Greeks from NIC member fraternities highlighted in the news
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| September 1, 2009 | Four Greeks Chosen for 2009 Texas Sports Hall of Fame Class The Texas Sports Hall of Fame in Waco, TX announced it's 2009 induction class and four alumni of NIC member fraternities were selected. They are former AFL co-founder and Houston Oilers owner Bud Adams (Sigma Chi); former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley (Sigma Chi); former major league pitcher Burt Hooton (Kappa Alpha Order); and Cowboys defensive end Harvey Martin (Kappa Alpha Psi). |
| August 27, 2009 | Country Music Artists Cranking Out New CDs Within the last several months, a number of country singers have released new CDs for their fans, including "Greatest Hits II" by Kenny Chesney (Lambda Chi Alpha) and "To You and Yours", a 32 track "best of" import by George Hamilton IV (Kappa Alpha Order). In the last three weeks, Willie Nelson (Tau Kappa Epsilon) has released two CDs: "Lost Highway" and "American Classic". Other recent new titles in stores are "Big Dreams & High Hopes" by Jack Ingram (Alpha Tau Omega) and "Slide on Over Here" by Steve Azar (Pi Kappa Alpha). Next up are "Revival" on August 31st by Radney Foster (Phi Gamma Delta) and "Doin' My Thing" on October 6th by Luke Bryan (Sigma Chi). Tim McGraw (Pi Kappa Alpha) has also announced a fall release for his newest untitled CD. |
| August 10, 2009 | Greek Featured on Parade Magazine Cover for Second Straight Week The August 9th edition of Parade featured Brad Pitt on it's cover and a comprehensive inside feature titled "Inside The Private World of Brad Pitt". The University of Missouri Sigma Chi is now starring in the new major film "Inglorious Basterds", which reaches theaters on August 21st. It's a World War II revenge fanatasy about a squad of Jewish-American soldiersin occupied France and he's a squad commander. |
| August 4, 2009 | Panel Ranks Beta Theta Pi's John Wooden as Best Coach Ever In its current issue, The Sporting News announced results of a panel of 118 distinguised coaches who chose the 50 greatest U.S. coaches from all sports. Topping the list was UCLA basketball coach John Wooden of Beta Theta Pi, who won 10 NCAA titles in a 12-year span. Among the other 19 Greeks selected: #3-"Bear" Bryant (Sigma Nu); #4 Phil Jackson (Sigma Alpha Epsilon); #6-"Red" Auerbach (Tau Epsilon Phi); #8-Dean Smith (Phi Gamma Delta); #12-Paul Brown (Delta Kappa Epsilon); #13-Joe Paterno (Delta Kappa Epsilon); #14 George Halas (Tau Kappa Epsilon); #18-Tom Landry (Delta Kappa Epsilon); #20-Bill Belichick (Chi Psi); #23-Eddie Robinson (Alpha Phi Alpha); #24-Bobby Bowden (Pi Kappa Alpha); #27-Woody Hayes (Sigma Chi); #29-Bud Wilkinson (Psi Upsilon); #30-Pat Rlley (Sigma Nu); #31-Pete Newell (Phi Kappa Tau); #36-"Bo" Schembechler (Sigma Alpha Epsilon); #40-Amos Alonzo Stagg (Psi Upsilon); #47-Hank Iba (Lambda Chi Alpha); and #48-Tommy LaSorda (Pi Kappa Phi). |
| August 3, 2009 | Delta Chi's Ashton Kutcher Featured in Parade The cover story, "I'm Still Looking for Trouble", in Parade magazine's edition on Sunday focused on the growing career of actor Ashton Kutcher. The Delta Chi initiate left the University of Iowa in1997 to get into modeling in New York, before moving to Hollywood for a film and TV career. His next film is entitled "Spread" and he has also become a successful producer at the age of 31. |
| July 28, 2009 | Sigma Chi Big Leaguer Ties Major League Record Washington Nationals outfielder Josh Willingham, a Sigma Chi from University of North Alabama, became just the 13th major league player to hit two grand slam home runs in the same game. He drove in eight of the team's 14 runs on July 27th versus the Milwaukee Brewers and it was the first time since 2003 that the feat had been accomplished. The only previous Greek to hit two grand slams in a game was Tau Kappa Epsilon's Jim Northrup of the Detroit Tigers on June 24, 1968. |
| July 27, 2009 | Sigma Chi's Ringler Named Football Bowl Game's Executive Director The Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl has named Sigma Chi alumnus Brant Ringler, a graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington, as its new executive director. He had spent the previous five years as chief marketing director for the Fort Worth, Texas-based bowl game which is televised by ESPN. Ringler joined the Armed Forces Bowl staff in November of 2004 after four seasons as vice president of marketing & sales for the Fort Worth Cats minor league baseball team. |
| July 20, 2009 | Alpha Sigma Phi's Watson Finishes Second at British Open After leading through most of the British Open, Tom Watson, an Alpha Sigma Phi from Stanford who had won five previous British Opens, lost a four round playoff but still earned a huge payday of $732,603 for his second place finish. His last British Open victory was in 1983 and, at age 59, was trying to become the oldest player to ever win a major tournament. Tying for fifth place at the Open was Sigma Chi's Luke Donald, who won $255,597. In another weekend tournament, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, a member of Sigma Pi, shot a final round 71 to place second at the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship in Stateline, Nevada. |
| July 20, 2009 | SAE Governor Plays Host to the National Governors Association Meeting Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon at the University of Mississippi, has become chairman again of the Republican National Committee and, for the first time, the Republican Governors Association. He recently hosted the bi-partisan National Governors Association meeting in Biloxi, MS., which allowed him to show off how the Mississippi Gulf Coast has recovered under his leadership since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Over the next two years, Barbour will oversee his party's efforts in more than three dozen gubernatorial races. |
| July 15, 2009 | Delt Wrestler Named Winner of the Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year Award The Big Ten Conference recently selected Northwestern University two-time NCAA wrestling champion Jake Herbert, a member of Delta Tau Delta, as the 2009 recipient of the prestigious Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year Award as the top Big Ten male athlete in any sport. Following the conclusion of the wrestling season, he also won the Hodge Trophy as the most dominant collegiate performer and was named 2009 Big Ten Wrestler of the Year. In September, Herbert will be on the U.S. national team that will compete at the World championships in Denmark. |
| July 13, 2009 | Two Greeks Have Second Place Finishes in Weekend Pro Golf Tourneys At the PGA Tour's John Deere Classic in Silvis, IL, Brandt Snedeker of Kappa Alpha Order tied for second place honors and won $321,067. Placing eighth and winning $133,300 was Kevin Streelman of Delta Sigma Phi. Placing second on the Champions Tour's 3M Championship tournament was Andy Bean of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, who earned $154,000. |
