List of Pi Beta Phi members explained
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(s) |
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| Mississippi Beta | | |
| New Mexico Alpha | Co-owner Maloof Properties and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star. | |
| California Gamma | Actress and dancer, played Nora in the 2006 film Step Up | |
| California Gamma | Television personality and blogger for "The Pioneer Woman," bestselling author, food writer, and photographer | |
| Florida Beta | Academy Award-winning actress | |
| Ohio Eta | Golden Globe-winning actress/producer | |
| California Delta | Actress and producer, known for her role as Catherine "Cissy" Davis on Family Affair | |
| Texas Delta | 1988 Miss USA | |
| Alabama Gamma | 2013 Miss America | |
Mary Katherine Campbell | Ohio Beta | 1922 & 1923 Miss America |
| California Gamma | Opera singer | |
| Florida Beta | Actress, known for her role as Natalie Teeger on Monk | |
| Florida Beta | Actress, known for her work on The Beverly Hillbillies | |
| Illinois Epsilon | | |
| Illinois Epsilon | Academy Award-winning actress | |
| California Nu | So You Think You Can Dance- Season 7 Winner | |
| Pennsylvania Epsilon | Actress, known for her role as Tina Nguyen on the children's television series Ghostwriter | |
| Illinois Eta | American Idol Finalist | |
| 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 | | |
Government
Literature
Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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| Kentucky Alpha | Mystery novelist | |
| Indiana Eta | Author and blogger | |
| Connecticut Alpha | Author of Sarah, Plain and Tall and recipient of the Newbery Medal for her contribution to children's literature | |
| DC Alpha | Daughter of U.S. President Harry Truman and author | |
| Virginia Epsilon | Staff writer for The New Yorker | | |
Science
Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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Jenette H. Bolles | Kansas and Colorado Pi Beta Phi | First woman osteopath | [7] |
| California Epsilon | Astronaut and NASA Physician | |
| Nebraska Beta and Arizona Alpha | First female American board-certified plastic surgeon | | |
Sports
Media
Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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Hayley Minogue | Kentucky Beta | WHAS 11 News Anchor |
| Arizona Alpha | NBC News Co-Anchor | |
| Iowa Gamma | CNN Anchor, Chief Business Correspondent | |
| Missouri Alpha | KOMO 4 News Anchor | |
| California Kappa | ABC13 Eyewitness News Reporter | |
| Nevada Alpha | KOLO 8 News Now Reporter | |
| Virginia Theta | CBS 19 News Reporter | | |
Miscellaneous
Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref(s) |
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| Texas Beta | Original Gerber baby featured in advertisements | |
Elizebeth Smith Friedman | Michigan Alpha | Expert cryptanalyst and author, called "America's first female cryptanalyst". | |
| New Jersey Alpha | Publisher of ForbesLife Executive Women | |
| Texas Beta | 11th National Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America | [9] | |
Notes and References
- Web site: 2007 . Summer Arrow 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071031145019/http://www.pibetaphi.org/aboutus/SummerArrow2007.pdf . 12 . Pi Beta Phi . 2007-10-31 . 2007-08-30.
- Book: The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi. 1909. Pi Beta Phi Fraternity. en.
- News: 2004-04-21 . Julia Compton Moore . Columbus Ledger-Enquirer . 2010-07-28.
- Pi Beta Phi . Gem of the Mountains . University of Idaho yearbook . 1972 . 142.
- Book: Wilson, Valerie Plame . . New York . Simon & Schuster . 2007 . 20.
- Web site: Becque, Ph.D. . Fran . June 5, 2012 . Imogen Cunningham, Pi Phi Pioneering Photographer . May 14, 2024 . Fraternity History & More.
- Book: John W. Leonard. Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915. 1914. American commonwealth Company. 112.
- News: Fraternity and Sorority Members Competing in the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics - Fraternity History & More. 2018-02-07. Fraternity History & More. 2018-03-22. en-US.
- Web site: Meet the two new volunteers on the BSA's National Key 3. Bryan. Wendell. May 31, 2018. Bryan on Scouting.