List of Chi Omega sisters
The list of Chi Omega sisters includes initiated and honorary members of Chi Omega.
Notable alumnae
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Business
Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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Catz, Safra A.Safra A. Catz | President and Chief Financial Officer of Oracle Corporation | [1] | |
Faget, MignonMignon Faget | New Orleans-based jewelry designer | ||
Laurie, Nancy WaltonNancy Walton Laurie | Namesake of the Leadership Institute of Chi Omega, Niece of Sam Walton founder of Wal-Mart | [2] | |
Marriott, AliceAlice Marriott | Entrepreneur and philanthropist, wife of J. Willard Marriott | [3] |
Entertainment
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Angela Kinsey
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Lucy Liu
Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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Allen, NatalieNatalie Allen | CNN Anchor | [4] | |
Bright, CarolineCaroline Bright | Miss Vermont 2010 | ||
Cole, Tamira A.Tamira A. Cole | Miss Black Kentucky USA, author, USA Today All-USA Academic All American and one of Glamour Magazine's Top 22 College Women | [5] | |
Crosby, KathrynKathryn Crosby | Actress | [3] | |
DeWitt, JoyceJoyce DeWitt | Actress; Three's Company | [3] | |
Bates, RhondaRhonda Bates | Actress; The Roller Girls | [3] | |
Egan, Melissa ClaireMelissa Claire Egan | Actress; All My Children | [6] | |
Ford, RuthRuth Ford | Actress | [3] | |
Foshee, TarynTaryn Foshee | Miss Mississippi, 3rd runner up to Miss America | [7] | |
Hitchcock, SylviaSylvia Hitchcock | 1967 Miss USA and Miss Universe | [8] | |
Huber, LizaLiza Huber | Actress | ||
Kinsey, AngelaAngela Kinsey | Actress; The Office | [9] | |
Koplitz, LynneLynne Koplitz | Stand-up comedian | ||
Lightman, TobyToby Lightman | Singer/Songwriter | [10] | |
Liu, LucyLucy Liu | Actress known for her work on Charlie's Angels, Kill Bill and for her role as Ling Woo on Ally McBeal | [11] | |
Mead, Lynda LeeLynda Lee Mead | 1960 Miss America, owner and president of Shea Design & French Country Imports | [12][13] | |
Miller, LindaLinda Miller | Actress; All My Children | [3] | |
Mobley, Mary AnnMary Ann Mobley | Former "Miss America" (1959) and Television Actress | [3] | |
Moore, BethBeth Moore | American evangelist, author, and bible teacher | [3] | |
Mumolo, AnnieAnnie Mumolo | Actress/Writer/Producer; Bridesmaids | [14] | |
Sadler, CattCatt Sadler | E! News, E!'s Daily Ten | [3] | |
Thomas, HeatherHeather Thomas | Actress; The Fall Guy | [15] | |
Thornton, Ann-BlairAnn-Blair Thornton | Miss Kentucky 2011 | ||
Ward, SelaSela Ward | Actress; Sisters, The Fugitive, Once and Again, Dirty Dancing Havana Nights, House | [11] | |
Woodward, JoanneJoanne Woodward | Academy Award Actress; Philadelphia, The Three Faces of Eve | [11] | |
Driskill, HopeHope Driskill | Miss Missouri 2011 and Top 16 Miss USA, Survivor: Caramoan | [3] | |
Roberts, SloaneSloane Roberts | Miss Arkansas 2012 | [3] | |
Campbell, AshtonAshton Campbell | Miss Arkansas 2014 and Miss America Runner Up 2014 | [3] | |
Hider, SarahSarah Hider | Miss Ohio 2015 | [3] | |
Sanderford, ShannonShannon Sanderford | Miss Texas 2015 | [3] | |
Shaw, MikaelaMikaela Shaw | Miss Wyoming 2015 | [3] | |
Government
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Blanche Lincoln
Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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Blackburn, MarshaMarsha Blackburn | Former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing Tennessee | [11] | |
Collins, Martha LayneMartha Layne Collins | Former Governor of Kentucky | [3] | |
Hufstedler, ShirleyShirley Hufstedler | First United States Secretary of Education | [3] | |
Lincoln, BlancheBlanche Lincoln | United States Senator from Arkansas | [11] | |
Malcolm, Molly BethMolly Beth Malcolm | First woman chairperson of the Texas Democratic Party | ||
Schroeder, PatriciaPatricia Schroeder | Former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing Colorado, first female Congresswoman from Colorado | [3] | |
Smith, VirginiaVirginia Smith | Former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing Nebraska | [3] | |
Shields, JoannaJoanna Shields | Baroness and British Parliamentarian | [3] | |
Strayhorn, Carole KeetonCarole Keeton Strayhorn | Former Texas Comptroller, made an unsuccessful run for Texas Governor in 2006 as an independent | [3] | |
