Celebs Who Went Greek Quiz | Celebrities Mixture

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1. Three of the following four people were members of the sorority Delta Gamma. The three in question are all known from television shows. Can you identify the fourth and only one NOT a member of this sorority?

Answer: Katherine Anne Porter

Delta Gamma was founded in 1873 in Oxford, Mississippi at the Lewis School for Girls. Their philanthropy is aid to the blind. Julia Louis-Dreyfus came to fame in "Seinfeld", Joan Lunden as an anchor on "Good Morning America", and Donna Mills for "Knots Landing". Katherine Anne Porter is an American writer who did have have a formal higher education and was not part of a Greek organization.

2. Sigma Chi was founded in 1855 at Miami University. Three of the following four men were members: think two actors and a late night host. Who was NOT a member of this fraternity?

Answer: Terry Bradshaw

Terry Bradshaw, American footballer and broadcaster, was actually a Tau Kappa Epsilon. Sigma Chi was founded by seven men at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, on June 28, 1855. Sigma Chi spun off from Delta Kappa Epsilon when there was a disagreement of who would be selected as the chapter's designated Poet.

3. Which of the following four athletes was NOT a Phi Beta Sigma? He's the only professional basketball player of the bunch.

Answer: Michael Jordan

Phi Beta Sigma was founded at Howard University in Washington DC on January 9th, 1914, by A. Langston Taylor, Leonard F. Morse, and Charles I. Brown. Other Phi Beta Sigma's include Nelson Mandella and George Washington Carver. Michael Jordan, champion NBA player from Brooklyn, was a member Omega Psi Phi.

4. Don Knotts, Frank Gifford and Cheech are all fraternity brothers in which fraternity? Of those listed, it's the only one that includes the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet. It also looks like this when used in math: Σ.

Answer: Phi Sigma Kappa

They were all members of Phi Sigma Kappa. Phi Sigma Kappa was founded in 1873 at Massachusetts Agricultural College in Amherst-now the University of Massachusetts. Don Knotts and Cheech are comedic actors, and Frank Gifford was an American football player and commentator.

Kappa Alpha Theta is a sorority, and Delta Upsilon and Alpha Chi Alpha are fraternities founded in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, respectively.

5. Which of the following ladies was not a Delta Delta Delta? She's known for "The Last Picture Show" film and "Moonlighting" television show.

Answer: Cybill Shepherd

Cybill Shepherd was a Chi Omega and so was Shelley Long. Tri Delta was founded at Boston Universtiy in 1888.

Elizabeth Dole was a U.S. Senator; she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa which is an honor society rather than a sorority or fraternity. Farrah Fawcett was an actress, originally from Texas, and Leeza Gibbons is a talk show host from South Carolina.

6. The Reverend Jesse Jackson was a member of Omega Psi Phi. Which one of these gentlemen was NOT his fraternity brother? He lived 1978-2020.

Answer: Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant, professional basketball player, was drafted to the MBA straight out of high school and was not part of a Greek fraternal organization.

Omega Psi Phi was founded at Howard University in 1911. Bill Cosby (actor and comic), Langston Hughes (writer and activist), and Count Basie (musician) were all members of Omega Psi Phi during their university years.

7. One of these gentlemen was NOT in a fraternity officially, though he was an honorary member when Arkansas State granted him that award in 1960. Can you identify who this Kingly man was?

Answer: Elvis Presley

Former Senator Strom Thurmond was a member Pi Kappa Alpha. Willie Nelson, country music singer, was associated with Tau Kappa Epsilon, and politician and once U.S. Presidential candidate Bob Dole was a member of Kappa Sigma.

In 1960, Arkansas State's chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon offered to make Elvis an honorary fraternity member in honor of his charitable works. The leaders were surprised he said yes and had to hurry to have a plaque made up!

8. Which of these ladies was NOT a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha? Look for the singer rather than the activist or writers.

Answer: Aretha Franklin

American singer Aretha Franklin was a Delta Sigma Theta rather than Alpha Kappa Alpha. Alpha Kappa Alpha was founded on January 15th, 1908 at Howard University in Washington, DC.

Rosa Parks was an activist, and Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison were both highly honored writers. The same year that Aretha Franklin passed away, 2018, Delta Sigma Delta paid tribute to her in a special Omega Omega Service at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, located on the campus of Wayne State University.

9. This creative writer and illustrator was a member of SigEps, formally known as Sigma Phi Epsilon. Born in Massachusetts, educated at Dartmouth, who was this gentleman? He might find him with the Bofa under the sofa.

Answer: Theodor Seuss Geisel

The story goes that Theodor Geisel started going by "Dr. Seuss" while writing for the Dartmouth paper: after getting in trouble for drinking in the dorms, Theodor was banned from his extracurriculars, including his writing. So he adopted this pseudonym that stuck for over 60 books. SigEps was founded in 1901 at the University of Richmond.

10. Which of the following famous people was NOT in a fraternity? Rule out the politician, actor, and astronaut to find the right answer.

Answer: Michael Stipe

Michael Stipe and his bandmates started R.E.M. while attending University of Georgia in Athens, but he did not join a fraternity.

Former U.S. President John F. Kennedy was a member of Phi Kappa Theta while at Harvard; astronaut Neil Armstrong was a member of Phi Delta Theta while at Purdue; and actor Will Ferrell was a member of Delta Tau Delta at USC.

Source: Author PootyPootwell

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Celebs Who Went Greek Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about famous people and what fraternities and sororities named by Greek letters, if any, they were associated with. Good luck! This is a renovated/adopted version of an old quiz by author Sarah606

This quiz is about famous people and what fraternities and sororities named by Greek letters, if any, they were associated with. Good luck!
This is a renovated/adopted version of an old quiz by author Sarah606