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Relax & Reconnect with Sisters this Summer

Jessi on April 1, 2019

Join us at one of the most historic hotels in the area – Hotel St. Francis – located in the heart of the city with numerous museums and cultural attractions nearby. It is just a block from the Santa Fe Plaza and two blocks from Loretto Chapel and the Palace of Governors.

Hotel St. Francis

www.hotelstfrancis.com

Rooms start at $140/night

The weekend’s choices include:

Thursday, June 13

  • Arrivals
  • Welcome Reception at the St. Francis
  • Dinner on your own

Friday, June 14

  • Continental Breakfast and optional Lifelong Learning Event
  • Full Day in Santa Fe at your leisure for exploring
  • Phi Mu Private Group Cooking Class and Dinner at the Santa Fe School of Cooking

Saturday, June 15

  • Enjoy a full day in Santa Fe with no formal itinerary
  • Join your sisters and choose from a variety of itineraries in the iconic city of Santa Fe!

Sunday, June 16

  • Enjoy the morning at your leisure
  • Afternoon Departures

 

Registration Cost: $200

(registration includes the Private cooking class, Welcome reception and continental breakfast Saturday morning)

Please RSVP to Mandi Young at myoung@phimu.org 

Empowering Women to Lead with Confidence

Jessi on February 28, 2019

Phi Mu Fraternity and Phi Mu Foundation have a shared vision to develop confident, vibrant women. Investing in leadership and educational programs such as the Phi Mu Officer Academy challenges our members to think big; to be confident in their abilities to solve tough problems and lead others to find solutions in a complex environment.

In February, more than 800  executive committee officers from every collegiate chapter traveled to Orlando, Florida, for the 2019 Phi Mu Officer Academy. Officers spent the weekend immersed in role-specific leadership training facilitated by Phi Mu staff and experienced volunteer officers, and spent time sharing ideas and best practices with other chapter leaders.

The opening session of the academy was sponsored in part by the Betty Wilkinson Lecture Series Fund (Betty and her husband pictured above.) and featured alumnae Sarah Stewart Holland, Delta Theta, and Beth Silvers, Delta Theta, of the popular podcast Pantsuit Politics. Sarah and Beth shared lessons learned from their time in Phi Mu at Transylvania University and how leaders can handle conflict while maintaining respect for each other and our sisterhood!

 

Leaving a Legacy to Phi Mu

Jessi on February 28, 2019

There is a special group of sisters and friends – better known as the Fidelity Society – who are helping to secure Phi Mu’s bright future through planned gifts to the Foundation. Members of the Fidelity Society have made long-term plans to support our sisterhood by naming the Foundation as a beneficiary through a bequest from a will, life insurance policy, annuity or trust. While the Foundation does not usually receive a planned gift right away, its impact is felt immediately.

 

At the end of 2018, we received a gift from the Grahl Family Trust in honor of Dorothy Erbe Grahl, who was initiated at Epsilon Gamma, University of Tulsa and later transferred to Iota Sigma, University of Southern California. Dorothy was a member of the Fidelity Society for many years and a faithful donor until her passing in 2013. With Dorothy’s planned gift to the Foundation, we are able to invest in the future of Phi Mu women through efforts like academic scholarships, Fraternity leadership programs and emergency assistance for members in need.

If you would like to learn more about how you can leave a legacy in Phi Mu through a planned gift, please visit the Planned Giving tab on our website or contact Director of Major Gifts Mandi Young at myoung@phimu.org

2019 M3 Campaign: The Future is Phi Mu

Jessi on February 28, 2019

UPDATE: The 2019 M3 Campaign is now closed, but stay tuned for the results!

 

Do you ever stop and wonder what Mary, Mary and Martha were thinking about as they planned for the debut of the Philomathean Society in 1852? Were there many secret meetings by candlelight in the original Wesleyan building as they gathered members and wrote the first ritual? What was the buzz like on campus on March 4, 1852, when these three women announced to their classmates that the Philomathean Society was Wesleyan’s newest literary society? It’s incredible to think what it must have been like for these women during that time and if they ever imagined in their wildest dreams that their legacy would live on in the lives of women around the world for 167 years.

In honor of our three pioneering founders, Phi Mu Foundation hosts its annual M3 Campaign each March to encourage members to invest in our sisterhood and support the lifetime development of Phi Mu women. Contributions to the M3 Campaign benefit the Foundation’s annual fund which ensures the Foundation can maintain healthy operations, while also investing in scholarships and leadership programs, emergency assistance for members in their greatest time of need, and the preservation of our Fraternity’s history.

Join us from March 1-31 and participate in the M3 Campaign, either with your collegiate or alumnae chapter or by making an individual contribution to the Foundation. We encourage collegiate chapters to consider participating in the M3 Campaign at 100% – meaning  100% of their members commit to fundraising and/or donating at least $18.52 to the Foundation during the month of March. As a token of our appreciation, collegiate chapters that participate at 100% will receive a Phi Mu Foundation T-shirt for every active member in their chapter, and alumnae and friends of Phi Mu who make a contribution to the M3 Campaign of $100 or more will receive a Phi Mu Foundation beach towel.

The M3 Campaign is the largest annual fund campaign of the year and every gift makes a big difference in the life of a Phi Mu sister who is preparing to make her mark on the world. For more information on how you can particpate and follow the campaign progress throughout the month of March, visit www.phimufoundation.org/M3.

 

Help continue the legacy started by our Founders who were bound by this sisterhood to help empower other women in pursuit of a bolder tomorrow. The future is now. The future is Phi Mu.