Greek Life at the University of GeorgiaThe University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning. Founded in 1785, UGA claims to be the oldest public university in the United States....
comprises more than three dozen active chapters of social
fraternities and sororitiesFraternities and sororities are fraternal social organizations for undergraduate students. In English, the term refers mainly to such organizations at colleges and universities in North America, although it is also applied to analogous European groups also known as corporations...
. While most of the groups are chapters of national organizations, including members of the
North-American Interfraternity ConferenceThe North-American Interfraternity Conference , is an association of collegiate men's fraternities that was formally organized in 1910, although it began on November 27, 1909. The power of the organization rests in a House of Delegates where each member fraternity is represented by a single delegate...
,
National Panhellenic ConferenceThe National Panhellenic Conference , founded in 1902, is an umbrella organization for 26 national women's sororities.Each member group is autonomous as a social, Greek-letter society of college women and alumnae...
and
National Pan-Hellenic CouncilThe National Pan-Hellenic Council is a collaborative organization of nine historically African American, international Greek lettered fraternities and sororities...
, independent groups and those with other affiliations also exist. The Greek Life Office was located in Memorial Hall for many years but moved to the Tate Student Center in late 2008 as a result of the expansion to the Tate Center.
Students with Greek affiliation made up 23 percent of the undergraduate student body as of 2007, including 21% of the males and 24% of the females. Perhaps the most prominent features of Greek Life at the University are the large, mostly Greek Revival and
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, mansions maintained by the national fraternities and sororities as chapter houses and lodges lining Milledge Avenue and South Lumpkin Street and the ubiquitous t-shirts worn by students on campus commemorating Greek social events.
History
While the first college fraternities were founded in the early 19th century, Greek letter fraternities did not find their way to the University of Georgia until after the
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(the
Mystic Seven Secret Society was founded at UGA in 1846, but it was Hebrew in nomenclature, not Greek). This was due, in large part, to the existence of the long-established
literary societiesA literary society is a group of people interested in literature. In the modern sense, this refers to a society that wants to promote one genre of literature or a specific writer. Modern literary societies typically promote research about their chosen author or genre, publish newsletters, and hold...
,
DemosthenianThe Demosthenian Literary Society is a debating society at The University of Georgia in Athens,Georgia. It was founded in 1803 by the first graduating class of the University's Franklin College. The society was founded on February 19, 1803 and the anniversary is celebrated now with the Society's...
and
Phi KappaThe Phi Kappa Literary Society is a college literary society, located at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia.The Society was founded in 1820 by Joseph Henry Lumpkin, later to become the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia and eponym for the , and by William Crabbe, Edwin...
which served many of the social needs of the early student body. The first Greek letter fraternity to charter at the university was
Sigma Alpha EpsilonSigma Alpha Epsilon is a North American Greek-letter social college fraternity. Founded at the University of Alabama in 1856, it is the only fraternity founded in the Antebellum South still in operation...
in 1865. By the 1870s, a number of fraternities existed on campus, presenting a challenge to Demosthenian and Phi Kappa. Founded in 1871, Phi Delta Theta is the longest continuously operated of the fraternity at the University. The trustees of the university, in a move common during that time, outlawed the groups in favor of the literary societies. While some continued
sub rosaThe Latin phrase sub rosa means "under the rose" and is used in English to denote secrecy or confidentiality, similar to the Chatham House Rules....
, many died out. In 1878,
Patrick Hues MellPatrick Hues Mell , born in Walthourville, Georgia, was chancellor of the University of Georgia in Athens from 1878 until his resignation in 1888....
was asked to become chancellor of the university, and did so only on the condition that the fraternities be allowed back on campus. The modern Greek system at the university then began to take shape, and eight groups were represented by the end of Mell's tenure. Mell himself was said to have accepted honorary membership in Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Since then, women's fraternities—also known as sororities—have joined the system, as well as numerous groups focused on particular ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The first sorority to charter at the school was
Phi MuPhi Mu is the second oldest female fraternal organization established in the United States. It was founded at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. The organization was founded as the Philomathean Society on January 4, 1852, and announced publicly on March 4 of the same year...
in 1921.
Many leaders in the state of
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and the
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have had their roots in the University of Georgia's Greek system, and many campus leaders also emerge from the Greek houses. The overall grade point average of Greek undergraduate students is consistently higher than the campus as a whole. Approximately 84% of Greek women earned a GPA of over a 3.0.
However, some students feel Greeks have an undue influence on campus politics and student organizations.
Housing
Perhaps the most prominent features of Greek Life at the University are the large, mostly Greek Revival and
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, mansions maintained by the national fraternities and sororities as chapter houses and lodges lining Milledge Avenue and South Lumpkin Street. Some members of the community have raised concerns about Greek houses, particularly fraternity houses which often fall into disrepair, becoming a bad influence on neighborhoods. The latter sentiments resulted in a 2006
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passed by the
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government that prevented new construction of fraternity and sorority houses in areas zoned for multi-family residences and commercial businesses until August 2006. Now all new Greek housing built in those zones require special approval.
In 2005 the University announced that five of the fraternities on Lumpkin Street would need to be relocated by June 2008. The school plans to build academic buildings on the house sites, which the University owns and the fraternities lease. UGA offered to relocate the Lumpkin fraternities and two others to River Road, located on east campus. Kappa Alpha, Chi Phi, and Alpha Tau Omega did not take up the offer and have decided to move off campus. In October 2008, Pi Kappa Alpha, Phi Delta Theta, Tau Epsilon Phi and Sigma Nu broke ground for the new Greek Park located on River Road. The four new houses will be complete August 2009 for fall rush. All groups have signed 30 year leases with an option to renew for an additional 30 years.
Government
Fraternities and sororities have formed governing councils which are advised by the Office of Greek Life. The Interfraternity Council or IFC, which governs fraternities, was originally known as the Panhellenic Council. It changed its names in the 1940s to distinguish it from the governing council for the sororities, which is also called the Panhellenic Council. Several former IFC presidents have gone on to achieve political prominence, including Governor and United States Senator Herman Talmadge, Governor Ernest Vandiver, Governor Ellis Arnall and State Senator David Shafer.
A number of UGA institutions began as IFC projects. The Pandora yearbook was first published by the IFC. Homecoming was created by the IFC. The Miss UGA Scholarship Pageant and Miss Georgia Football Pageant were both sponsored by the IFC. The IFC also operates the IFC Scholarship Fund, which was created in the 1940s from war bonds purchased by the fraternity chapters.
Honorary Organizations
The university is home to a chapter of the Order of Omega, an honor society which selects the top 3% of Greek students for membership. A group unique to UGA is the men's
secret societySecret society is a term used to describe a variety of organizations. Although the exact meaning of the term is disputed, several of the definitions advanced indicate a degree of secrecy and secret knowledge, which might include denying membership or knowledge of the group, negative consequences...
known as the
Order of the Greek HorsemenOrder of the Greek Horsemen is a secret society at the University of Georgia, in Athens, Georgia. Founded in 1955, the organization annually inducts five new members from among the male leaders of the Greek system at the University of Georgia...
which annually inducts five fraternity men, all leaders of the Greek system. The Panhellenic sororities also have a secret society similar to the Order of the Greek Horsemen known as Trust of the Pearl, which inducts five accomplished sorority women each spring.
