List of Phi Mu members
Phi Mu is an American college women's fraternity.[1][2] The fraternity was founded at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia as the Philomathean Society in 1852.[1][2] On June 24, 1904, the society was chartered as a national organization, Phi Mu, in the State of Georgia.[2] Following are some of the notable members of Phi Mu.
Education
- Mary Dorothy Lyndon (Alpha Alpha) – educator, the first female graduate from the University of Georgia[3]
Entertainment
- Ella Langley (Alpha Mu) - Country music singer and decorated recording artist.[4]
- Kathrine Baumann (Delta Kappa) - First runner-up Miss America 1970, American actress, model, and couture handbag designer.[5]
- Andi Dorfman (Alpha Eta) – contestant on The Bachelorette (2014) and the Bachelor[5][6]
- Vivian Fridell (Zeta Beta) – radio actress[7]
- Hannah Godwin (Kappa Chi) – model and contestant on The Bachelor (2019) and Bachelor in Paradise (2019)[5]
- Frances Greer (Alpha Eta) – opera singer
- Elizabeth Horton (Gamma Tau) – Miss North Carolina (2006) and meteorologist[5]
- Dana Ivey (Alpha Omega) – actress and five-time Tony Award nominee[5][8]
- Hallie Jackson (Gamma Tau) – television reporter and news anchor[5]
- Hayley Lewis (Theta) – Miss Tennessee 2014 and sports anchor[5]
- Pam Long (Theta Alpha) – Emmy Award winning television producer and writer; head writer for CBS' Guiding Light[9]
- Karrie Martin (Alpha Eta) – actress[10]
- Madeline Mitchell (Alpha Zeta) – Miss Alabama USA (2011) and Mrs. America 2015[5]
- Pat Mitchell (Alpha Alpha) – president and CEO of PBS[5][9]
- Rachel Reilly (Gamma Mu) – actress and contestant on Big Brother and The Amazing Race[5]
- Joanne Rogers (Alpha Omega) – musician and wife of Fred Rogers[5]
- Kimberly Schlapman (Alpha Gamma) – member of Little Big Town[5][9][11]
- Mary Wickes (Zeta Epsilon) – actress known for White Christmas (1954 film), and Sister Act[5][9]
Law
- Beverly B. Martin (Alpha Iota) – judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit[5]
- Betty Montgomery (Delta Kappa) – Ohio Attorney General and Ohio State Auditor[5][9]
- Elizabeth Weaver (Delta) – former chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court[5][9]
Literature
- Charlotte Armstrong (Zeta Beta) – novelist and writer[6]
- Elin Hilderbrand (Gamma Tau) – novelist[5][6]
- Grace Lumpkin (Mu) – writer of proletarian literature[6]
- Katharine DuPre Lumpkin (Mu) – writer and sociologist[6]
- Clarine Coffin Grenfell (Pi) – poet and writer
- Jill McCorkle (Gamma Lambda) – novelist and short story writer[5][9][12]
- May Merrill Miller (Eta Alpha) – writer and poet[6]
- Joyce Carol Oates (Beta Zeta) – author and playwright[5][9]
- Saira Rao (Gamma Omega) – author, publisher, and television producer[6]
- Kathryn Stockett (Alpha Zeta) – novelist known for The Help[5][9][13]
- Kathrine Taylor (Eta Gamma) – novelist[6]
Politics and activism
- Betty DeGeneres (Alpha Eta) – LGBT rights activist[6]
- Carol C. Laise (Gamma Delta) – U.S. Ambassador to Nepal and first female Assistant Secretary of State[5]
- Melinda Schwegmann (Alpha Eta) – first female Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana[5][9]
- Charlotte Pritt – first major-party woman gubernatorial nominee in West Virginia[14]
Science and technology
- Jerrie Mock (Psi) – author and first woman to fly solo around the world[5][9][6]
- Kathy Pham (Theta Zeta) – computer scientist[15][5]
- Jackie Ronne (Beta Alpha) – first female member of an Antarctic expedition[5]
- Mary Ellen Weber (Delta Epsilon) – NASA astronaut[5][9]
Sports
- Gayle S. Barron (Alpha Alpha) – winner of the Boston Marathon, 1978[5][9]
- Iris Cummings (Iota Sigma) – competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics[5]
- Danielle Donehew (Theta Zeta) – president of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame board of directors and executive vice president of the Atlanta Dream[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 Carroll Lurding; Fran Becque (eds.). "Women's Organizations (P): Phi Mu" (PDF). Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 30 December 2021 – via University Library: Student Life and Culture Archives.
- 1 2 3 Shepardson, Francis Wayland, ed. (1930). "Phi Mu". Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (12th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press/George Banta Publishing Company. pp. 323–325 – via HathiTrust.
- ↑ "Of Interest to Tampa People". The Tampa Times. 1922-03-14. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-03-10 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ↑ "Phi Mu Elects". The Capital Times. February 9, 1933. p. 7. Retrieved January 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Dana Ivey, ΑΩ". The Aglaia. Winter–Spring 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Famous Phi Mus". Phi Mu. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
- ↑ DeAnna Janes (February 22, 2020). "All About Karrie Martin, the Star of Netflix's Gentefied". The Oprah Magazine. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ↑ Schmidtke, Sloan (October 19, 2007). "Samford alumnae of Little Big Town return to perform". The Samford Crimson. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ↑ "Jill McCorkle: Biography". www.jillmccorkle.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2011.
- ↑ "The Aglaia Summer 2014". Phimuaglaia.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
- ↑ "Charlotte Jean Pritt". Twitter. December 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Người Việt tiêu biểu dưới 40 tuổi: Kathy Phạm". Nguoi Viet Online. 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2018-04-18.