List of Tau Epsilon Phi members explained

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Baird . Wm Raimond . 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. . Brown . James Taylor . 1923 . James T. Brown, editor and publisher. . 10th . New York . 354–356 . Hathi Trust.
2. Web site: Active Chapters & Provisional Chapters . 2023-05-13 . Tau Epsilon Phi . en-US.
3. Web site: Alumni Associations . 2023-05-13 . Tau Epsilon Phi . en-US.
4. http://www.greek101.com/lounge/famous.php?org=Tau+Epsilon+Phi Famous Alumni
5. Book: Illio . 1929 . Champaign, Illinois . 52.
6. http://time.com/3046464/religious-freedom-rabbi-david-saperstein/ Obama Nominates Rabbi to Religious Freedom Post
7. http://www.timesofisrael.com/us-senate-approves-rabbi-as-freedom-of-faith-envoy/ US Senate approves rabbi as freedom of faith envoy
8. http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2014/12/rabbi_saperstein_confirmed.html Rabbi David Saperstein confirmed as U.S. Ambassador for Religious Freedom