List of Kappa Kappa Gamma members
Appearance
The list of Kappa Kappa Gamma sisters (commonly referred to as Kappas) includes initiated and honorary members of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Notable alumnae
Business
Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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Ruth Leach Amonette | First woman Vice President at IBM | [1] | |
Dixie Carter | President of TNA Entertainment | [2] | |
Elizabeth McKay | Founder, creative director, and namesake of the designer brand, Elizabeth McKay | [3] | |
Virginia Rometty | Chairwoman, President, and CEO of IBM Corporation | [3] | |
Kate Spade | Co-founder, designer, and namesake of the designer brand, Kate Spade New York | [3] | |
Amber Venz Box | Gamma Phi
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President & Co-Founder of rewardStyle and LIKEtoKNOW.it. and part of 2017 Forbes 30 Under 30 | [citation needed] |
Whitney Wolfe Herd | Founder and CEO of Bumble, and a co-founder of the dating app Tinder | [citation needed] |
Entertainment
Literature
Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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Ann Bannon | Lesbian pulp fiction author | [17] | |
Dorothy Canfield Fisher | Author of Understood Betsy and philanthropist | [18] | |
Neta Lohnes Frazier | Children's author | [18] | |
Valerie Joan Haig-Brown | Author, Editor, Conservationist | [19] | |
Julia Ward Howe | Phi (Honorary)
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Poet of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", abolitionist, and social activist | [18] |
Phyllis McGinley | Pulitzer Prize-winning poet | [3] | |
Alice Duer Miller | Author and poet, wrote for the New York Tribune, suffragette | [18] | |
Betty Jane Wylie | Canadian writer and playwright, member of the Order of Canada | [18] |
Media
Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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Jann Carl | Former correspondent for Entertainment Tonight | [20] | |
Nancy Dickerson | NBC News correspondent (1963–1970) | [20] | |
Martha MacCallum | FOX News anchor | [20] | |
Erin Moriarty | Emmy Award-winning correspondent for 48 Hours | [20] | |
Nancy O'Dell | Former television co-host on Access Hollywood, entertainment journalist, and 1987 Miss South Carolina | [20] | |
Maureen Orth | Journalist, Vanity Fair correspondent (1993–present) | [21] | |
Jane Pauley | Television journalist, former anchor on Today and Dateline NBC | [3] | |
Nora Waln | Journalist and author whose book on Nazi Germany, Reaching for the Stars, was a bestseller | [20] | |
Isabella Mayfield | Delta Tau | Blogger, comedian, and professional impersonator for SNL |
Politics and public service
Science and education
Sports
Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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Roberta Alison | Professional tennis player, runner-up at the 1965 Cincinnati Masters | [18] | |
Kristin Armstrong | Cyclist, two-time Olympic gold medalist in the individual time trial in 2008 and 2012. | [31][32] | |
Peggy Kirk Bell | Professional golfer, won the 1949 Titleholders Championship | [18] | |
Patty Berg | Professional golfer and a founding member of Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), inductee of the World Golf Hall of Fame | [33] | |
Jane Blalock | Professional golfer, member of the LPGA | [34] | |
Doris Hart | Professional tennis player, won the U.S. Women's Open in 1954 and 1955, inductee of the International Tennis Hall of Fame | [34] | |
Eleanor (Elle) Logan | Rower, first American rower to win a gold medal in three consecutive Olympics (2008, 2012, 2016) | [34] | |
Kelley O'Hara | Professional soccer player, Sky Blue FC. Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. Women's National Team at the London games in 2012. 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Champion. | [34] | |
Helen Wills Roarke | Professional tennis player, won the French Championships four times, the U.S. Championships seven times, and Wimbledon eight times | [34] | |
Betty Robinson Schwartz | Received the gold for the 100 m at the 1928 Olympics, and again at the 1936 Olympics for the 4 × 100 m relay | [34] | |
Hollis Stacy | Professional golfer, won the U.S. Women's Open in 1977, 1978, and 1984 | [34] | |
Genevra (Gevvie) Stone | Rower, Single Sculls, competed in London 2012, earned Silver medal in Rio 2016 | [34] | |
Isabella Tobias | Professional ice dancer, represented Lithuania at Sochi 2014, won bronze at 2011 Skate America, and placed in top ten at two European Championships | [34] | |
Donna de Varona | Swimmer, received two golds at the 1964 Olympics, and again at the 1963 Pan American Games | [34] | |
Sharon Weber | Gymnast, judge at the 1984 Summer Olympics | [34] | |
Beth Whittall | Canadian swimmer, won the Lou Marsh Trophy | [34] | |
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman | Professional tennis player, won the U.S. Championships in 1909, 1910, 1911, and 1919 | [34] |
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