Presidential Frat Boys
May 23rd, 2008
It’s hard to picture a President of the United States as a stereotypical drunken college frat boy, but that’s not to say they weren’t in fraternities! Here’s a collection of Presidents that may have indulged in a kegger or two during their college days.
George W. Bush
Following in his father’s footsteps, Bush attended Yale University, where he received a Bachelor’s degree in history and was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. As a college senior, Bush became a member of the secretive Skull and Bones society
Bill Clinton
While in college, Clinton became a brother of Alpha Phi Omega and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He is a member of Kappa Kappa Psi’s National Honorary Band Fraternity, Inc.
George H.W. Bush
While at Yale, he was enrolled in an accelerated program that allowed him to graduate in two and a half years, rather than four. He was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and was elected president.
Ronald Reagan
Reagan attended Eureka College, where he was a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, majored in economics and sociology, and was very active in sports
Gerald Ford
At University of Michigan, Ford became a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and washed dishes at his fraternity house to earn money for college expenses.
John F. Kennedy
JFK attended Harvard College, residing in Winthrop House during his sophomore through senior years as a member of Phi Kappa Theta
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt went to Harvard, where he lived in luxurious quarters and was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity
Calvin Coolidge
At Amherst College, Coolidge became a member of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta and joined the College Republicans in 1892
Woodrow Wilson
In 1873, Wilson spent a year at Davidson College in North Carolina, then transferred to Princeton as a freshman, graduating in 1879, becoming a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity
William Howard Taft
At Yale, he was a member of the Linonian Society, a literary and debate society; Skull and Bones, the secret society co-founded by his father in 1832; and the Beta chapter of the Psi Upsilon fraternity
Theodore Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude from Harvard in 1880
William McKinley
McKinley attended Allegheny College for one term in 1860, where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
Benjamin Harris
Harrison Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, where he was a member of the fraternity Phi Delta Theta and graduated in 1852.
Chester Arthur
Chester Arthur was a member of Psi Upsilon while he attended Union College in Schenectady, New York
James Garfield
The next President in line after Hayes was also a frat boy in college. James Garfield belonged to Delta Upsilon way back in 1856 while attending Williams College in Massachusetts
Rutherford B. Hayes
The nineteenth president of the United States, Hayes was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon back when he was at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio.
It’s hard to picture a President of the United States as a stereotypical drunken college frat boy, but that’s not to say they weren’t in fraternities! Here’s a collection of Presidents that may have indulged in a kegger or two during their college days.
George W. Bush
Following in his father’s footsteps, Bush attended Yale University, where he received a Bachelor’s degree in history and was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. As a college senior, Bush became a member of the secretive Skull and Bones society
Bill Clinton
While in college, Clinton became a brother of Alpha Phi Omega and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He is a member of Kappa Kappa Psi’s National Honorary Band Fraternity, Inc.
George H.W. Bush
While at Yale, he was enrolled in an accelerated program that allowed him to graduate in two and a half years, rather than four. He was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and was elected president.
Ronald Reagan
Reagan attended Eureka College, where he was a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, majored in economics and sociology, and was very active in sports
Gerald Ford
At University of Michigan, Ford became a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and washed dishes at his fraternity house to earn money for college expenses.
John F. Kennedy
JFK attended Harvard College, residing in Winthrop House during his sophomore through senior years as a member of Phi Kappa Theta
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt went to Harvard, where he lived in luxurious quarters and was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity
Calvin Coolidge
At Amherst College, Coolidge became a member of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta and joined the College Republicans in 1892
Woodrow Wilson
In 1873, Wilson spent a year at Davidson College in North Carolina, then transferred to Princeton as a freshman, graduating in 1879, becoming a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity
William Howard Taft
At Yale, he was a member of the Linonian Society, a literary and debate society; Skull and Bones, the secret society co-founded by his father in 1832; and the Beta chapter of the Psi Upsilon fraternity
Theodore Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude from Harvard in 1880
William McKinley
McKinley attended Allegheny College for one term in 1860, where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
Benjamin Harris
Harrison Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, where he was a member of the fraternity Phi Delta Theta and graduated in 1852.
Chester Arthur
Chester Arthur was a member of Psi Upsilon while he attended Union College in Schenectady, New York
James Garfield
The next President in line after Hayes was also a frat boy in college. James Garfield belonged to Delta Upsilon way back in 1856 while attending Williams College in Massachusetts
Rutherford B. Hayes
The nineteenth president of the United States, Hayes was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon back when he was at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio.

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