List of Delta Chi members
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The followng list of Delta Chi members includes notable initiated and honorary members of the Delta Chi fraternity.
Business[edit]
- Mel Fisher, Purdue, 1945 - treasure hunter
- Samuel Ginn, Auburn, 1959 - Chairman and CEO of Vodafone AirTouch, PLC
- Thomas Glasgow, Michigan State, 1968 - former Chief Operations Officer of McDonald's Corp.
- Paul Waterman, Michigan State, 1987 - CEO of BP Lubricants Castrol
- Chauncey W.W. "Tex" Cook, Texas, 1930 - former chairman & CEO of General Foods
- Reinhold Schmieding, Michigan State University, 1977 - Billionaire businessman and the founder and CEO of Arthrex.
- Seth Klarman Cornell University, 1979 -Billionaire investor, hedge fund manager, author, chief executive and portfolio manager of the Baupost Group.
Education and academia[edit]
- Carey Cavanaugh, Florida, 1976 - Director of Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky
Entertainment[edit]
- Adam Levine, Colorado 1988 – Artist management
- Alan Horn, Union, 1965 – president and chief operating officer of Warner Brothers Studios, former president and COO of 20th Century Fox
- Alex Albrecht, American, 1998 - actor and podcaster
- Ben Becker, America, 1993 - ESPN sportscaster
- Kevin Costner, Cal State Fullerton, 1974 - actor, director, and producer
- Brad Ellis, Berkeley, 1992 - composer and singer; All-American offensive lineman
- Kirk Fogg, Fullerton, 1981 - host of Nickelodeon show Legends of the Hidden Temple
- Chuck Goudie, "Michigan State, 1977" - investigative reporter, ABC Chicago
- Tom Graeff, UCLA, 1952 - film writer, director and editor; known for Teenagers from Outer Space
- Ashton Kutcher, Iowa, 2000 - actor
- David Moretti, Southern California, 2002 - actor, The Lair
- Bill Pidto, Cornell, 1987 - ESPN sportscaster
- G. D. Spradlin, Oklahoma, 1941 - actor
- Peter van Steeden, NYU, 1925 - musical conductor
Law[edit]
- Edward R. O'Malley, Cornell, 1891 - New York State Attorney General; New York Supreme Court Justice
- Robert Smith Vance, Alabama, 1950 - late Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge from Alabama
- James Herbert Wilkerson, DePauw, 1899 - US District Court Judge
Literature and journalism[edit]
- Jarrett Bellini, American, 2001 - writer and humorist for CNN.com
- R. Dean Johnson, Kansas State, 1997 - author of Californium: A Novel of Punk Rock, Growing Up, and Other Dangerous Things
- Herb Klein, Southern California, 1945 - newspaper editor; former Press Secretary to President Nixon
- Russel B. Nye, Wisconsin, 1935 - Pulitzer Prize-winning author
- Richard Peck, Depauw, 1956 - Newbery Medal-winning author of children’s books
- Robert Newton Peck, Rollins, 1953 - writer of children's books, including the Soup series
- James B. Stewart, Depauw, 1973 - author of Bloodsport
Politics[edit]
- Jim Banks, Indiana, 2001 - former Indiana State Senator and current Congressman
- Otis R. Bowen, Indiana, 1939 - former Governor of Indiana and Secretary of Health and Human Services
- John Bricker, Ohio State, 1916 - past Governor and US Senator from Ohio
- William Jennings Bryan, Georgetown - US Congressman; US Secretary of State; US presidential candidate
- Doyle Carlton, Chicago, 1912 - 25th Governor of Florida
- Carey Cavanaugh, Florida, 1976 - former US Ambassador and peace negotiator
- George N. Craig, Arizona, 1932 - former Governor of Indiana
- Larry Craig, Idaho, 1976 - former US Senator from Idaho
- Robert Garcia, Long Beach State, 1999 - Mayor of the City of Long Beach
- Ronald 'Bo' Ginn, Georgia Southern, 1978 - former US Representative from Georgia
- Benjamin Harrison, Miami University - 23rd President of the United States
- Henry "Scoop" Jackson, Washington, 1934 - late Senator from Washington and presidential candidate
- Sam Johnson, SMU, 1951 - US House of Representatives
- Dan Mica, Florida, 2012 - United States House of Representatives
- John L. Mica, Florida, 1967 - US House of Representatives, Florida
- Dan Miller, Florida, 1964 - former US Representative, Florida
- Matthew Neely, West Virginia, 1904 - former governor of West Virginia, 1941–1945
- Reince Priebus, University of Wisconsin–Whitewater - Chairman of the Republican National Committee
- William S. Sessions, Kansas, 1951 - former director of the FBI
- Richard Shelby, Alabama, 1967 - US Senator, Alabama
- Bob Stump, Arizona State, 1951 - former US Representative, Arizona
- Craig Thomas, Wyoming, 1992 - late US Senator, Wyoming
- George Wallace, Alabama, 1965 - former Governor of Alabama, U.S. Presidential candidate
- James Henry "Jim" Webb, Jr., Southern California, 1967 - US Senator, Virginia; former Secretary of the Navy
- Bill Zeliff, Connecticut, 1959 - former US Representative from New Hampshire
Science and medicine[edit]
- Henry Hartsfield, Auburn, 1974 - space shuttle commander
- George Tiller, Kansas, 1964 - physician and director of a women's health care services clinic in Wichita who performed late-term abortions; murdered on May 31, 2009
Sports[edit]
- Christian Castaneda, South Florida, 2011- Right Wing Midfielder Hertha BSC, Berlin, Germany; United States Men's National Team
- Jon Daniels, Cornell, 1999 - General Manager for the Texas Rangers; youngest GM in baseball history[1]
- Tommy Deckard, Indiana, 1938 - member of the 1936 Olympic team; former world record holder in steeplechase
- Rod Dedeaux, Southern California, 1935 - former USC coach and college baseball's "Coach of the Century"
- Jack Del Rio, Southern California, 1985 - former head coach of the Oakland Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars
- Mark Dominik, Kansas, 1993 - current general manager of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Pat Gillick, Southern California, 1958 - baseball executive; member of the 2011 Major League Baseball Hall of Fame class
- Nolan Harrison, Indiana, 1990 - former NFL lineman
- Larry Himes, Southern California, 1964 - former general manager for the Chicago Cubs
- Michael Huyghue, Cornell, 1984 - sports lawyer and businessman
- Don Lash, Indiana University, 1937 - winner of the 1938 James E. Sullivan Award as the outstanding amateur athlete in the US
- Ron Mix, Southern California, 1960 - NFL Hall of Fame member
- A.J. Preller, Cornell, 1999 - General Manager for the San Diego Padres
- Sean Salisbury, Southern California, 1985 - former NFL quarterback and former ESPN analyst
- Frank Sommer, Pennsylvania, 1910 - former Head Football Coach of Michigan State
- Scott Studwell, Illinois, 1976 - former star Illinois linebacker, two-time Minnesota Viking Pro Bowler
- Don Thorp, Illinois, 1985 - former Illinois defensive tackle who saw NFL play briefly for three years
- Rick Welts, Washington, 1975 - current president and chief operating officer for the Golden State Warriors