Kimberly Hamrick (Woodard)
Christopher Newport University
Lambda Epsilon Chapter
Spring 2001 Tau Class
St. Louis Alumnae Chapter
Positions: treasurers assistant and chaplin

Favorite Memories: Meeting my best friend when we pledged together and now knowing that we will be best friends and Twinks for life! No matter where we are in the world, we will never be apart at heart! (see post above...that is my twink! and for reference wank master wack is my ghetto name!). Also, revealing myself to my lil who is just the best lil that I could have ever asked for! Finding my four bridesmaids in my wedding (Phi Mu representin' ;) )And of course things like the nicknames, wally world trips, and rush!

Kristin Coker
Delta Epsilon
Purdue University
Accounting/finance
Positions: Phi Director and Scholarship
favorite phi mu moment: coming back to the house after summer/breaks and seeing everyone :) and SB 03 with all my girls!

Melissa
Theta Gamma
Florida International University
English Major
Phi Mu since December 2002
Positions: Active sister
Favorite Moment" Finding my best friend the second night of formal recruitment. We were in the same Rho Gamma group. Now we have the same big sister so we're twins. She's my "SuperEgo" and I'm her "Conscience". QLOL. Love you twin!!!
It's awesome to be a Phi Mu!!

Jennifer Simpkins
Gamma Chi (hi, Shannon!!!)
UNC Greensboro
Music Education major
Phi Mu since November, 2002
Positions: SGA delegate, kinda by default because I spent a day in Raleigh pounding the pavement at the state capital building.
Favorite Moment: Oh, there are a couple...learning how to "Slap Leather" (I love getting in touch with my southern side), enlightening conversations in the chapter room on Saturday nights, going to see a comedy show with a whole bunch of my sisters and carrying on...interesting...conversations in line (JK knows what I'm talking about...), Phi Mu football...even though we lost to AXO...getting my big sister, even though I knew it was her all week, because she is so amazing, inspirational, honorable, and beautiful...and, well, everything! I love being a pink lion!

I can *not* believe I haven't posted here...

Lizzie
Beta Kappa Chapter
Bucknell University, Lewsiburg PA
Initiated November 11th, 1994
In College, Asst. Treasurer, Phi Director
As An Alum: VP Membership, Boston and VP Membership, Beta Kappa Chapter Association

As for my favorite Phi Mu memory, I don't think I have one. All I know is that if you took my Phi Mu memories away, I'd pretty much have no memory of the past 9 years...

Arminta
Delta Alpha Chapter
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
Initiated March 3, 2002
Major: Tourism Management
Positions: none as of yet...but i'm still a young phi mu!
Fav Phi Mu memory: hmm there are so many! My fav would have to be getting the pole position for a little bike race that we have here called the Little 500...hehe it was nice to gloat!

BUMP!

Erica
University of Southern Maine
Beta Psi Chapter
Initiated April 4, 2003
Fave Phi Mu Moment: Well, It's a toughie....I would have to say finding out who my Big is. And also the whole Phi Program. I love my Phi sisters so much.

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Gretchen
University of Southern Maine
Beta Psi Chapter
Major: Business Administration
Initiation: April 4, 2003 (Beta Pi Class!)
Positions: Currently Secretary & Philanthropy Chair
Favorite Phi Mu Moment: Crying at my preference. Erica was a friend I made at freshmen/xfer student orientation the summer before I started school. She rushed with me I never anticipated Phi Mu coming into my life, so to have a friend next to me & the sisters saying those words... Well, that's when I feel in love with sisterhood. But, then there's a million other things, too!!

This was on the back of our initiation shirt!
"Pink...it's my new obsession." ~Aerosmith
(Hi Erica! <3)

You've seen the rest, now Rush the BEST!

LOL.... I can't believe I never saw this before.... everyone ignore my "newbies" post then.....

