Kappa Alpha Theta 

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.

Getting Plugged Back In

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Famous KAΘ Alumnae

Tory Burch, Beta Eta/UPenn (1988):               American fashion designer

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

Melinda Gates, Beta Rho/Duke (1983):            Co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 

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!) 

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

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

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

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.

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

Amy Grant, Alpha Eta/Vanderbilt (1981):
Famous contemporary Christian recording artist and 6 time Grammy Award winner

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

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

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

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

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.

First female primatologist

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

Laura Bush, Beta Sigma/Southern Methodist (1966):
First Lady of the United States

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. 

Lynne Cheney, Beta Omega/Colorado College (1960):
Vice-President Dick Cheney's wife

Sarah Clarke, Beta/Indiana (1990):
Actress "24"

Omega Thetas, Pledge Class of Fall 1964

Famous Omega Theta Alumnae

Julia Morgan,      Omega/UC Berkeley     Initiated 1890
The first woman to be licenced in architecture in California. She designed over 800 buildings including Hearst Castle, St. Francis Hotel in San Fransisco, Livermore House in San Fransisco, various campus buildings, and the original Kappa Alpha Theta Omega chapter house in 1907.

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, and Wimbledon Champion in 1936. She was the first woman to wear man-tailored shorts at Wimbledon.

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