIT 1912, Dean of MIT Department of Business and Engineering
- Leonard Carmichael, Tufts 1921, President of Tufts University, Secretary of Smithsonian
- Alvin D. Chandler, William and Mary 1922, President of College of William and Mary
- Francis H. Horn, Dartmouth 1930, President of the University of Rhode Island
- Norman Topping, Washington 1930, Chancellor of the University of Southern California
- Julian Gibbs, Amherst 1946, President of Amherst College
- Richard M. Freeland, Amherst 1963, President of Northeastern University
Scholarship
- William Leete Stone, Jr., Brown 1858, historian
- Stephen M. Babcock, Tufts 1886, inventor of the Babcock Centrifuge (butterfat testing)
- Henry Crampton, CCNY 1893, paleontologist and evolutionary biologist
- Herbert E. Bolton, Wisconsin 1895, President of the American Historical Association
- Carlos Baker, Dartmouth 1932, Hemingway biographer, scholar of Princeton University
Donald B. MacMillan, Bowdoin 1897, Arctic Explorer.
- Lester C. Thurow, Williams 1960, Dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management
Military
- Raymond W. Bliss, Tufts 1910, former Surgeon General of the U.S. Army
- Silas B. Hays, Iowa State 1924, former Surgeon General of the United States Army
- Arthur Japy Hepburn, Dickinson 1896, Admiral Commander in Chief of the U.S. Fleet
- William Lamb, William and Mary 1853, Civil War "Hero of Fort Fisher"
- Benjamin P. Lamberton, Dickinson 1862, Admiral U.S. Navy
- Donald B. MacMillan, Bowdoin 1897, Arctic explorer, Rear Admiral, U.S.N.
- Robert Lee Scott Jr., Arizona State 1932, U.S. General
- Franklin Guest Smith, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1859, U.S. Army brigadier general[8]
- Eben Swift, Dickinson 1874, Major General U.S. Army
- Henry Goddard Thomas, Bowdoin 1858, Brigadier General U.S. Army first regular officer to command United States Colored Troops
Architecture
- John William Merrow, Dartmouth 1897
- Raymond M. Hood, Brown 1902, Rockefeller Center and Chicago Tribune
Business
- Howard Melville Hanna, Union 1859, President of M.A. Hanna Co. and Globe Iron Works
- Eugene Grace, Lehigh 1899, Chairman of the Board of Bethlehem Steel
- Harvey Dow Gibson, Bowdoin 1902, President of the Manufacturers Trust Co
- Dwight Follett, Illinois 1925, President of Follett Corporation
- Charles C. Tillinghast Jr., Brown 1932, President of TWA, Chancellor of Brown University
- Charles K. Fletcher Jr., Stanford 1950, Chairman of the Home Federal Saving Assoc
- Mark H. McCormack, William and Mary 1950, CEO International Management Group
- William J. Henry, William and Mary 1963, President Time Life Books, Inc.
- Michael R. Burns, Arizona State 1980, Vice Chairman of Lionsgate
- Jack D. Furst, Arizona State 1981, Partner of Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc.
