Kristina Morgan Rose

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Kristina “Morgan” Rose, is a second-generation sorority girl and a former Daughters of the American Revolution Debutante. Her earliest memory was of her parents’ internationally famous Kentucky Derby Party. From those early days, under the beverage tent, she recognized the power and importance of a well-thrown party.

Morgan attended the American University on a National Merit Scholarship. She pledged Phi Mu Fraternity for Women her sophomore year and became legendary as the member most often referred to discipline due to her “escapades.” Morgan served as the Panhellenic Scholarship Chair and Homecoming Float Chair.

After graduating with a BA in Justice, and a J.D. from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Morgan and her husband, Joe Rose, also an attorney, moved to Tampa, Florida. While in Florida, Morgan served as Associate Counsel for America’s fourth largest private prison provider. In that capacity she handled high-profile litigation and media relations strategy incident to litigation and security matters.

In November 2001, Morgan’s husband accepted a position in the federal government and they returned to metropolitan Washington, D.C. Currently, Morgan is an attorney at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and she lives near Maryland's capital of Annapolis, in the community of Edgewater, with her husband and two sons.

In December of 2001, Morgan and Brooksie founded the Society of Recovering Sorority Girls – AKA – Rho Sigma Gamma. For four years, their party planning expertise has been utilized by numerous individuals, and together they have co-hosted an average of ten parties a year. For the past two years, they have distributed a home entertaining column to several print publications and maintained a website sharing their unique philosophy. In the fall of 2004 they expanded their entertainment lifestyle offerings to include travel pieces, party planning workshops and official “Rho Sigma Gamma” t-shirts. Recently, Rose and Brooks accepted the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s offer to become monthly columnists.