| June 30, 2009 | Pi Kappa Alpha's Nielsen Wins Dick's Sporting Goods Open Golfer Lonnie Nielsen, a member of Pi Kappa Alpha from University of Iowa, shot a 9-under 63 in the final round to win $247,500 at the Dick's Sporting Goods Open at Endicott, NY. He finished the Champions Tour three-round tournament with a 21-under total of 195 strokes, the lowest winning score in the three year history of the event. It was Nielsen's second win since joining the Champions Tour in 2005, having previously won the 2007 Commodore Bank Championship. |
| June 16, 2009 | SAE Head Coach Sets Record for Most NBA Titles After leading his Los Angeles Lakers squad to another National Basketball Association championship, Phil Jackson, a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon at North Dakota, has now passed the late Red Auerbach of Tau Epsilon Phi as the alltime leading coach with 10 titles. Auerbach won nine championships while leading the Boston Celtics between 1957 and 1966. |
| June 12, 2009 | Former AT&T CEO Becomes Chairman of the New GM Ed Whitacre, a Texas Tech 1964 graduate and member of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, has come out of retirement to take over as chairman of General Motors. He retired as CEO of AT&T in 2007 after 17 years and overseeing a dozen major deals valued at $287 million. When asked to explain why he's joining the high-profile fight to save GM, Whitacre said "GM is a great company and part of the fabric of this country. It shouldn't be allowed to go away. I'd like to help and I think I can. So I just decided to do it." |
| June 11, 2009 | Kappa Alpha Psi Pro Football Star Featured in Sports Illustrated The June 15th issue of Sports Illustrated has a four page feature story on one of the National Football League's top cornerbacks, Nnamdi Asomugha, a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. The story, entitled "A Name Worth Knowing" profiles one of the NFL's highest-paid players who has been involved with numerous civic causes, met with several former presidents and even addressed the United Nations. |
| June 10, 2009 | Stanford Delt Pitcher is 10th Player Chosen in Baseball Draft The Washington Nationals selected relief specialist Drew Storen, a member of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity at Stanford University, as the 10th selection in the first round of major league baseball's annual summer draft. ESPN draft specialist Keith Law predicted Storen would be with the big league club within a year. He led the Stanford team in wins, saves and earned run average on the way to All-Pacific-10 Conference first team honors. |
| June 9, 2009 | Penske's Pending Purchase Could Change the Auto Industry Known for his winning IndyCar race team and a big truck-leasing operation, Roger Pense, a member of Phi Gamma Delta at Lehigh University, could significantly change how cars are sold once his purchase of the Saturn brand from General Motors is finalized in October. Auto industry experts have called Penske' proposed plan "truly revolutionary" with Penske shopping globally for for lowcost automakers who can build to his specifications for "half the cost and in half the time". |
| June 3, 2009 | Greeks Win Gold Medal From National Football Foundation Former NFL quarterback Archie Manning (a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity) and current Chairman of he National Football Foundation, has announced that the co-recipients of the organization's highest award, the 2009 NFF Gold Medal, are Nike co-founders the late Bill Bowerman (former Oregon track coach and member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity) and Phil Knight (member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity). The two visionaries of the world's most recognizable athletic brand will be honored December 8th at the NFF's annual awards dinner in New York City, which wil also feature the new College Football Hall of Fame class. |
| May 20, 2009 | Beta Lacrosse Star Named Defensive Player of the Year The United State Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association has named Wesleyan University co-captain Spike Malangone, a member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, as winner of the 2009 William C. Stiles Memorial Award as the Outstanding Defensive Player in NCAA Division III. He was also a first team All-American and will play in the annual USILA North-South Senior All-Star Game, along with Beta teammate Russ Follansbee, a third team All-American selection. Thirty Betas were members of the 15-4 Wesleyan team which played in the quarter-finals of the NCAA Division III national tournament. |
| May 12, 2009 | Kappa Alpha Psi Alumnus Chosen for College Football Divisional Hall of Fame The National Football Foundation has announced its Divisional Hall of Fame class, which includes six players and coaches from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA), Division II, Division III and the NAIA. Included in this year's class is wide receiver Rod Smith from Missouri Southern State, a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. He was a first team collegiate All-American and had a 13 year pro career with the Denver Broncos (1995-2007). |
| May 11, 2009 | Two Beta Standouts Help Lead Cal-Irvine to NCAA Volleyball Title Beta Theta Pi seniors Brent Asuka and Jon Steller helped lead 27-5 University of California-Irvine to the 2009 NCAA Division I volleyball championship. The team came from behind to win the final two sets over the University of Southern Califoria. Asuka and Steller were also regulars on Cal-Irvine's 2007 NCAA championship club. |
| May 8, 2009 | Arizona Diamondbacks Pick Delt Alumnus as New Manager The National League's Arizona Diamondbacks selected former big league catcher A.J. Hinch, a Delta Tau Delta alumnus from Stanford University, as their new field manager followed a 12-17 start. He joined the D-Backs front office in 2006 as director of player personnel and has overseen mnor league operations for the club. |
| May 4, 2009 | SAE Alumnus Leads List of Highly Compensated CEOs The May 4th edition of USA Today featured a cover story with their 2008 executive compensation report of the 10 most highly compensated CEOs. Leading the pack with $112.5 million was Aubrey McClendon of Chesapeake Energy, a 1981 graduate of Duke University and a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. |
| April 30, 2009 | Three Greeks Named to NFF College Hall of Fame The National Football Foundation has announced their 2009 class of NCAA Football Subdivision inductees into the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, IN. The two former college standout players selected from NIC member fraternities were end Ken Margerum, a Delta Upsilon at Stanford University, and former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Gino Torretta, a Pi Kappa Alpha from the University of Miami. One of just two head coaches chosen for induction was John Robinson, who had a 132-77-4 record at the University of Southern California and University of Nevada-Las Vegas. He is a Sigma Chi from the University of Oregon. Additional players from other divsions will be announced soon and all 2009 honorees will be inducted at the NFF's annual banquet in December. |