- Michael J. Saylor, MIT 1987, Founder MicroStrategy
- Tom First, Brown 1989, Co-founder of Nantucket Nectars
- Tom Scott, Brown 1989, Co-founder of Nantucket Nectars
- Cuong Chi Dang, Penn State 2000, Penn State real estate tycoon, Founder of United Mosaic, Inc., CEO and co-founder of kEEstone Properties LLC, Vietnamese immigrant who suffered through the tribulations of three weeks in a refugee camp to go on and achieve a stellar 2.14 GPA, key thought leader in the Asian-American community
Engineering and science
- Alexander Lyman Holley, Brown 1853, Bessemer Steel, statue in Washington Square, NYC
- Frederick Vernon Coville, Cornell 1887, Botanist, Founder of the United States National Arboretum
- William Henry Brewer, Yale 1889, Botanist, Chair of Agriculture at Yale
- Charles Hook Tompkins, George Washington 1906, Founder of Charles H. Tompkins Construction Company
- Dan Geer, MIT 1972, computer security specialist
- Peter Diamandis, MIT 1983, space flight entrepreneur
Sport
- Edward Marsh, Lehigh 1894, gold medalist 1900 Olympics – rowing
- William Wilson Talcott, Michigan 1901, Quarterback of team inspiring "The Victors"
- Harold A. Fisher, CCNY 1902, College Basketball Hall of Fame Member, author of first college basketball rules
- Edward Lindberg, Tufts 1909, gold and bronze medalist at the 1912 Olympics - track
- Wally Snell, Brown 1913, player Boston Red Sox
- Leon Tuck, Dartmouth 1915, silver medalist 1920 Olympics – hockey
- Jackson Keefer, Brown 1925, All-American 1924, 1925, early NFL player Providence Steam Roller 1926, Dayton Triangles 1928
- Walter Francis O'Malley, Pennsylvania 1926, owner of Brooklyn/LA Dodgers
- William F. McAfee, Jr., Michigan 1929, player Chicago White Sox
- John W. Allyn, Lafayette 1939, owner of Chicago White Sox
- Donald Canham, Michigan 1941, University of Michigan Athletic Director
- Harry Dalton, Amherst 1950, Executive VP Milwaukee Brewers
- William P. Ficker, Berkeley 1950, Winner of America's Cup Race
- Benjamin L. Abruzzo, Illinois 1952, Crewmember of "Double Eagle II" (first trans-Atlantic balloon flight)
- Mark Donohue, Brown 1959, Indianapolis 500 Winner
- Darrin Nelson, Stanford 1981, Stanford All-American, player Minnesota Vikings
- Jeffrey L. Ballard, Stanford 1982, baseball player for Baltimore Orioles
- Chuck Muncie, Berkeley 1975, player New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers
- James Lofton, Stanford 1978, NFL wide receiver, 2004 NFL Hall of Fame Inductee
- Garin Veris, Stanford 1985, player New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers
- John Brody, Tufts 1995, Major League Baseball Senior VP of Corporate Sales and Marketing
- Sean Morey, Brown 1999, player New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals 1999–present
- Chas Gessner, Brown 2003, player New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2003–present
- Nick Thompson, Wisconsin 2004, MMA fighter
- Zak DeOssie, Brown 2007, player 2007 4th round draft pick New York Giants
Clergy
- Rt. Rev. John H. D. Wingfield, William and Mary 1853, Bishop of North Carolina
- Rt. Rev. A. M. Randolph, William and Mary 1855, Bishop of Virginia
- Henry Christopher McCook, Washington and Jefferson 1859, Presbyterian clergyman, naturalist, and prolific author on religion, history, and nature
- David Gregg, Washington and Jefferson 1865, Presbyterian clergyman, pastor of Park Street Church
- Rev. Franklin Clark Fry, Hamilton 1921, President of the Lutheran Church of America
- Rt. Rev. Robert C. Rusack, Hobart 1947, Bishop of Los Angeles
References
- Unless otherwise cited, the referenced alumni can be found in: Ed. McCready, Adam (2004). The Theta Delta Chi Membership Handbook. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Cambridge Offset Printing.
- "Mottrom Dulany Ball: A Founding Father of Alaska". Alaskan History Magazine. November–December 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Issuu.
- Maxwell, W. J (1900). Greek Letter Men of Boston. College Bk. Co.
- "Theta Delta Chi Political Members". 2008.
- Officer, James (1988). "Philleo Nash (1909–1987)". American Anthropologist. 90 (4): 952–956. doi:10.1525/aa.1988.90.4.02a00140. JSTOR 680770.
- "The Pillars of Prospect: Sigma Phi Sigma/Theta Delta Chi Alumni Association" (PDF). May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- Chi, Theta Delta (1911). Sixth Catalogue of ΘΔΧ. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- Jones, Frank Lawrence, ed. (May 1889). "Our Graduates". The Shield. Elmira, NY: Elmira Advertiser Print. p. 70 – via Google Books.
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