List of Delta Gamma members

Following is a list of members of Delta Gamma collegiate women's fraternity.

Business

Name Chapter Notability Ref.
Merry Hull Alpha Rho redesigned the basic construction of the glove in 1939, creating the modern industry standard [1]
Lisa Ingram Alpha Upsilon president and CEO of White Castle [1][2]
Jessica O. Matthews Zeta Phi inventor, CEO and venture capitalist [1]
Sharen Jester Turney Alpha Iota president and CEO of Victoria's Secret [1]

Education

Name Chapter Notability Ref.
Edith Abbott Kappa economist, statistician, social worker, dean of the University of Chicago, first female dean in the U.S. [3]
Judy L. Bonner Beta Psi first woman president of the University of Alabama [4]
Martha Burger Mu president of Oklahoma City University [5][1]
Alette Coble-Temple Zeta Epsilon professor of clinical psychology at John F. Kennedy University, Ms. Wheelchair America 2016 [6]
Ada Comstock Lambda first full-time president of Radcliffe College, first dean of women at the University of Minnesota [1]
Margaret Conditt Beta Psi Ohio House of Representatives [7][8]
Gratia Countryman Lambda librarian who led the Minneapolis Public Library [9]
Marion Durbin Ellis Theta ichthyologist and entomologist [10]
Carlotta Maury Chi professor of geology and zoology at Huguenot College, University of the Cape of Good Hope, petroleum geologist at Royal Dutch Shell [11]
Michele L. Stites Beta Sigma associate professor, researcher, and author at UMBC
Clyda Stokes Rent Gamma Mu president of Mississippi University for Women [1]
Kristen E. Murray Beta Epsilon interim Dean at Temple Law School [12]

Entertainment

Name Chapter Notability Ref.
Diem Brown Gamma Mu cast member of MTV's The Challenge, enterntainment reporter [13]
Sabrina Bryan Zeta Iota co-star of Disney Channel's original film series and musical group The Cheetah Girls, contestant on Dancing with the Stars [1]
Nadine Jolie Courtney Zeta Theta cast member of Bravo television show Newlyweds: The First Year, novelist, writer [6]
Cheryl Crawford Eta Broadway producer; founder of Group Theatre and Actors Studio [1]
Channing Dungey Alpha Sigma television executive, chairwoman and CEO of Warner Bros. Television Studios [1]
Judith Ford Iota Miss America 1969 [14]
Mary Frann Sigma actress in Newhart [1]
Jeannette Clift George Beta Eta film and stage actress [1]
Michele Greene Alpha Nu television actress, singer, and author [1]
Alex Guarnaschelli Zeta Theta chef, cookbook author, and television personality [1]
Samantha Harris Sigma former host of Dancing with the Stars, host of various shows on E!, model, and actress [15]
Patricia Heaton Epsilon Emmy Award-Winning actress and comedian [7][16]
Dagny Hultgreen Beta Eta film actress and entertainment reporter [1]
Christine Lahti Xi Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Emmy Award-Winning actress and director [16]
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Sigma Emmy Award-winning actress [16][7]
Joan Lunden Delta Eta former host of Good Morning America [1]
Heather McMahan Alpha Psi actress, comedian
Kari Michaelsen Alpha Sigma actress, television personality, and motivational speaker [1]
Donna Mills Iota actress in Knots Landing [1]
Cierra Ortega Alpha Pi contestant on Love Island (American TV series) season 7.
Cristina Perez Alpha Sigma lawyer, television judge, radio host, and author [1]
Kelly Preston Alpha Nu film actress [1]
Alice Ripley Gamma Epsilon Broadway actress; Tony Award winner, Next to Normal [17]
Eva Marie Saint Beta Mu actress [7]
Evelyn Ay Sempier Beta Phi Miss America 1954 [14]
Susan Spencer Beta Xi actress and comedian from Saturday Night Live [1]
Lizz Winstead Lambda creator of The Daily Show [1]

News

Name Chapter Notability Ref.
Mona Kosar Abdi Epsilon Iota journalist with WSET ABC 13, Al Jazeera Media Network, and KGTV Channel 10 [18]
Jill Arrington Beta Tau former sports reporter for CBS [1]
Ann Coulter Chi media pundit, syndicated columnist, author [7][19]
E.D. Tarbox Hill Beta Eta news anchor former host of Fox and Friends [1]
Betsy Martin Beta Epsilon Emmy-winning journalist and former news executive at NBC's Meet the Press [1]
Terry Murphy Epsilon Emmy Award-winning journalist of Hard Copy [16]
Kyra Phillips Alpha Nu CNN anchor, four-time Emmy Award winner [1]
Susan Spencer Beta Xi news reporter and correspondent for 48 Hours Mystery and CBS Sunday Morning [1]
Anita Vogel Alpha Nu Fox News correspondent, Emmy Award winner [16]
Jan Yanehiro Gamma Lambda Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist [1]

