North-American Interfraternity Conference

Greeks from NIC member fraternities highlighted in the news

This section is reserved for highlighting breaking news on NIC fraternity members in entertainment, sports, politics, business, etc. The news items are added as we become aware of them and are able to confirm them. Most recent items will be posted in the spinner on the NIC main page. Please submit any breaking news to Jay Langhammer at JLangha132@aol.com.

August 27, 2008	Delt Tau Delta Major Leaguer Profiled in USA Today Eighteen year veteran pitcher Mike Mussina of the New York Yankees was the cover story in today's edition. The Stanford graduate has been one of the season's top hurlers with a 16-7 record and is shooting for his first 20 win season, which will enhance his chances of being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
August 25, 2008	Three KAs, SAE Head Coach Win Silver Medals In one of the last events of the Beijing Olympics, the U.S. men's water polo team took the Silver Medal. Key players were Kappa Alpha Order alumni Tony Azevedo, Peter Hudnut and Peter Varellas, all from Stanford University. The water polo team's head coach was Terry Schroeder, a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and a two-time Silver Medal winner as a player in 1984 and 1988.
August 22, 2008	KA's Sam Wyche Profiled in USA Today Today's edition featured a lengthy profile and three photos of former NFL head coach and player Sam Wyche, a member of Kappa Alpha Order from Furman, who is now the only former NFL head coach now working in the high school coaching ranks. He last coached for the Buffalo Bills in 2005 and was a broadcast commentator until 1999. He's the Pickens, SC Meals on Wheels chairman, is running for the Pickens County council and runs his 28-acre farm.
August 22, 2008	Lambda Chi Wins Olympic Gold Medal Phillip Dallhausser, a member of Lambda Chi Alpha, and his playing partner, Todd Rogers, took first place honors in the men's two-man beach volleyball competition in Beijing, China. He is Lambda Chi's first medalist in 20 years.
August 18, 2008	SAE Twins Win Bronze Medals Standout tennis players Bob and Mike Bryan from Stanford University won Bronze medals with their third place finish in men's doubles play. Both are members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
July 2, 2008	Three KA Alumni Named to U.S. Olympic Water Polo Team Heading to Beijing as members of the United States team are three alumni of Kappa Alpha Order's chapter at Stanford University. Named as team captain was Tony Azevedo '05, a four-time Olympian, while Peter Hudnut '03 and Peter Varellas '06 will make their first Olympic appearance.
May 21, 2008	Phi Sigma Kappa's David Cook Wins "American Idol" The big winner in the seventh season finale of the Fox Network's "American Idol" is singer David Cook, a member of Phi Sigma Kappa from the University of Central Missouri. Over 97.5 million viewed voted, with Cook winning by a 12 million vote margin.
May 21, 2008	SAE's Andy Beans Wins Champions Tour Event Winning his first Champions Tour event in nearly two years was Andy Bean of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He won $255,000 after a one stroke victory at the Region's Charity Classic in Hoover, Alabama. Tying for fifth place was Lonnie Nielsen of Pi Kappa Alpha.
May 19, 2008	Greeks Score Big at Academy of Country Music Awards Named as ACM Entertainer of the Year for the fourth straight year at the annual awards show in Las Vegas was Kenny Chesney of Lambda Chi Alpha. Winning the New Male Vocalist award was Jack Ingram of Alpha Tau Omega. The vocal talents of Chesney, Tracy Lawrence of Sigma Pi and Tim McGraw of Pi Kappa Alpha combined on Find Out Who Your Friends Are, which took Vocal Event of the Year honors.
April 8, 2008	Greeks Earn Hall of Fame Honors During Final Four Weekend During college basketball's Final Four championship weekend in San Antonio, three Greeks were honored. Longtime NBA player and coach Pat Riley of Sigma Nu was named to the 2008 class of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA. The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City, MO, also announced its 2008 class, which includes two Kappa Alpha Psi members: 1988 Player of the Year Danny Manning and longtime head coach Nolan Richardson.
April 3, 2008	Phi Gam Morgan Spurlock Wins Fred Rogers Integrity Award Film director, writer and actor Morgan Spurlock, a member of Phi Gamma Delta at NYU, received the Fred Rogers Award, named in honor of the host of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, to recognize his efforts to protect children from harmful marketing. Spurlock directed and starred in the Oscar-nominated "Super Size Me" in 2004 and produced the 2007 film "What Would Jesus Buy", a look at the commercialization of Christmas and its effect on children. The award was presented by The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood.
March 25, 2008	SigEp Wrestler Wins Heavyweight Title at NCAA Meet Northwestern University's Dustin Fox, a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, won the heavyweight championship at the NCAA Division I meet. He posted a 29-1 record for the season and is Northwestern's first NCAA heavyweight champ since 1932.
March 24, 2008	Beta Head Coach Leads Team to NCAA Division III Title Mark Edwards, a member of Beta Theta Pi, led his 25-6 Washington University in St. Louis team to its first-ever NCAA Division III basketball championship. One of his key players was co-captain/guard Danny O'Boyle, a member of Sigma Chi. The Bears squad also included two other Sigs: center Tom Blount and guard Michael Young.
