Sigma Alpha Epsilon is a North American social college fraternity. It was founded at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on March 9, 1856. This is a list of notable members of the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Academia and educator
Business
- Josh Abramson â founder of CollegeHumor, University of Richmond
- Keith Barr - former CEO of Intercontinental Hotels Group, Cornell University
- John F. Barrett â chairman, president and chief executive officer of Western & Southern Financial Group, University of Cincinnati
- John Bugas â former vice president â Ford Motor Company University of Wyoming
- John T. Chambers â CEO and Chairman of Cisco Systems, Duke University
- Joe Craft â President, Alliance Resource Partners, L.P., funded Joe Craft Center Kentucky Basketball Facilities at University of Kentucky, philanthropist
- Cecil B. Day â founder of Days Inn, Georgia Institute of Technology
- John Thompson Dorrance â founder of Campbell's Soup, MIT
- Fred Ehrsam â co-founder of Coinbase, Duke University
- David Einhorn â president, Greenlight Capital, Cornell University
- Scott T. Ford â CEO, Alltel Wireless, University of Arkansas
- Paul L. Foster â president and CEO of Western Refining, Baylor University
- J. B. Fuqua â former businessman and philanthropist. The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University is named after him
- Bowman Gray Sr. â former president and chairman of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, UNC Chapel Hill
- Josh Harris â co-founder of Apollo Global Management and owner of several sports teams
- George Watts Hill â banker, hospital administrator, and philanthropist, UNC Chapel Hill
- Paul Tudor Jones â founder of the Tudor Investment Corporation, University of Virginia
- Steve Lacy â president and CEO, Meredith Corporation, Kansas State University
- David S. Lewis â former chairman and CEO, General Dynamics Corporation, Georgia Tech
- Lewis Bergman Maytag (Iowa State, 1910) â Maytag Corporation president
- Aubrey McClendon â co-founder and CEO of Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Duke University
- John Motley Morehead III â Developed foundation of Union Carbide Company, Lifetime philanthropist UNC Chapel Hill
- Doug Oberhelman - former CEO and Executive Chairman of Caterpillar Inc., Millikin University
- William Perez â former CEO, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company and Nike, Inc., Cornell University
- Ross Perot Jr. â businessman and real estate developer, chairman of Perot Systems, Vanderbilt University
- T. Boone Pickens â chairman, Mesa Petroleum, Oklahoma State University
- Charles Price II â chairman and CEO â Price Candy Company, University of Missouri
- Dan Rapoport â financier and philanthropist, president of Rapoport Capital, University of Houston
- William Spell â founder and current president of Spell Capital Partners, University of Minnesota
- Chris Sullivan, founder Outback Steakhouse, University of Kentucky
- William T. Young â businessman, founder and former CEO of JIF, University of Kentucky
Entertainment
Television and film
- George Bodenheimer â president of ESPN Inc. and ESPN on ABC
- Beau Bridges â actor, UCLA
- Lloyd Bridges â actor, UCLA
- Dave Campbell â ESPN baseball broadcaster, University of Michigan
- Danny Lee Clark â Nitro from the original American Gladiators, San Jose State University
- Sandro Corsaro â producer/TV show creator University of Southern California
- James Denton â actor â Desperate Housewives, University of Tennessee
- Sam Elliott â actor, Cal State L.A.
