Clinton DeWitt Boyd

...was born in Mt. Orab, a town in Brown County, Ohio approximately 25 miles east of Cincinnati in October of 1884. He enrolled at Miami University in September 1904 and soon became recognized for his ability as a public speaker and debater as well as being a capable member of the Miami track team. He was track team captain in both 1906 and 1907.

Boyd, along with Founder Shideler, organized the non-affiliated members of the Miami student body into a working organization during the period when the Non-Fraternity Association evolved. He completed law school at the University of Michigan after graduating from Miami University in 1908 and opened a law office in Middletown, Ohio in 1910.

Boyd's son, Clinton D. Boyd, Jr. and grandson, Mark Boyd, are both members of Alpha Chapter at Miami University.