March 13, 2008	Phi Gam Seth Meyers on Entertainment Weekly Cover Seth Meyers, a member of Phi Gamma Delta from Northwestern University, shares the March 21st cover of Entertainment Weekly with his Update co-anchor Amy Poehler. Also featured in the SNL story is fellow cast member Will Forte, a member of Lambda Chi Alpha at UCLA, who has been on the show since 2002.
March 5, 2008	Five Greeks Chosen for College Baseball Hall of Fame The College Baseball Foundation announced the names of 12 players and coaches named to the 2008 National College Baseball Hall of Fame induction class and five Greeks were among the men selected. To be inducted on July 4th in Lubbock, TX during the Foundation's annual celebration of college baseball are the following great players: Pitcher Steve Arlin, Delta Tau Delta-Ohio State University Pitcher Burt Hooton, Kappa Alpha Order-University of Texas Shortstop Dick Howser, Sigma Nu-Florida State University Infielder Jackie Robinson, Alpha Phi Alpha-UCLA Pitcher Greg Swindell, Sigma Nu-University of Texas
February 29, 2008	Pi Kappa Alpha's Breaux Greer Featured in ESPN The Magazine The top United States javelin contender at the upcoming 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Breaux Greer of Pi Kappa Alpha, is profiled in the March 10th issue of ESPN The Magazine. The five page feature, entitled "Rogue Spear", includes five color photos of the eccentric 31-year-old from Louisiana-Monroe who has won the U.S. javelin championship every year this century.
February 17, 2008	Pi Kappa Alpha Student Named to USA Today Academic Team University of Pacific student body president Joshua Foster was named to the annual USA Today Academic third team. He was among 60 of the country's most outstanding undergraduates in the paper's annual listing and is a former president of the Pike chapter at Pacific.
February 4, 2008	Sigma Nu's Eli Manning Wins Super Bowl XLII MVP Award In leading the New York Giants to an upset 17-14 win over the New England Patriots, Giants quarterback Eli Manning became the first Sigma Nu to earn Most Valuable Player honors. Also playing for New York were the oldest man to play in a Super Bowl, punter Jeff Feagles of Pi Kappa Alpha, and lineback Zak DeOssie (Theta Delta Chi). Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gibride is a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon. Part of the Giants team but on Injured Reserve all season were fullback Jim Finn (Sigma Chi) and deep snapper Ryan Kuehl (Beta Theta Pi). Greeks with the New England team were head coach Bill Belichick (Chi Psi) and Andre Tippett (Kappa Alpha Psi), who is director of football development and promotions for community affairs. Doing TV play-by-play on the Fox Network was Joe Buck of Sigma Nu. On Saturday before the big game, longtime NFL linebacking star Tippett was the only Greek named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame class for 2008. Past Super Bowl MVPs from NIC member fraternities are QB Len Dawson of Alpha Tau Omega (SB IV); LB Chuck Howley of Sigma Chi (SB V); WR Fred Biletnikoff of Lambda Chi Alpha (SB XI); DE Harvey Martin of Kappa Alpha Psi (SB XII); QB Terry Bradshaw of Tau Kappa Epsilon (SB XIII, SB XIV); QB Jim Plunkett of Delta Tau Delta (SB XV); QB Phil Simms of Tau Kappa Epsilon (SBXXI); QB Mark Rypien of Delta Tau Delta (SB XXVI); DB Larry Brown of Kappa Alpha Psi (SB XXX); and QB John Elway of Delta Tau Delta (SB XXXIII).
January 28, 2008	Two Greeks Win PGA Events Longtime pro Jerry Pate, a member of Phi Gamma Delta, won the Champion Tour's Turtle Bay Championship for his first victory in 39 starts, shooting a 3 under par 211 in the three round event. In the first Nationwide Tour of the year, Delta Tau Delta's Scott Dunlap won his first tour event since 2004, shooting a 3 under four round total of 277, including a first round 65, at the Panama Movistar Championship.
January 15, 2008	USA Today Profiles Phi Gam Tim Finchem Today's edition featured a lengthy profile on PGA commissioner Tim Finchem, a Phi Gamma Delta from the University of Richmond. Now in his 15th year as commissioner, he has played a major role in the PGA Tour's growth and success.
January 3, 2008	Sigma Chi's Letterman Returns to the Airwaves David Letterman, a member of Sigma Chi from Ball State, was back on CBS-TV with his Late Show two months after the writers strike began. As president of his Worldwide Pants production company, he was able to work out a deal with the Writers Guild to allow the Late Show writers to return to work.
December 12, 2007	Archie Manning Named National Football Foundation Chairman Sigma Nu's Archie Manning, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and a longtime NFL quarterback, has become the National Football Foundation's sixth chairman since it's founding in 1947. He has served on the NFF board since 1993 and is the father of New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, who is also a Sigma Nu.
