The Golden Violet designation is Tri Sigma’s highest honor. For more than a century, these steadfast members have paved the way and set the standard for others. Members must be nominated and meet certain qualifications to become a Golden Violet:
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Remained a member in good standing for 50 years or more.
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Completed Lifetime Dues payments or paid national alumnae dues for 20+ years.
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Served the sorority in some capacity.
We are proud to honor these distinguished members who have demonstrated faithfulness and loyalty, working tirelessly for the advancement of our sorority.
Published as of July 1, 2025. List does not include Golden Violets who have entered into Omega Chapter.
Alpha
Longwood University
I
Helen Harris
Katherine Trent
Alpha Alpha
Concord University
I
Madge Oxley Connor
Sharyn Gilbride Cox
Pat Burgess Grubb
Rosemary Stephens Harmon
Pat Repass Nichols
Barbara Berg Richko
Dixie Cremeans Shelton
Anita Skeen
Diana Crowell Tibbs
Janet Clifford Tucker
Ann Meador Wells
Carol Zika
Alpha Beta
Kent State University
I
Mary Miller Clapper
Violet Creps Pennel
Alpha Chi
Murray State University
I
Mary Owens Abell
Roselyn Nethery Douglas
Donna Grogan Herndon
Maurelle Kirksey Holt
Kathy Rayburn Kopperud
Janet Fentress Laster
Brenda Loos McGinnis
Sarah Ward Miller
Sharon Poore Story
Lillian Harrington Taggart
Joy Bennett Wernet
Virginia Stone Williams
Alpha Delta
Drexel University
I
Louise Felgenhauer Archdeacon
Fay Krebs Donaldson
Ginny Raynes Lund
Josepha Dougherty McNamara
Marjorie Sossaman Sidebottom
Annette Jones Stubbs
Alpha Epsilon
NW Missouri State University
I
Beneta King Barnes
Judy Pritchard Brown
Annette Cushing Dowd
Carolyn Sunderman Drake
Mary Jo Vernon Dreosch
Virginia Watkins Gumm
Judy Hullman Kearns
Phyllis Combs Leet
Charlotte Moore
Helen Fisher Mutz
Janice Dowden Nelson
Sue Wright Owens
Linda Hunter Porter
Bobbi Walker Smith
Jean Swanson Stuck
Jean Jensen Wiechmann
Marylyn Koger Wilcox
Alpha Gamma
Ft. Hays State University
I
Della Wiehl Ainsworth
Marilyn Miller Boldenow
Patricia McCall Bullock
Marlene Deines Connell
Kay Kaufman Feiden
Lois Acre Kurtz
Kay Holt Lanum
Maywin Maddy Riggs
Brenda Dixon Schlesinger
Elaine Shanks
Sidney Zerfas Sproul
Pauline Warren Stewart
Joyce Duell Stranathan
Karen McGuire Zimbelman
Alpha Iota
Northeastern State University
I
Margaret Hauber Bethel
Lena Watts Breedlove
Jo Candy
Cookie Green Cookson
Carol Heathcott Fritts
Jeanne Johnson
Melanie Carter Kelsey
Cheryl Kinion
Karen Jackson McKewon
Bertina Satterfield Myers
Barbara Cromer Ritter
Lou Anna Moore Rowland
Alpha Kappa
Fairmont State University
I
Priscilla Jones McIntire
Alpha Lambda
Harris-Stowe State University
I
Judy Lynch Collier
Pickett Whitney Lema
Alpha Mu
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
I
Lynn Coco Hinrichs
Alpha Nu
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
I
Terri Oldefest Bremner