Sororities
The following groups are members of the Panhellenic Council. They are listed in order of their chapter's founding at the University of Georgia.
| Organization |
Nickname |
Local founding date |
| Phi Mu Phi Mu is the second oldest female fraternal organization established in the United States. It was founded at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. The organization was founded as the Philomathean Society on January 4, 1852, and announced publicly on March 4 of the same year...
|
|
1921 |
Chi OmegaChi Omega is a women's fraternity and the largest member of the National Panhellenic Conference. Chi Omega boasts 174 active collegiate chapters and hundreds of alumnae chapters. The fraternity's headquarters is located in Memphis, Tennessee.- History :Chi Omega was founded April 5, 1895 at the...
|
Chi O |
1922 |
Alpha Gamma DeltaAlpha Gamma Delta is an international women's fraternity founded in 1904 at Syracuse University. The Fraternity promotes academic excellence, philanthropic giving, ongoing leadership and personal development, and a spirit of loving sisterhood. Also known as "Alpha Gam" and "AGD", Alpha Gamma...
|
Alpha Gam |
1923 |
Kappa DeltaKappa Delta was the first sorority founded at the State Female Normal School , in Farmville, Virginia. It is one of the "Farmville Four" sororities founded at the universities Kappa Delta (ΚΔ) was the first sorority founded at the State Female Normal School (now Longwood University), in Farmville,...
|
KD |
1924 |
Sigma Delta TauSigma Delta Tau is a national sorority and member of the National Panhellenic Conference, was founded March 25, 1917 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The original name, Sigma Delta Phi, was changed after the women discovered a sorority with the same name already existed...
|
SDT |
1924 |
Alpha Delta PiAlpha Delta Pi was founded May 15 1851 at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia making it the first female fraternal organization established. The Executive office for this sorority is located on Ponce de Leon Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia...
|
AD Pi |
1933 |
Delta Delta DeltaDelta Delta Delta , also known as Tri Delta, is an international collegiate women's fraternity founded on November 27, 1888. With 138 chapters in the United States and Canada it is one of the largest women's organizations in the world....
|
Tri Delt |
1934 |
| Alpha Omicron Pi Alpha Omicron Pi is an international women's fraternity that was founded on January 2, 1897 at Barnard College on the campus of Columbia University in New York. Its founders were Stella George Stern Perry, Helen St. Clair Mullan, Elizabeth Heywood Wyman, and Jessie Wallace Hughan...
|
AO Pi |
1935 |
Kappa Alpha ThetaKappa Alpha Theta , also known as Kathys, is an international women's fraternity founded on January 27, 1870 at DePauw University, formerly Indiana Asbury. Kappa Alpha Theta was the first Greek-letter women's college fraternity...
|
Theta |
1937 |
Alpha Chi OmegaAlpha Chi Omega is a women's fraternity founded on October 15, 1885. Currently, there are more than 135 chapters of Alpha Chi Omega at colleges and universities across the United States and more than 200,000 lifetime members...
|
A Chi O |
1938 |
Pi Beta PhiPi Beta Phi is an international fraternity for women founded as I.C. Sorosis on April 28, 1867, at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois, and is known as the first fraternity for women. Its headquarters are located in Town and Country, Missouri, and there are 134 active chapters and over 330...
|
Pi Phi |
1939 |
Kappa Kappa GammaKappa Kappa Gamma is a college women's fraternity, founded at Monmouth College, in Monmouth, Illinois. Although the groundwork of the organization was developed as early as 1869, the 1876 Convention voted on October 13, 1870 as Founders Day, because no earlier charter date could be determined...
|
KKG |
1948 |
Zeta Tau AlphaZeta Tau Alpha is a women's fraternity, founded October 15, 1898 at what used to be State Female Normal School but is now known as Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. The Executive office is located in Indianapolis, Indiana...
|
Zeta |
1949 |
Delta ZetaDelta Zeta is a college sorority founded on October 24, 1902, at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Today, Delta Zeta has 158 collegiate chapters in the United States and over 200 alumnae chapters in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada...
|
DZ |
1961 |
Sigma KappaSigma Kappa is a sorority founded in 1874 at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Sigma Kappa was founded by five women: Mary Caffrey Low Carver, Elizabeth Gorham Hoag, Ida Mabel Fuller Pierce, Frances Elliott Mann Hall and Louise Helen Coburn...
|
Sig Kap |
1964 |
Delta GammaDelta Gamma is one of the oldest and largest women's fraternities in the United States and Canada, with its Executive Offices based in Columbus, Ohio.-History:...
|
DG |
1968 |
Gamma Phi BetaGamma Phi Beta is an international sorority that was founded on November 11, 1874, at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. The term "sorority," meaning sisterhood, was coined for Gamma Phi Beta by Dr. Frank Smalley, a professor at Syracuse University.The four founders are Helen M. Dodge,...
|
Gamma Phi |
1983 |
Fraternities
The following groups are members of the Interfraternity Council (IFC). They are listed in order of their chapter's founding at the University of Georgia.
| Organization |
Nickname |
Local founding date |
|
| Sigma Alpha Epsilon Sigma Alpha Epsilon is a North American Greek-letter social college fraternity. Founded at the University of Alabama in 1856, it is the only fraternity founded in the Antebellum South still in operation...
|
SAE |
1865 |
| Chi Phi The Chi Phi ' Fraternity is an American college social fraternity that was established as the result of three separate organizations that each were known as Chi Phi. The oldest active organization that took part in the union was originally founded in 1824 at Princeton...
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|
1867 |
Kappa Alpha OrderKappa Alpha Order is a social fraternity and fraternal order. Kappa Alpha Order has 124 active chapters, 3 provisional chapters, and 2 commissions...
|
KA |
1868 |
| Phi Gamma Delta Phi Gamma Delta is a collegiate social and secret fraternity with 108 chapters and 12 colonies across the United States and Canada. It was founded at Jefferson College, Pennsylvania in 1848 and its headquarters are located in Lexington, Kentucky, USA...
|
FIJI |
1871 |
Phi Delta ThetaPhi Delta Theta is an international fraternity founded at Miami University in 1848 and headquartered in Oxford, Ohio. Phi Delta Theta, Beta Theta Pi, and Sigma Chi form the Miami Triad. The fraternity has about 160 active chapters and colonies in over 43 U.S. states and five Canadian provinces and...
|
Phi Delt |
1871 |
Sigma ChiSigma Chi is one of the largest and oldest college Greek-letter social fraternities. Sigma Chi was founded on June 28, 1855 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio when members split from Delta Kappa Epsilon. Sigma Chi has seven founding members: Benjamin Piatt Runkle, Thomas Cowan Bell, William Lewis...
|
|
1872 |
Sigma NuSigma Nu is an undergraduate social college fraternity with chapters in the United States and Canada. Sigma Nu was founded in 1869 by three cadets at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia...
|
SNu |
1873 |
Alpha Tau OmegaATΩ is an American Leadership fraternity that annually ranks among the top ten national fraternities for number of chapters, and total number of members. ATO has more than 250 active and inactive chapters with more than 200,000 members and more than 6,500 active undergraduate members...
|
ATO |
1878 |
Delta Tau DeltaDelta Tau Delta is a U.S.-based international college fraternity and secret society. Delta Tau Delta was founded in 1858 at Bethany College, Bethany, Virginia, . It currently has around 119 student chapters nationwide, as well as more than 25 regional alumni groups. Its national community service...
|
Delt |
1882 |
| Chi Psi Information available from chipsi.org.Chi Psi Fraternity, ΧΨ is a fraternity and secret society consisting of 29 chapters at American colleges and universities. It was founded on Thursday May 20, 1841, by 10 students at Union College with the idea of emphasizing the fraternal and social principles...
