Celebs who were in fraternities and sororities

Tri Delta has many celebrity alumni, including actress Elizabeth Banks, who became a member while attending the University of Pennsylvania. Banks alluded to her sorority days playing a massive role in her directing ‘Pitch Perfect 2,’ saying that she "used [her] own experiences as a sorority girl at university to inform all these girls living together in a house.”

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Kevin Costner -

Before becoming a famous actor and starring in ‘Dances With Wolves,’ Kevin Costner pledged himself into Delta Chi while attending the California State University at Fullerton, in northern Orange County.

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Singer Aubrey O’Day belonged to Alpha Chi Omega during her time at the University of California, Irvine, and went back to visit her sorority house in 2011 for a reunion.

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Comedic genius Paul Rudd joined Sigma Nu during his time at the University of Kansas. He graduated with a major in drama before landing his breakout roles in films like ‘Clueless’ and ‘Wet Hot American Summer.’

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Former Miss America Vanessa Williams joined Zeta Phi Beta when she was a visual and performing arts student at Syracuse’s College in New York.

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Steven Spielberg -

Before he was considered one of the world’s best film directors, Steven Spielberg was a Theta Chi member during his time as a student at California State University at Long Beach.

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Comedy actor Will Ferrell may have been drawing from his own experiences while playing Frank in ‘Old School.’ Ferrell became a Delta Tau Delta member while attending the University of Southern California in LA. He since said that there’s an argument to ban the institutions completely.

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Grammy-nominated musician Kelly Price became an honorary member of Sigma Gamma Rho in 2006. She said that she didn’t take it lightly, and it wasn’t for the sake of publicity. She wanted it to be something that she could be proud of.

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Before Ashton Kutcher rose to fame, the actor attended the University of Iowa, where he was initiated into Delta Chi. He eventually dropped out of college to pursue a career in modeling and acting.

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Singer Brandy Norwood, a cousin of Snoop Dogg, became an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha in 2014, getting to skip the initiation phase.

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‘Modern Family’ star Ty Burrell, who plays the quirky dad Phil in the series, pledged himself to the Sigma Chi brotherhood during his time at the University of Oregon.

Sources: (Cosmopolitan)(Odyssey)

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Celebs who were in fraternities and sororities

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27/04/21 | StarsInsider

CELEBRITY College

It’s always interesting to learn about what celebrities were up to before they were famous. Sometimes it's very telling about the paths they chose, other times it can come as a complete surprise. Celebs may be in the news, on our screens, or in our ears, but they each have unique histories, though some of them even share commonalities. Such is the case with these actors, musicians, presidents, and sports stars who were in sororities and fraternities. Could that be some precursor to fame?

To find out which superstars were once members of these institutions, click through the gallery.