| April 27, 2009 | Two NIC All-Americans Drafted by the NFL Defensive lineman Aaron Maybin from Penn State was the Buffalo Bills' first round selection and 11t player chosen in the National Football League. The Bills drafted defensive back Nick Harris of Oklahoma in the fifth round. Both players are members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. Defensive end Jason Williams, a Delta Upsilon at Western Illinois University who was on the NIC 2008 Honorable Mention list, was selected in the draft's third round by the Dallas Cowboys. |
| April 21, 2009 | Sigma Alpha Epsilon Trainer Chosen for Racing Hall of Fame Three-time Kentucky Derby-winning horse trainer Bob Baffert was elected to the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, NY. A Sigma Alpha Epsilon initiate at the University of Arizona, he won Kentucky Derby and Preakness events with famous horses Silver Charm, Real Quiet and War Emblem. The induction ceremonies will take place on August 14th. |
| March 24, 2009 | Sigma Nu Film Star's Career is Soaring Just out on newstands is the March 27th issue of Entertainment Weekly with actor Paul Rudd on the cover, with a cutline reading "It's time to get to know the most lovable movie star on the planet!". The University of Kansas Sigma Nu's latest film, "I Love You, Man", opens in theaters today and follows on the heels of his key roles in "Anchorman", "The 40-Year Old Virgin", "Knocked Up", "Forgettin Sarah Marshall", "Over Her Dead Body" and "Role Models", which just came out on DVD. |
| March 12, 2009 | New Pro Football League Starts Up With a Delta Chi Commissioner The new United Football League plans to debut in October with teams in San Francisco, Las Vegas, Orlando and New York. Named as commissioner of the new league was Michael Huyghue, a Delta Chi from Cornell, class of 1984, who has previously been a front office executive with the NFL Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously helped launch the NFL's World League in 1992. |
| March 5, 2009 | Five Greeks Inducted Into Texas Sports Hall of Fame On March 4th in Waco, TX, five Greeks (out of seven inductees) in the 2009 induction class went into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. The honorees were former NBA star Rolando Blackmon (Kappa Alpha Psi); former NFL defensive back and coach Bill Bradley (Lambda Chi Alpha); longtime college basketball coach Abe Lemons (Kappa Alpha Order); America's first pro soccer star Kyle Rote, Jr. (Delta Tau Delta); and All-American fullback Steve Worster (Sigma Phi Epsilon). |
| February 8, 2009 | Seven Greeks Go to the Pro Bowl Playing in the National Football League's Pro Bowl in Hawaii were seven Greeks from NIC member fraternities. The National Football Conference's team featured quarterback Drew Brees (Sigma Chi), quarterback Eli Manning (Sigma Nu), punter Jeff Feagles (Pi Kappa Alpha), special teamer Sean Morey (Theta Delta Chi) and deep snapper Zak DeOssie (Theta Delta Chi). Playing for the American Football Conference squad were wide receiver Brandon Marshall (Kappa Alpha Psi) and cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha (Kappa Alpha Psi). |
| January 27, 2009 | Greeks Involved at Super Bowl USA Today's sports section features a good profile of Arizona Cardinals special teams standout Sean Morey, a member of Theta Delta Chi, the only player from an NIC fraternity on the team's roster for Sunday's Super Bowl. He will also be playing in the Pro Bowl following Sunday's game. The Cardinals coaching staff features running backs coach Maurice Carthon of Kappa Alpha Psi, defensive assistant Matt Raich of Sigma Nu, wide receiver coach Mike Miller of Phi Sigma Kappa, and strength & conditioning coach John Lott of Theta Chi. The only Pittsburgh Steelers player from an NIC group is starting offensive tackle Max Starks of Alpha Phi Alpha. Linebacker Donovan Woods of Kappa Alpha Psi played five games for Pittsburgh earlier in the season and is now on their practice squad. The Steelers coaching staff is led by head coach Mike Tomlin of Kappa Alpha Psi and running backs coach Kirby Wilson is a member of Iota Phi Theta. Doing play-by-play for the NBC telecast is Al Michaels of Sigma Nu. |
| January 27, 2009 | Two Greeks Earn Best Actor Nominations At yesterday's Academy Awards announcement, two Greeks were nominated for Oscars in the Best Actor category: Frank Langella of Alpha Chi Rho for his lead role in "Frost/Nixon" and Brad Pitt of Sigma Chi as the lead character in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". The awards ceremony takes place on February 22nd and will be seen on ABC-TV. |
| January 15, 2009 | American Sportcasters Association Releases Top 50 List The American Sportcasters Association released its list of alltime top 50 sportscasters as voted by its membership. Six Greeks from NIC fraternities were in the top 10 selections: #2 Mel Allen (Zeta Beta Tau); #4 Curt Gowdy (Alpha Tau Omega); #5 Howard Cosell (Pi Lambda Phi); #8 Keith Jackson (Alpha Tau Omega); #9 Al Michaels (Sigma Nu); and #10 Dick Enberg (Phi Sigma Kappa). Additional names of note included #16 Ernie Harwell (Sigma Alpha Epsilon); #17 Marv Albert (Sigma Alpha Mu); #22 Marty Glickman (Sigma Alpha Mu); #25 Chris Schenkel (Phi Sigma Kappa); #31 Joe Buck (Sigma Nu); #33 Bob Wolff (Sigma Nu); #37 Marty Brennaman (Kappa Alpha Order); and #40 Foster Hewitt (Beta Theta Pi). |
| January 8, 2009 | Sigma Chi's Meyer Leads Gators to BCS National Championship In his fouth season as head coach at University of Florida, Urban Meyer, a Sigma Chi from Cincinnati, took the Gators to their second BCS title in four years by beating Oklahoma, 24-14. |
| January 7, 2009 | AP Names Sigma Chi Drew Brees as Offensive Player of the Year New Orleans Saints quarterback, Drew Brees, was named 2008 NFL Offensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press. The Purdue Sigma Chi alumnus became only the second player in history to pass for over 5,000 yards in a season. He earned 22 votes in balloting by a nationwide panel of 50 sportswriters and broadcasters. |
| January 5, 2009 | Chi Phi Alumnus Helps Launch Major League Baseball Network The new 24 hour sports cable network for Major League Baseball went on the air January 1st and features Matt Vasgersian, a Chi Phi from the University of Southern California, as one of its lead announcers. A former play-by-play man for the San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers, he has also done football telecasts, including tonight's Fiesta Bowl on Fox. One of the other major 24 hour cable sports networks, the NFL Network, has featured Pi Kappa Phi's Rich Eisen as lead host/announcer since going on the air November 4th of 2003. |
| December 19, 2008 | USA Today Profiles Sigma Chi's Mike Holmgren The cover story in the USA Today sports section featured longtime NFL head coach Mike Holmgren, a Sigma Chi alumnus from USC. After 10 seasons as Seattle Seahawks head coach, he is stepping down as head coach. Previously, he took the Green Bay Packers to Super Bowl appearances in 1996 and 1997 before joining the Seahawks as general manager/head coach. Taking over as head coach next season is current assistant head coach Jim Mora, Jr., a Lambda Chi Alpha from the University of Washington. |