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1890 |
Kappa SigmaΚΣ is an international fraternity with currently 231 active chapters and 30 colonies in North America. There have been more than 245,000 initiates, of which more than 188,000 are living and more than 12,900 are undergraduates...
|
Kappa Sig |
1901 |
Pi Kappa AlphaPi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity is an international secret social Greek-letter college fraternity. It was founded at 47 West Range at the University of Virginia in the United States on Sunday evening, March 1 1868.-History:...
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Pike |
1908 |
Lambda Chi AlphaLambda Chi Alpha is one of the largest men's general fraternities in North America, by its own count, having initiated more than 270,000 members and held chapters at more than 300 universities. It is a member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference and was founded by Warren A. Cole,...
|
Lambda Chi |
1915 |
Pi Kappa PhiPi Kappa Phi is an American social fraternity. It was founded by Andrew Alexander Kroeg, Jr., Lawrence Harry Mixson, and Simon Fogarty, Jr. on December 10, 1904 at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. The fraternity has 142 active chapters, 93 alumni groups, 21 colonies, and...
|
Pi Kapp |
1915 |
| Tau Epsilon Phi Tau Epsilon Phi is an American fraternity with approximately 25 active chapters, chiefly located at universities and colleges on the East Coast of the United States...
|
Tep |
1918 |
Alpha Epsilon PiAlpha Epsilon Pi , the Jewish college fraternity, has 140 active chapters in the United States and Canada, and a membership of over 8,000 undergraduates. Alpha Epsilon Pi is a Jewish fraternity, though non-discriminatory and open to all who are willing to espouse its purpose and values...
|
AEPi |
1926 |
| Alpha Gamma Rho Alpha Gamma Rho is a social/professional fraternity in the United States, with 72 university chapters. Though primarily a social organization, its members pride themselves on their affiliations to the life sciences and agricultural sciences....
|
AGR |
1927 |
Sigma PiSigma Pi is an international college social fraternity with chapters in the United States and Canada. Like most social fraternities, membership is by invitation and limited to men...
|
|
1948 |
Theta ChiTheta Chi Fraternity is an international college fraternity. It was founded on April 10, 1856 as the Theta Chi Society, at Norwich University, Norwich, Vermont, U.S., and was the 21st of the 71 North-American Interfraternity Conference men's fraternities .-Founding and early years at Norwich:Theta...
|
|
1948 |
| Sigma Phi Epsilon ΣΦΕ , commonly nicknamed SigEp or SPE, is a secret letter, social college fraternity for male college students in the United States. It was founded on November 1, 1901, at Richmond College and its national headquarters remains in Richmond, Virginia. It was founded on three principles: Virtue,...
|
Sig Ep |
1963 |
Phi Kappa ThetaPhi Kappa Theta is a national social fraternity with over 50 chapters and colonies at universities across the United States. "Phi Kaps", as they are commonly referred to colloquially, are known for diversity among their brothers and a dedication to service.-History:Phi Kappa Theta was established...
|
Phi Kapp |
1965 |
Tau Kappa EpsilonTau Kappa Epsilon is a college fraternity founded on January 10, 1899 at Illinois Wesleyan University with chapters in the USA, and Canada, and affiliation with a German fraternity system known as the Corps of the Weinheimer Senioren Convent...
|
Teke |
1972 |
Phi Kappa PsiPhi Kappa Psi Fraternity is an American collegiate fraternity.-History:Phi Kappa Psi was founded in 1852 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, on the campus of Jefferson College by William Henry Letterman and Charles Page Thomas Moore...
|
Phi Psi |
1976 |
Beta Theta PiBeta Theta Pi is a social collegiate fraternity that was founded in 1839 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, USA, where it is part of the Miami Triad which includes Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Chi...
|
Beta |
1984 |
| Alpha Kappa Lambda Alpha Kappa Lambda is an American collegiate social fraternity for men founded at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1914. Today, it operates approximately 33 active chapters and colonies and boasts tens of thousands of initiated members....
|
AKL |
1996 |
Delta Sigma PhiDelta Sigma Phi is a fraternity established at the City College of New York in 1899 and is a charter member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference. The headquarters of the fraternity is the Taggart Mansion located in Indianapolis, Indiana...
|
Delta Sig |
2003 |
Historically Black Sororities and Fraternities
The following groups are members of the
National Pan-Hellenic CouncilThe National Pan-Hellenic Council is a collaborative organization of nine historically African American, international Greek lettered fraternities and sororities...
. The Univerisity of Georgia has active chapters of 8 of the 9 historically black Greek letter organizations in NPHC.
Fraternities
- Alpha Phi Alpha
Alpha Phi Alpha is the first intercollegiate fraternity established by African Americans. Founded on December 4, 1906, on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, Alpha Phi Alpha has initiated over 185,000 men into the organization and has been open to men of all races since 1940...
- Kappa Alpha Psi
Kappa Alpha Psi is a collegiate Greek-letter fraternity with a predominantly African American membership. Since the fraternity's founding on January 5, 1911 at Indiana University Bloomington, the fraternity has never limited membership based on color, creed or national origin...
- Phi Beta Sigma
Phi Beta Sigma is a predominantly African-American fraternity which was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C. on January 9, 1914. by three young African-American male students. The founders A. Langston Taylor, Leonard F. Morse, and Charles I...
- Omega Psi Phi
Omega Psi Phi is an international fraternity and is the first African-American national fraternal organization to be founded at a historically black college. Omega Psi Phi was founded on November 17, 1911, at Howard University in Washington, D.C. by three undergraduate students and one faculty...
Sororities
- Alpha Kappa Alpha
Alpha Kappa Alpha is the first Greek-lettered sorority established and incorporated by African American college women. The sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., by a group of nine students, led by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle...
- Delta Sigma Theta
Delta Sigma Theta is a non-profit Greek-lettered sorority of college-educated women who perform public service and place emphasis on the African American community. Delta Sigma Theta was founded on January 13, 1913, at Howard University by twenty-two young women. Today, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority...
- Zeta Phi Beta
Zeta Phi Beta is an international, historically black Greek-lettered sorority and a member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council.Zeta Phi Beta is organized into 800+ chapters, in eight intercontinental regions including the USA, Africa, Europe, Asia and the Caribbean...
