Whitman College Mu Phi Epsilon records
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of scrapbooks, ledgers, songbooks, and letters from the director of alumni affairs related to the Honorary Musical Sorority, Mu Phi Epsilon.
Dates
- Creation: 1920-1995
Creator
- Mu Phi. Mu Zeta Chapter (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Mu Phi Epsilon is a co-ed musical fraternity intended to honor student acheivements in musicianship and scholarship. The society was originally founded in 1903 at the Metropolitan College of Music in Cincinatti, Ohio as a sorority for female musicians. The sorority went coed in 1977, after Title IX legistlation demanded that all professional and honor societies admit all sexes. Whitman students established the Mu Zeta chapter in 1920 at the Conservatory to honor high-acheiving female musicians. The Whitman chapter ceased operations on campus in the late 1970s, but the alumni chapter remains active to this day.
Extent
1.75 Linear Feet (2 Boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Materials related to the Whitman College chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon, an honorary musical society. The collection conatins scrapbooks, memorabilia and records related to the Mu Zeta chapter.
- Title
- Guide to the Whitman College Mu Phi Epsilon 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