Notable members Delta Kappa Epsilon

president theodore roosevelt

delta kappa epsilon members have included 5 of forty-five presidents of united states: rutherford b. hayes, theodore roosevelt, gerald ford, george h. w. bush, , george w. bush. vice president of united states, dan quayle, became dke brother @ depauw university. franklin d. roosevelt member of alpha chapter of dke @ harvard , considered sixth dke brother serve president of united states; however, harvard chapter de-recognized dke international due chapter s stance on dual membership other fraternities.

in election of 1876, republican party chose between 2 dke members, nominating hayes rather rival , fellow dke james g. blaine. blaine ran unsuccessfully president.

many american , canadian politicians, businessmen, sports figures, , artists have been members, including joe paterno, herb kelleher, j.p. morgan, jr., william randolph hearst, cole porter, bradley palmer, henry cabot lodge, dick clark, tom landry, david milch, , george steinbrenner. dke flags carried north pole discoverer, admiral robert peary , moon astronaut alan bean.

during civil war, first union officer killed in battle dke member theodore winthrop of phi. dying edwin s. rogers (theta) of maine attended confederate psi alabama, observed dke pin , sent family. during spanish–american war, first american officer killed dke member, surgeon john b. gibbs (phi chi). dke member j. frank aldritch (psi phi) died when uss maine sunk.

yung wing, first chinese graduate american university in 1854, member of phi chapter of dke. later, citizenship revoked , denied reentry united states government of theodore roosevelt, member of dke.

the late dick clark donated $1 million delta kappa epsilon foundation of central new york, handles finances fraternity s chapters across u.s.