One of my favorite parts of recruitment is the house tour portion. PNM’s are given tours of the sorority houses that they have been invited to that day and they are shown the ins and outs of the chapter. Some things that many chapters do on this day is show off the different celebrities who were once active members of their national organizations.
It’s cool to think about the different men and women that are doing or have done great things and that one of the first big things that these people were involved in was Greek life. Some of them were even members here at OSU. (Go Pokes!)
Fraternity Brothers
Alpha Gamma Rho – Orville Redenbacher, Purdue University. To build better men… and better popcorn.
Alpha Tau Omega – Guy Fieri, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Host of "Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives."
Beta Theta Pi – Adam West, Saint Louis University. I guess Batman should have worn pink and blue instead.
Delta Tau Delta – James Marsden, Oklahoma State University. Actor in "X-Men," "Enchanted" and "27 Dresses."
FIJI – Seth Meyers, Northwestern. SNL cast member and head writer.
Lambda Chi Alpha – Kenny Chesney, East Tennessee State. If I win Watermelon Bust can my prize be Kenny serenading me?
Pi Kappa Alpha – Tim McGraw, University of Louisiana at Monroe. Tim, meet me on the pirate ship at GDD this year? ... check yes or no.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon – T. Boone Pickens, Oklahoma State University. If you don’t know who Boone is by now, do you even go to OSU?
Sigma Chi – David Letterman, Ball State University. Television host and comedian, "Late Show with David Letterman."
Sigma Nu – Harrison Ford, Ripon College. Indiana Jones really has no reason to be afraid of snakes.
Sorority Girls
Alpha Chi Omega – Condoleezza Rice, University of Denver. Former Secretary of State.
Alpha Delta Pi – Michelle Pfeiffer, Golden West College. Actress in "New Year’s Eve" and "Hairspray."
Alpha Omicron Pi – Debbie Matenopoulos, New York University. Television host of "The View."
Alpha Xi Delta – Betsey Johnson, Syracuse University. Women’s fashion icon.
Chi Omega – Angela Kinsey, Baylor University. Actress on "The Office."
Delta Delta Delta – Katie Couric, University of Virginia. Television journalist and talk show host; first woman to anchor CBS "Evening News" alone.
Gamma Phi Beta – Kristin Chenoweth, Oklahoma City University. Actress and singer; recently seen in "Glee," "Bewitched" and "Rio 2."
Kappa Alpha Theta – Tory Burch, University of Pennsylvania. Women’s fashion designer.
Kappa Delta – Leigh Anne Tuohy, University of Mississippi. The woman who Sandra Bullock portrayed in The Blind Side.
Kappa Kappa Gamma – Kate Spade, Arizona State University. Designer of women’s high end fashion label Kate Spade.
Phi Mu – Andi Dorfman, Louisiana State University. Contestant on "The Bachelor" and later on "The Bachelorette."
Pi Beta Phi – Jennifer Garner, Denison University. Actress in 13 going on 30 and Juno.
Zeta Tau Alpha – Erin Andrews, University of Florida. Television sideline reporter for ESPN Sports.