December 9, 2007	Four Greeks Receive Grammy Nominations Four alumni of NIC member fraternities received nominations from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Science. Receiving nominations were Dierks Bentley of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (four), Tim McGraw of Pi Kappa Alpha (four), Willie Nelson of Tau Kappa Epsilon (one) and Stephen Sondheim of Beta Theta Pi (two). The 50th annual Grammy Awards show will be telecast from Los Angeles on February 8th.
December 7, 2007	Sigma Pi's Frank Broyles Receives Award University of Arkansas athletic director Frank Broyles, who retires at the end of this month, was presented the National College Football Awards Association Contribution to College Football Award. A member of Sigma Pi, he served as Razorbacks head coach from 1958 through 1976 before becoming athletic director.
December 5, 2007	Theta Delta Chi's O'Malley Chosen for Baseball Hall of Fame Former Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley, a member of Theta Delta Chi, was one of five men selected by the Baseball Hall of Fame's veterans committee for summer 2008 induction into the Hall. Widely regarded as a pioneer in the westward expansion of the game, his Dodgers teams won four World Series championships and 11 National League pennants during his years as team owner..
November 27, 2007	SAE's Pat McEnroe Profiled in USA Today Under the headline "The quiet McEnroe" in the sports section, Davis Cup team captain Patrick McEnroe, a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon from Stanford, was featured as the United States prepares to play Russia in this weekend's Davis Cup final. The younger brother of John McEnroe also serves as an ESPN commentator and occasional radio and TV talk show host.
November 14, 2007	Phi Gamma Delta's Johnny Carson Named TV's Greatest Icon Entertainment Weekly magazine announced its list of The 50 Greatest TV Icons and Johnny Carson of Phi Gamma Delta ranked first. Other high-ranking Greeks from NIC member fraternities include #5 Walter Cronkite of Chi Phi; #10 Dick Clark of Delta Kappa Epsilon; #16 David Letterman of Sigma Chi; #20 Caroll O'Connor of Sigma Phi Epsilon; #28 Howard Cosell of Pi Lambda Phi; #29 John Ritter of Phi Gamma Delta; #34 Bob Barker of Sigma Nu; and #41 Jon Stewart of Pi Kappa Alpha. A total of 29 men were included on the list.
November 5, 2007	Delta Upsilon's Michael Eisner Has Big Plans for Topps Today's USA Today newspaper featured some interesting plans from former Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner, a Delta Upsilon from Denison, who oversees the consortium that recently purchased longtime sports cards leader Topps. He envisions Topps creating a movie, TV, Internet and publishing franchise around Bazooka Joe, the eye-patch-wearing kid introduced in 1953 on bubble gum card packs. The company will continue producing sports and entertainment cards, as it has since 1952. Helping Topps become the baseball card leader were Joel Shorin (president from 1963-86) and Sy Berger, who developed the first "modern baseball card" in 1952 and spent 50 years at Topps. Both Shorin (who passed away in 1988) and Berger were members of Sigma Alpha Mu at Bucknell.
October 31, 2007	ATO's Girardi Named New York Yankees Manager After spending the 2007 season as a broadcaster, Joe Girardi of Alpha Tau Omega has returned to the dugout as Yankees manager. He previously served as a bench coach for the Yankees in 2005 and was 2006 National League Manager of the Year while with the Florida Marlins.
October 25, 2007	Greeks Nominated for Country Music Association Awards Five Greeks from NIC fraternities are nominated for major awards at the upcoming 41st Annual CMA Awards show in Nashville on November 7th. The list includes the following: Male Vocalist of the Year--Kenny Chesney (Lambda Chi Alpha) Album of the Year--Dierks Bentley (Sigma Alpha Epsilon) for "Long Trip Alone" Song of the Year (award to songwriter)--Keith Anderson (Delta Tau Delta) for "Lost in This Moment" Musical Event--Tracy Lawrence (Sigma Pi) with Tim McGraw (Pi Kappa Alpha) & Kenny Chesney (Lambda Chi Alpha) for "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" Music Video of the Year--Kenny Chesney (Lambda Chi Alpha) for "You Save Me"
October 16, 2007	Greeks to be Inducted into the NABC Hall of Fame's Second Class The National Association of Basketball Coaches will induct their second class on November 18th in Kansas City, MO. Included among the 12 inductees are coach "Phog" Allen (Phi Kappa Psi); player Dick Groat (Sigma Chi); coach Henry Iba (Lambda Chi Alpha); coach Guy Lewis (Sigma Nu); and player-coach Norm Stewart (Beta Theta Pi).
October 1, 2007	Sigma Alpha Epsilon's Scott Boras Featured in ESPN The Magazine The October issue of ESPN The Magazine has a seven page feature on super agent Scott Boras, who is referenced on the cover as "the man who really runs baseball". The University of Pacific SAE alumnus represents such star players as Alex Rodriguez, Greg Maddux, Prince Fielder, Johnny Damon, Carlos Beltran and "Dice K" (Daisuke Matsuzaka).
