Sigma Alpha Mu, commonly known as Sammy, is a college fraternity founded at the City College of New York in 1909. Following are some of the notable members of Sigma Alpha Mu.
Academia Harry Arthurs, former president of York University David Fellman, political scientist and constitutional scholar who taught at the University of Nebraska and the University of Wisconsin–Madison Morris Marx, former president of University of West Florida
Business Edwin L. Artzt (Oregon 1948) former CEO and chairman of Procter & Gamble Samuel Belzberg, real estate developer Neil Bluhm, real estate and casino magnate, partner of Midwest Gaming & Entertainment Ronald S. Baron, mutual fund manager, and the founder of Baron Capital Albert Boscov (Drexel 1948), chairman and CEO of Boscov's Inc. Michael Chasen, co-founder and former CEO of Blackboard Inc., CEO of PrecisionHawk Stanley Gold, former president and CEO of Shamrock Holdings Leonard Goldenson, chairman of ABC Murray H. Goodman, real estate developer Jonathan D. Gray, president and COO of Blackstone Group Maurice R. Greenberg, chairman and CEO of American International Group Irwin M. Jacobs, chairman and co-founder of Qualcomm Inc. Michael Krasny (Rho 1973), founder and former chief executive officer of CDW Corporation Aaron Krause (Syracuse 1989) founder of Scrub Daddy Arthur B. Krim, chairman of Eagle-Lion Films, United Artists, and Orion Pictures David Lloyd Kreeger, chairman and CEO of GEICO Eric Lefkofsky, founder of Tempus AI and the co-founder of Groupon, Echo Global Logistics (ECHO), InnerWorkings (INWK), and Mediaocean Bernard Madoff, former stockbroker, investment advisor, financier, and white collar criminal Morton Meyerson, computer industry executive with Electronic Data Systems, Perot Systems, and General Motors Michael Milken, financial executive for Drexel Burnham Lambert Matthew Pittinsky, co-founder of Blackboard Inc. Arthur Rock, venture capitalist Steve Rubell, entrepreneur and co-owner of the New York City disco Studio 54 Barry Salzberg, former CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ian Schrager, entrepreneur, hotelier, co-owner of the New York City disco Studio 54 Gerry Schwartz, co-founder of CanWest Global Communications, founder and CEO of Onex Corporation, Director of Scotiabank Herbert J. Siegel, president and chairman of the board of Chris-Craft Industries Terry Semel, CEO and chairman of Warner Bros. and Yahoo! Sidney Sheinberg, CEO and president of MCA Inc. and Universal Studios Gordon Stulberg, president and COO of 20th Century Fox, Cinema Center Films, and PolyGram Pictures Les Wexner, chairman of The Limited, Structure, Bath and Body Works, and Express Lawrence Wien, real estate investor Art Wrubel, private equity investor Steve Wynn, owner of the Wynn Las Vegas, Golden Nugget Las Vegas, The Mirage, Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, and Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada George Zimmer, entrepreneur; founder and former executive chairman of the Men's Wearhouse
Entertainment Martin Agronsky, political journalist and television commentator, recipient of DuPont-Columbia Award Marv Albert, sports commentator for NBC Arthur C. Bartner (Sigma Iota 1959), musician best known as the director of Spirit of Troy LeVar Burton, actor Rob Cavallo (USC), record producer, musician, and record executive Henry Drozu, president and CEO of Warner Music Bob Dylan, singer-songwriter, musician and artist Marshall Gelfand (Syracuse 1945), entertainment business manager for musicians like Bob Dylan and Neil Diamond Paul Michael Glaser, actor and director Steve Goodman, folk music singer-songwriter Shep Gordon, talent manager, Hollywood film agent, and producer Seaman Jacobs, screenwriter Joshua Jay, magician David Josefowitz (MIT, 1938), violinist, conductor and music producer Sheldon Keller, screenwriter Jon Landau (USC 1979), producer of the films Titanic and Avatar Don Most, actor, known for the television sitcom Happy Days Bruce Paltrow, film director and producer Alan Rafkin, Emmy Award-winning television director, producer, and actor Adam Schefter, sports writer, television analyst, and the NFL Insider for ESPN Ron Silver, actor, starred in Blue Steel and Timecop; former president of the Screen Actors Guild Lawrence Spivak, publisher and journalist best known as the co-founder, producer and host of Meet the Press Ken Waissman, theatre producer Bram Weinstein, sportscaster; Washington Commanders radio broadcast crew Andrew Wilkow, conservative political talk radio host Bill Nye the Science Guy, educational entertainer and public figure
Law
Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld, chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut Avern Cohn, senior judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Martin Leach-Cross Feldman, judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Samuel Freedman, former Chief Justice of Manitoba Henry Friendly, chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Philip Halpern, justice of New York Supreme Court Murray Hearn, justice of the New York Supreme Court and member of the New York State Assembly Irving Hill, Chief judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California Bora Laskin, former Chief Justice of Canada Mayer Lerner, justice of the Supreme Court of Ontario Louis E. Levinthal, lawyer and judge of the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas Samuel Sereth Lieberman, justice of the Supreme Court of Alberta Abraham Lieff, justice of the Supreme Court of Ontario Stewart Albert Newblatt - senior judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Alvin Rosenberg, justice of the Supreme Court of Ontario Marshall Rothstein, Canadian Supreme Court justice"Sigma Alpha Mu - A Powerful Fraternity" The Times of Israel. Carl Bernard Rubin, chief judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Allan Sherman, vocalist, musician, and satirist Alfred M. Wolin, senior judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey George Floyd, Public Activist of Minnesota
Literature and journalism
A. E. Hotchner, author Richard Joseph, travel writer and travel editor of Esquire Philip Roth, author
Politics Thomas Downey, member of the U.S. House of Representatives Mickey Edwards, member of the U.S. House of Representatives Jamie Eldridge, Massachusetts Senate Sam Fox, former United States Ambassador to Belgium Dan Glickman, United States Secretary of Agriculture Neil Goldschmidt, former Governor of Oregon Chic Hecht, U.S. Senate, United States Ambassador to the Bahamas, Nevada Senate Bob Kaplan, Solicitor General of Canada and member of the Canadian Parliament Ken Kramer, member of the U.S. House of Representatives Tom Lantos, member of the U.S. House of Representatives Ted Lieu, U.S. House of Representatives and California State Senate Earle I. Mack (Drexel 1959), former United States Ambassador to Finland Maxwell Milton Rabb, former Ambassador of the United States to Italy Ronald J. Rabin, member of the North Carolina Senate Michael E. Reiburn, New York State Assembly and state senator, disbarred lawyer, convicted of theft and fraudAmerican Jewish Committee Annual Report (1918; pg. 320) Mark Rosenker, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and major general United States Air Force Ken Rothman, Lieutenant Governor of Missouri and Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives Alan Sagner, former chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Ibraheem Samirah, member of the Virginia House of Delegates Milton Jerrold Shapp, former Governor of Pennsylvania and originator of the Peace Corps Robert S. Strauss, former United States Ambassador to Russia Edward Zorinsky, U.S. Senate and Mayor of Omaha
Science, engineering, and medicine Maurice Brodie, polio researcherFraternity award given doctor for paralysis serum. The Salt Lake City Tribune 5 Jan 1936 Donald A. Glaser, winner of the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physics Fred Trump Jr., airplane pilot and eldest son of real-estate businessman Fred Trump Sr. Arthur Vineberg, cardiac surgeon, famous for his experimental and clinical studies in revascularization of the heart
Sports George Abramson, professional football player with the Green Bay Packers Daved Benefield, professional football player with the Canadian Football League Dave Bing, professional basketball player with the National Basketball Association and mayor of Detroit, Michigan Ernie Davis, 1961 Heisman Trophy winner Donald Fehr, executive director of the National Hockey League Players' Association Bernie Fine, Syracuse Orange men's basketball assistant coach Avram Glazer, co-owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and co-chairman of Manchester United Harry Glickman, founder and president of the Portland Trail Blazers Charles Goren, bridge player Hank Greenberg, professional baseball player Jim Hartung, US Olympic gold medal gymnast Robert Irsay, owner of the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts from 1972 until he died in 1997 Adam Kellerman, wheelchair tennis player Dikembe Mutombo, professional basketball player Merv Pregulman, professional football player with the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, and New York Bulldogs Alan Rothenberg, president of the US Soccer Federation Danny Schayes, professional basketball player with the National Basketball Association Walt Singer, football player in the NFL for the New York Giants Ed Snider, owner of the Philadelphia Flyers David Stern, commissioner of the National Basketball Association Zollie Volchok, president of the Seattle SuperSonics
See also
List of Sigma Alpha Mu chapters
References