Favorite Alums

Dougie · #1 07-29-2007, 04:34 PM

Lets see...

Neil Armstrong: First man on the moon
William Bankhead: because the picture of him in our manual rocks (oh, and he was Speaker of the House)
Benjamin Harrison: former President of the US, and my chapter
Fred M. Vinson: former congressman, Sec. of the Treasury, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Frank Lloyd Wright: architect

LampLady · #2 07-29-2007, 05:07 PM

My favorite DZ alum was a woman by the name of Vee Toner. She was a member of my chapter at Pitt and graduated in 1927. She was famous in the athletic world as a Swimming and Diving official at the Olympics and the Pan Am games back in the 1950's and 60's and as one of the first female judges at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.

She is listed on the DZ website as one of our famous alumnae, however she is special to me because I got to meet her and spend time with her when I was a collegiate. Ms. Toner would show up at our sorority suite on home football Saturdays outfitted from head to toe in Pitt blue & gold regalia. It also remember her carrying a handbag made out of an NCAA football! She was a very vivacious, funny, and entertaining woman and we enjoyed having her in our company, even though she was probably nearly 70 at the time. She died in 1995 and has gifted much of her estate to the Pitt athletic and band departments. She was a very dear character to remember.

howtheSunrose · #3 07-29-2007, 05:12 PM

Kappa Delta

Claudie Kennedy: US Army's first female three star general. Very interesting woman, from an amazing KD Chapter (Alpha Delta at Rhodes College) and excellent leader.

Kim Ryan: VP of Collegians. I worked for her at the headquarters. She is so down-to-earth, friendly, and focused.

Patricia Polito Miller: One of the Vera Bradley founders. I wish I would have come up with it! Besides the fact her patterns are beautiful, Miller is an admirable businesswoman and founded the Vera Bradley Breast Cancer Foundation.

PM_Mama00 · #4 07-29-2007, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by alrphimu

haha, yeah...last year during recruitment a couple of us were complaining to our advisor that we really don't have anyone super notable (besides what's her name from the bachelorette) as an alumna, so she did some digging for us -- turns out we may not have a lot of famous alumnae, but our alumnae have married a LOT of famous guys -- so I guess we're good marrying material, or something

Micheal Phelps' mom was a Phi Mu, too!

Where was his mom a Phi Mu? He went to Univ of Michigan right?

alrphimu · #5 07-29-2007, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

Where was his mom a Phi Mu? He went to Univ of Michigan right?

I've forgotten -- he came to Mizzou for the Grand Prix swim meet (I guess it's a big deal) and some girls from my house had a sign that said "Phi Mu loves Micheal Phelps!" and he came over and said that he loves Phi Mus because his mom is one at some university...we have an autographed picture in our house from him! I'll ask around, though...I'm sure some of our girls remember.

PhenomenalZTA · #6 07-30-2007, 02:11 PM

My Favorite ZTA Alumna is Betty Buckley (Gamma Psi). She won a tony for her role, Grizabela, in Cats. She was also on 8 is enough.

CasperDU173 · #7 07-30-2007, 04:28 PM

2 of my favorite were from my chapter:

Lou Holtz, Kent State '58 - Coach of Notre Dame Football 1986-1996. Won the College Football National Championship in 1988.

Thurman Munson, Kent State '69 - First captain of the Yankees since Lou Gehrig, Rookie of the Year in 1970, a seven time All-Star and he was voted the American League MVP in 1976. He is the only Yankee ever to win both the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards

chitownxo · #8 07-30-2007, 06:07 PM

Harper Lee. To Kill a Mockingbird has always been one of my favorite books.