Michelle
Phi Kappa, Muhlenberg College
Initiated December 4th 2000
Graduated May 18th 2003
Major: Theatre- Costume Design
Past positions: Recording Secretary, member of COB committee, and standards committee
Favorite Phi Mu memory: Hm... it's a toss up. Either when we won Lip Sync during Greek Week or Carnation Ball 2003 (we have a new tradition where the phis from that semester make up a dance to any song they want to and perform it at the formal/semi- at the last formal, the phis danced to "Dirty" by Christina Aguilera and halfway through the song, pulled all of the sisters onto the floor to dance with them..... all of the boys' faces were priceless!)

Lauren
Alpha Nu
University of Florida
Initiated in 2003!! Yey!!
Memories: painting the 34th St. wall at the Phi Retreat, as well as initiation. Many many more to come!!!

Carrie
Epsilon Nu - Oklahoma State
Initiated:Feb 1983 (doesn't really seem all that long ago)
Position: Treasurer
BS Management Science
Favorite Memories: the whole Phi period (a full semester back then), Phi Sneak, homecomings, initiation, "Phi Mu Migration" (road trip to the Phi Mu house at Nebraska to see Nebraska slaughter OSU in football)

Megan
Tennessee Technological University
Kappa Pi Chapter
Current Historian
Past Chaplain of my pledge class
Initiated July 19, 2003
Sophomore General Curriculum (WOOP! WOOP!)
Favorite Phi Mu memory: It is like one of the last days of recruitment practice and everyone is about to explode! Well we are practicing Pref night and in the middle of all this chaos and all this stress and intensity, We still manage to get emotional doing a song that we have done so many times. It makes you realize how worth it really is!

Name: Liz D. (some of you from the Baltimore, MD area may know my mom, Ann, Phi Theta's adviser -- she also used to advise Gamma Tau)
School: Baldwin-Wallace College (Berea, OH)
Chapter: Delta Iota
Office: Ritual Chairman (4 years), Website Manager (2 years)
Initiation Date: November 18, 1999 (I'm a 5th-year)
Major: Music Management
Favorite Phi Mu Memory: 2002 National Convention in Atlanta, GA ... if anyone remembers Mary Jane's page, that was me!!! :D Also my Initiation in '99, because that was the very first Phi Mu event my mom and I shared as two Phi Mus. :)

Morgan
Gamma Chi
Music Education Major
Initiated April of 2002
Positions: Chaplain/Ritual head, Communications head, and Alumni Relations head.
FaVe Memory: Getting my two wonderful littles, Jenn and Loretta. I definitely have the most wonderful family anyone could ask for- and I didn't even know my big! If I have my way, we'll all pick up until we go alum!

Name: Kristy
School: Western Kentucky University (Bowling Green, KY)
Chapter: Delta Tau
Initiation Date: October 11th, 2002
Major: Public Relations Major; Marketing Minor
Favorite Phi Mu Memory: TOO many to count!!!

Lauren (one of like, 12 Lauren's in my chapter!)
Mississippi State University
Kappa Alpha Chapter
Initiated October 20, 2000
Office: Scholarship Chair, Chaplain
Major: Biology----Graduating May 2004!!!! Then on to Med School!
Favorite Memories: 1) In Derby Days 2001, our Lip Sync team didn't tell anyone that we had found the Derby and then at the end of the performance, they revealed it and we all went crazy! It still gives me chills to watch the video! 2) Revealing Big Sis Lil Sis to my second Lil Sis! She's still one of the most special people to me!! 3) Going to Spring Break with my fellow Seniors this year! 4) This fall, I was on Panhellenic and so was disaffiliated through Recruitment. I had the absolute biggest rush when all the PC and Recruitment Counselors revealed their chapters and ran to the house! I cried when I got there, and all of our new Phi's thought I was really strange!

