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Kristin
Ignatz
Eta Kappa :: NCSU, Founding Sister
Origionally from Kalamazoo, MI, Kristin became a founding sister of
the Eta Kappa chapter in the Fall of 2002. She graduated from NCSU
with a Bachelor's degree in communication. She is now living in Charlotte
working as a Marketing Analyst and cheering for the Carolina Panters
Professional Football Team. The 2005-2006 season is her first season
with the squad. Kristin we are so proud of you! |
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Patricia
Heaton
Epsilon :: Ohio State
The Emmy Award winning actress currently portrays Debra Barone in
Everybody Loves Raymond on CBS. Television credits include
thirtysomething, Room for Two, and Someone Like
Me. Film credits include Memoirs of an Invisible Man
(1992) and Beethoven (1992). She is also the author of Motherhood
and Hollywood.
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Sigma :: Northwestern
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is a 1996 Emmy Award winner for her portrayal
of Elaine Benes on NBC's Seinfeld. She has also won the
1993 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Series and three American Comedy Awards as Funniest Supporting Female/Television.
She was a member of the Saturday Night Live cast from 1982
to 1985. Her film credits include Hannah and Her Sisters
(1986), Soul Man (1986), and National Lampoon's Christmas
Vacation (1989).
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Joan Lunden
Delta Eta :: California State, Sacramento
Joan Lunden's: "Best known as former co-host of ABC's Good
Morning, America, Joan currently stars in Behind Closed Doors
with Joan Lunden" (A&E), a compelling weekly series
that takes viewers on exclusive and explorative journeys, like life
with the Cirque du Soleil and on a U-2 spy plane. She is the author
of several books, including Joan Lunden's Healthy Living
(Crown Publishers, April 1997). She is also the national spokesperson
for MADD - Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
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Julia Sweeney
Beta :: Washington
Cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1994, and
made famous by the character, "Pat." Film credits include
It's Pat! (1994), Pulp Fiction (1994), and National
Lampoon's Vegas Vacation (1997). Julia also wrote and starred
in the one-woman movie God Said Ha! (1999).
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E.D. Tarbox Hill
Beta Eta :: Texas
Serves as an anchor for Fox News Channel's live morning show Fox
and Friends. Hill was also a contributing reporter for ABC News'
Good Morning America since 1995, covering family issues.
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Christine
Lahti
Xi :: Michigan
The Emmy Award winning actress portrayed Dr. Kate Austin in the CBS
television show Chicago Hope. Her feature film debut was
in 1979 with the lead role in And Justice For All. Other film credits
include Swing Shift (1984), Just Between Friends
(1986), Running on Empty (1988), Gross Anatomy (1989),
Funny About Love (1990), and Leaving Normal (1992).
She won an Oscar in 1996 for Best Short Live Action Film, Lieberman
In Love, in which she starred and directed.
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Brenda
Wang Clough
Beta Nu :: Carnegie Melon
Brenda is a successful author who
writes science fiction, fantasy, and
occasionally non-fiction. |
| Grace
Abbott (1878-1939)
Kappa :: Nebraska
The highest ranking woman in the United States government for over
a decade as the head of the United States Children's Bureau from
1921-1934. She was the first woman to be nominated for a Presidential
cabinet position — Secretary of Labor in the Herbert Hoover
administration, and the first American sent to the League of Nations
to represent the United States. Her work paved the way for programs
such as the Federal Emergency Relief effort during the Depression,
the Social Security Act, and UNICEF.
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Dorothy
Felton
Alpha Omega :: Arkansas
Former Atlanta State House of Representatives |
| Sarah
Tilghman Hughes (1896-1985)
Psi II :: Goucher
Judge Sarah Tilghman Hughes was the first female federal judge,
and the first woman to swear in a U.S. President (Lyndon B. Johnson,
on the day of the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963). In
1961 she was appointed to the federal bench by President Kennedy,
and in the 1930s she served two terms in the Texas House of Representatives.
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Mary
Landrieu
Gamma Zeta :: Louisiana State
U.S. senator, state of Louisiana, and immediate past Louisiana State
Treasurer. |
| Jill
Savery
Gamma :: California, Berkeley
Member of the U.S. synchronized swimming team that won a gold medal
at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. |
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Emilee
Klein
Gamma Phi :: Arizona State
Professional golfer, victories include: 1996 Ping Welch's Championship,
1996 Weetabix Women's British open Championship, 2001 Michelob Light
Classic. Top 90 from 2001 money list through Asahi Ryokukun International
Championship. |
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