List of Theta Delta Chi members
This is a list of notable members of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity. Names are listed followed by the school attended and the graduation year.[1]
Arts
- John Brougham, New York Graduate 1857, 19th century actor, dramatist, and orator
- Thomas Thackeray Swinburne, University of Rochester 1892, Poet
- Fitz James O'Brien, New York Graduate 1857, New York Literary Bohemian, science fiction pioneer
- Robert Frost, Dartmouth 1896, four time Pulitzer Prize winning poet
- Alexander Woollcott, Hamilton 1896, drama critic NY Times, Herald-Tribune, Sun.
- Norman H. Hackett, Michigan 1898, actor
- Stanton Griffis, Cornell 1910, former Chairman of Board of Paramount Pictures and Madison Square Garden
- Arthur Hornblow, Jr., Dartmouth 1915, film producer Paramount and MGM
- Eric Johnston, Washington 1917, President of US Chamber of Commerce, Motion Picture Association of America
- Pat Ballard, Penn 1922, composer of the #1 song of 1954 "Mr. Sandman"
- Frank Thomas, Stanford 1933, Thumpers (Bambi) creator
- John Dunning, UCLA 1939, film editor, Oscar winner for Ben Hur
- Tad Mosel, Amherst 1944, Pulitzer Prize for All the Way Home
- Gardner McKay, Cornell 1953, actor, drama critic
- John Nichols, Hamilton 1962, author The Milagro Bean Field War The Sterile Cuckoo
- Joseph J. Ellis, William and Mary 1965, author Founding Brothers, American Sphinx, His Excellency
- James Woods, MIT 1969, actor
- Kary Antholis, Bowdoin 1984, documentary producer
- Charles "Chip" Esten, William and Mary 1987, actor/comedian, Whose Line Is It Anyway?
- Sendhil Ramamurthy, Tufts 1996, actor from Heroes
- Hasan Piker, Rutgers 2013, online streamer,
Medicine
- Frank Lahey, Harvard 1904, Founder of Boston's Lahey Clinic
- Park Dietz, Cornell 1970, Renowned Forensic Psychologist
Public life
- M. D. Ball, College of William and Mary 1854, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and collector of customs for the Alaska Territory[2]
- Allen Beach, Union 1849, Lt. Governor of New York, Secretary of State of New York
- John C. Nicholls, William and Mary 1853, Georgia (Rep.)
- William D. Bloxham, William and Mary 1854, Governor of Florida
- Clement Hall Sinnickson, Union 1855, New Jersey (Rep.)
- Frederick George Bromberg, Harvard 1858, Alabama (Rep.)
- John Hay, Brown 1858, Abraham Lincoln's secretary, Secretary of State
- Henry J. Spooner, Brown 1860, Rhode Island (Rep.)
- William W. Thomas, Jr., Bowdoin 1860, US Minister (Ambassador) to Norway and Sweden
- Henry R. Gibson, Hobart 1862, Tennessee (Rep.)
- Daniel N. Lockwood, Union 1865, New York (Rep.)
- John Bayard McPherson, Princeton 1866, Judge, US Court of Appeals
- Hosea M. Knowlton, Tufts 1867, Chief Prosecutor in Lizzie Borden case, Attorney General of Massachusetts [3]
- John W. Griggs, Lafayette 1868, Governor of New Jersey, Attorney General
- Nathan F. Dixon, III, Brown 1869, US Senator from Rhode Island
- John Bellamy, Virginia 1875, Senator North Carolina
- Walter R. Stiness, Brown 1877, Rhode Island (Rep.)
- James McLachlan, Hamilton 1878, California (Rep.)
- Thomas B. Kyle, Dartmouth 1880, Ohio (Rep.)
- Frederick C. Stevens, Bowdoin 1881, Minnesota (Rep.)
- Daniel J. McGillicuddy, Bowdoin 1881, Maine (Rep.)
- John A. Dix, Cornell 1883, Governor of New York
- Gonzalo de Quesada, CCNY 1888, architect of Cuban Independence Movement (statue at Havana Park)
- John H. Bartlett, Dartmouth 1894, Governor of New Hampshire
- Joseph Irwin France, Hamilton 1895, US Senator from Maryland
- Rollin B. Sanford, Tufts 1897, New York (Rep.)