September 20, 2007	Sigma Chi Alumnus Competes on "Survivor: China" Erik Huffman, a Sigma Chi from Furman University's class of 2000, appeared as a contestant on the fall premiere show of "Survivor: China" on the CBS-TV network.
September 19, 2007	Sigma Alpha Epsilon Alumni Lead US Davis Cup Team Today's USA Today sports section featured a full page story on tennis stars Bob and Mike Bryan, who are the United States doubles team in Davis Cup competition. Serving as captain of the US team is Pat McEnroe, who, like the Bryan twins, is a Sigma Alpha Epsilon alumnus from Stanford University.
September 11, 2007	USA Today Profiles Delt TV Producer The featured "cover story" in USA Today's Lifeline section was on producer Greg Berlanti, a Delta Tau Delta alumnus from Northwestern University. Within the last six months, he re-worked family drama Brothers & Sisters , which returns to ABC-TV September 30th; wrote the pilot episode of new comedy Eli Stone , a mid-season ABC replacement; and helped conceive Dirty Sexy Money , which premiers on ABC September 26th.
September 10, 2007	KA Golfer Wins Nationwide Tour Event in Utah Winning medalist honors and $90,000 at the Nationwide Utah Energy Solutions Championship was former PGA Tour competitor Franklin Langham, a member of Kappa Alpha Order. His 20 under par total of 264 included a first round score of 63.
September 5, 2007	Pi Kappa Alpha Javelin Thrower Places Third at World Meet Breaux Greer, a Pike who was on the 2004 US Olympic team, won a Bronze Medal in the javelin (just under 300 feet) at the World Track & Field Championships at Osaka, Japan in early September. He was the first American to place in the World meet javelin competition since 1983 and is the top US candidate for the 2008 Olympic Games.
August 22, 2007	Sigma Chi's Wes Parker Named to All-Time Gold Glove Team A panel of baseball experts and fans selected the nine best-fielding players in baseball history and Wes Parker of Sigma Chi got the nod at first base. The six-time Gold Glove winner played nine seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers and retired after the 1972 season.
August 3, 2007	Delt War Hero's Book Reaches Number One on Best Seller List New book Lone Survivor , written by Sam Houston State University graduate Marcus Luttrell, a member of Delta Tau Delta, has reached the number one spot on the New York Times ' non-fiction best seller list. The book is the story of Navy SEALs team leader Luttrell, the lone survivor of Operation Redwing in June of 2005 in northern Afghanistan, and his team. As a result of his heroism, he was awarded the Navy Cross in 2006 by President Bush.
July 30, 2007	Sigma Chi's Denny Matthews Inducted Into Baseball Hall of Fame Longtime play-by-play broadcaster Denny Matthews, a member of Sigma Chi from Illinois Wesleyan, received the Ford C. Frick Award and was inducted into the broadcaster's wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame on June 29th. He is in his 39th year with the Kansas City Royals.
July 24, 2007	Delt Drew Carey to Replace Sigma Nu Legend Bob Barker TV host/comedian Drew Carey of Delta Tau Delta confirmed to Sigma Chi's David Letterman that he had just been confirmed as the man to replace Sigma Nu's Bob Barker on the "Price Is Right" show. On August 10th, Carey hosts a new CBS nighttime game show "The Power of 10". Barker retired after 35 years and 6,586 "Price Is Right" shows.
July 2, 2007	Pi Kappa Alpha Golfer Wins His First Champions Tour Event After 91 starts on the Champions Tour without a victory, Pike Lonnie Nielsen won the Commerce Bank Championship in East Meadow, NJ. He had his biggest professional payday with scores of 66-64-69 for a two stroke win over the second place finisher. Bob Gilder of Sigma Alpha Epsilon finished fourth at the tournament.
June 28, 2007	Greeks Spotlighted in SI's "Where Are They Now?" Issue Sports Illustrated's yearly "Where Are They Now?' double issue, dated July 2-9, features up-to-date profiles on five outstanding Greeks athletes of the past . Included in the magazine's eighth annual issue are baseball third baseman Sal Bando (Phi Gamma Delta); baseball pitcher Tommy John (Alpha Tau Omega); football Hall of Fame tackle Bob Lilly (Sigma Phi Epsilon); football running back Ed Marinaro (Psi Upsilon); and Olympic discus champ Al Oerter (Delta Tau Delta).
June 19, 2007	Phi Kappa Tau's Patton Oswalt Featured in USA Today USA Today's Life section featured a cover story on comedian/actor Patton Oswalt, a Phi Kappa Tau alumnus from William & Mary, class of 1989. He was the sidekick of Kevin James (Pi Lambda Phi) on TV's "King of Queens" for nine seasons; is a frequent late-night talk show guest; and also is a comedy writer.
