Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee to Become a Member of Tau Kappa Epsilon International Fraternity

December 12, 2006 (Press Release) --
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity is pleased to announce that it will initiate Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee on Tuesday, December 12, 3PM at the Governor’s Mansion in Little Rock. Huckabee’s name will be added to the same chapter scroll that Elvis Presley signed in 1960. The Governor joins a long list of prominent men who have been members of TKE, including the late President Ronald Reagan, NAACP President Bruce Gordon, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, and Home Depot CEO Bob Nardelli.

Michael Huckabee became Governor of Arkansas on July 15, 1996 following the resignation of Jim Guy Tucker. Huckabee became Arkansas' 44th elected governor after winning the November 1998 election with the highest percentage of the vote ever received by a Republican gubernatorial nominee in the state’s history. He was elected to another four-year term in November 2002. Huckabee is widely mentioned as a potential candidate for the presidency in 2008.

Founded January 10, 1899 at Illinois Wesleyan University, Tau Kappa Epsilon is the largest social fraternity in the world having chapters on more than 270 campuses in the United States and Canada. TKE has initiated more than 240,000 men since its founding. The Fraternity’s purpose is to contribute to the advancement of society through the personal growth of our members, and service to others. Tau Kappa Epsilon is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

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For more information, please contact:
Tom McAninch
Communications Coordinator
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
8645 Founders Road
Indianapolis, IN 46268
Tel: 317.872.6533 ext.241
Cell: 317.427.3492
Fax: 317.875.8353
www.tke.org