Mandy
Kappa Tau - Lander University
Initiated - November 15, 1996
Offices - ALWAYS Social Chair, and served on various other committees through the years.
As an alum I am the Kappa Tau Chapter Adviser, I am the President of the Piedmont Region Alumnae Chapter in SC, I am the President of the Kappa Tau Chapter Association, and I am the Kappa Tau Sister Search Representitve.
Favorite Phi Mu Memory - BID DAY (boy how that changed my life...did I even have a life before that day?). My first national convention ranks way up there to! But knowing that my Phi Mu journey has not yet come to an end and that everyday I am making more and more Phi Mu memories even now as an alum is the greatest feeling in the world. What I look forward to the most is hopefully seeing my little girl one day become a Phi Mu (hey she is only 3 but has recognized and could say the Greek letters for Phi Mu since she could first talk and well she already some of the songs)

Sarah
Delta Beta Chapter
Psychology and Women Studies Major
Past Public Relations chair
Current Favors Chair
Favorite Phi Mu memory: When I found out that a girl I rushed for third invite was on our bid list. I actually cried because we had bonded so much. Now she's my pledge kid and a wonderful asset to our chapter.

Frances
University of Houston
Alpha Pi Chapter
Initiated Spring '04!
Senior Double Major - Political Science/History
Favorite Phi Mu memory: I have so many... Finding out who my big was.. chapter retreat.. Frontier Fiesta...

Renee
Arkansas State University
Epsilon Delta Chapter
Initiated May 2, 2004
Sr. Radiological Sciences Major
Favorite Phi Mu memory (so far): There are a lot. Fall rush was one because I really got the chance to get to know the rest of the girls, getting a lil sis was also another favorite for me, and when she found out who I was. :)

A little late in coming with this... oh well

Brittany
Kappa Nu - Lambuth University
Communications(Public Relations) major/Marketing minor
Past Public Relations chair, Web Administrator
Current Treasurer
Pledged: September 2002
Initiated: November 1, 2002
Favorite Phi Mu memory: So many favorite memories! Running out of the chapel on bid day, surprising EVERYONE in August with my candlelight(when I got engaged). It was right before school started, and not everyone was there. We couldn't have a big flagpole because of recruitment rules, so we RAN 2 blocks over to one of our sister's(Haley) house and had a flagpole. It was wonderful!

Emily
Psi Beta
University of Hartford
Initiated April 17, 2004
Currently I serve on e-board as the Panhellenic Delegate
Fave Phi Mu Memory: I have so many! One being going to Mexico with four of my favorite sisters for 10 days!

Hi!
 

Alexandra
University of Maine
Pi Chapter
English/Theatre Double Major
Dance/Philosophy/Sociology Triple Minor
Sophomore
Initiated November 2004 (on my birthday!)

Likes: writing, singing, dancing, theatre, drawing, music, martial arts, japanese anime, games, college hockey, greek life, shopping, spending way too much time in the chapter room

Favorite bands: Evanescence, the Gathering, Nightwish, Morrissey, Puffy AmiYumi, Hayashibara Megumi, Okui Masami, BoA, the Smiths, Rufus Wainwright, show tunes

Favorite Movies: What Dreams May Come, Bicentennial Man, Steel Magnolias, Les Miserabes, Moulin Rouge, the Fifth Element, Run Lola Run, Spirited Away

Kelly
Delta Eta
Georgetown College
Initiated Feb. 26, 2004
Past KROP chair, current Phi Director, and Philanthropy night chair
Major-Political Science
Favorite Phi Mu moment- Initiation. Both mine and my little's.

Jillian
Kappa Iota
Northwestern State University
Initiated March 10, 2005 (I'm still new)

Sisterhood comittiee
Major: Hospitality Management and Tourism Favorite Phi Mu moment: My Initiation and finding out who my big sis is

Congrats Jill and welcome to the sisterhood!

I am here!
 

Beth (Gilbert) Powell
Baldwin-Wallace College
Initiated in Fall 1996
Graduated May 2000, Elementary Education
Presently living in Paso Robles, California: Halfway between LA and San Francisco
Married with 3 dogs, 3 turtles, and some goldfish
Favorite Phi Mu moments (Of course!) : RUSH, Bid Day, Initiation, 3-D Ceremony, Having my Phi Mu sistes in and at my wedding!

