PAST AND PRESENT INTERFRATERNAL LEADERS IN GOVERNMENT
Fraternities and sororities teach leadership and service, two tenants key to civic engagement, so it should come as no surprise that many men and women involved in political service at its highest levels are also members of fraternal organizations.
Additionally, there are a significant number of fraternity men who have served as President of the United States of America with approximately 44 percent of U.S. Presidents having held fraternity membership. The tables below identify the men and women currently serving in a political office and their affiliation, as well as former Presidents, Vice Presidents and other notable political figures.
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HOUSE/SENATE | NAME | STATE | ORGANIZATION | |
House | Alma Adams | North Carolina | Alpha Kappa Alpha | |
House | Robert Aderholt | Alabama | Kappa Alpha Order | |
House | Rick Allen | Georgia | Alpha Tau Omega | |
House | Kelly Armstrong | North Dakota | Sigma Chi | |
House | Jodey Arrington | Texas | Phi Delta Theta | |
House | Cindy Axne | Iowa | Kappa Kappa Gamma | |
House | Jim Banks | Indiana | Delta Chi | |
House | Andy Barr | Kentucky | Sigma Alpha Epsilon | |
Senate | John Barrasso | Wyoming | Phi Kappa Tau | |
House | Karen Bass | California | Delta Sigma Theta | |
House | Joyce Beatty | Ohio | Delta Sigma Theta | |
Senate | Michael Bennet | Colorado | Beta Theta Pi | |
House | Ami Bera | California | Beta Theta Pi | |
House | Stephanie Bice | Oklahoma | Alpha Chi Omega | |
House | Dan Bishop | North Carolina | Sigma Chi | |
House | Sanford D. Bishop Jr. | Georgia | Kappa Alpha Psi | |
Senate | Marsha Blackburn | Tennessee | Chi Omega | |
Senate | Roy Blunt | Missouri | Kappa Alpha Order | |
Senate | John Boozman | Arkansas | TBD | |
House | Kevin Brady | Texas | Lambda Chi Alpha | |
Senate | Mike Braun | Indiana | Phi Delta Theta | |
House | Babin Brian | Texas | Pi Kappa Alpha | |
House | Mo Brooks | Alabama | Theta Chi | |
House | Vern Buchanan | Florida | Local | |
House | Tim Burchett | Tennessee | Sigma Chi | |
Senate | Richard Burr | North Carolina | Kappa Sigma | |
Senate | Shelley Capito | West Virginia | Kappa Kappa Gamma | |
Senate | Benjamin Cardin | Maryland | Pi Lambda Phi | |
Senate | Thomas Carper | Delaware | Delta Tau Delta | |
House | John Carter | Texas | Pi Kappa Alpha | |
House | Sean Casten | Illinois | Chi Psi | |
House | Kathy Castor | Florida | Delta Delta Delta | |
House | Yvette Clark | New York | Delta Sigma Theta | |
House | Katherine Clark | Massachusetts | Kappa Kappa Gamma | |
House | Emanuel Cleaver | Missouri | Alpha Phi Alpha | |
House | James Clyburn | South Carolina | Omega Psi Phi | |
House | Steve Cohen | Tennessee | Zeta Beta Tau | |
House | Bonnie Coleman | New Jersey | Alpha Kappa Alpha | |
Senate | Chris Coons | Delaware | Delta Kappa Epsilon | |
House | Jim Cooper | Tennessee | Chi Psi | |
Senate | John Cornyn | Texas | Local | |
House | Jim Costa | California | Sigma Alpha Epsilon | |
House | Charlie Crist | Florida | Pi Kappa Alpha | |
Senate | Steve Daines | Montana | Sigma Nu | |
House | Danny K. Davis | Illinois | Alpha Phi Alpha | |
House | Rodney Davis | Illinois | Alpha Tau Omega | |
House | Val Demings | Florida | Delta Sigma Theta | |
House | Ted Deutch | Florida | Alpha Epsilon Pi | |
House | Lloyd Doggett | Texas | Lambda Chi Alpha | |
House | Drew Ferguson | Georgia | Sigma Alpha Epsilon | |