June 12, 2007	Greeks Wins Tony Awards The 61st annual Tony Awards in New York saw three Greeks honored for their work on the Broadway stage. Winning seven Tonys was Best Play The Coast of Utopia , which earned a Best Direction of a Play Tony for Jack O'Brien of Delta Tau Delta and a Best Featured Actor in a Play Tony for Billy Crudup of Delta Kappa Epsilon. Named as Best Actor in a Play was Frank Langella of Alpha Chi Rho for his lead role in Nixon/Frost .
June 9, 2007	Pi Kappa Alpha's Pletcher Wins First Triple Crown Race Veteran trainer Todd Pletcher of Pi Kappa Alpha ended a long drought at Triple Crown events when his horse, Rags to Riches, came through to win the Belmont Stakes. His horse, Rags to Riches, outdueled Preakness winner Curlin in the stretch to become the first filly to win the Belmont since 1905.
May 17, 2007	New Steelers Head Coach Tomlin Featured in Sports Illustrated Kappa Alpha Psi's Mike Tomlin is featured in a five page story titled "Third Man In" in the May 21st issue of Sports Illustrated. The 35 year old William & Mary graduate is just the third coach the Pittsburgh Steelers have had over the past 38 years.
April 27, 2007	Sigma Chi's Valentine and Pi Kappa Alpha's Pletcher Featured in Sports Illustrated The April 30th issue of Sports Illustrated features an eight page story on Sigma Chi's Bobby Valentine, the top manager in Japanese baseball, and a three page profile of Pi Kappa Alpha's Todd Pletcher, horse racing's hottest trainer with five horses running in the May 5th Kentucky Derby.
April 23, 2007	Theta Chi Lee Iacocca and Delt Jeff Mezger Profiled in USA Today Fifteen years after retiring from the automotive industry, Lee Iacocca, has written a new book entitled Where Have All the Leaders Gone? Known as the man who saved Chrysler, the Lehigh University Theta Chi previously wrote a best-selling CEO business book (Iacocca: An Autobiography) in 1984. Today's edition of USA Today also profiled DePauw Delta Tau Delta alumnus Jeff Mezger, the CEO of KB Home.
April 10, 2007	Two Phi Iota Alpha Alumni Receive Awards Receiving national awards at the American College Personnel Association/National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Joint Conference in early April were two alumni of Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity. Dennis Camacho received the ACPA Latin Network's Community Advancement Service Award and Dr. Juan Guardia was one of five recipients of the ACPA Annuit Coeptis Emerging Professional Award.
March 19, 2007	Delt Named Swimmer of the Meet at NCAA Division III Championships Eric Dunn of Delta Tau Delta led Kenyon College to its 28th consecutive NCAA Division III title and was named Swimmer of the Meet. He won his second straight 1650 yard freestyle event and took first place crowns in the 400 individual medley and 500 freestyle.
March 18, 2007	Tom Purtzer of SAE Wins AT&T Champions Classic Winning his first PGA Champions Tour event of 2007 was Sigma Alpha Epsilon's Tom Purtzer, who had a birdie on the fourth hole of sudden death, the longest playoff in the 18 year history of the Champions Tour. Andy Bean of SAE finished fourth and Phi Gamma Delta's Hale Irwin placed fifth.
March 17, 2007	Delt Wrestler Wins Championship at NCAA Meet Winning the 184 pound championship at the NCAA Division I wrestling meet was Delta Tau Delta junior Jake Herbert of Northwestern University, who was undefeated with a 32-0 record. He was named NCAA Co-Wrestler of the Year by BigElevenWrestling.net.
February 19, 2007	Watson of Alpha Sigma Phi Wins Champions Tour Event Winning the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am in Lutz, FL was Tom Watson of Alpha Sigma Phi. It was the Golf Hall of Famer's first-ever professional win in the state of Florida . Tying for second at the tournament was Andy Bean of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
February 15, 2007	Two Pi Kappa Alpha Undergraduates Honored by USA Today Named to USA Today's 18th annual All-USA College Academic first team of 20 students were two members of Pi Kappa Alpha: Frank Leibfarth of University of South Dakota and Joe O'Shea of Florida State University. Leibfarth is the first team place kicker on our NIC All-Fraternity All-American team for Divisions II and III. O'Shea was recently named student body president at FSU.
February 5, 2007	Greeks at the Super Bowl Playing for the Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts was defensive tackle Anthony McFarland (Kappa Alpha Psi). On the Colts sideline were offensive coordinator Tom Moore (Sigma Alpha Epsilon) and offensive line coach Howard Mudd (Delta Tau Delta) while Bob Terpening (Tau Kappa Epsilon) is the team's Executive Vice President. Members of the Chicago Bears team were deep snapper Patrick Mannelly (Alpha Tau Omega), quarterback Brian Griese (Phi Gamma Delta), quarterback Kyle Orton (Pi Kappa Alpha) and defensive assistant Lloyd Lee (Beta Theta Pi). Doing the game color commentary for CBS-TV was Phil Simms (Tau Kappa Epsilon).