- Bob Eubanks â television personality, game show host
- Barry Fanaro â screenwriter, The Golden Girls, Kingpin, Mercer University
- Carmen Finestra â television producer and writer (The Cosby Show, Home Improvement), Penn State University
- Ron Franklin â ESPN college football and basketball broadcaster, University of Mississippi
- Gregory Thomas Garcia â creator and producer My Name is Earl, Yes, Dear, Frostburg State University
- Terry Gilliam â film director, member of Monty Python, Occidental College
- Bob Goen â former co-host of Entertainment Tonight, San Diego State University
- Philip Graham â former publisher of the Washington Post and Newsweek, University of Florida
- John Lee Hancock â film director, The Blind Side, Baylor University
- Ernie Harwell â former baseball broadcaster for the Detroit Tigers, Emory University
- Ed Hinton â ESPN NASCAR columnist, University of Southern Mississippi
- Chet Huntley â NBC news anchor Montana State University
- Paul James â actor, television show Greek, Syracuse University
- Richard Kind â actor, Spin City, Northwestern University
- Steven Levitan â writer/producer University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Matt Long â actor, Western Kentucky University
- David McKenna â writer/producer of Blow, American History X, San Diego State University
- Ross Porter â former baseball announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers, University of Oklahoma
- Pat Robertson â media mogul, televangelist, political commentator Washington and Lee University
- Michael Rosenbaum â actor, Lex Luthor: Smallville, Western Kentucky University
- Hughes Rudd â CBS News anchor, correspondent, University of Missouri
- Ryen Russillo â co-host of The Scott Van Pelt Show on ESPN Radio, University of Vermont
- Fred Savage â actor, known for the Wonder Years, Stanford University
- Grant Shaud â actor on Murphy Brown, University of Richmond
- Mike Song â dancer, founder of Kaba Modern University of California, Irvine
- David Spade â actor known for Saturday Night Live, Arizona State University
- Kevin Tighe â actor, University of Southern California
- Casper Van Dien â actor Starship Troopers, Beverly Hills 90210 Florida State University
- Ed Wilson â president of Tribune Broadcasting, former president of Fox Television, NBC Enterprises, and CBS Enterprises, University of Arkansas
- Robert S. Woods â actor One Life to Live Long Beach State University
- Robert Young â Actor â Father Knows Best, Marcus Welby, MD Depauw University
Music
- Glen Ballard â veteran songwriter and producer, University of Mississippi
- Dierks Bentley â country music singer University of Vermont
- Jimmy Dunne â songwriter, recording artist, composer, film and television producer, University of Kentucky
- Bobby Hatfield â singer, the Righteous Brothers, California State University Long Beach
- Nick Lachey â singer and former husband of Jessica Simpson, Miami University
- George McConnell â former guitarist for Widespread Panic, University of Mississippi
- Quinn XCII, songwriter and musician, Michigan State University
- Matt Stillwell â country music artist, songwriter Western Carolina University
- Bobby Troup â musician, songwriter University of Pennsylvania
- Rudy Vallée â singer, actor, and entertainer, University of Maine, Yale University
- Christian Talcott Webster (Chris Webby) - independent hip hop artist, Hofstra University
Law
Literature and journalism
- George Abbe â poet and author, University of New Hampshire
- Sandro Corsaro â author and animator
- Ross M. Dick â journalist at The Milwaukee Journal and fourth president of the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing
- William Faulkner â Nobel Prize-winning author, University of Mississippi
- John Jakes â author, DePauw University
- James J. Kilpatrick â syndicated newspaper columnist, author, University of Missouri
- Albert Jay Nock â author and social critic
- Walker Percy â author, UNC Chapel Hill
- Ernie Pyle â Pulitzer Prize-winning World War II journalist, Indiana University
- Charles Strum â Associate managing editor for the New York Times, Dickinson College
- Curtis Wilkie - Newspaper reporter, college professor and historian, University of Mississippi
- Stuart Woods â author, University of Georgia
Military
- Charles C. Campbell, USA (Ret.) â US Army general (retired), former FORSCOM commander, Louisiana State University
- Dana T. Merrill â United States Army brigadier general
- Richard Myers â former chairman, Joint Chief of Staff, Kansas State University
