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Notable Pi Phis

Meet the Pi Phis who have risen to the top of their fields, from boardrooms and newsrooms to laboratories, stages and seats of government. Their stories reflect the countless ways Pi Phi women have pursued their passions, broken barriers and shaped the world around them.

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Patricia Pritzkau MacLachlan

Connecticut Alpha

Children’s Author

Patricia Pritzkau MacLachlan

Connecticut Alpha

Children’s Author

Patricia MacLachlan is one of the most celebrated voices in American children’s literature, with a career spanning several decades and more than 60 published books. Her writing is known for its spare, lyrical prose and its tender treatment of themes like family, loss and belonging—qualities that have made her books staples in classrooms and homes across North America.

She is best known for “Sarah, Plain and Tall,” a novel about a mail-order bride joining a frontier family on the prairie. Published in 1985, the book was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1986, one of the most prestigious honors in children’s literature, and was adapted into a 1991 television film starring Glenn Close and Christopher Walken. The book’s success launched a series of four sequels.

Patricia was initiated in 1958.

Jaime Maggio

California Zeta

Sports Broadcaster

Jaime Maggio

California Zeta

Sports Broadcaster

Jaime Maggio is an Emmy Award-winning sports broadcaster and reporter who has covered professional sports for national and regional audiences across the United States. Jaime has worked for several leading sports media organizations, including CBS Los Angeles, NFL Network, Major League Baseball on TBS and Spectrum SportsNet. Before transitioning to an on-air role, she spent eight years working behind the scenes in sports television as a production manager, operations assistant and talent coordinator.

Jaime was initiated in 1996.

Wendie Malick

Ohio Delta

Actress and Model

Wendie Malick

Ohio Delta

Actress and Model

Wendie Malick is a successful actress and former fashion model, best known for her roles in various television comedies. She starred as Judith Tupper Stone in the HBO sitcom “Dream On,” and as Nina Van Horn in the NBC sitcom, “Just Shoot Me!” for which she earned nominations for two Primetime Emmys and a Golden Globe Award. Some of her other notable appearances include “Baywatch” and “Frasier,” as well as voice acting work on Netflix’s “Bojack Horseman.” Wendie also has a successful film career, staring in the movies “Scrooged,” “The American President,” “Racing Stripes” and “Confessions of a Shopaholic.”

Wendie was initiated in 1969.

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Adrienne Maloof

New Mexico Alpha

Businesswoman and Television Personality

Adrienne Maloof

New Mexico Alpha

Businesswoman and Television Personality

Adrienne is an American businesswoman, television personality, shoe designer and co-owner of the various business holdings of Maloof Companies, which includes a stake in the Vegas Golden Knights, Maloof Productions, Maloof Music and the retired Maloof Money Cup skateboarding event. She was a cast member for the first three seasons of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”

Adrienne was initiated in 1980.

Lara Merriken

California Gamma

Founder and creator of LÄRABAR

Lara Merriken

California Gamma

Founder and creator of LÄRABAR

In 2000, Lara Merriken was 32, recently divorced and without a job when she decided to make energy bars by mixing cherries, dates and almonds in her Cuisinart. Eventually, she perfected the recipe and launched her company: LÄRABAR. After just two years, the company was generating millions in revenue. In 2008, she sold to General Mills, one of the world’s largest food manufacturers. She stayed involved with the brand, helping guide its continued growth as LÄRABAR became one of the leading energy bar brands in the U.S.

Lara was initiated in 1988.

LuEsther Turner Mertz

New York Alpha

Businesswomen and philanthropist

LuEsther Turner Mertz

New York Alpha

Businesswomen and philanthropist

LuEster is founder of Choice Magazine, an audio anthology of magazine writing for the visually impaired. She established the nonprofit Lucerna Fund to support the efforts of Choice Magazine Listening. She went on to become a major supporter of Lincoln Center, Central Park Conservancy, New York City Ballet, New York Shakespeare Festival, Joyce Theater Foundation, New York Botanical Garden, the Center for Conservation Biology at Stanford University, Joseph Papp’s Public Theater and the American Civil Liberties Union. LuEster was awarded the Mayor’s Award for Arts and Culture in 1983 and the New York State Governor’s Arts Award in 1986. In 1980, the Center for Conservation Biology named a subspecies of the Edith’s checkerspot butterfly in her honor.

LuEsther was initiated in 1924.

