Did you ever wonder what you shared in common with people like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Condoleezza Rice?  It turns out there is at least one thing. These icons, along with many others, were involved in a lot of same activities that we still do in the Greek system today. 

All the stress that comes with rush has us questioning all kinds of things about Greek life.  It is easy to forget that Greek life unites everybody, even after college, no matter what house they were in.  In some cases, Greek life can be the perfect start to an incredible career full of fame and notoriety. Here are some examples of Greek alumni turned famous:  

1.    Theodor Geisel (Dr. Suess): Sigma Phi Epsilon at Dartmouth College  

2.     Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Alpha Phi Alpha at Boston University 

3.     Paul Rudd: Sigma Nu at the University of Kansas 

4.     Stephen Spielburg: Theta Chi at Long Beach State 

5.     Ty Burrell (Modern Family): Sigma Chi at the University of Oregon 

6.     Bill Cosby: Omega Psi Phi at Temple University 

7.     Michael Jordan: Omega Psi Phi at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 

8.     Ashton Kutcher: Delta Chi at the University of Iowa 

9.     Brad Pitt: Sigma Chi at the University of Missouri 

10. Adam Sandler: Tau Epsilon Phi at New York University 

11. Jimmy Buffet: Kappa Sigma at the University of Southern Mississippi 

12. John Stewart (The Daily Show): Phi Kappa Alpha at the College of William and Mary 

13. Will Farrell: Delta Tau Delta at the University of Southern California 

14. Willie Nelson: Tau Kappa Epsilon at Baylor University 

15. Condoleezza Rice (former Secretary of State): Alpha Chi Omega at University of Denver 

16. Elizabeth Banks: Delta Delta Delta at the University of Pennsylvania 

17. Katie Couric (The Today Show): Delta Delta Delta at University of Virginia 

18. Sophia Bush: Kappa Kappa Gamma at University of Southern California 

19. Farrah Fawcett: Delta Delta Delta at the University of Texas 

20. Tory Burch: Kappa Alpha Theta at University of Pennsylvania 

21. Alicia Keys: Alpha Kappa Alpha at Colombia University 

22. Carrie Underwood: Sigma Sigma Sigma at the Northeastern State University 

23. Heather Locklear: Chi Omega at University of California Los Angeles 

24. Jennifer Garner: Pi Beta Phi at Denison University 

25. Matthew McConaughey: Delta Tau Delta at University of Texas 

26. David Letterman: Sigma Chi at Ball State University 

27. Lucy Liu (Charlie’s Angels): Chi Omega at University of Michigan 

28. Erin Andrews (Sportscaster): Zeta Tau Alpha at the University of Florida 

29. Ronald Regan: Tau Kappa Epsilon at Eureka College 

30. Mark Zuckerberg: Alpha Epsilon Pi at Harvard University 

31. Ben Stiller: Beta Theta Pi at University of California Los Angeles 

32. Tony Romo (Dallas Cowboys Quaterback): Sigma Pi at Eastern Illinois University 

33. Kurt Vonnegut (author): Delta Upsilon at Cornell University 

34. Elvis Presley: Tau Kappa Epsilon at Arkansas State College 

These celebrities, along with many others, remind us that Greek life is just the start to whatever path you choose to take in the future.  They went through the same things we had to go through or will have to go through, such as the never-ending process of preparing for rush.  One thing to get you through the stress of rush, is remembering that at some point in time, Ron Burgundy and Derek Zoolander, went through this same process.