The Greek Hall of Fame

A Look at Famous Greek Nebraska Alumni

Johnny Carson at Phi Gamma Delta

 

  • Edith Abbot, first woman to be named Dean of a Graduate School (University of Chicago), Delta Gamma

  • George Beadle, Nobel Prize winner (genetics), Farmhouse

  • Herbert Brownell, former Attorney General of Nebraska, Delta Upsilon

  • Jon Bruning, Attorney General of Nebraska, Sigma Phi Epsilon

  • William Jennings Bryan, former four time Presidential Candidate, Acacia

  • Johnny Carson, Comedian, Phi Gamma Delta

  • Hal Daub, former Mayor of Omaha, Kappa Sigma

  • David Doyle, Actor (Bosley, Charlie Angels), Phi Delta Theta

  • Harold Edgerton, inventor of the strobe light, Acacia

  • Adrian Fiala, Husker Football announcer, Phi Kappa Psi

  • Tommie Frazier, former Husker Football player, Iota Phi Theta

  • Cliff Hillegass, inventor of Cliff's Notes, Acacia

  • Bob Kerrey, Nebraska Governor and Senator, Phi Gamma Delta

  • Frank Morrison, former Governor of Nebraska, Tau Kappa Epsilon

  • Frank Mueller, Former member of the US Chamber of Commerce, Delta Sigma Phi

  • Donald Othmer, co-editor of the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Lambda Chi Alpha

  • Mildred Othmer Peterson, founder of the Pan American Board of Education, Alpha Delta Pi

  • Roscoe Pound, father of Harvard Law, Acacia

  • Ruth Bryan Rohde, first woman elected to congress from Florida, Delta Gamma

  • Frank Solich, former Husker Football Coach, Sigma Nu

  • Kathy Lyle Stephenson, first certified female plastic surgeon, Pi Beta Phi

  • C.Y. Thompson, former Dean of Men, Delta Upsilon

  • Charles Thone, former Governor of Nebraska, Phi Gamma Delta