Greek News
Country Music Artists Cranking Out New CDs
Within the last several months, a number of country singers have released new CDs for their fans, including "Greatest Hits II" by Kenny Chesney (Lambda Chi Alpha) and "To You and Yours", a 32 track "best of" import by George Hamilton IV (Kappa Alpha Order). In the last three weeks, Willie Nelson (Tau Kappa Epsilon) has released two CDs: "Lost Highway" and "American Classic". Other recent new titles in stores are "Big Dreams & High Hopes" by Jack Ingram (Alpha Tau Omega) and "Slide on Over Here" by Steve Azar (Pi Kappa Alpha). Next up are "Revival" on August 31st by Radney Foster (Phi Gamma Delta) and "Doin' My Thing" on October 6th by Luke Bryan (Sigma Chi). Tim McGraw (Pi Kappa Alpha) has also announced a fall release for his newest untitled CD.
Greek Featured on Parade Magazine Cover for Second Straight Week
The August 9th edition of Parade featured Brad Pitt on it's cover and a comprehensive inside feature titled "Inside The Private World of Brad Pitt". The University of Missouri Sigma Chi is now starring in the new major film "Inglorious Basterds", which reaches theaters on August 21st. It's a World War II revenge fanatasy about a squad of Jewish-American soldiersin occupied France and he's a squad commander.
Panel Ranks Beta Theta Pi’s John Wooden as Best Coach Ever
In its current issue, The Sporting News announced results of a panel of 118 distinguised coaches who chose the 50 greatest U.S. coaches from all sports. Topping the list was UCLA basketball coach John Wooden of Beta Theta Pi, who won 10 NCAA titles in a 12-year span. Among the other 19 Greeks selected: #3-"Bear" Bryant (Sigma Nu); #4 Phil Jackson (Sigma Alpha Epsilon); #6-"Red" Auerbach (Tau Epsilon Phi); #8-Dean Smith (Phi Gamma Delta); #12-Paul Brown (Delta Kappa Epsilon); #13-Joe Paterno (Delta Kappa Epsilon); #14 George Halas (Tau Kappa Epsilon); #18-Tom Landry (Delta Kappa Epsilon); #20-Bill Belichick (Chi Psi); #23-Eddie Robinson (Alpha Phi Alpha); #24-Bobby Bowden (Pi Kappa Alpha); #27-Woody Hayes (Sigma Chi); #29-Bud Wilkinson (Psi Upsilon); #30-Pat Rlley (Sigma Nu); #31-Pete Newell (Phi Kappa Tau); #36-"Bo" Schembechler (Sigma Alpha Epsilon); #40-Amos Alonzo Stagg (Psi Upsilon); #47-Hank Iba (Lambda Chi Alpha); and #48-Tommy LaSorda (Pi Kappa Phi).
Delta Chi’s Ashton Kutcher Featured in Parade
The cover story, "I'm Still Looking for Trouble", in Parade magazine's edition on Sunday focused on the growing career of actor Ashton Kutcher. The Delta Chi initiate left the University of Iowa in1997 to get into modeling in New York, before moving to Hollywood for a film and TV career. His next film is entitled "Spread" and he has also become a successful producer at the age of 31.
