Famous Zeta Members




Erin Andrews

  • An alumna of Gamma Iota Chapter, University of Florida, 2000
  • Sideline reporter for ESPN on Major League Baseball, NCAA football, basketball and baseball
  • Member of the Gator basketball dance team from 1997- 2000

Susan Ford Bales

  • Daughter of former 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

Brigadier General Margaret A. Brewer, U.S.M.C.
  • An alumna of Alpha Gamma Chapter, University of Michigan
  • First Woman General of the United States Marine Corps

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 1976
  • 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
  • Authored Kentucky Crafts

Betty Buckley

  • An alumna of Gamma Psi Chapter, Texas Christian University
  • 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
  • An alumna of Theta Chapter, Bethany College
  • 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


Geralyn Lucas
  • Special Initiate of Theta Xi Chapter at Rutgers University during Convention 2006
  • Author of “Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy” which become a Lifetime Television movie in 2006
  • Director of Public Affairs for Lifetime Television
  • Member of Lifetime's Stop Breast Cancer for Life initiative



Deborah Platt Majoras

  • An alumna of Delta Omega Chapter, Westminster College
  • Named by President George W. Bush as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, Aug. 2004
  • Partner in the antitrust section of Jones Day law firm, Washington, D.C.
  • Appointed deputy assistant attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, April 2001; Named principal deputy, Nov. 2002.
  • Juris Doctorate from the University of Virginia in 1989
  • Selected ZTA's 2006 Outstanding Alumna

Nicole Paggi

  • An alumna of Theta Psi Chapter, Texas State University San Marcos
  • Will appear in "Campus Confidential" (2005) TV Series
  • Starred as Sydney Shanowski on "Hope & Faith" (2003) TV Series
  • Played Marie Blanchard in Frozen Impact (2003) Movie
  • In 2002, played Britney in "Providence" TV Series
  • Debuted on TV Series "Pasadena" in 2001 as Jennie Bradbury

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

Shonda Brewer Shilling

  • An alumna of Iota Delta Chapter, Towson University in Maryland
  • Founder of SHADE, The Curt and Shonda Schilling Melanoma Foundation of America
  • Selected ZTA’s 2004 Outstanding Alumna
  • Selected Towson University’s Outstanding Alumna 2007

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, 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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