List of Delta Delta Delta members
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Delta Delta Delta is a collegiate social sorority located in North America. Following are some of its notable members.
Arts
| Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kara Medoff Barnett | Alpha Omicron | managing director of Lincoln Center International, executive director of American Ballet Theatre | [1][2] |
| Cathy Guisewite | Iota | creator of the comic strip Cathy; Emmy Award winner | [1][3] |
| Candace Whittemore Lovely | Eta | impressionist painter | [4] |
Beauty pageant contestants
| Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donna Axum | Delta Iota | Miss America 1964, television producer | [5] |
| Brittany Dawn Brannon | Gamma Rho | Miss Arizona USA 2011, actress, model | [4] |
| Candace Michelle Brown | Phi Theta | Miss Alabama 1992; runner-up Miss America | [6] |
| Leanza Cornett | Beta Gamma | Miss America 1993, television host | [5] |
| Julie Hayek | Theta Pi | Miss California USA 1983, Miss USA 1983, actress, model | [5] |
| Lynn Herring | Delta Omega | Miss Virginia 1977, actress in General Hospital | [7] |
| Crystal Lee | Omega | Miss California 2013, first runner-up Miss America 2014, in-arena host for Golden State Warriors | [8] |
| Carly Mathis | Alpha Rho | Miss Georgia 2013 | |
| Jaclyn Stapp | Alpha Delta | Miss New York USA 2004, Mrs. Florida America 2008, model | [9] |
| Shawn Weatherly | Beta Theta | Miss Universe 1980, actress | [5] |
| Tyler Willis | Phi Eta | Miss Texas USA 2005 | [4] |
| Melissa Witek | Alpha Psi | Miss Florida USA 2005 | [10][1] |
Business and education
| Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Blakely | Alpha Eta | founder of Spanx | [11] |
| Angela Braly | Phi Eta | president and chief executive officer of WellPoint (now Anthem) | [1] |
| Amber Abbott Burda | Beta Xi | COO and General Manager of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo | |
| Maureen Kempston Darkes | Canada Alpha | lawyer; vice president General Motors Group; president GM Latin America, Africa and Middle East | [1] |
| Libby Leffler | Pi | tech founder; Founder and CEO of First; former chief of staff to Sheryl Sandberg | [12] |
| Gayle Jennings-O’Byrne | Psi | venture capitalist; CEO of Wocstar Capital; co-founder of the Wocstar Fund | [2] |
Education
| Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madeleine Wing Adler | Upsilon | first female president of West Chester University of Pennsylvania | [1] |
| Betsy Boze | Theta Kappa | president of The College of The Bahamas | [13] |
| Winifred B. Chase | Iota | botanist, professor of botany, and dean of women at what is now Wayne State University | [14] |
| Laura Kuykendall | Theta Epsilon | College professor, dean of women at Southwestern University | [15] |
| Ida Shaw Martin | Alpha | founded Delta Delta Delta sorority | [16] |
| Bessie Leach Priddy | Gamma | College professor, dean of women at the Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University) and the University of Missouri, National Delta Delta Delta historian, published A Detailed Record of Delta Delta Delta, 1888-1907, elected Delta Delta Delta National President in 1931 | [17] |
| Ivy Kellerman Reed | Nu | linguist and author of materials in Esperanto | [18] |
| Annette Nevin Shelby | Delta Mu | first woman tenured professor at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business | [19] |
| Lynn Yeakel | Alpha Xi | director of Drexel University College of Medicine's Institute for Women's Health and Leadership | [1] |
Entertainment
Journalism and news
| Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiran Chetry | Alpha Pi | news anchor for CNN and Fox News | [1] |
| Katie Couric | Beta Sigma | Emmy Award winning news anchor, CBS Evening News | [3] |
| Catherine Crier | Theta Zeta | Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist, author, and former Texas State District Judge | [3] |
| Hoda Kotb | Beta Nu | Emmy Award-winning news anchor for NBC News' morning show Today and correspondent for Dateline NBC | [3] |
| Vinita Nair | Upsilon | news anchor | [1] |
| Deborah Norville | Alpha Rho | Emmy Award winner, news anchor of Inside Edition, author | [3] |
| Kathy Orr | Omicron | meteorologist | [27] |
| Janet Shamlian | Delta Xi | NBC news correspondent | [28] |
| Sally Stapleton | Delta Xi | photojournalist | [1] |
Law
| Name | Chapter | Nobility | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annette Abbott Adams | Alpha Mu | lawyer, judge, first woman to be the Assistant Attorney General in the United States | [1] |
| Pam Bondi | Alpha Psi | Former Attorney General, United States of America; Former Florida Attorney General | [29] |
| Bobbe Bridge | Theta Alpha | former Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court | [1] |
| Rita Garman | Delta Pi | justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois | [1] |
| Elizabeth A. Kovachevich | Alpha Chi | judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida | [1] |
Literature
| Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Didion | Pi | author, recipient of the National Book Award for Nonfiction | [30][31] | |
| Sara Haardt | Xi | author and professor of English literature | [1] | |
| Kristin Hannah | Theta Alpha | novelist | [1] | |
| Doris Kearns Goodwin | Alpha Upsilon | Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian | [1] | |
| Evelyn Sibley Lampman | Theta Mu | writer of children's and young adult fiction | [1] | |
| Jill Marie Landis | Phi Kappa | novelist | [1] | |
| Jo Piazza | Psi | novelist | [32] | |
| Anne Rivers Siddons | Phi Theta | novelist | [33] |
Military and aviation
| Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Gabreski | Delta Omega | U.S. Air Force Lt. general; Vice Commander of Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base | [1] |
| Betty Gillies | Psi | first pilot to qualify for the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron | [1] |
| Louise Thaden | Delta Iota | aviation pioneer; first woman to win the Bendix trophy | [1] |
| Nora W. Tyson | Delta Gamma | United States Navy vice admiral | [1] |
Past Presidents
| Name | Chapter | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libby Leffler | Pi | president of national Tri Delta (2025–2026), 2005 Sarah Ida Shaw award winner | [34] |
| Mary Kay Paup Baker | Theta Pi | president of national Tri Delta (1972–1976) | [35] |
| Caroline J. Edgar Erdman | Theta | 3rd president of national Tri Delta (1894–1897) | [36] |
| Pearle Bonisteel | Theta Delta | president of national Tri Delta (1928–1931), national secretary (1919–1925), national treasurer (1925–1928, 1931–1934) | [37] |
Politics and public service
Sports
| Names | Chapter | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Abernathy | Theta Zeta | Olympic athlete in luge and archery | [1] |
| Faye Biles | Alpha Omicron | head coach of field hockey and lacrosse teams, Kent State University | [1] |
| Sophie Caldwell Hamilton | Gamma Gamma | cross-country ski racer | [39] |
| Meryl Davis | Iota | gold medalist ice dancer, 2014 Winter Olympics | [1] |
| Marianna Davis | Omega | Paralympic cyclist, alpine skier, member of the Idaho House of Representatives | [1][25] |
| Annika Dries | Omega | gold medalist in water polo, 2012 Summer Olympics | [1][25] |
| Sophie Caldwell Hamilton | Gamma Gamma | cross country skier, 2014 Winter Olympics | [39] |
| Abby Johnston | Alpha Omicron | silver medalist in synchronized diving, 2012 Summer Olympics | [25] |
| Mariya Koroleva | Omega | 2012 USA Olympic synchronized swimming duet team | [1][25] |
| Paige Railey | Beta Alpha | competitive sailor, Olympian | [25] |