| The majority of of our 123, 000+ Alpha Gamma
Delta members are the unsung heroes to their families, workplaces, friends
and Sisters. The inspiring Purpose by which we model our lives encourages
us to climb higher, reach farther. Many of our members are rewarded and
recognized by local, municipal, state, provincial and national honours,
both in Canada and in the United States. Our members span the world over.
You may know some of our more famous alumnae.
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 Maria Maunder -- Zeta Chi, University of Western Ontario
Maria is an Olympic athlete who brought silver back to Canada from the 1996 Centennial Games in Atlanta. She and her teammates of the Canadian Women's Eight Crew rowed to victory on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, GA. She truly lives the Purpose ".. to possess high ideals and attain somewhat unto them." |
 Rita
Coolidge -- Gamma Beta, Florida State University
Rita is an accomplished entertainer. She has shared
the stage with many superstars including Eric Clapton and her former
husband, Kris Kristopherson. Her album Out of the Blues was featured
in an article in the Alpha Gamma Delta Quarterly. Her latest
CD is Thinkin' About You.
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Gloria Loring -- Delta Alpha,
University of Southern California
Gloria is an actress, singer, song writer and philanthropist.
She is also the author of a few books dealing with Juvenile Diabetes,
the official philantropy of Alpha Gamma Delta. In 1999, JDFI recognized
her with their "Lifetime Commitment Award" and she was awarded the 1999
"Woman of Achievement Award" by the Miss America Organization. She is
listed in Who's Who in America and The World Who's Who of Women.
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 Donna
Fargo -- Gamma Eta, Auburn University
Donna was the "Happiest Girl in the Whole USA" in the
early 70s. This Country/Western music star now courageously lives with
multiple sclerosis. Donna published the book "Trust in Yourself : Thoughts
About Listening to Your Heart and Becoming the Person You Want to Be".
She has also published a collection of poems with Blue
Mountain Arts.
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 Amber
Brkich -- Alpha Epsilon, Westminster College
Amber was a contestant on the television show Survivors
2 on CBS. This series was filmed in the Australian Outback.
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 Karen
Staley -- Alpha Omicron, West Virginia Wesleyan College
Karen is a Country recording artist on Warner Bros. Record
label. Formerly an opening act for The Judds and Reba McEntire, she
wrote the lyrics to the popular "The Keeper of the Stars" by Tracy Byrd
and also Faith Hill's "Let's Go To Vegas" and "Take Me As I Am." Look
for Karen's debut release Fearless.
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 Jeanne
Swanner Robertson -- Gamma Delta, Auburn University
This former Miss Congeniality at the Miss America Pageant
is a gracious 6'2" tall. She is a humorist and the authour of two delightfully
funny books. Jeanne is a member of the National Speakers Association.
"It's always a special treat after a speech to have a woman come up
and start the conversation with, 'Aren't you an Alpha Gam?' I enjoy
the special bond."
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Edna Cress Staebler -- Tau, University of Toronto
Edna is an award winning author and journalist. She holds
the highest honour awarded to a Canadian: she is a member of the Order
of Canada. She has authored non-fiction books as well as a popular cookbook
series. Wilfrid Laurier University offers a creative non-fiction award
in her name, the only such award given in Canada. Edna is an Alpha Gamma
Delta Distinguished Citizen. |
 Kay
Studebaker Allenbaugh -- Phi, Oregon State University
Kay is the author of "Chocolate for a Woman's Soul" and
"Chocolate for a Woman's Heart". These are great books to pick up for
your Sister-Daugther, your mom for Mother's Day, or even for yourself!
A third book is due May 1999.
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 Kelly
Jo Roarke -- Gamma Sigma, Troy State University
Kelly is Miss Rhode Island 1997. She has been seen on
the screen as an extra in Barbra Streisand's The Mirror Has Two Faces,
several commercials and As The World Turns.
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 Tiffany
Lane Goss -- Gamma Sigma, Troy State University
Tiffany has a rising Country Music star. Says Tiffany,
"I want to be the Sheryl Crow of country. My style is a rockin', modern
country." Look for her debut CD Flower Girl.
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 Barbara
Jo Walker -- Gamma Zeta, University of Memphis
As Miss America 1947, Barbara became the last Miss America
Pageant winner to be crowned in her bathing suit. She later became hostess
of her own television show "Lady of the House". In 1968, Barbara earned
the honour of Alpha Gamma Delta Distinguished Citizen Award (Field of
Community Affairs). |
Heather Wilkes MacAllister -- Epsilon Eta, Texas
Christian University
Writing under the pen name of Heather Allison, this Alpha
Gam has contributed more than 23 books for Harlequin which have been translated
into 20 languages in 45 countries. Her latest can be found at bookstores:
"The Bachelor and the Babies", "A Lark in the Dark", "Mr. December", and
the Blaze anthology. |
Mignon Good Eberhart -- Beta Alpha, Nebraska Wesleyan
University
Hailed as America's answer to Agatha Christie, Mignon has
published over 60 mystery novels including "The Dark Garden" and "While
The Patient Slept". Many of her books line the shelves of the library
at AGD Headquarters in Indiana. |
Agnes Newton Keith -- Omicron, University of California
- Berkeley
Novelist and feminist writer, Agnes' stories reflect her
real world experiences in Asia. She was captive in a Japanese prison camp
and collected a journal on scraps of paper and these influence her writing.
Look for "Beloved Exiles" and "Bare Feet in the Palace". In 1959, she
was given the Alpha Gamma Delta Distinguished Citizen Award (Achievement
in Letters as Distinguished Author). She gave the Acheivement Program
Address at the 1966 AGD Convention at the Empress Hotel in British Columbia.
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Lois Kroeber Wille -- Lambda, Northwestern University
Author and winner of two Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism
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Belinda Smith -- Alpha Omicron, West Virginia Wesleyan
College
Christian singer and songwriter, this Alpha Gam has a CD
released in the USA. |
Lorraine Jensen Davis -- Epsilon Gamma, University
of Denver
"I've often said that the people handling skills I learned
in the sorority house were as important to my career as any of my college
classes." Lorraine is the former Editor and publisher of VOGUE Magazine.
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Ashishan Koruyan -- Epsilon Rho, Texas A&M University
In her native country, Ashishan is a model and has appeared
in TV commercial including those for Pantene products. She was Miss Turkey
1991. |
Carol Morse Perkins -- Delta, University of Minnesota
Along side her late husband Marlin, Carol hosted television's
"Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom". Now a widow, Carol continues to lead
safaris, study endangered animals and preserve wolves. Carol became an
Alpha Gamma Delta Distinguished Citizen (Outstanding acheivement as an
Author and Lecturer) in 1970. |
Danielle Keenan-- Beta Gamma, University of Manitoba
Being crowned Miss Model of the World—Canada 2001 is
the latest of many titles for Danielle. Her other titles include: Miss
Teen Tourism Canada 2001, Miss Teen Manitoba and Manitoba’s representative
at Miss Teen Canada International 2000 and 2001, where she finished in
the top eight as well as received the scholastic award. |