February 2, 2007	Phi Gamma Delta's Wehrli Chosen for Pro Football Hall of Fame Defensive back Roger Wehrli of Phi Gamma Delta was named to the 2007 induction class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He played 14 seasons (1969-82) for the St. Louis Cardinals and will be officially inducted August 5th in Canton, OH.
January 23, 2007	Kappa Alpha Psi's Tomlin Named Steelers Head Coach The Pittsburgh Steelers named Mike Tomlin as their new head coach on January 22nd. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi from William & Mary and had been defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings before becoming the 16th head coach in Steelers franchise history.
January 22, 2007	Phi Gam Hale Irwin Wins MasterCard Championship One of the top players on the Champions Tour, Hale Irwin, won the season-opening MasterCard Championship in Hawaii. Coming off his first winless season in 12 years, the Colorado Phi Gamma Delta alumnus had a 23-under total to become the sixth-oldest player to win on the senior tour.
January 11, 2007	U.S. House Majority Leader is a Sigma Chi Now serving as majority leader of the United State House of Representatives is Steny Hoyer, a Democrat from Maryland . He is a Sigma Chi from the University of Maryland , class of 1963.
January 8, 2007	Sigma Chi Wins Battle of Greek Coaches for #1 Ranking University of Florida head coach Urban Meyer of Sigma Chi led his Gators squad to a big win over the Ohio State squad of Alpha Tau Omega's Jim Tressel in the season-ending BCS championship contest. Florida finished atop the Associated Press Top 25 after its convincing 41-14 victory over the Buckeyes. Ohio State ranked second and the USC Trojans, led by Pete Carroll (Sigma Alpha Epsilon) finished in fourth place.
December 22, 2006	"We Are Marshall" Features Greek Involvement The new film "We Are Marshall", which focuses on the 1970 tragic football team plane crash, has a heavy Greek involvement. The two main stars are Matthew McConaughey (Delta Tau Delta) as new 1971 head coach Jack Lengyel and Matthew Fox (Phi Gamma Delta), who plays assistant coach William "Red" Dawson (Pi Kappa Alpha). Playing McConaughey's wife is Kimberly Williams-Paisley (Alpha Phi). Former Georgia record-setting kicker Billy Bennett (Kappa Alpha Order) plays Marshall kicker Blake Smith (Sigma Phi Epsilon). An actor portrays Bobby Bowden (Pi Kappa Alpha), who was head coach at West Virginia and helped the Marshall coaching staff following the crash. Early game footage features quarterback Ted Shoebridge, who was one of five Pi Kappa Alpha players who died in the crash.
December 16, 2006	Greeks Earn Golden Globe Nominations Nominees for the 64th Golden Globe Awards include three Greeks. In the motion picture category, Delta Tau Delta's Will Ferrell received a Best Actor, Musical/Comedy for the film "Stranger Than Fiction". Sigma Chi's Brad Pitt received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in " Babel ". In the television category, Phi Kappa Psi's Zach Braff earned a Best Actor, Comedy/Musical Series for his performance in "Scrubs".
December 13, 2006	Two Sigma Chis Lead Surprising Saints USA Today's sports section featured a cover story on New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees , who has led the team to a 9-4 record with three games left in the regular season. Also a key factor in the Saints' turnaround is the leadership of first year head coach Sean Payton, who is also a Sigma Chi.
December 8, 2006	Michael Beebe of Sigma Pi is New Governor of Arkansas Recently elected as the new Governor of Arkansas was Sigma Pi alumnus Michael Beebe, who attended Arkansas State University . This summer, he was recognized as the Sigma Pi Founders Award winner (the Fraternity's highest honor) at the Sigma Pi national convocation.
December 1, 2006	Sigma Pi's Tony Romo is Hottest NFL Quarterback Creating a wave of excitement in NFL circles is Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo , a member of Sigma Pi Fraternity at Eastern Illinois University . Today's USA Today featured a sports section cover story on Romo's success since taking over at QB for the Cowboys. Since Romo threw five touchdown passes on Thanksgiving, his jersey is the number one seller on the www.NFLshop.com website.
November 22, 2006	Kappa Alpha Psi Hall of Famer Profiled in USA Today Profiled on the front page of USA Today's sports section was Bill Willis of Kappa Alpha Psi , who helped break the NFL's color barrier in 1946 when he signed with the Cleveland Browns. He was the first African-American to earn All-American honors at Ohio State and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977. Today, at the age of 85, he is a patriarch to today's African-American players.
November 15, 2006	Sigma Alpha Epsilon's Scott Boras Profiled in USA Today The man known as baseball's most powerful agent, Scott Boras of SAE, was profiled in the November 15th USA Today. The former minor league infielder has negotiated 10 contracts worth at least $60 million and his clients include Alex Rodriguez, Barry Zito and J.D. Drew.
