List of Kappa Kappa Gamma members explained

Following is a list of Kappa Kappa Gamma members (commonly referred to as Kappas). It includes initiated and honorary members of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

Business

NameChapterNotabilityRef(s)
First woman Vice President at IBM[1]
President of TNA Entertainment
Founder, creative director, and namesake of the designer brand, Elizabeth McKay
Chairwoman, President, and CEO of IBM Corporation
Co-founder, designer, and namesake of the designer brand, Kate Spade New York
Amber Venz BoxPresident & Co-Founder of rewardStyle and LIKEtoKNOW.it. and part of 2017 Forbes 30 Under 30
Whitney Wolfe HerdFounder and CEO of Bumble, and a co-founder of the dating app Tinder

Entertainment

NameChapterNotabilityRef(s)
Miss America 1943[2]
Daytime Emmy Award-winning actress on General Hospital[3]
Miss South Carolina USA 2022u
Reality show contestant in The Hills and [4]
Actress, played Brooke Davis on One Tree Hill[5]
Miss America 1989, former Fox News anchor, former The Early Show anchor[6]
Nancy ChristyFirst female winner of $1,000,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire[7]
Actress and reality show contestant, known for her participation in and the films Sucker Punch and Sorority Row[8]
Stage actress and writer, known for her work on I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road
Miss Rhode Island 2015 [9]
Emmy Award-winning screenwriter for The Lily Tomlin Special
Actress, Get Smart
Singer, subject of the film With a Song in My Heart
Elisabeth (Lis) GiolitoInternational Model, known for her work with Forever 21
Actress, played Monica Reyes on The X-Files
Actress, Awkward.[10]
Actress, played Babe Carey on All My Children[11]
Singer, vocal group Pentatonix
Actress, plays Emily Stewart on As the World Turns
Grammy Award-winning conductor with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, founder of the Chicago Symphony Chorus
Actress, known for her work in Scarecrow and Mrs. King as well as playing Sabrina Duncan on Charlie's Angels
Actress, known for her roles in A Time to Kill, Kiss the Girls, Double Jeopardy[12]
Television writer, known for her work on The Steve Allen Show and I Love Lucy
singer songwriter
Country music singer
Actress, played Rachel Zane on Suits, and Duchess of Sussex
Actress, Grand Theft Auto
Actress, known for her work on Felicity and Brothers and Sisters
Stage and screen actress, known for her work on Sunset Boulevard
Actress, MASH
Singer-songwriter
Model and reality show contestant in [13]
Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning actress
Correspondent and co-host of LX New York
Miss Arkansas 2016 and Miss America 2017[14] [15]
Emmy Award-winning stage and screen actress, known for her work in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Sydnee StottlemyreMiss Missouri USA 2016
Lailee TaghdisiCast Member, Big Brother Season 17
Actress, played Nancy Hughes on As the World Turns
Florence WoodsMiss Indiana 1933

Literature

NameChapterNotabilityRef(s)
Lesbian pulp fiction author[16]
Author of Understood Betsy and philanthropist[17]
Children's author
Author, Editor, Conservationist[18]
Poet of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", abolitionist, and social activist
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
Author and poet, wrote for the New York Tribune, suffragette
Canadian writer and playwright, member of the Order of Canada

