Pikes in Politics

Pi Kappa Alpha alumni who have served in the U.S. Senate include:

Charles O. Andrews (D-FL) (Florida, Alpha Eta 1938) 1936-1946

A.B. “Happy” Chandler (D-KY) (Transylvania, Kappa 1919) 1939-1945

Earle C. Clements (D-KY) (Kentucky, Omega 1916) 1950-1957

W. Thad Cochran (R-MS) (Mississippi, Gamma Iota, 1956) 1978-2018

Everett M. Dirksen (R-IL) (Bradley, Delta Sigma 1960) 1951-1969

Allen J. Ellender (D-LA) (LSU, Alpha Gamma 1962) 1937-1972

W. Dee Huddleston (D-KY) (Kentucky, Omega, 1947) 1973-1985

Jon L. Kyl (R-AZ) (Arizona, Gamma Delta 1961) 1995-2013, 2018

Wayne L. Morse (D-OR) (Wisconsin, Beta Xi 1921) 1945-1969

Frank E. Moss (D-UT) (Utah, Alpha Tau 1932) 1959-1977

C. Patrick Roberts (R-KS) (Kansas State, Alpha Omega 1955) 1997-2021

A. Willis Robertson (D-VA) (Richmond, Omicron 1904) 1946-1966

John J. Sparkman (D-AL) (Alabama, Gamma Alpha 1924) 1946-1979

William B. Spong (D-VA) (Hampden-Sydney, Iota 1939) 1966-1973

J. Strom Thurmond (D/R-SC) (South Carolina, Xi 1959) 1956-2003

Oscar W. Underwood (D-AL) (Virginia, Alpha 1882) 1915-1927

Herbert S. Walters (D-TN) (Tennessee, Zeta 1917) 1963-1964

John J. Williams (R-DE) (Delaware, Delta Eta 1965) 1947-1970