Grimes, Alison LunderganAlison Lundergan Grimes | Former Secretary of State of Kentucky | [3] | |
Literature
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Harper Lee
Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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Gilchrist, EllenEllen Gilchrist | Author of Victory Over Japan, winner of the 1984 National Book Award for Fiction | [3] | |
Lee, HarperHarper Lee | Author of To Kill a Mockingbird, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient in 2007 | [11] | |
Mayes, FrancesFrances Mayes | Author of the novel Under the Tuscan Sun | [11] | |
Shreve, AnitaAnita Shreve | Author of The Pilot's Wife, The Weight of Water, and Sea Glass; O. Henry Award recipient in 1976 | ||
Taggard, GenevieveGenevieve Taggard | 1931 Guggenheim Fellow and poet | [16] | |
White, KarenKaren White | New York Times bestselling romantic fiction author |
Science and education
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Susan J. Helms
Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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Athey, SusanSusan Athey | Professor of Economics at Harvard University, won the John Bates Clark Medal in 2007 | [3] | |
Helms, Susan J.Susan J. Helms | NASA astronaut and the first woman to live on the International Space Station | [11] | |
Netsch, Dawn ClarkDawn Clark Netsch | Law professor at Northwestern University, Illinois Comptroller | ||
, Sherri WhittSherri Whitt | Data Abstraction Welstar Health | ||
Rubins, KathleenKathleen Rubins | Selected as a member of the 20th NASA astronaut class | [17] | |
Riggs, Janet MorganJanet Morgan Riggs | President of Gettysburg College | ||
Saunders, Martha DunaginMartha Dunagin Saunders | President of the University of Southern Mississippi |
Sports
Lin Dunn
Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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Brennan, ChristineChristine Brennan | USA Today sports columnist, author, and sports commentator for ABC News, CNN, National Public Radio and Fox Sports Radio | [11] | |
Dunn, LinLin Dunn | Head basketball coach for WNBA teams Seattle Storm (2000–2002) and Indiana Fever (2008–present) | [18] | |
Summitt, PatPat Summitt | Head coach of the Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team, Basketball Hall of Fame and Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductee | [11] | |
McNamara, MelissaMelissa McNamara | Head coach of the Arizona State University Sun Devils women's golf team (2009 NCAA champions) and former pro golfer on the LPGA tour |
References
- ↑ "Safra Catz is President of Oracle Corporation". The Eleusis. 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ↑ "Foundation Leadership". Chi Omega. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 "Prominent Chi Omegas" (PDF). Chi Omega. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
- ↑ Archived March 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Glamour girl an inspiration". The Eleusis. 2006. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ↑ "About Melissa". Melissa Egan Official Site. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ↑ "Biography". TarynFoshee.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
- ↑ Abel, Fred. "Whatever Happened To...?". Pageantry Mag. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
- ↑ Limmer, Melissa (February 15, 2007). "From a Baylor Classroom to the hit The Office". The Baylor Lariat. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ↑ Cohen, Jamie (April 13, 2004). "Toby Lightman goes pop!". BadgerHerald. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Outstanding Chi Omegas". Chi Omega. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
- ↑ "People, Sep. 21, 1959". Time. September 21, 1959. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ↑ "Home - French Country Imports". frenchcountry-imports.com.
- ↑ "Hello, Hollywood! Check out this... - Chi Omega Fraternity". Facebook. 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
- ↑ "University of California Los Angeles - Bruin Life / Southern Campus Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)". e-yearbook.com.
- ↑ "Women To Sell For Fund". New York Times. March 22, 1931.
- ↑ "Astronaut Candidate Bio: Kathleen Rubins". NASA. September 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ↑ Montieth, Mark (December 13, 2007). "Dunn wants Fever to be dynamic". Indianapolis Star.
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