List of Pi Beta Phi members

The list of Pi Beta Phi members (commonly referred to as Pi Phis) includes initiated members of Pi Beta Phi.

Notable members

Entertainment

Name Chapter Notability Ref.
Susan Akin Mississippi Beta 1986 Miss America [a]
Adrienne Maloof-Nassif New Mexico Alpha Co-owner Maloof Properties and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star.
Jenna Dewan California Gamma Actress and dancer, played Nora in the 2006 film Step Up
Ann Marie “Ree” Drummond California Gamma Television personality and blogger for "The Pioneer Woman," bestselling author, food writer, and photographer
Faye Dunaway Florida Beta Academy Award-winning actress [a]
Jennifer Garner Ohio Eta Golden Globe-winning actress/producer [a]
Kathy Garver California Delta Actress and producer, known for her role as Catherine "Cissy" Davis on Family Affair [a]
Courtney Gibbs Texas Delta 1988 Miss USA [a]
Mallory Hagan Alabama Gamma 2013 Miss America
Mary Katherine Campbell Ohio Beta 1922 & 1923 Miss America
Marilyn Horne California Gamma Opera singer [a]
Traylor Howard Florida Beta Actress, known for her role as Natalie Teeger on Monk [a]
Nancy Kulp Florida Beta Actress, known for her work on The Beverly Hillbillies [a]
Jacquelyn Mayer Illinois Epsilon 1963 Miss America [a]
Patricia Neal Illinois Epsilon Academy Award-winning actress [a]
Lauren Froderman California Nu So You Think You Can Dance- Season 7 Winner
Tram-Anh Tran Pennsylvania Epsilon Actress, known for her role as Tina Nguyen on the children's television series Ghostwriter
Katelyn Epperly Illinois Eta American Idol Finalist [a]
Marilyn Van Derbur Colorado Alpha Motivational speaker and the 1958 Miss America. Named Outstanding Woman Speaker in America and the first woman to win the Speakers' Hall of Fame Award, 1980 [a]

Government

Name Chapter Notability Ref.
Laurie Monnes Anderson Oregon Gamma Oregon State Senator [a]
Barbara Bush Texas Eta Alumna Initiate 2003 41st First Lady of the United States and wife of George H. W. Bush [1]
Iris Calderhead Kansas Alpha Suffragist and member of the National Woman's Party [2]
Carrie Chapman Catt Iowa Gamma Founder of the League of Women Voters [a]
Grace Goodhue Coolidge Vermont Beta 32nd First Lady of the United States and wife of Calvin Coolidge, charter member of the Vermont Beta chapter [a]
Cate Edwards New Jersey Alpha attorney, daughter of John Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards
Kay Bailey Hutchison Texas Alpha Senator from Texas [a]
Julia Compton Moore North Carolina Alpha Took care of the families of the 1/7th Cavalry during the Vietnam War, depicted in the film We Were Soldiers by Madeleine Stowe [3]
Linda Copple Trout Idaho Alpha former chief justice of the Idaho Supreme Court [4]
Lisa Murkowski Oregon Gamma U.S. Senator from Alaska [a]
Eugenia Moore Anderson Iowa Beta The first woman to ambassador to Denmark and the first woman minister to Bulgaria [a]
Virginia Murphy Blankenbaker Indiana Delta Indiana Senator [a]
Maggie Kernan Indiana Delta Indiana's Former First Lady [a]
Jenonne Walker Oklahoma Alpha Former ambassador to the Czech Republic. [a]
Valerie Plame Pennsylvania Epsilon Covert CIA officer, central figure in the Plame affair [5]

Literature

Name Chapter Notability Ref.
Sue Grafton Kentucky Alpha Mystery novelist [a]
Jen Lancaster Indiana Eta Author and blogger
Patricia MacLachlan Connecticut Alpha Author of Sarah, Plain and Tall and recipient of the Newbery Medal for her contribution to children's literature [a]
Margaret Truman DC Alpha Daughter of U.S. President Harry Truman and author [a]
Jia Tolentino Virginia Epsilon Staff writer for The New Yorker