- James A. Hamilton, Rochester 1898, New York Secretary of State [4]
- Harlan W. Rippey, Rochester 1898, US District Court Judge/New York Court of Appeal Judge
- Earle S. Warner, Hobart 1902, New York Supreme Court Justice
- Arthur W. Coolidge, Tufts 1903, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
- William F. Love, Rochester 1903, New York Supreme Court Justice
- Frank Henry Buck, Berkeley 1907, California (Dem.)
- Maurice E. Crumpacker, Michigan 1909, Oregon (Rep.)
- Allen J. Furlow, Michigan 1916, Minnesota (Rep.)
- Eric Johnston, Washington 1917, US Chamber of Commerce President
- Irving M. Ives, Hamilton 1919, Senator New York
- Louis P. Beaubien, McGill 1925, Senator of Canada from Quebec
- Lane Dwinell, Dartmouth 1928, Governor of New Hampshire
- Herman T. Schneebeli, Dartmouth 1930, Pennsylvania (Rep.)
- Philleo Nash, Wisconsin 1932, Presidential Adviser for Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman, led integration of US Armed Forces [5]
- Henry P. Smith, Dartmouth 1933, New York (Rep.)
- John W. Tuthill, William and Mary 1932, Ambassador to Brazil
- Alvin M. Bentley, Michigan 1940, Michigan (Rep.)
- Robert L. Leggett, Berkeley 1948, California (Rep.)
- Joseph B. Benedetti, William and Mary 1951, Virginia (Rep.)
- Thomas R. Pickering, Bowdoin 1953, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
- Jerry Lewis, UCLA 1956, California (Rep.)
- Wesley C. Uhlman, Washington 1956, Mayor of Seattle
- Hugh Rodham, Penn State 1972, Public Defender and Brother of Hillary Rodham Clinton[6]
- Bruce Rauner, Dartmouth 1978, Governor of Illinois
- Michael K. Powell, William and Mary 1985, Chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission
Education
- Elmer H. Capen, Tufts 1860, President of Tufts University
- William Leslie Hooper, Tufts 1877, Acting President of Tufts University [7]
- Frederick W. Hamilton, Tufts 1880, President of Tufts University [7]
- Ernest W. Huffcut, Cornell 1884, Dean of Cornell Law School, Legal Advisor to New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes
- Alexander Meiklejohn, Brown 1893, President of Amherst College
- Guy S. Ford, Wisconsin 1895, President of University of Minnesota, Phi Beta Kappa
- Hollis Godfrey, Tufts 1895, President of Drexel University
- Samuel P. Capen, Tufts 1898, President of the University of Buffalo
- Frank E. Compton, Wisconsin 1898, Creator of Compton's Encyclopedia
- Edmund Ezra Day, Dartmouth 1905, President of Cornell University
- Chauncey S. Boucher, Michigan 1909, President of University of West Virginia/Chancellor of the University of Nebraska
- Robert E. Doherty, Illinois 1909, President of Carnegie Mellon University
- Erwin Schell, MIT 1912, Dean of MIT Department of Business and Engineering
- Leonard Carmichael, Tufts 1921, President of Tufts University, Secretary of Smithsonian
- Alvin D. Chandler, William and Mary 1922, President of College of William and Mary
- Francis H. Horn, Dartmouth 1930, President of the University of Rhode Island
- Norman Topping, Washington 1930, Chancellor of the University of Southern California
- Julian Gibbs, Amherst 1946, President of Amherst College
- Richard M. Freeland, Amherst 1963, President of Northeastern University
Scholarship
- William Leete Stone, Jr., Brown 1858, historian
- Stephen M. Babcock, Tufts 1886, inventor of the Babcock Centrifuge (butterfat testing)
- Henry Crampton, CCNY 1893, paleontologist and evolutionary biologist
- Herbert E. Bolton, Wisconsin 1895, President of the American Historical Association
- Carlos Baker, Dartmouth 1932, Hemingway biographer, scholar of Princeton University
- Lester C. Thurow, Williams 1960, Dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management
Military
- Raymond W. Bliss, Tufts 1910, former Surgeon General of the U.S. Army
- John W. Cudmore, Toronto 1958, surgeon and US Army major general[8][9]
- Silas B. Hays, Iowa State 1924, former Surgeon General of the United States Army
- Arthur Japy Hepburn, Dickinson 1896, Admiral Commander in Chief of the U.S. Fleet
- William Lamb, William and Mary 1853, Civil War "Hero of Fort Fisher"
- Benjamin P. Lamberton, Dickinson 1862, Admiral U.S. Navy
- Donald B. MacMillan, Bowdoin 1897, Arctic explorer, Rear Admiral, U.S.N.
