Ivy Baker Priest, California/Los Angeles - Alpha Chi

In 1953, shortly after taking office as the Treasurer of the United States, Ivy Baker Priest was asked by President Dwight D. Eisenhower how she was enjoying her new job. She responded, "I'm enjoying it immensely, Mr.President ... but at the moment I'm just overwhelmed to be here. I never expected to be anywhere near the White House." Eisenhower's face broke into a familiar grin. "I know just how you feel," he said, "neither did I." Ivy Baker Priest was called one of the most outstanding women of the century and one of the best known with her signature on billions of United States dollars.