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Academic Excellence
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Academic achievement is an important facet of college life and is greatly encouraged throughout the fraternity. Phi Mu Foundation awards many scholarships nationally. Phi Mu Fraternity has a 2.75 G.P.A standard for collegiate chapters.
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Active
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An initiated or provisional member currently enrolled, affiliated, and involved with our collegiate chapter.
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Advisors
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Super-fantastic, wonderful Phi Mu Alumnae who voluntarily assist and advise our chapter operations.
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Aglaia
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The national Phi Mu Magazine. You will recieve it at your home 4 times a year. It helps us keep up on what is happening in other chapters and individual Phi Mu's nation wide.
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Alumna
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A Phi Mu who was left the ranks of collegiate membership.
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Attendance
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There are three unexcused absences allotted to each sister per semester. After the three unexcused, permission must be obtained from the Standards Chairman and the Recording Secretary. Mandatory attendance remains for recruitment, Panhel activities, ceremonies, and rituals.
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Badge
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Our fraternity pin worn by initiated members ONLY. It was created in 1852 from a 20 dollar gold piece and designed by an early member.
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Bond
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The special closeness we share with our phi mu sisters, not only at albright college, but with sisters all over the country
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Bylaws
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The rules that govern all phi mu chapters' operations
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Candlelight
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A time when sisters gather together to share in one girl's happiness concerning her status in a relationship with a guy. They apply to lavalieres, pins, engagements, and marriages.
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Carnation Sister
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An extra special sister to you. She will guide you through your days as a Phi and will be a friend for life. The rose carnation is your \"Big\" sister and the white carnation is your \"Little\" sister
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Caught-in-the-act
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When the scholarship chair catches you studying youget a candy suprise!
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Chapter
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An organized group of Phi Mu's at one particular campus that has proved to be a worthwhile colony. They have been approved by Phi Mu National and have been installed and charted as a chapter.
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Chapter Consultant
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A recent Phi Mu college graduate who visits many collegiate chapters during a one year period to assist us in being the BEST Phi Mu's we can be
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Chapter Development
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When the sisters join together to enrich themselves. These range from educational speakers to cultural events to fun and games.
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CMNH
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Phi Mu's national philanthropy, which raises funds for children's hospitals.
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Coat of Arms
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A shield bearing a badge, three starts, and a lamp, all of which are supported by two lions. Our open motto, Les Soeurs Fideles, bonds the feet of the two lions.
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Continuous Open Bidding
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A process enabling those chapters which did not pledge quota or pledged quota bid did not reach Panhellic total, to take additional new members following the designated formal recruitment period.
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Colony
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A new group of women who are just beginning a Phi Mu organization on their campus.
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Composite
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A large framed ensemble of pictures of each collegiate in a chapter, taken annually.
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Conference
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Held every year for Phi Mu's nationwide to hold workshops, training sessions, etc. that are beneficial to all Phi Mu's.
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Convention
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Held every other year for Phi Mu's nationwide to change Bylaws, elect national officers, and keep Phi Mu's everywhere \"on the move\".
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Creed
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Each and every Phi Mu's standards to live by.
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Executive Board
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Ten collegiate initiated members who are responsible for the overall planning and directing of the chapter operations
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Excuses
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There are 5 acceptable excuses and they are Work,Class, Illness, Family Emergency, and Religious Observance.
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Family
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Everyone related to you in Phi Mu.
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Founder's Day
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A day in which we celebrate our founders because it if were not for them, we would not be where we are today. Alumnae and collegiates gather together for a ceremony and celebration of our sisterhood.
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Fraternity
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A social organization of members with a common purpose
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Greek
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Any collegiate organization on campus that is approved by the Panhellenic or Inter-Fraternity Council
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Honor
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The special pride you feel as an active Phi Mu
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Inter-Fraternity Council
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To fraternities what Panhel is to sororities
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Impromptu
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A spontaneous mixer
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Inactive
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When a member decides to leave the bond of sisterhood and is no longer considered a sister of Phi Mu
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Initiates
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A sister who has fulfilled all financial, scholastic, and other obligations to the fraternity and haas participated in the actual initiation ceremony
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Initiation
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When provisional members make the final transition into sisterhood
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Inspiration Sister
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A special, supportive sister during the last week of your pledging
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Installation
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Formal recognition of status. Installation of a colony means that they are now an official chapter. Installation of officers is the ceremony that recognized their new status
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Interim Status
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When a sister takes a leave of absence from the sisterhood for health issues, personal reasons, or to study abroad. This must be approved by 2/3 of the membership.
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Lavaliere
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When a sister recieves a fraternity man's greek letters or displays of our greek letters on a piece of jewelry
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Lion
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our national mascot, a symbol of strength and leadership
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Local Sorority
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a sorority without a national. They do not have nationwide bylaws or leadership
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Love
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a very special feeling that grows and grows from interacting with others. Phi Mu is love, and in time, your sisters will mean this much to you.
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Mandatory
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An event in which attendance is absolutely required with the exception of the 5 excuses
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Membership
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a group of individuals who have joined together to fulfill a common purpose.
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minutes
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notes taken by the recording secretary at a meeting
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mixer
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a pre-planned party with a theme between greek fraternities or sororities
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national
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the governing force of phi mu's nationwide consisting of an unpaid volunteer executive council of 7 elected officers and 2 at large members
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panhel
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an organization consisting of 2 representatives and 1 delegate from each of the three sororities on campus
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parliamentary procedure
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the format we follow in successfully running every meeting
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phi mu
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the number one female greek organization around!
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phi mu foundation
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was established to provide members an opportunity to make contributions for charitable and educational purposes. Each year they give out scholarships and every Phi Mu is eligible.
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Phi Pin
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pin worn by a provisional member just as an initiate would wear her badge
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philanthropy
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a social service project conduced by our sisters to help others. Money is raised to support CMNH and Phi Mu Foundation
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Philomathean Society
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This is the name that Phi Mu was founded under on January 4th, 1852 and later changed to march 4th
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Pledging ceremony
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formally recognizes that a collegiate woman has decided to pledge Phi Mu
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Provisional Member or Phi
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a collegiate woman who has received and accepted a bid to pledge Phi Mu, after having been selected for membership in accordance with the procedures and standards set forth in the bylaws
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quatrefoil
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the shape of our badge
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rededication ceremony
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a time for all sisters to formally re-pledge their loyalty and dedication to phi mu
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retreat
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an all-day or overnight program away from campus for team building and leadership education. Sisterhood is shared as well.
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Ribboning Ceremony
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An informal pledging ceremony in which one receives a small rose and white ribbon that is worn throughout pledging except when wearing the Phi Pin
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ritual
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a formal gathering for initiated members and provisional members held at least once a month
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sisters
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members of a woman's fraternity
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sisterhood development
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six members representing each class who inspire good relations and deal with problems which may arise within the fraternity
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third dimension ceremony
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a college chapter ceremony for graduating seniors and/or members leaving the chapter as they formally enter alumnae status
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tradition
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activities that have survived the passing of time
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transfer and affiliation
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a collegiate member in good standing who transfers to a campus where a collegiate chapter of phi mu is located shall affiliate with that chapter as soon as she has completed one semester or quarter on the new campus and her grade point average equals or exceeds the chapter scholarship standard
