List of Pi Beta Phi members
Appearance
The list of Pi Beta Phi members (commonly referred to as Pi Phis) includes initiated members of Pi Beta Phi.
Notable members
[edit]Entertainment
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Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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Susan Akin | Mississippi Beta | 1986 Miss America | [a] |
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 | [a] |
Jennifer Garner | Ohio Eta | Golden Globe-winning actress/producer | [a] |
Kathy Garver | California Delta | Actress and producer, known for her role as Catherine "Cissy" Davis on Family Affair | [a] |
Courtney Gibbs | Texas Delta | 1988 Miss USA | [a] |
Mallory Hagan | Alabama Gamma | 2013 Miss America | [citation needed] |
Mary Katherine Campbell | Ohio Beta | 1922 & 1923 Miss America | |
Marilyn Horne | California Gamma | Opera singer | [a] |
Traylor Howard | Florida Beta | Actress, known for her role as Natalie Teeger on Monk | [a] |
Nancy Kulp | Florida Beta | Actress, known for her work on The Beverly Hillbillies | [a] |
Jacquelyn Mayer | Illinois Epsilon | 1963 Miss America | [a] |
Patricia Neal | Illinois Epsilon | Academy Award-winning actress | [a] |
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 | [a] |
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 | [a] |
Regierung
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Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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Laurie Monnes Anderson | Oregon Gamma | Oregon State Senator | [a] |
Barbara Bush | Texas Eta Alumna Initiate 2003 | 41st First Lady of the United States and wife of George H. W. Bush | [1] |
Iris Calderhead | Kansas Alpha | Suffragist and member of the National Woman's Party | [2] |
Carrie Chapman Catt | Iowa Gamma | Founder of the League of Women Voters | [a] |
Grace Goodhue Coolidge | Vermont Beta | 32nd First Lady of the United States and wife of Calvin Coolidge, charter member of the Vermont Beta chapter | [a] |
Cate Edwards | New Jersey Alpha | attorney, daughter of John Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards | |
Kay Bailey Hutchison | Texas Alpha | Senator from Texas | [a] |
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 | [a] |
Eugenia Moore Anderson | Iowa Beta | The first woman to ambassador to Denmark and the first woman minister to Bulgaria | [a] |
Virginia Murphy Blankenbaker | Indiana Delta | Indiana Senator | [a] |
Maggie Kernan | Indiana Delta | Indiana's Former First Lady | [a] |
Jenonne Walker | Oklahoma Alpha | Former ambassador to the Czech Republic. | [a] |
Valerie Plame | Pennsylvania Epsilon | Covert CIA officer, central figure in the Plame affair | [5] |
Literature
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Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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Sue Grafton | Kentucky Alpha | Mystery novelist | [a] |
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 | [a] |
Margaret Truman | DC Alpha | Daughter of U.S. President Harry Truman and author | [a] |
Jia Tolentino | Virginia Epsilon | Staff writer for The New Yorker | [citation needed] |
Arts
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Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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Imogen Cunningham | Washington Alpha charter member;
Pi Beta Phi Fellowship 1909-10 |
Pioneer in the field of photography | [6] |
Science
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Jenette H. Bolles | Kansas and Colorado Pi Beta Phi | First woman osteopath | [7] |
Anna Lee Fisher | California Epsilon | Astronaut and NASA Physician | [a] |
Kathryn Stephenson | Nebraska Beta and Arizona Alpha | First female American board-certified plastic surgeon | [a] |
Sports
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Jayne Appel | California Alpha | Retired WNBA Basketball player; selected with the 5th overall pick in 2010 to the San Antonio Silver Stars | [a] |
Nancy Hogshead-Makar | North Carolina Beta | Winner of three gold medals and one silver medal in swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics | [a] |
Tracie Ruiz | Arizona Alpha | Winner of two gold medals in synchronized swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics | [a] |
Kaleigh Gilchrist | California Gamma | Olympic gold medalist in water polo at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics; 2013 NCAA National Champion | [a] |
Brita Sigourney | California Theta | Winner of a bronze medal in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics | [8] [a] |
Erin Cafaro | California Beta | Rower; two-time gold medalist in the women’s eight at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. | [a] |
Kaye Hall | Washington Gamma | Swimmer; two-time Olympic champion and former world record-holder in two events. | [a] |
Brita Sigourney | California Theta | Halfpipe freestyle skier; three time Olympian, Olympic bronze medalist, three-time X Games medalist and the first woman to land a 1080 in a competition halfpipe run. | [a] |
Kelli Kuehne | Texas Alpha | Retired professional golfer; winner of the 1999 LPGA Corning Classic. | [a] |
Media
[edit]Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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Hayley Minogue | Kentucky Beta | WHAS 11 News Anchor | |
Savannah Guthrie | Arizona Alpha | NBC News Co-Anchor | [a] |
Christine Romans | Iowa Gamma | CNN Anchor, Chief Business Correspondent | [a] |
Molly Shen | Missouri Alpha | KOMO 4 News Anchor | [a] |
Angela Chen | California Kappa | ABC13 Eyewitness News Reporter | [a] |
Rebecca Kitchen | Nevada Alpha | KOLO 8 News Now Reporter | [a] |
Felicity Taylor | Virginia Theta | CBS 19 News Reporter | [a] |
Miscellaneous
[edit]Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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Ann Turner Cook | Texas Beta | Original Gerber baby featured in advertisements | [a] |
Elizebeth Smith Friedman | Michigan Alpha | Expert cryptanalyst and author, called "America's first female cryptanalyst". | |
Moira Forbes | New Jersey Alpha | Publisher of ForbesLife Executive Women | [a] |
Eleanor Smith Morrison | Texas Beta | 11th National Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America | [9] |
References
[edit]- "Notable Pi Phis". Pi Beta Phi. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ^ "Summer Arrow 2007" (PDF). Pi Beta Phi. 2007. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
- ^ The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi. Pi Beta Phi Fraternity. 1909.
- ^ "Julia Compton Moore". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. 2004-04-21. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Pi Beta Phi". Gem of the Mountains. University of Idaho yearbook: 142. 1972.
- ^ Wilson, Valerie Plame (2007). Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 20.
- ^ Becque, Ph.D., Fran (June 5, 2012). "Imogen Cunningham, Pi Phi Pioneering Photographer". Fraternity History & More. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Wendell, Bryan (May 31, 2018). "Meet the two new volunteers on the BSA's National Key 3". Bryan on Scouting.