Politics and public service

NameChapterNotabilityRef(s)
U.House Representative from Iowa (2019–present)
Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri (1999–2007)
Judge, sits on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Director of the United States Mint (1969–1977)
Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico (2003–2011)
U.S. Senator from New York (2009–present)[19]
Director of the Women's Army Corps (1962–1966)
Founder of the Junior League for the Promotion of Settlement Movements
20th First Lady of the United States and wife of Rutherford B. Hayes
33rd First Lady of the United States and wife of Herbert Hoover[20]
Author, founder of The Well Spouse Foundation
Canadian politician, member of the House of Commons of Canada (1984–1993)
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1954–1959)
Judge, sits on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Republican member of the United States Senate representing West Virginia
International war crimes prosecutor
Wife of Lester B. Pearson the 14th Prime Minister of Canada
First female governor of North Carolina[21]
Heroine; saved many lives from near train disaster in 1881[22]
Social worker, member of the Committee of Fourteen
First female governor of Massachusetts
Canadian politician, represented Grenville—Dundas (1958–1968)
American suffragist and women's rights activist.[23]
Philanthropist and wife of Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart
United States Navy Rear Admiral (retired) and former Chief, United States Navy Dental Corps[24]
U.S. Ambassador to Burundi (1999–2002) and Ghana (2002–2005)

Science and education

NameChapterNotabilityRef(s)
First woman resident at New York City's Gouverneur Hospital
President of Vassar College (1946–1964)
First woman to earn an electrical engineering degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S., 1919), first woman elected fellow of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers[25] [26]
Georgia superintendent of public schools
Served on the board of regents University of Washington (1975–1993), mother of Bill Gates
Dean of Barnard College (1911–1947), delegate at the 1945 United Nations Conference on International Organization
Folklorist and professor at the University of Nebraska
biologist and professor at Yale University, pioneering primate research on reproduction and contraception[27]
First female astrogeologist, chose the site for the first human Moon landing

Sports

NameChapterNotabilityRef(s)
Professional tennis player, runner-up at the 1965 Cincinnati Masters
Cyclist, two-time Olympic gold medalist in the individual time trial in 2008 and 2012.[28] [29]
Professional golfer, won the 1949 Titleholders Championship
Professional golfer and a founding member of Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), inductee of the World Golf Hall of Fame[30]
Professional golfer, member of the LPGA[31]
Professional tennis player, won the U.S. Women's Open in 1954 and 1955, inductee of the International Tennis Hall of Fame
Eleanor (Elle) LoganRower, first American rower to win a gold medal in three consecutive Olympics (2008, 2012, 2016)
Professional soccer player, Sky Blue FC. Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. Women's National Team at the London games in 2012. 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Champion.
Professional tennis player, won the French Championships four times, the U.S. Championships seven times, and Wimbledon eight times
Received the gold for the 100 m at the 1928 Olympics, and again at the 1936 Olympics for the 4 × 100 m relay
Professional golfer, won the U.S. Women's Open in 1977, 1978, and 1984
Genevra (Gevvie) StoneRower, Single Sculls, competed in London 2012, earned Silver medal in Rio 2016
Professional ice dancer, represented Lithuania at Sochi 2014, won bronze at 2011 Skate America, and placed in top ten at two European Championships
Gymnast, judge at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Professional tennis player, won the U.S. Championships in 1909, 1910, 1911, and 1919

