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)
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

Angela Kinsey
Lucy Liu
Name Chapter Notability Ref(s)
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

Blanche Lincoln
Name Chapter Notability Ref(s)
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

Harper Lee
Name Chapter Notability Ref(s)
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

Susan J. Helms
Name Chapter Notability Ref(s)
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)
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

  1. ↑ "Safra Catz is President of Oracle Corporation". The Eleusis. 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  2. ↑ "Foundation Leadership". Chi Omega. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
  3. 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.
  4. ↑ Archived March 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "Glamour girl an inspiration". The Eleusis. 2006. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  6. ↑ "About Melissa". Melissa Egan Official Site. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
  7. ↑ "Biography". TarynFoshee.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
  8. ↑ Abel, Fred. "Whatever Happened To...?". Pageantry Mag. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
  9. ↑ Limmer, Melissa (February 15, 2007). "From a Baylor Classroom to the hit The Office". The Baylor Lariat. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  10. ↑ Cohen, Jamie (April 13, 2004). "Toby Lightman goes pop!". BadgerHerald. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Outstanding Chi Omegas". Chi Omega. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
  12. ↑ "People, Sep. 21, 1959". Time. September 21, 1959. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
  13. ↑ "Home - French Country Imports". frenchcountry-imports.com.
  14. ↑ "Hello, Hollywood! Check out this... - Chi Omega Fraternity". Facebook. 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  15. ↑ "University of California Los Angeles - Bruin Life / Southern Campus Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)". e-yearbook.com.
  16. ↑ "Women To Sell For Fund". New York Times. March 22, 1931.
  17. ↑ "Astronaut Candidate Bio: Kathleen Rubins". NASA. September 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  18. ↑ Montieth, Mark (December 13, 2007). "Dunn wants Fever to be dynamic". Indianapolis Star.
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