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Susan Ford Bales
- Third daughter of President Gerald R. Ford.
- Special Initiate of Alpha Upsilon Chapter, Oklahoma State University, 1993.
- A dedicated breast-cancer advocate, she has served as spokesperson for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month for more than a decade.
- Co-chairman for the Capitol Council for Early Detection, a group of 11 wives and daughters of presidents and vice presidents.
Phyllis George Brown
- An alumna of the University of North Texas and Texas Christian University, initiated into Gamma Phi Chapter.
- Selected Miss America, 1971.
- Debuted as Network Television's first female sportscaster in 1974.
- Earned an Emmy award for work with the NFL on CBS.
- Hosted "NFL Today" for eight seasons.
- Married Kentucky Fried Chicken Co-Founder John Y. Brown, Jr. in 1979. He served as governor of Kentucky from 1979-83.
- Created and sold Chicken by George business.
- Authored Kentucky Crafts.
Beety Buckley
- Graduated from Texas Christian University, Gamma Psi Chapter.
- Won a Tony Award in 1983 for the portrayal of Grizabella in Cats, the musical.
- Portrayed the role of "Abby" on the TV series Eight Is Enough.
- Headed the London Company of Sunset Boulevard for a year, before starring on Broadway in the New York production at the Minskoff Theatre.
- Starred in the Bruce Beresford film Tender Mercies.
Faith Skowronski Daniels
- Graduated cum laude from Bethany College, Theta Chapter.
- Reported news for 48 Hours and Sunday Morning.
- Served as News Anchor for The Today Show and CBS Early Morning News.
- Hosted the television show "A Closer Look".
Lynda Johnson Robb
- An alumna of Kappa Chapter, The University of Texas at Austin.
- Daughter of former President Lyndon B. Johnson.
- Married to Virginia Senator Charles Robb.
- Serves as Vice President of the L.B.J. Company, on the Board of Directors of the radio station KLBJ and director of the LBJ Foundation.
- She serves as Chairman of the Board for Reading Is Fundamental.
- Selected ZTA's 1998 Outstanding Alumna.
Dr. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
- An alumna of Florida State University, Beta Gamma Chapter.
- The first female recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in music, won in 1983 for her Symphony No. 1.
- Holds the first appointment to the Carnegie Hall Composer's Chair, collaborating with the staff on all of the Hall's activities.
- With the blessing of cartoonist Charles Schulz, an avid fan who mentioned her twice in his comic strips, she composed "Peanuts Gallery," a lively six-part character study for piano and orchestra.
- First woman to receive a doctorate in music composition from the Julliard School of Music.
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