List of Chi Omega members

The list of Chi Omega members includes initiated and honorary members of Chi Omega.

Notable members

Business

Name	Chapter	Notability	Ref(s)
Safra A. Catz	Beta Alpha	President and Chief Financial Officer of Oracle Corporation	^[1]
Mignon Faget	Rho	New Orleans–based jewelry designer
Nancy Walton Laurie	Psi	Namesake of the Leadership Institute of Chi Omega; niece of Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart	^[2]
Alice Marriot	Xi Alpha	Entrepreneur and philanthropist, wife of J. Willard Marriott	^[3]

Entertainment

Name	Chapter	Notability	Ref(s)
Natalie Allen	Epsilon Delta	CNN anchor	^[4]
Rhonda Bates	Chi Epsilon	Actress; The Roller Girls	^[3]
Sarah Swift	Iota Alpha	Miss Colorado 2023	^[3]
Kathryn Crosby	Iota	Actress	^[3]
Joyce DeWitt	Phi Epsilon	Actress; Three's Company	^[3]
Hope Driskill	Rho Alpha	Miss Missouri 2011 and Top 16 Miss USA, Survivor: Caramoan	^[3]
Melissa Claire Egan	Epsilon Beta	Actress; All My Children	^[5]
Ruth Ford	Tau	Actress	^[3]
Taryn Foshee	Phi Delta	Miss Mississippi, 3rd runner up to Miss America	^[6]
Sarah Hider	Tau Alpha	Miss Ohio 2015	^[3]
Sylvia Hitchcock	Nu Beta	1967 Miss USA and Miss Universe	^[7]
Liza Huber	Epsilon Beta	Actress
Angela Kinsey	Theta Kappa	Actress; The Office	^[8]
Lynne Koplitz	Iota Kappa	Stand-up comedian
Toby Lightman	Nu	Singer/songwriter	^[9]
Lucy Liu	Eta	Actress known for her work on Charlie's Angels and Kill Bill, and her role as Ling Woo on Ally McBeal	^[10]
Lynda Lee Mead	Tau	1960 Miss America, owner and president of Shea Design & French Country Imports	^[11]^[12]
Linda Miller	Rho	Actress; All My Children	^[3]
Mary Ann Mobley	Tau	Former Miss America (1959) and television actress	^[3]
Beth Moore	Alpha Zeta	American evangelist, author, and bible teacher	^[3]
Annie Mumolo	Mu	Actress, writer, and producer; Bridesmaids	^[13]
Catt Sadler	Theta Beta	E! News, E!'s Daily Ten	^[3]
Shannon Sanderford	Epsilon Alpha	Miss Texas 2015	^[3]
Mikaela Shaw	Psi Delta	Miss Wyoming 2015	^[3]
Heather Thomas	Gamma Beta	Actress; The Fall Guy	^[14]
Adair Tishler	Rho Mu	Child actress
Sela Ward	Nu Beta	Actress; Sisters, The Fugitive, Once and Again, Dirty Dancing Havana Nights, House	^[10]
Joanne Woodward	Phi Gamma	Academy Award Actress; Philadelphia, The Three Faces of Eve	^[10]

Government

Name	Chapter	Notability	Ref(s)
Marsha Blackburn	Phi Delta	United States Senator representing Tennessee; former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing Tennessee	^[10]
Katie Britt	Nu Beta	United States Senator representing Alabama	^[15]
Martha Layne Collins	Lambda Alpha	Former Governor of Kentucky	^[3]
Alison Lundergan Grimes	Kappa Beta	Former Secretary of State of Kentucky	^[3]
Shirley Hufstedler	Pi Gamma	First United States Secretary of Education	^[3]
Blanche Lincoln	Psi	Former United States Senator from Arkansas	^[10]
Molly Beth Malcolm	Sigma Zeta	First woman chairperson of the Texas Democratic Party
Stephanie Murphy	Omicron Beta	Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing Florida's 7th Congressional District	^[16]
Jen Psaki	Omicron Beta	White House Press Secretary, Democratic Party	^[17]
Vickie Sawyer	Delta Kappa	Republican member of the North Carolina Senate	^[18]
Patricia Schroeder	Pi Beta	Former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing Colorado, first female Congresswoman from Colorado	^[3]
Joanna Shields	Nu Gamma	Baroness and British Parliamentarian	^[3]
Virginia Smith	Kappa	Former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing Nebraska	^[3]
Carole Keeton Strayhorn	Iota	Former Texas Comptroller, made an unsuccessful run for Texas Governor in 2006 as an independent	^[3]
Mary Ann Tobin	Lambda Alpha	Former Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts	^[19]

Literature

Name	Chapter	Notability	Ref(s)
Ellen Gilchrist	Sigma Epsilon	Author of Victory Over Japan, winner of the 1984 National Book Award for Fiction	^[3]
Harper Lee	Nu Beta	Author of To Kill a Mockingbird, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient in 2007	^[10]
Frances Mayes	Sigma	Author of the novel Under the Tuscan Sun	^[10]
Anita Shreve	Chi Alpha	Author of The Pilot's Wife, The Weight of Water, and Sea Glass; O. Henry Award recipient in 1976
Genevieve Taggard	Mu	1931 Guggenheim Fellow and poet	^[20]
Karen White	Rho	New York Times bestselling romantic fiction author

Philanthropy

Name	Chapter	Notability	Ref(s)
Cynthia Germanotta	Theta	Philanthropist, President of Born This Way Foundation, mother of Lady Gaga	^[21]

