GLO Famous Members Urban Legends

[WinniBug]

Originally Posted by 33girl

There are actually two Pamela Andersons who are ASAs (I looked on SisterCircle). However, as they pledged in the early 1970s and the famous Pam was born in 1967, that pretty much negates that. I think this is the source of 90% of these mixups - a noncelebrity w/ the same name as a celebrity.

from reading this thread, i think that's where most these urban legends come from

[Gusteau]

As much as I love Anthony Bourdain, he is not a Delta Chi.

So many chapter list him on their websites and recruitment videos. Gentlemen, by college you should know that Wikipedia is not a credible source. He's not listed on the HQ list of famous members. If that wasn't enough, wikipedia lists him as "NYU '74" he went to Vassar (which does not have Greek life).

[HONKY660]

Originally Posted by phigamucsb

I heard that Benjamin Bratt was a Lambda Chi and Michael Douglas was a Sigma Pi at UCSB.

Not an urban legend, Benjamin Bratt is a Lambda Chi from UCSB.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Ladies and gentlemen.

Britney Spears is NOT in a sorority.

Consider me baffled that anyone would want to claim Brittany Spears as her sorority sister.

[Deltasig89]

Ive heard repeatidly that Colbert from the Colbert report or w.e is a delta sig. NOT TRUE

[DaffyKD]

Originally Posted by Blondie93

For instance: I have seen several Theta chapter websites claim that Betty Crocker is a member. Betty Crocker was a fictional character who happened to be voiced by Theta alumna Marjorie Child Husted as listed on our website. It would be like claiming Bugs Bunny was part of your organization simply because Mel Blanc was a member.

Once upon a time when I was in college, I was told that Betty Crocker was a KD. I was also told that Pat Nixon, wife of President Nixon was a KD. When Mrs. Nixon died, no mention was made of it in the sorority magazine, thus I learned another legend was urban! I was also told that Racque Welsh was an Alpha Phi pledge who was asked to leave. After reading this thread, seems Ms. Welsh is claimed by several houses.

DaffyKD

[NutBrnHair]

On the Chi Omega website is a comprehensive list of well-known Chi Omegas. For as long as I can remember, there have been urban legends and/or rumors that everyone from Barbara Eden to Faith Hill is a Chi Omega! Not true. I thought I would include some of my research on famous women who some think are our Sisters!

•Cybill Shepherd: Cybill Shepherd -- that is her real name. She first attended Hunter College (we did not have a chapter at Hunter when she was there) and after a couple of stints at schools where there has never been a Chi Omega chapter, she attended the University of Southern California. Alumnae who were involved during the early 1970s have no memory of her being a Chi Omega.

•Lauren Hutton Real name: Mary Laurence Hutton – one of the first students to attend the University of South Florida in 1960 (before Theta Theta Chapter was founded) and then she transferred to Tulane University and graduated in 1964 (never a member of Rho Chapter).

•Heather Locklear: Locklear attended UCLA, but was not a Chi Omega. Heather Thomas who starred with Lee Majors in the TV series “The Fall Guy” (1981-86)– was an initiate of Gamma Beta at UCLA.

•Lee Meriweather: Her real name is Lee Ann Meriwether and she attended City College of San Francisco. Chi Omega has never had a chapter there.

•Shelley Long: Born Shelley Lee Long, she studied drama at Northwestern University, but left before graduating. No record of her being an initiate of Xi Chapter.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

•Lauren Hutton Real name: Mary Laurence Hutton – one of the first students to attend the University of South Florida in 1960 (before Theta Theta Chapter was founded) and then she transferred to Tulane University and graduated in 1964 (never a member of Rho Chapter).

I know that this is saying that she wasn't a member - but just as a sidenote - in the book Model she says she got a modeling job because the person hiring her was impressed that she went to Sophie Newcomb. How did that work? Were the chapters actually at Sophie Newcomb or Tulane?

[libelle]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I know that this is saying that she wasn't a member - but just as a sidenote - in the book Model she says she got a modeling job because the person hiring her was impressed that she went to Sophie Newcomb. How did that work? Were the chapters actually at Sophie Newcomb or Tulane?

The chapters were/are at the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College of Tulane University. Non-Newcomb (Architecture and Engineering) female undergrads were able to join. [Although traditionally there are not many female students in those colleges.] B-school undergrads spend their 1st 2 years at Newcomb before transfering to b school so it was not an issue. Post Katrina renewal plan (reorganization), all undergraduates are members of Newcomb-Tulane Undergraduate College of Tulane U regardless of major.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by Blondie93

Bump.

