Following is a list of notable members of Phi Sigma Kappa men's collegiate fraternity, including those who were members of Phi Sigma Epsilon prior to the 1985 merger.
Former Congressman, U.S. House of Representatives in 1924 for the First Congressional District of West Virginia. Minority Whip, 1931–1933. Elected Mayor of Wheeling in 1947.
Former Congressman, U.S. House of Representatives, in office for most of three decades, serving from March 4, 1919 to March 3, 1933, and again from January 3, 1935 to January 3, 1951.
Former Congressman, U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa and one of the founding members and former president of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. Former President, Phi Sigma Epsilon fraternity. The I-80 bridge spanning the Mississippi River between Iowa and Illinois is named in his honor.
Eric Cantor, U.S. HouseTony Coelho, U.S. HouseJames Day Hodgson, AmbassadorFrank J. Lausche, U.S. SenateOren Long, U.S. SenateJohn H. Sununu, WH Chief of StaffRobert Wagner, U.S. Senate
Researcher and historian on capital punishment in America, co-author with John Ortiz Smykla of The Espy Files, a database of executions carried out in the United States and preceding territories from 1608. This database is the most complete source of data on the issue, identifying 15,487 people put to death.
Chairman of the board, Swarthmore College, winner of the 1974 American Chemical Society Award for Creative Invention of polyether polyurethane rubber, president, World Federalist Educational Fund.
Professor of biochemistry at Wisconsin. Invented the process of irradiation with ultraviolet light, to increase the amount of Vitamin D in foods and other organic materials. Most notably used in milk. Credited with elimination of the disease of rickets in the U.S. by 1945. Steenbock Memorial Library is named in his honor.
Founder and Chairman of the Board, Triten Corporation, a multinational, privately held multi-billion dollar holding company serving the petrochemical industry. Subsidiary firms include IAG, an engineering, procurement and construction firm, ARNCO, maker of hardened steel products for the petroleum industry, and Recapture Solutions, natural gas extraction technologies.
Project Manager, Capital Beltway HOT Lanes Project, Virginia Dept. of Transportation, largest ($1.4 Billion) transportation infrastructure project in the United States
Co-founder, Chairman and CEO, American Medical Systems, a manufacturer of implantable devices to treat urological problems. AMS was acquired by Pfizer. Co-founded Iotek, a drug delivery and cardiovascular instrument company. Awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by Medical Alley in 1993. President of the Buuck Family Foundation, supporting programs for the physically disabled. Regents' Award Winner, with Named Full Professorship Chair in Carlson School of Management. Author (see Literature section).
Restaurateur: Founder of the Noble Roman's pizza chain; Owner of Huse Incorporated; Served as Vice chairman of Indianapolis-based Consolidated Products, which operates the Steak 'n Shake chain and various specialty restaurants; Owner of St. Elmo's Steak House in Indianapolis.
Former Chairman and chief executive of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Los Angeles, now a wholly-owned division of The Coca-Cola Company. Former president of Beatrice/Hunt-Wesson Foods, both now subsidiaries of Conagra Brands. Past Chairman of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. Vice Chairman of the Board of Regents for Pepperdine University. Brother of NFL player and Congressman Jack Kemp. Tom worked on his brother's Presidential campaign.
President, Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. President and director of the Olga Coal Company, the Buckeye Coal Company, and the Youngstown Mines Corporation. Began his career as a blast furnace laborer with the Carnegie Steel Company. Four-year letterman for the Nittany Lions, as fullback; elected to College Football Hall of Fame in 1957. Served on Board of Trustees for both Penn State and Youngstown State University.
Governor of the Federal Reserve Board. Chairman of the board of directors of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank. Chairman, subcommittee on Agricultural Employment; director, War Planning Committee; director, Land Grant College Association.
Executive chef at Michelin Guide-rated Chez TJ in Mountain View, CA, previously of New York City's Daniel and The French Laundry in Napa Valley. Nishiyama did much of his early cooking in the MIT Phi Sig kitchen.
