Zeta Beta Tau/Phi Epsilon Pi Famous Alumni

Alumni of Zeta Beta Tau and Phi Epsilon Pi are prominent members of many fields, including politics, entertainment, business, sports, and journalism. This page lists some notable alumni of Zeta Beta Tau and Phi Epsilon Pi Fraternities.


Alumnus School Year      Area of Achievement
Mel Allen Alabama 1956 Sportscaster
Walter Annenberg Pennsylvania 1931 Publisher of TV Guide
Burton Baskin Illinois 1938 Founder of Baskin-Robbins
Jack Benny UCLA   Entertainer
Leonard Bernstein Harvard 1944 Composer and Entertainer
Henry Bloch Penn   Co-Founder of H & R Block
Richard Bloch Michigan   Co-Founder of H & R Block
Rudy Boschwitz     Former U.S. Senator from Minnesota
Melvin Douglas Chicago 1931 Actor
William Gaines Brooklyn Polytech 1952 Publisher of Mad Magazine
Arthur Goldberg Chicago 1932 Former U.S. Supreme Court justice and U.N. ambassador
Samuel Goldwyn Virginia 1947 Film producer
Armand Hammer Columbia 1919 Chairman of Occidental Petroleum
(once bought Arm & Hammer Baking Soda Company because he liked the name)
Jerold C. Hoffberger Virginia   President and Chairman of the Board of the National Brewing Company
Mickey Kantor     U.S. trade representative
William Lehman Florida   Former U.S. congressman from Florida
Sheldon Leonard Syracuse 1929 Television producer
John V. Lindsay Columbia   Former mayor of New York City
Sid Luckman Columbia 1939 Quarterback for the Chicago Bears and member of the NFL Hall of Fame
Stanley Marcus Harvard 1929 Former president of Neiman-Marcus
William S. Paley Pennsylvania 1922 Former chairman of CBS
Harold Ramis Washington/St. Louis   Writer, Actor, Producer (Animal House, Ghostbusters)
Abraham Ribicoff     Former U.S. senator
Samuel Rosenman Columbia 1919 Former chairman of 20th Century Fox Film Corporation
Aaron Rosenberg USC 1934 Member of the NFL Hall of Fame
Robert Shapiro UCLA   Lawyer
Albert Small Virginia   UVA Board of Visitors, donor of Small Hall
Mike Wallace Michigan 1939 Correspondent for CBS News
David Werblin Rutgers 1932 Founder of the New York Jets
Peter Yarrow     Musician (Peter, Paul and Mary)
David Yunich Union   President of Macy's


Last update: November 2005
By: Drew Maier