Marilyn Potts Carson
Sandra Newbrough Cole
Betty Biehl Harriss
Donna Schuchard LaMarca
Deborah Stonich McInerney
Barbara Hayes Needham
Bette Baron Russell
Alpha Omicron
University of Central Arkansas
I
Jeannine Greiner Stokes
Elaine Wever Wolff
Alpha Phi
Central Michigan University
I
Kathleen Heaton Andersen
Jane Ward Brewer
Kay Cummings Broyles
Kolynn Collins Card
Mary Kiander Castle
Mary George Dobrzynski
Marilyn Schlutt Leese
Susan Thomas Lyons
Jean Allen Morse
Patricia Mroczek
Nancy Oliver Patterson
Sandy Koch Sandel
Beth Johnson Smith
Martha Smith
Deborah Leutheuser Young
Alpha Pi
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
I
Jan Hrubic Shay
Gloria Durbin Venett
Alpha Psi
Eastern Illinois University
I
Marge Wozniak Behm
Connie Grove Brower
Marilyn Newlin Fortier
Jackie Williams Goreham
Patricia Knitter Janik
Diana Reetz Knagge
Jane Slazyk Lockett
Darlene Miller
Jacqueline Myers
Ann Hardin Register
Carol Gregory Swango
Dorothy Owens Thompson
Alpha Rho
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
I
Joan Murphy Barlow
Sara Iobst McMillen
Alpha Sigma
University of Southern Mississippi
I
Cynthia Miller Calvert
Peggy Gamble
Julie Lammel
Laura Ward Sweet
Alpha Tau
University of the District of Columbia
I
Mary Thompson
Alpha Theta
Radford University
I
Brenda Hogston Henderson
Janice Lowder Sparhawk
Alpha Upsilon
James Madison University
I
Carolyn Addison
Margaret Hoffman Gouldman
Shirley Walton Kerns
Sherry Davidson Lloyd
Shirley Mowles McKinley
Juanita Mowles Milby
RoseMarie Merritt Mirabella
Joan Perry Patterson
Ann Valentine Pfeiffer
Carolyn Copley Wake
Luciclare Miller Young
Alpha Xi
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
I
Janet Adams Granzin
Georgeann Heath Mullally
Irene Maczala Oldis
M. Eileen Spencer Schafer
Alpha Zeta
Northwestern State University
I
Earlyne Dunn Albright
Ann Cook Campbell
Alida Bishop Casey
Jacque McLamore Crew
Lydia Petrus Kennedy
Sherry Fargerson Morgan
Mary Byrne Pozzi
Tommie Blackbourne Simmons
Susan Thompson Taylor
Rose Alley Voge
Tricia Allen Windham
Beta Alpha
Northern Illinois University
I
Margaret Lindsey Adams
Ginnie Rompf Cook
Barbara Sorlie Houpt
Ginny Peterson Houser
Susan Slezinger Kluth
Bebe Planos McClure
Ellen Parker O'Hara
Bonnie Peterson Prentice
Jean Donahue Threadgill
Beta Beta
Missouri State University
I
Patricia Edel Ball
Joy Trover Borgman
Sue Haynes Patton
Judith Olson Zumwalt
Beta Delta
Shepherd University
I
Carolyn Ewan Schneider
Beta Epsilon
Western Illinois University
I
Chris Hargrave Ahlstrand
Doris Roudebush Black
Susan Hutchinson Martinek
Jeanne Fogler Meek
Carla Trimarco Scalzo
Mary Tobin
Beta Eta
Henderson State University
I
Shirley Lilly McCall
Beta Gamma
Ball State University
I
Linda Milbourn Baron
Janice Schafer Brill
Joyce Thomas Briner
Linda Keegan Clute
Joann Stohler Davis
Chris Myers Hammock
Sherry Dinwiddie Hanlin
Susie Fink Kuhn
Jacque Devine Lewis
Jo Ann Douglas Litton
Nancy Sauer Mann
Judy Krieg Marsh
Dee Myers McConville
Dianne Miller Putt
