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National Headquarters Following an extensive capital campaign, managed by Phi Mu Foundation, a beautiful, permanent home for Phi Mu was completed in 2005, with a grand opening and official dedication on September 24, 2005. Our new home was custom built to meet our specific needs and allows us to better serve both collegiate and alumnae members. In addition to offices, the Headquarters houses a library, museum, conference rooms, archives, Carnation Collection boutique and the Leadership Development Center which is outfitted with state-of-the-art presentation equipment. Located in Peachtree City, Georgia, a planned community south of Atlanta, Phi Mu Heaquarters sits on five acres of land with more than 31,000 square feet of interior space. Peachtree City has over 90 miles of recreational paths throughout the community and many residents use golf carts on the paths to access schools, shopping and recreation areas. Phi Mu is undoubtedly the only sorority that can boast of owning a pink golf cart!
We hope you will be able to tour the Headquarters in person. Until then—click above to enjoy a virtual tour of Phi Mu’s home.
~ Museum ~ Phi Mu Foundation maintains, preserves and promotes Phi Mu’s history through the archives and museum located in the National Headquarters. Some of the items on display include the President’s Chair from Philomathean Hall at Wesleyan College, the original Philomathean badge, convention favors from past National Conventions, and a textile collection of Past National Presidents’ dresses. A volunteer archivist catalogs and maintains the historical collections of Phi Mu.  ~ Wesleyan College ~
In the middle of the 19th century, college-level education for women was a rarity. Yet, at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia, an education of the highest level – equal to that which men were receiving – had been available to women since 1839. In those Victorian years of the 1800s, Greek-letter fraternities for college women were non-existent. There were literary and debating societies for women, and the Greek-letter organizations were reserved for the men. However, in 1852, when Mary DuPont Lines, Mary Myrick Daniel and Martha Hardaway Redding formed the Philomathean Society, they embarked on a fantastic journey. And, the culmination of that journey is what Phi Mu is today. Phi Mu Foundation is proud to preserve that journey for generations to come. Source: The History of Phi Mu; The First 150 Years by Annadell Craig Lamb, ?? |