- Robert Lee Scott Jr., Arizona State 1932, U.S. General
- Franklin Guest Smith, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1859, U.S. Army brigadier general[10]
- Eben Swift, Dickinson 1874, Major General U.S. Army
- Henry Goddard Thomas, Bowdoin 1858, Brigadier General U.S. Army first regular officer to command United States Colored Troops
- Colonel William Loyd Osborne, UCLA 1936, Assistant Chief of Staff at the 6th Army, Presidio of San Francisco. Distinguished Service Cross, Combat Infantry Badge, and inductee to the Ranger Hall of Fame.
Architecture
- John William Merrow, Dartmouth 1897
- Raymond M. Hood, Brown 1902, Rockefeller Center and Chicago Tribune
Business
- Howard Melville Hanna, Union 1859, President of M.A. Hanna Co. and Globe Iron Works
- Eugene Grace, Lehigh 1899, Chairman of the Board of Bethlehem Steel
- Harvey Dow Gibson, Bowdoin 1902, President of the Manufacturers Trust Co
- Dwight Follett, Illinois 1925, President of Follett Corporation
- Charles C. Tillinghast Jr., Brown 1932, President of TWA, Chancellor of Brown University
- Charles K. Fletcher Jr., Stanford 1950, Chairman of the Home Federal Saving Assoc
- Mark H. McCormack, William and Mary 1950, CEO International Management Group
- William J. Henry, William and Mary 1963, President Time Life Books, Inc.
- Michael R. Burns, Arizona State 1980, Vice Chairman of Lionsgate
- Jack D. Furst, Arizona State 1981, Partner of Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc.
- Robert Cleave, Arizona State University 1985, President and Chairman, Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services
- Michael J. Saylor, MIT 1987, Founder MicroStrategy
- Tom First, Brown 1989, Co-founder of Nantucket Nectars
- Tom Scott, Brown 1989, Co-founder of Nantucket Nectars
- Samer Hamadeh, Stanford 1991, Co-founder of Vault.com
Engineering and science
- Alexander Lyman Holley, Brown 1853, Bessemer Steel, statue in Washington Square, NYC
- Frederick Vernon Coville, Cornell 1887, Botanist, Founder of the United States National Arboretum
- William Henry Brewer, Yale 1889, Botanist, Chair of Agriculture at Yale
- Charles Hook Tompkins, George Washington 1906, Founder of Charles H. Tompkins Construction Company
- Dan Geer, MIT 1972, computer security specialist
- Peter Diamandis, MIT 1983, space flight entrepreneur
Sport
- Edward Marsh, Lehigh 1894, gold medalist 1900 Olympics – rowing
- William Wilson Talcott, Michigan 1901, Quarterback of team inspiring "The Victors"
- Harold A. Fisher, CCNY 1902, College Basketball Hall of Fame Member, author of first college basketball rules
- Edward Lindberg, Tufts 1909, gold and bronze medalist at the 1912 Olympics - track
- Wally Snell, Brown 1913, player Boston Red Sox
- Leon Tuck, Dartmouth 1915, silver medalist 1920 Olympics – hockey
- Jackson Keefer, Brown 1925, All-American 1924, 1925, early NFL player Providence Steam Roller 1926, Dayton Triangles 1928
- Walter Francis O'Malley, Pennsylvania 1926, owner of Brooklyn/LA Dodgers
- William F. McAfee, Jr., Michigan 1929, player Chicago White Sox
- John W. Allyn, Lafayette 1939, owner of Chicago White Sox
- Donald Canham, Michigan 1941, University of Michigan Athletic Director
- Harry Dalton, Amherst 1950, Executive VP Milwaukee Brewers
- William P. Ficker, Berkeley 1950, Winner of America's Cup Race
- Benjamin L. Abruzzo, Illinois 1952, Crewmember of "Double Eagle II" (first trans-Atlantic balloon flight)
- Mark Donohue, Brown 1959, Indianapolis 500 Winner
