Name |
Original chapter |
Initiation year |
Notability |
Ref(s)
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Richard J. Blum Π 1951 |
PA Epsilon Zeta |
1917 |
(February 17, 1901 – July 11, 1986) was a vice president of Saks & Company and a president of the original Saks-34th Street from 1941 to 1957. He was also a member of the board of directors of Gimbel Brothers Inc., which owned both Saks-34th Street and Gimbels. |
[1][52]
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Louis Broido Π 1950 |
PA Gamma Sigma |
1917 |
was an executive vice president of Gimbels and commissioner of the New York City Department of Commerce. |
[1][53][54][55][56]
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Bennett Cerf Π 1950 |
NY Alpha |
1916 |
was a publisher and co-founder of Random House, also known for his own compilations of jokes and puns, for regular personal appearances lecturing across the United States, and for his television appearances in the panel game show What's My Line?. |
[1]
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Thomas M. Cole |
NY Delta |
1940 |
a president of the Federal Pacific Electric Company and holder of over 70 patents. |
[1][57]
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Mark Cuban |
PA Gamma Sigma |
1976 |
Founded Audionet (later became Broadcast.com), current owner Dallas Mavericks |
[1]
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Jack Dreyfus Π 1995 |
PA Lambda |
1931 |
American financial expert and the founder of the Dreyfus Funds. He is widely publicized for being the man who "invented" the commonplace mutual fund through direct marketing to the public. |
[1]
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Simon Fabian Π 1950 |
NY Gamma |
???? |
President of Fabian Theaters and Fabian Enterprises, the company that bought the Warner Brothers theaters as a result of the United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. anti-trust case. |
[1][58][59]
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Leon Falk Jr. Π 1952 |
CT Iota |
1922 |
(1902–1988) Chairman of the Board of Weirton Steel from 1948 to 1952, executive director of National Steel's executive committee. Trustee of the University of Pittsburgh for 44 years. He was a longtime official of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and of other overseas relief agencies. He was active in helping Jews escape Nazi Germany and worked with Rafael Trujillo to establish a Jewish colony in the Dominican Republic in the 1930s. |
[1][60][61]
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Maury Fertig Π 2010 |
IL Tau Delta |
1979 |
Chief Investment Officer at Relative Value Partners, author of The 7 Deadly Sins of Investing: How to Conquer Your Worst Impulses and Save Your Financial Future |
[1]
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Max Fisher Π 1997 |
OH Alpha Epsilon |
1930 |
(1908–2005) was an internationally known businessman, philanthropist, and benefactor/alumnus of the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University. He was also the subject of articles, debates, TV documentaries, and a biography, entitled "Quiet Diplomat" by Peter Golden.[62] For decades Fisher also served as a trusted advisor to United States presidents and Israeli prime ministers. By quietly forging new ties between Washington and Jerusalem, Fisher pioneered a new era in American Jewish activism and politics and was considered the elder statesman of North American Jewry. |
[1]
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Ronald M. Freeman |
PA Lambda |
1957 |
was the chief executive officer and vice chairman at Schroder Salomon Smith Barney International from 1997 to 2000. From 1991 to 1997, he was the first vice president, head of banking at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He was the chief executive officer at Lipper International. Mr. Freeman is a senior advisor to the World Economic Forum and member of the Columbia University Law School International Institute. He is currently the co-treasurer and co-chair of the Development and Finance Committee of the Atlantic Council of the United States board of directors. Mr. Freeman was granted an Order of Friendship (Orden Dostyk) by President Nazarbaev and the Cabinet of Kazakhstan. |
[1][63][64][65][66]
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Harold Gaba |
CA Tau |
1964 |
was the CEO and president of Act III Communications Holdings, L.P, a United States film production company founded in partnership with Norman Lear. In 1999, Lear and Gaba became co-owners of Concord Records, which was founded as a small jazz label in Concord, California in 1973. |
[1]
|
David L. Garth |
PA Omega Kappa |
1949 |
A political media consultant considered to be one of the godfathers of the trade. He helped elect four New York City Mayors, John Lindsay, Ed Koch, Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg. His other clients included Govs. Hugh L. Carey of New York, Ella T. Grasso of Connecticut and Brendan T. Byrne of New Jersey; Senators Arlen Specter and John Heinz of Pennsylvania; Mayor Tom Bradley of Los Angeles and Senator Al Gore's underfunded New York presidential campaign primary. |
[1][67][68]
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Adi Godrej |
MA Theta |
1960 |
Chairman of multibillion-dollar Indian conglomerate, the Godrej Group. |
[1]
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Nelson L. Goldberg |
PA Omega Gamma |
1951 |
Telecommunications pioneer, developed first cable system acquired by Comcast, NFL Agent. |
[1]
|
Hal Halpin |
FL Delta Upsilon |
1989 |
an American computer game executive and entrepreneur, and is the president and founder of the Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA). He is perhaps best known as the founder of the video game industry's retail trade association Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association (IEMA) that merged with Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) to form Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA). |
[1]
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Larry Hochberg |
WI Omega |
1955 |
a pioneer in the superstore format he co-founded Children's Bargain Town that eventually became Toys R Us. He also founded Sportmart the first superstore in the sporting goods category. Sportmart eventually merged with Gart Sports that eventually merged with Sports Authority. |
[1][69][70]
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Melvin Kaye |
PA Sigma |
1967 |
(b. April 24, 1924 – d. November 20, 2008) was a president of Maas & Waldstein Co. and Durlin Co., held numerous patents awarded during his career in the chemical industry. |
[1][71][72]
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Milton Kutsher Π 1984 |
PA Epsilon Zeta |
1925 |
