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*Bruce Collier ''Texas 1935'' - Former Publicist Warner Brothers |
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*[[Kevin Costner]] ''Cal State Fullerton'' - Actor/Director/Producer (''Dances With Wolves'', ''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'', ''JFK'', ''The |
*[[Kevin Costner]] ''Cal State Fullerton'' - Actor/Director/Producer (''Dances With Wolves'', ''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'', ''JFK'', ''The Bodyguard'', ''Waterworld'', ''Field of Dreams'') |
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*Douglas Drake ''Florida 1986'' - TV Colorist for Warner Brothers |
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*[[Tom Graeff]] ''UCLA 1952'' - Film Writer/Director/Editor; famous for [[Teenagers from Outer Space]] |
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*[[Don Thorp]], Former Illini defensive tackle who saw NFL play briefly for three years.<ref>''Delta Chi Quarterly''[http://www.deltachi.org/quarterly/summer_fall_01/summer_fall_01.pdf]</ref> |
*[[Don Thorp]], Former Illini defensive tackle who saw NFL play briefly for three years.<ref>''Delta Chi Quarterly''[http://www.deltachi.org/quarterly/summer_fall_01/summer_fall_01.pdf]</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:40, 11 June 2008
| Delta Chi | |
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| ΔΧ | |
| File:Delta Chi Coat of Arms.JPG | |
| Founded | October 13, 1890 Cornell University |
| Type | Social |
| Scope | United States, Canada |
| Motto | Leges "Law" |
| Colors | Red and Buff |
| Symbol | Knight-Errant |
| Flower | White Carnation |
| Philanthropy | V Foundation for Cancer Research |
| Chapters | 126 |
| Nickname | D-Chi's, Delta's |
| Headquarters | 314 Church St. (P.O. Box 1817) Iowa City, Iowa 52244-1817 USA |
| Website | www.deltachi.org |
Delta Chi (ΔΧ) (del-ta kai) or D-Chi is an international secret letter college social fraternity formed on October 13, 1890 at Cornell University initially as a professional fraternity for law students. In fact, the open motto of the Fraternity remains Leges, the Latin word for law. In 1922 the Fraternity officially started accepting general male student membership. The Fraternity is headquartered at 314 Church Street in Iowa City, Iowa. The spiritual founder of the fraternity is Sir Edward Coke. His idealism is best exemplified with one of his most famous quotes: "The King should be under no man, but under God and the Law." There are now 126 chapters and colonies of Delta Chi across North America. Delta Chi has initiated over 94,000 men since founding.[1]
Delta Chi Preamble
We, the members of The Delta Chi Fraternity, believing that great advantages are to be derived from a brotherhood of college and university men, appreciating that close association may promote friendship, develop character, advance justice, and assist in the acquisition of a sound education, do ordain and establish this Constitution.
Colonization The Fraternity boasts an 91% colonization success rate: 31 of 34 groups started since 2001 remain active to date.
Delta Chi initiation involves various rituals that have remained the same since the Fraternity's founding in 1890.
Chapters and Colonies
Famous Delta Chis
Government
- Craig Thomas, U.S. Senator, Wyoming
- Richard Shelby, U.S. Senator, Alabama
- James Webb, U.S. Senator, Virginia, former Secretary of the Navy
- Larry Craig, U.S. Senator, Idaho
- Sam Johnson, U.S. House of Representatives, Texas
- John L. Mica, U.S. House of Representatives, Florida
- Carey Cavanaugh, former U.S. Ambassador and peace negotiator, Florida
- Dan Miller, former U.S. House of Representatives, Florida
- Bob Stump, former U.S. House of Representatives, Arizona
- John Bricker, Past Governor and U.S. Senator from Ohio
- Henry "Scoop" Jackson, late Senator from Washington and presidential candidate
- Otis R. Bowen, former Governor of Indiana and Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Henry Hartsfield, space shuttle commander
- William S. Sessions, former Director of the FBI
- Bill Zeliff, former U.S. Representative from New Hampshire
- George Wallace, former Governor of Alabama
- Robert Smith Vance, late Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge from Alabama, killed by mail bomb
- William Jennings Bryan, famous orator and presidential candidate
- Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States
- Brad Cole, Southern Illinois 1994, Mayor Carbondale, Illinois
- Edward R. O'Malley, New York State Attorney General, and New York Supreme Court justice
Industry and Finance
- John Calhoun, former Vice President of Quaker Oats
- Phillip J. Carroll, famous thinker
- William Cole, Senior Vice President of Shearson Lehman Brothers
- C.W.W. "Tex" Cook, former Chairman of General Foods
- Drew Dallet, Kent State 1993, President of Boom Creative, Inc.