Alice Neihardt Rice
Helen Sharrett Shull
Nancy Deister Sprague
Sandy Peyton Thayer
Beta Iota
Minot State University
I
Helen Barnick
Ardelle Lierbo Blattman
Lola Von Kuster Brekke
Phyllis Tollefson Kempkes
Mary Anne Huso Rehbock
Jackie Meyer Roberts
Stephanie Sabol Strom
Mary Blesener Sullivan
Kay Klaudt Valge
Beta Kappa
Arizona State University
I
Marilyn Salie Arnett
Maryellen Drasler Baxter
Jacque Williams Guida
Bonita Hix
Christine Perry LaBarge
Honey Leas
Bette Blythe Lewis
Diana Garlington O'Connor
Barbara Mathewson Rohrbacher
Cynthia Settergren
Marci Barge Smith
Barbara Walls Strader
Leslie Motschman Ternosky
Marcia Kay Trimble
Margi Burton Walters
Mary Webster
Beta Lambda
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
I
Sherrie Johannsen Devlin
Cj Havlik Donovan
Ann Marie Potter Fabos
Susan Johanning Koenigsberger
Mary Sawicki Lovell
Barbara Leister McMath
Judith Spielberg Patti
Marge Gove Pfeifer
Barbara Cadieu Schaefer
Mary Schnabel
Beta Mu
University of Central Oklahoma
I
Natalie McDivitt Brock
JoAnn Burke Conley
Linda Foley Fields
Barbara Eiseman Fyffe
Anita Wuerflein Hicock
Marcia Irvin
Sherry Irvin
Donna Handley Jackson
Jacquelyn Payne Kyle
Patti Smith Neal
Jane Walsh Seiboldt
Carolyn Walker
Michelle Phipps Wallace
Elaine Stephenson Weatherford
Linda Ewing Wright
Beta Nu
California State University, Fresno
I
Muriel Penley Mohn
Beta Phi
Florida Southern College
I
Vivian Bryant Carter
Pattie Newcomer Johnson
Carolyn Burt Petrikin
Dottie Anspach Wewe
Beta Pi
University of Wisconsin-Stout
I
Karen Anderson Bernath
Mikki Ruhland Gottwalt
Bev Duerkop Iannone
Leona Novy Jackson
Patricia Dable Jochimsen
Sara Donnelly Keller
Margaret Coleman Lukes
Barbara Schmidt Nordberg
Lori Travis Schaefer
Loleta Dodge Udee
Tara Buchanan Wisdorf
Beta Psi
Youngstown State University
I
Patricia Quaranto Jones
Beta Rho
Western Michigan University
I
Sharren Roche Anderson
Mary Metcalf Blakeslee
Ann Carroll Halbert
Carol Pavlick Hamill-Malliet
Cheryl Taylor Klein
Marcia Yaw Marsh
Marti Ciaramitaro Paul
Judith Haan Rodgers
Kathy DuBois Wachter
Mary Bowman Yankovich
Beta Sigma
University of Tampa
I
Cynthia Kladis Xenick
Beta Tau
University of Detroit Mercy
I
Linda Barbone
Joyce Janus Schmidt
Barb Stoe Stone
Beta Theta
University of Pittsburgh
I
Josephine Mustari Creston
Elva Gale Gilleland
Shirley Papich Stipanovich
Marge Hartman Vurdelja
Bet Loczi White
Beta Upsilon
Pennsylvania State University
I
Nancy Bowden Atha
Marie Schrag Beck
Gail Radcliffe Brown
Joan Foss
Rose Ann Harris Leavesley
Judith Iles Moyer
Joyce Walter Shaw
Kathryn Bonini Sheeler
Beta Xi
Southeast Missouri State University
I
Marilyn McGraw Beiter
Jo Prysock Biladeau
Nancy O'Briend Branigan
Margaret Ganyard
Henrietta Zinn Hallaq
Liz Wakeman Hoffert
Jan Stroker Horner
Carla Helfrich Lange
Margie Schmerbauch Murphy
Georgia Bader Schaljo
Diane Koch Schuttenhelm
Sandra Nahlik Wynn
Deborah Nichols Yates
Chi
Pittsburg State University
I
Judith Roberts Ball
Doris Wilderman Maxwell
Joan Macklin Scott
Joan Baker Shearer
