List of Alpha Phi members

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Following is a list of notable Alpha Phi members.

Arts and architecture[edit]

Name Chapter Notability References
Marisol Deluna Alpha Lambda (alumna Initiate) Fashion designer [1]
Beverly Willis Beta Upsilon (Oregon State) Architect, artist, author, and activist [2]

Business[edit]

Name Chapter Notability References
Nancy Austin Beta Delta (UCLA) Management consultant and author [2]
Deborah Lippmann Gamma Pi (Arizona State) Celebrity manicurist with her own line, the Lippmann Collection [2]
Janet Murguía Gamma Delta (Kansas) First female president/CEO of National Council of La Raza [2]
Julee Rosso Beta Beta (Michigan State) Founder of The Silver Palate gourmet food shop [2]
Alice Waters Gamma Beta (UC Santa Barbara) Chef, founder of Chez Panisse, the original "California Cuisine" restaurant [2]

Entertainment[edit]

Name Chapter Notability References
Emily Barkann Alpha (Syracuse) Emmy Award-winning journalist and White House correspondent [3]
Lisa Colagrossi Beta Iota (West Virginia) Emmy-winning television anchor with WABC-TV in New York [2]
Kaitlan Collins Beta Mu (Alabama) Blogger and White House correspondent for CNN
Katelynne Cox Omicron (Missouri) Musician, model, congressional aide, news anchor [4]
Rosemarie DeWitt Theta Mu (Hofstra) Actress, (Standoff, Mad Men, Rachel Getting Married, United States of Tara) [5]
Mildred Dunnock Zeta (Goucher) Academy Award-nominated film and stage actress [2]
Taylor Hale Iota Iota Miss Michigan USA 2021, Winner of Big Brother 24
Jeannette Paulson Hereniko Tau (Oregon) American film producer, television writer, film festival director, and founder [2]
Olivia Jordan Eta (Boston) Miss USA 2015, 2nd runner-up in Miss Universe 2015 [6]
Ann Martin Sigma (Washington) Primetime news anchor and co-host of Woman 2 Woman, KCBS-TV, Los Angeles [2]
Amy Okuda Beta Pi (USC) Actress (Atypical) [7]
Gabrielle Ruiz Delta Delta (Oklahoma City University) Actress, dancer, and singer (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) [8]
Jeri Ryan Beta (Northwestern) Actress, (Boston Public, Star Trek: Voyager, Dark Skies) [2]
Randi Mayem Singer Lambda (UC Berkeley Writer and producer [2]
Inga Swenson Beta (Northwestern) Tony Award-nominated actress (The Miracle Worker, Benson) [2]
Jennifer Tisdale Epsilon Upsilon (CSU Northridge) Actress, (The Hillside Strangler, Dark Ride, Undressed) [2]
Josie Totah Eta Upsilon (Chapman) Actress (Other People, Saved By The Bell) [9]
Hannah Wagner Gamma Xi (Wichita State) Miss Kansas 2015 [10]
Kimberly Williams-Paisley Beta (Northwestern) Actress, (Father of the Bride, According to Jim, We Are Marshall) [2]
Andrea Wong Zeta Phi (MIT) Television executive, former president, and chief executive officer of Lifetime Television [2]

Education[edit]

Name Chapter Notability References
Martha Foote Crow Alpha (Syracuse) Educator and writer [11]
Margaret McNamara Lambda (UC Berkeley) Founder of Reading Is Fundamental [11]
Frances Willard Alpha Lambda (alumna initiate) Dean of women at Northwestern University, temperance reformer, and women's suffragist [2]

Law[edit]

Name Chapter Notability References
Joy Flowers Conti Epsilon Iota (Duquesne) District judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania [12]
Mary H. Murguia Gamma Delta (Kansas) United States federal judge [2]
Dorothy Wright Nelson Beta Delta (UCLA) United States federal judge [2]

Medicine[edit]

Name Chapter Notability References
Edris Rice-Wray Carson Delta (Cornell) Pioneer in medical research who helped to prove the worth of the oral contraceptive pill. [2]

Politics and government[edit]

