We’ve received a record number of member assistance applications in the last 12 months from women dealing with everything from COVID-19 to natural disasters to unforeseen medical events. The Member Assistance Committee has been busy reviewing these applications and steadily providing grant recommendations to the Board of Trustees. We’ve awarded 30 grants from the Leona Hughes Hughes Heart and Hand Fund and the Betty Nell Wilkinson Emergency Fund totaling more than $33,000 to women in need during this fiscal year.

“The Leona Hughes Hughes Heart and Hand Fund grant helped me and my family tremendously following the destruction left behind from Hurricane Laura. Our home was deemed unlivable and the grant helped ease some of the financial burdens and aided with living arrangements, supplies for our infant son, along with food and gas needed for the many weeks without power.”

When you’re thinking of giving back this summer, consider helping us replenish our Member Assistance Funds at www.phimuonedestiny.org.

We are proud to announce that 105 Phi Mu women received $173,500 in scholarships for the upcoming school year because of the generosity of our Foundation donors! This year’s recipients represent 60 chapters from across the country, with the Delta Epsilon Chapter at Purdue University having the most scholarship awards of any chapter with five recipients.

“Medical school can be tremendously expensive. This scholarship has helped to ease the financial burden that can come from medical education, allowing me to focus more easily on my studies and involvements in order to become the most thorough and empathetic physician I can be. Thank you so very much for this assistance! LIOB.”

Margaret Anne Tharp, Delta Epsilon

Scholarship applications for the 2022-23 academic year will open on December 1, 2021.

Each year, Phi Mu Foundation selects a group of exceptional collegiate donors to represent their chapters on the Collegiate Leadership Council. Together, the council shares their passion for philanthropy and the Foundation’s powerful mission by educating, motivating and inspiring others to give back to Phi Mu Foundation.

Members of the Council will provide perspective on collegiate engagement, cultivation, stewardship, as well as provide insight on fundraising and other philanthropic efforts. They’ll also serve as social media advocates for the Foundation. Click here for an overview of the CLC program.

“Through my CLC experience, one line on the creed rang true during the entire experience – being steadfast in every duty small or large. Whether it was an Instagram Story post or campaigning for M3, everything was for the betterment of sisters everywhere!”

Past CLC Member Yiannoula Katsadas, Beta Upsilon, Westminster University

If you’re a rising junior or senior member in good standing with at least a 3.0 GPA, apply today! All applications must be completed by July 10, 2021.

Please contact Communications & Marketing Director Jessi Horne at jhorne@phimu.org with any questions.