Jack L. Anson

Jack Lee Anson (August 3, 1924 – September 15, 1990) was a leader in the American college interfraternity movement. Under his leadership as the first executive director of the North American Interfraternity Conference, college fraternities and sororities gained an exemption from Title IX legislation to preserve the single-sex nature of the organizations.

Early life Anson was born in Huntington, Indiana, on August 3, 1924. He graduated from high school there. He worked as a sports reporter and editor for the Huntington Herald-Press. He then served in the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War. He was also the editor of the fraternity's publication, The Laurel.

In 1971, Anson became the first executive director of the National Interfraternity Conference, a position he held until his retirement in 1982. The National Interfraternal Foundation presents Jack L. Anson Fellowships. The National Interfraternity Council established the Jack Anson graduate study fellowship. The Phi Kappa Tau Foundation formed the Jack L. Anson Scholarship in 1990, now called the Jack L. Anson Undergraduate Award.