- Sigma Gamma Rho
Sigma Gamma Rho was founded on the campus of Butler University on November 12, 1922, by seven school teachers in Indianapolis, Indiana...
Other Fraternities and Sororities
The following groups are members of the Multicultural Greek Council.
- Delta Phi Lambda Asian-interest sorority
- Sigma Beta Rho Multicultural Fraternity
- Lambda Phi Epsilon
ΛΦΕ is a nationally-recognized Asian-interest fraternity based in the United States. Lambda Phi Epsilon's goals include servicing the community through various philanthropies, increasing Asian awareness, promoting academic scholarship, and strengthening the Asian American voice on campus...
Asian-interest fraternity
- Lambda Theta Alpha
The idea for Lambda Theta Alpha came in the early 70's, when colleges and universities experienced an influx of Latino enrollment. With this growth, the need for support groups and outreach programs were at an all time high, primarily for the low percentage of Latina women in higher education...
Latin sorority, Inc.
- Lambda Sigma Upsilon
Lambda Sigma Upsilon is a Latino oriented Greek letter intercollegiate fraternity founded on April 5, 1979 at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey by 20 men who believed minority students at colleges and universities were not getting the attention needed to advance their academic...
Latino fraternity
- Sigma Sigma Rho
Sigma Sigma Rho Sorority, Inc. is a historically South Asian based sorority founded in December of 1998 by ten dedicated women at St. John's University in New York, making it the first sorority of its kind to be established on the East Coast...
South-Asian Sorority
- Lambda Theta Phi
Lambda Theta Phi was founded on December 1, 1975 at Kean College in Union, New Jersey. Lambda Theta Phi is a non-profit social and service fraternity emphasizing Latin unity and the celebration of the Latin culture....
Latin fraternity, Inc.
- Gamma Eta Multicultural Sorority, Inc.
Other multicultural groups include
Alpha Sigma RhoAlpha Sigma Rho , also known as Alpha Sigs or ASR, is an Asian-American Interest Sorority founded in 1997 at University of Georgia.-Purpose:Alpha Sigma Rho, recognizes the necessity of promoting Asian Awareness within the University campus....
Asian-interest sorority and
Xi Kappa-Purpose:The Xi Kappa Fraternity is an Asian-interest fraternity that live by the values of honor, loyalty, and respect to ensure the following objectives1...
Asian-interest fraternity which were both founded at the University of Georgia.
Delta Phi Lambda and Lambda Phi Epsilon, along with Sigma Beta Rho, went on to establish the Multicultural Greek Council at the University of Georgia. Currently three other national organizations have joined the Multicultural Greek Council and have been servicing the University community through various events and community service.
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Greek-letter social organizations include
Beta Upsilon ChiBeta Upsilon Chi, or ΒΥΧ , is the largest Christian social fraternity in the United States. Since its founding at the University of Texas in 1985, ΒΥΧ has spread to twenty-four campuses in eleven states...
fraternity and
Sigma Alpha OmegaSigma Alpha Omega ' is a nationally incorporated Christian sorority for women only, founded at North Carolina State University in 1998. However, they can trace their roots back to the once co-educational Chi Alpha Omega fraternity founded at East Carolina University in 1987...
sorority.
Xi Delta is an independent local social sorority not associated with any specific culture or heritage.
Zeta PsiThe Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America was founded June 1, 1847 as a social college fraternity. The organization now comprises about fifty active chapters and twenty-five inactive chapters, encompassing roughly twenty thousand brothers, and is a founding member of the North-American...
(colony) established 2006; while an
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member fraternity, the colony has not been admitted to the local IFC.
Greek-letter service organizations include
Gamma Sigma SigmaGamma Sigma Sigma is a national service sorority founded in October 1952 at Beekman Tower in New York City by representatives of Boston University, Brooklyn College, Drexel Institute of Technology,Los Angeles City College, New York University, Queens College, and the University of Houston. Their...
sorority and
Alpha Phi OmegaAlpha Phi Omega is the largest collegiate fraternity in the United States, with chapters at over 350 campuses, an active membership of approximately 17,000 students, and over 350,000 alumni members...
co-ed fraternity. UGA is also home to a chapter of
Phi Sigma PiPhi Sigma Pi is a national coeducational honor fraternity based in the United States. The fraternity is a 501 not-for-profit organization incorporated in the state of Pennsylvania, with the purpose of fostering the ideals of scholarship, leadership and fellowship...
honor fraternity.
Co-ed business fraternities on campus include
Delta Sigma PiΔΣΠ ' is a co-ed professional business fraternity in the United States of America. It was founded on November 7, 1907 at the School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance, New York University, New York, New York and is currently headquartered in Oxford, Ohio...
and
Alpha Kappa PsiΑΚΨ is the oldest and largest professional business fraternity. The Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity was founded on October 5, 1904 at New York University, and was incorporated on May 20, 1905...
.
The UGA School of Music accommodates two professional musical organizations,
Phi Mu Alpha SinfoniaPhi Mu Alpha Sinfonia is an American collegiate social fraternity for men who wish to devote themselves to the advancement of music in America and who wish to associate with others who share that interest...
fraternity and
Sigma Alpha IotaSigma Alpha Iota , International Music Fraternity. Formed to "uphold the highest ideals of a music education" and "to further the development of music in America", it continues to provide musical and educational resources to its members and the general public. Sigma Alpha Iota is a fraternity for...
sorority.
Kappa Kappa PsiKappa Kappa Psi is a national honorary band fraternity dedicated to serving college and university bands. The fraternity, headquartered at the historic Stillwater Station in Stillwater, Oklahoma, numbers more than 5000 active members on more than 200 campuses, and more than 45,000 alumni...
, national co-ed band service fraternity, installed a chapter in 1999.
Inactive Organizations
- Acacia Fraternity
Acacia Fraternity is a Greek social fraternity originally based out of Masonic tradition. At its founding in 1904, membership was originally restricted to those who had taken the Masonic obligations, and the organization was built on those ideals and principles. Within one year, four other Masonic...
(closed 1989)
- Alpha Xi Delta
Alpha Xi Delta was founded on April 17, 1893 by ten women at Lombard College, Galesburg, Illinois, who shared a vision of an organization dedicated to the personal growth of women. Alpha Xi Delta is one of the oldest women's fraternities as well as one of the ten founding fraternities of the...
(1961–1976)
- Delta Chi
Delta Chi or D-Chi is an international secret letter college social fraternity formed on October 13, 1890, at Cornell University initially as a professional fraternity for law students. Delta Chi is a member of North-American Interfraternity Conference . The Fraternity is headquartered at 314...
(closed 2008)
- Delta Kappa Epsilon
Delta Kappa Epsilon is a fraternity founded at Yale College in 1844 by 15 men of the sophomore class who, upon hearing that some but not all of them had been invited to join the two existing societies , instead elected to form their own fraternity...
(closed 1995)
- Delta Phi Epsilon
Delta Phi Epsilon may refer to:*Delta Phi Epsilon , a professional foreign service fraternity and sorority.*Delta Phi Epsilon , a National Panhellenic Conference affiliated social sorority....
