Beta Commission
Virginia Military Institute
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Province
Ammen
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Founding Date
03/08/1868
Commissions elect and initiate graduates (and graduating seniors, faculty, staff, and administration) of their respective institutions. Contact Jesse S. Lyons, Assistant Executive Director for Advancement, for any questions. Recommend a potential brother for one of these commissions.
Founder(s): W. F. Pearson, W. M. Perdone, J. E. Hollingsworth
Established: March 8, 1868, by S. Z. Ammen and others of Alpha Chapter
Notes: Succeeded in 1915 as Beta Commission, established by Knight Commander S. Z. Ammen
Distinguished Alumni
- GEN George C. Marshall – Initiated 1901 – General of the Army; Chief of Staff, WW II; Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense; author of the “Marshall Plan”; Nobel Peace Prize Recipient
- Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. – Initiated 1917 – Four-Star General, Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps
- John D. deButts – Initiated 1936 – President and Chairman of American Telephone and Telegraph
- Richard E. Byrd – Initiated 1906 – Rear Admiral; Antarctic Explorer and Pilot
- GEN George S. Patton, Jr. – Initiated 1904 – Four-Star General, U.S. Army; Outstanding Combat Officer, WW II
- MG John Knapp – Initiated 1954 – Former Superintendent, Virginia Military Institute
- GEN J.H. Binford Peay II – Initiated 1962 – Four-Star General; Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; Superintendent, Virginia Military Institute
- GEN Sam Walker – Initiated 1917 – Four-Star General; Commander, Allied Forces South East Europe; Former Superintendent, Virginia Military Institute
- Daniel R. Neal, Jr. – Initiated 1876 – 8th Knight Commander of Kappa Alpha Order, 1877 to 1881
- Henry J. Foresman – Initiated 1941 – 26th Knight Commander of Kappa Alpha Order, 1965 to 1967
- BG Frank Johnson McCarthy, Jr. – Initiated 1933 – movie producer, won an Oscar in 1970