Darla Bouma
Salisbury University
Initiated April 29,2000
Graduated May 21, 2005, Elementary Education
Living in Clarksville, Maryland
Offices: President, Membership Director, Asst. Phi Director, Chaplin, Alumnae Chair and who knows what else!
Currently looking into Alumnae chapters...anyone know of a good one in MD?!?
Favorite Phi Mu Memory: Well considering I rambled out 8 pages at my 3-D ceremony...there are too many to count, but I loved all the times we watched Steel Magnolias together...especially when I was a Phi and it was my first time and I booo hoooed the whole time!

Mandy
Case Western Reserve University
Delta Omega Chapter
Current Membership chair
Past Risk Management Chair, PR chair
Initiated March 2004
Junior in English
Favorite Phi Mu memory: Being able to crash in anyones room in our house when I'm tired of studying and school and just being able to chill!

HI!
 

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Florida International University
Theta Gamma Chapter
Initiated December 3rd, 2005
English major
Favorite Phi Mu memory: Hanging out with 2 of my Phi class sisters ALL the time EVERY day.
NEW Fave Memory: My 5 little sisters and being really close with them.

Julia Bush (JuJu)
Gamma Zeta
High Point University
Religion major
Phi Mu since April, 2004
Positions: Panhellenic Delegate, Panhellenic Treasurer(1 1/2 years) Secretary, and Wed. Night Recruitment Chair-
Favorite Moment: Getting to tell my sister's that I got engaged over Christmas Break---and getting my three littles, I love the looks on their faces when they found out I was their big...OH and getting installed into the EC offices, made me soooo proud to be a PHI MU! =)

Courtney
Kennesaw State Universtiy - Kennesaw Georgia
Theta Epsilon Chapter
Junior
Major: Business Management
Initiated: November 7, 2004
Past Positions: Treasurer of Phi Class, Assistant Phi Director
Current Positions: Ritual Chair, Parliamentarian, Recruitment Counselor in the Fall
Favorite Phi Mu Memory: This past year our Phi Director, whom I assited, planned our initiation at Wesleyan. I got to initiate my first Lil Sis into our wonderful Sisterhood in the Phi Mu room. It was an incredible experience that I will never forget.

Sarah (or SB)
Rho Delta Chapter
Central Michigan University
Second Vice President, ritual chair, philanthrophy chair, assistant phi director, Panhellenic Council VP of Administration
Initiated November 8, 2003
Outdoor Recreation Major, Interpersonal Communications Minor
Favorite Phi Mu memory: living in the house, and many, many, many more!!

Erin Elizabeth
Florida State University
Alpha Epsilon Chapter
Former Website Chair and Homecomming Float Chair
Junior (by credit hours, but sophmore by years) double major in Criminology and International Affairs
Initiated- Fall 2005
Favorite Phi Mu memory- Bid Day 2006, dancing on the back porch of the Phi Mu house to an 80s cover band with my Bid Day Buddy and realizing this girl would one day be my little.

Aimee Psilakis
Theta Gamma
FIU
PR chair
Hospitality - Resort Management
Initiated - Dec. 2006
Favorite Phi Mu moment - way to many to name, but my phi period was def. a lot of fun.

Christine (Bakos) Freiberg
Delta Phi initiated in 1987
Ashland University Class of 1990
Greater Cincinnati Phi Mu Alumnae Chapter

Vanessa
Psi Beta chapter, University of Hartford
Initiated April 24, 2006
Favorite Phi Mu memory: The unwavering certainty that I will be continually making new ones with my sisters.

Hello, everyone. I have been lurking for a while but have 3 children (under 4 yo) so I have a hard time completing a thought much less typing one ;-)

I initiated at Delta, Newcomb College of Tulane U. in 1983. I am currently the president of the Long Island Alumnae Chapter. And, I wish our national website still had a listserve/board...

ciao,
Naomi