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	Beta Alpha	President and Chief Financial Officer of Oracle Corporation	[1]
Faget, MignonMignon Faget	Rho	New Orleans-based jewelry designer
Laurie, Nancy WaltonNancy Walton Laurie	Psi	Namesake of the Leadership Institute of Chi Omega, Niece of Sam Walton founder of Wal-Mart	[2]
Marriott, AliceAlice Marriott	Xi Alpha	Entrepreneur and philanthropist, wife of J. Willard Marriott	[3]

Entertainment

Angela Kinsey

Lucy Liu

Name	Chapter	Notability	Ref(s)
Allen, NatalieNatalie Allen	Epsilon Delta	CNN Anchor	[4]
Bright, CarolineCaroline Bright	Epsilon Kappa	Miss Vermont 2010
Cole, Tamira A.Tamira A. Cole	Sigma Kappa	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	Iota	Actress	[3]
DeWitt, JoyceJoyce DeWitt	Phi Epsilon	Actress; Three's Company	[3]
Bates, RhondaRhonda Bates	Chi Epsilon	Actress; The Roller Girls	[3]
Egan, Melissa ClaireMelissa Claire Egan	Epsilon Beta	Actress; All My Children	[6]
Ford, RuthRuth Ford	Tau	Actress	[3]
Foshee, TarynTaryn Foshee	Phi Delta	Miss Mississippi, 3rd runner up to Miss America	[7]
Hitchcock, SylviaSylvia Hitchcock	Nu Beta	1967 Miss USA and Miss Universe	[8]
Huber, LizaLiza Huber	Epsilon Beta	Actress
Kinsey, AngelaAngela Kinsey	Theta Kappa	Actress; The Office	[9]
Koplitz, LynneLynne Koplitz	Iota Kappa	Stand-up comedian
Lightman, TobyToby Lightman	Nu	Singer/Songwriter	[10]
Liu, LucyLucy Liu	Eta	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	Tau	1960 Miss America, owner and president of Shea Design & French Country Imports	[12][13]
Miller, LindaLinda Miller	Rho	Actress; All My Children	[3]
Mobley, Mary AnnMary Ann Mobley	Tau	Former "Miss America" (1959) and Television Actress	[3]
Moore, BethBeth Moore	Alpha Zeta	American evangelist, author, and bible teacher	[3]
Mumolo, AnnieAnnie Mumolo	Mu	Actress/Writer/Producer; Bridesmaids	[14]
Sadler, CattCatt Sadler	Theta Beta	E! News, E!'s Daily Ten	[3]
Thomas, HeatherHeather Thomas	Gamma Beta	Actress; The Fall Guy	[15]
Thornton, Ann-BlairAnn-Blair Thornton	Chi Theta	Miss Kentucky 2011
Ward, SelaSela Ward	Nu Beta	Actress; Sisters, The Fugitive, Once and Again, Dirty Dancing Havana Nights, House	[11]
Woodward, JoanneJoanne Woodward	Phi Gamma	Academy Award Actress; Philadelphia, The Three Faces of Eve	[11]
Driskill, HopeHope Driskill	Rho Alpha	Miss Missouri 2011 and Top 16 Miss USA, Survivor: Caramoan	[3]
Roberts, SloaneSloane Roberts	Psi	Miss Arkansas 2012	[3]
Campbell, AshtonAshton Campbell	Psi	Miss Arkansas 2014 and Miss America Runner Up 2014	[3]
Hider, SarahSarah Hider	Tau Alpha	Miss Ohio 2015	[3]
Sanderford, ShannonShannon Sanderford	Epsilon Alpha	Miss Texas 2015	[3]
Shaw, MikaelaMikaela Shaw	Psi Delta	Miss Wyoming 2015	[3]

Government

Blanche Lincoln

Name	Chapter	Notability	Ref(s)
Blackburn, MarshaMarsha Blackburn	Phi Delta	Former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing Tennessee	[11]
Collins, Martha LayneMartha Layne Collins	Lambda Alpha	Former Governor of Kentucky	[3]
Hufstedler, ShirleyShirley Hufstedler	Pi Gamma	First United States Secretary of Education	[3]
Lincoln, BlancheBlanche Lincoln	Psi	United States Senator from Arkansas	[11]
Malcolm, Molly BethMolly Beth Malcolm	Sigma Zeta	First woman chairperson of the Texas Democratic Party
Schroeder, PatriciaPatricia Schroeder	Pi Beta	Former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing Colorado, first female Congresswoman from Colorado	[3]
Smith, VirginiaVirginia Smith	Kappa	Former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing Nebraska	[3]
Shields, JoannaJoanna Shields	Nu Gamma	Baroness and British Parliamentarian	[3]
Strayhorn, Carole KeetonCarole Keeton Strayhorn	Iota	Former Texas Comptroller, made an unsuccessful run for Texas Governor in 2006 as an independent	[3]
Grimes, Alison LunderganAlison Lundergan Grimes	Kappa Beta	Former Secretary of State of Kentucky	[3]

Literature

Harper Lee

Name	Chapter	Notability	Ref(s)
Gilchrist, EllenEllen Gilchrist	Sigma Epsilon	Author of Victory Over Japan, winner of the 1984 National Book Award for Fiction	[3]
Lee, HarperHarper Lee	Nu Beta	Author of To Kill a Mockingbird, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient in 2007	[11]
Mayes, FrancesFrances Mayes	Sigma	Author of the novel Under the Tuscan Sun	[11]
Shreve, AnitaAnita Shreve	Chi Alpha	Author of The Pilot's Wife, The Weight of Water, and Sea Glass; O. Henry Award recipient in 1976
Taggard, GenevieveGenevieve Taggard	Mu	1931 Guggenheim Fellow and poet	[16]
White, KarenKaren White	Rho	New York Times bestselling romantic fiction author

Science and education

Susan J. Helms

Name	Chapter	Notability	Ref(s)
Athey, SusanSusan Athey	Mu Kappa	Professor of Economics at Harvard University, won the John Bates Clark Medal in 2007	[3]
Helms, Susan J.Susan J. Helms	Pi Gamma	NASA astronaut and the first woman to live on the International Space Station	[11]
Netsch, Dawn ClarkDawn Clark Netsch	Xi	Law professor at Northwestern University, Illinois Comptroller
, Sherri WhittSherri Whitt	Delta Kappa	Data Abstraction Welstar Health
Rubins, KathleenKathleen Rubins	Kappa Lambda	Selected as a member of the 20th NASA astronaut class	[17]
Riggs, Janet MorganJanet Morgan Riggs	Tau Delta	President of Gettysburg College
Saunders, Martha DunaginMartha Dunagin Saunders	Epsilon Delta	President of the University of Southern Mississippi

Sports

Lin Dunn

Name	Chapter	Notability	Ref(s)
Brennan, ChristineChristine Brennan	Xi	USA Today sports columnist, author, and sports commentator for ABC News, CNN, National Public Radio and Fox Sports Radio	[11]
Dunn, LinLin Dunn	Xi Zeta	Head basketball coach for WNBA teams Seattle Storm (2000–2002) and Indiana Fever (2008–present)	[18]
Summitt, PatPat Summitt	Xi Zeta	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	Epsilon Gamma	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. "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. "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.

External links

• Outstanding Chi Omegas