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Notable Kappas

Jean Bartel - Gamma Xi (UCLA) 1942
Former Miss America 1943

Peggy Kirk Bell - Delta Epsilon (Rollins) 1942
Golf specialist, and charter member of the LPGA

Lo Bosworth - Epsilon Psi, Gamma Xi (UC Santa Barbara, UCLA) 2005
TV actress; credits include Laguna Beach and The Hills

Sophia Bush - Delta Tau, (USC), 2000
TV and film actress; credits include One Tree Hill, The Hitcher, and Van Wilder

Miley Tucker Frost - Beta Xi (Texas) 1961
Sculptor whose work appears on the $50 gold bullion coin

Jann Carl Sears - Theta (Missouri) 1979
Anchor for Entertainment Tonight

Rebecca Powell Casey - Beta Theta (Oklahoma) 1970
Former CEO for Harold’s Stores, Inc., men’s and ladies’ apparel

Gena RowlandsGena Rowlands Cassavetes - Eta (Wisconsin) 1949
Movie and television actress, nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal of Mabel Longhetti in A Woman Under the Influence, played Allie Calhoun in The Notebook

Mary Shuham Dore - Gamma Gamma (Whitman) 1947
Established a parent support group that became the National SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) Foundation

Lucy Webb Hayes – Rho (Ohio Wesleyan - honorary member) 1880
First Lady and wife of 19th President of the United States, Rutherford B. Hayes


Kelley Menighan Hensley - Gamma Phi (SMU) 1986
Actress who has played “Emily Stewart” on As the World Turns since 1992

Lou Henry Hoover - Beta Eta (Stanford) 1894
First Lady and wife of 31st U.S. President, Herbert Hoover

Kate Jackson - Delta Rho (Mississippi) 1967
Actress who portrayed Sabrina Duncan on the television series Charlie's Angels

Ginnie Johansen Johnson - Beta Omicron, Gamma Phi (Tulane & SMU) 1978
Artist and design entrepreneur

Ashley JuddAshley Judd - Beta Chi (Kentucky) 1987
Actress whose credits include A Time to Kill, Where the Heart Is, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, and Norma Jean & Marilyn

Helen Knox - Beta Xi (Texas) 1904
Banker, author, and Red Cross volunteer


Prudence Mahaffey Mackintosh - Beta Xi (Texas) 1963
Author of books and magazines about life in Texas and other subjects

Erin Moriarty - Beta Nu (Ohio State) 1971
CBS News reporter and correspondent for 48 Hours

Sarah Jane Morris - Gamma Phi (SMU) 1999
TV actress who plays “Julia Walker” on Brothers and Sisters, and whose other credits include Boston Public, Cold Case, and Felicity.

Nancy O'DellNancy Humphries O'Dell - Epsilon Mu (Clemson) 1985
Co-Anchor of Access Hollywood

Maureen Orth - Pi (UC Berkeley) 1963
Broadcast journalist and author

Josephine Paddock - Beta Epsilon (Barnard) 1903
Artist; painter noted for oils and watercolors in collections throughout America and Europe

Nancy Paterson - Delta Lambda (Miami - Ohio) 1973
International lawyer and promoter of social justice

Jane PauleyJane Pauley - Delta (Indiana) 1969
Former anchorwoman for Today on NBC

Jane Cahill Pfeiffer - Gamma Psi (Maryland) 1951
One of few female managers for IBM Corporation, Chairman of NBC, and White House Fellow with Department of Housing and Urban Development

Jo Ann Pflug - Delta Kappa (Miami) 1959
Actress who played Lt. Maria "'Dish" Schneiderstar in the movie version of M*A*S*H, and on TV in The Fall Guy, and Candid Camera

Jeanne Linder Phillips - Gamma Phi (SMU) 1974
Statesman and political ambassador

Lisa Spain Short - Delta Upsilon (Georgia) 1981
1984 NCAA Singles Champion, First All-American in women's tennis at the University of Georgia who achieved All-American status from 1981-1984

Constance Ramos - Epsilon Alpha & Gamma Alpha (Texas Christian & Kansas State) 1982
Actress and designer on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Laurie Hickson SmithLaurie Hickson Smith - Gamma Phi (SMU) 1990
Interior designer on The Learning Channel's (TLC) Trading Spaces and author

Katherine “Kate” Brosnahan Spade - Omega (Kansas) 1982
Fashion designer and co-founder of "Kate Spade” brands

Constance Cornell Stuart - Gamma Phi (SMU) 1957
Deputy Director of the Office in International Visitors Program, and Mrs. Nixon's Staff Director and Press Secretary

Jane Swift - Zeta Theta (Trinity) 1985
First woman governor of Massachusetts and youngest governor in 2001

Elizabeth Hemphill Wilson - Gamma Phi (SMU) 1939
Artist and needlepoint expert

 

Last Updated: 10/22/2010