(died Nov. 16, 1998) He was a head of Kutsher's Hotel, founder of Kutsher's Sports Academy and creator of the Maurice Stokes Basketball Game. It is said that the hotel served as the inspiration for the 1987 movie Dirty Dancing. He was a trustee of the Basketball Hall of Fame. |
[1][73][74][75][76][77]
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Al Paul Lefton, Sr. |
PA Gamma Sigma |
1914 |
founded Al Paul Lefton & Co. in 1928, currently a leading B-to-B marketing and advertising agency being run by his son Al Paul Lefton Jr. |
[1][78][79]
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Robert H. Levi Π 1997 |
TX Alpha Sigma |
1967 |
a president of worldwide program planning and acquisitions for Turner Entertainment Group. |
[1][80]
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Philip Lukin |
RI Phi |
1924 |
(1903–1990) advertising executive in New York for four decades who specialized in liquor advertising for most of his career. In 1933, after seven years as executive vice president of Charles Austin Bates, he joined Lawrence Fertig & Company, eventually becoming the president. After the repeal of Prohibition, he helped introduce several liquor brands, including I. W. Harper bourbon, Fleischmann's gin and de Kuyper cordials. In 1962, the Fertig agency was merged into Lennen & Newell, of which Mr. Lukin became senior vice president. |
[1][81]
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Nihal Mehta |
PA Epsilon Zeta |
1996 |
is an American entrepreneur and is currently CEO and co-founder of the social cityguide, buzzd. With over twelve years experience in innovating marketing technologies through four successful startups to date, Mehta is a noted expert in the emerging adoption of wireless technology for media properties and consumer brands. Mehta started his entrepreneurial career by founding Urbangroove, an online nightlife portal, in 1999. Prior to buzzd, Mehta founded ipsh!, one of the first full-service mobile marketing agencies in 2001, which he sold to Omnicom in 2005. |
[1]
|
Harvey M. Meyerhoff Π 1998 |
WI Omega |
1947 |
Retired President of Magna and Monumental Properties, appointed chairperson of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council by President Ronald Reagan in 1987 that led to the creation of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Winner of the Raoul Wallenberg Award. A chairman of the board of Johns Hopkins Hospital. |
[1][82][83]
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Jerome K. Ohrbach Π 1950 |
NY Delta |
1925 |
He was president of Ohrbach's department stores. |
[1]
|
Spyros Polemis |
NJ Theta |
1958 |
International business leader who has spent more than 45 years as a prominent figure in the global shipping industry. He is chairman and managing director of Seacrest Shipping Co. Ltd., the London representative of a large group of shipping interests with a history of more than 200 years in the business. He is chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping and serves on the Stevens Institute of Technology Board of Trustees. |
[84]
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Bud Selig Π 1987 |
WI Omega |
1953 |
a Commissioner of Major League Baseball |
[1]
|
L. Dennis Shapiro Π 1997 |
MA Theta |
1952 |
Chairman and CEO of Lifeline Systems, Inc. from 1978 to 1989. He took the company public (NASDAQ:LIFE) in 1983 and it was eventually acquired by Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG, AEX:PHI) in 2006. |
[1][85][86]
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Ervin R. Shames Π 2000 |
FL Delta |
1959 |
currently non-executive chairman of the board of the Select Comfort corporation. Served as the president, COO and CEO of Borden, Inc. and CEO of Stride Rite Corporation. From 1967 to 1989, Mr. Shames was employed by the General Foods/Altria Companies in varying capacities including the presidencies of General Foods International, General Foods USA and Kraft USA. From 1996 until 2008, he was a Lecturer at the University of Virginia's Darden Graduate School of Business. |
[1][87]
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Joseph Shorin |
NY Gamma |
1923 |
Co-founder of the Topps company, manufacturers of chewing gum, candy and collectibles. Topps introduced Bazooka along with the character Bazooka Joe and they were one of the creators of the "modern" baseball card. |
[1]
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Arthur Shorin |
NY Omega Mu |
1956 |
A CEO of the Topps company and son of Joseph Shorin, one of the co-founders of the company. |
[1]
|
Jonathan Spira |
PA Epsilon Zeta |
1981 |
(born 1961) is a researcher and industry analyst known for his work in the area of collaboration and knowledge sharing and the problem of information overload. Spira is the author of Overload! How Too Much Information Is Bad For Your Organization |
[1]
|
Bernie Stolar |
CA Upsilon |
1968 |
is an American businessman who worked in the video game industry for several important companies. His career started at Atari where he worked initially in the coin-op arcade division and eventually moved over to the home division in charge of platforms like Atari Lynx. Stolar became the first executive vice president of Sony Computer Entertainment America where he launched the Sony PlayStation platform. He later joined Sega where he released the Dreamcast. |
[1]
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C.P. "Chuck" Steinmetz Π 1999 |
FL Delta |
1958 |
a degreed entomologist and entrepreneur, he developed a new and innovative formula for the delivery of a safe, effective and convenient once-a-year pest control service. He founded All America Termite & Pest Control in 1982 and grew it to $120M in sales before he sold it to Sears in 1997. |
[1][88][89]
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William J. Weisz Π 1996 |
MA Theta |
1944 |
started with Motorola after graduating from MIT and progressed through the ranks becoming president in 1970, COO in 1972, CEO from 1986 to 1988 and chairman of the board from 1993 to 1997. Awarded the IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition in 1997. |
[1][90][91][92]
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Lewis Wolff |
WI Omega |
1957 |
is an American real estate developer. Wolff is also known for owning sports franchises; he is currently the co-owner of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball and the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer. |
[1]
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William Zeckendorf Π 1951 |
NY Gamma |
1925 |
was a prominent real estate developer. Through his development company Webb and Knapp (for which he began working in 1938 and which he purchased in 1949), he developed much of the New York City urban landscape. |
[1]
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