- Antonio Davis-Fairman, Managing Partner of Kane Pierpont Capital Partners
- Jerry Dozier, Vice President of Merrill Lynch
- Verne Drews, Vice President of Nabisco
- Mel Fisher, Famous Treasure Hunter
- Sam Ginn, Chairman of the Board of Vodafone AirTouch
- Thomas Glasgow, former Chief Operations Officer of McDonald's
- R. Jim Harring, Corporate Vice President of Motorola
- William Hayes, Senior Vice President of Texas Instruments
- Elliott Jonas, Former Owner, President, and CEO of All Appliance Parts
- Gordon Jones, retired Vice President of Hearst Publications
- Ed Kangas, former Chairman of the Board of Deloitte & Touche
- Herb Klein, former Editor-in-Chief of Copley newspapers and former President Nixon's Press Secretary
- Dave Kolander, retired Vice President of 3M
- Albert C. Labriola,"Duquesne University"- Distinguished University Professor, Secretary of Milton Society of America, General Editor Medieval and Renaissance Literary Studies
- Charles Marshall, former Vice Chairman of the Board for AT&T.
- Brian G. Sayre, California University of Pennsylvania 1980, Pioneer in the field of Special Education
- Michael D. Scott, Managing Director, Head of U.S. Government Entities, Banc of America Securities LLC
- Jared Simmons, Famed Phoenix Hotel Developer
- Dirk Van De Graaf,(Michigan State 78) Vice President, Merrill Lynch
- Greg Mark West, (Michigan State 78) President National Pasteurized Eggs,INC. Davidson Eggs
- Douglas Young, The Ohio State University 1992, Director - Acquisition Sales, PMSI, Inc.
- Stuart Zolot, Senior Vice President and CFO of Marc USA
- Ben Cypher, Former CFO of Enron
- Timothy A. Wright, self made billionaire
- Brett A. Parenzan, Creator of the "Bowflex"
- Patric S. Ruppel, Civil Rights Activist
Arts and Entertainment
- Andrew A. Armas Iowa 1984 - On-line Producer for Fox Sports; 2003 Emmy Winner
- Jarrett Bellini American 2001 — Writer/Humorist, CNN.com
- Bruce Collier Texas 1935 - Former Publicist Warner Brothers
- Kevin Costner Cal State Fullerton - Actor/Director/Producer (Dances With Wolves, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, JFK, The Bodyguard, Waterworld, Field of Dreams)
- Douglas Drake Florida 1986 - TV Colorist for Warner Brothers
- Tom Graeff UCLA 1952 - Film Writer/Director/Editor; famous for Teenagers from Outer Space
- Chuck Goudie Mich. St. 1977 - Investigative Reporter WLS-TV Chicago
- Joe Haney SMU 1950 - Retired Director of the Texas A&M Band
- Alan Heitz Maryland 1994 - Actor ("Buffy, The Vampire Slayer", "Frasier", "The Suite Life of Zach and Cody")
- Ross Himes Abracadabra 1924 - Ziegfield Follies
- Joe Hollinshead Arizona 1994 - Creative Executive for Worldwide Pants (David Letterman's Production Company)
- Kevin James DePauw 1983 - Music/Composer: "NYC Playground" - 2005 World Choral Music Symposium
- Bruce Alan Johnson Iowa 1987 - Actor/Singer; “Sunset Blvd,” “ Tokyo Can Can”
- Ashton Kutcher Iowa — Actor (Dude, Where's My Car, That 70's Show), Producer (Punk'd, Hollyhood)