Co-Founder, Mentor Corp., pioneer in implantable bladder control devices. Co-founder, American Medical Systems, a manufacturer of implantable devices to treat urological problems. AMS was acquired by Pfizer. Later, founded Dacomed, Timm Medical Technologies and GT Urological. Honored by the University of Minnesota with the "Gerald W. Timm Professorship in 'NeuroUrology,' and the field of 'Urologic Engineering,'" both terms which he coined.
Head of municipal bond house of B.J. Van Ingen and Co, which he established in 1917. Pioneer in the financing of public revenue bonds. His company was the leading underwriter for the Pennsylvania Turnpike in 1938, the Henry Hudson Parkway, many public power endeavors in Nebraska and the Northwest, and Puerto Rico's electric, water and sewer systems.
Television and motion picture actor from 1935 to 1966. A popular character actor of his day, portraying classic villains, his credits include many film, stage and television appearances, for example, Perry Mason and The Virginian.
Television actor, has appeared in over three thousand television commercials. Portrayed "The Toyotaman" in American TV ads for The Toyota Motor Corporation. Served as the official "Ronald McDonald" clown character commercials for McDonald's restaurants. Supporting character roles in Rosetti and Ryan, M*A*S*H, Newhart, Ironside and Adam-12.
Screen actor, veteran of more than 200 films between 1914 and 1952. He was born in France, resided in Iowa and Minnesota, and for most of his life, in California.
Radio and TV performer. Notable for the long-running role of Clifford on Carlton E. Morse's "One Man's Family," an NBC show which featured him for nearly 20 years. He also had the role of Sgt. Ben Romero on "Dragnet."
Elected Imperial Potentate of the Shrine for North America, 1936, but declined the offer due to poor health, taking an ad vitam Council position instead. Mayor of Seattle, Washington, 1920.
National President, Theta Tau professional engineering fraternity, 1928–1932. President of the Association of American Geographers, 1949. Councilor of the Geological Society of America, 1950–1953. Dean of the Graduate School of Louisiana State University.
Grand Master of Freemasons, Grand Lodge of New York, 1948–50. President, American Institute of Banking, 1928. See also citation under Business and Industry.
Captain, awarded Silver Star in WWII "for outstanding leadership and heroism in action at French Morocco, November, 1942." He served 18 months overseas, taking part in the major battles at North Africa, Sicily and Anzio Beach.
Retired, Colonel in the US Army. Saw service in Italy with US combat Engineers during WWII. Returned to graduate as an ROTC cadet, served in the Korean War saving his platoon with devastating effect on the enemy, and in Viet Nam. Served as the Army's liaison officer to the United States Congress. Awarded two Purple Hearts (3OLC), the Distinguished Service Cross and is a Recipient of the Medal of Honor.
Army First Lt., awarded Distinguished Flying Cross in WWII "for extraordinary achievement while participating in 200 hours of operational flight missions in the Southwest Pacific area, during which hostile contact was probable and expected."
Lieutenant (j.g.), awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1944 for his action in connection with the sinking of enemy submarines in the South Atlantic.
Major General, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, Pacific Command. Commanding General, U.S. Army Cadet Command & Fort Knox. Served two tours, 101st Airborne Division. Investigating officer for the USS Cole Commission. Decorations and awards include Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal (2OLC), and Bronze Star Medal (OLC).
Captain, awarded Distinguished Service Cross in WWII "for heroism in action in Sicily, August, 1943." With his company overrun, and no chance of reinforcements, he directed artillery fire to within fifty yards of his position, in order to maintain a crucial advance into enemy territory. He also received the Silver Star.