Senate | Deb Fischer | Nebraska | Gamma Phi Beta | |
House | Marcia L. Fudge | Ohio | Delta Sigma Theta | |
House | Ruben Gallego | Arizona | Sigma Chi | |
House | John Garamendi | California | Sigma Chi | |
Senate | Kirsten Gillibrand | New York | Kappa Kappa Gamma | |
House | Josh Gottheimer | New Jersey | Alpha Epsilon Pi | |
Senate | Lindsey Graham | South Carolina | Pi Kappa Phi | |
Senate | Chuck Grassley | Iowa | Alpha Gamma Rho | |
House | Sam Graves | Missouri | Alpha Gamma Sigma | |
House | Garret Graves | Louisiana | Sigma Chi | |
House | Al Green | Texas | Alpha Phi Alpha | |
House | Morgan Griffith | Virginia | Pi Kappa Phi | |
House | Michael Guest | Mississippi | Kappa Sigma | |
Senate | Bill Hagerty | Tennessee | Sigma Alpha Epsilon | |
House | Alcee L. Hastings | Florida | Kappa Alpha Psi | |
House | French Hill | Arkansas | Phi Kappa Psi | |
House | Ashley Hinson | Iowa | Pi Beta Phi | |
Senate | John Hoeven | North Dakota | Local | |
House | Steven Horsford | Nevada | Alpha Phi Alpha | |
House | Steny H. Hoyer | Maryland | Sigma Chi | |
House | Richard Hudson | North Carolina | Kappa Alpha Order | |
House | Jared Huffman | California | Phi Delta Theta | |
House | Sheila Jackson Lee | Texas | Alpha Kappa Alpha | |
House | Hakeem Jeffries | New York | Kappa Alpha Psi | |
House | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Texas | Alpha Kappa Alpha | |
House | Henry C. "Hank" Jr. Johnson | Georgia | Omega Psi Phi | |
House | Mike Johnson | Louisiana | Kappa Sigma | |
House | Dusty Johnson | South Dakota | Phi Delta Theta | |
House | Robin Kelly | Illinois | Sigma Gamma Rho | |
Senate | John Kennedy | Louisiana | Sigma Nu | |
Senate | Angus King | Maine | Delta Upsilon | |
House | Adam Kinzinger | Illinois | Sigma Alpha Epsilon | |
House | David Kustoff | Tennessee | Alpha Tau Omega | |
House | Brenda Lawrence | Michigan | Delta Sigma Theta | |
House | Susie Lee | Nevada | Delta Gamma | |
House | Ted Lieu | California | Sigma Alpha Mu | |
House | Billy Long | Missouri | Delta Upsilon | |
House | Tracey Mann | Kansas | Delta Chi | |
Senate | Roger Marshall | Kansas | Beta Theta Pi | |
House | Lucy McBath | Georgia | Delta Sigma Theta | |
Senate | Mitch McConnell | Kentucky | Phi Kappa Tau | |
House | Don McEachin | Virginia | Kappa Alpha Psi | |
House | David McKinley | West Virginia | Beta Theta Pi | |
House | Gregory Meeks | New York | Alpha Phi Alpha | |
Senate | Robert Menendez | New Jersey | Lambda Theta Phi | |
House | Mary Miller | Illinos | Alpha Gamma Delta | |
House | Blake Moore | Utah | Sigma Chi | |
Senate | Jerry Moran | Kansas | Alpha Tau Omega | |
Senate | Lisa Murkowski | Alaska | Pi Beta Phi | |
House | Stephanie Murphy | Florida | Chi Omega | |
House | Jerry Nadler | New York | Alpha Epsilon Pi | |
House | Richard Neal | Massachusetts | Tau Kappa Epsilon | |
House | Dan Newhouse | Washington | Alpha Gamma Rho | |
House | Ralph Norman | South Carolina | Pi Kappa Alpha | |
House | Devin Nunes | California | Alpha Gamma Rho | |
Senate | Alex Padilla | California | Zeta Psi | |
House | Steven Palazzo | Misissippi | Sigma Chi | |
House | Dean Phillips | Minnesota | Sigma Chi | |
House | Tom Reed | New York | Delta Sigma Phi | |
House | Tom Rice | South Carolina | Alpha Tau Omega | |
House | Cedric Richmond | Louisiana | Omega Psi Phi | |
Senate | James Risch | Idaho | Phi Delta Theta | |
House | David Rouzer | North Carolina | Phi Delta Theta | |
House | Bobby Rush | Illinois | Iota Phi Theta | |