Arts

Name Chapter Notability Ref.
Imogen Cunningham Washington Alpha charter member;

Pi Beta Phi Fellowship 1909–10

Pioneer in the field of photography [6]

Science

Name Chapter Notability Ref.
Jenette H. Bolles Kansas and Colorado Pi Beta Phi First woman osteopath [7]
Anna Lee Fisher California Epsilon Astronaut and NASA Physician [a]
Kathryn Stephenson Nebraska Beta and Arizona Alpha First female American board-certified plastic surgeon [a]

Sports

Name Chapter Notability Ref.
Jayne Appel California Alpha Retired WNBA Basketball player; selected with the 5th overall pick in 2010 to the San Antonio Silver Stars [a]
Zoe Atkin Stanford Olympic freestyle skier [8]
Nancy Hogshead-Makar North Carolina Beta Winner of three gold medals and one silver medal in swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics [a]
Tracie Ruiz Arizona Alpha Winner of two gold medals in synchronized swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics [a]
Kaleigh Gilchrist California Gamma Olympic gold medalist in water polo at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics; 2013 NCAA National Champion [a]
Brita Sigourney California Theta Winner of a bronze medal in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics [9] [a]
Erin Cafaro California Beta Rower; two-time gold medalist in the women's eight at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. [a]
Kaye Hall Washington Gamma Swimmer; two-time Olympic champion and former world record-holder in two events. [a]
Brita Sigourney California Theta Halfpipe freestyle skier; three time Olympian, Olympic bronze medalist, three-time X Games medalist and the first woman to land a 1080 in a competition halfpipe run. [a]
Kelli Kuehne Texas Alpha Retired professional golfer; winner of the 1999 LPGA Corning Classic. [a]

Media

Name Chapter Notability Ref.
Lee Ann Colacioppo Editor of The Denver Post [10]
Hayley Minogue Kentucky Beta WHAS 11 News Anchor
Savannah Guthrie Arizona Alpha NBC News Co-Anchor [a]
Christine Romans Iowa Gamma CNN Anchor, Chief Business Correspondent [a]
Molly Shen Missouri Alpha KOMO 4 News Anchor [a]
Angela Chen California Kappa ABC13 Eyewitness News Reporter [a]
Rebecca Kitchen Nevada Alpha KOLO 8 News Now Reporter [a]
Felicity Taylor Virginia Theta CBS 19 News Reporter [a]

Miscellaneous

Name Chapter Notability Ref.
Ann Turner Cook Texas Beta Original Gerber baby featured in advertisements [a]
Elizebeth Smith Friedman Michigan Alpha Expert cryptanalyst and author, called "America's first female cryptanalyst".
Moira Forbes New Jersey Alpha Publisher of ForbesLife Executive Women [a]
Eleanor Smith Morrison Texas Beta 11th National Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America [11]

References

  1. "Notable Pi Phis". Pi Beta Phi. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  1. ^ "Summer Arrow 2007" (PDF). Pi Beta Phi. 2007. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2007.
  2. ^ The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi. Pi Beta Phi Fraternity. 1909.
  3. ^ "Julia Compton Moore". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. April 21, 2004. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
  4. ^ "Pi Beta Phi". Gem of the Mountains. University of Idaho yearbook: 142. 1972.
  5. ^ Wilson, Valerie Plame (2007). Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 20.
  6. ^ Becque, Ph.D., Fran (June 5, 2012). "Imogen Cunningham, Pi Phi Pioneering Photographer". Fraternity History & More. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  7. ^ John W. Leonard (1914). Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915. American commonwealth Company. p. 112.
  8. ^ Becque, Fran (February 4, 2026). "Fraternity and Sorority Members Competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics". Fraternity History & More. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
  9. ^ "Fraternity and Sorority Members Competing in the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics - Fraternity History & More". Fraternity History & More. February 7, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  10. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ Wendell, Bryan (May 31, 2018). "Meet the two new volunteers on the BSA's National Key 3". Bryan on Scouting.
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