Army Major, awarded Distinguished Flying Cross in WWII for gallantry in action, while serving as Bombardier on a B-17 airplane in which he manned the nose gun turret of his severely damaged plane, the "Sons of Fury," and fought off repeated frontal attacks from enemy fighters. His exceptional courage and skill was directly responsible for the safe return of the airplane and its crew, 17 November 1942. He also received the Silver Star and the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters.
Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy. Studied under Admiral Nimitz. Posted as Assistant Naval Attaché at the American Embassy, Berlin, Germany in 1940 after previous diplomatic appointments to American Legations in Madrid, Spain; Rome, Italy; Stockholm, Sweden; and Vichy, France. After the United States entered World War II in December 1941, he was interned (held) with other military attaches in Germany until the diplomatic exchange of internees was arranged in May 1942. Recipient, Legion of Merit and Prisoner of War Medal.
First Lieutenant, Marine Corps, served in night fighter squadron 542 in the Pacific over Ulithi and Okinawa. Won five air medals, awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, and a presidential citation.
Army Air Corps Colonel, B-17 pilot. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for action in the Coral Sea where among other actions he rescued General MacArthur and his staff from the encroaching Japanese. He racked two direct hits on Japanese cruisers. He was subsequently awarded a second Distinguished Flying Cross and a Silver Star. Pilot of the "Immortal 19th" bombardment group.
Army First Lt., awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross during the Korean War "for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight on 17 August 1951." Commended at that time for leading a successful mission under adverse conditions. Also WWII veteran, while in Korea completed 100 combat missions prior to rotation home.
Retired, rear admiral, commander of the Submarine Force, Atlantic Fleet 1954, previously Commanding Officer of the Naval School of General Line, Monterey, California, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Administration), Navy Department. Awarded the Legion of Merit (twice) for "exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commander Antisubmarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet". Watkins organized and became the first Commander Anti-submarine Defense Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet during the Cold War.
Retired, lieutenant general, Office of the Commandant, US Marine Corps where he completed his career as Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic. Twice decorated with the Navy Distinguished Service Medal. He was decorated with Legion of Merit with Combat "V" for his leadership of 5th Marines at Punchbowl.
Rear Admiral; Recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor; Naval Commander in the South Pacific during World War II. Developed the "leap-frog" strategy to seize control of the Southwest Pacific islands. Awarded the Medal of Honor and the Distinguished Service Medal with 2 Gold Stars. He died young, in 1946, saving his wife during a tragic ferry accident.
Lloyd "Scooter" Burke, Army ColonelAlbert Kenner, Army GeneralR.G. Weede, Army Lt. GeneralTheodore Wilkinson, Rear AdmiralArthur Williams, Chief of Engineers
Author of the novel, The Second Profile (2014), now working his second book. Retired co-founder of American Medical Systems. See listing in Business section.
Author of several published novels, including The Man With One Talent (1951), A Bridge at Branfield (1948),[71]Not in Our Stars (1945), The Laughing Loon (1939), and Madmen Die Alone (1938).[72] Actor, director and designer for the Duluth (MN) Playhouse and Community Players in Superior, Wisconsin. Phi Beta Kappa member.
Publisher and owner, Knight Newspapers, including the Chicago Daily News, Detroit Free Press, Akron Beacon-Journal and Miami Herald; member of Cornell's Board of Trustees
Influential Harvard professor (see citation under Education). On the basis of his original research wrote seminal book, Bowling Alone to address America's loss of community engagement and social capital, and what can be done about it; one of several books he has written.
Noted American poet, educator and author. Books include Steep Acres (1942) and Only More Sure (1946). Scraps of paper on which he had written in shorthand some of his poems while serving as an infantryman in Patton's Third Army in France have been displayed in the Library of Congress. A Tribute to this soldier-poet was written in 1983.
Major League baseball right-handed pitcher, noted for his submarine pitching style. Played for the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Browns. College All American in Football, Basketball and Baseball.
