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Alpha Chi Omega

DIGITAL HISTORY

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Gamma Delta Chapter Photograph, c. 1972
Gamma Delta Chapter Photograph, c. 1972

Photo of Gamma Delta chapter members posed in front of chapter house. On the top step to the right you can see Dr. Condoleezza Rice, smiling with her chapter sisters.
Rice Still Stretching Her Horizons Newspaper Clipping, c. 1992-93
Rice Still Stretching Her Horizons Newspaper Clipping, c. 1992-93

This article discusses the work of Dr. Condoleezza Rice (Gamma Delta, University of Denver) in the George H.W. Bush administration and as a professor at Stanford University; a photo of Rice is included. The second portion of the article discusses her political aspirations, childhood and impact in Washington, as well as quotes about various foreign policy subjects.
Dr. Condoleezza Rice in the White House Photograph, c. 2001
Dr. Condoleezza Rice in the White House Photograph, c. 2001

Dr. Condoleezza Rice joined Alpha Chi Omega at the Gamma Delta chapter at the University of Denver. Until her senior year, she was the only African American member of the chapter. She was 19 years old when she graduated cum laude from the university in 1974. She was named Outstanding Senior Woman and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Mortar Board. She earned a master's from the University of Notre Dame and a Ph.D. from the University of Denver’s Graduate School of International Studies. In 1993, she became Stanford University’s first woman provost and served in that position until 1999. In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed her national security advisor. Rice later was named the U.S. Secretary of State, the first black woman to serve in that capacity. A professor, consultant and author, she has won many awards. She is an articulate speaker, accomplished pianist and a football aficionado. She received Alpha Chi Omega's Award of Achievement in 1990.