- Ned Gillette, Dartmouth 1967, Olympic skier and explorer[11]
- Darrin Nelson, Stanford 1981, Stanford All-American, player Minnesota Vikings
- Jeffrey L. Ballard, Stanford 1982, baseball player for Baltimore Orioles
- Chuck Muncie, Berkeley 1975, player New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers
- James Lofton, Stanford 1978, NFL wide receiver, 2004 NFL Hall of Fame Inductee
- Garin Veris, Stanford 1985, player New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers
- John Brody, Tufts 1995, Major League Baseball Senior VP of Corporate Sales and Marketing
- Sean Morey, Brown 1999, player New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals 1999–present
- Chas Gessner, Brown 2003, player New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2003–present
- Nick Thompson, Wisconsin 2004, MMA fighter
- Zak DeOssie, Brown 2007, player 2007 4th round draft pick New York Giants
- Alex Magleby,Dartmouth 2000, Dartmouth Rugby, US Eagles (Years unknown), coach (years unknown), CEO and Co-Founder/Co-Owner of the New England Free Jacks (years unknown).
- Ben Harburg, Tufts 2006, international business executive and owner of Al-Kholood Club in the Saudi Pro League and Cádiz CF in the Spanish Segunda División.
- John Steel Hagenbuch, Dartmouth 2027, Olympic cross-country skier
Clergy
- Rt. Rev. John H. D. Wingfield, William and Mary 1853, Bishop of North Carolina
- Rt. Rev. A. M. Randolph, William and Mary 1855, Bishop of Virginia
- Henry Christopher McCook, Washington and Jefferson 1859, Presbyterian clergyman, naturalist, and prolific author on religion, history, and nature
- David Gregg, Washington and Jefferson 1865, Presbyterian clergyman, pastor of Park Street Church
- Rev. Franklin Clark Fry, Hamilton 1921, President of the Lutheran Church of America
- Rt. Rev. Robert C. Rusack, Hobart 1947, Bishop of Los Angeles
References
- ^ Unless otherwise cited, the referenced alumni can be found in: Ed. McCready, Adam (2004). The Theta Delta Chi Membership Handbook. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Cambridge Offset Printing.
- ^ "Mottrom Dulany Ball: A Founding Father of Alaska". Alaskan History Magazine. November–December 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Issuu.
- ^ Maxwell, W. J (1900). Greek Letter Men of Boston. College Bk. Co.
- ^ "Theta Delta Chi Political Members". 2008.
- ^ Officer, James (1988). "Philleo Nash (1909–1987)". American Anthropologist. 90 (4): 952–956. doi:10.1525/aa.1988.90.4.02a00140. JSTOR 680770.
- ^ "The Pillars of Prospect: Sigma Phi Sigma/Theta Delta Chi Alumni Association" (PDF). May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2008.
- ^ a b Chi, Theta Delta (1911). Sixth Catalogue of ΘΔΧ. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
- ^ Students' Administrative Council of the University of Toronto (1958). Torontonensis. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto. p. 399 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Anderson, Dale (September 28, 2023). "Dr. John W. Cudmore, 84, surgeon, major general in National Guard". The Buffalo News. Buffalo, New York. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jones, Frank Lawrence, ed. (May 1889). "Our Graduates". The Shield. Elmira, NY: Elmira Advertiser Print. p. 70 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Edward French Gillette - Dartmouth Class of 1967" (PDF). 1967.dartmouth.org. Retrieved August 25, 2025.