(1935–2007)
- FarmHouse
FarmHouse Fraternity International, Inc. is an all-male international social fraternity founded at the University of Missouri on April 15, 1905. It became a nationally recognized fraternity in 1921. FarmHouse is one of only a handful of fraternities not to adopt Greek letters...
- Phi Kappa Tau
Phi Kappa Tau is a U.S. national collegiate fraternity.-History:Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity was founded in the Union Literary Society Hall of Miami University's Old Main Building in Oxford, Ohio on March 17, 1906...
(closed 2007)
- Sigma Tau Gamma
Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity or "Sig Tau" is a U.S. all-male college social fraternity founded on June 28, 1920 at University of Central Missouri . The fraternity was born out of the desires and aspirations of seventeen men in the belief that all men are social creatures and that friendships of...
- Theta Nu Epsilon
Founded at Wesleyan University in 1870 as a chapter of Skull and Bones, Theta Nu Epsilon is a sophomore class society that accepts members regardless of their fraternity status.-Early History:...
(secret society)
- Zeta Beta Tau
Zeta Beta Tau is a historically Jewish, presently nonsectarian international fraternity. Today the merged Zeta Beta Tau Brotherhood numbers over 130,000 initiated Brothers, and over 80 student chapter locations...
(chapter of Phi Epsilon Pi from 1905 until its merger into ZBT in 1970) (closed 2004)
- Mystical Seven
The Mystical Seven is a society founded in 1837 at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut that currently is in existence as two separate groups. Publicly, members are called Mystics.-Early history:...
Business
- Daniel P. Amos
Daniel Paul Amos is the chairman and chief executive officer of Aflac Incorporated. Amos joined Aflac in 1973 and became president of Aflac in 1983 and chief operating officer in 1987...
, CEO of AFLACAflac Incorporated is the largest provider of supplemental insurance in the United States, founded in 1955 and based in Columbus, Georgia. In the United States, Aflac underwrites a range of insurance policies, but is perhaps best known for its payroll deduction insurance coverage, which pay cash...
- Sigma Nu
- Jeff Arnold, Founder and CEO of WebMD
WebMD Health Corporation is an American provider of health information services. It is primarily known for its public Internet site, which has information regarding health and health care, including a symptom checklist, pharmacy information, blogs of physicians with specific topics and a place to...
. Owner of HowStuffWorksHowStuffWorks is a commercial edutainment website that was founded by Marshall Brain explaining the way many things work. The site uses photos, diagrams, videos and animations to explain complex terminology and mechanisms in easy-to-understand language...
- Sigma Chi
- Eugene R. Black
Eugene Robert Black was the Chairman of the Federal Reserve from May 9, 1933 to August 15, 1934. His namesake, Eugene "Gene" Robert Black, Sr., was the first in the family to use the "Sr." designation; Gene's son became Eugene Robert Black, Jr.-Biography:He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and...
, Sr. - President of Atlanta Trust Co. Bank and Chairman of the Federal Reserve 1933 to 1934 - Chi Phi
- Eugene R. Black
Eugene Robert Black was the Chairman of the Federal Reserve from May 9, 1933 to August 15, 1934. His namesake, Eugene "Gene" Robert Black, Sr., was the first in the family to use the "Sr." designation; Gene's son became Eugene Robert Black, Jr.-Biography:He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and...
, Jr. - Grandson of Henry W. GradyHenry Woodfin Grady was a journalist and orator who helped reintegrate the states of the former Confederacy into the Union after the American Civil War....
and President of the World Bank 1949 to 1963 - Chi Phi
- Gene Callaway, Callaway Gardens
Callaway Gardens is a 13,000 acre resort complex located in Pine Mountain, Georgia, just outside of Columbus, Georgia. The resort draws over 750,000 visitors annually....
- Sigma Nu
- A.D. "Pete" Correll
A.D. "Pete" Correll is the chairman of the Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation and the chairman of Atlanta Equity. He is chairman emeritus of Georgia-Pacific Corp. and has served as director of SunTrust Bank, Mirant and Norfolk Southern....
, Chairman and CEO of Georgia-Pacific Corporation - Sigma Chi
- David Hanna, CEO of CompuCredit - FIJI
- Frank Hanna III
Frank J. Hanna III is an American entrepreneur and merchant banker who has been described as "one of the leading Catholic philanthropists in the USA."-Education and career:...
, Entrepreneur/Merchant Banker/Author/Philanthropist - FIJI
- Kessel D. Stelling, Jr., Founder & CEO of Bank of North Georgia and Executive Board of Synovus
Synovus is a financial services holding company with more than $35 billion in assets based in Columbus, Georgia. Synovus provides commercial and retail banking, as well as investment services, to customers through 30 banks, 440 ATMs, and more than 330 Synovus offices in Georgia, Alabama, South...
- FIJI
- Brown L. Whatley
Brown L. Whatley was a former real estate developer in Florida, chairman of Arvida Corp., and president of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America.- Early Life :Brown L. Whatley attended Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, Georgia...
, Chairman of Arvida Corp.Arvida Corp., a Florida resort and real estate development company, was founded in 1958 by Arthur Vining Davis to develop his Florida land holdings, which included the historic Boca Raton Resort & Club, built in 1928....
, President of Mortgage Bankers AssociationThe Mortgage Bankers Association is the national association representing all facets of the real estate finance industry. Headquartered in Washington, DC, MBA represents over 3,000 member companies nationwide in an industry that employs approximately 350,000 people...
of America - Sigma Chi
Education
- Jack N. Averitt
The Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies is one of the eight colleges at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia. It is responsible for all of the graduate programs in the University.-Masters:*Master of Arts in 6 Areas...
- Dean Emeritus, Professor Emeritus and Head of History Dept. at Georgia Southern. Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies at GSU named in his honor - Sigma Chi
- David Crenshaw Barrow, Jr. - Chancellor, University of Georgia - Chi Phi
- Dr. Alfred Blalock
Alfred Blalock was a 20th-century American surgeon in the field of medical science most noted for his research on the medical condition of shock and the development of the Blalock-Taussig Shunt, surgical relief of the cyanosis from Tetralogy of Fallot—known commonly as the blue baby syndrome—with...
- Noted research surgeon at Vanderbilt-Places:In the United States:*Vanderbilt, California, a former gold-mining town*Vanderbilt, Michigan, a village*Vanderbilt, Pennsylvania, a borough*Vanderbilt Avenue , a Manhattan street...
and Johns HopkinsJohns Hopkins was a wealthy entrepreneur, philanthropist, and abolitionist of 19th century Baltimore, now most noted for his philanthropic creation of the institutions that bear his name, namely the Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Johns Hopkins University and its associated divisions, in particular...
and developer of the Blalock-Taussig ShuntThe Blalock-Taussig shunt is a surgical procedure to give palliation to cyanotic heart defects which are common causes of blue baby syndrome...
. His work on blue baby syndromeBlue baby syndrome is a layman's term used to describe newborns with cyanotic conditions, such as*Cyanotic heart defects**Tetralogy of Fallot**Dextro-Transposition of the great arteries**Hypoplastic left heart syndrome...
has been documented in the 2004 movie Something the Lord MadeSomething The Lord Made is a biopic about the black cardiac pioneer Vivien Thomas and his complex and volatile partnership with white surgeon Alfred Blalock, the world famous "Blue Baby doctor" who pioneered modern heart surgery...
