Whitman College Phi Mu records
Scope and Contents
The Phi Mu collection contains general records, correspondence, photographs, announcements and publications related to the sorority.
Dates
- Creation: 1912-2013
Creator
- Phi Mu Fraternity (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Phi Mu was founded as the Philomathean Society in 1852, and became an officially recognized Greek-Letter Sorority in 1904. Today, the organization has 123 collegiate chapters in the United States. In 1913, a group of fourteen women petitioned the Whitman College Board, and the Phi Mu organization, for permission to start their own chapter of the sorority. In 1914, their wish was granted, and Phi Mu became the first official Greek Group at Whitman. Phi Mu disbanded in 1955 after mounting financial pressure put a significant strain on the sorority, but the group still has an important legacy on campus as the first of many fraternal associations. Today, the Phi Mu chapter room is home to Kappa Alpha Theta, another National sorority.
Extent
2 Linear Feet (1 half manuscript box, 1 flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Phi Mu sorority resided at Whitman College from 1914 to 1955, holding the distinction of Whitman's first national Greek organization. The Phi Mu collection contains general records, correspondence, photographs, announcements and publications related to the sorority.
- Title
- Guide to the Whitman College Phi Mu records
- Author
- Megan Hearst
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Whitman College and Northwest Archives Repository