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: AMONETTE, Ruth Leach. Obituary. SFGate. 9 September 2013. 2004-06-26.
  2. Web site: 2008 . 1940's - Decade in Review . Miss America . 2010-04-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100330185600/http://www.missamerica.org/our-miss-americas/1940/review.aspx . 2010-03-30 .
  3. Web site: Julie Marie Berman - General Hospital . Soap Opera Digest . 2010-04-26.
  4. Web site: 2008-01-24 . Lo and Behold: Lauren Bosworth Moving in with LC! . The Insider . 2010-04-26 .
  5. News: February 1, 2006 . Sophia . CosmoGirl!.
  6. Web site: Notable Kappas - Entertainment . Kappa Kappa Gamma . 2010-04-26.
  7. 2008-05-08 . Nancy Christy of Tulsa Becomes Americs's First Female Million Dollar Quiz Show Winner . October 14, 2016.
  8. Web site: 2009-04-03 . Sorority Row remake scares its own star . Sci Fi Wire . Fred . Topel . 2010-04-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090405001624/http://scifiwire.com/2009/04/sorority-row-remake-scare.php . 2009-04-05 .
  9. News: Fran . Becque . Focus on Fraternity History . Sorority Women on the Road to Miss America 2016 (2015 State Winners) . June 10, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610133911/http://www.franbecque.com/sorority-women-on-the-road-to-miss-america-2016-2015-state-winners/ . June 10, 2015 .
  10. Web site: Greek of the Week: Greer Grammer . The Odyssey . 2012-01-26 . 2013-01-01 . dead . https://archive.today/20130204225235/http://old.theodysseyonline.com/docs/article.asp?articleID=12063 . 2013-02-04 .
  11. Web site: 2005-06-21 . Young Soap Star Shines on All My Children . Nadine . Nettmann . The Key . 2010-05-11 .
  12. News: 2004-04-15 . Sister, Sister; Does The Sorority Stereotype Hold True? . Nandini . D'Souza . Women's Wear Daily . 2010-04-26.
  13. Web site: 2005-12-18 . The "characters" from "Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County" . Jenn . Tanaka . Coast Magazine . 2010-04-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061028082038/http://www.coastmagazine.com/features/oct06_scenes.html . 2006-10-28.
  14. News: Miss Arkansas Savvy Shields Crowned Miss America 2017. 12 July 2016. Huffington Post.
  15. News: 7 Things to Know About Miss America 2017 Savvy Shields . Stampler . Laura . September 12, 2016. Teen Vogue.
  16. Book: Cain, Paul . Leading the Parade: Conversations with America's Most Influential Lesbians and Gay Men . Ann Bannon . Scarecrow Press, Incorporated . 2007 . 155–163 . 978-0-8108-5913-5.
  17. Web site: Notable Kappas - Arts (Authors, Poets and Artists) . Kappa Kappa Gamma . 2010-04-27 .
  18. News: Sororities Welcome Pledges . 4 August 2020 . The Vancouver Sun . 28 September 1955 . Vancouver, BC . 27.
  19. Olin, Dirk (2007). "Climbing the Hill". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Nov./Dec., 2007. p. 47.
  20. Book: Mayer, Dale C. . Lou Henry Hoover . Nova Publishers . 2004. 1-59033-806-5 . 33.
  21. Web site: Notable Kappas - Government . Kappa Kappa Gamma . 2010-04-26 .
  22. Web site: Notable Kappas - Philanthropy and Heroism . Kappa Kappa Gamma . 2010-05-06 .
  23. Web site: Amelia "Mimi" Walker (July 24, 1880 – July 19, 1974). Garvey-Hodge. Lynne. Turning Point Suffragist Memorial. 18 March 2014. en-US. 2020-01-16.
  24. 176, 187 . The Drift (1976) . 2019-02-10 . Butler Yearbooks . Butler University . 1976.
  25. Web site: Notable Kappas - Science and Education . Kappa Kappa Gamma . 2010-04-27 .
  26. News: 1954-11-09 . A Techman's Travelogue For The Margaret Cheney Room . Frederic . Gordon . The Tech . 1–4 . 2010-04-27.
  27. The Key 29(4)(1912): p. 456.
  28. Web site: Team USA media guide, Kristin Armstrong . U.S. Olympic Committee . 2012 . August 15, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140227101717/http://london2012.visionbox.com/team-usa/athlete-roster/cycling.aspx?id=12&did=5&aid=547&show=True . February 27, 2014 .
  29. Web site: After the gold: Kristin Armstrong's life before and after. University of Idaho College of Education, Envision. Winter 2009. August 15, 2012. 3.
  30. Web site: 2005-02-11 . Patty 'Dynamite' Berg Leaves Mark On Golf And Life . Rhonda . Glenn . United States Golf Association . 2010-04-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100615210528/http://www.usga.org/news/2005/February/Berg-Leaves-Mark-On-Game-In-Life/ . 2010-06-15 .
  31. Web site: Notable Kappas - Athletics . Kappa Kappa Gamma . 2010-04-27 .

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