Founders/ History
This is the day was Phi Mu was publicly founded
What is March 4th, 1852?
Fun fact: It was actually first formed privately on January 4th
These are the three values represented in the creed of Phi Mu
What is Love, Honor, and Truth?
This is the symbol of our trust that our Phis receive during the pledging ceremony
What is the Phi Pin?
This is the shape of both the Phi Mu badge and the Phi pin
What is Quatrefoil?
These are the full names of Phi Mu's 3 founders
Who is Mary Elizabeth Myrick (Daniel)
Mary Ann Dupont (Lines), and
Martha Bibb Hardaway (Redding)?
This is how many lines long the current Creed is
What is 18 lines?
(6 lines in each section)
This is the purpose of the ribboning ceremony
What is to make the new provisional members feel welcome and to give them a symbol of their membership?
This is what our colors, rose and white, represent
What is Rose- womanhood and
White- truth and purity?
This is the religion of Phi Mu's Founders
What is Christian?
They based their bond on Old Testament Scripture and Phi Mu still references God in ritual to retain her historical roots and express respect to her Founders. Although not all sisters may share a common religious heritage, we all share the same values of noble womanhood.
This is the change that was made when the Creed first appeared in The Aglaia
What is it was broken into the 3 sections or paragraphs by symbols?
This is the purpose of the Third Dimension Ceremony
What is transition graduating seniors into alumnae and to give them an opportunity to reflect on their experiences in Phi Mu?
This is what the rose-colored carnation represents
What is “Women’s love and sisterhood”?
This is when the first issue of The Aglaia was published
What is May 1907?
These lines were later added in 1932
What is ‘Thus being true to the womanhood of love’ and ‘Thus being true to the womanhood of honor’?
This is the only song that must always be sung by all members
What is the Closing Song?
Fun Fact: It is the only thing that the ritual book states is permissible to share with non-members. All other song can be sung my all members, as a solo, or as a recording.
This is the year was Sir Fidel created
What is 1973?
This is why Phi Mu is considered one of the “Macon Magnolias”
What is she is one of the two oldest sororities which were both founded at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia?
The other one is Alpha Delta Pi.
This Phi Mu chapter proposed the Creed at National Convention in 1916
What is Mu Chapter at Brenau College?
Grace Lumpkin, a 1910 charter member, has been previously accredited with writing it, but in 1976, she stated having no distinct memory of writing it.
This was when the Third Dimension Ceremony introduced
What is 1971?
This is who designed our Coat of Arms in 1904
Who is Annie Laurie Mallory (Parker)
assisted by Louise Monning (Elliott)?
This is how many chapters have been chartered since 1852
What is 251?
Fun fact: There are 128 active collegiate chapters, 123 alumnae chapter and over 223,000 women have been initiated