Collegiate and Professional Football player for USC and the Green Bay Packers. All-American at USC in 1929 and an All-Pro for the Packers (1931-'32, 1934-'35), position was offensive lineman. USC Trojans were national champions in 1928, while the Packers were NFL champions in 1931. Began a lengthy film career while playing football.
Head basketball coach at Duke, 1950–59. Head basketball coach at Texas, 1959–67. Lifetime .658 winning percentage. Earned ACC Coach of the Year honor in 1959.
Played college football at the University of Alabama, three-time All-American and member of the 1930 national championship team that won the Rose Bowl. Head football coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette from 1937 to 1941 and in 1946.
Head Coach, Men's Football at Western Illinois University, 1983-89. Marine Captain, serving in Vietnam from 1967 to 1970. Assistant Coach at Northwest Missouri State (now Truman) from 1970 to 1972. Assistant coach at the University of Vermont from 1972 to 1974, returning to a similar role at Northeast Missouri from 1975 to 1978 before briefly assuming head coaching duties there. Guest coach for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League from 1979 to 1982. He returned to the U.S. when he was named as Head Coach for the Western Illinois UniversityLeathernecks in 1982. Earned several citations as "Coach of the Year" by the Gateway Conference, Kodak Midwest I-AA and Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
Major League baseball outfielder who appeared in 92 games during the 1953 and 1955 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals. Held Big Ten batting championship. Taught high school physical education for many years at El Cajon, California.
Athletic Director and Head Coach, Men's Basketball, Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs. Dwain Farmer Court on the TWU campus is named for him, as is a charitable golf tourney held annually by the school. Farmer was inducted into the TWU Hall of Fame in November, 1985. He was honored by election into the NAIA Hall of Fame for his coaching success in March 1986, winning his 500th coaching career basketball victory in February of that year.
Head Football Coach, Penn State University. Former head coach, Vanderbilt University. Selected as the Dave McClain Coach of the Year (Big Ten Coach of the Year) in Nov. 2016 by the media. Collegiate standout, setting seven school records as quarterback and noted as a Division II Player of the Year finalist for 1994.
NFL New York Giants football star, playing halfback and flanker. As a collegiate athlete, named a football All-American. All-NFL first team six times over his 12 year playing career, appearing in three NFL championship games including the 1956 Super Bowl. That same year he was named the league's most valuable player. He retired from active play to become a renowned sportscaster known as the voice of Monday Night Football in a broadcast career lasting 27 years. He was voted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 1977, winning a broadcasting Emmy Award that same year.
Head football coach at Pennsylvania State University (1915–1917), Colgate University (1922–1925), McDaniel College (1926–1934), and Harvard University (1935–1942, 1945–1947), compiling a career college football record of 149–69–17. Pioneered modern defensive schemes, utilizing shifts, reverses, and lateral passes. Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1954.
Major League baseball Pitching Coach for the Tampa Bay Rays for eleven seasons, adding a year with the Chicago Cubs in 2018. During his senior year of college his 16 victories led the entire NCAA, earning him first-team All-American status in 1983. Prior to coaching he had a lengthy minor league playing career with several teams.
College Football All-American, four-year letterman for the Nittany Lions, as fullback; elected to College Football Hall of Fame in 1957. Captain of undefeated 1912 squad. Served on Board of Trustees for both Penn State and Youngstown State University. Professionally, was president of Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company during WWII, one of the largest steel companies in the world. See listing under Business and Industry.
American ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics, at Chamonix, France. He was the captain of the American ice hockey team, which won the silver medal.
Collegiate and Professional Football coach. Several roles with the Arizona Cardinals Wide Receivers Coach (2007-2008), passing game coordinator (2009-2010), offensive coordinator (2011-2012). Earlier tenure as coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills, along with Canadian and European teams.
Collegiate and Professional Football coach, University of Cincinnati head coach (1994-2003), Philadelphia Eagles linebackers coach (2013-2016), earlier tenure with Louisiana Tech, Arkansas, NC State, New Mexico State, Ball State, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Marshall, Indiana State and Kentucky.
