In a society where women were discouraged from entering college due to their "insufficient brainpower" and "delicate health," four women from Syracuse University came together to form a society they named Gamma Phi Beta. Now, over 130 years later, we celebrate the vision and dedication of those women and all that have come since then, and all who have built Gamma Phi Beta into one of the largest and most well-respected sororities in the world. Today, Gamma Phi Beta has over 114 active collegiate chapters and over 156 alumnae groups throughout the United States and Canada with more than 130,000 members worldwide.
Entertainment
Kirstie Alley: Actress, most known for her role on the hit TV show, Cheers
Reese Witherspoon: Actress, Academy Award for playing June Carter Cash in 2006's Walk the Line
Cloris Leachman: Actress, Most recently seen as the grandmother in the Adam Sandler movie, Spanglish
Mindy Weiss: Celebrity Wedding Planner, whose notable clients include Jessica Simpson and Jennifer Lopez
Joan & Jayne Knoerzer: The Original Doublemint Gum Twins for Doublemint gum
Jordan Ballard : Actress in Hairspray on Broadway
Julie Hanson: Actress, lead in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway
Mary Beth Peil: Actress, Dawson's Creek and Tony Award nominee for The King and I on Broadway
Beauty
Kelli McCarty: Miss USA 1991
Kelley Scott: Miss Oklahoma 2003, top ten in Miss America Pageant
Monica Hard: Miss Washington 1982
Jenna Peinovich Wolf: Miss North Dakota 1982
Helen Bennett Scott: Miss Nevada 1972
Presidents and Executives
Christine Reidy Corcoran: Glamour Beauty Editor
Helen Griffith Kaiser: 1st female sales engineer for General Electric Corporation
Tina Santi Flaherty: 1st Vice President of Colgate Palmolive Co.
Donna Wolf Steigerwaldt: President of Jockey International
Helen Andrews Guthrie: Board of Directors for Nabisco, Inc.
Dr. Karen Horny Holbrook: President of Ohio State University
Marylou Luther Parato: Internationally Acclaimed fashion Editor
Marian Rippeteau Klise: President of Rock Tools Inc.
Pattye Lamb Moore: President of Sonic Corporation
Government Officials
Joceyln Burch Burdick: 1st Secret Service Woman in the United States
Lane Carlson: 1st Female Colonel in the US Army
Judith Lynn Morley Martin: US Secretary of Labor under President George Bush
Barbara Blum: Administrative Director of the Environmental Protection Agency
Carol Harford: Cultural Affairs Director for the White House
Krista Ritacco: Director of Speech Writing for the White House
Susan Mathis Richard: Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan
Mary Elizabeth Bayless: Arizona Secretary of State and 2003 Arizona Gubernational Candidate
Sports
Michelle Kwan: World Champion and US Olympic Ice Skater
Alex Wystrach Flanagan: Sports Reporter for ESPN
Sybil Bauer: Swimmer, Inducted into the Swimmer's Hall of Fame
Therese Hession: Head Coach of Ohio State University's golf team
Chartele Jennings: Coach of the first gold medal Olympic synchronized swimming teams
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