| December 9, 2008 | Sigma Chi Alumnus Chosen for Baseball Hall of Fame Former Yankees and Indians second baseman Joe "Flash" Gordon was chosen by the Veterans Committee for induction into the Hall of Fame next summer. Initiated into Sigma Chi at the University of Oregon, Gordon, who passed away in 1978, was a nine-time All-Star, played on five world championship clubs and was a major league manager for six seasons. |
| December 4, 2008 | Delt Alumnus Named to President-Elect's Cabinet President-elect Barack Obama has selected New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson to be his secretary of commerce when the new administration takes over. The Delta Tau Delta alumnus from Tufts University previously served as energy secretary and United Nations ambassador under President Clinton. |
| November 25, 2008 | Wal-Mart Selects Delta Sigma Phi Alumnus as New President/CEO The Wal-Mart board of directors has elected Mike Duke of Delta Sigma Phi as President/CEO of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., effective February 1st of next year. He also joined the board of directors on November 21st. The Georgia Tech 1968 graduate has served as Vice Chairman, leading Wal-Mart International since 2005 as the company has become one of the most successful global retailers. The company's original founder, the late Sam Walton, was a member of Beta Theta Pi. |
| November 18, 2008 | Phi Sigma Kappa's Cook Spotlighted in USA Today The Life section's cover story is about rock singer David Cook, a member of Phi Kappa Sigma at Central Missouri, who shot to fame by winning the latest "American Idol" competition. Today marked the arrival of his first self-titled compact disc featuring 12 songs, of which he wrote or co-wrote 10. He also appeared on the November 1st edition of "Saturday Night Live". The 25-year old Blue Springs, MO native will continue with TV appearances and concerts to promote the new CD. Check him out at www.davidcookofficial.com. |
| November 13, 2008 | Lambda Chi's Chesney is CMA Entertainer of the Year Again At the annual Country Music Association awards show on ABC-TV, Kenny Chesney of Lambda Chi Alpha was named Entertainer of the Year for the fourth straight year. He also received nominations in the male vocalist, single, album, musical event and video categories. |
| November 12, 2008 | Zeta Psi's Maddon Named AL Manager of the Year After leading his Tampa Bay Rays to 97 wins and a World Series berth, Joe Maddon, a member of Zeta Psi at Lafayette College, was a near-unanimous choice as the American League's Manager of the Year in his second season at the helm. He won 27 of the 28 first place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. |
| November 11, 2008 | Kappa Alpha Psi Football Star is a Rhodes Finalist Florida State safety Myron Rolle, a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, is a top defensive star for the Seminoles and a candidate for a Rhodes Scholarship. On November 22nd, he will go through Rhodes interviews during the day in Birmingham, AL, then be flown on a private jet or charter to College Park, MD for the FSU-Maryland showdown at 7:45 PM that night. Seminoles head coach Bobby Bowden (a member of Pi Kappa Alpha) gave Rolle the chance to attend the interviews and the NCAA has approved the special flight arrangement. |
| November 10, 2008 | Beta Golfer Ties for Third at PGA Tour Event Tying for third at the PGA Tour's Children's Miracle Network Classic was Steve Marino, a Beta Theta Pi alumnus from the University of Virginia. His third-place tie, which was 20 strokes below par, earned him $266,000. |
| November 3, 2008 | SAE's Andy Bean Wins Champions Tour Event Winning the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Sonoma, CA by nine strokes was Andy Bean, an SAE from the University of Florida. His four round total of 268 (two 66's, two 68's) earned him first place winnings of $442,000. |
| October 13, 2008 | Pi Kappa Alpha Alumnus Takes the Helm at Clemson In one of the first major coaching changes of the 2008 college football season, Dabo Swinney has been elevated from assistant head coach to interim head coach at Clemson University. He is now in his sixth season on the Clemson staff and joined Pi Kappa Alpha at Alabama while playing wide receiver. |
| October 4, 2008 | New Football Film has Strong Greek Ties Opening in theaters nationwide on October 10th is "The Express", an uplifting, inspirational movie about the life of the late Ernie Davis, the 1961 Heisman Trophy winner and member of Sigma Alpha Mu at Syracuse University. Co-starring in the film is Clancy Brown, a Northwestern Sigma Chi, and Ernie's college head coach, Kappa Alpha Order Hall of Famer Ben Schwartzwalder is a dominate figure in the film (and played by Dennis Quad). The film is based on 1999 book, Ernie Davis: The Elmira Express, written by Robert Gallagher, a Syracuse Delta Tau Delta. A new updated edition (titled The Express) is currently in bookstores. Other Greeks with brief roles in the movie are Ned Schmidtke of Beta Theta Pi and Allan Graf of Pi Kappa Alpha. |
| October 3, 2008 | Sigma Nu Country Rock Band Gets National Exposure Going on tour to promote their first nationally-released CD, "Jet Black & Jealous", is the Eli Young Band, whose four members have been playing together since joining Sigma Nu at the University of North Texas in the late 1990's. The group features lead singer-guitarist Mike Eli; guitarist James Young, bassist Jon Jones and drummer Chris Thompson. One of the CD tracks was co-written by Nashville songwriter George Ducas, a Sigma Nu from Vanderbilt. |
| October 1, 2008 | Zeta Psi's Joe Maddon Featured in Sports Illustrated Leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 95 win season and a division title was Joe Maddon, who joined Zeta Psi at Lafayette College. The six page story,. titled "Joe Maddon Has a Vision", is in the October 6th issue of Sports Illustrated and discusses how the 54-year old manager turned the team around in his second season. Also contributing to the Rays' success is pitching coach Jim Hickey, a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. |
| September 24, 2008 | Recent Book Celebrates 1960's Greek Singing Duo Best-selling author Bob Greene has written a wonderful memoir about the years he spent traveling and performing with "Jan and Dean", the pop singing duo who had such big hits as "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena", "Surf City", "Ride the Wild Surf", "Deadman's Curve' and "Honolulu Lulu", among others. Lifelong friends Jan Berry, a Phi Gamma Delta from UCLA, and Dean Torrence, a Phi Sigma Kappa from USC, continued doing oldies tours and concerts until Berry's death in 2004. Greene's book highlights summer tours he did with the group in the 1990's as a guest guitarist and backup singer. When We Get to Surf City was published by St. Martin's Press several months ago and is available nationwide. |
