List of Pi Beta Phi members

The list of Pi Beta Phi members (commonly referred to as Pi Phis) includes initiated members of Pi Beta Phi.

Notable members

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Entertainment

Faye Dunaway

Name	Chapter	Notability	Ref(s)
Susan Akin	Mississippi Beta	1986 Miss America	^[a]
Adrienne Maloof-Nassif	New Mexico Alpha	Co-owner Maloof Properties and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star.	^[citation needed]
Jenna Dewan	California Gamma	Actress and dancer, played Nora in the 2006 film Step Up	^[citation needed]
Ann Marie “Ree” Drummond	California Gamma	Television personality and blogger for "The Pioneer Woman," bestselling author, food writer, and photographer
Faye Dunaway	Florida Beta	Academy Award-winning actress	^[a]
Jennifer Garner	Ohio Eta	Golden Globe-winning actress/producer	^[a]
Kathy Garver	California Delta	Actress and producer, known for her role as Catherine "Cissy" Davis on Family Affair	^[a]
Courtney Gibbs	Texas Delta	1988 Miss USA	^[a]
Mallory Hagan	Alabama Gamma	2013 Miss America	^[citation needed]
Mary Katherine Campbell	Ohio Beta	1922 & 1923 Miss America
Marilyn Horne	California Gamma	Opera singer	^[a]
Traylor Howard	Florida Beta	Actress, known for her role as Natalie Teeger on Monk	^[a]
Nancy Kulp	Florida Beta	Actress, known for her work on The Beverly Hillbillies	^[a]
Jacquelyn Mayer	Illinois Epsilon	1963 Miss America	^[a]
Patricia Neal	Illinois Epsilon	Academy Award-winning actress	^[a]
Lauren Froderman	California Nu	So You Think You Can Dance- Season 7 Winner	^[citation needed]
Tram-Anh Tran	Pennsylvania Epsilon	Actress, known for her role as Tina Nguyen on the children's television series Ghostwriter	^[citation needed]
Katelyn Epperly	Illinois Eta	American Idol Finalist	^[a]
Marilyn Van Derbur	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	^[a]

Government

Barbara Bush

Name	Chapter	Notability	Ref(s)
Laurie Monnes Anderson	Oregon Gamma	Oregon State Senator	^[a]
Barbara Bush	Texas Eta Alumna Initiate 2003	41st First Lady of the United States and wife of George H. W. Bush	[1]
Iris Calderhead	Kansas Alpha	Suffragist and member of the National Woman's Party	[2]
Carrie Chapman Catt	Iowa Gamma	Founder of the League of Women Voters	^[a]
Grace Goodhue Coolidge	Vermont Beta	32nd First Lady of the United States and wife of Calvin Coolidge, charter member of the Vermont Beta chapter	^[a]
Cate Edwards	New Jersey Alpha	attorney, daughter of John Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards
Kay Bailey Hutchison	Texas Alpha	Senator from Texas	^[a]
Julia Compton Moore	North Carolina Alpha	Took care of the families of the 1/7th Cavalry during the Vietnam War, depicted in the film We Were Soldiers by Madeleine Stowe	[3]
Linda Copple Trout	Idaho Alpha	former chief justice of the Idaho Supreme Court	[4]
Lisa Murkowski	Oregon Gamma	U.S. Senator from Alaska	^[a]
Eugenia Moore Anderson	Iowa Beta	The first woman to ambassador to Denmark and the first woman minister to Bulgaria	^[a]
Virginia Murphy Blankenbaker	Indiana Delta	Indiana Senator	^[a]
Maggie Kernan	Indiana Delta	Indiana's Former First Lady	^[a]
Jenonne Walker	Oklahoma Alpha	Former ambassador to the Czech Republic.	^[a]
Valerie Plame	Pennsylvania Epsilon	Covert CIA officer, central figure in the Plame affair	[5]

Literature

Sue Grafton

Name	Chapter	Notability	Ref(s)
Sue Grafton	Kentucky Alpha	Mystery novelist	^[a]
Jen Lancaster	Indiana Eta	Author and blogger	^[citation needed]
Patricia MacLachlan	Connecticut Alpha	Author of Sarah, Plain and Tall and recipient of the Newbery Medal for her contribution to children's literature	^[a]
Margaret Truman	DC Alpha	Daughter of U.S. President Harry Truman and author	^[a]
Jia Tolentino	Virginia Epsilon	Staff writer for The New Yorker	^[citation needed]