Government and public service

Name Chapter Notability Ref.
Grace Abbott Kappa U.S. Secretary of Labor; head of the United States Children's Bureau, first U.S. representative to the League of Nations [3]
Carol Bellamy Beta Lambda president and CEO of World Learning, executive director of UNICEF (1995–2005), former director of the U.S. Peace Corps [1]
Rita Colwell Beta Iota first female Director of the National Science Foundation and chairman of Canon US Life Sciences, Inc. [1]
Nancy-Ann DeParle Gamma Alpha deputy chief of staff for policy in the Obama administration, director of the White House Office of Health Reform [1]
Susan Engeleiter Omega first woman to head the Small Business Administration [1]
Mary E. Gladwin Eta Red Cross nurse who served in three wars, recipient of the Florence Nightingale Medal [1]
Fern Holland Alpha Iota attorney, worked for United States Agency for International Development, Defense of Freedom Medal recipient [20]
Tracy Walder Alpha Nu FBI agent and CIA employee, author of The Unexpected Spy [1]

Law

Name Chapter Notability Ref.
Elizabeth M. Boyer Beta Mu author, lawyer, and founder of Women's Equity Action League [21]
Deborah L. Cook Eta federal judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit [1]
Sarah T. Hughes Psi Second first female federal judge [1]
Cristina Perez Alpha Sigma lawyer, television judge, radio host, and author [1]

Politicians

Name Chapter Notability Ref.
Kelly Ayotte Alpha Chi United States Senator from New Hampshire, New Hampshire Attorney General [22]
Jo Ann Emerson Alpha Rho U.S. Congresswoman from Missouri [22]
Dorothy Felton Alpha Omega Georgia General Assembly [1][23]
Melissa Hart Epsilon Delta U.S. Congresswoman from Pennsylvania [24]
Mary Landrieu Gamma Zeta Senator from Louisiana, Louisiana State Treasurer, and Louisiana House of Representatives [22][25]
Ruth Bryan Owen Kappa United States Ambassador to Denmark, United States House of Representatives from Florida [1]
Joan A. Polaschik Epsilon Gamma United States Ambassador to Algeria, director of the Foreign Service Institute [1]
Susie Lee Beta Nu United States House of Representatives from Nevada [26]

Sports

Name Chapter Notability Ref.
Judy Bell Alpha Pi first female president of United States Golf Association [1]
Carin Cone Gamma Sigma competition swimmer, Olympic medalist [1]
Polina Edmunds Zeta Epsilon figure skater, 2014 Winter Olympics [1]
Emilee Klein Gamma Phi professional golfer and college golf coach [1]
Bonnie Lauer Beta Xi professional golfer; 1977 Rookie of the Year [1]
Alison Lee Alpha Sigma professional golfer [1]
Alison Levine Alpha Phi mountain climber, author, speaker [1]
Cynthia "Cynt" Marshall Gamma Dallas Mavericks CEO [27]
Susan Nattrass Beta Beta trap shooter in the 1976 Summer Olympics, World Champion [1]
Jill Savery Gamma gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta with the synchronized swim team [1]
Anne White Alpha Nu former professional tennis player [1]

Writers and publishing

Name Chapter Notability Ref.
George Banta Phi founder of George Banta Company, publisher of multiple fraternity and sorority magazines [28]
Jordana Blake Epsilon Psi romance author [29]
Christine Clifford Beta Chi author and motivational speaker [1]
Brenda Wang Clough Beta Nu science fiction and fantasy author [1]
Heloise Cruse Zeta Eta advice columnist [1]
Carolyn Englefield Epsilon author, editor for House Beautiful, House & Garden, and Veranda [30][31][32]
Ellen Bromfield Geld Chi author, conservationist, writer for the newspaper O Estado de São Paulo [33][34]
Jackie Martin Rho first female photo and art editor of the Washington Herald, war correspondent, and director of photo operations of The Marshall Plan [1]
Marcia McNutt Beta Delta editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed journal Science, geophysicist [1]
Lauren Purcell Upsilon deputy editor of Self magazine, editor-in-chief of Every Day With Rachael Ray [1]
Terry Tempest Williams Beta Gamma author, conservationist, activist [1]

See also

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