October 27, 2006	Greeks Among Candidates for 2007 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class Players category--LB Randy Gradishar (Delta Upsilon); DE Charles Haley (Alpha Phi Alpha); LB John Offerdahl (Sigma Alpha Epsilon); QB Jim Plunkett (Delta Tau Delta); DB Ken Riley (Alpha Phi Alpha); QB Phil Simms ( Tau Kappa Epsilon); LB Andre' Tippett (Kappa Alpha Psi); DB Roger Wehrli (Phi Gamma Delta) Coaches category--Don Coryell (Beta Theta Pi) and Clark Shaughnessy (Sigma Chi) Contributors category--Bud Adams (Sigma Chi) and George Young (Chi Phi)
October 3, 2006	SAE's Andy Bean Wins Greater Hickory Classic Winning his first PGA Tour-sanctioned event since 1986 was Andy Bean of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. In winning his first Champions Tour event and biggest career payday, he won a one hole playoff to finish with a 15-under 201 total. Tying for fifth at the Greater Hickory Classic was SAE's Tom Purtzert . Tying for sixth place at the PGA Tour's American Express Championships was Luke Donald of Sigma Chi.
September 18, 2006	Sigma Alpha Epsilon's Bob Gilder Wins Champions Tour Event Winning the Constellation Energy Classic was SAE's Bob Gilder, who won his first Champions tournament since 2003. Tying for second was Don Pooley of Sigma Nu. Other high finishers were Tom Watson of Alpha Sigma Phi (T-6); Tom Purtzer of SAE (T-7); and Bruce Summerhays of Sigma Chi (T-10). Placing fourth at the Nationwide Tour's Boise Open was Scott Dunlap of Delta Tau Delta.
August 3, 2006	Five Greeks Are Charter Members of New Basketball Hall of Fame The new National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City , MO has named its inaugural class of five men who will be inducted on November 19th. They are Dr. James Naismith (Sigma Phi Epsilon), Oscar Robertson (Kappa Alpha Psi ), Bill Russell (Kappa Alpha Psi ), Dean Smith (Phi Gamma Delta) and John Wooden (Beta Theta Pi). This new HOF will be housed in the new Sprint Center being built in downtown Kansas City .
July 13, 2006	Zeta Psi's Sullivan Joins Bush Team Kevin Sullivan, a member of Zeta Psi at Purdue University , has become the new White House communications director for President Bush. Since 2000, he has been a vice president of communications for both NBC Sports and NBC Universal. Sullivan previously was with the NBA Dallas Mavericks for 18 years as public relations director and vice president of communications.
June 21, 2006	Sigma Nu's Riley Leads Miami to the NBA Championship Leading the Miami Heat to victory in the NBA playoffs was head coach Pat Riley of Sigma Nu, who won his fifth championship. Also involved in the championship final series for the Dallas Mavericks were owner Mark Cuban (Pi Lambda Phi) and player Eric Dampier (Kappa Alpha Psi ).
June 8, 2006	SAE Pitcher is Second Player Picked in Baseball Draft In the recent major league baseball draft, the Colorado Rockies selected Stanford pitcher Greg Reynolds, a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, as the second player chosen. He is still pitching in the NCAA playoffs as Stanford has reached the Super 8 regional playoffs.
June 6, 2006	Sigma Tau Gamma's Gil Morgan Wins Champions Tour Event Gil Morgan, a member of Sigma Tau Gamma, rallied from two strokes down on the final two holes to win the Allianz Championship in West Des Moines , Iowa . His final round score of 67 allowed him to finish at 16-under, breaking the tournament record by two strokes. Morgan has played on the PGA Tour, Senior PGA Tour and Champions Tour since 1973.
May 24, 2006	Phi Kappa Tau's Paul Newman Profiled on USA Today's Front Page Paul Newman of Phi Kappa Tau has been in Monterrey,Mexico this week for the Tecate Grand Prix as a racing team co-owner. Still consumed at age 81 with a passion for racing, he will be in Charlotte, North Carolina over the weekend for the premiere of "Cars", a new Disney animated film, which includes his voice narration, and for the Sunday night Coca-Cola 600.
May 23, 2006	Lambda Chi Named Entertainer of the Year Lambda Chi Alpha's Kenny Chesney was named Entertainer of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards show in Las Vegas . Other Greeks nominated were Dierks Bentley (Sigma Alpha Epsilon) in the Top Male Vocalist category; Randy Owen (Pi Kappa Phi) of Alabama in the Top Vocal Group category; and Tim McGraw (Pi Kappa Alpha), with his wife Faith Hill, in the Vocal Event of the Year category.
May 17, 2006	College Football Hall of Fame Picks Three Greeks The NCAA Division I-A Hall of Fame class for 2006 includes Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden (Pi Kappa Alpha); Penn State head coach Joe Paterno (Delta Kappa Epsilon); and Stanford linebacker Jeff Siemon (Delta Tau Delta). They will be inducted on December 5th at the National Football Foundation annual dinner in New York , with enshrinement to follow in 2007 at the Hall in South Bend , IN.