Arts

Imogen Cunningham, 1909

Name	Chapter	Notability	Ref(s)
Imogen Cunningham	Washington Alpha charter member; Pi Beta Phi Fellowship 1909-10	Pioneer in the field of photography	[6]

Science

Name	Chapter	Notability	Ref(s)
Jenette H. Bolles	Kansas and Colorado Pi Beta Phi	First woman osteopath	[7]
Anna Lee Fisher	California Epsilon	Astronaut and NASA Physician	^[a]
Kathryn Stephenson	Nebraska Beta and Arizona Alpha	First female American board-certified plastic surgeon	^[a]

Sports

Name	Chapter	Notability	Ref(s)
Jayne Appel	California Alpha	Retired WNBA Basketball player; selected with the 5th overall pick in 2010 to the San Antonio Silver Stars	^[a]
Nancy Hogshead-Makar	North Carolina Beta	Winner of three gold medals and one silver medal in swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics	^[a]
Tracie Ruiz	Arizona Alpha	Winner of two gold medals in synchronized swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics	^[a]
Kaleigh Gilchrist	California Gamma	Olympic gold medalist in water polo at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics; 2013 NCAA National Champion	^[a]
Brita Sigourney	California Theta	Winner of a bronze medal in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics	[8] ^[a]
Erin Cafaro	California Beta	Rower; two-time gold medalist in the women’s eight at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.	^[a]
Kaye Hall	Washington Gamma	Swimmer; two-time Olympic champion and former world record-holder in two events.	^[a]
Brita Sigourney	California Theta	Halfpipe freestyle skier; three time Olympian, Olympic bronze medalist, three-time X Games medalist and the first woman to land a 1080 in a competition halfpipe run.	^[a]
Kelli Kuehne	Texas Alpha	Retired professional golfer; winner of the 1999 LPGA Corning Classic.	^[a]

Media

Name	Chapter	Notability	Ref(s)
Lee Ann Colacioppo		Editor of The Denver Post	[9]
Hayley Minogue	Kentucky Beta	WHAS 11 News Anchor
Savannah Guthrie	Arizona Alpha	NBC News Co-Anchor	^[a]
Christine Romans	Iowa Gamma	CNN Anchor, Chief Business Correspondent	^[a]
Molly Shen	Missouri Alpha	KOMO 4 News Anchor	^[a]
Angela Chen	California Kappa	ABC13 Eyewitness News Reporter	^[a]
Rebecca Kitchen	Nevada Alpha	KOLO 8 News Now Reporter	^[a]
Felicity Taylor	Virginia Theta	CBS 19 News Reporter	^[a]

Miscellaneous

Name	Chapter	Notability	Ref(s)
Ann Turner Cook	Texas Beta	Original Gerber baby featured in advertisements	^[a]
Elizebeth Smith Friedman	Michigan Alpha	Expert cryptanalyst and author, called "America's first female cryptanalyst".
Moira Forbes	New Jersey Alpha	Publisher of ForbesLife Executive Women	^[a]
Eleanor Smith Morrison	Texas Beta	11th National Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America	[10]

References

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2. The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi. Pi Beta Phi Fraternity. 1909.
3. "Julia Compton Moore". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. 2004-04-21. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
4. "Pi Beta Phi". Gem of the Mountains. University of Idaho yearbook: 142. 1972.
5. Wilson, Valerie Plame (2007). Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 20.
6. Becque, Ph.D., Fran (June 5, 2012). "Imogen Cunningham, Pi Phi Pioneering Photographer". Fraternity History & More. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
7. John W. Leonard (1914). Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915. American commonwealth Company. p. 112.
8. "Fraternity and Sorority Members Competing in the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics - Fraternity History & More". Fraternity History & More. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
9. https://www.pibetaphi.org/PiBetaPhi/media/History/6%20Arrow%20Archive/Arrow%20PDFs/1980-1989/v103n1-Fall-1986.pdf
10. Wendell, Bryan (May 31, 2018). "Meet the two new volunteers on the BSA's National Key 3". Bryan on Scouting.