- Arlo L. Olson â United States Army Captain, Awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War II, University of South Dakota
- Edmund Kirby Smith â general, Confederate States of America, The University of the South
- Seymour W. Terry â United States Army Captain, World War II Medal of Honor Recipient, University of Arkansas
- William Peterkin Upshur â United States Marine Corps Major General, Awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War I, Virginia Military Institute
Politics
President
U.S. Senate
- Max Baucus â U.S. Senator from Montana (D), Stanford University
- J.C.W. Beckham â former U.S. Senator from Kentucky (D); youngest Governor of Kentucky; namesake of Beckham County, Oklahoma, Centre College
- Dennis Chavez â former U.S. Senator from New Mexico University of New Mexico
- Jim DeMint â former U.S. Senator from South Carolina (R), University of Tennessee
- Pete Domenici â former U.S. Senator from New Mexico (R), University of New Mexico
- Peter Fitzgerald â former U.S. Senator from Illinois (R), Dartmouth College
- John J. Hickey â former Wyoming governor and U.S. Senator (D), University of Wyoming
- Johnny Isakson â U.S. Senator from Georgia (R), University of Georgia
- Connie Mack III â former Florida U.S. Senator (R), University of Florida
- Larry Pressler â former South Dakota U.S. Senator (R), University of South Dakota
- David Pryor â former Arkansas Governor and U.S. Senator (D), University of Arkansas
- Mark Pryor â U.S. Senator from Arkansas (D), University of Arkansas
- Richard Russell â former US Senator from Georgia University of Georgia
- George Smathers- former U.S. Senator and Congressman from Florida (D), philanthropist, University of Florida
U.S. House of Representatives
- Bill Archer â former U.S. Representative (R), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, University of Texas at Austin
- Andy Barr â US Representative from Kentucky (R) University of Virginia
- Mike Bishop â US Representative from Michigan (R), former Michigan State Senate Majority Leader (R), University of Michigan
- David E. Bonior â former US Representative from Michigan (D), University of Iowa
- Allen Boyd â former US Representative from Florida (D), Florida State University
- Jay Dickey â Former US Representative from Arkansas (R), University of Arkansas
- David Dreier â US Representative from California (R), University of La Verne
- Thomas W. Ewing â former US Representative from Illinois (R), Millikin University
- Paul Gillmor â former US Representative from Ohio (R), Ohio Wesleyan University
- George Gekas â former US Representative from Pennsylvania (R), Dickinson College
- Hamilton C. Jones â former US Representative from North Carolina (D) UNC Chapel Hill
- Adam Kinzinger â US Representative from Illinois (R), Illinois State University
- J. Alex McMillan â former US Representative from North Carolina (R), UNC Chapel Hill
- Gilbert Brown Patterson â former US Congressman from North Carolina (D) UNC Chapel Hill
- Ralph Regula â former US Congressman from Ohio (R), Mount Union College
- John Shadegg â former US Congressman from Arizona (R), University of Arizona
- Charles Walter "Charlie" Stenholm â former US Congressman from Texas (D), Texas Tech University
- Brad Wenstrup â current US Congressman from Ohio (R) University of Cincinnati
Governors
- Sherman Adams â former Governor of New Hampshire (R); Representative from New Hampshire's 2nd District; White House Chief of Staff, Dartmouth College
- Haley Barbour â former Governor of Mississippi (R); former chairman of the Republican National Committee, Former White House Aid to President Ronald Reagan (R) University of Mississippi
- Robert D. Blue â former Governor of Iowa (R), Drake University
- Doug Burgum â former Governor of North Dakota (R); current Secretary of the Department of the Interior, North Dakota State University
- Frank G. Clement - former Governor of Tennessee (D), Cumberland University
- Joe Foss â former South Dakota Governor (R); Medal of Honor recipient; leading USMC ace pilot, 1st Commissioner of the AFL, former NRA President, University of South Dakota
- Albert W. Gilchrist â former Florida Governor (D), Carolina Military Institute
- William L. Guy â former North Dakota Governor (D), North Dakota State University
- Gary Johnson â former Governor of New Mexico (R) and Presidential candidate (L), University of New Mexico
- Paul B. Johnson, Jr. â former Governor of Mississippi (D), University of Mississippi
- John Lynch â former Governor of New Hampshire (D), University of New Hampshire
