Prominant KA's

 

Government

Carl Albert (Beta Eta)
Former U.S. Congressman (Oklahoma), Speaker of the House

Roy Blunt (Alpha Eta)
U.S. Congressman (Missouri)

J. Caleb Boggs (Beta Epsilon)
Former Governor of Delaware
Former U.S. Senator (Delaware)

Rick Boucher (Beta Rho)
U.S. Congressman (Virginia)

Hugh Clegg (Alpha Mu)
Former Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

William Clements (Beta Lambda)
Former Governor of Texas

Clark M. Clifford (Alpha Theta)
Former Chief Council to U.S. Presidents Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy
Former Secretary of Defense

Larry Combest (Gamma Chi)
U.S. Congressman (Texas)

Bart Gordon (Delta Lambda)
U.S. Congressman (Tennessee)

J. Edgar Hoover (Alpha Nu)
Former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

G.V. 'Sonny' Montgomery (Beta Tau)
Former U.S. Congressman, Author of the G.I. Bill

Austin Peay (Omega)
Former Governor of Tennessee

Claude Pepper (Alpha Omega)
Former U.S. Congressman (Florida)
Former U.S. Senator (Florida)

Dean Rusk (Sigma)
Former U.S. Secretary of State

Floyd D. Spence (Rho)
U.S. Congressman (South Carolina)

Military

Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Jr. (Lambda)
U.S. Navy, Antarctic Explorer
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient

Captian David McCampbell (Alpha Sigma)
U.S. Navy Fighter Pilot and all-time top U.S. ace
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient

General George C. Marshall (Beta)
Former U.S. Secretary of State
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense
Former General of the U.S. Army
Author of the 'Marshall Plan'
Nobel Peace Price Recipient

General Jack N. Merritt (Beta Eta)
Former Leader of NATO

General George S. Patton (Beta '04)
Former Four Star General (Commander of the U.S. 3rd Army)

General J.H. Binford Peay II (Beta)
Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army

General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. (Beta)
Former Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps

Richard Truly (Alpha Sigma)
Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy
Astronaut
Former Director of NASA

Sports

Tommy Aaron (Beta Zeta)
Professioal Golfer

Ben D. Crenshaw (Omicron)
Professional Golfer

Al Geiberger (Beta Sigma)
Professional Golfer

Don January (Gamma Lambda)
Professional Golfer

Christian 'Sonny' Jergensen III (Alpha Phi)
Former Professional Football Player, Hall of Famer

Joe Kapp (Alpha Xi)
Former Professional Football Player, Hall of Famer

J. Tim McCarver (Gamma Gamma)
Former Professional Baseball Player, Hall of Famer

Ernest 'Ernie' Nevers (Alpha Pi)
Former Professional Football Player, Hall of Famer

Jay Sigel (Tau)
Professional Golfer

Melvin Stewart (Pi)
Olympic Gold Medalist (Swimming)

Dave Stockton (Beta Sigma)
Professional Golfer

Danny Sullivan (Theta)
Professional Race Car Driver

Sam Wyche (Iota)
Former National Football League Head Coach, NFL Analyst

Entertainment

Pat Boone (Gamma Lambda)
Movie star and recording artist

Bill Engvall (Xi)
Actor and comedian

George Grizzard (Upsilon)
Stage, television and movie actor, Tony award winner

George Hamilton IV (Upsilon)
Country music singer

Page McConnell (Beta Lambda)
Member of music group 'Phish'

Richard Moll (Alpha Xi)
Television and movie actor, best known as 'Bull' on the sitcom "Night Court"

Anthony Perkins (Alpha Psi)
Actor, best known for roles in thriller 'Psycho'

Charlie Rose (Upsilon)
Talk show host

Randolph Scott (Alpha Sigma)
Former actor, 'Western' movie star

Ned Vaughn (Psi)
Television and movie actor

Business and Industry

Clyde B. Anderson (Alpha Beta)
President and CEO of Books-A-Million

Clayton D. Baird (Omicron)
Chairman of Mrs. Baird's Bakeries

John H. Bryan, Jr. (Alpha Epsilon)
Chairman and CEO of Sara Lee Corporation

Ely R. Callaway, Jr. (Epsilon)
Chairman and CEO of Callaway Golf

David M. Chamberlin (Tau)
CEO of Shaklee Corporation

Harry Cullen (Gamma Mu)
Dircetor of Cullen Bank Center

Robert Crandall (Alpha Zeta)
President, Chairman and CEO of American Airlines

Earnest W. Deavenport (Beta Tau)
President and CEO of Eastman Chemical Co.

John D. DeButts (Beta Comm.)
Former Chairman of AT&T

William E. Dreyer (Alpha Delta)
Senior Executive Vice president, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company

U. Edwin Garrison (Beta Tau)
Chairman of the Thiokol Corporation

David A. Stonecipher (Chi)
CEO and president of Jefferson - Pilot Corporation

 

Chapter Updates

 

Historian

The office of the Historian has been diligently working throughout the semester to increase alumni relations and support. In conjunction with the alumni relations office at SHSU we have updated our alumni roster to include 450 brothers in 3 countries and 25 states. We have also started publishing the Southern Star again; published until 2003 the Southern Star was an award wining alumni newsletter. It is our goal to bring the spirit back that is the Southern Star. If you would like to receive the southern star please e-mail Tim Jeske- editor at tcj002@shsu.edu

Number V
Chapter Historian
Tim Jeske

FundRaising

This semester in fundraising we worked at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Earning about $6000 for our chapter. Not only do we continue to raise money from numerous different events at Reliant Stadium but we will also be attending at least two concerts at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion before the semesters end.

Fundraising Chairman
Chase Moor

Philanthropy

Kappa Alpha Orders philanthropy of choice is the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Every year at Halloween with help from the directors of the Walker County Fair Grounds we set up a haunted house to help raise funds for MDA. Along with that, we also helped raise funds for MDA by selling raffle tickets to an MDA annual crawfish boil held in the Houston area. Every year we strive to give more and more to our philanthropy.

Blood Drive
Where: West Hill Mall Parking Lot 
When: May 9th, 2009 all day