With recruitment season just around the corner, brushing up on exciting facts about your chapter is essential for getting the best PNMs. Luckily for you, the next time a baby Hillary Clinton enters your home, you’ll be able to dazzle them with your knowledge of famous political alumna who proudly wore your pin. Look for your chapter below.
Alpha Delta Pi
Francine I. Neff (1925-2010)
35th Treasurer of the United States
Fun Fact: $2 bills personally signed by Neff are valued at $95 today.
Alpha Omicron Pi
Wendy Chamberlin (1948-present)
US Ambassador to Pakistan
Fun Fact: She has served in the foreign services for 29 years.
Alpha Chi Omega
Condoleezza Rice (1954-present)
US Secretary of State
Fun Fact: Her first name was inspired by the Italian for an opera stage instruction "con dolcezza" which means "with sweetness."
Chi Omega
Penne Percy Korth (1942-present)
US Ambassador to Mauritius
Fun Fact: She married an Australian politician named Andrew Peacock, so her name is now Penne Peacock.
Delta Delta Delta
Elizabeth Dole (1936-present)
US Senator
Fun Fact: In 2000, Dole attempted to run for president.
Gamma Phi Beta
Deanell Reece Tacha (1946-present)
Federal Judge
Fun Fact: In 1971, Tacha became a prestigious White House Fellow.
Kappa Alpha Theta
Kim Campbell (1947-present)
Prime Minister of Canada
Fun Fact: So far, Campbell is the first and only female prime minister of Canada.
Kappa Delta
Chris Gregoire (1947-present)
Governor of Washington
Fun Fact: Gregoire won her 2004 election by a 129 votes out of 2.8 million counted— a 0.0046 percent margin of victory.
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Susan H. Black (1943-present)
Federal Judge
Fun Fact: Black was nominated into the US Court of Appeals by President George H. W. Bush.
Phi Mu
Betty Montgomery (1948-present)
Ohio Attorney General
Fun Fact: Prior to law school, Montgomery got a BA in English and Art.
Zeta Tau Alpha
Susan Ford Bales (1957-present)
Daughter of Former President Gerald Ford
Fun Fact: She is a special Initiate of OSU’s Alpha Upsilon Chapter, since 1993.
Good luck with recruitment, ladies! And remember, if all you know about politics is Anthony Weiner’s scandal, than you can always steer the conversation towards Jackie Kennedy. Everyone loves Jackie.
“Once you can express yourself, you can tell the world what you want from it. . . All the changes in the world, for good or evil, were first brought about by words.”
― Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
