Are we open to women with children?

[sageofages]

I am going to jump into this one.

I am a sorority woman who joined Phi Mu as a 20 year old single mother. My daughter had a father who was active in her life, I just decided he was not going to be active in my life. That being said...

It was a HARD decision for my chapter sisters. I accepted their faith in my membership and promised to be the very best Phi Mu I could be. I think I have worked at it well. I have been an active, involved member for over 26 years!

My daughter came to some things when I was a collegiate chapter member. She did eat lunch with us at times and go to basketball games wearing a future Phi Mu shirt at times. She did help us "paint the rock" (for anyone who attended Wright State University) some days. Some days she stayed at home because quite honestly, I needed adult time too!

She did not attend chapter meetings, she did not attend all the parties. She did not attend any ritual.

The bottom line is the committment of the member, to all the aspects required. Motherhood, sisterhood, studenthood.