Name Chapter Notability References
Elaine Baxter Beta Alpha (Illinois) Former Iowa secretary of state and former member of the Iowa House of Representatives [2]
Susan Bayh Lambda (UC Berkeley) Attorney and former First Lady of Indiana [12]
Nancy Brataas Epsilon (Minnesota) First woman Minnesota Senate member elected of her own right [11]
Becky Cain Beta Iota (West Virginia) Past president of the League of Women Voters [2]
Georgia Neese Clark Gray Upsilon (Washburn) Treasurer of the United States [2]
Pauline Kubala Gubbels Omega (Texas) Former New Mexico Legislature member [11]
Shirley McLoughlin Xi, Beta Theta First woman to lead a political party in British Columbia [11]
Amanda Nguyen Iota Tau (Harvard) Nobel Peace Prize nominee and CEO and founder of Rise
Polly Rosenbaum Beta Gamma (Colorado) Arizona's longest-serving state legislator [2]
Emily Anne Staples Epsilon (Minnesota) Former Minnesota Senate member [11]
Lynn Woolsey Sigma (Washington) Member of the United States House of Representatives [2]
Jodi White Xi (Toronto) Canadian politician [11]

Religion[edit]

Name Chapter Notability References
Ruth Stafford Peale Alpha (Syracuse) Religious leader, public speaker, and author [2]
Catherine Maples Waynick Epsilon Zeta (Central Michigan) Bishop of the U.S. Episcopal Church [2]

Sports[edit]

Name Chapter Notability References
Kelly Barnhill Kappa Eta (Florida) Award-winning collegiate and professional softball player
Susie Berning Delta Delta (Oklahoma City) Professional golfer [2]
Julie Clark Gamma Beta (UC Santa Barbara) Airline pilot and aerobatic performer [2]
Claire Waters Ferguson Beta Beta (Michigan State) First woman president of the United States Figure Skating Association [2]
Stacia Hookom Beta Gamma (Colorado) First woman on U.S. Snowboarding team, multiple national/world titles [11]
Edean Anderson Ihlanfeldt Beta Upsilon (Oregon State) Golfer, champion of multiple national titles for the US and Canada [11]
Jennifer Joines Iota Gamma (University of the Pacific) Silver medal-winning indoor volleyball player, 2008 Beijing Olympics [2]
Janis Klecker Epsilon (Minnesota) Long-distance runner, two-time U.S. national champion in the marathon [13]
Marion Roper Beta Delta (UCLA) Bronze medal-winning diver in the 1932 Summer Olympics [2]

Writing and journalism[edit]

Name Chapter Notability References
Liz Carpenter Omega (Texas) Author, political humorist, and former press secretary for Lady Bird Johnson [2]
Taylor Lorenz Beta Gamma (Colorado) Columnist for The Washington Post [14]
Nan C. Robertson Beta (Northwestern) Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and feature writer for The New York Times [2]
Barbara Brooks Wallace Beta Delta (UCLA) Award-winning children's author [2]
Janice Woods Windle Omega (Texas) Author of True Women [2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  3. ^ "Emily Barkann Appointed Chief White House Correspondent". AKSM Media. 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  4. ^ "Katelynne Cox - Bio". www.katelynnecox.net. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  5. ^ "Alpha Phi Fraternity Quarterly" (PDF). Alpha Phi Fraternity. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2007.
  6. ^ Becque, Fran (October 29, 2014). "Sorority Women Who Competed - An Alpha Phi is Miss USA 2015". Fraternity History & More. Archived from the original on August 22, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  7. ^ "Embracing the Role: Amy Okuda". Alpha Phi. December 9, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  8. ^ "Gabrielle Ruiz* ~ Bio". www.gabrielleruiz.net. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  9. ^ Kanhai, Landon Peoples, Devyn Galindo, Sarah Cobb, Brandy Allen, Tiffany Daugherty, Seeta. "Josie Totah Didn't "Come Out" — She's Always Been Here". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2022-03-02.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Miss Kansas Organization (2015-08-07). "Miss Kansas Hannah Wagner coming to Mac". McPherson Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Famous Phis". Alpha Phi. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  12. ^ a b "Not Available" (PDF). Alphaphi.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 20, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  13. ^ [1] Archived February 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "Real Expertise on Fake Famous". Alpha Phi. 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2022-03-02.