List of Alpha Xi Delta members
Alpha Xi Delta is a women's fraternity founded on April 17, 1893 at Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois.
Art and architecture
- Ella Lillian Wall Van Leer (Gamma Eta) – artist and architect, women's rights activist[1]
Business
- Zula Inez Ferguson (Xi) – advertising manager for Blackstone's
- Betsey Johnson (Eta) – fashion designer[2]
- Kelley Earnhardt Miller (Zeta Chi) – vice president and general manager of JR Motorsports[3]
- Carolyn Rafaelian (Beta Upsilon) – founder of Alex and Ani bracelets[4][5]
Entertainment
- Nancy Tribble Benda (Alpha Omega) – actress and a pioneer of early educational television with her show Miss Nancy’s Store
- Megan Blake (Gamma Eta) – actress, The Young and the Restless, The Opposite Sex, It Takes Two; Miss Georgia 1983[6]
- Ava Ernst (Theta) - Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2022[7]
- Chrissie Fit (Theta Xi) – actress, Pitch Perfect 2, Pitch Perfect 3[8]
- Jane Henson (Beta Eta) – co-founder of the Muppets with her husband, Jim Henson[9]
- Carol Lawrence (Alpha Theta) – actress, singer, and dancer[10]
- Patsy Ramsey (Iota) – Miss West Virginia 1977 and mother of Jonbenet Ramsey[11]
- Laurie Lea Schaefer (Pi) – actress and Miss America 1972[12]
- Bobbie Wygant (Alpha Eta) – television news reporter, film critic, and talk show host
Literature and journalism
- Carol Aebersold (Gamma Chi) - Creator of Elf on The Shelf book and toys[13]
- Ann Hood (Beta Upsilon) - Best selling author of fiction and nonfiction books[14]
- Karen Tumulty (Beta Alpha) – national political correspondent for Time magazine and The Washington Post[15]
Military
- Polly Peyer – Retired major general in the U.S. Air Force[16]
Politics and government
- Anne Clarke (Delta Tau) – Labour Party London Assembly member
- Nabilah Islam (Delta Xi) – Georgia state senator for the 7th district
- Anne Mackenzie (Gamma Mu) – Florida House of Representatives
- Deborah Pryce (Psi) – U.S. Representative from Ohio[17]
Science and engineering
- Jan Davis (Gamma Eta) – NASA astronaut[18]
- Janet Dietrich (Omicron) – one of the Mercury 13
Other
- Sandra Lee Scheuer (Beta Tau) – killed in Kent State shootings
References
- ^ Spikes, Lauren (November 1, 2013). "Greek Life Commemorates 125 Years at Tech". news.gatech.edu. Georgia Tech. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ "Summer 2006 Quill – Distinguished Designer" (PDF). Alpha Xi Delta. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ^ "The Quill of Alpha Xi Delta - Fall/Winter 2007". Issuu. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- ^ "Featured Friday! - Alex and Ani". AlphaXiDelta.org. March 8, 2013. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "The Quill of Alpha Xi Delta; Summer 2013". Alpha Xi Delta. September 1, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Georgia Tech Guide to Greek Life 2017". Issuu. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- ^ "Official Results of 2022 Miss Minnesota USA & Teen USA Pageants". Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ "'Pitch Perfect 2' star Chrissie Fit: From Hialeah to Hollywood". miamiherald. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ^ "The Quill of Alpha Xi Delta - Summer 2013". Issuu. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- ^ "10 Sorority Women From the Golden Age of Television - Fraternity History & More". Fraternity History & More. March 31, 2014. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- ^ "Patsy Ramsey dies from cancer". The Denver Post. June 24, 2006. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- ^ "SORORITY WOMEN WHO HAVE WON MISS AMERICA AND MISS USA - Fraternity History & More". Fraternity History & More. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- ^ "Alpha Xi Delta's Elf on the Shelf Connection". Alpha Xi Delta. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ "Alpha Xi Delta Book Club". Alpha Xi Delta. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ "The Quill of Alpha Xi Delta - Fall/Winter 2008". Issuu. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- ^ "MAJOR GENERAL POLLY A. PEYER". www.af.mil.
- ^ "She's a Leader, a Trailblazer, an Inspiration!". Quill (Fall 2004). Alpha XI Delta.
- ^ "Astronaut Bio: N. Jan Davis". NASA. January 2006. Archived from the original on February 10, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2007.