Become what?
Through the tireless efforts of dedicated alumni volunteers, TKE has grown steadily through the years and, in 1959, became the largest fraternity in total chapter strength. Our vision of what a fraternity should be has made Tau Kappa Epsilon what it is today.
Today, Tau Kappa Epsilon includes more than 250,000 undergraduate and alumni members. The legacy of their achievements in business, government service, science, and nearly every field of human endeavor is a tradition of excellence. Well-known alumni include:
Ronald
W. Reagan, 40th President of the United States
Terry
Bradshaw, Super Bowl Quarterback
Elvis
Presley, Entertainer
Phil
Simms, Super Bowl Quarterback
Robert Byrd, West Virginia Senator
Conrad
Hilton, Hilton Hotels
Merv Griffin, Entertainer
Jim
Harrick, Head Basketball Coach, UCLA
Charles
Walgreen, Jr., President, Walgreen Drug Stores
Les Paul, Inventor of the Electric Guitar
"Digger" Phelps, Former Head Basketball Coach, Notre
Dame
John G. Rowland, Governor of Connecticut
Marv
Levy, Head Coach, Buffalo Bills
George
Halas, NFL Founder, Owner, Chicago Bears
Lawrence
Welk, Television Band Leader
William
A. Fowler, Noble Prize Winner, Physics
William
L. Shirer, Pulitzer Prize Winning Author
Gerald
P. Carr, Astronaut, Astronaut, Commander Skylab IV
Paul
Oerrifice, Past Chairman, Dow Chemical
