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Famous Zetas
Erin Andrews, is an alumna of Gamma Iota Chapter at the University of Florida, 2000. She is
a reporter for ESPN's NHL, College Football, and Big Ten Basketball coverage.
Susan Ford Bales, daughter of former President Ford.
A dedicated breast cancer advocate, she has been a spokesperson for National
Breast Cancer Awareness Month for more than a decade. Susan is also co-chairman
for the Capitol Council for Early Detection.
Brigadier General
Margaret A. Brewer, U.S.M.C, the first woman general of the U.S.
Marine Corps.
Phyllis George Brown, since becoming Miss America in 1971, she has
embarked on a career in the broadcasting field. She has been a TV sportscaster for NFL Today, and a TV anchorwoman of the CBS morning news. She is also a
best-selling author. She also held the status of First Lady of Kentucky as the wife of
Governor John Brown.
Betty Buckley, portrayed the role of "Abby" on the TV series Eight is Enough. She
also won a Tony award in 1983 for her potrayal as Grizabella in the musical Cats.
Faith Skowronski Daniels, is an alumna of Theta Chapter, Bethany College. She reported news for 48 Hours and Sunday Morning
she served as News Anchor for The Today Show and CBS Early Morning News, and hosted the television show A Closer Look.
Geralyn Lucas, a special initiate at Convention 2006. She is the author of Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy. Her book inspired the Lifetime Movie of the same name
starring Sarah Chalke.
Deborah Platt Majoras, is an alumna of Delta Omega Chapter, Westminster College. She was named by President
George W. Bush as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission in August 2004.
Nicole Paggi, is an alumna of Texas State University. She is now an actress.
Her roles have included starring as Sydney Shanowski on the Hope and Faith TV series, Marie Blanchard in the movie Frozen Impact, and
Britney on the TV Series Providence.
Lynda Byrd Johnson Robb, Chairman of the Board for Reading Is
Fundamental, daughter of former President Johnson, and wife of Virginia Senator Charles Robb.
Shonda Brewer Shilling, selected as ZTA's 2004 Outstanding Alumna. She is the wife of Boston
Red Sox pitcher, Curt Shilling. Together they are the founders of SHADE, the Curt and Shonda Shilling
Melanoma Foundation of America.
Elizabeth Ward, After her year of service as Miss
America(1982), Elizabeth went to New York and began to pursue a career in modeling
and acting. She was part of the Miss America telecast in 1984, and has MC'ed
many pageants on the state and local level. She since pursued an acting career
and has appeared in several movies.
Dr. Ellen Zwilich, the first female recipient of the
Pulitzer Prize in Music (1983), first woman to receive a doctorate degree in
music composition from the Julliard School of Music, holds first appointment to
the Carnegie Hall Composer's Chair, and composed the song "Peanuts Gallery" for
cartoonist Charles Schulz.
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