Getting Involved

If you are a Theta alumna interested in joining the Omega Chapter Facility Board, please contact Margaret Williams by email at marg@margaretwilliams.com or by phone at 510-965-8333.

To find a Theta Alumnae chapter near you, please click here.

Notable Theta Alumnae

Sheryl Crow, Alpha Mu/Missouri (1981):           9 time Grammy award winning recording artist

Tory Burch, Beta Eta/UPenn (1988):               American fashion designer endorsed by Oprah Winfrey, co-chair of American Ballet Theater Spring Gala

Melinda Gates, Beta Rho/Duke (1983):            Co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, member of the Washington Post Board of Directors 

Teal Wicks, Epsilon Sigma/UC Irvine (1999):   Singer, stage actress best known for her role as Elphaba in Wicked (The Omega Thetas went to see Teal perform in San Francisco in Fall 2009!) 

Kerri Strug, Beta Xi/UCLA (1997):
1996 Olympic gold medal winning gymnast 

Kate Voegele, Gamma Upsilon/Miami of Ohio (2006):                                          Singer/songwriter and One Tree Hill actress 

Nancy Landon Kassebaum, Kappa/Kansas (1951):
Former U.S. Senator; the first woman to chair a major United States Senate committee, the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Amy Grant, Alpha Eta/Vanderbilt (1981):
Famous contemporary Christian recording artist and 6 time Grammy Award winner

Ann-Margret, Tau/Northwestern (1960):
Actress and singer in Bye Bye Birdie, Grumpy Old Men. She starred opposite Elvis Presley in Viva Las Vegas and won 5 Golden Globe awards.

Marjorie Husted, Upsilon/University of Minnesota (1914):                                             Home economist who created the Betty Crocker line

Dian Fossey, Gamma Xi/San Jose State (1953):

First female primatologist. She studied endangered mountain gorillas in Rwanda. Sigourney Weaver portrayed Dian in the 1988 film Gorillas in the Mist.

Victoria Reggie Kennedy, Alpha Phi/Tulane (1975):                                                                   Attorney and wife of the late Senator Ted Kennedy

Diane Marie Disney and Sharon Mae Disney: Walt Disney's daughters - for this reason, Kappa Alpha Theta's symbol (the kite) and flower (the pansy) are featured in the Disney film Mary Poppins. The song "Let's Go Fly A Kite" was dedicated to Theta.  

Bertha Van Hoosen, M.D., Eta/Michigan (1880):
Surgeon and first female president of the American Medical Women's Association

Glenna Goodacre, Beta Omega/Colorado College (1958):                                                    Sculptor of the Vietnam Women's Memorial, designer of U.S. gold one-dollar coin featuring Sacagawea

Jennifer Jones, Tau/Northwestern (1936):        Academy Award-winning actress for her performance in The Song of Bernadette (1943)

Mary Ritter Beard, Alpha/DePaw (1895):
Woman's rights activist, 'founding mother' of American's woman's history

Rue McClanahan, Gamma Tau/Tulsa (1953):
Actress from "Golden Girls"

Laura Bush, Beta Sigma/Southern Methodist (1966):
former First Lady of the United States, founder of the annual National Book Festival for literacy

Jenna Bush, Alpha Theta/Texas (2000) & Barbara Bush, Epsilon Tau/Yale (2000): former twin First Daughters of the United States

Lynne Cheney, Beta Omega/Colorado College (1960):
former Second Lady of the United States, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

Cindy Hensley McCain, Omicron/USC (1972):   Businesswoman, philanthropist, and wife of Senator John McCain, former U.S. presidential candidate

Marjorie Rawlings, Psi/Wisconsin (1918):         Pulitzer Prize-winning author for writing The Yearling

Robin McGraw, Omicron/USC (2010): Honorary initiate of Kappa Alpha Theta, wife of television talk show host Dr. Phil and advocate of CASA, Theta's national philanthropy

Sarah Clarke, Beta/Indiana (1990):
Actress in the popular TV show "24" and in the smash hit "Twilight" movie saga as Renee Dwyer

Thetas, Pledge Class of Fall 1964

*To see a longer list of notable Kappa Alpha Theta alumnae, visit the Wikipedia article here. 

Famous Omega Chapter Theta Alumnae

Julia Morgan,      Omega/UC Berkeley     Initiated 1890
The first woman to be licensed in architecture in California and to graduate from the esteemed Ecole Des Beaux-Arts in Paris. She is a California Hall of Fame inductee who designed over 800 buildings including:

• Hearst Castle
• St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco
• Berkeley City Club
  
• Livermore House in San Francisco
• Various UC Berkeley campus buildings, including the gorgeous Hearst Women's Gymnasium and marble swimming pool 
• Original UC Berkeley Kappa Alpha Theta house in 1907
• UC Berkeley Kappa Kappa Gamma house

Katherine Towle, Omega/UC Berkeley Initiated 1916
The first woman to be appointed Director of Women Marines in the United States Marine Corps. After her tour of duty she served as Dean of Students at UC Berkeley.

Helen Hull Jacobs, Omega/UC Berkeley Initiated 1929
Famous 1930's tennis player

• U.S. singles and doubles champion 1932-1935
• Wimbledon Champion in 1936

Ann Curtis, Omega/UC Berkeley                         Initiated 1944                     American Olympic Gold Medal winner, women's 400m freestyle swim