- Sigma Chi
- Harmon White Caldwell
Harmon White Caldwell was President of the University of Georgia in Athens from 1935 until 1948 and Chancellor of the University System of Georgia from 1948 to 1964...
- President of the University of Georgia 1935 to 1948 and Chancellor of the University System of GeorgiaThe University System of Georgia is the organizational body that includes 35 public institutions of higher learning in Georgia. The System is governed by the Georgia Board of Regents. It sets goals and dictates general policy to educational institutions as well as administering Public Library...
1948 to 1964 - Chi Phi
- Tomlinson Fort, Jr.
Dr. Tomlinson Fort, Jr. served as Head of the Chemical Engineering Departments at both Carnegie-Mellon and Vanderbilt University. Throughout a 40 year career in education, Dr...
- Head of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon and Vanderbilt-Places:In the United States:*Vanderbilt, California, a former gold-mining town*Vanderbilt, Michigan, a village*Vanderbilt, Pennsylvania, a borough*Vanderbilt Avenue , a Manhattan street...
. Provost and Vice President of Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may refer to:*California Polytechnic State University, a polytechnic university in the city of San Luis Obispo, California...
- Sigma Chi
- Walter B. Hill - Chancellor, University of Georgia - Chi Phi
- Charles Knapp
Charles Boynton "Chuck" Knapp was the president of the University of Georgia in Athens. He served in that capacity from 1987 until his resignation in 1997.-Early life and education:...
, Former President, University of Georgia - Phi Delta Theta
- Robert D. McTeer
Robert D. McTeer has been a fellow at the US National Center for Policy Analysis since January 2007.Born in Georgia, he earned his B.B.A. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Georgia where he is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity and was also a member of the Phi Kappa Literary Society....
- Chancellor, Texas A&M University SystemThe Texas A&M University System is one of the largest and most complex systems of higher education in the United States. Through a statewide network of eleven universities, eight state agencies and a comprehensive health science center, the Texas A&M System educates over 100,000 students, conducts...
- Sigma Chi
- Jere Morehead - Provost, University of Georgia - FIJI
- Charles Snelling
Charles Mercer Snelling was the Chancellor or the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia from 1925 to 1932 and the first Chancellor of the University System of Georgia...
, Chancellor, University of Georgia - Sigma Nu
- William Tate (academic)
William Tate served as the Dean of Men at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia from 1946 until 1971....
- Dean of Students, Dean of Men 1946 to 1971, Dean Emeritus, University of GeorgiaThe University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning. Founded in 1785, UGA claims to be the oldest public university in the United States....
- Delt
Entertainment
- "Whispering Bill" Anderson - Country Singer, Songwriter - Kappa Sigma
- John Bell
- Law and politics :* John Bell , English barrister* John Bell , Member of Parliament from Thirsk* John Bell , American politician, state governor...
- Lead Singer of Widespread PanicWidespread Panic is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. The current lineup includes guitarist/singer John Bell, bassist Dave Schools, drummer Todd Nance, percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz, keyboardist John "JoJo" Hermann, and guitarist Jimmy Herring...
- Sigma Phi Epsilon
- Justin Gage - Founder Autumn Tone Records. Aquarium Drunkard Show on Sirius XM Radio - Sigma Chi
- Fred Newman
Frederick R. Newman is an American actor, voice actor, composer, and sound effects artist, as well as a former talk show host....
- Actor, voice actor and composer. Men in BlackMen in Black , in popular culture and in UFO conspiracy theories, are men dressed in black suits who are government agents who attempt to help or destroy UFO witnesses are put to silence. It is sometimes implied that they may be aliens themselves...
, Harry and the HendersonsHarry and the Hendersons, a 1987 American film directed and produced by William Dear, and starring John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Lainie Kazan and Don Ameche, is the tragi-comic story of a family's encounter with the cryptozoological creature Bigfoot...
, GremlinsGremlins is an American comedy horror film directed by Joe Dante and released in 1984 by Warner Bros. It is about a young man who receives a strange creature named Gizmo as a pet, which then spawns other creatures who transform into small, destructive, evil monsters. This story was continued with...
, Grand Theft Auto 2Grand Theft Auto 2 is a video game that was released worldwide on October 22, 1999, by developer DMA Design ; initially for the Windows operating system and the PlayStation console. The game was later ported to the Dreamcast console and the Game Boy Color. It is the sequel to 1997 hit Grand Theft...
- Sigma Chi
- Phil Walden
Phil Walden was co-founder of the Macon, Georgia-based Capricorn Records with his younger brother Alan Walden and a good friend and former Atlantic Records executive, Frank Fenter....
- Founder of Capricorn Records - Phi Delta Theta
Government
- William Tapley Bennett Jr.
William Tapley Bennett Jr. was an American diplomat who served as Ambassador to the Dominican Republic during the 1965 civil war....
- US Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, to Portugal and to NATO - Sigma Chi
- Jesse G. Bowles - Assoc. Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia - Chi Phi
- George Delke Busbee - Governor, Georgia - Phi Delta Theta
- Garland T. Byrd
Garland Turk Byrd was United States Democratic politician from Georgia, who served as the 4th Lieutenant Governor of Georgia from 1959 to 1963....
- Lt. Governor of Georgia -Sigma Chi
- Saxby Chambliss
Clarence Saxby Chambliss is the senior United States Senator from Georgia. He is a member of the Republican Party. In the 110th Congress, Chambliss serves as the ranking Republican member of the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, chairing the committee during...
, U.S. Senator - Sigma Chi
- Charles Gordon Edwards
Charles Gordon Edwards was a U.S. political figure from the state of Georgia.Edwards was born in Daisy, Georgia in 1878 and attended the Gordon Institute in Barnesville, Georgia and Florida State College in Lake City...
, U.S. Congressman - Sigma Nu
- Thomas S. Felder - Attorney General, Georgia 1911 to 1914 - Chi Phi
- Barry Fleming - Congressman, Majority Whip Georgia House of Representatives- FIJI
- Joe Frank Harris
Joe Frank Harris is an American Democratic politician who served as the Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1983 to 1991....
, Governor of Georgia - Lambda Chi
- Nathaniel E. Harris - Governor, Georgia - Chi Phi
- Johnny Isakson
John Hardy "Johnny" Isakson , is an American politician, who has been the Republican junior United States Senator from Georgia since 2005. Previously, he represented in the House from 1999 to 2005.-Background:...
, U.S. Senator - SAE
- Jack Kingston
John Heddens Kingston , Republican politician, has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing .- Early life and background:...
, U.S. Congressman - Lambda Chi
- Bert Lance
Thomas Bertram Lance, known as Bert Lance, is an American businessman, known mainly for his resignation from President Jimmy Carter's administration amid scandal in 1977....