- Sidney S. McMath â former Governor of Arkansas (D), Marine General & Renowned Trial Lawyer, University of Arkansas
- Robert D. Ray â former Governor of Iowa (R), Drake University
- Richard Riley â former US Secretary of Education, Former Governor of South Carolina (D), Furman University
- Brian Sandoval â former Governor of Nevada (R), University of Nevada
Other federal
State politics
Local politics
- Ivan Allen Jr. â former mayor of Atlanta (D), Georgia Tech
- Michael Geppi â former Harford County Councilman (R), Towson University
- Joe Hogsett â Current mayor of Indianapolis (D), Indiana University
- Carl T. Langford â former mayor of Orlando (D), University of Florida
- Svante Myrick â former mayor of Ithaca, New York (D), Cornell University
- Jerry Sanders â former mayor of San Diego (R), San Diego State University
- James R. Williams â Selectman, Belmont, MA, Indiana University
Other politics
Science
- Robert Ballard â oceanographer, explorer, discovered the wreckage of the in 1985, in 1989, and the Roman trading ship Isis, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Steve Fossett â aviator and adventurer, Stanford University
- Robert H. Goddard â father of modern controlled rocketry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Eldon W. Joersz â American pilot, who jointly holds the Flight airspeed record, North Dakota State University
- William B. Lenoir â NASA astronaut, MIT
- John Motley Morehead III â noted chemist, work led to notable business success in Union Carbide Company UNC Chapel Hill
- William Oefelein â NASA astronaut, Oregon State University
- Leslie Vaughn Rush â a surgeon who revolutionized the treatment of bone fractures
- Joseph Strauss â Engineer and designer of the Golden Gate Bridge, University of Cincinnati
Sports
Baseball
- Harry Agganis â Boston University football All American, Boston Red Sox 1B, "The Golden Greek", Boston University
- Scott Boras â pro baseball agent, University of the Pacific
- Avery Brundage â Olympics, pentathlon, decathlon, International Olympic Committee, president, 1936âÂÂ1972, University of Illinois
- Ken Caminiti â professional baseball player, San Jose State University
- Jason Castro â #10 Pick in 2008 MLB Draft Stanford UniversityHouston Astros
- Scott Forster â Montreal Expos pitcher, James Madison University
- David Freese â St. Louis Cardinals third baseman, University of Missouri
- John Gall â Florida Marlins minor league outfielder Stanford University
- Ryan Garko â San Francisco Giants first baseman, Stanford University
- Mike Gosling â Toronto Blue Jays minor league pitcher, Stanford University
- Joey Hamilton â San Diego Padres pitcher, Georgia Southern University
- Mike Hubbard â Chicago Cubs catcher, James Madison University
- Mark Lamping â president of the St. Louis Cardinals and CEO of the Meadowlands Stadium Company, Rockhurst University
- Doc Marshall â New York Giants infielder, University of Mississippi
- Kevin McClatchy â CEO and majority owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Graig Nettles â Major League Baseball player, San Diego State University
- Greg Reynolds â Colorado Rockies pitcher, Stanford University
- Clint Robinson â Pittsburgh Pirates Major League first baseman Troy University
- Walt Terrell â professional baseball player, Morehead State University
Basketball
- Terry Dischinger â professional basketball player, Purdue University, Chicago Zephyrs, Baltimore Bullets, Detroit Pistons
- Mike Gminski â professional basketball player, Duke University
- Kevin Grevey â professional basketball player, University of Kentucky
- Jud Heathcote â former Michigan State University Basketball Coach, Washington State University
- Phil Jackson â professional basketball coach, University of North Dakota
- "Pistol Pete" Maravich â professional basketball player, Louisiana State University
- Gregg Marshall â former coach, Wichita State University
- Jon McGlocklin â professional basketball player, Indiana University, Cincinnati Royals, San Diego Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks
- Jack Twyman â professional basketball player, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Royals
- Dick Van Arsdale â professional basketball player, Indiana University, New York Knickerbockers, Phoenix Suns
- Tom Van Arsdale â professional basketball player, Indiana University, Detroit Pistons, Cincinnati Royals, Kansas City-Omaha Kings, Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns
Football (American)
- Troy Aikman â Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl MVP Quarterback and Hall of Famer, UCLA
