Notable Tri Kappa Members

FRANCES GOLDEN (September 7, 1877-June 24, 1963) was not only a Charter Member of Beta Chapter of Tri Kappa, formed in 1901, but also a Charter Member of the New […]

A former swimming and diving champ and a member of the United States Olympic team of 1924, Fraze Donnelly Bungard was from the Warsaw Alpha Lambda chapter.  At one time, […]

Martha Morgan Leslie was First Lady of Indiana from January 14, 1929 to January 9, 1933.  She was married to Harry Guyer Leslie who was our 33rd Governor. Martha was a […]

Beulah Bondi (May 3, 1889 – January 11, 1981) was an American actress of stage, film, and television. She began her acting career as a young child in theater, and […]

A charter member of the Clinton Beta Nu chapter of Tri Kappa, Enid was the National President of the American Legion Auxiliary. In September 1940 she was elected National President […]

Cecil Murray Harden rose through the ranks of the Republican Party in Indiana and nationally before winning her first campaign for elective office to the House of Representatives. Harden eventually […]

Angelique Murphy of the Hammond Gamma Nu Chapter was the only Council President to have a perfume named after her.  As stated in Life Magazine,  “Angelique and Company, Inc. very […]

Betsy Palmer (born Patricia Betsy Hrunek) was born November 1, 1926 in East Chicago, Indiana.  A member of the East Chicago Beta Sigma chapter, she graduated from the Goodman School […]

Initiated into Tri Kappa Brazil Alpha Omega chapter August 29, 1932, Katharine served as first lady of Indiana from 1953 to 1957 while her husband, George, served as Indiana’s 39th […]

Susanne Zenor (original name Sue Zan Zenor) was born in Louisville, Kentucky on November 26, 1947 and was initiated in Alpha Kappa chapter in Jeffersonville in 1964.  After starting her […]

Born July 29, 1949, Marilyn Quayle is an American lawyer and novelist. She is the wife of the 44th Vice President of the United States, Dan Quayle, and served as […]

Kari Hipsher Halderman competed as Miss Huntington in 1990 and won the title and the right to compete for Miss Indiana.  She won the title Miss Indiana in June 1991, […]

Initiated into Tri Kappa in Corydon, Judy served as First Lady of the State of Indiana from 1997 to 2003 while her husband, Frank, served as governor.  As First Lady, […]

Wendy Vanderpool Holsman was crowned the Wabash County Festivals Queen in July, 1998 and went on to compete in the Miss Indiana State Festivals Pageant  in November, 1998 where she […]