Alpha Xi Delta is a women's fraternity founded on April 17, 1893 at Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois.
Art and architecture
- Ella Lillian Wall Van Leer (Gamma Eta) – artist and architect, women's rights activist
Business
- Zula Inez Ferguson (Xi) – advertising manager for Blackstone's
- Betsey Johnson (Eta) – fashion designer
- Kelley Earnhardt Miller (Zeta Chi) – vice president and general manager of JR Motorsports
- Carolyn Rafaelian (Beta Upsilon) – founder of Alex and Ani bracelets
Entertainment
- Audrey Banach (Alpha Kappa) – Miss Kansas USA 2013
- Nancy Tribble Benda (Alpha Omega) – actress and a pioneer of early educational television with her show Miss Nancy’s Store
- Megan Blake (Gamma Eta) – actress, The Young and the Restless, The Opposite Sex, It Takes Two; Miss Georgia 1983
- Ava Ernst (Theta) - Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2022
- Chrissie Fit (Theta Xi) – actress, Pitch Perfect 2, Pitch Perfect 3
- Nichole Greene (Gamma Beta) – Miss West Virginia USA, 2016
- Jane Henson (Beta Eta) – co-founder of the Muppets with her husband, Jim Henson
- Carol Lawrence (Alpha Theta) – actress, singer, and dancer
- Alyssa Murray (Theta Gamma) – Miss Delaware 2012
- Pamela Paugh (Gamma Beta) – Miss West Virginia 1980
- Patsy Ramsey (Iota) – Miss West Virginia 1977 and mother of Jonbenet Ramsey
- Laurie Lea Schaefer (Pi) – actress and Miss America 1972
- Jen Schefft (Pi) – contestant on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette
- Bobbie Wygant (Alpha Eta) – television news reporter, film critic, and talk show host
Literature and journalism
- Carol Aebersold (Gamma Chi) - Creator of Elf on The Shelf book and toys.
- Ann Hood (Beta Upsilon) - Best selling author of fiction and nonfiction books.
- Karen Tumulty (Beta Alpha) – national political correspondent for Time magazine and The Washington Post
Military
- Polly Peyer – Retired major general in the U.S. Air Force
Politics and government
- Anne Clarke (Delta Tau) – Labour Party London Assembly member
- Nabilah Islam (Delta Xi) – Georgia state senator for the 7th district
- Anne Mackenzie (Gamma Mu) – Florida House of Representatives
- Deborah Pryce (Psi) – U.S. Representative from Ohio
Science and engineering
- Jan Davis (Gamma Eta) – NASA astronaut
- Janet Dietrich (Omicron) – one of the Mercury 13
Other
- Sandra Lee Scheuer (Beta Tau) – killed in Kent State shootings
References
- Spikes, Lauren (1 November 2013). "Greek Life Commemorates 125 Years at Tech". news.gatech.edu. Georgia Tech. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- "Summer 2006 Quill – Distinguished Designer" (PDF). Alpha Xi Delta. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ^ "The Quill of Alpha Xi Delta - Fall/Winter 2007". Issuu. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- "The Quill of Alpha Xi Delta; Summer 2013". Alpha Xi Delta. September 1, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- "Featured Friday! - Alex and Ani". AlphaXiDelta.org. March 8, 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- "The Quill of Alpha Xi Delta - Spring 2014". Issuu. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- "Georgia Tech Guide to Greek Life 2017". Issuu. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- "Official Results of 2022 Miss Minnesota USA & Teen USA Pageants". Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- "'Pitch Perfect 2' star Chrissie Fit: From Hialeah to Hollywood". miamiherald. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
- "Sorority Women Competing in Miss USA 2016 - Fraternity History & More". Fraternity History & More. 2016-06-03. Archived from the original on 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- "The Quill of Alpha Xi Delta - Summer 2013". Issuu. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- "10 Sorority Women From the Golden Age of Television - Fraternity History & More". Fraternity History & More. 2014-03-31. Archived from the original on 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- "Miss Delaware 2012 Alyssa Murray - Miss America". Miss America. Archived from the original on 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- "Miss WV Appearance Scheduled" (PDF). The Glenville Mercury. 1981-03-27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-18. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
- "Patsy Ramsey dies from cancer". The Denver Post. 2006-06-24. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- "SORORITY WOMEN WHO HAVE WON MISS AMERICA AND MISS USA - Fraternity History & More". Fraternity History & More. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- "Alpha Xi Delta's Elf on the Shelf Connection". Alpha Xi Delta. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- "Alpha Xi Delta Book Club". Alpha Xi Delta. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- "The Quill of Alpha Xi Delta - Fall/Winter 2008". Issuu. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- "MAJOR GENERAL POLLY A. PEYER". www.af.mil.
- "Fall 2004 Quill – She's a Leader, a Trailblazer, an Inspiration!" (PDF). Alpha Xi Delta. 2004. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- "Astronaut Bio: N. Jan Davis". NASA. January 2006. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-19.