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Fun Pi Phi Facts

PI BETA PHI FIRSTS *The 1st organization of college women founded as a national fraternity. *One of the 1st of 7 founding groups of the National Panhellenic Conference. *The 1st organization to see the value & the service of the alumnae by creating an alumnae department *The 1st to have a national philanthropic project. *The 1st to use alumnae as guidance for the active members & created Alumnae Advisory Committees for each collegiate chapter.

FAMOUS PI PHIS *Susan Lucci                                                 soap star *Jennifer Garner (Ohio Eta)                             Actress, "Alias" *Jane Seymour                                             actress Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman *Jane Sibbet                                                 actress who played Ross' wife on Friends *Marilyn Van Derbur Atler (CO Alpha)              Miss America 1958 *Susan Akin (Mississippi Beta)                           Miss America 1986 *Courtney Gibbs (Texas Delta)                           Miss USA 1988 *Ann Cook (Texas Beta)                                   Original Gerber Baby *Carrie Chapman Catt (IA Gamma)                      Founded League of Women Voters *Kellie Kuehne                                              Women's PGA professional golfer *Nancy Hogshead (North Carolina Beta)              Olympic Gold Medal winner in swimming *Tracy Ruiz                                                   Olympic Gold Medal winner in synchronized swim *Anna Fisher (California Epsilon)                         Former Astronaut *Jane Bryant Quinn                                         Financial Columnist *Grace Coolidge (Vermont Beta)                         First Lady *Anne Moore                                                 President of People Magazine Group *Jennifer Biddulph Maxwell                               co-creator of the PowerBar *Mrs. Parker                                                   of Parker Pens *Patricia Neal (Illinois Epsilon)                            Actress *Margaret Truman (DC Alpha)                            Daughter of President Truman *Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas Alpha)                     US Senator *Nancy Kulp (Florida Beta)                                 Actress, "The Beverly Hillbillies" *Meredith Brokaw (South Dakota Alpha)               Wife of Tom Brokaw *Faye Dunnaway (Florida Beta)                             Actress *Betty Cole Dukert (Missouri Alpha)                    Producer of "Meet the Press" *Sue Grafton (Kentucky Alpha)                           Author *Marilyn Horne (California Gamma)                      Opera Star *Also, two famous songs were written/dedicated in honor of Pi Phis: *"Angel Eyes" by Jeff Heley and "My Angel is a Centerfold" by J. Gell's Band *Ever Wonder about the arrows on Wrigley's gum wrappers? *Well, Mr. Wrigley's wife was a Pi Phi too!

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