List of Kappa Alpha Theta sisters
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The list of Kappa Alpha Theta sisters (commonly referred to as Thetas) includes initiated and honorary members of Kappa Alpha Theta.
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[edit] Notable alumnae
[edit] Academics
- Mary Ritter Beard (Alpha, Depauw) – noted historian, Campaigner for Women's Suffrage.[1]
- Molly Corbett Broad (Chi, Syracuse) – Served as president of the University of North Carolina, 1997–2006.[1]
- Anna Botsford Comstock (Iota, Cornell) – 1st woman appointed to the faculty at Cornell.[1]
- Dian Fossey (Gamma Xi, San Jose State) – zoologist, first female Primatologist, wrote 'Gorillas in the Mist'.[1]
- Margaret Floy Washburn (Iota, Cornell) – the 1st woman to receive a Ph.D. in Psychology.[1]
[edit] Arts and entertainment
- Ann-Margret (Tau, Northwestern) – actress, (State Fair, Viva Las Vegas, Grumpy Old Men).[1]
- Sarah Clarke (Beta, Indiana) – actress, (24).[1]
- Joan Ganz Cooney (Beta Delta, Arizona) – founder of the Children's Television Workshop and creator of Sesame Street.[1]
- Sheryl Crow (Alpha Mu, Missouri) – Grammy Award winning singer.[1]
- Agnes de Mille (Beta Xi, UCLA) – Broadway choreographer.[1]
- Amy Grant (Alpha Eta, Vanderbilt) – singer, Grammy Award winner.[1]
- Glenna Goodacre (Beta Omega, Colorado College) – Sculptor of the Vietnam Women's Memorial, designer of U.S. gold one-dollar coin featuring Sacagawea.[1]
- Jennifer Jones (Tau, Northwestern) – Academy Award-winning American actress.[1]
- Rue McClanahan (Gamma Tau, Tulsa) – actress, (The Golden Girls).[1]
- Stephanie March (Tau, Northwestern) - actress, (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) and wife of chef Bobby Flay.[1]
- Julie Moran (Gamma Delta, UGA) – former host of Entertainment Tonight; first female host of ABC'sWide World of Sports; current host of Insiders List on the Fine Living channel.[1]
- Mary Kay Place (Gamma Tau, Tulsa) – actress, (Being John Malkovich, The Rainmaker).[1]
- Sasha Alexander – actress (NCIS)
- Marlo Thomas (Omicron, USC) – actress and spokeswoman for St. Jude's Children's Hospital.[1]
- Jenna von Oÿ (Omicron, USC) – actress.[1]
- Kate Voegele (Gamma Upsilon, Miami (Ohio)) – singer/songwriter and One Tree Hillactress.[1]
- Maurine Dallas Watkins (Gamma, Butler) – playwright, (Chicago(1926)).[1]
- Ashley Zais (Zeta Eta, Wofford College, SC) – Miss South Carolina USA 2007.[2]
- Koren Zailckas (Chi, Syracuse) – author of Smashed.[3]
- Teal Wicks (Epsilon Sigma, UC Irvine) - singer/actress, best known for playing Elphaba in the musical Wicked
[edit] Politics
- Karen Koning AbuZayd (Alpha, Depauw) – Deputy Commissioner-General of the United NationsRelief and Works Administration.[1]
- Nancy Kassebaum Baker (Kappa, Kansas) – former United States Senator and the first woman elected to the United States Senate who had not succeeded her husband or first been appointed to fill an unexpired term.[1]
- Jeanne Bonds (Milliken) (Delta Xi, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) - First female Mayor of Knightdale, NC, Candidate for NC House.[1]
- Anna Elizabeth Dickinson (Alpha, Depauw) – influential abolitionist and suffragist.[1]
- Mary Fallin (Beta Zeta, Oklahoma State) – 1st woman to be elected Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma; 1st woman to be elected Governor of Oklahoma; U.S. House of Representatives.[1]
- Tillie K. Fowler (Delta Zeta, Emory) – United States Representative from Florida.[1]
- Barbara Hackman Franklin (Beta Phi, Penn State) – 29th U.S. Secretary of Commerce; CEO of Barbara Franklin Enterprises.[1]
- Nancy Hanks (Beta Rho, Duke) – 1st woman to serve as the Chairman of the United States National Endowment for the Arts.[1]
- Claire McCaskill (Alpha Mu, Missouri) – U.S. Congress as Senator from Missouri.[1]
- Adelaide Sinclair (Sigma, Toronto) – Canadian public servant.[1]
[edit] Sports
- Pauline Betz (Gamma Gamma, Rollins) – American female tennis player.[4]
- JoAnne Carner (Delta Epsilon, Arizona State) – American professional golfer.[1]
