List of Tau Epsilon Phi members

Tau Epsilon Phi is an American collegiate social fraternity that was founded at Columbia University in 1910.^[1] Since its establishment, the fraternity has chartered 144 chapters and colonies, chiefly located at universities and colleges on the East Coast.^[2]^[3]

Following are some notable alumni.^[4]

Academics

Cary Cooper – professor and psychologist
Ira Pauly – professor and chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Nevada School of Medicine
Jonas Salk – discoverer of polio vaccine and a professorship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Architecture

Max Abramovitz – architect^[5]
Guy Fulton – architect

Business

Samuel J. LeFrak – real estate developer
Harris Rosen – founder of the Rosen Hotels & Resorts
Bernard Siegel – executive director of the nonprofit Regenerative Medicine Foundation
Eli Timoner – entrepreneur and business executive most notable for creating Air Florida

Entertainment

Jeff Altman – stand-up comedian
Howard Benson – Grammy-winning music producer and multi-instrumentalist
Larry David – actor, writer, comedian, and television producer
David Duchovny – actor, writer, and director
Mat Franco – entertainer, magician, winner of America's Got Talent
Benny Goodman – musician and bandleader
Larry King – television and radio host
Gary Kott – writer and supervising producer of The Cosby Show
Harold Rome – Tin Pan Alley and Broadway songwriter
Ed Sabol – filmmaker, founder of NFL Films
Robert Sherman – songwriter
Jerry Springer – television and radio host
George Stephanopoulos – television journalist
Marc Turtletaub – movie producer

Law

Irving R. Kaufman – judge with the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Leo M. Gordon – judge with the United States Court of International Trade
Robert C. Wright – judge with the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas and Pennsylvania House of Representative
Joseph Wapner – judge on The People's Court

Literature and journalism

Eli N. Evans – author about the Jewish experience in the Southern United States and speechwriter for President Lyndon B. Johnson
Adam Goldstein – author
Louis Harris – journalist and founder of the Harris Poll
Mike Sager – author and award-winning journalist

Military

Omar Bradley – General of the Army and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (honorary)
Neil Woodward – American Naval officer and a former NASA astronaut

Politics

Dwight D. Eisenhower – 34th President of the United States (honorary)
Kenneth A. Gottlieb, U.S. House of Representatives
Vincent C. Gray – mayor of Washington, D.C.
Rick Kriseman – mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida
Elliott H. Levitas – U.S. House of Representatives
Marvin Mandel – Governor of Maryland
David Saperstein – United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom^[6]^[7]^[8]
Melvin Steinberg – Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
Kirill Reznik –Maryland House of Delegates
Michael S. Steele – Lieutenant Governor of Maryland and chairman of the Republican National Committee
Rick Santorum – United States Senator
Robert C. Wright – Pennsylvania House of Representative and judge Delaware County Court of Common Pleas

Science and engineering

Ray Kurzweil – computer scientist, author, and futurist
David S. Salomon – breast cancer researcher who discovered the cancer gene
Chad Trujillo – astronomer and co-discoverer of 12 trans-Neptunian objects, including Eris

Sports

Red Auerbach – general manager, Boston Celtics
Bryan Clark – professional wrestler
Jedd Fisch – football coach of the Michigan Wolverines
Eddie Fogler – college basketball coach
Howie Roseman – general manager of the Philadelphia Eagles
Jared Ross – professional hockey player
Harry Schwartz – college football player
Bob Vogel – professional football player with the Baltimore Colts
Neal Walk – college and professional basketball player

References

^ Baird, Wm Raimond; Brown, James Taylor (1923). Baird's manual of American college fraternities; a descriptive analysis of the fraternity system in the colleges of the United States, with a detailed account of each fraternity (10th ed.). New York: James T. Brown, editor and publisher. pp. 354–356 – via Hathi Trust.
^ "Active Chapters & Provisional Chapters". Tau Epsilon Phi. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
^ "Alumni Associations". Tau Epsilon Phi. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
^ Famous Alumni.
^ Illio. Champaign, Illinois. 1929. p. 52.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Obama Nominates Rabbi to Religious Freedom Post, Time.com, July 28, 2014, Retrieved 19 December 2014.
^ US Senate approves rabbi as freedom of faith envoy, Times of Israel, 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
^ Rabbi David Saperstein confirmed as U.S. Ambassador for Religious Freedom, AL.com, 17 December 2014, Retrieved 19 December 2014.

[:0-1] Baird, Wm Raimond; Brown, James Taylor (1923). Baird's manual of American college fraternities; a descriptive analysis of the fraternity system in the colleges of the United States, with a detailed account of each fraternity (10th ed.). New York: James T. Brown, editor and publisher. pp. 354–356 – via Hathi Trust.

[2] "Active Chapters & Provisional Chapters". Tau Epsilon Phi. Retrieved 2023-05-13.

[:1-3] "Alumni Associations". Tau Epsilon Phi. Retrieved 2023-05-13.

[4] Famous Alumni.

[5] Illio. Champaign, Illinois. 1929. p. 52.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[Time-6] Obama Nominates Rabbi to Religious Freedom Post, Time.com, July 28, 2014, Retrieved 19 December 2014.

[7] US Senate approves rabbi as freedom of faith envoy, Times of Israel, 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2014.

[8] Rabbi David Saperstein confirmed as U.S. Ambassador for Religious Freedom, AL.com, 17 December 2014, Retrieved 19 December 2014.

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