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The History of Phi Mu


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The History of Phi Mu


Phi Mu was founded as the Philomathean Society on January 4, 1852. The next two months were busy ones in which our three Founders,Mary Myrick Daniel, Mary Dupont Lines,and Martha Hardaway Redding gathered additional members, created their constitution, devised an initiation service and adopted a secret motto and an open motto. Phi Mu is the second oldest, continuous college fraternal organization for women.

On March 4, 1852, the members were ready to announce their new Society to their college, Wesleyan Female College, and the world. This day has become Phi Mu Founders' Day.

Today, the Fraternity has grown to encompass a diverse membership of more than 130,000 women nationwide. Phi Mu maintains a presence on 130 college and university campuses in the United States. Its alumnae remain actively involved, many of whom maintain membership in alumnae chapters in cities across the country.


(L-R)Mary Myrick Daniel, Mary Dupont Lines, Martha Hardaway Redding


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