- Chris Ault â University of Nevada-Reno football coach, University of Nevada
- Bradford Banta â professional football player, USC, 1993
- Bob Biggs â football player and coach, UC Davis, 1993
- John Billman â football player, AAFC, University of Minnesota
- Tony Boselli â professional football player, University of Southern California
- Doug Brien â former NFL place-kicker, University of California, Berkeley
- Mack Brown â University of Texas at Austin football coach, Florida State University
- Pete Carroll â Seattle Seahawks football coach, University of the Pacific
- Terry Cole â football player, Indiana University, Baltimore Colts, Miami Dolphins
- Kyle Cook â former NFL center for Cincinnati Bengals, Michigan State University
- Doug Dickey â football coach at University of Tennessee and University of Florida
- Paul Dietzel â football coach at Louisiana State University, Miami University
- Bill Dudley â NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, and Washington Redskins, University of Virginia
- Francis A. "Mother" Dunn, Former halfback for the Canton Bulldogs, Dickinson College
- Dennis Erickson â football coach, Montana State University
- Josh Harris - Majority Owner, Washington Commanders - University of Pennsylvania
- Hunter Henry- tight end of New England Patriots, University of Arkansas Mackey Award Winner
- Kevin Hogan â quarterback of Kansas City Chiefs, Stanford University
- Link Lyman â Pro Football Hall of Fame tackle, Super Bowl champion, University of Nebraska
- Tom Mack â Pro Football Hall of Fame Offensive Guard, University of Michigan
- Tommy Mason â football player, Tulane University, Minnesota Vikings
- Christian McCaffrey â Heisman Trophy finalist running back, Stanford University, running back San Francisco 49ers
- Ed McCaffrey â Professional football player, Stanford University
- Greg McElroy â University of Alabama QB 2009 National Champions, NFL QB for the Cincinnati Bengals
- Davis Mills â Professional football player, Stanford University
- Tom Moore â Assistant Head Coach/Offense, Arizona Cardinals, University of Iowa
- Don Nehlen â former head football coach at West Virginia University, Bowling Green State University
- John Offerdahl â former NFL linebacker, Western Michigan University
- Carson Palmer â quarterback of Arizona Cardinals, University of Southern California
- Todd Peterson â former NFL place-kicker, University of Georgia
- Matt Prater â NFL Kicker for the Detroit Lions, University of Central Florida
- Peter Pund â Captain and Center for the 1928 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, member of the College Football Hall of Fame
- Josh Rosen â Free agent NFL quarterback most recently for Cleveland Browns former quarterback of University of California, Los Angeles
- Bo Schembechler â former University of Michigan football coach, Miami University
- Adam Seward â linebacker for the Carolina Panthers, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Kirby Smart â University of Georgia football head coach, University of Georgia
- Dennis K. "Dutch" Stanley â Football coach at University of Florida
- Drew Stanton â Arizona Cardinals quarterback and former Detroit Lions quarterback, Michigan State University
- Everett Strupper â College Football Hall of Fame halfback, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Barry Switzer â former football coach University of Oklahoma and Dallas Cowboys, University of Oklahoma, honorary
- Fran Tarkenton- quarterback of Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants, University of Georgia
- Denny Thum â president of the Kansas City Chiefs Rockhurst University
- David Treadwell â former NFL kicker, Clemson University
- DeMarcus Walker â Defensive End, Chicago Bears, Florida State University
- Lloyd Yoder â College Football Hall of Fame tackle, Carnegie Mellon University
Golf
- Andy Bean â golf announcer, player on the PGA Champions Tour, University of Florida
- Bob Gilder â golfer, PGA Champions Tour, Arizona State University
- Bobby Jones â famous amateur golfer/lawyer, founder of Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament, Georgia Tech
- Gary Koch â golfer, sportscaster, course designer, University of Florida
- Steve Melnyk â golfer, University of Florida
- Bob Murphy â golfer, long-time sports announcer, NCAA Golf individual champion, US Amateur champion, University of Florida
- Tom Purtzer â golfer, PGA Champions Tour, Arizona State University
Soccer
Tennis
Other sports
References
External links