General Manager, first of the NHL's Washington Capitals, currently with the Nashville Predators. General Manager, U.S. National Team in 1998 and 1999 for the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Championships, and served as General Manager for the US 2014 Olympic team until their departure to Sochi (a late injury sidelined him). Inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame 12 Dec 2018. Led the Predators to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2017. Achieved most wins in NHL history as of 1 Mar 2018 with his 1,320 win, a win record that continues to grow (1,380 as of May 2019).
Head coach, University of Minnesota Gopher Hockey, 1930–35. Captain of Phi Sig's interfraternity team that won the championship in 1921. From this, as a booster and player, Pond, with others was responsible for formation of Varsity team in 1921. Captain of Varsity team in 1922–23. University of Minnesota hockey's "Frank R. Pond Rookie of the Year" award is named in his honor. Pond lived in Edina, MN, owned a chain of eight multistate mechanical and refrigeration supply stores, retiring in the early 1970s.
Collegiate baseball coach. As a student he was the starting shortstop for the Mountaineers in the 1963–64 season. After a brief stint in the Twins minor league system, became long-serving head baseball coach at West Virginia, compiling 540 victories over 27 seasons, from 1968 to 1994.
NFL center and collegiate football star. MVP of the 1948 College Football All-Star Team, drafted that year in the 7th round by the Green Bay Packers, for whom he played four years at Center.
Major League baseball Third Baseman, manager and front-office executive. Anchored Yankee's 1930's dynasty. 5-time World Series Champion, 4-time All Star. Named baseball and basketball coach at Yale in 1943, later coached the Yankees, and was named manager for the Detroit Tigers where he won AL Manager of the Year in 1950. He completed a long career as Athletic Director at Dartmouth, retiring in 1968.
Played college football at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a football All-American all four years. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1947, played a year to raise funds for dental school, and had a career as an oral surgeon.
Football offensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles. Played college football at Oregon State, drafted in the fifth round of the 1941 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Sears is a member of the NFL's 1940s All-Decade Team.
Football offensive tackle at USC. Named unanimous choice as All American in 1932. His USC teams won the college football national championships in 1931 and 1932. Played professionally from 1935 to 1939 for the Green Bay Packers. Named to the Pro Bowl in 1939. NFL champion in 1936 and 1939. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1970.
Head basketball coach at the University of Michigan from 1928 to 1931. Served as an assistant football coach at Michigan from 1926 to 1929. From 1931 to 1936, he was the head football coach at Iowa State College (now known as Iowa State University). Athletic director at Iowa State from 1933 to 1945. Veenker Memorial Golf Course on the Iowa State campus is named in his honor.
Major League baseball outfielder. Played six seasons from 1980 to 1985 for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cleveland Indians. Played two seasons in Japan for the Seibu Lions in 1986 and 1987. 1980 World Series Champion with the Phillies.
14th President of M.I.T. from 1980 to 1990, Member of White House Science Council, Professor of Electrical Engineering at M.I.T. and respected educator.
Comptroller, long-time VP of Business Administration, Secretary of Board of Regents, University of Minnesota; Wrote seminal text on estimating building needs for a college or university. Middlebrook Hall, a dormitory, named after him.
Malkin Professor of Public Policy at Harvard, Distinguished Visiting Professor at Aarhus University in Denmark, former visiting professor and director of the Manchester Graduate Summer Programme in Social Change at the University of Manchester, England. Consulted with President Clinton on civic engagement. Wrote seminal book, Bowling Alone to address America's loss of community engagement and social capital, and what can be done about it.
Former Dean of the school of Liberal Arts at Massachusetts Agricultural (UMass), Amherst, Massachusetts, where he was Chairman of the English Department, teaching that subject from 1914 to 1960. Director of theater group, The Roister Doisters for 27 years. Editor of Phi Sigma Kappa's magazine for members, The Signet, national secretary and author of the Fraternity's first history, Phi Sigma Kappa, a History. The theater at the University of Massachusetts was named in his honor.
