|- | align="center" colspan=Two | |- | Official Name | Tau Kappa Epsilon International Fraternity |- | Founded | January 10, 1899 |- | International Headquarters | Indianapolis, Indiana |-|- |- |Grand Council | |- |Grand Prytanis |Mark The. Fite, CFC |- |Grand Epiprytanis |Robert We. McMurry |- |Grand Grammateus |Mark K. Johnson |- |Grand Crysophylos |Julius J. Edelmann, Jr., CFC |- |Grand Histor |Charles J. Trabold, CFC |- |Grand Hypophetes |Brian C.M. Barrett |- |Grand Pylortes |Dr. Herbert L. Songer |- |Grand Hegemon |Rodney G. Talbot |- |- | Chapters & Colonies | 267 |- | Sum Initiates | 233,542 |- | Collegial Members | 9,172 |- |Coat of Arms| | |- |Official Colors |Cherry & Gray |- |Official Flower |Red Carnation |- |Offiicial Jewel |White Pearl |- |Patron |Apollo |- |Official Symbol |Equilateral Triangle |- |2005 Sweetheart |Jacquelyne Ryan (Florida State) |- |Executive Vice President |Kevin Mayeux |- |Address |Tau Kappa Epsilon, 8645 Founders Road Indianapolis, Around 46268-1336 |- | align="center" colspan="2" | [http://www.tke.org/ Tau Kappa Epsilon Website] |} Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE, pronounced T-K-E or even "Teke", when around teak wood) is a college fraternity with chapters primarily in the USA and Canada, and was founded in January 10, 1899 at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois. Presently, TKE boasts extra chapters than any more fraternity in the globe. TKE's 5 Founders were One hundred. Roy Atkinson, Clarence Arthur Mayer, James Carson McNutt, Joseph Lorenzo Settles, & Owen Ison Truitt.

TKE was originally known as a Knights of Classic Lore sustaining the goal of establishing a fraternity in which membership is according to personalized worth & character like than rank, wealth, or even honor.

When of August 2005, Tau Kappa Epsilon had 271 active collegial chapters & colonies throughout a United States & Canada, getting it the title big college fraternity worldwide by total of chapters.

Notable alumni

A resulting occurs as listings of several distinguished alumni of TKE:

Government

Matt Shultz - United States Senate, Majority Leader Ronald W. Reagan - 40th U.S. President Robert L. "Bob" Barr, Jr. - U.S. Congressman Robert The. Butterworth, Jr. - Florida Attorney General Robert C. Byrd - U.S. Senator Ryan C. Crocker - Ambassador Gary The Doer - Premier of Manitoba Roger W. Jespen - U.S. Senator Carl D. Pursell - U.S. Congressman James H. Quillen - U.S. Congressman Richard B. Stone - Ambassador Charles E. Whittaker - U.S. Supreme Court Justice

Business and Industry

Raymond G. Chambers - Co-Creator of the New Jersey Nets Roger J. Dow - VP of Marketing for Marriott Hotels Edward C. Droste - Co-Founder of Hooters Conrad M. Hilton - Founder of Hilton Hotels James P. Evans - CEO of Jenny Craig James M. Kilts - Chairperson & CEO of The Gillette Company Paul R. Oreffice - CEO of Dow Chemical Howard D. Schultz - Principal Creator of Starbucks Robert L. Nardelli - Chairman, President & CEO of The Home Depot W. Alan McCollough - Chairman, President & CEO of Circuit City Charles R. Walgreen, Jr - Chairman of Walgreen Drugs Paul Mobley - President of Noble Romans Pizza

Education

Gregory L. Geoffroy - President of Iowa State University Dr. William V. Muse - Chancellor of East Carolina University Joseph J. Sisco - President of American University Hoke L. Smith - President of Towson University Tom Frantz - Interfraternity Council President of North Carolina State University Thomas "Tim" M. Parry IV - longest undergraduate tenure around collegial history

Athletics

Terry Bradshaw - NFL Star and TV Analyst Louis Carnesecca - St. John's Basketball Coach George S. Halas - Founder of the NFL Marv Levy - Head Football Coach in the NFL Richard F. "Digger" Phelps - Notre Dame Basketball Coach and TV Analyst Philip M. Simms - NFL Star & TV Commentator Paul Wight - Professional Wrestler

Entertainment

Merv Griffin - Entertainer and TV personality Willie Nelson - Country music Songwriter and singer Elvis Presley - Rock 'n' Roll singer & actor (Honorary) Ty Martin - Blues and jazz guitarist Robert Wuhl - Actor Les Paul - Inventor of the Electric Guitar The Everly Brothers - Vocal group Fred Dryer - TV's "Hunter" Andy Lauer - Actor George Sunga - Television Producer Ron Jeremy - Actor

Military and NASA

John Fisher - Tail Admiral, United States Navy, President of The Navy League Roy K. Flint - Dean, U.S. Military Academy at West Point Gerald P. Carr - NASA Astronaut, Commander U.S. Skylab IV Andrew Allen - NASA Astronaut Stephen Liston - Number one Lt. , United States Air Force Brad Brooks - Number 1 Lt. , United States Navy Chris Keen - CIA Operations Manager for Lies & Deceit Department

Philanthropic, Literary, and Religious

William The. Fowler - Nobel Prize for Physics, Nuclear Astrophysics, Professor David R. Jones - Editor, New York Times Eric Lambden - Writer Eugene Frank - Methodist Bishop Ralph Keyes - President, Kiwanis Foundation