For instance: I have seen several Theta chapter websites claim that Betty Crocker is a member. Betty Crocker was a fictional character who happened to be voiced by Theta alumna Marjorie Child Husted as listed on our website. It would be like claiming Bugs Bunny was part of your organization simply because Mel Blanc was a member.

Since this hasn't been bumped in several years I suspect that there are many more to be added.

(I know that several GLOs have a thread dedicated to this in their specific forum. I liked how this one lumped everyone together. A one-stop-shop you might say.)

Originally Posted by Xidelt

Wait.

Betty Crocker is NOT a real person?

My world has been shattered.

From the Alpha Delta Pi International website:

"<> Agnes White Tizard, Sigma, Nutritionist; "Betty Crocker" authored Betty Crocker cookbook"

So, Agnes wrote the book, and Marjorie did the voice over? What a panhellenic collaboration!

[KD4Me]

Originally Posted by DaffyKD

Once upon a time when I was in college, I was told that Betty Crocker was a KD. I was also told that Pat Nixon, wife of President Nixon was a KD. When Mrs. Nixon died, no mention was made of it in the sorority magazine, thus I learned another legend was urban! I was also told that Racque Welsh was an Alpha Phi pledge who was asked to leave. After reading this thread, seems Ms. Welsh is claimed by several houses.

DaffyKD

Up until reading this post, I had never heard an urban legend about anyone famous being a KD. I was starting to get a complex.

[ThetaPrincess24]

Originally Posted by DGMarie

Can anyone confirm that Let's Go Fly a Kite from Mary Poppins was REALLY written for Disney's daughter (a purported Theta)? I ask bec I did a little research on this. Richard Rodgers (of Rodgers and Hammerstein fame) wrote the tune in 1964 for the movie, when Walt's daughter Diane would have been 30 years oldand adopted daughter Sharon would have been 27. There is no mention of either as an alumna on the Theta national site. And I'm wondering if it isn't just a coincidence or simply urban legend. Just curious.

I've heard this many times but havent heard it confirmed. I have also heard that Holly Hunter and Edie Brickell were Thetas.

I heard when I pledged that there were pansies on the original Budweiser label because the Budweiser daughters were Thetas. While there seem to be pansies on the label, I'm unsure of the Theta connection.

[Shellfish]

KD4Me, I heard a few years ago that Alison Moorer was a KD, but she's not on the national Web site. Oh, well.

[klf3kids]

I posted the same information once before in a similar thread, so please bear with me if you have already seen it:

Re: Heather Locklear...she was often confused with Heather Thomas (probably best known for her role as "Jody" on the '80s T.V. series, "The Fall Guy," and for a very successful "pin-up girl" type poster that came out about the same time as the show I believe). Both "Heathers" were at UCLA when I attended the university in the mid-late 70's and the reason Heather Locklear is frequently and incorrectly referred to as a Chi Omega alumna.

Heather Thomas was in my fall 1975 Chi Omega pledge class and she was definitely initiated (as we all were) during UCLA's winter quarter 1976. Heather Locklear began her studies at UCLA when Heather Thomas and I were upper classmen if I remember correctly. Heather Locklear was on the cover of the UCLA Bruin "Bearwear" catalogue her freshman year, I think, and became a campus sensation (but Chi O Heather Thomas was quite the campus beauty as well!).

FYI: Heather Thomas was highlighted in the Eleusis a few months ago for publishing her first novel, "Trophies." She was also interviewed on "The Today Show," etc., about the book.

[PhiMuMagnolia]

Originally Posted by breathesgelatin

Hahaahahahaha!!! I heard it was President Truman, whose daughter was a Pi Phi (not sure if that's even true)! I'm sure there's a variation with the Coolidges, too. (Mrs. Coolidge was a Pi Phi!)

Other Pi Phi rumors, compiled by me and my sister dubyuhnellpiphi (who barely posts):

Susan Sarandon
Susan Lucci
Elizabeth Shue
Jane Seymour (definately NOT American or Canadian! lol people!)

We're pretty much sure all those are false... hehehehe

Susan Sarandon attended the Catholic University of America, where there is one local sorority- Kappa Tau Gamma. Just to support the Pi Phi rumor