| September 6, 2008 | Pat Riley of Sigma Nu Joins Basketball Hall of Fame The new induction class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame included Sigma Nu's Pat Riley, who achieved success as a player at Kentucky and in the National Basketball Association. He also has had a lengthy career as an NBA head coach, winning championships for the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. |
| August 29, 2008 | Sigma Nu's Neuheisel Glad to be Back at his Alma Mater Today's sports section of USA Today featured a lengthy profile of head coach Rick Neuheisel, who joined the Sigma Nu chapter while in school at UCLA. After being away from the college game since 2002, he is pleased to be at his alma mater again. He had a 66-30 record at Colorado (1995-98) and Washington (1999-2002). |
| August 27, 2008 | Delta Tau Delta Major Leaguer Profiled in USA Today Eighteen year veteran pitcher Mike Mussina of the New York Yankees was the cover story in today's edition. The Stanford graduate has been one of the season's top hurlers with a 16-7 record and is shooting for his first 20 win season, which will enhance his chances of being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. |
| August 25, 2008 | Three KAs, SAE Head Coach Win Silver Medals In one of the last events of the Beijing Olympics, the U.S. men's water polo team took the Silver Medal. Key players were Kappa Alpha Order alumni Tony Azevedo, Peter Hudnut and Peter Varellas, all from Stanford University. The water polo team's head coach was Terry Schroeder, a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and a two-time Silver Medal winner as a player in 1984 and 1988. |
| August 22, 2008 | KA's Sam Wyche Profiled in USA Today Today's edition featured a lengthy profile and three photos of former NFL head coach and player Sam Wyche, a member of Kappa Alpha Order from Furman, who is now the only former NFL head coach now working in the high school coaching ranks. He last coached for the Buffalo Bills in 2005 and was a broadcast commentator until 1999. He's the Pickens, SC Meals on Wheels chairman, is running for the Pickens County council and runs his 28-acre farm. |
| August 22, 2008 | Lambda Chi Wins Olympic Gold Medal Phillip Dallhausser, a member of Lambda Chi Alpha, and his playing partner, Todd Rogers, took first place honors in the men's two-man beach volleyball competition in Beijing, China. He is Lambda Chi's first medalist in 20 years. |
| August 18, 2008 | SAE Twins Win Bronze Medals Standout tennis players Bob and Mike Bryan from Stanford University won Bronze medals with their third place finish in men's doubles play. Both are members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. |
| July 2, 2008 | Three KA Alumni Named to U.S. Olympic Water Polo Team Heading to Beijing as members of the United States team are three alumni of Kappa Alpha Order's chapter at Stanford University. Named as team captain was Tony Azevedo '05, a four-time Olympian, while Peter Hudnut '03 and Peter Varellas '06 will make their first Olympic appearance. |
| May 21, 2008 | Phi Sigma Kappa's David Cook Wins "American Idol" The big winner in the seventh season finale of the Fox Network's "American Idol" is singer David Cook, a member of Phi Sigma Kappa from the University of Central Missouri. Over 97.5 million viewed voted, with Cook winning by a 12 million vote margin. |
| May 21, 2008 | SAE's Andy Beans Wins Champions Tour Event Winning his first Champions Tour event in nearly two years was Andy Bean of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He won $255,000 after a one stroke victory at the Region's Charity Classic in Hoover, Alabama. Tying for fifth place was Lonnie Nielsen of Pi Kappa Alpha. |
| May 19, 2008 | Greeks Score Big at Academy of Country Music Awards Named as ACM Entertainer of the Year for the fourth straight year at the annual awards show in Las Vegas was Kenny Chesney of Lambda Chi Alpha. Winning the New Male Vocalist award was Jack Ingram of Alpha Tau Omega. The vocal talents of Chesney, Tracy Lawrence of Sigma Pi and Tim McGraw of Pi Kappa Alpha combined on Find Out Who Your Friends Are, which took Vocal Event of the Year honors. |
| April 8, 2008 | Greeks Earn Hall of Fame Honors During Final Four Weekend During college basketball's Final Four championship weekend in San Antonio, three Greeks were honored. Longtime NBA player and coach Pat Riley of Sigma Nu was named to the 2008 class of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA. The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City, MO, also announced its 2008 class, which includes two Kappa Alpha Psi members: 1988 Player of the Year Danny Manning and longtime head coach Nolan Richardson. |
| April 3, 2008 | Phi Gam Morgan Spurlock Wins Fred Rogers Integrity Award Film director, writer and actor Morgan Spurlock, a member of Phi Gamma Delta at NYU, received the Fred Rogers Award, named in honor of the host of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, to recognize his efforts to protect children from harmful marketing. Spurlock directed and starred in the Oscar-nominated "Super Size Me" in 2004 and produced the 2007 film "What Would Jesus Buy", a look at the commercialization of Christmas and its effect on children. The award was presented by The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood. |
| March 25, 2008 | SigEp Wrestler Wins Heavyweight Title at NCAA Meet Northwestern University's Dustin Fox, a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, won the heavyweight championship at the NCAA Division I meet. He posted a 29-1 record for the season and is Northwestern's first NCAA heavyweight champ since 1932. |
| March 24, 2008 | Beta Head Coach Leads Team to NCAA Division III Title Mark Edwards, a member of Beta Theta Pi, led his 25-6 Washington University in St. Louis team to its first-ever NCAA Division III basketball championship. One of his key players was co-captain/guard Danny O'Boyle, a member of Sigma Chi. The Bears squad also included two other Sigs: center Tom Blount and guard Michael Young. |
| March 13, 2008 | Phi Gam Seth Meyers on Entertainment Weekly Cover Seth Meyers, a member of Phi Gamma Delta from Northwestern University, shares the March 21st cover of Entertainment Weekly with his Update co-anchor Amy Poehler. Also featured in the SNL story is fellow cast member Will Forte, a member of Lambda Chi Alpha at UCLA, who has been on the show since 2002. |
| March 5, 2008 | Five Greeks Chosen for College Baseball Hall of Fame The College Baseball Foundation announced the names of 12 players and coaches named to the 2008 National College Baseball Hall of Fame induction class and five Greeks were among the men selected. To be inducted on July 4th in Lubbock, TX during the Foundation's annual celebration of college baseball are the following great players: Pitcher Steve Arlin, Delta Tau Delta-Ohio State University |
| February 29, 2008 | Pi Kappa Alpha's Breaux Greer Featured in ESPN The Magazine The top United States javelin contender at the upcoming 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Breaux Greer of Pi Kappa Alpha, is profiled in the March 10th issue of ESPN The Magazine. The five page feature, entitled "Rogue Spear", includes five color photos of the eccentric 31-year-old from Louisiana-Monroe who has won the U.S. javelin championship every year this century. |
