List of Theta Xi members

Theta Xi is a North American social college fraternity. It was founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1864 as an engineering fraternity, but later changed to a social fraternity.^[1] The following list of Theta Xi members includes initiated and honorary notable members of Theta Xi. Members are listed by name and chapter.

Academia

• Vladimir Karapetoff, professor of electrical engineering at Cornell University^[1][2]
• Palmer C. Ricketts (Alpha), Ninth president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute^[1]
• Charles F. Scott, electrical engineer and professor at Yale University^[1]
• Homer L. Shantz, botanist and president of the University of Arizona^[1]
• William F. Sharpe (Alpha Zeta), Awarded the 1990 Nobel Prize for Economics and emeritus professor at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business^[3]
• Raymie Stata (Delta), assistant professor of computer science at the Baskin School of Engineering at University of California, Santa Cruz
• Frederick E. Turneaure, professor and dean of engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison^[1]

Art and architecture

• Jay Alders (Gamma Mu), visual artist
• Jim Davis (Kappa Kappa), creator of Garfield comic strip^[4][5]
• Emil Praeger (Alpha), architect and civil engineer^[6]

Business and nonprofits

• Marshall Goldsmith (Kappa), executive leadership coach and author^[7]
• Charles Hayden (Delta), senior partner of Hayden, Stone & Co., industrialist, and philanthropist^[8]
• David Hirsch (Alpha Beta), founder 21st Century Dads Foundation^[9]
• Travis Kalanick (Alpha Zeta ), founder and CEO of Uber^[10]
• Ray Klinginsmith (Beta Iota), world president of Rotary International^[11]
• Jack Lindquist (Alpha Nu), former president of Disneyland (1990–1994)^[5]
• Benjamin H. Oehlert Jr., president of Minute Maid, vice-president of The Coca-Cola Company, and U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan^[2]
• Jimmy Rane, businessman and CEO of Great Southern Wood Preserving^[12]

Entertainment

• Philip Bartholomae, playwright, lyricist, screenwriter, and theatre director^[1]
• Richard Boone (Tau, former), Emmy-winning actor^[5]
• Bruce Davison (Lambda), Golden Globe Award winning actor^[13]
• Bill Doleman (Alpha Epsilon), studio analyst for Root Sport Southwest
• Buddy De Sylva (Alpha Nu), Oscar-nominated composer, producer, and executive
• Henderson Forsythe, Tony Award-winning actor and one of the actors who has played Colonel Sanders for KFC
• Ferde Grofé (Alpha Nu), composer^[14]
• Charles Lederer, film screenwriter, Tony Awards double winner, and producer
• Dudley Nichols, Oscar-winning screenwriter
• Patrick Simmons (Beta Beta), founding member of The Doobie Brothers^[15]

Government

• James Hall (Alpha), New York State Paleontologist
• Eric O'Neill (Beta Zeta), FBI operative, subject of the movie Breach^[12]

Law

• Malcolm Lucas, Supreme Court of California justice^[5]

Literature and journalism

• Bill Dedman (Iota), Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and bestselling author
• Richard Reeves (Gamma), author and syndicated columnist^[16]

Military

• Ronald L. Burgess Jr. (Beta Zeta), 17th Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and United States Army lieutenant general^[12]
• William L. Haskin, U.S. Army brigadier general^[1]
• .John S. McCain Jr(Kappa Lambda, alumni initiate), United States Navy admiral

Politics

• Alva B. Adams (Beta), U.S. Senator from Colorado^[1]
• Truman H. Aldrich, U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama^[1]
• Butler Ames, U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts^[1]
• Frank Church (Tau), U.S. Senator from Idaho 1957-1981^[5]
• Jim Donelon (Beta Xi), Louisiana Insurance Commissioner and Louisiana House of Representatives
• Mayson Foster (Beta Pi), Mayor of Hammond, Louisiana^[17]
• Claude Harris Jr. (Alpha Lambda), U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama (1987–1993); Circuit Judge, 1977–1985
• Donald H. Magnuson (Upsilon), U.S. House of Representatives from Washington^[2]
• John Morroni, Florida House of Representatives^[2]
• W. Aubrey Thomas, U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio^[1]
• William H. Wiley (Alpha), U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey^[18]

Science and technology

• Edwin Howard Armstrong (Epsilon), electrical engineer and inventor who developed FM (frequency modulation)
• Allen B. DuMont (Alpha), scientist and inventor^[19]
• James S. Voss (Beta Zeta), astronaut^[20][12]
• Frederick Winslow Taylor (Gamma), father of scientific management

Sports

• Al Brosky (Alpha Beta), member of the College Football Hall of Fame
• Ray Clay (Gamma Kappa), Chicago Bulls announcer
• Lee Eilbracht (Alpha Beta), professional baseball player with the Chicago Cubs and scout for the Arizona Diamondbacks
• Ryan Mathews (Kappa Sigma), NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver for Bill Davis Racing
• Tom Penders (Alpha Pi), head men's basketball coach at the University of Houston
• Frank Quilici (Beta Theta), former manager of the Minnesota Twins
• Bob Schaefer (Alpha Pi), former manager of the Kansas City Royals
• Jerry Tagge (Alpha Epsilon), professional football player with the Green Bay Packers^[15]
• Steve Wright (Alpha Lambda), professional football player with the Chicago Fire (WFL)

See also

• List of Theta Xi chapters