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

Business

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Name Chapter Notability References
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

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Name Chapter Notability References
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]

Entertainment

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Name Chapter Notability References
Diem Brown Gamma Mu cast member of MTV's The Challenge, enterntainment reporter [12]
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 [13]
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 [14]
Patricia Heaton Epsilon Emmy Award-Winning actress and comedian [7][15]
Dagny Hultgreen Beta Eta film actress and entertainment reporter [1]
Christine Lahti Xi Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Emmy Award-Winning actress and director [15]
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Sigma Emmy Award-winning actress [15][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]
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 [16]
Eva Marie Saint Beta Mu actress [7]
Evelyn Ay Sempier Beta Phi Miss America 1954 [13]
Susan Spencer Beta Xi actress and comedian from Saturday Night Live [1]
Lizz Winstead Lambda creator of The Daily Show [1]

News

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Name Chapter Notability References
Mona Kosar Abdi Epsilon Iota journalist with WSET ABC 13, Al Jazeera Media Network, and KGTV Channel 10 [17]
Jill Arrington Beta Tau former sports reporter for CBS [1]
Ann Coulter Chi media pundit, syndicated columnist, author [7][18]
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 [15]
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 [15]
Jan Yanehiro Gamma Lambda Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist [1]

Government and public service

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Name Chapter Notability References
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 [19]
Tracy Walder Alpha Nu FBI agent and CIA employee, author of The Unexpected Spy [1]

Law

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Name Chapter Notability References
Elizabeth M. Boyer Beta Mu author, lawyer, and founder of Women's Equity Action League [20]
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

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Name Chapter Notability References
Kelly Ayotte Alpha Chi United States Senator from New Hampshire, New Hampshire Attorney General [21]
Jo Ann Emerson Alpha Rho U.S. Congresswoman from Missouri [21]
Dorothy Felton Alpha Omega Georgia General Assembly [1][22]
Melissa Hart Epsilon Delta U.S. Congresswoman from Pennsylvania [23]
Mary Landrieu Gamma Zeta Senator from Louisiana, Louisiana State Treasurer, and Louisiana House of Representatives [21][24]
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 [25]

Sports

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Name Chapter Notability References
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 [26]
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

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Name Chapter Notability References
George Banta Phi founder of George Banta Company, publisher of multiple fraternity and sorority magazines [27]
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 [28][29][30]
Ellen Bromfield Geld Chi author, conservationist, writer for the newspaper O Estado de São Paulo [31][32]
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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References

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  5. ^ "Martha A. Burger – Oklahoma State University". cas.okstate.edu. September 25, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
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  12. ^ "Watch Diem Brown's Heartbreaking Memorial Video". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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  16. ^ "The Tony Awards and the Sorority Women Who Have Won One – Fraternity History & More". Fraternity History & More. June 9, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  17. ^ "Mona Kosar Abdi". Linkedin. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  18. ^ Kim, Samuel (November 8, 2022). "Ann Coulter '84 returns to Cornell". The Cornell Review. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  19. ^ "Fern Holland Award". www.ou.edu. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  20. ^ Watkins, Margaret Hess, ed. (Summer 1977). "Panhellenic Hosts Open House". Anchora of Delta Gamma. Vol. 93, no. 2. George Banta Company. pp. 2–7.
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  22. ^ "Dorothy Felton Obituary | Atlanta Journal-Constitution". Legacy.com. February 21, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
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  24. ^ "Female U.S. Senators and Their Sorority Affiliation – 2017 Edition – Fraternity History & More". Fraternity History & More. January 19, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  25. ^ "Rep. Susie Lee - D Nevada, 3rd, In Office - Biography | LegiStorm". www.legistorm.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  26. ^ Medina, Mark. "Meet Cynt Marshall: From one of Berkeley's first Black cheerleaders to the first Black woman CEO in NBA". USA TODAY. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  27. ^ MILLER’S MEANDERINGS – VOLUME #1 How George Banta Sr. became an initiated member of Delta Gamma sorority
  28. ^ Becque, Fran (November 25, 2013). "Thanksgiving Dinner With a Sorority Flavor". Fraternity History & More. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  29. ^ "Carolyn Englefield". Veranda. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  30. ^ "Carolyn Englefield, Interior Design Expert and Creative Consultant". Better Homes & Gardens. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
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  32. ^ "Ellen Bromfield Geld · Ohio University Press / Swallow Press". www.ohioswallow.com. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
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