May 1, 2006	Three Greeks Chosen for College Baseball Hall of Fame Among the 10 charter members of the new College Baseball Hall of Fame are three former great college coaches: Rod Dedeaux (Delta Chi) of USC; Ron Fraser (Theta Chi) of Miami ; and Bobby Winkles (Sigma Chi) of Arizona State . The induction ceremony will take place in Lubbock , TX . on July 4th. Other Greeks who were nominated were coach Bobo Brayton (Sigma Phi Epsilon) and players Steve Arlin (Delta Tau Delta), Ray Fisher (Chi Psi ), Jackie Jensen (Alpha Delta Phi), Christy Mathewson (Phi Gamma Delta), Keith Moreland (Sigma Phi Epsilon), Joe Sewell (Pi Kappa Phi) and George Sisler (Delta Tau Delta).
April 14, 2006	Two Greeks Named to NCAA 50th Anniversary Team The NCAA recently announced its 50th Anniversary Division II Elite Eight Basketball Team, spotlighting the greatest players who have played in the championship final two rounds. Among the ten players selected were center Phil Jackson of North Dakota (Sigma Alpha Epsilon) and forward George Tinsley of Kentucky Wesleyan (Sigma Alpha Mu ).
April 12, 2006	USA TODAY Profiles BET Founder Profiled in USA TODAY's "Money" section is Kappa Alpha Psi's Robert Louis Johnson, who became the nation's first African-American billionaire when he sold the Black Entertainment Television empire to Viacom in 2000. As chairman of RLJ Cos., he is now the biggest black hotelier in the country and has ventured into other areas, such as professional sports (owner of the Charlotte NBA team), restaurants, private equity funds and banking.
April 4, 2006	Beta Alumnus Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame Beta Theta Pi's Dave Gavitt was the only Greek chosen for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in September. A former head coach at Providence College, he has also been chairman of NCAA Division's I's basketball committee; president of USA Basketball; Big East Conference commissioner; and chairman of the Hall of Fame's board of directors.
April 3, 2006	Delt Executive Tackles GM Problems The April 3rd edition of USA Today featured a cover story in its "Money" section on how Delta Tau Delta's Rick Wagoner is trying to improve things at General Motors, the world's biggest automaker. Already wearing two hats as GM's CEO and chairman of the board of directors, he has assigned himself to fix the company's money-losing North American operations as well.
March 15, 2006	Sigma Chi Golfer Wins PGA Honda Classic Winning his first PGA Tour event since 2002 was Luke Donald of Sigma Chi, who won the PGA Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens , FL. The 1999 NCAA champion from Northwestern had to sit out two days of rain before the final round could be played. A birdie on the 18th hole clinched his big victory.
March 1, 2006	Phi Gam Golfer Wins First Pro Tournament Since 1982 Phi Gamma Delta's Jerry Pate won the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, a Champions Tour event, his first professional victory since winning The Players Championship since 1982. From 1983 through 2003, he had surgery four times while playing in both PGA Tour and Champions Tour events. Jerry has also been a succesful color analyst for golf coverage on CBS, ABC and the BBC when injuries kept him from playing.
February 16, 2006	Sig Eps Spotlighted in Time Magazine The February 20th edition of Time magazine features a positive story about Sigma Phi Epsilon's Balanced Man program on page 52, Also mentioned in the article are the programs of Sigma Alpha Epsilon's True Gentelman and Beta Theta Pi's Men of Principle.
February 9, 2006	Possible Greek Presidential Candidates The February 8th edition of USA TODAY ran a major story on 20 possible candidates (10 Republicans, 10 Democrats) with presidential aspirations. The following Greeks were included in the article: Indiana Senator Evan Bayh (Phi Kappa Psi ); Kansas Senator Sam Brownback (Alpha Gamma Rho); New York Governor George Pataki (Delta Kappa Epsilon); New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson (Delta Tau Delta); and Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack (Delta Upsilon).
February 7, 2006	Greeks at the Academy Awards Ceremony Two Greeks are nominated for major awards at the upcoming Academy Awards presentation on March 5th. Nominated for Best Director is Steven Spielberg of Theta Chi for the film " Munich ". Nominated in the Best Original Screenplay category for " Syriana " is Stephen Gaghan of Delta Tau Delta, who also directed the film. Both are former Oscar winners. Hosting the Academy Awards telecast is Pi Kappa Alpha's Jon Stewart.
February 5, 2006	Greeks at the Super Bowl Several Greeks were on the field during Super Bowl XL in Detroit . Sigma Chi's Mike Holmgren is the Seattle Seawhawks head coach/executive director of football operations and Bill Laveroni of Delta Tau Delta is the Seahawks' offensive line coach. In uniform for the Pittsburgh Steelers was wide receiver Sean Morey of Theta Delta Chi.
January 24, 2006	Two new NFL Greek head coaches Two of the National Football League's newly-appointed first time head coaches are Greeks. The New York Jets selected Chi Psi's Eric Mangini as their new head coach. He had been defensive coordinator for the New England Patriots. Now serving as head coach of the New Orleans Saints is former Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Sean Payton, a member of Sigma Chi.

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