List of Pi Beta Phi members
The list of Pi Beta Phi sisters (commonly referred to as Pi Phis) includes initiated members of Pi Beta Phi.
Notable alumnae
Entertainment
Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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Susan Akin | Mississippi Beta | 1986 Miss America | [1] |
Adrienne Maloof-Nassif | New Mexico Alpha | Co-owner Maloof Properties and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star. | [citation needed] |
Jenna Dewan | California Gamma | Actress and dancer, played Nora in the 2006 film Step Up | [citation needed] |
Ann Marie “Ree” Drummond | California Gamma | Television personality and blogger for "The Pioneer Woman," bestselling author, food writer, and photographer | |
Faye Dunaway | Florida Beta | Academy Award-winning actress | [1] |
Jennifer Garner | Ohio Eta | Golden Globe-winning actress/producer | [1] |
Kathy Garver | California Delta | Actress and producer, known for her role as Catherine "Cissy" Davis on Family Affair | [1] |
Courtney Gibbs | Texas Delta | 1988 Miss USA | [1] |
Mallory Hagan | Alabama Gamma | 2013 Miss America | [citation needed] |
Mary Catherine Campbell | Ohio Beta | 1922 & 1923 Miss America | |
Marilyn Horne | California Gamma | Opera singer | [1] |
Traylor Howard | Florida Beta | Actress, known for her role as Natalie Teeger on Monk | [1] |
Nancy Kulp | Florida Beta | Actress, known for her work on The Beverly Hillbillies | [1] |
Jacquelyn Mayer | Illinois Epsilon | 1963 Miss America | [1] |
Patricia Neal | Illinois Epsilon | Academy Award-winning actress | [1] |
Lauren Froderman | California Nu | So You Think You Can Dance- Season 7 Winner | [citation needed] |
Tram-Anh Tran | Pennsylvania Epsilon | Actress, known for her role as Tina Nguyen on the children's television series Ghostwriter | [citation needed] |
Katelyn Epperly | Illinois Eta | American Idol Finalist | [1] |
Marilyn Van Derbur | Colorado Alpha | Motivational speaker and the 1958 Miss America. Named Outstanding Woman Speaker in America and the first woman to win the Speakers' Hall of Fame Award, 1980 | [1] |
Government
Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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Laurie Monnes Anderson | Oregon Gamma | Oregon State Senator | [1] |
Barbara Bush | Texas Eta Alumna Initiate 2003 | 41st First Lady of the United States and wife of George H. W. Bush | [2] |
Carrie Chapman Catt | Iowa Gamma | Founder of the League of Women Voters | [1] |
Grace Coolidge | Vermont Beta | 32nd First Lady of the United States and wife of Calvin Coolidge, charter member of the Vermont Beta chapter | [1] |
Cate Edwards | New Jersey Alpha | attorney, daughter of John Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards | |
Kay Bailey Hutchison | Texas Alpha | Senator from Texas | [1] |
Julia Compton Moore | North Carolina Alpha | Took care of the families of the 1/7th Cavalry during the Vietnam War, depicted in the film We Were Soldiers by Madeleine Stowe | [3] |
Linda Copple Trout | Idaho Alpha | former chief justice of the Idaho Supreme Court | [4] |
Lisa Murkowski | Oregon Gamma | U.S. Senator from Alaska | [1] |
Eugenia Moore Anderson | Iowa Beta | The first woman to ambassador to Denmark and the first woman minister to Bulgaria | [1] |
Virginia Murphy Blankenbaker | Indiana Delta | Indiana Senator | [1] |
Maggie Kernan | Indiana Delta | Indiana's Former First Lady | [1] |
Jenonne Walker | Oklahoma Alpha | Former ambassador to the Czech Republic. | [1] |
Valerie Plame | Pennsylvania Epsilon | Covert CIA officer, central figure in the Plame affair | [5] |
Literature
Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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Sue Grafton | Kentucky Alpha | Mystery novelist | [1] |
Jen Lancaster | Indiana Eta | Author and blogger | [citation needed] |
Patricia MacLachlan | Connecticut Alpha | Author of Sarah, Plain and Tall and recipient of the Newbery Medal for her contribution to children's literature | [1] |
Margaret Truman | DC Alpha | Daughter of U.S. President Harry Truman and author | [1] |
Science
Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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Jenette H. Bolles | Kansas and Colorado Pi Beta Phi | First woman osteopath | [6] |
Anna Lee Fisher | California Epsilon | Astronaut and NASA Physician | [1] |
Kathryn Stephenson | Nebraska Beta and Arizona Alpha | First female American board-certified plastic surgeon | [1] |
Sports
Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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Jayne Appel | California Alpha | WNBA Basketball player | [citation needed] |
Nancy Hogshead-Makar | North Carolina Beta | Winner of three gold medals and one silver medal in swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics | [1] |
Tracie Ruiz | Arizona Alpha | Winner of two gold medals in synchronized swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics | [1] |
Brita Sigourney | California Theta | Winner of a bronze medal in Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics | [7] |
Media
Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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Savannah Guthrie | Arizona Alpha | NBC News Co-Anchor | [1] |
Christine Romans | Iowa Gamma | CNN Anchor, Chief Business Correspondent | [1] |
Molly Shen | Missouri Alpha | KOMO 4 News Anchor | [1] |
Angela Chen | California Kappa | ABC13 Eyewitness News Reporter | [1] |
Rebecca Kitchen | Nevada Alpha | KOLO 8 News Now Reporter | [1]
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Miscellaneous
Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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Ann Turner Cook | Texas Beta | Original Gerber baby featured in advertisements | [1] |
Moira Forbes | New Jersey Alpha | Publisher of ForbesLife Executive Women | [1] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai "Notable Pi Phis". Pi Beta Phi. Archived from the original on 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
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- ^ "Julia Compton Moore". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. 2004-04-21. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Pi Beta Phi". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. 1972. p. 142.
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- ^ John W. Leonard (1914). Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915. American commonwealth Company. p. 112.
- ^ "Fraternity and Sorority Members Competing in the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics - Fraternity History & More". Fraternity History & More. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2018-03-22.