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Kerri Strug - Beta Xi/UCLA
Kerri Strug is a gold and bronze-winning Olympic gymnast from the 1992 and 1996 summer Olympic games. She was a member of the 1996 team known as the Magnificent 7. After hurting her ankle on a floor routine, the opportunity to win the gold medal depended on her vault routine. On a severely sprained ankle, she landed perfectly on one foot and won the gold medal for her team. She became a sports hero for her courageous finish and made appearances on Saturday Night Live, Sports Illustrated, and the esteemed Wheaties box. After retiring from professional gymnastics, she enrolled at UCLA and became a behind-the-scenes manager for the gymnastics team due to an ineligability to participate in NCAA athletics because of her professional career. |
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Melinda Gates - Beta Rho/Duke University
Melinda Gates is the wife of Bill Gates, founder, chairman, and former chief software architect of Microsoft. She is the co-founder and co-chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, an organization to enhance healthcare, reduce extreme poverty, expand educational opportunities and access to information technology. She earned her bachelor's degree in computer science from Duke University. In 2005, she and her husband were named Persons of the Year by Time Magazine. In 2006, she was named #12 in Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women. Melinda and Bill Gates were awarded the Order of the Aztec Eagle for their philinthropic work around the world in the areas of health and education.
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Sheryl Crow - Alpha Mu/University of Missouri
Sheryl Crow is a nine-time Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter and musician. She attented the University of Missouri where she received her Bachelor's degree in Music Composition, Performance and Education. She has recorded such hits as "All I Wanna Do", "If it Makes You Happy", and "Everyday is a Winding Road." In early February 2006, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and is now a spokesperson for cancer awareness. She is also participating in a virtual tour to raise money for global warming awareness.
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Sara Clarke - Beta/Indiana
Sarah Clarke is an American actress, most famous for her role as Nina Myers in 24. She received her degree in Fine Arts and Italian from Indiana University. She first became interested in acting while she was studying abroad in Italy. When she returned from abroad, she began studying architectural photography and earned free acting lessons in return for taking photographs of a cultural arts center. Along with acting on 24, she has also had guest appearances on Ed, Sex and the City, and House.
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Laura Bush - Beta Sigma/SMU
Laura Bush is the wife of the forty-third and current President of the United States George W. Bush and is the current First Lady of the United States. She graduated from Southern Methodist University with a Bachelor's degree in education and became a second grade school teacher. As First Lady of Texas, she implemented numerous intiatives focused on health, education, and literacy. As First Lady of the United States, she serves as a representative of the United States during her trips abroad, which tend to focus on HIV/AIDS and malaria awareness.
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Jenna Bush - Alpha Theta/University of Texas
Jenna Bush is the daughter of President of the United States George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush. She attended the University of Texas where she graduated in 2004 with a degree in English. She published a book that outlined her work with UNICEF in Latin America and her internship for the United Nations Children's Fund. She recently published a second book with her mother designed to encourage children to read.
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Barbara Bush - Epsilon Tau/Yale University
Barbara Bush is the daughter of the current President of the United States George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush. She attended Yale university where she graduated in 2004 with a degree in Humanities. Recently she has been working for a Smithsonian museum in New York, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. Previously, Barbara had been working with AIDS patients in Tanzania, South Africa, and Botswana, among other places, through a program sponsored by the Houston-based Baylor College of Medicine's International Pediatrics AIDS Initiative.
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Lynne Cheney - Beta Omega/Colorado College
Lynne Cheney is a novelist, scholar, and former talk-show host. She is the wife of the current Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney. She obtained highest honors at Colorado College and received her Ph.D in British Literature from University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has served as the chairwoman for the National Endowment for the Humanities, founded American Council of Trustees and Alumni, and serves as a director of the Reader's Digest Association, Inc. and the Independent Women's Forum.
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Anna Elizabeth Dickinson - Alpha/DePauw University
Anna Elizabeth Dickinson was an American lecturer, famous for being the first woman to speak before the United States Congress. She was one of the first members of Kappa Alpha Theta when it began at DePauw University. She is known for her persuasive speeches in support for the abolition of slavery and women's suffrage. During the Civil War, she received a standing ovation in the U.S. House of Representatives for her passionate speech.
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Marlo Thomas - Omicron/USC
Marlo Thomas is an American actress and spokesperson for St. Jude Children's Hospital. She is the winner of 4 Emmy Awards. She first became famous for her role on That Girl in the 1960s. She earned her teaching degree from University of Southern California. Beyond acting in a number of movies, television shows, and broadway productions, she has continued her legacy through collections of charitable donations for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Joan Ganz Cooney - Beta Delta/Arizona
Joan Ganz Cooney is an American businesswoman and television producer. She is one of the founders of Sesame Street. She received her B.A. in eduation from Arizona University. After graduation, she went to Washington, DC to work for the United State government and organized Foreign Student Exchange for the State Department. In 1998 she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. Throughout her career, she has received honorary degrees from a number of institutions such as Princeton, Georgetown, and Columbia.
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Amy Grant - Alpha Eta/Valderbilt
Amy Grant is a New York Times bestselling author, TV personality, actress, and singer/songwriter, best known for her contemporary Christian and pop music. She is considered one of the pioneers of Gospel and Contemporary Christian music. She has won six Grammy awards and has been nominated for five.
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Ann-Margret - Tau/Northwestern University
Ann-Margret is an American singer, actress, and dancer. She is a five-time Golden Globe Award winner, and has been nominated for the Academy Award, Emmy Award, and Grammy. She has appeared in such films as Bye Bye Birdie, Viva Las Vegas, State Fair, and Grumpy Old Men
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Melissa Stark - Delta Chi/Virginia
Melissa Stark is an NBC and MSNBC television personality. She attended and gratuated from Virginia University with a degrees in Foreign Affairs and Spanish. She is best known for her 3-year stink as a sideline reporter for Monday Night Football. She assited Carson Daly in the NBC's New Year's Eve telecast. She also reported at the 2006 Winter Olympic games.
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Kate Snow - Iota/Cornell University
Kate Snow is a co-anchor on the weekend edition of Good Morning America. She graduated from Cornell University in 1991 and recieved her masters in Foreign Service from Georgetown University. She began her career working for NBC radio before working as a reporter at KOAT-TV and CNN. She began her ABC career working for ABC as Good Morning America's White House correspondent before becoming co-anchor of the weekend edition.
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