Favorite Alums

PhenomenalZTA · #1 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 · #2 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 · #3 07-30-2007, 06:07 PM

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

AlexMack · #4 07-30-2007, 06:16 PM

Yo...gamma phis...are Gwyneth Paltrow and Michelle Kwan famous alums?

As a womens gymnastics fanatic, I'll go ahead and say that I think AOPi's coolest alum is Courtney Kupets. Seriously, have you seen her release moves on the uneven bars? That girl can FLY!

For us:

A sigma kappa won Roe vs. Wade. I think that's pretty big. I believe we also had the first female senator. Sigkapsweetie is changing her name to Meredith Grey as we speak, so I think she's a pretty cool alum too

SWTXBelle · #5 07-30-2007, 06:43 PM

porkfriedrice - Neither Gwenyth nor Michelle are initiated. I don't know if they have any other association with Gamma Phi - anyone else have info?

AlexMack · #6 07-30-2007, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

porkfriedrice - Neither Gwenyth nor Michelle are initiated. I don't know if they have any other association with Gamma Phi - anyone else have info?

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endid=25878538

That's my source. So take it at face value as in it's myspace, so not much credence.

icelandelf · #7 07-30-2007, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

porkfriedrice - Neither Gwenyth nor Michelle are initiated. I don't know if they have any other association with Gamma Phi - anyone else have info?

I don't think that they were initiated, but I found a website listing them as Gamma Phi Betas. Curious, because it lists some others that are indeed Gamma Phi Beta alumnae such as as Lynn Martin and Kelli McCarty.

SWTXBelle I can pm the link if you want to see it.

epchick · #8 07-30-2007, 08:47 PM

<rant>
Ok, so the VP of Marketing from my chapter sends out monthly newsletters to collegiates, alumnae, and parents....and recently she's added a "famous phi's" section. She added Jodi Sweeten (Stephanie from Full House) on it a few times, and i've tried to tell her that she isn't a famous Alpha Phi. That if she was she would be mentioned on our sorority website.

Her answer, "Well i saw it on a school's 'famous phis' section...so it must be true." No it doesn't.

</rant>

SWTXBelle · #9 07-31-2007, 04:46 PM

icelandelf, I've seen both of them listed (along with Reese Witherspoon - what?) on various chapter and personal websites, but in the absence of a confirmation from IHQ, I have to say no.

GymnastA · #10 07-31-2007, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by porkfriedrice

As a womens gymnastics fanatic, I'll go ahead and say that I think AOPi's coolest alum is Courtney Kupets. Seriously, have you seen her release moves on the uneven bars? That girl can FLY!

Just FYI, she isn't an alum yet. She's going to be a junior in the fall. Actually, that chapter has two other gymnasts who have impressive resumes, Audrey Bowers and Nikki Childs, as well.

AlexMack · #11 07-31-2007, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by GymnastA

Just FYI, she isn't an alum yet. She's going to be a junior in the fall. Actually, that chapter has two other gymnasts who have impressive resumes, Audrey Bowers and Nikki Childs, as well.

Wow brainfart there, I was just thinking of famous members. She's still awesome. I never got to do gymnastics because it was too expensive (so much wasted talent *cries*) so I satisfied myself with an obsession later in life. Ironically horseback riding lessons were cheaper than gymnastics classes.
Are the other two national team members or just elites?

carnation · #12 07-31-2007, 10:07 PM

Pi Phi has a lot of famous alums but one of my favorites was always (R.I.P.) Nancy Culp--Miss Jane Hathaway!

GymnastA · #13 08-03-2007, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by porkfriedrice

Wow brainfart there, I was just thinking of famous members. She's still awesome. I never got to do gymnastics because it was too expensive (so much wasted talent *cries*) so I satisfied myself with an obsession later in life. Ironically horseback riding lessons were cheaper than gymnastics classes.
Are the other two national team members or just elites?

Bowers was "just" a L10 (and a damn good one at that). Childs trained alongside Vise, Patterson, and that whole WOGA crew, and ended up making the National Team a few times.