Alpha Xi Delta is a women's fraternity founded on April 17, 1893, at Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois.
Art and architecture
Ella Lillian Wall Van Leer (Gamma Eta) – artist and architect, women's rights activist
Business
Zula Inez Ferguson (Xi) – advertising manager for Blackstone's Betsey Johnson (Eta) – fashion designer Kelley Earnhardt Miller (Zeta Chi) – vice president and general manager of JR Motorsports Carolyn Rafaelian (Beta Upsilon) – founder of Alex and Ani bracelets
Entertainment
Nancy Tribble Benda (Alpha Omega) – actress and a pioneer of early educational television with her show Miss Nancy’s Store Megan Blake (Gamma Eta) – actress, The Young and the Restless, The Opposite Sex, It Takes Two; Miss Georgia 1983 Ava Ernst (Theta) - Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2022 Chrissie Fit (Theta Xi) – actress, Pitch Perfect 2, Pitch Perfect 3 Jane Henson (Beta Eta) – co-founder of the Muppets with her husband, Jim Henson Carol Lawrence (Alpha Theta) – actress, singer, and dancer Patsy Ramsey (Iota) – Miss West Virginia 1977 and mother of Jonbenet Ramsey Laurie Lea Schaefer (Pi) – actress and Miss America 1972 Bobbie Wygant (Alpha Eta) – television news reporter, film critic, and talk show host
Literature and journalism Carol Aebersold (Gamma Chi) - Creator of Elf on The Shelf book and toys Ann Hood (Beta Upsilon) - Best selling author of fiction and nonfiction books Karen Tumulty (Beta Alpha) – national political correspondent for Time magazine and The Washington Post
Military
Polly Peyer – Retired major general in the U.S. Air Force
Politics and government
Anne Clarke (Delta Tau) – Labour Party London Assembly member Nabilah Islam (Delta Xi) – Georgia state senator for the 7th district Anne Mackenzie (Gamma Mu) – Florida House of Representatives Karen Muenster (Rho) – South Dakota state senator for the 15th district Deborah Pryce (Psi) – U.S. Representative from Ohio"She's a Leader, a Trailblazer, an Inspiration!". Quill (Fall 2004). Alpha XI Delta.
Science and engineering
Jan Davis (Gamma Eta) – NASA astronaut Janet Dietrich (Omicron) – one of the Mercury 13
Other
Sandra Lee Scheuer (Beta Tau) – killed in Kent State shootings
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