Science and education

Name	Chapter	Notability	Ref(s)
Susan Athey	Mu Kappa	Professor of Economics at Harvard University, won the John Bates Clark Medal in 2007	^[3]
Susan J. Helms	Pi Gamma	NASA astronaut and the first woman to live on the International Space Station	^[10]
Dawn Clark Netsch	Xi	Law professor at Northwestern University, Illinois Comptroller
Janet Morgan Riggs	Tau Delta	President of Gettysburg College
Kathleen Rubins	Kappa Lambda	Selected as a member of the 20th NASA astronaut class	^[22]
Martha Dunagin Saunders	Epsilon Delta	President of the University of Southern Mississippi

Sports

Name	Chapter	Notability	Ref(s)
Christine Brennan	Xi	USA Today sports columnist, author, and sports commentator for ABC News, CNN, National Public Radio and Fox Sports Radio	^[10]
Lin Dunn	Xi Zeta	Head basketball coach for WNBA teams Seattle Storm (2000–2002) and Indiana Fever (2008–present)	^[23]
Melissa McNamara	Epsilon Gamma	Head coach of the Arizona State University Sun Devils women's golf team (2009 NCAA champions) and former pro golfer on the LPGA tour
Pat Summitt	Xi Zeta	Head coach of the Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team, Basketball Hall of Fame and Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductee	^[10]

References

^ "Safra Catz is President of Oracle Corporation". The Eleusis. 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
^ "Foundation Leadership". Chi Omega. Archived from the original on September 18, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w "Prominent Chi Omegas" (PDF). Chi Omega. Retrieved August 30, 2007.
^ [1] Archived March 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ "About Melissa". Melissa Egan Official Site. Retrieved April 24, 2008.
^ "Biography". TarynFoshee.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2007.
^ Abel, Fred. "Whatever Happened To...?". Pageantry Mag. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2007.
^ Limmer, Melissa (February 15, 2007). "From a Baylor Classroom to the hit The Office". The Baylor Lariat. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
^ Cohen, Jamie (April 13, 2004). "Toby Lightman goes pop!". BadgerHerald. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Outstanding Chi Omegas". Chi Omega. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2007.
^ "People, Sep. 21, 1959". Time. September 21, 1959. Archived from the original on October 31, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
^ "Home - French Country Imports". frenchcountry-imports.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
^ "Hello, Hollywood! Check out this... - Chi Omega Fraternity". May 16, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2014 – via Facebook.
^ "University of California Los Angeles - Bruin Life / Southern Campus Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)". e-yearbook.com.
^ "Inside Katie Britt's time in student government at the University of Alabama".
^ "The Chi Omega Symphony Guides New U.S. Congresswoman – Chi Omega". Retrieved December 21, 2021.
^ Feuerherd, Ben (January 20, 2021). "Who Is Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary?". NY Post. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
^ "Votes for Niners". Issuu. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
^ Kentuckian Yearbook. University of Kentucky. 1963. p. 202. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
^ "Women To Sell For Fund". The New York Times. March 22, 1931.
^ ""Pick Yourself Up" – Lady Gaga's West Virginia Roots and Her Grandma's Inspiring Words That Helped Make a Star". March 11, 2019.
^ "Astronaut Candidate Bio: Kathleen Rubins". NASA. September 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
^ Montieth, Mark (December 13, 2007). "Dunn wants Fever to be dynamic". Indianapolis Star.

External links

Outstanding Chi Omegas

[1] "Safra Catz is President of Oracle Corporation". The Eleusis. 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2010.

[2] "Foundation Leadership". Chi Omega. Archived from the original on September 18, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2007.

[XO2-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w "Prominent Chi Omegas" (PDF). Chi Omega. Retrieved August 30, 2007.

[4] [1] Archived March 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[5] "About Melissa". Melissa Egan Official Site. Retrieved April 24, 2008.

[6] "Biography". TarynFoshee.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2007.

[7] Abel, Fred. "Whatever Happened To...?". Pageantry Mag. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2007.

[8] Limmer, Melissa (February 15, 2007). "From a Baylor Classroom to the hit The Office". The Baylor Lariat. Retrieved August 31, 2007.

[9] Cohen, Jamie (April 13, 2004). "Toby Lightman goes pop!". BadgerHerald. Retrieved August 31, 2007.

[XO-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Outstanding Chi Omegas". Chi Omega. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2007.

[11] "People, Sep. 21, 1959". Time. September 21, 1959. Archived from the original on October 31, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2010.

[12] "Home - French Country Imports". frenchcountry-imports.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2010.

[13] "Hello, Hollywood! Check out this... - Chi Omega Fraternity". May 16, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2014 – via Facebook.

[14] "University of California Los Angeles - Bruin Life / Southern Campus Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)". e-yearbook.com.

[15] "Inside Katie Britt's time in student government at the University of Alabama".

[16] "The Chi Omega Symphony Guides New U.S. Congresswoman – Chi Omega". Retrieved December 21, 2021.

[17] Feuerherd, Ben (January 20, 2021). "Who Is Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary?". NY Post. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[18] "Votes for Niners". Issuu. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[19] Kentuckian Yearbook. University of Kentucky. 1963. p. 202. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[20] "Women To Sell For Fund". The New York Times. March 22, 1931.

[21] ""Pick Yourself Up" – Lady Gaga's West Virginia Roots and Her Grandma's Inspiring Words That Helped Make a Star". March 11, 2019.

[22] "Astronaut Candidate Bio: Kathleen Rubins". NASA. September 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2010.

[23] Montieth, Mark (December 13, 2007). "Dunn wants Fever to be dynamic". Indianapolis Star.

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