| February 17, 2008 | Pi Kappa Alpha Student Named to USA Today Academic Team University of Pacific student body president Joshua Foster was named to the annual USA Today Academic third team. He was among 60 of the country's most outstanding undergraduates in the paper's annual listing and is a former president of the Pike chapter at Pacific. |
| February 4, 2008 | Sigma Nu's Eli Manning Wins Super Bowl XLII MVP Award Past Super Bowl MVPs from NIC member fraternities are QB Len Dawson of Alpha Tau Omega (SB IV); LB Chuck Howley of Sigma Chi (SB V); WR Fred Biletnikoff of Lambda Chi Alpha (SB XI); DE Harvey Martin of Kappa Alpha Psi (SB XII); QB Terry Bradshaw of Tau Kappa Epsilon (SB XIII, SB XIV); QB Jim Plunkett of Delta Tau Delta (SB XV); QB Phil Simms of Tau Kappa Epsilon (SBXXI); QB Mark Rypien of Delta Tau Delta (SB XXVI); DB Larry Brown of Kappa Alpha Psi (SB XXX); and QB John Elway of Delta Tau Delta (SB XXXIII). |
| January 28, 2008 | Two Greeks Win PGA Events Longtime pro Jerry Pate, a member of Phi Gamma Delta, won the Champion Tour's Turtle Bay Championship for his first victory in 39 starts, shooting a 3 under par 211 in the three round event. In the first Nationwide Tour of the year, Delta Tau Delta's Scott Dunlap won his first tour event since 2004, shooting a 3 under four round total of 277, including a first round 65, at the Panama Movistar Championship. |
| January 15, 2008 | USA Today Profiles Phi Gam Tim Finchem Today's edition featured a lengthy profile on PGA commissioner Tim Finchem, a Phi Gamma Delta from the University of Richmond. Now in his 15th year as commissioner, he has played a major role in the PGA Tour's growth and success. |
| January 3, 2008 | Sigma Chi's Letterman Returns to the Airwaves David Letterman, a member of Sigma Chi from Ball State, was back on CBS-TV with his Late Show two months after the writers strike began. As president of his Worldwide Pants production company, he was able to work out a deal with the Writers Guild to allow the Late Show writers to return to work. |
| December 12, 2007 | Archie Manning Named National Football Foundation Chairman Sigma Nu's Archie Manning, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and a longtime NFL quarterback, has become the National Football Foundation's sixth chairman since it's founding in 1947. He has served on the NFF board since 1993 and is the father of New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, who is also a Sigma Nu. |
| December 9, 2007 | Four Greeks Receive Grammy Nominations Four alumni of NIC member fraternities received nominations from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Science. Receiving nominations were Dierks Bentley of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (four), Tim McGraw of Pi Kappa Alpha (four), Willie Nelson of Tau Kappa Epsilon (one) and Stephen Sondheim of Beta Theta Pi (two). The 50th annual Grammy Awards show will be telecast from Los Angeles on February 8th. |
| December 7, 2007 | Sigma Pi's Frank Broyles Receives Award University of Arkansas athletic director Frank Broyles, who retires at the end of this month, was presented the National College Football Awards Association Contribution to College Football Award. A member of Sigma Pi, he served as Razorbacks head coach from 1958 through 1976 before becoming athletic director. |
| December 5, 2007 | Theta Delta Chi's O'Malley Chosen for Baseball Hall of Fame Former Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley, a member of Theta Delta Chi, was one of five men selected by the Baseball Hall of Fame's veterans committee for summer 2008 induction into the Hall. Widely regarded as a pioneer in the westward expansion of the game, his Dodgers teams won four World Series championships and 11 National League pennants during his years as team owner.. |
| November 27, 2007 | SAE's Pat McEnroe Profiled in USA Today Under the headline "The quiet McEnroe" in the sports section, Davis Cup team captain Patrick McEnroe, a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon from Stanford, was featured as the United States prepares to play Russia in this weekend's Davis Cup final. The younger brother of John McEnroe also serves as an ESPN commentator and occasional radio and TV talk show host. |
| November 14, 2007 | Phi Gamma Delta's Johnny Carson Named TV's Greatest Icon Entertainment Weekly magazine announced its list of The 50 Greatest TV Icons and Johnny Carson of Phi Gamma Delta ranked first. Other high-ranking Greeks from NIC member fraternities include #5 Walter Cronkite of Chi Phi; #10 Dick Clark of Delta Kappa Epsilon; #16 David Letterman of Sigma Chi; #20 Caroll O'Connor of Sigma Phi Epsilon; #28 Howard Cosell of Pi Lambda Phi; #29 John Ritter of Phi Gamma Delta; #34 Bob Barker of Sigma Nu; and #41 Jon Stewart of Pi Kappa Alpha. A total of 29 men were included on the list. |
| November 5, 2007 | Delta Upsilon's Michael Eisner Has Big Plans for Topps Today's USA Today newspaper featured some interesting plans from former Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner, a Delta Upsilon from Denison, who oversees the consortium that recently purchased longtime sports cards leader Topps. He envisions Topps creating a movie, TV, Internet and publishing franchise around Bazooka Joe, the eye-patch-wearing kid introduced in 1953 on bubble gum card packs. The company will continue producing sports and entertainment cards, as it has since 1952. Helping Topps become the baseball card leader were Joel Shorin (president from 1963-86) and Sy Berger, who developed the first "modern baseball card" in 1952 and spent 50 years at Topps. Both Shorin (who passed away in 1988) and Berger were members of Sigma Alpha Mu at Bucknell. |
| October 31, 2007 | ATO's Girardi Named New York Yankees Manager After spending the 2007 season as a broadcaster, Joe Girardi of Alpha Tau Omega has returned to the dugout as Yankees manager. He previously served as a bench coach for the Yankees in 2005 and was 2006 National League Manager of the Year while with the Florida Marlins. |
| October 25, 2007 | Greeks Nominated for Country Music Association Awards Five Greeks from NIC fraternities are nominated for major awards at the upcoming 41st Annual CMA Awards show in Nashville on November 7th. The list includes the following: Male Vocalist of the Year--Kenny Chesney (Lambda Chi Alpha) Album of the Year--Dierks Bentley (Sigma Alpha Epsilon) for "Long Trip Alone" Song of the Year (award to songwriter)--Keith Anderson (Delta Tau Delta) for "Lost in This Moment" Musical Event--Tracy Lawrence (Sigma Pi) with Tim McGraw (Pi Kappa Alpha) & Kenny Chesney (Lambda Chi Alpha) for "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" Music Video of the Year--Kenny Chesney (Lambda Chi Alpha) for "You Save Me" |
| October 16, 2007 | Greeks to be Inducted into the NABC Hall of Fame's Second Class The National Association of Basketball Coaches will induct their second class on November 18th in Kansas City, MO. Included among the 12 inductees are coach "Phog" Allen (Phi Kappa Psi); player Dick Groat (Sigma Chi); coach Henry Iba (Lambda Chi Alpha); coach Guy Lewis (Sigma Nu); and player-coach Norm Stewart (Beta Theta Pi). |
