DELTA ZETA FUN FACTS
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KILARNY ROSE
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MERCEDES BATES: first female corporate officer of General Mills Foods. After being appointed to head the Betty Crocker Division, she was often refered to as "Betty Crocker."
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EDITH HEAD: Emmy award-winning designer; 8 time Oscar Winner in Costume Design.
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FLORENCE HENDERSON (Honorary Member): actress (The Brady Bunch)
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MARTHA SOFIA LOVISA DAGMAR THYRA: Princess of Sweden, Crown Princess of Norway
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HALA GAINES MODDELMOG: President and CEO of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
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MARCIA WALLACE: TV and stage actress
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JEAN WICKSTROM LILES: Senior Foods Editor of Southern Living magazine
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SHELLEY BERKLEY: U.S. Representative for Nevada's 1st Congressional District
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MARTI DODSON: lead singer for national recording artist, Saving Jane.
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NANETTE FABRAY: actress, worked to bring sign language and captioning to television.
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MAURINE BROWN NEUBERGER: former U.S. Senator
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MELISSA ORDWAY: actress and model
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PAT PRIEST: actress (The Munsters)
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IVY BAKER PRIEST: former United States Treasurer
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KAY YOW: College and Olympic basketball coach. Inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and inaugural ESPY Award winner.
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ARLENE PALSGRAFF DAVIS: first woman in aviation
FAMOUS DEE ZEES
Number of Collegiate Chapters: 160 in the United States and Canada
Number of Alumnae Chapters: Over 200 alumnae chapters offer continuing association in 49 states, including Hawaii as well as the United Kingdom and Canada. Surfing Sisters is our first virtual alumnae chapter, established in 1998 as an option for alumnae who do not live near an established college or alumnae group.
Number of Initiated Members: Over 244,400
Number of collegiate members: At any given time, Delta Zeta has more than 14,000 undergraduate members.