Phi Mu's interest in philanthropy is expressed in the first line of its Creed, "To lend to those less fortunate a helping hand," a guiding principle for Phi Mu. The second-to-last line of the creed sums up the most important Phi Mu belief: "To practice day by day love, honor, truth." Philanthropy The fraternity's creed is the uniting statement that every member of Phi Mu is expected to know and live her life by, defining what it means to be a noble woman and enumerating several practices. Phi Mu's open motto is Les Soeurs Fideles ("The Faithful Sisters"). Sometimes the badge is partnered with a guard chain accompanied by the chapter's lettering (for example, the Kappa Omicron chapter of Phi Mu would have a ΚΟ assisting). Initiated members wear the Phi Mu Badge, which depicts a quatrefoil with black and gold enamel bearing ΦΜ, a hand holding a heart, and three stars. It is a small gold and black quatrefoil pin bearing the Φ symbol. Phi Mu's official mascot is a lion named Sir Fidel.Ī Phi Badge is worn by Phi Mu's provisional members.
The official flower is the rose-colored carnation, while the symbol is a quatrefoil. Symbols Īlthough Phi Mu has no official jewel, the fraternity recognizes official colors of rose, symbolizing womanhood, and white, symbolizing truth and purity.
In 1939, Alpha Delta Theta, a small national sorority founded at Transylvania University, merged with Phi Mu. Phi Mu is referred to as a women's fraternity since some sororities predate the term "sorority" and are thus known as "fraternities for women." Phi Mu is one such sorority, and its formal name is Phi Mu Fraternity. The Society joined the National Panhellenic Conference in 1904, taking on the Greek letters Phi Mu. Philomathean is derived from the Greek philomath, which means a lover of learning. Phi Mu was founded on Janu– though not publicly announced until Ma– originally as a literary society referred to as The Philomathean Society at Wesleyan College by Mary Ann Dupont (Lines), Mary Elizabeth Myrick (Daniel), and Martha Bibb Hardaway (Redding). Phi Mu at the Georgia Institute of Technology Phi Mu is one of 26 national sororities which are members under the umbrella organization of the National Panhellenic Conference. Phi Mu's national philanthropy is Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. Phi Mu's National Headquarters is in Peachtree City, Georgia. In its 170-year history, Phi Mu has chartered over 228 chapters. Today, Phi Mu has 136 active collegiate chapters, 137 active alumnae chapters, and more than 187,000 initiated sisters. Phi Mu is one of the two "Macon Magnolias," a term used to celebrate the bonds it shares with Alpha Delta Pi as sororities founded on that same campus. The fraternity was founded at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia as the Philomathean Society on January 4, 1852, and was announced publicly on March 4 of the same year. Phi Mu ( ΦΜ) is the second oldest female fraternal organization established in the United States. Wesleyan Female College, ( Macon, Georgia) For the University of Pennsylvania, oldest continuously-existing literary society in the United States, founded in 1813, see Philomathean Society.
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