This is a list of notable members of Kappa Alpha Theta, a North American college Fraternity. This list includes both initiated and honorary members. Academics Elva Bascom (Mu, Allegheny) - librarian, professor, writer on library science Mary Ritter Beard (Alpha, DePauw) – noted historian, Campaigner for Women's Suffrage. Molly Corbett Broad (Chi, Syracuse) – Served as president of the University of North Carolina, 1997–2006. Matilda Moldenhauer Brooks (Alpha Omega, Pittsburgh) – research scientist who discovered methylene blue. Gertrude Simmons Burlingham (Chi, Syracuse) – mycologist, first woman to earn a Ph.D. from Columbia University through the program at the New York Botanical Garden in 1908. Anna Botsford Comstock (Iota, Cornell) – 1st woman appointed to the faculty at Cornell. Mary Lee Edward (Sigma, Toronto) – women's health pioneer and First World War hero. Dian Fossey (Gamma Xi, San Jose State) – zoologist, first female Primatologist, wrote Gorillas in the Mist. Eilene Galloway (Alpha Iota, Washington University in St. Louis) – researcher and editor. Edith Jordan Gardner (Phi Deuteron, Stanford) – educator and suffrage activist Elizabeth Gilmore Holt (Psi, Wisconsin) – art historian. Karen Ordahl Kupperman (Alpha Mu, Missouri) – American historian. Maud Menten (Sigma, Toronto) – physician, scientist. Margaret Floy Washburn (Iota, Cornell) – the 1st woman to receive a Ph.D. in Psychology. Arts and entertainment Ann-Margret (Tau, Northwestern) – actress, (State Fair, Viva Las Vegas, Grumpy Old Men). Sasha Alexander (Omicron, USC) – actress (NCIS, Rizzoli & Isles) Valerie Bettis – (Alpha Theta, Texas-Austin) dancer/choreographer Susan Browning (Beta Phi, Penn State) – Tony Award-winning actress. Sarah Clarke (Beta, Indiana) – actress, (24). Nancy Coleman (Alpha Lambda, Washington) – actress. Jane Connell (Omega, UC Berkeley) – actress. Joan Ganz Cooney (Beta Delta, Arizona) – founder of the Children's Television Workshop and creator of Sesame Street. DaNae Couch (Epsilon Epsilon, Baylor) – Miss Texas 2012 Sheryl Crow (Alpha Mu, Missouri) – Grammy Award winning singer. Agnes de Mille (Beta Xi, UCLA) – Broadway choreographer. Marietta DePrima (Tau, Northwestern) – actress. Marion Dougherty (Beta Phi, Penn State) – casting director. Patricia DuBose Duncan (Alpha Iota, Washington University in St. Louis) – artist. Cindy Chupack (Tau, Northwestern) – Golden Globe & Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and producer. Cinta Laura – (Epsilon Upsilon, Columbia) Indonesian movie and pop star Ronnie Claire Edwards (Alpha Omicron, Oklahoma) – actress. Glenna Goodacre (Beta Omega, Colorado College) – Sculptor of the Vietnam Women's Memorial, designer of U.S. gold one-dollar coin