We are honored to have been a part of the Class of 2021’s collegiate experience and are beaming with pride as they prepare for graduation and the next milestone in their lives!

The Phi Mu experience has helped these women learn and lead with confidence and the skills that they’ve learned in Phi Mu will serve them long after they turn the tassel on their caps. The perfect way to commemorate your graduate is with a gift to Phi Mu Foundation in her honor.

Here are a few great graduation gift ideas:

Personalized Brick on the Commemorative Terrace at Phi Mu National Headquarters 

Etch your daughter’s place in Phi Mu history with the purchase of a personalized brick on the commemorative terrace at Phi Mu National Headquarters. Bricks can be purchased online or by mail for $152 or $157 with the inclusion of Greek letters. Click here to purchase a personalized brick.

Giving Program Membership

Give the gift of Giving Program membership to your daughter and she will receive a lapel pin uniquely designed for the program she’s joined, invitations to exclusive events, recognition at National Convention, and most importantly, the personal satisfaction of knowing that her giving program membership is supporting generations of Phi Mu women to come! Click here to join a Giving Program.

Phi Mu Foundation Lifetime Membership 

With a contribution of $50, your daughter will become a lifetime member of Phi Mu Foundation receive access to exclusive Foundation news and special events. With a contribution of $100 or more, she will receive access to exclusive Foundation news and special events, along with a Foundation charm to wear proudly on a necklace or on her Phi Mu badge. Click here to give the gift of Foundation Membership.

Your contribution to Phi Mu Foundation is tax-deductible, and through an extension of the 2020 CARES Act, taxpayers can receive a deduction up to $300 in charitable cash contributions as an “above the line” adjustment to income.

“I’ve had the opportunity to attend Phi Mu Leadership Institute and have also received a grant from the Leona Hughes Hughes Heart and Hand Fund that helped me get back on my feet. You may think your gifts don’t mean much at the time, but they’re really changing the lives of Phi Mus everywhere!” Athena Moore, Theta Beta (Georgia State University)

My name is Chelsea Begnaud and I am an alumna of the Alpha Sigma Chapter of Phi Mu at the University of Louisiana. I am very thankful to receive the 2020-2021 Eldridge and Emily Lowe Scholarship. I appreciate the generosity that Phi Mu Foundation has not only shown to me, but to many of my sisters that your scholarship funds have supported over the years.

I am currently a graduate student enrolled in the Master of Professional Science program at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami. My master’s degree track is concentrated in marine conservation and I am hoping to pursue a career in marine science that focuses on experiential education, outreach, and citizen science. I am an advocate that science is for everyone. I hope to practice this throughout my career by serving as a mentor to young aspiring marine scientists and by creating and promoting opportunities for underrepresented groups in science.

I would like to express my sincerest appreciation for choosing me as the recipient of this scholarship. Graduate school is difficult enough and the financial hardships that accompany the pursuit of higher education can make the experience more overwhelming. I am truly grateful for the kindness of my Phi Mu sisters and the Phi Mu Foundation for providing some relief from that financial burden. This award will assist me through the final year of my master’s program. This upcoming school year I will be interning with Field School in Miami, FL, assisting with shark field research and tropical marine science courses for students. My master’s project will consist of developing the organization’s first science capacity-building program for teachers.

As an aspiring female marine scientist from south Louisiana with little initial and guidance for this career path, getting to this point in my life has presented its challenges. My academic success is, in part, due to kind individuals like yourselves who support women striving to attain an excellent education and continuing to serve our communities, whatever route that may take. To this day, I still carry the values that Phi Mu has instilled in me: to Love myself every step of my life’s journey, Honor those who have encouraged me to follow my dreams, and always live my Truth.

If you want to support women like Chelsea on their path toward success, make a gift to the Foundation today at www.phimufoundation.org/give.