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Alpha Omicron Pi is an international collegiate women's fraternity. Following is a list of notable Alpha Omicron Pi members.

Entertainment

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Sofia Vassilieva
Ashley Davis
Name Chapter Notability Ref(s)
Aneta Corsaut Rho Actress known for her role as Helen Crump in The Andy Griffith Show and the 1958 film The Blob. [1]
Ashley Crow Delta Delta Actress
Ashley Davis Zeta Pi Miss Alabama 2010 [2]
Jamie Lynn Macchia Theta Pi Miss New York 2015
Parvati Shallow Lambda Sigma contestant on Survivor: Cook Islands, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, Winner of Survivor: Micronesia at the University of Georgia. [3]
Sofia Vassilieva Alpha actress: My Sister's Keeper (2009), Medium (2005), and The Wonderful World of Disney (1995)

Literature, Music and Fine Arts

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Name Chapter Notability Ref(s)
Anne Byrn Lambda Sigma Author of "Cake Mix Doctor," books, University of Georgia. [4]
Janice Torre Pi Songwriter, lyricist of song Paper Roses [5]

Media

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Name Chapter Notability Ref(s)
Carolyn Alvey Kappa Kappa Public Relations professional, leader of a five-member team that developed the Amber Alert [6]
Margaret Bourke-White Omicron Pi Photographer and journalist, joined Alpha Omicron Pi while at the University of Michigan. Her works were donated to Alpha Omicron Pi upon her death in 1971, and today are displayed at the international headquarters. [7]
Janis Mackey Frayer Beta Tau Television journalist with NBC News [8]
Angie Goff Gamma Alpha News Anchor and Journalist for WRC-TV [9]
Catherine Mackin Pi Delta Television personality, Two Time Broadcast Journalism Emmy Award Winner for NBC, ABC News (20/20). First Woman to broadcast from a National Convention Floor (1972). Also the first Woman to Anchor an Evening Network Newscast regularly, NBC Nightly News. [10]
Jessie Hughan

Politics and advocacy

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Name Chapter Notability Ref(s)
Susan Brooks Omega United States Congresswoman representing Indiana. [11]
Wendy Chamberlin Rho Former U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan. [12]
Mary Dawson Kappa Phi The current Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner of Canada. She was appointed by the minority Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper on July 9, 2007, as the Conflict of Interest Act came into force. Mary Dawson was made a Queen's Counsel in 1978 and was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 2007. [11]
Madeleine Doty Nu Advocate for prison reform, lawyer [13]
Lucy Somerville Howorth Kappa Lawyer, feminist, and politician known for her New Deal legislative efforts. [14]
Jessie Wallace Hughan Alpha Founder and first Secretary of the War Resisters League. [15]
Teresa Lubbers Kappa Alpha Indiana State Senator 1992—2009, current Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education. [16]
Courtney Kupets

Sports

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Name Chapter Notability Ref(s)
Mercedes Farhat Gamma Omicron 2008 Olympic Swimmer. The second woman to swim for Libya in the Olympic Games. [17]
Kendall Gretsch Delta Kappa 2018 and 2020 Paralympic gold medalist. She has the unique distinction of winning gold medals in both the Summer Paralympics and Winter Paralympics. [18]
Courtney Kupets Lambda Sigma World Champion Gymnast & Olympic medalist at the University of Georgia. [19]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Aneta Corseaut". Alpha Omicron Pi. Summer 2008. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011.
  2. ^ Baxi, Nishita (May 12, 2010). "Ashley Davis-Miss Alabama 2010". Rollins College: Mu Lambda Chapter. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  3. ^ "Parvati Shallow". CBS.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  4. ^ I Univers
  5. ^ International Motion Picture Almanac – Page 320 – 1951
  6. ^ "Fall/Winter 2018 - To Dragma". anyflip. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "Margaret Bourke-White Papers". Syracuse University. July 20, 2005. Retrieved February 4, 2007.
  8. ^ "Janis Mackey Frayer | NBC News Journalist | Muck Rack". muckrack.com. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  9. ^ "angie goff ohmygoff". angie goff ohmygoff. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  10. ^ To Dragma magazine of AOII, 1997
  11. ^ a b Source: Alpha Omicron Pi Women's Fraternity.
  12. ^ Kattan, Lara (May 25, 2007). "Alums in politics reflect on NU's changed political landscape". North By Northwestern. Archived from the original on April 10, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2008.
  13. ^ Becque, Fran (January 2, 2023). "Madeleine Zabriskie Doty, Alpha Omicron Pi, #NotableSororityWomen, on Founders' Day". Fraternity History & More. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  14. ^ "Lucy Somerville Howorth: Lawyer, Politician, and Feminist | Mississippi History Now". www.mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  15. ^ Mari Jo Buhle, "Jessie Wallace Hughan (1875–1955)," in Mari Jo Buhle, Paul Buhle, and Dan Georgakas (eds.), Encyclopedia of the American Left. New York: Garland Publishing Co., 1990; pg. 339.
  16. ^ "TeresaLubbers". Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
  17. ^ "Marco swimmer Mercedes Farhat reflects on her experiences after the Olympics". archive.naplesnews.com. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  18. ^ "Notable Sorority Women". TheSororityLife.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  19. ^ "Courtney Kupets: Info: Biography". Got-Chalk.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2007. Retrieved February 4, 2007.
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