- Director of the Office of Management and the Budget (OMB)The Office of Management and Budget is a Cabinet-level office, and is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States...
in the Jimmy CarterJames Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
Cabinet - Sigma Chi
- Henderson Lovelace Lanham
Henderson Lovelace Lanham was an American politician and lawyer.Lanham was born in Rome, Georgia. He attended the University of Georgia in Athens where he was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity, and graduated with an Bachelor of Arts in 1910 and Bachelor of Law degree with honors in 1911...
- U.S. Congressman - Sigma Chi
- Keith Mason
Keith Mason may refer to:* Keith Mason * Keith Mason * Keith Mason * Keith Mason...
, Deputy assistant to Pres. Bill ClintonWilliam Jefferson "Bill" Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was the third-youngest president; only Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy were younger when entering office...
and chief of staff to Gov. Zell MillerZell Bryan Miller is an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. A Democrat, Miller served as Lieutenant Governor from 1975 to 1991, Governor of Georgia from 1991 to 1999, and as United States Senator from 2000 to 2005....
- FIJI
- Robert D. McTeer
Robert D. McTeer has been a fellow at the US National Center for Policy Analysis since January 2007.Born in Georgia, he earned his B.B.A. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Georgia where he is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity and was also a member of the Phi Kappa Literary Society....
- President of Federal Reserve Bank of DallasThe Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas covers the Eleventh Federal Reserve District, which includes Texas, northern Louisiana and southern New Mexico. It has branch offices in El Paso, Houston, and San Antonio...
- Sigma Chi
- Peter Meldrim
Peter Wiltberger Meldrim was a politician, a judge and an army officer from Georgia, USA.-Background:He was born in Savannah, Georgia on December 4, 1848. He had Irish heritage and was President of the local Hibernian Society from 1887 to 1912. He attended University of Georgia, Class of 1868,...
- President of the American Bar Assoc. - Chi Phi
- Sonny Perdue
Sonny Perdue is the governor of the U.S. state of Georgia. Upon his inauguration in January 2003, he became the first Republican governor of Georgia since Benjamin F. Conley served during Reconstruction in the 1870s....
, Governor of Georgia - Kappa Sigma
- Alec Poitevint, Chairman, Georgia Republican Party
The Georgia Republican Party is one of the two major political parties in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is affiliated with the United States Republican Party.-Leadership:...
- Theta Chi
- William Hayes Pope
William Hayes Pope was a United States federal judge.Pope was born in Beaufort, South Carolina. He received a M.A. from the University of Georgia in 1889. He received an LL.B. from the University of Georgia in 1890. He was an Adjunct professor of ancient languages, University of Georgia from 1889...
- Chief Justice, Supreme Court of New Mexico - Chi Phi
- Richard B. Russell, U.S. Senator - SAE
- Samuel Rutherford
Samuel Rutherford was a Scottish Presbyterian theologian and author. He was one of the Scottish Commissioners to the Westminster Assembly....
, U.S. Congressman - Sigma Nu
- Carl Sanders
Carl Edward Sanders, Sr. is an American politician who served as the Governor of the state of Georgia from 1963 to 1967.Sanders was born in Augusta, Georgia and attended the University of Georgia on a football scholarship...
- Governor, Georgia - Chi Phi
- John Marshall Slaton
John Marshall Slaton, or Jack Slaton, served two non-consecutive terms as the Governor of Georgia. Slaton was born on December 25, 1866, in Meriwether County, Georgia....
- Governor, Georgia - Chi Phi
- Eugene Talmadge
Eugene Talmadge was a Democratic politician who served as governor of Georgia from 1933 to 1937 and again from 1941 to 1943. Elected to another term in 1946, he died before taking office. To date only Joe Brown and Eugene Talmadge have been elected four times as Governor of Georgia.Talmadge was...
, Governor of Georgia - Sigma Nu
- Herman Talmadge
Herman Eugene Talmadge was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. He served as governor of Georgia briefly in 1947 and again from 1948 to 1955. His term was marked by his segregationist policies. After leaving office Talmadge was elected to the U.S...
, Governor of Georgia and U.S. Senator - Sigma Nu
- R. Lindsay Thomas, U.S. Congressman - Sigma Nu
- Earnest Vandiver - Governor, Georgia - Phi Delta Theta
- Boykin Wright - Attorney General, Georgia 1902 - Chi Phi
Journalism
- John T. Edge
John T. Edge is a food writer and commentator and the director of the , an institute of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi. John T, as he is known, has authored numerous books detailing how America eats, including, Fried Chicken: An American Story, Apple...
, Commentator & Director of the Southern Foodways Alliance - Sigma Nu
- Paul Fersen, Author of The Art of Flyfishing, The Orvis Book of Dogs, A Peach Tree in an Apple Orchard - Sigma Chi
- Henry W. Grady
Henry Woodfin Grady was a journalist and orator who helped reintegrate the states of the former Confederacy into the Union after the American Civil War....
, Journalist, Orator and Spokesman for the New South - Chi Phi
- Lewis Grizzard
Lewis McDonald Grizzard, Jr. was an American writer and humorist, known for his Southern demeanor and commentary on the American South...
, writerA writer is anyone who creates a written work, though the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, as well as those who have written in many different forms.-Profession:...
- Sigma Pi
- Tom Johnson
Wyatt Thomas Johnson is an American journalist and media executive, best known for serving as president of Cable News Network during the 1990s and, before that, as publisher of the Los Angeles Times newspaper...
, president of CNNCable News Network, almost always referred to by its initialism CNN, is an U.S. cable news network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first network to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television network in the United States...
- Sigma Nu
- William T. Stout, writer - Delta Chi
Military
- Colonel
Colonel is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country in the world. It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Charles A. Beckwith - Credited with the creation of the counter-terrorism special forces unit Delta ForceThe 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta — commonly known as Delta, Delta Force or the Combat Applications Group by the United States Department of Defense, is an elite Special Operations Force and an integral element of the Joint Special Operations Command...
. Author of Delta Force: The Army's Elite Counterterrorist Unit - Sigma Chi
- Colonel
Colonel is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country in the world. It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
James R. LockettJames R. Lockett was a decorated Colonel in the U.S. Army. He was awarded two Silver Stars for his actions in the Philippine Islands during the Spanish American War. World War II Camp Lockett is named in his honor....
- Awarded two Silver Stars during the Spanish American War. World War II Camp LockettCamp Lockett was a United States Army military base located in Campo, California, east of San Diego, and north of the Mexican border. Camp Lockett has historical connections to the Buffalo Soldiers due the 10th and 28th Cavalry Regiments being garrisoned there during World War II. It was named in...
was named in his honor - Sigma Chi
Sports
- W.A. Cunningham - UGA Football Head Coach. UGA Basketball Head Coach - Sigma Chi
- Bucky Dilts
Douglas Riggs "Bucky" Dilts was a punter with a 3-year career in the National Football League. He played in Super Bowl XII for the Denver Broncos.-College career:...
- Three year NFL Punter - Chi Phi
- Michael Gearon
Atlanta Spirit, LLC is a partnership headquartered at 101 Marietta St., Atlanta, GA. They own the NBA's Atlanta Hawks and the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers, as well as Philips Arena. The nine partners who comprise the group are Steve Belkin, Michael Gearon, Jr., Bruce Levenson, Ed Peskowitz, J....
