Sorority Spotlight: Alpha Omicron Pi

National Website: Alphaomicronpi.org

Alpha Omicron Pi was founded on OSU’s campus on April 22, 2012

Founders: 

Stella George Stern Perry

Helen St. Clair Mullan

Elizabeth Heywood Wyman

Jessie Wallace Hughan

Motto: “Inspire Ambition“

Philanthropy: Arthritis and the Arthritis Foundation

Colors: Cardinal

Flower: Jacqueminot rose

Symbols: Sheaf

Mascot: Panda

Jewels: Ruby

Noted AOII’s: 

Entertainment

Aneta Corsaut   Actress best known for her role as Helen Crump in The Andy Griffith Showand the 1958 film The Blob. [13] Ashley Crow   Actress [14] Ashley Davis   Miss Alabama 2010 [15] Katie Layman   Miss Colorado 2009 [16] Jamie Lynn Macchia   Miss New York 2015 [17] Mary Margaret McCord   2013 Miss USA first runner-up (representing state of Alabama) [18] Natasha Paracha   Miss Pakistan World 2008 [19] Parvati Shallow   contestant on Survivor: Cook Islands, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, Winner of Survivor: Micronesia at the University of Georgia. [20] Katherine Southard   Miss North Carolina 2009 [21] Sofia Vassilieva   actress: My Sister’s Keeper (2009), Medium (2005), and The Wonderful World of Disney (1995) [22] Natalie White   Winner of Survivor: Samoa [23]

Literature and Music

        Anne Byrn   Author of “Cake Mix Doctor,” books, University of Georgia [24] Janice Torre   Songwriter, lyricist of song Paper Roses [25]

Media

        Margaret Bourke-White   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. [26] Janis Mackey Frayer   Television journalist with CTV National News [27] Angie Goff   News Anchor and Journalist for WRC-TV [28] Catherine Mackin   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, First Woman to solely Anchor an Evening Network Newscast on a regular basis, NBC Nightly News. [29] Dr. Melina Jampolis   Diet & Nutrition Author-The Calendar Diet, The Doctor on Demand Diet, etc. CNN Diet and Nutrition Medical Correspondent. Seen on Discovery Channel’s The Fitness Doctor (Host) 2005. Also, seen on TV shows such as: The Doctors; Dr. Oz; Live with Kelly; Today Show. [30]

Politics

        Susan Brooks   United States Congresswoman representing Indiana. [31] Wendy Chamberlin   Former U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan. [32] Mary Dawson   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. [33] Lucy Somerville Howorth   Lawyer, feminist, and politician known for her New Deal legislative efforts. [34] Jessie Wallace Hughan   Founder and first Secretary of the War Resisters League. [35] Teresa Lubbers   Indiana State Senator 1992—2009, current Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education. [36]

Sports

        Nancy Winifred Diehl Dear   American Quarter Horse Association’s Hall of Fame Inductee and National Cowgirl Hall of Fame Inductee. [37] Mercedes Farhat   2008 Olympic Swimmer. Second woman to swim for Libya in the Olympic Games. [38] Courtney Kupets   Olympic and World Champion Gymnast at the University of Georgia.

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