College and University Presidents Who Are Sorority Women

Below is a list of college and university presidents who are sorority women. I crowdsourced the list on the Focus on Fraternity History facebook page. If you have additional names, please let me know and I will add them.

 

Madeleine Wing Adler, Ph.D., President, West Chester University (1992-2008), Delta Delta Delta

Ann M. Amore, Ph.D., President, Rosemont College (2001-2005), Gamma Phi Beta

Roslyn Clark Artis, J.D., Ed.D., President and C.E.O., Benedict College (2017-present), Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Jahnae Barnett, Ph.D., President, William Woods University (1990-2021), Alpha Omicron PI

Gretchen Bataille, Ph.D., President, North Texas State University (2006-2010), Alpha Chi Omega

Vernell Bennett-Fairs, Ed.D., President, LeMoyne Owen College (2021-present), Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Mary McLeod Bethune, Bethune-Cookman University (1923-1942, 1946-1947), Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Judith Bonner, Ph.D., University of Alabama (2012-2015), Delta Gamma

Sarah Gibson Blanding, Vassar College (1946-1964), Kappa Kappa Gamma

Martha Burger, MBA, Oklahoma City University (2018-2021), Delta Gamma

Johnetta Cole, Ph.D., Spelman College (1987-1997), Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Ada Comstock, Radcliffe College (1923-1943), Delta Gamma

Deborah L. Ford, Ed.D., University of Wisconsin- Parkside, 2009-present,Chi Omega

Gail Fullerton, Ph.D., San Jose State University (1978-1991), Chi Omega

Elizabeth Garrett, Ll.D., Cornell University (2015-2016), Chi Omega

Glenda Baskin Glover, J.D., Ph.D., Tennessee State University (2013-present), Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Also serves as International President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Karen Holbrook, Ph.D., President, Ohio State University (2002-2007), Gamma Phi Beta

Danielle R. Holley-Walker, J.D., Mount Holyoke College (2023-), Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Sue Ann Housman, Ph.D., Monmouth College (1994-1997), Pi Beta Phi

Frances Lucas-Taucher, Ph.D., Millsaps College (2000-2010), Delta Gamma

Tisa Mason, Ph.D., President, Valley City State University (2014-2017), Fort Hays State University (2017-present), Sigma Kappa

Shari McMahan, Ph.D., Eastern Washington University, Delta Delta Delta

Kelly M. Miller, Ph.D., Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2017-present), Alpha Gamma Delta

Peggy Gordon Miller, Ph.D., South Dakota State University (1998-2006), Chi Omega

Charlotte Morris, Ph.D., Tuskegee University (2021-present), Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Shirley C. Raines, D.Ed., University of Memphis (2001-2013), Zeta Tau Alpha

Judith Rodin, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania (1994-2004), Delta Phi Epsilon

Cheryl B. Schrader, Ph.D., Wright State University (2017-2019), Gamma Phi Beta

Mary Karsten Surridge, North Park University (2018-present), Gamma Phi Beta

Ivy Ruth Taylor, Ed.D., Rust College (2020-present), Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Lori White, Ph.D., DePauw University (2020-present), Sigma Kappa

Nancy Lusk Zimpher, Ph.D., Chancellor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1998-2003), President, University of Cincinnati (2003-2009), Chancellor SUNY (2009-2017), Kappa Alpha Theta

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