| October 1, 2007 | Sigma Alpha Epsilon's Scott Boras Featured in ESPN The Magazine The October issue of ESPN The Magazine has a seven page feature on super agent Scott Boras, who is referenced on the cover as "the man who really runs baseball". The University of Pacific SAE alumnus represents such star players as Alex Rodriguez, Greg Maddux, Prince Fielder, Johnny Damon, Carlos Beltran and "Dice K" (Daisuke Matsuzaka). |
| September 20, 2007 | Sigma Chi Alumnus Competes on "Survivor: China" Erik Huffman, a Sigma Chi from Furman University's class of 2000, appeared as a contestant on the fall premiere show of "Survivor: China" on the CBS-TV network. |
| September 19, 2007 | Sigma Alpha Epsilon Alumni Lead US Davis Cup Team Today's USA Today sports section featured a full page story on tennis stars Bob and Mike Bryan, who are the United States doubles team in Davis Cup competition. Serving as captain of the US team is Pat McEnroe, who, like the Bryan twins, is a Sigma Alpha Epsilon alumnus from Stanford University. |
| September 11, 2007 | USA Today Profiles Delt TV Producer The featured "cover story" in USA Today's Lifeline section was on producer Greg Berlanti, a Delta Tau Delta alumnus from Northwestern University. Within the last six months, he re-worked family drama Brothers & Sisters , which returns to ABC-TV September 30th; wrote the pilot episode of new comedy Eli Stone , a mid-season ABC replacement; and helped conceive Dirty Sexy Money , which premiers on ABC September 26th. |
| September 10, 2007 | KA Golfer Wins Nationwide Tour Event in Utah Winning medalist honors and $90,000 at the Nationwide Utah Energy Solutions Championship was former PGA Tour competitor Franklin Langham, a member of Kappa Alpha Order. His 20 under par total of 264 included a first round score of 63. |
| September 5, 2007 | Pi Kappa Alpha Javelin Thrower Places Third at World Meet Breaux Greer, a Pike who was on the 2004 US Olympic team, won a Bronze Medal in the javelin (just under 300 feet) at the World Track & Field Championships at Osaka, Japan in early September. He was the first American to place in the World meet javelin competition since 1983 and is the top US candidate for the 2008 Olympic Games. |
| August 22, 2007 | Sigma Chi's Wes Parker Named to All-Time Gold Glove Team A panel of baseball experts and fans selected the nine best-fielding players in baseball history and Wes Parker of Sigma Chi got the nod at first base. The six-time Gold Glove winner played nine seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers and retired after the 1972 season. |
| August 3, 2007 | Delt War Hero's Book Reaches Number One on Best Seller List New book Lone Survivor , written by Sam Houston State University graduate Marcus Luttrell, a member of Delta Tau Delta, has reached the number one spot on the New York Times ' non-fiction best seller list. The book is the story of Navy SEALs team leader Luttrell, the lone survivor of Operation Redwing in June of 2005 in northern Afghanistan, and his team. As a result of his heroism, he was awarded the Navy Cross in 2006 by President Bush. |
| July 30, 2007 | Sigma Chi's Denny Matthews Inducted Into Baseball Hall of Fame Longtime play-by-play broadcaster Denny Matthews, a member of Sigma Chi from Illinois Wesleyan, received the Ford C. Frick Award and was inducted into the broadcaster's wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame on June 29th. He is in his 39th year with the Kansas City Royals. |
| July 24, 2007 | Delt Drew Carey to Replace Sigma Nu Legend Bob Barker TV host/comedian Drew Carey of Delta Tau Delta confirmed to Sigma Chi's David Letterman that he had just been confirmed as the man to replace Sigma Nu's Bob Barker on the "Price Is Right" show. On August 10th, Carey hosts a new CBS nighttime game show "The Power of 10". Barker retired after 35 years and 6,586 "Price Is Right" shows. |
| July 2, 2007 | Pi Kappa Alpha Golfer Wins His First Champions Tour Event After 91 starts on the Champions Tour without a victory, Pike Lonnie Nielsen won the Commerce Bank Championship in East Meadow, NJ. He had his biggest professional payday with scores of 66-64-69 for a two stroke win over the second place finisher. Bob Gilder of Sigma Alpha Epsilon finished fourth at the tournament. |
| June 28, 2007 | Greeks Spotlighted in SI's "Where Are They Now?" Issue Sports Illustrated's yearly "Where Are They Now?' double issue, dated July 2-9, features up-to-date profiles on five outstanding Greeks athletes of the past . Included in the magazine's eighth annual issue are baseball third baseman Sal Bando (Phi Gamma Delta); baseball pitcher Tommy John (Alpha Tau Omega); football Hall of Fame tackle Bob Lilly (Sigma Phi Epsilon); football running back Ed Marinaro (Psi Upsilon); and Olympic discus champ Al Oerter (Delta Tau Delta). |
| June 19, 2007 | Phi Kappa Tau's Patton Oswalt Featured in USA Today USA Today's Life section featured a cover story on comedian/actor Patton Oswalt, a Phi Kappa Tau alumnus from William & Mary, class of 1989. He was the sidekick of Kevin James (Pi Lambda Phi) on TV's "King of Queens" for nine seasons; is a frequent late-night talk show guest; and also is a comedy writer. |
| June 12, 2007 | Greeks Wins Tony Awards The 61st annual Tony Awards in New York saw three Greeks honored for their work on the Broadway stage. Winning seven Tonys was Best Play The Coast of Utopia , which earned a Best Direction of a Play Tony for Jack O'Brien of Delta Tau Delta and a Best Featured Actor in a Play Tony for Billy Crudup of Delta Kappa Epsilon. Named as Best Actor in a Play was Frank Langella of Alpha Chi Rho for his lead role in Nixon/Frost . |
| June 9, 2007 | Pi Kappa Alpha's Pletcher Wins First Triple Crown Race Veteran trainer Todd Pletcher of Pi Kappa Alpha ended a long drought at Triple Crown events when his horse, Rags to Riches, came through to win the Belmont Stakes. His horse, Rags to Riches, outdueled Preakness winner Curlin in the stretch to become the first filly to win the Belmont since 1905. |
| May 17, 2007 | New Steelers Head Coach Tomlin Featured in Sports Illustrated Kappa Alpha Psi's Mike Tomlin is featured in a five page story titled "Third Man In" in the May 21st issue of Sports Illustrated. The 35 year old William & Mary graduate is just the third coach the Pittsburgh Steelers have had over the past 38 years. |
| April 27, 2007 | Sigma Chi's Valentine and Pi Kappa Alpha's Pletcher Featured in Sports Illustrated The April 30th issue of Sports Illustrated features an eight page story on Sigma Chi's Bobby Valentine, the top manager in Japanese baseball, and a three page profile of Pi Kappa Alpha's Todd Pletcher, horse racing's hottest trainer with five horses running in the May 5th Kentucky Derby. |
| April 23, 2007 | Theta Chi Lee Iacocca and Delt Jeff Mezger Profiled in USA Today Fifteen years after retiring from the automotive industry, Lee Iacocca, has written a new book entitled Where Have All the Leaders Gone? Known as the man who saved Chrysler, the Lehigh University Theta Chi previously wrote a best-selling CEO business book (Iacocca: An Autobiography) in 1984. Today's edition of USA Today also profiled DePauw Delta Tau Delta alumnus Jeff Mezger, the CEO of KB Home. |
