So often, when we talk about successful people, we forget to wonder what they were doing before anyone was paying attention to them. But as we all know, what you do in college greatly affects your development as a leader and individual.
So for Women’s History Month, I wanted to dig into what was going on with these successful women while they were on campus, being about as famous as you and I are right now.
Melinda Gates
Notable for: Co-chair of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
College: Duke University
On – campus involvement: She was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, Beta Rho Chapter.
Hillary Clinton
Notable for: Politician, running for President in 2016
College: Wellesley College
On – campus involvement: She was president of College Government and, surprisingly, president of College Republicans (before re-aligning with the Democratic party).
Mary Barra
Notable for: CEO at GM
College: Kettering University
On – campus involvement: She was a member of Tao Beta Pi.
Sheryl Sandberg
Notable for: COO at Facebook
College: Harvard University
On – campus involvement: Co-founded the group Women in Economics and Government.
Ginni Rometty
Notable for: CEO at IBM
College: Northwestern University
On – campus involvement: President of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.
Michelle Obama
Notable for: Former First Lady
College: Princeton University
On – campus involvement: She was involved in the Third World Center (now known as the Carl A. Fields Center), a group supporting minority students. She tutored and ran their day-care center.
Condoleezza Rice
Notable for: 66th Secretary of State
College: University of Denver
On – campus involvement: She was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society, as well as being a member of Alpha Chi Omega, Gamma Delta chapter.
