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FAMOUS FIJIS
Many FIJIs, including graduates of The Ohio State University, have gone on to accomplish incredible things in the public and private sectors. The following are a just a few of the Phi Gam’s who have now become household names.
Famous FIJIs: Members
JACK NICKLAUS GRADUATED FROM THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY AS A FIJI IN 1961. SINCE THIS TIME HE HAS WON A TOTAL OF 18 PGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AND IS QUOTED AS SAYING “MY FIJI EXPERIENCE OPENED THE DOOR FOR ME TO MEET PEOPLE WITH DIVERSE INTERESTS WHOM I OTHERWISE MIGHT NOT HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW…I GOT MY EDUCATION AT OHIO STATE, BUT IT WAS THROUGH PHI GAMMA DELTA THAT I REALLY LEARNED HOW TO BE A FRIEND AND APPRECIATE PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE.”
Additional Notable Brothers:
Philip H. Knight Founder/Owner/President Nike Corp.
Allan B. Graf Jr. VP/CFO of FedEx
John A. Rodgers Founder/ President Starbucks
Scott A. Lowery Founder BW-3 Restaurants
Seth Meyers Comedian / Late Night Host
Jay Richard Munro Part Creator of HBO
E.B. White Author Charlotte’s Web
Judson C. Green Jr. Former Chairman Walt Disney
Charles R. Lee Former Chairman and CEO Verizon
Dean Thornton Former President Boeing
Stuart W. Evey Former Chairman ESPN
Richard D. Zanuck Former President 20th Century Fox
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