| April 10, 2007 | Two Phi Iota Alpha Alumni Receive Awards Receiving national awards at the American College Personnel Association/National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Joint Conference in early April were two alumni of Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity. Dennis Camacho received the ACPA Latin Network's Community Advancement Service Award and Dr. Juan Guardia was one of five recipients of the ACPA Annuit Coeptis Emerging Professional Award. |
| March 19, 2007 | Delt Named Swimmer of the Meet at NCAA Division III Championships Eric Dunn of Delta Tau Delta led Kenyon College to its 28th consecutive NCAA Division III title and was named Swimmer of the Meet. He won his second straight 1650 yard freestyle event and took first place crowns in the 400 individual medley and 500 freestyle. |
| March 18, 2007 | Tom Purtzer of SAE Wins AT&T Champions Classic Winning his first PGA Champions Tour event of 2007 was Sigma Alpha Epsilon's Tom Purtzer, who had a birdie on the fourth hole of sudden death, the longest playoff in the 18 year history of the Champions Tour. Andy Bean of SAE finished fourth and Phi Gamma Delta's Hale Irwin placed fifth. |
| March 17, 2007 | Delt Wrestler Wins Championship at NCAA Meet Winning the 184 pound championship at the NCAA Division I wrestling meet was Delta Tau Delta junior Jake Herbert of Northwestern University, who was undefeated with a 32-0 record. He was named NCAA Co-Wrestler of the Year by BigElevenWrestling.net. |
| February 19, 2007 | Watson of Alpha Sigma Phi Wins Champions Tour Event Winning the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am in Lutz, FL was Tom Watson of Alpha Sigma Phi. It was the Golf Hall of Famer's first-ever professional win in the state of Florida . Tying for second at the tournament was Andy Bean of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. |
| February 15, 2007 | Two Pi Kappa Alpha Undergraduates Honored by USA Today Named to USA Today's 18th annual All-USA College Academic first team of 20 students were two members of Pi Kappa Alpha: Frank Leibfarth of University of South Dakota and Joe O'Shea of Florida State University. Leibfarth is the first team place kicker on our NIC All-Fraternity All-American team for Divisions II and III. O'Shea was recently named student body president at FSU. |
| February 5, 2007 | Greeks at the Super Bowl Playing for the Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts was defensive tackle Anthony McFarland (Kappa Alpha Psi). On the Colts sideline were offensive coordinator Tom Moore (Sigma Alpha Epsilon) and offensive line coach Howard Mudd (Delta Tau Delta) while Bob Terpening (Tau Kappa Epsilon) is the team's Executive Vice President. Members of the Chicago Bears team were deep snapper Patrick Mannelly (Alpha Tau Omega), quarterback Brian Griese (Phi Gamma Delta), quarterback Kyle Orton (Pi Kappa Alpha) and defensive assistant Lloyd Lee (Beta Theta Pi). Doing the game color commentary for CBS-TV was Phil Simms (Tau Kappa Epsilon). |
| February 2, 2007 | Phi Gamma Delta's Wehrli Chosen for Pro Football Hall of Fame Defensive back Roger Wehrli of Phi Gamma Delta was named to the 2007 induction class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He played 14 seasons (1969-82) for the St. Louis Cardinals and will be officially inducted August 5th in Canton, OH. |
| January 23, 2007 | Kappa Alpha Psi's Tomlin Named Steelers Head Coach The Pittsburgh Steelers named Mike Tomlin as their new head coach on January 22nd. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi from William & Mary and had been defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings before becoming the 16th head coach in Steelers franchise history. |
| January 22, 2007 | Phi Gam Hale Irwin Wins MasterCard Championship One of the top players on the Champions Tour, Hale Irwin, won the season-opening MasterCard Championship in Hawaii. Coming off his first winless season in 12 years, the Colorado Phi Gamma Delta alumnus had a 23-under total to become the sixth-oldest player to win on the senior tour. |
| January 11, 2007 | U.S. House Majority Leader is a Sigma Chi |
| January 8, 2007 | Sigma Chi Wins Battle of Greek Coaches for #1 Ranking |
| December 22, 2006 | "We Are Marshall" Features Greek Involvement The new film "We Are Marshall", which focuses on the 1970 tragic football team plane crash, has a heavy Greek involvement. The two main stars are Matthew McConaughey (Delta Tau Delta) as new 1971 head coach Jack Lengyel and Matthew Fox (Phi Gamma Delta), who plays assistant coach William "Red" Dawson (Pi Kappa Alpha). Playing McConaughey's wife is Kimberly Williams-Paisley (Alpha Phi). Former Georgia record-setting kicker Billy Bennett (Kappa Alpha Order) plays Marshall kicker Blake Smith (Sigma Phi Epsilon). An actor portrays Bobby Bowden (Pi Kappa Alpha), who was head coach at West Virginia and helped the Marshall coaching staff following the crash. Early game footage features quarterback Ted Shoebridge, who was one of five Pi Kappa Alpha players who died in the crash. |
| December 16, 2006 | Greeks Earn Golden Globe Nominations |
| December 13, 2006 | Two Sigma Chis Lead Surprising Saints |
| December 8, 2006 | Michael Beebe of Sigma Pi is New Governor of Arkansas |
| December 1, 2006 | Sigma Pi's Tony Romo is Hottest NFL Quarterback |
November 22, 2006 |
Kappa Alpha Psi Hall of Famer Profiled in USA Today |
November 15, 2006 |
Sigma Alpha Epsilon's Scott Boras Profiled in USA Today |
October 27, 2006 |
Greeks Among Candidates for 2007 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class |
October 3, 2006 |
SAE's Andy Bean Wins Greater Hickory Classic |
September 18, 2006 |
Sigma Alpha Epsilon's Bob Gilder Wins Champions Tour Event |
August 3, 2006 |
Five Greeks Are Charter Members of New Basketball Hall of Fame |
July 13, 2006 |
Zeta Psi's Sullivan Joins Bush Team |
June 21, 2006 |
Sigma Nu's Riley Leads Miami to the NBA Championship |
June 8, 2006 |
SAE Pitcher is Second Player Picked in Baseball Draft |
June 6, 2006 |
Sigma Tau Gamma's Gil Morgan Wins Champions Tour Event |
May 24, 2006 |
Phi Kappa Tau's Paul Newman Profiled on USA Today's Front Page |
May 23, 2006 |
Lambda Chi Named Entertainer of the Year |
May 17, 2006 |
College Football Hall of Fame Picks Three Greeks |
May 1, 2006 |
Three Greeks Chosen for College Baseball Hall of Fame |
April 14, 2006 |
Two Greeks Named to NCAA 50th Anniversary Team |
April 12, 2006 |
USA TODAY Profiles BET Founder |
April 4, 2006 |
Beta Alumnus Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame |
April 3, 2006 |
Delt Executive Tackles GM Problems |
March 15, 2006 |
Sigma Chi Golfer Wins PGA Honda Classic |
March 1, 2006 |
Phi Gam Golfer Wins First Pro Tournament Since 1982 |
February 16, 2006 |
Sig Eps Spotlighted in Time Magazine |
February 9, 2006 |
Possible Greek Presidential Candidates |
February 7, 2006 |
Greeks at the Academy Awards Ceremony |
February 5, 2006 |
Greeks at the Super Bowl |
January 24, 2006 |
Two new NFL Greek head coaches |