rupp was an advocate of women's rights and was a member of the organization of women architects (owa), the union internationale des femmes architectes (u.i.f.a.), and the american institute of architects (aia). in 1998, her work was added to the international archive of women in architecture at virginia tech university. she said that she started campaigning for women's issues "simply because i did not want there to be any [women's issues]. it seemed that the time for gender differences should be long over." she was the chairperson of the city of palo alto architectural review board, director of the aia santa clara chapter, and director of california women in environmental design.