Here are a few of the many distinguished alumni of Tau Kappa Epsilon along with the positions they held or hold.

Business and Industry

• Raymond G. Chambers (Theta-Zeta), Co-Owner of the New Jersey Nets
• Edward C. Droste (Epsilon), Co-Founder of Hooters
• James P. Evans (Gamma-Omega), CEO of Jenny Craig
• Paul R. Oreffice (Alpha-Zeta), CEO of Dow Chemical
• Robert L. Nardelli (Zeta-Theta), Chairman, President and CEO of the Home Depot
• Charles R. Walgreen, Jr (Upsilon), Chairman of Walgreen Drugs
• Roger J. Dow (Iota-Rho), VP of Marketing for Marriott Hotels
• Conrad M. Hilton (Alpha-Omicron), Founder of Hilton Hotels
• James M. Kilts (Delta), Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Gillette Company
• Howard D. Schultz (Theta-Iota), Principal Owner of Starbucks Coffee Company
• W. Alan McCollough (Delta-Upsilon), Chairman, President and CEO of Circuit City Stores
• Paul Mobley (Gamma-Kappa), President Noble Romans Pizza, Inc.

Government

• Ronald W. Reagan (Iota), 40th President of the United States of America
• Robert A. Butterworth, Jr. (Gamma-Theta), Florida Attorney General
• Ryan C. Crocker (Alpha-Theta), Ambassador
• Roger W. Jespen (Beta-Xi), U.S. Senator
• James H. Quillen (Pi-Gamma), U.S. Congressman
• Richard B. Stone (Lambda-Iota), Ambassador
• Robert L. "Bob" Barr, Jr. (Beta-Sigma), U.S. Congressman
• Robert C. Byrd (Alpha-Pi), U.S. Senator
• Gary A Doer (Zeta-Iota), Premier of Manitoba
• Carl D. Pursell (Delta-Pi), U.S. Congressman
• John G. Rowland (Kappa-Upsilon), Governor of Connecticut
• Charles E. Whittaker (Alpha-Phi), U.S. Supreme Court Justice

Education

• Gregory L. Geoffroy (Alpha-Chi) , President of Iowa State University
• Joseph J. Sisco (Delta) , President of American University
• Dr. William V. Muse (Epsilon-Upsilon), Chancellor of East Carolina University
• Hoke L. Smith (Delta), President of Towson University

Athletics

• Terry P. Bradshaw (Beta-Zeta) , NFL Star and TV Analyst
• George S. Halas (Gamma) , Founder of the NFL
• Richard F. "Digger" Phelps (Epsilon-Zeta) , Notre Dame Basketball Coach and TV Analyst
• Louis Carnesecca (Theta-Sigma), St. John’s Basketball Coach
• Marv Levy (Zeta), Head Football Coach in the NFL
• Philip M. Simms (Mu-Sigma), NFL Star and TV Commentator

Entertainment

• Merv Griffin (Gamma-Delta) , Entertainer and TV Personality
• Elvis Presley (Beta-Psi) , Entertainer, Singer, and Actor
• Les Paul (Gamma-Delta) , Inventor of the Electric Guitar
• Willie Nelson (Nu-Xi), Country Music Songwriter and Singer
• Robert Wuhl (Epsilon-Omicron), Actor
• The Everly Brothers (Gamma-Rho), Vocal Group

Philanthropic, Literary, Scientific, Religious, and Military

• Gerald P. Carr (Beta-Sigma) , NASA Astronaut, Commander U.S. Skylab IV
• John Fisher (Gamma-Epsilon) , Rear Admiral, United States Navy, President of the Navy League
• William A. Fowler (Omicron) , Nobel Prize for Physics, Nuclear Astrophysics, Professor
• Eugene Frank (Delta-Mu) , Methodist Bishop
• Andrew Allen (Kappa-Upsilon), NASA Astronaut
• Roy K. Flint (Omega), Dean, U.S. Military Academy at West Point
• David R. Jones (Pi), Editor, New York Times
• Ralph Keyes (Omega), President, Kiwanis Foundation