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Margaret “Peggy” Michel

Arizona Beta

Tennis Player

Margaret “Peggy” Michel

Arizona Beta

Tennis Player

Peggy is a former professional tennis player who was a member of the U.S. NCAA Championship Team from Arizona State University in 1971 and 1972. She paired with Evonne Goolagong and the duo went on to win three Grand Slam doubles titles together; the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 1974, and the Australian crown again in 1975. Their other significant tour wins include Brisbane and Syndey, Australia, and Toronto, Canada. Continuing her legacy, she is now the assistant tournament director for the BNP Paribas Open.

Peggy was initiated in 1969.

Ann Sommovigo Moore

Tennessee Beta

Media Executive and Publishing Pioneer

Ann Sommovigo Moore

Tennessee Beta

Media Executive and Publishing Pioneer

Ann Moore served as chairman and chief executive officer of Time Inc., one of the world’s largest media companies, from 2002 to 2010. When she was appointed to the role in July 2002, she became the first woman to hold the position in the company’s history. She joined Time Inc. as a financial analyst in 1978 and rose steadily through the ranks, serving as publisher of Sports Illustrated for Kids before becoming publisher and later president of People magazine.

During her tenure at People, Anne championed a then-unconventional belief that women represented a powerful and largely untapped publishing audience. She overhauled the magazine’s format, added beauty and fashion coverage and repositioned it to better serve female readers—moves that helped People surpass Time magazine in advertising revenue by 1991. That same vision drove her to launch four magazines that became major successes: InStyle, People en Español, Teen People and Real Simple. Anne appeared on Fortune magazine’s 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business list ten times and was also named among Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women.

Ann was initiated in 1969.

Eleanor “Ellie” Smith Morrison

Texas Beta

National Commissioner, Boy Scouts of America

Eleanor “Ellie” Smith Morrison

Texas Beta

National Commissioner, Boy Scouts of America

Ellie Morrison made history in 2018 when she was elected the 11^th National Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), becoming the first woman to serve in the role since the organization was incorporated in 1910. A longtime volunteer and philanthropist in her community of Waco, Texas, Ellie has dedicated decades of service to Scouting and youth development

As National Commissioner, she served among the organization’s top leaders during a transformative period in its history, including the expansion of opportunities for girls in Scouting. In recognition of her contributions, Ellie received the BSA’s highest honors for volunteer service, including the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope and Silver Buffalo awards.

Ellie was initiated in 1967.

Dr. Evelyn Murphy

North Carolina Beta

Economist and Politician

Dr. Evelyn Murphy

North Carolina Beta

Economist and Politician

Dr. Evelyn Murphy is an economist, business leader and public servant who became the first woman elected to statewide constitutional office in Massachusetts. She served as the state’s 67^th lieutenant governor from 1987 to 1991, helping break barriers for women in public office. In 1979, President Jimmy Carter appointed her chair of the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere, and she later served as Massachusetts Secretary of Economic Affairs.

Evelyn is also known for her advocacy on behalf of women in the workforce, including her leadership of the WAGE project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating wage discrimination. She is also a resident scholar at the Women’s Studies Research Center at Brandeis University, vice chair of the board of SBLI USA Mutual Life Insurance Company, director of the Citizens Energy Corporation, director of the Commonwealth Institute and a trustee of Regis College.

Evelyn was initiated in 1958.

Patricia Neal

Illinois Epsilon

Actress

Patricia Neal

Illinois Epsilon

Actress

Patricia Neal was a successful American actress, both on the stage and on screen. Her first job was in New York as an understudy in the Broadway production of the John Van Druten play, “The Voice of the Turtle.” She then appeared in Lillian Hellman’s “Another Part of the Forest,” winning the 1947 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, in the first presentation of the Tony Awards.

Kicking off her film career, Patricia made her debut with Ronald Reagan in “John Loves Mary” in 1949. She is best known for her roles as Helen Benson in “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” Emily Eustace Failenson in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and Alma Brown in “Hud,” for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. A well-known star in 1950s and 1960s, she was also the recipient of a Golden Globe Award and two British Academy Film Awards and was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards.

Patricia was initiated in 1944.

Dr. Valerie Neal

Texas Delta

American Historian and Author

Dr. Valerie Neal

Texas Delta

American Historian and Author

Dr. Valerie Neal is an American historian, curator and author best known for her contributions to the preservation and interpretation of spaceflight history. She earned a doctorate in history from the University of Pennsylvania and spent more than three decades at the Smithsonian Institution, where she served as chair of the Space History Department at the National Air and Space Museum. Throughout her career, Valerie curated numerous exhibitions on human spaceflight, planetary exploration and the history of aviation. She has also authored and contributed to numerous books and publications on topics ranging from the Space Shuttle program to the Apollo missions.