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==History==
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[[File:Phi Mu, Georgia Institute of Technology..jpg|thumb|288x288px|Phi Mu chapter house at [[Georgia Tech]]]]
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[[File:Phi Mu, Georgia Institute of Technology..jpg|thumb|288x288px|Phi Mu chapter house at [[Georgia Tech]]]]
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Phi Mu was founded on January 4, 1852 – though not publicly announced until March 4, 1852 – originally as a literary society referred to as The Philomathean Society at [[Wesleyan College]].<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web|title=History|url=https://phimu.org/about-us/history/|website=Phi Mu|access-date=2025-11-27|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=”Baird’s Manual Online”>{{cite web|editor1=William Raimond Baird|editor2=Carroll Lurding|title=Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird’s Manual Online Archive), a section listing Phi Mu chapters|url=https://uofi.app.box.com/v/womens-pdf-folder/file/459827984021|website=Student Life and Culture Archives|publisher=University of Illinois Archives|access-date=30 December 2021|location=University of Illinois|language=English}} The main archive URL is [https://www.library.illinois.edu/slc/welcome/fraternity-sorority-almanac/ The Baird’s Manual Online Archive homepage].</ref> Its founders were Mary Ann Dupont (Lines), Mary Elizabeth Myrick (Daniel), and Martha Bibb Hardaway (Redding).<ref name=”:0″ /> Philomathean is derived from the Greek ”philomath”, which means a lover of learning.
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Phi Mu was founded on January 4, 1852 – though not publicly announced until March 4, 1852 – originally as a literary society referred to as The Philomathean Society at [[Wesleyan College]].<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web|title=History|url=https://phimu.org/about-us/history/|website=Phi Mu|access-date=2025-11-27|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=”Baird’s Manual Online”>{{cite web|editor1=William Raimond Baird|editor2=Carroll Lurding|title=Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird’s Manual Online Archive), a section listing Phi Mu chapters|url=https://uofi.app.box.com/v/womens-pdf-folder/file/459827984021|website=Student Life and Culture Archives|publisher=University of Illinois Archives|access-date=30 December 2021|location=University of Illinois|language=English}} The main archive URL is [https://www.library.illinois.edu/slc/welcome/fraternity-sorority-almanac/ The Baird’s Manual Online Archive homepage].</ref> Its founders were Mary Ann Dupont (Lines), Mary Elizabeth Myrick (Daniel), and Martha Bibb Hardaway (Redding).<ref name=”:0″ /> Philomathean is derived from the Greek ”philomath”, which means a lover of learning. 1904, the society was established as a national organization by the State of Georgia taking on the Greek letters Phi Mu.<ref name=”:” />
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Phi Mu is referred to as a women’s fraternity since some sororities predate the term “sorority” and are thus known as “fraternities for women.” Phi Mu is one such sorority, and its formal name is Phi Mu Fraternity. Phi Mu is one of the two “Macon Magnolias,” a term used to celebrate the bonds it shares with [[Alpha Delta Pi]] as sororities founded on that same campus.<ref name=”Baird’s Manual Online” /><ref>{{cite web |title=Wesleyan College Archives & Special Collections|url=https://wesleyancollege.libguides.com/archives/sororities|access-date=27 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Becque|first1=Fran|title=A Quick Stop in Macon|url=https://www.franbecque.com/a-quick-stop-in-macon/|website=Fraternity History & More|access-date=27 July 2023|date=29 May 2019}}</ref>
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Phi Mu is referred to as a women’s fraternity since some sororities predate the term “sorority” and are thus known as “fraternities for women.” Phi Mu is one such sorority, and its formal name is Phi Mu Fraternity. Phi Mu is one of the two “Macon Magnolias,” a term used to celebrate the bonds it shares with [[Alpha Delta Pi]] as sororities founded on that same campus.<ref name=”Baird’s Manual Online” /><ref>{{cite web |title=Wesleyan College Archives & Special Collections|url=https://wesleyancollege.libguides.com/archives/sororities|access-date=27 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Becque|first1=Fran|title=A Quick Stop in Macon|url=https://www.franbecque.com/a-quick-stop-in-macon/|website=Fraternity History & More|access-date=27 July 2023|date=29 May 2019}}</ref>
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Phi Mu joined the [[National Panhellenic Conference]] in 1911.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://npcwomen.dynamic.omegafi.com/about/our-member-organizations/|title=Our Member Organizations|work=National Panhellenic Conference|access-date=2018-05-10|language=en-US}}</ref> It was a member of the [[National Junior College Panhellenic]].<ref name=”:3″>{{Cite news |date=1927-04-07 |title=National Panhellenic Admits Zeta Mu Epsilon |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/columbia-missourian-national-panhellenic/184697867/ |access-date=2025-11-10 |work=Columbia Missourian |pages=4 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> In 1939, [[Alpha Delta Theta (social)|Alpha Delta Theta]], a small national sorority founded at [[Transylvania University]], merged with Phi Mu.<ref name=”Baird’s Manual Online” />
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Phi Mu joined the [[National Panhellenic Conference]] in 1911.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://npcwomen.dynamic.omegafi.com/about/our-member-organizations/|title=Our Member Organizations|work=National Panhellenic Conference|access-date=2018-05-10|language=en-US}}</ref> It was a member of the [[National Junior College Panhellenic]].<ref name=”:3″>{{Cite news |date=1927-04-07 |title=National Panhellenic Admits Zeta Mu Epsilon |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/columbia-missourian-national-panhellenic/184697867/ |access-date=2025-11-10 |work=Columbia Missourian |pages=4 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> In 1939, [[Alpha Delta Theta (social)|Alpha Delta Theta]], a small national sorority founded at [[Transylvania University]], merged with Phi Mu.<ref name=”Baird’s Manual Online” />
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Phi Mu’s national headquarters is in [[Peachtree City, Georgia]].<ref name=”Baird’s Manual Online” /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Contact Us|url=https://phimu.org/contact-us/|website=Phi Mu|access-date=2025-11-27|language=en-US}}</ref>
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Phi Mu’s national headquarters is in [[Peachtree City, Georgia]].<ref name=”Baird’s Manual Online” /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Contact Us|url=https://phimu.org/contact-us/|website=Phi Mu|access-date=2025-11-27|language=en-US}}</ref>
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