List of Theta Phi Alpha members explained

This is a list of Theta Phi Alpha alumnae and honorary alumnae.^[1]

Entertainment

Name	Chapter	Notability	Ref
Louise Kelly Bailey	Kappa	Performer of the Dancing Kellys; sister of actor/dancer Gene Kelly
Tisha Terrasini Banker	Alpha Beta	Actress known for Beware the Batman and Anatomy of Hope
Mari Ann Callais	Alpha Beta	Speaker, musician, and educator	^[2]
Christine De Lisle	Phi	Actress known for Beach Patrol and Thank God It's Friday
Mary Harden Looram	Honorary	Chairman of the International Federation of Catholic Alumnae Motion Picture Department
Terry Meeuwsen	Alpha Delta	Miss America Winner 1973; cohost of the 700 Club
Mollye Rees	Beta Delta	Country/Christian singer	^[3]
Emily Torchia	Pi	MGM Hollywood publicist	^[4]

Political figures

Name	Chapter	Notability	Ref
Patricia M. Clancy	Epsilon	Hamilton County Clerk of Court (2008–), Member of the Ohio Senate (2005–2007), Member of the Ohio House of Rep. (1997–2004)
Kathryn E. Granahan	Honorary	Treasurer of the United States; U.S Congresswoman for Pennsylvania
Jane Margueretta Hoey	Honorary	Director of Public Assistance Bureau of the Social Security Board	^[6]
Mary Teresa Norton	Honorary	U.S. Congresswoman of New Jersey; chairman of the House Committee on Labor	^[7]
Andrea Seastrand	Alpha Gamma	California Member of the U.S. House of Representatives	^[8]

Authors

Name	Chapter	Notability	Ref
Josephine Van Dyke Brownson	Alpha	Published author and educator known for directing Catholic catechetical instruction to those deprived of religious education	^[9]
Eileen Cronin	Epsilon	Published author known for the book Mermaid: A Memoir of Resilience	^[10]
Sandra M. Pollino	Beta Theta	Published author known for her travel book, Flying Fear Free
Christine Misch Rhein	Alpha Nu	Writer/poet known for winning the Walt McDonald First-Book Competition in Poetry	^[11]

Civic and philanthropic leaders

Name	Chapter	Notability	Ref
Mary Ursula Dempsey Harris	Honorary	Recipient of Pro Pontice et Ecclesia Cross from Pope Pius XII; named Lady Commander of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre
Agnes Regan	Honorary	First Executive Secretary to the National Council of Catholic Women
Mary Earls Santen	Honorary	President of the Glenmary Women's Auxiliary

Notes and References

1. Web site: Theta Phi Alpha - Distinguished Theta Phis . Thetaphialpha.org . 2015-06-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150711073859/http://www.thetaphialpha.org/distinguished-theta-phis . 2015-07-11 . dead .
2. Web site: Meet Mari Ann Callais . Alphaphi.org . 2015-06-25.
3. Web site: Theta Phi Alpha - Sister Profile Mollye Eggleston Rees . www.thetaphialpha.org . 2015-06-25.
4. Web site: University of California Los Angeles - Bruin Life / Southern Campus Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA), Class of 1929, Page 372 . E-yearbook.com . 1920-11-26 . 2015-06-25.
5. Web site: Doris VanSchoyck Obituary - NJ, NJ | The Record . Legacy.com . 2010-12-14 . 2015-06-25.
6. Web site: American National Biography Online . Anb.org . 1968-10-06 . 2015-06-25.
7. Web site: NORTON, Mary Teresa | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives . History.house.gov . 2014-08-12 . 2015-06-25.
8. Web site: Sorority Women in the US House of Representatives . 2015-08-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924015131/http://www.franbecque.com/2014/11/07/u-s-house-representatives-sorority-women-served/ . 2015-09-24 . dead .
9. Web site: Brownson, Josephine Van Dyke - University Honors . Research.udmercy.edu . 1933-06-09 . 2015-06-25.
10. Web site: Eileen Cronin . Eileen Cronin . 2015-06-25.
11. Web site: Poet and Writer . Christine Rhein . 2008-10-28 . 2015-06-25.