Patricia Patchin Tippin
Delta Delta
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
I
Linda Yandell Dove
Delta Gamma
University of Minnesota, Morris
I
Margaret Williams Keating
Gamma Alpha
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
I
Kathy Miller Jackson
Phyllis Truckenbrodt Prange
Gamma Beta
East Carolina University
I
Brenda Bullock Dinsmore
Pam Hall Hathaway
Phyllis Moore Wood
Gamma Chi
Tennessee Tech University
I
Martha Bailey Ponder
Pamela Short Richardson
Gamma Delta
Adrian College
I
Nancy Ehl Bennett
Suzanne Charlefour Bliss
Lynne Phillips Came
Cynthia Corner
Joyce Reinhard Daglow
Beth Jobse DeMeritt
Paula Wagoner Dragovich
Gail Fenton Fenton-Lepus
Julie Ann Fritz
Georgia Anacker Hansen
Joanne Stone Heemer
Eleanor Helmbold Holdsworth
Sue Ann Zimmerman Jones
Jane Priestley Kamlay
Marilyn Kremer
Judy Green Kruger
Jeanne Blumer Lasky
Margaret Tashey Morrison
Margaret DeLand Neuhauser
Carolynn Berger Newman
Annamarie Long Pelham
Ella Love Sprung
Barbara Hess Thayer
Nancy Aiken Vail
Doreen VanSickle
Carol Schlatter Wacker
Harriet Willard Wade
Janet Martin Walworth
Sara Wilson Woolfenden
Gamma Epsilon
Creighton University
I
Katherine Egan Balwanz
Joan Moore Scott
Gamma Eta
Loyola University New Orleans
I
Therese Dauer Barry
Anita Greco Bonura
Mandy Meehan Chocheles
Mary Barre Curry
Mary Beth Favaloro Gulotta
Mickey Lux
Gwen Hardouin Maniscalco
Joan Bono McNeil
Carol Stephens Purcell
Annette Grisoli Ross
Sandra Douglass Sumich
Sandra Johnson Sutton
Ann Buchler Williams
Gamma Gamma
PennWest California
I
Erna Jo Freeman Klein
Gamma Kappa
Marietta College
I
Rosemary Hawkes Harris
Gamma Lambda
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
I
Dede Breese DeWitt
Barbara Howard Zyvoloski
Gamma Mu
Southeastern Louisiana University
I
Suzan Rome Bosarge
Debra Melancon Caliva
Christy Gomez Gardes
Sybil Roy Jaeger
Donna Bogataj Langevin
Suzanne Blanchard McGlone
Martha Ferguson Payne
Patricia Brown Roux
Ann Hammond Seymour
Gamma Nu
St. Cloud State University
I
Patricia Babb Foster
Gamma Omicron
University of Northern Iowa
I
Gamma Phi
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
I
Carolyn Rezny Benson
Jan Weaver Zeipen
Gamma Rho
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
I
Carolyn Miller Garofalo
Marie Buckwalter Glass
Anne McAleese MacIntyre
Gamma Tau
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
I
Barbara Harrah Conley
Gamma Theta
Bradley University
I
Judith Baldwin Voigt
Gamma Xi
Barton College
I
Gamma Zeta
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
I
Peggy Sekora Cornman
Iota
University of Northern Colorado
I
Shirley Wilson Alsager
Sally Tipton Babcock
Rawlene Laurent Bainter
Mary Keenum Barbee
Sandra Chamberlin
Jo Estes Coble
Clarissa Fithian Crozier
Joanne Ronnfeldt Detary
Lynn Hadley Harrington
Carol Holderman Jordan
Marilyn Bratton Kaes
Patricia Hobson King
Katie Cox Marley
Kathy Marshall McCandless
Sharon Hines Rockwell
Marilynn Miller Schroeder
Wanda Alexander Shipman
Katie Cortner Smith
