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.

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