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Tennessee Beta

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Our Roots

Tennessee Beta was installed in 1940 by past Grand President Amy Burnham Onken, Illinois Epsilon.

Supporting Sisters’ Dreams

Chapter-specific scholarship funds support collegiate chapter members as they pursue their academic dreams and professional goals. By giving to a scholarship fund, donors can directly impact their own chapter sisters and open doors that might not have been possible otherwise.

Notable Chapter Alumnae

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Ann Sommovigo Moore

Media Executive and Publishing Pioneer

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Ann Sommovigo Moore

Media Executive and Publishing Pioneer

Ann Moore served as chairman and chief executive officer of Time Inc., one of the world’s largest media companies, from 2002 to 2010. When she was appointed to the role in July 2002, she became the first woman to hold the position in the company’s history. She joined Time Inc. as a financial analyst in 1978 and rose steadily through the ranks, serving as publisher of Sports Illustrated for Kids before becoming publisher and later president of People magazine.

During her tenure at People, Anne championed a then-unconventional belief that women represented a powerful and largely untapped publishing audience. She overhauled the magazine’s format, added beauty and fashion coverage and repositioned it to better serve female readers—moves that helped People surpass Time magazine in advertising revenue by 1991. That same vision drove her to launch four magazines that became major successes: InStyle, People en Español, Teen People and Real Simple. Anne appeared on Fortune magazine’s 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business list ten times and was also named among Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women.

Ann was initiated in 1969.

 

Chapter Awards

2001

Alice W. Johnson Bowl

2001

PBP Scholarship Plaque

2001

Top Ten Chapters

2001

Top Ten Chapters

2006

Top Ten Chapters

2006

Links to Literacy

2006

Centennial Award

2006

Top Ten Chapters

2008

Excellence in Alumnae Advisory Committee Service

2015

Excellence in Risk Management/Legal Programming

2019

Excellence in Risk Management/Legal Programming