- Jonathan Lucas SMU 1941 - Director and Choreographer. Former Director on “The Dean Martin Show”
- Rojer G. Madruga Indiana 1987 - Thor Films Producer
- Don P. McDiarmid Stanford 1920 - Composer, Conductor, Trumpeter; Conducted at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel
- James Quinn Indiana 1947 - ABC-TV Production Representative
- Anthony Bourdain "NYU 1974" - Writer/Traveler/Eater
- Nelson Soler Fullerton 1986 - Writer/Producer: "Lincoln Heights," "The Bachelor"
- Robert Clay Smith Kansas City 1973 - Coordinating Producer “Access Hollywood ”
- Bryan St. Pere Illinois 1990 – Drummer: Hum
- Thomas Swale Kansas 1968 - Television Screenwriter: “Hart to Hart,” “The Fall Guy,” “The Love Boat,” “Lottery!,” “Glitter,” “Hotel”
- Benjamin Swalin Columbia 1928 - Founder and Former Director/Conductor of the North C arolina Symphony Orchestra; Author of "Hard-Circus Road: The Odyssey of the North Carolina Symphony"
- Peter Van Steeden NYU 1925 - Musical Conductor: “The Fred Allen Show,” “Lucky Strike Hit Parade,” “Omnibus,” “Abbott & Costello,” “Break the Bank,” “The Jack Pearl Show,” “Duffy's Tavern,” “Snoopnagle and Bud”
- Randolph Walker Rollins 1951 - Theatrical Actor: “Don Juan in Hell,” “The Heretic,” “ Chalk Garden ,” “Royal Family,” “A Lion in Winter,” “The King & I”
- Adam Wasser South Florida 2002 - Actor: “The West Wing,” “Big Love,”
- Tru Tran American 1996 - Actor: "How High"
- Chris Mooney New Hampshire 1991 - Bestselling Author: “Deviant Ways,” “World Without End,” “Remembering Sarah,” “The Missing.”
- Ben Becker, ESPN Sportscaster
- G. D. Spradlin, Actor from such movies as The Godfather II; Tora, Tora, Tora; Lords of Discipline; and Apocalypse Now
- Joey Stinson, Actor
- James B. Stewart, author of Bloodsport and other titles
- Robert Newton Peck, Writer of children's books, including the Soup series
- Richard Peck, Newbery Medal-winning author of children’s books
- Bill Pidto, ESPN Sportscaster
- Russell Nye, Pulitzer Prize winning author
- Kirk Fogg, Host of Nickelodeon show "Legends of the Hidden Temple"
- Robert Rohletter, 1970s songwriter famous for writing Diana Ross and the Supremes' hit single, "Respect"
- Douglas Clemons, Michigan State '80, Film Writer/Producer/Editor; known for All Jacked Up (film)
Sports
- Jon Daniels, General Manager for the Texas Rangers, youngest GM in baseball history.[2]
- Rod Dedeaux, former USC coach and college baseball’s “Coach of the Century”
- Scott Studwell, former star Illini linebacker, two-time Minnesota Viking Pro Bowler
- Pat Gillick, former General Manager for the Seattle Mariners, current General Manager of the Philadelphia Phillies
- Nolan Harrison, NFL Hall of Fame member
- Larry Himes, former General Manager for the Chicago Cubs
- Ron Mix, NFL Hall of Fame member
- Sean Salisbury, former NFL quarterback and ESPN Analyst
- Jack Del Rio, Head Coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars
- Skip Pitlock, Retired Major League pitcher
- Don Thorp, Former Illini defensive tackle who saw NFL play briefly for three years.[3]