Beta Deuteron (Minnesota), 1895 (Charter member and alumnus initiate)
Chairman of Music Department, University of Minnesota; Responsible for building of Northrup Auditorium, which serves the University today and was a home for the Minnesota Orchestra until 1974. The University's Scott Hall named in his honor.
Former president, Allegheny College of Meadville, Pennsylvania, former president, Carleton College of Northfield, Minnesota, president St. Lawrence University, now in independent consultancy to higher education in support of liberal education and strategic planning for collegiate presidents. Sullivan Student Center at St. Lawrence named in honor of Sullivan and his wife, Ann.
President, California State University, Fullerton of Fullerton, California. He was previously Executive Vice Chancellor, Secretary and General Counsel to the CSU Board of Trustees. Virjee is a lawyer, and former partner at O'Melveny & Myers, the oldest law firm in Los Angeles.
^ abEarl F. Schoening, ed. (1 January 1941). "Chapter Invisible". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. XXXIII (1): 51.
^ abcdefgPhi Sigma Kappa, ed. (1986). Hills and a Star (8th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. pp. 76–78.
^ abThomas E. Recker, ed. (Fall 1993). "Two Receive 1993 Distinguished Alumnus Awards". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. LXXXIV (4): 7.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuBeta Deuteron historian (2013). Office of the Archivist (ed.). Phi Sigma Kappa (U of MN) Archive: Chapter history and chapter roster. Minneapolis, MN: Triton Corp., alumni association.
^ abcdefghijklmRand, Frank Prentice; Ralph Watts; James E. Sefton (1993). All The Phi Sigs – A History. Indianapolis, IN: Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. pp. 270–275.
^Staff article, no byline (Fall 1995). Thomas E. Recker (ed.). "Alumni News". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. LXXXVI (3): 4.
^Bill Smith, Alabama '57 (May 1955). Earl F. Schoening (ed.). "Bang-up Celebration for Alabama Phi Sigs". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. LXVII (32): 161.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Note, last name spelling appears to have been changed, dropping the "e" for his published name.
^ abstaff (February 1959). Herbert L. Brown (ed.). "Alumni News". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. LXXI, New Series No. 1: 55.
^ abcdefOmicron Chapter historian (2013). Office of the Archivist (ed.). Phi Sigma Kappa (MIT) Archive: Chapter history and chapter roster. Omicron Chapter alumni association – via Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
^Staff article no byline (Winter 1988). Albert D. Shonk, Jr. (ed.). "Alumni Notes". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. LXXIX (2): 12.
^ abEarl F. Schoening, ed. (January 1955). "Phi Sigs You Should Know". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. LXVII (1): 24.
^ abEarl F. Schoening, ed. (May 1952). "Alumni news item". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. XLIV (3).
^Earl F. Schoening, ed. (March 1941). "Alumni News". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. XXXIII (2): 93.
^Earl F. Schoening, ed. (October 1941). "Alumni News". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. XXXIII (4): 269.
^Earl F. Schoening, ed. (March 1941). "Alumni News, featured article". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. XXXIII (2): 98.
^Earl F. Schoening, ed. (May 1954). "Phi Sigs You Should Know, featured article". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. LXVI (3): 42.
^ abEarl F. Schoening, ed. (January 1955). "Gridiron Immortals, feature section". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. LXVII (1): 6.
^ abcEarl F. Schoening, ed. (May 1944). "Alumni news item". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. XXXVI (3).
^ abcEarl F. Schoening, ed. (October 1942). "Alumni News". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. XXXIV (4): 307.
^ abEarl F. Schoening, ed. (January 1944). "Alumni news item". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. XXXVI (1).
^Earl F. Schoening, ed. (October 1944). "Alumni News". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. XXXVI (4).
