Robert William “Bob” Barker, longtime host of “The Price is Right” game show, was a member of the Sigma Nu chapter at Drury University. He died on August 26, 2023 at the age of 99.
From 1956 until 1975, he was host of “Truth or Consequences.” In 1972 he took over as host of the “Price is Right” and served in that capacity until 2007. The show has a place in television history as the longest running game show. Barker would end the show with an admonition to “Spay and neuter your pets.”
At Sigma Nu’s 1978 Grand Chapter meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas, Barker was the emcee of an event entitle “An Evening with Sigma Nu.” At that convention, the largest one for the fraternity up until that time, Barker was the recipient of the Sigma Nu Distinguished Alumni Award.
From Sigma Nu’s archival collection
