Sigma Chi

Sigma Chi (ΣΧ) is one of the largest international all-male college social fraternities, with chapters at universities in Canada and the United States. Sigma Chi was founded in 1855 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio when members split from Delta Kappa Epsilon. Sigma Chi had seven founding members: Benjamin Piatt Runkle, Thomas Cowan Bell, William Lewis Lockwood, Daniel William Cooper, Franklin Howard Scobey, James Parks Caldwell, and Isaac M. Jordan. Sigma Chi is a part of the Miami Triad, along with Beta Theta Pi and Phi Delta Theta.

Famous "Sigs"

Athletics

• Drew Brees, Purdue University 2001
• Drew Bennett, UCLA 2001
• Bill Buckner, University of Southern California 1972
• Mark DeRosa, Major League Baseball, Atlanta Braves
• Mike Ditka, University of Pittsburgh 1961
• Luke Donald, PGA Tour, Northwestern University 2001
• Eric Fanoimoana
• Bob Griese, Purdue University
• Woody Hayes, Denison University
• Mike Holmgren, University of Southern California 1970, head coach of the Green Bay Packers & Seattle Seahawks
• Brad Hoover
• Don Hutson, University of Alabama
• Johnny Majors, University of Tennessee
• Casey Martin, PGA, Stanford University
• Bronko Nagurski, University of Minnesota
• Merlin Olsen, Utah State University
• Jim Palmer, Arizona State University 1967, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer pitcher
• Eddie Sutton, Oklahoma State Basketball Coach, Big XII Coach of the Year
• Fielding Yost

Politics and Government

• Lamar Alexander, U.S. Senator, Tennessee (Vanderbilt University - 1962)
• Jim Brady,University of Illinois, White House Press Secretary
• C. Saxby Chambliss, U.S. Senator, Georgia (University of Georgia - 1966)
• Grover Cleveland, U.S. President Honorary Member
• John Ensign, U.S. Senator, Nevada (Oregon State University - 1981)
• Barry Goldwater, U.S. Senator, Arizona (University of Arizona - 1932)
• Greg Harbaugh, Purdue University 1978, Space Shuttle astronaut
• Jon Huntsman, Jr., Utah Governor
• William P. Rogers, United States Secretary of State, United States Attorney General (Colgate University)
• John Watson, U of British Columbia, Director of the Vancouver International Airport and President of both major British Columbia Engineering Associations.
• John W. Young, Georgia Tech 1952, Space Shuttle astronaut

Entertainment and Media

• Warren Beatty, Northwestern University 1959
• Stephen J. Cannell, University of Oregon
• James Caviezel, University of Washington 1990
• William Christopher, Wesleyan University 1958
• Clarence Gilyard, California State University - Long Beach
• Woody Harrelson
• David Letterman, Ball State University 1969
• Brad Pitt, Missouri 1986
• Andy Rooney, Colgate University
• Tom Selleck, University of Southern California 1967
• Rip Torn, University of Texas, Alpha Nu Chapter
• John Wayne, University of Southern California 1929

Business

• Kenneth "Bud" Adams, University of Kansas 1944, owner of Tennessee Titans
• Lod Cook Louisiana State University 1949
• Jon Huntsman, University of Pennsylvania 1959
• Bob McNair, owner of Houston Texans
• J. William Marriott, Utah State University 1954, President of Marriott International
• Chuck Watson, Oklahoma State University, Founder, Former CEO, Dynegy