- part owner of Atlanta HawksThe Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The Hawks are coached by Mike Woodson, who is in his fifth season at the helm.-The first years:The...
, Atlanta ThrashersThe Atlanta Thrashers are a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since the team's inception, their home games have been played at Philips Arena in downtown Atlanta...
and Philips ArenaPhilips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Completed in 1999 at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League, the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association, and the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association...
- Sigma Chi
- Steve Greer - Football All American at DL. 1970 Alexander Memorial trophy winner. UGA Assistant Football Coach - Sigma Chi
- Bill Hartman
William Coleman "Bill" Hartman, Jr. was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins before World War II. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1937 with a B.S., where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity...
- All American, All SEC RB and Member of College Football Hall of Fame - Chi Phi
- Len Hauss
Leonard Moore Hauss is a former American football center in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins from 1964 to 1977.-Early life:...
- 3 time All Pro, 5 time Pro Bowler for the RedskinsThe Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington, D.C. area. The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, which is in Prince George's County, Maryland. The team's headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn, Virginia, a community...
, President of the NFLPA - Sigma Chi
- Roy "Buckshot" Jones - Former NASCAR Winston and Busch series driver - Chi Psi
- L. Milton "Red" Leathers - All SEC, All American and NFL Player - Chi Phi
- Bob McWhorter
Robert Ligon "Bob" McWhorter played football and baseball at the University of Georgia. As a halfback, he scored 61 touchdowns from 1910 to 1913. In 1913, McWhorter became UGA’s first All-American. He was the captain of both the baseball and football teams in his senior year...
- All American, four-time All SEC DB and Member of the College Football Hall of Fame - Chi Phi
- T.J. Middleton
T.J. Middleton is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Middleton attended the University of Georgia where he helped lead the Bulldogs to the 1987 National Championship. He was the 1990 SEC Doubles Champion. He is a member of the Delta Chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity...
- Tennis professional. 1994 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Finalist. 2004 Over 35 Wimbledon Doubles Champion - Sigma Chi
- Virlyn B. Moore, Jr. - 1936 U.S. Olympic Baseball Team - Chi Phi
- Reid Patterson
Logan Reid Patterson was born in 1932 in Pineville, Kentucky. He attended the University of Georgia where he was a swimmer from 1951-1954. He is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.-Swimming Career:...
- 1956 Olympic Swimmer and former 50 freestyle World Record Holder, UGA Circle of Honor - Sigma Chi
- Will Muschamp
William Larry Muschamp is an American college football coach and the current defensive coordinator and linebackers coach of the Texas Longhorns football team after previously serving in the same positions with Auburn and LSU...
- University of Texas Defensive Coordinator - Kappa Alpha Order
- George Patton, Atlanta Falcon defensive linemen, elected to the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame - Sigma Nu
- Billy Payne, Chairman Augusta National and Atlanta Olympic Committee - Phi Delta Theta
- W.O. Payne - University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning. Founded in 1785, UGA claims to be the oldest public university in the United States....
Athletic DirectorAthletic director is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic programs. At some colleges, the athletic director may...
1936-1943. Payne Hall named in his honor - Sigma Chi
- Larry Rakestraw
Larry Clyde Rakestraw is a former American football quarterback in the NFL. He played three seasons for the Chicago Bears. Rakestraw attended the University of Georgia where he was a three year starter at quarterback. He is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity...
- Chicago BearsThe Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the NFC North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
quarterback - Sigma Chi
- Nolen Richardson
Clifford Nolen Richardson is a former Major League Baseball third baseman. He was born on January 18, 1903 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He attended college at the University of Georgia and was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity....
- New York YankeesThe New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division...
, Detroit TigersThe Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in . The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant 10 times...
and Cincinnati RedsThe Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. They are members of the Central Division of the National League....
3rd baseman. UGA Baseball Head Coach - Sigma Chi
- Freddy Sale
Frederick Link Sale was a right-handed pitcher who appeared in one game in for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1924. He was a native of Chester, South Carolina....
- MLB pitcher for the Pittsburgh PiratesThe Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions, in addition to the distinction of playing in the first modern World Series. The Pirates are also often...
- Sigma Chi
- Mark Schlabach
Mark Schlabach is an author and columnist for ESPN.com. Schlabach joined ESPN.com in July 2006 as a college football and college basketball columnist....
, Author and Columnist for ESPN.comESPN.com is the official website of ESPN and a division of ESPN Inc. Since launching in 1995 as ESPNet.SportsZone.com, the website has developed numerous sections including: Page 2, SportsNation, ESPN 360, ESPN Motion, My ESPN, ESPN Sports Travel, ESPN Video Games, ESPN Insider, ESPN.com's...
- Sigma Nu
- Sonny Seiler
Frank W. "Sonny" Seiler is a Savannah, Georgia, attorney who, despite success in the courtroom, is best known as the owner of perhaps the world's most famous dynasty of bulldogs. Since the 1950s, he and his family have cared for and maintained the unbroken line of mascots of the University of...
- Former Georgia swimmer. Owner of Georgia mascot UgaUga is the name of a lineage of English Bulldogs owned by Frank W. "Sonny" Seiler, which have served as the mascot of the University of Georgia since 1956...
- Sigma Chi
- J. Rutherford Seydel - part owner of NHL franchise Atlanta Thrashers and NBA franchise Atlanta Hawks - Chi Phi
- Frank Sinkwich
Francis "Frank" Sinkwich won the 1942 Heisman Trophy as a player for the University of Georgia, making him the first recipient from the Southeastern Conference. In the course of a brief but celebrated career in professional football, Sinkwich was selected for the National Football League Most...
- Heisman Trophy winner- PIKE
- Rankin M. Smith, Sr.
Rankin M. Smith, Sr. was an American businessman and philanthropist. A long time resident of Atlanta, Georgia, Smith was very active in the Atlanta community. Smith served as president of the Life Insurance Company of Georgia from 1970 to 1976...
- Owner of Atlanta Falcons 1965 to 2001 - Chi Phi
- "Catfish" Smith
Vernon “Catfish” Smith played football at the University of Georgia from 1929 to 1931 and was named an All-American in 1931...
- Member of the College Football Hall of FameThe College Football Hall of Fame, located in South Bend, Indiana, USA, is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. It is situated in the renovated downtown district, near convention centers and not far from the campus of Notre Dame...
and UGA Circle of Honor, UGA Baseball Head Coach - Sigma Chi
- Bill Stanfill
William Thomas Stanfill is a former defensive end for the Miami Dolphins, in the American Football League and then in the NFL...
, NFL player - Sigma Nu
- Fran Tarkenton
Francis Asbury "Fran" Tarkenton is a former professional football player, TV personality, and computer software executive....
, NFL quarterbackQuarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the center, in the middle of the offensive line. Quarterbacks are the leaders of the offensive team, responsible for calling the play in the huddle...
- SAE
- Charley Trippi
Charles Louis Trippi is a former professional American football player for the Chicago Cardinals. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1968.Mr. Trippi currently resides in Athens, Georgia...
, NFL running backA running back is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield...
- Lambda Chi
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