Kappa Delta - Notable Members

Notable Members

Arts and Entertainment

• Dr. Cody Sweet (Lambda—Northwestern University) - international platform speaker on nonverbal communication, radio-TV personality, national spokesperson, columnist "Sweet Talkin'"
• Lauren Elaine (Sigma Epsilon- University of Texas) - celebrity Fashion Designer, Actress, and TV Personality.
• Annie Andersen (Beta Rho - San Diego State University) - TV personality "The Bad Girls Club", News Anchor, Reporter, and Actress.
• Brooke Anderson (Sigma Phi-University of Georgia) - journalist and anchor for Showbiz Tonight
• Ellen Albertini Dow (Omega Chi-Cornell) - actress (The Wedding Singer, Wedding Crashers)
• Ali Landry (Gamma Kappa-Louisiana/Lafayette) - actress, Miss USA 1996; one of People magazine’s 1998 “50 Most Beautiful People”; Frito-Lay spokesperson "Doritos Girl"
• Georgia O'Keeffe (Beta-Chatham Episcopal) - artist, Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient
• Debbie Maffett Wilson (Gamma Rho-Sam Houston State) - 1983 Miss America
• Leigh Anne Roberts Tuohy (Alpha Mu-University of Mississippi) - subject of the 2009 film The Blind Side
• Lane Lindell (Sigma Phi-University of Georgia) - model, Miss United States World 2008
• Mari Wilensky (Beta Pi - University of Florida) - Miss Florida 2005, Miss America 2006 Top Ten Finalist
• Breanne Ponder (Beta Sigma - University of Southern Mississippi) - Miss Mississippi USA 2010
• Rachael Todd (Epsilon Omicron - University of Central Florida) - Miss Florida 2009
• Liz Cochran (Alpha Upsilon - Birmingham Southern College) - Miss Alabama 2009
• Susie Castillo (Alpha Iota-University of California, Los Angeles) - Miss USA 2003.
• Mallory Crandall (Alpha Mu-University of Mississippi) - Winner of CMT Singing Bee.

Literature

• Pearl S. Buck (Theta-Randolph Macon) - Nobel Prize Winner, Pulitzer Prize Winner
• Joan Lowery Nixon (Theta Sigma-USC) - author

Military

• Claudia Kennedy (Alpha Delta-Rhodes) - first female three star general in the Army (now retired)

Government

• Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (Gamma Kappa-Louisiana/Lafayette) - first female elected Governor of Louisiana
• Jean Carpenter Carnahan (Epsilon Alpha-Missouri/Rolla) - U.S. Senator Missouri 2000-2002
• Bonnie Dunbar (Sigma Iota-Washington) - NASA Astronaut
• Christine O' Grady Gregoire (Sigma Iota-Washington) - Governor of Washington

Business

• Suzy Spafford (Beta Rho-San Diego State) - creator of the Suzy's Zoo greeting cards
• Patricia Polito Miller (Sigma Upsilon-Indiana University) - Co-Owner/President of Vera Bradley Designs

Athletics

• Trischa Zorn (Pi-University of Nebraska) - Paralympian

Philanthropy & Service

• Emily Elizabeth Douglas (Gamma Nu) - Founder and Executive Director of Grandma's Gifts.
• Donna J. Stone (Lambda) - Founder of Prevent Child Abuse America

Health and Fitness

• Julie Fagan (Epsilon Omicron) - Health/Wellness Blogger & Freelance Author Peanut Butter Fingers.