House | Tim Ryan | Ohio | Delta Tau Delta | |
House | Steve Scalise | Louisiana | Acacia | |
House | Jan Schakowsky | Illinois | Delta Phi Epsilon | |
House | Brad Schneider | Illinois | Sigma Nu | |
House | Kurt Schrader | Oregon | Phi Gamma Delta | |
House | David Scott | Georgia | Alpha Phi Alpha | |
House | Robert C. Scott | Virginia | Alpha Phi Alpha | |
House | Austin Scott | Georgia | Sigma Alpha Epsilon | |
House | Terri A. Sewell | Alabama | Alpha Kappa Alpha | |
Senate | Richard Shelby | Alabama | Delta Chi | |
House | Steve Stivers | Ohio | Delta Upsilon | |
House | Greg Stuebe | Florida | Alpha Gamma Rho | |
House | Eric Swalwell | California | Alpha Sigma Phi | |
House | Bennie G. Thompson | Mississippi | Kappa Alpha Psi | |
House | Michael Turner | Ohio | Delta Sigma Phi | |
House | Lauren Underwood | Illinois | Alpha Kappa Alpha | |
House | Beth Van Duyne | Texas | Kappa Alpha Theta | |
House | Michael Waltz | Florida | Kappa Alpha Order | |
Senate | Ralph Warnock | Georgia | Alpha Phi Alpha | |
Senate | Elizabeth Warren | Massachusetts | Kappa Alpha Theta | |
House | Daniel Webster | Florida | Tau Kappa Epsilon | |
House | Brad Wenstrup | Ohio | Sigma Alpha Epsilon | |
Senate | Roger Wicker | Mississippi | Sigma Nu | |
House | Nikema Williams | Georgia | Alpha Kappa Alpha | |
House | Roger Williams | Texas | Sigma Chi | |
House | Frederica Wilson | Florida | Alpha Kappa Alpha | |
House | Joe Wilson | South Carolina | Sigma Nu | |
House | Robert J. Wittman | Virginia | Delta Tau Delta | |
House | Steve Womack | Arkansas | Kappa Alpha Order | |
NAME | GREEK ORGANIZATION |
Rutherford B. Hayes | Delta Kappa Epsilon** |
James Garfield | Delta Upsilon |
Chester A. Arthur | Psi Upsilon |
Grover Cleveland | Sigma Chi* |
Benjamin Harrison | Phi Delta Theta & Delta Chi |
William McKinley | Sigma Alpha Epsilon |
Theodore Roosevelt | Delta Kappa Epsilon & Alpha Delta Phi |
William Howard Taft | Psi Upsilon |
Woodrow Wilson | Phi Kappa Psi |
Calvin Coolidge | Phi Gamma Delta |
Franklin D. Roosevelt | Alpha Delta Phi** |
Harry S. Truman | Lambda Chi Alpha & Alpha Delta Gamma** |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | Tau Epsilon Phi |
John F. Kennedy | Phi Kappa Theta |
Gerald Ford | Delta Kappa Epsilon |
Ronald Reagan | Tau Kappa Epsilon |
George H. W. Bush | Delta Kappa Epsilon |
Bill Clinton | Phi Beta Sigma** |
George W. Bush | Delta Kappa Epsilon |
NAME | GREEK ORGANIZATION |
Lucy B. Hayes | Kappa Kappa Gamma** |
Grace Goodhue Coolidge | Pi Beta Phi |
Lou Henry Hoover | Kappa Kappa Gamma |
Barbara Pierce Bush | Pi Beta Phi* |
Laura Welch Bush | Kappa Alpha Theta |
Eleanor Roosevelt | Alpha Kappa Alpha** |
NAME | GREEK ORGANIZATION |
Adlai Stevenson I | Phi Delta Theta |
Alben W. Barkley | Delta Tau Delta |
Calvin Coolidge | Phi Gamma Delta |
Charles G. Dawes | Delta Upsilon |
Charles W. Fairbanks | Phi Gamma Delta |
Chester A. Arthur | Psi Upsilon |
Dan Quayle | Delta Kappa Epsilon |
Garret Hobart | Delta Phi |
George H. W. Bush | Delta Kappa Epsilon |
Gerald Ford | Delta Kappa Epsilon |
Harry S. Truman | Lambda Chi Alpha & Alpha Delta Gamma** |
Henry Agard Wallace | Delta Tau Delta |
Hubert Humphrey | Phi Delta Chi & Alpha Phi Alpha** |
James Schoolcraft Sherman | Sigma Phi |
John Nance Garner | Pi Kappa Alpha |
Mike Pence | Phi Gamma Delta |
Nelson Rockefeller | Psi Upsilon |
Schuyler Colfax | Beta Theta Pi** |
Theodore Roosevelt | Delta Kappa Epsilon & Alpha Delta Phi |
Thomas Riley Marshall | Phi Gamma Delta |