^Earl F. Schoening, ed. (January 1955). "Alumni news item". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. LXVII (1): 37.
^John McKelway, The Evening Star, Washington, D.C. (March 1955). Earl F. Schoening (ed.). "A Remarkable Major General". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. LXVII (2): 87.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Earl F. Schoening, ed. (November 1955). "Alumni News". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. LXVII (4): 249.
^Herbert L. Brown, ed. (Fall 1971). "Alumni News". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. LXIII (4): 16.
^ abcEarl F. Schoening, ed. (November 1948). "Alumni News". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. XXXX (4).
^Earl F. Schoening, ed. (November 1954). "Phi Sigs You Should Know". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. LXVI (4): 240.
^The 2005 film Jarhead was cited as using many of the same plot devices as in Turnipseed's novel.
^Turnipseed uses the surname Hernandez in his non-writing tech management career.
^ abcdefgJay Langhammer (Spring 1985). Brett A. Champion (ed.). "Phi Sigs in Baseball". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. LXXVII (1): 12.
^Cathryn Stephens Marsh, Oregon State, and Darwin Dunker (Winter 1990). Albert D. Shonk, Jr. (ed.). "Quitters Never win...". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. LXXXI (1): 4.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ abcdefgStaff article, no byline (Fall 2021). Nicholas Zuniga (ed.). "They Made the Cut: Phi Sigs who made their name on the gridiron". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. CXI (2): 38–42.
^Earl F. Schoening, ed. (March 1954). "Phi Sigs You Should Know, feature section". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. LXVI (2): 95.
^Staff article, no byline (Spring 1990). Albert D. Shonk, Jr. (ed.). "Chapter Eternal". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. LXXXI (2): 23.
^Otto T. Bang Jr (May 1954). Earl F. Schoening (ed.). "The Elliott Story, feature section". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. LXVI (3): 147.
^Staff article no byline (Summer 1986). Brett A. Champion (ed.). "Alumni Notes". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. LXXVIII (1): 14.
^Nicholas Zuniga, ed. (Winter 2018). "Distinguished Alumni: Bryan Glazer". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. CIX (1): 45.
^Earl F. Schoening, ed. (March 1955). "Alumni news item". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. LXVII (2): 73.
^Staff article, no byline (Spring 1991). Thomas E. Recker (ed.). "Alumni News and Notes". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. LXXXII (2): 15.
^Kathy Cannady (Fall 1993). Thomas E. Recker (ed.). "Dan Patrick: Keeping SportsCenter Viewers Informed". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. LXXXIV (3): 4.
^According to the Minnesota Gopher yearbook, 1921, Pond's fraternity brothers on their winning interfraternal team, Merle "Frenchy" DeForrest, Paul Swanson and Carl Palmer, were also key to winning recognition of hockey as a varsity sport.
^A.T. Burrows, ed. (March 1938). "Alumni News, feature section". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. XXIX (4): 259.
^Earl F. Schoening, ed. (March 1954). "Phi Sigs You Should Know, feature section". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. LXVI (2): 94.
^ abStaff article, no byline (Fall 1997). Thomas E. Recker (ed.). "Alumni News". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. LXXXVIII (4): 26.
^Earl F. Schoening, ed. (January 1947), F. and M. Academy's Main Building Dedicated "Hartman Hall", feature article in The Signet, a magazine for members of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity, p. 3
^Frank Prentice Rand, Chi '12 (March 1938). A.T. Burrows (ed.). "A Salute to Charles Sumner Howe, feature article". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. XXIX (4): 251.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Earl F. Schoening, ed. (November 1947). "Acting President, Alumni news item". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. XXXIX (4): 367.
^Albert D. Shonk (February 2015). Michael Carey (ed.). "Professor, Playwright, Poet, Historian, feature section". The Signet, A Magazine for Members of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. CVI (1): 29.
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