- Nicole Chillingworth (Loyola Marymount University) - Rhythmic gymnast
- Ann Curtis (Omega, UC Berkeley) – Olympic gold medalist, swimming (1948).[1]
- Helen Jacobs (Omega, UC Berkeley) – American female tennis player.[1]
- Kerri Strug (Beta Xi, UCLA) – Olympic gymnast.[1]
[edit] Media
- Carolina Bermudez (Delta Epsilon, Arizona State) - radio personality on WHTZ Z100 (New York), the biggest Top 40 station in the world.[1]
- Mary Margaret McBride (Alpha Mu, Missouri) – widely followed radio commentator, journalist, author (1935–1955).[1]
- Kate Millett (Upsilon, Minnesota) – American feminist and author.[1]
- Judith Miller (Alpha Gamma, Ohio State) – American journalist.[1]
- Megyn Kelly {Chi, Syracuse} - Journalist and Fox News anchor
- Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (Psi, Wisconsin) – author, (The Yearling).[1]
- Kate Snow (Iota, Cornell) – anchor for Good Morning America.[1]
- Melissa Stark (Delta Chi, Virginia) – newsreporter, Monday Night Football.[1]
- Deb Carson (Epsilon Epsilon, Baylor) – national sports anchor & on-air personality, Fox Sports Radio.[1]
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Jennifer Bertrand (Kappa, Kansas University) - winner of HGTV Design Star season three.[5]
- Barbara Pierce Bush (Epsilon Tau, Yale University) – daughter of President George W. Bush.[6]
- Jenna Bush (Alpha Theta, University of Texas) – daughter of President George W. Bush.[6][7]
- Laura Bush (Beta Sigma, Southern Methodist) – wife of President George W. Bush.[1]
- Tory Burch (Beta Eta, University of Pennsylvania) - fashion designer.[1]
- Lynne Cheney (Beta Omega, Colorado College) – wife of Vice President Dick Cheney.[1]
- Melinda Gates (Beta Rho, Duke) – wife of Bill Gates; Co-founder of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.[1]
- Marjorie Child Husted (Upsilon, Minnesota) – creator of Betty Crocker.[1]
- Katie Lee Joel (Gamma Upsilon, Miami University Ohio) – Chef, restaurant critic, wife of Billy Joel.[1]
- Victoria Reggie Kennedy (Alpha Phi, Tulane) - wife of Senator Ted Kennedy.[8]
- Dylan Lauren (Beta Rho, Duke) - owner of Dylan's Candy Bar and daughter of fashion designer Ralph Lauren.
- Cindy Hensley McCain (Omicron, USC) – wife of 2008 presidential candidate John McCain.[9]
- Julia Morgan (Omega, UC Berkeley) – architect.[1]
- Kira Plastinina (Beta Sigma, Southern Methodist) – fashion designer.[1]
[edit] References
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- ^ "House Resolution 3367". South Carolina Legislature Online. January 30, 2007. http://www.schouse.org/sess117_2007-2008/bills/3367.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- ^ Moran, Dana. "Under the influence". The Daily Orange. http://media.www.dailyorange.com/media/storage/paper522/news/2005/03/01/News/Under.The.Influence-880694.shtml. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
- ^ "Wimbledon belatedly honors past champion". The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. July 2, 2000. http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:jd8GCmYq_NYJ:findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_20000702/ai_n10628005+%22Kappa+Alpha+Theta%22+%22Pauline+Betz%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=10&gl=us&client=firefox-a. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
- ^ The Kappa Alpha Theta Magazine, Winter 2008, http://issuu.com/theta/docs/winter2008
- ^ a b Grigoriadis, Vanessa (August 30, 2004), Party Girls, New York Magazine, http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/rnc/9699/, retrieved 2008-01-05
- ^ "History of Kappa Alpha Theta". Kappa Alpha Theta – Alpha Theta Chapter. 2007. http://www.texastheta.org/History.html. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
- ^ http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20112307,00.html
- ^ Dart, Bon (February 25, 2008), Cindy McCain: A Profile, GJSentinal, http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/shared/news/stories/2008/02/CINDY_MCCAIN24_COX.html, retrieved 2008-04-15[dead link]
