Famous Kappas | Kappa Firsts | Other Kappa Chapters Famous Kappas Kappa's members have excelled in their fields, advanced their scholarly interests and have helped make the world a better place. The following list serves as only a sample of the diversity within Kappa Kappa Gamma. All are an inspiration and source of pride to all Kappa sisters. Ashley Judd Jane Pauley Laurie Hickson-Smith Phyllis McGinley – past recipient of the Pulitzer Prize Ashley Judd – actress, Double Jeopardy, A Time to Kill, Kiss the Girls, High Crimes, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Candace Bergen – actress, Murphey Brown Kate Spade - fashion designer Lucy Webb Hayes – wife of president Rutherford B. Hayes Jane Pauley – host, Today Show Madelyn Davis – writer, I Love Lucy and The Mother-In-Laws Barbara Feldon – actress, Get Smart Jo Ann Woorley – actress, Laugh In Kate Jackson – actress, star of Scarecrow and Mrs. King and Charlie's Angels Frances Sutton Schmitz– the first woman architect registered in her state Nancy Olson – starred in Disney's Pollyanna Ruth Pollack – first woman vice president of IBM Laurie Hickson-Smith - interior designer, Trading Spaces Gena Rowlands Cassavetes – starred in The Notebook Robin Burns – retired CEO of Victoria’s Secret Beauty, former CEO of Estee Lauder, headed Bloomingdales cosmetics Erin Moriarty – correspondent for 48 Hours on CBS News Nancy Humphries O'Dell – co-anchor of Access Hollywood Jann Carl Sears – anchor of Entertainment Tonight Nance Morgan Ritter – actress, wife of actor John Ritter Susan Harrell Black – Judge of U.S. Court of Apstarpeals for 11th Circuit Kappa Firsts 1881 – First woman's council to utilize a Grand Council form of government, rather than a Grand Chapter form. 1882 – First women's fraternity to publish a magazine (The Key). 1891 – First to extend invitations to a Panhellenic convention. 1922 – First women's fraternity to establish a Central Office. 1928 – First to adopt the graduate counselor system - established as the Co-Organizer Program. 1942 – First to set up Service Women's Centers. 1951 – First women's fraternity to establish a permanent Fraternity Headquarters. 1965 – First to join with another sorority in a co-housing venture (with Kappa Alpha Theta at the University of Pittsburgh). 1976 – First fraternity to set up a career networking program. 1981 – First women's fraternity to incorporate a Heritage Museum. Other Kappa Chapters Beta Nu - Ohio State University Delta - Indiana University Delta Alpha - Penn State University Delta Xi - Carnegie-Mellon University Epsilon Eta - Auburn University Epsilon Lambda - University of Tennessee Epsilon Phi - University of Florida Epsilon Zeta - Florida State University Gamma Rho - Allegheny College Omega - University of Kansas Zeta Mu - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Zeta Xi - Yale University