Phi Mu - Notable Alumnae

Notable Alumnae

Arts and Entertainment

• Susan Harling (Kappa Iota) - inspiration for the play and movie Steel Magnolias
• Elizabeth Horton (Gamma Tau)- Miss North Carolina (2006), contestant in Miss America (2007)
• Ashley Hatfield (Alpha Delta) - Miss Illinois (2007), contestant in Miss America (2008)
• Dana Ivey (Alpha Omega) - actress (The Addams Family, Sleepless in Seattle, Orange County), five-time Tony nominee
• Pam Long (Theta Alpha) - Miss Alabama (1974), contestant in Miss America (1975) and head writer for CBS' Guiding Light
• Leah Massee (Kappa Beta) - Miss Georgia (2007), contestant in Miss America (2008)
• Amy Mulkey (Alpha Alpha) - Miss Georgia (2002), contestant in Miss America (2002)
• Mary Wickes (Zeta Epsilon) - actress, (Little Women, Sister Act)
• Kimberly Schlapman (Alpha Gamma) - member of Little Big Town
• Madeline Mitchell (Alpha Zeta)- Miss Alabama USA (2011) - Top 3 in Miss USA 2011 pageant
• Rachel Reilly (Gamma Mu) - Reality Star & TV personality

Aviation

• Jerrie Mock (Psi) - first woman to fly solo around the world
• Mary Weber (Delta Epsilon) - astronaut

Business

• Evett Simmons (Alpha Tau) - president of the National Bar Association (2000)
• Pat Mitchell (Alpha Alpha) - president, PBS
• Toria Tolley (Beta Nu) - VP/consultant, The Psychological Advantage, former CNN weekend anchor
• Tammy Cohen (Alpha Lambda) - owner and founder of Employers Reference Source, Inc. (ERS),

Politics & Public Service

• Carol Laise (Gamma Delta) - U.S. Ambassador to Nepal 1966-1973, first woman director general of the Foreign Service
• Betty Montgomery (Delta Kappa) - first female Attorney General of Ohio
• Melinda Schwegmann (Alpha Eta) - first female Lt. Governor of Louisiana
• Elizabeth Weaver (Delta) - former Michigan Supreme Court Justice and chief justice
• Tova Wiley (Eta Alpha) - first woman to hold the rank of Commander in the U.S. Navy, winner of the Legion of Merit Award
• Beverly B. Martin (Alpha Iota) - U.S. Federal Judge, sits on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Literature

• Kathryn Stockett (Alpha Zeta) - author, The Help
• Jill McCorkle (Gamma Lambda) - author, Good Ol' Girls and eight other novels and short story collections, five of which are New York Times notable books
• Debbie Phelps (Beta Chi) - author, A Mother for All Seasons & mother of Michael Phelps
• Joyce Carol Oates (Beta Zeta) - author, (Blonde, The Gravedigger's Daughter, We Were the Mulvaneys)

Sports

• Gail S. Barron (Alpha Alpha) - winner of the Boston Marathon, 1978.