Mary Wheaton Willson
Kappa
Miami University
I
Mary Anne Gill Asbury
Joyce Martin Beard
Kay Marquardt Beaty
Chris Pritchard Cotey
Barb Behrman Dan
Pamela Murphy Fay
Berta Flath
Ilene Swank Garrett
Vicki Parks Halley
Mary O'Dea Heckert
Vernae Thomas Johnston
Carol Juhasz Ladrigan
Anne Holaday Locke
Nancy Strom McGowan
Nora Eyre Moushey
Jane Sprinkel New
Dorothy Durst Norton
Cherie Pettit Pandora
Carol Benzinger Puzzitiello
Susan Rapier
Jean Ratcliff
Linda Widdowson Richards
Linda Ritter
Karin Kanitz Schneider
Karen Lukas Silz
Claudia Boggess Smith
Constance Swank
Susan Jump Tissue
Frankie Ritter Wainwright
Joyce Johnson Whiteman
Gayle Hackbush Ziaskas
Lambda
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
I
Dolores Chelko Bates
Suzanne Croft
Kappy Dunn
Pamela Skillings
Linda Ellerman Spease
Beverly Jones Stuck
Marie Terbot Thomas
Mu
Truman State University
I
Jan Wall Fedanzo
Lyda Lake Greathouse
Hazel Foreman McRee
Lea Rains Summervill
Nu
University of Central Missouri
I
Carolyn Granger Austin
Vicki Wellman Bird
Donna Jones Clark
Linda Sundberg Clemons
Brenda Porter Dumler
Carole Ruf Gurley
Martha Etter Hammers
Mary Rice Harris
Norma West Henderson
Judy Chrisman Leach
Marcia Welch McGregor
Carol Crank Phillips
Marva Shelton
Brenda Riley Smith
Lutie Long Smith
Barbara Smith Thompson
Kay Satterwhite Thomson
Ella Ludemann Wentworth
Omicron
Eastern Michigan University
I
Mary Lister Boersma
Nancy Miller Boyer
Bernadine Dolph Cadaret
Linda Clayton
Blanche Paynter Hoffman
Karen Leo
Elizabeth Von Eberstein Martell
Imogene Manion Sauer
Phi
Ohio University
I
Mildred Arnold Kohler
Eleanor Minart Stellwagon
Pi
Emporia State University
I
Revelyn Satterlee Alpaugh
Ginny Holdren Andrews
Patricia Keck Fredrickson
Marilyn Pugh Heisterman
Jamie Keyes Katzenmeier
Merrillyn Brooks Kloefkorn
Sara Maxwell Miner
Karen Wedel Richards
Psi
Marshall University
I
Jo Ann Odum Aldrich
Vause Smith Carlsen
Cassie Crickard Landers
Virginia Martin Miller
Beverly Gwilliams Ours
Beverly Harden Passantino
Mary Wilson Siefert
Iris Hudson Smith
Lenora Casto Sutphin
Sybil Martin Thacker
Rho
Florida State University
I
Barbara Stichler Bonapfel
Mary Crumpton Brown
Gail Curry
Frances D'Alessandro
Suzie Guthrie Evenstad
Nancy Carlson Gavaghan
Constance Fluhr Geyer
Linda Wood Hills
Polly Wingfield Horne
Josephine Baggs Jones
Lassie Crawford Lee
Marlene Willett Middleton
Joyce Burts Robinson
Rebecca Stevens
Ree Weidemeyer Tanner
Sigma
Western Colorado University
I
Ruth Spencer Eastman
Rusty Kingsley Hayden
Doris Babcock Hays
Mary Pitcher Hewes
Purple Kay Curtis Hunsaker
Jan Brown Reed
Wilma Hunt Ruggera
Charlene Reddick Stout
Kathy Moore Viessmann
Tau
New Mexico Highlands University
I
Beatrice Bartlett
Margaret Fitch
Louise Wimberly Parkinson
Betty Tovar Roberts
Upsilon
East Central University
I
Mona Bates Lawyer
Xi
Northwestern State
I
Greta Wilkinson Lawrence
Mary Lou McNeely Roedell
Zeta
SUNY Buffalo
I
Augusta Barker
Shirley Booker Hess
Angeline Saladino Senefelder
Freda Meyer Smith
Jean Fraser Walton