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18 Hours & 52 Minutes of Giving: March 4, 2025

Phi Mu’s 173rd Founders Day is right around the corner, and we’ll be celebrating this milestone anniversary with our annual 18 Hours & 52 Minutes of Giving! Founders Day is the perfect day to give back to Phi Mu with a gift to invest in the lifetime development of women.  

 

Here are a few ways you can get involved in supporting 18 Hours & 52 Minutes of Giving on March 4: 

  • Volunteer with our Social Media Advocate team and help spread the word about 18 Hours & 52 Minutes of Giving. 
  • Join the Day of Giving Leadership Circle with a gift of at least $500 to help us inch closer to our goal of raising $110,000 in 18 Hours & 52 Minutes!  
  • Become a Challenge Champion by establishing a special challenge to be featured on the day of giving. Challenges can be secured with a gift of $1,852 and can be split by up to 4 people. Deadline for challenges is Friday, February 28. 
  • Make a Gift to the day of giving! You don’t have to wait until March 4 to make a general gift to 18 Hours & 52 Minutes. The website will be open on February 25. We’ll update this article with the link on that day. 

 

If you have any questions or would like more information on how you can be a part of 18 Hours & 52 Minutes of Giving, please contact Director of Development Angel Sorochak. 

 

Contributions to 18 Hours & 52 Minutes of Giving benefit the Annual Fund, which ensures the Foundation can maintain healthy operations, while also empowering the Board of Trustees to grant funds for academic scholarships, leadership and educational programs, emergency member assistance and the preservation of our Fraternity’s history. Contributions to Phi Mu Foundation are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.  

Click here to read our Privacy Policy and Donation Disclosures 

 

Follow us @PhiMuFoundation on Facebook, Instagram and X for more updates leading up to the big day! 

CMN Hospitals Internship Stipend Application Open – 2025

Phi Mu Foundation is excited to offer the “Happy” Parker Lowden Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Internship Stipend to a Phi Mu collegian. The Foundation provides a stipend for 150 hours of service in connection with a CMN Hospitals Development Office, CMN Hospital, or CMN Hospitals National Headquarters.  Service may take place during the school year, in the summer, or in an interim session between semesters.

How will the Children’s Miracle Network Internship Stipend benefit me?

The internship stipend promotes career networking skills, provides work experience, and encourages local Phi Mu involvement with CMN Hospitals, Phi Mu’s National Philanthropy.  The intern may be pursuing a major in any subject, such as journalism, medicine, public relations, business, etc.

What are the criteria for the award?

  1. Applicant must be an initiated Phi Mu in good standing.
  2. Applicant must submit a resume that includes Phi Mu experience, work experience, and academic activities.
  3. Applicant will coordinate with CMN Hospitals personnel to develop a plan for service, which will include goals and objectives, applicant’s career plans, and specific tasks to reach the established goals. She will also demonstrate work to promote/organize a campus/community fundraising event.
  4. She will submit a statement of how this internship will promote her career goals and what she hopes to gain from the experience.

How do I apply?

  • Click here to download and complete the application. Attach the completed form with supporting documentation to ktofanelli@phimu.org
  • Include the following items:
    • Resume (include Phi Mu experience, work experience and academic activities).
    • A statement of how this internship will assist with future career plans.
    • An endorsement letter from the CMN Hospitals personnel who will serve as your supervisor.
    • A plan for service, which should be developed with CMN Hospitals personnel, and includes goals and objectives as well as specific tasks to reach the established goals.
    • Progress of work on organizing a campus/community fundraising event.

All items must be emailed to:

     Kristin Tofanelli

     Attn: CMN Hospitals Internship Stipend

     ktofanelli@phimufoundation.org

Applications are due March 15.

Call for Nominations: Board of Trustees

Nominations for positions on the Phi Mu Foundation Board of Trustees are now open! 

The Phi Mu Fraternity and Phi Mu Foundation Nominating Committees will be hosting a joint webinar on Tuesday, December 19 at 8:00 p.m. ET to provide more information and answer questions on the opportunities to serve on National Council and the Board of Trustees. Look for a registration link for the webinar in your inbox soon.

For more information on what serving on the Board of Trustees entails, please click here for the position description

Foundation Travel: Holiday Market Savings!

Enjoy the holiday markets at a discounted rate!

If you have been thinking about joining us on the Phi Mu Foundation trip for the Rhine River Holiday Markets December 3-11, 2024, here’s your incentive to sign up early!

Our travel partner, AHI Travel, offers an Early Bird discount of up to $1,000/couple if you sign up before they mail the brochure to a wider Phi Mu audience. These savings will expire on November 14, 2023. As with other AHI trips, there is no single supplement if you come alone, but friends and family are welcome to join us. This offer is open to anyone who signs up before the deadline.

The Holiday Markets tour is one of their most popular trips and a Bucket List experience. This tour sells out early every year, so if you’ve ever wanted to sip mulled wine while strolling along the Rhine, come do it with us!

To learn more about the trip or to sign up, go to: https://phimu.ahitravel.com/destinations/filter?promotion or call AHI at 800-323-7373and mention the Paperless Savings discount with code SAVE+1114.

I hope you will join us on the Rhine!

 

Janeen Judah (Texas A&M)

Phi Mu Foundation President