This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at OK State chapter.
National Website: Alphaxidelta.org
Alpha Xi Delta was founded at Oklahoma State on March 16th, 1968!
Founders:
- Cora Bollinger Block
- Alice Bartlett Bruner
- Bertha Cook Evans
- Harriett Luella McCollum
- Lucy W. Gilmer
- Lewie Strong Taylor
- Almira Lowry Cheney
- Frances Elizabeth Cheney
- Eliza Drake Curtis Everton
- Julia Maude Foster
Motto: “The Pen is Mightier than the sword”; “Realize Your Potential”
Philanthropy: Autism Speaks
Colors: Light Blue, Navy Blue, Gold
Flower: Pink Killarny Rose
Symbols: The Quill
Mascot: Teddy Bear/BetXI Bear.
Jewels: Pearl and Diamond
Noted Alpha Xi Delta’s:
Entertainment
- Audrey Banach (Alpha Kappa) – Miss Kansas USA 2013
- Megan Blake (Gamma Eta) – actress, The Young and the Restless, The Opposite Sex, It Takes Two; Miss Georgia 1983
- Nichole Greene (Gamma Beta) – Miss West Virginia USA, 2016
- Jane Henson (Beta Eta) – co-founder of The Muppets with her husband, Jim Henson
- Gail Kobe (Alpha Xi) – actress, The 10 Commandments, Gunsmoke, Bewitched, The Outer Limits, The Twilight Zone; executive producer of Guiding Light
- Carol Lawrence (Alpha Theta) – actress, singer, and dancer
- Alyssa Murray (Theta Gamma) – Miss Delaware 2012
- Pamela Paugh (Gamma Beta) – Miss West Virginia 1980
- Amanda Pennekamp (Epsilon Iota) – Miss South Carolina USA 2004; Miss Earth USA 2006
- Patsy Ramsey (Iota) – Miss West Virginia 1977; mother of Jonbenet Ramsey
- Laurie Lea Schaefer (Pi) – actress; Miss America 1972
- Jen Schefft (Pi) – reality TV contestant on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette
- Kim Webster (Iota) – actress, The West Wing, The Glass House
- Rebecca Yeh (Gamma Tau) – Miss Minnesota 2013
- Chrissie Fit (Theta Xi) – actress, Pitch Perfect 2, Pitch Perfect 3
Business
- Verna Kay Gibson (Gamma Beta) – first female CEO of a Fortune 500 company (The Limited stores)
- 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
- Karen Marie Shelton (Epsilon Xi) – Internet (Hairboutique.com) and telephony (T&S software) entrepreneur
Writers
- Carol Aebersold (Gamma Chi) – co-author of The Elf on the Shelf
- Karen Tumulty (Beta Alpha) – national political correspondent for Time magazine and The Washington Post
Government and military
- Jan Davis (Gamma Eta) – NASA astronaut
- Mimi Blackburn Drew (Nu) – first female Rear Admiral, United States Navy
- Deborah Pryce (Psi) – politician, U.S. Representative from Ohio
- Susan Winckler (Sigma) – former Acting Chief of Staff of the Food and Drug Administration