Founders & people who made our orgs great!

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Originally posted by Diamond Delta
OK! I know we all remember our founders on Founder's Day and we make our new members memorize them. However, some founders did not help the organization expand or did not stay very active in the organization after the founding. Or, they graduated, got married etc. and could not be invovled. While all these people are still wonderful and great, I have a multi part question.
1) Who are the ladies that have really had an impact on your organization and it's stregnth and expansion?

2) How are these women recognized?

3) What did they do specifically?

4) are there any ladies that impacted your organization in a way that made it what it is today (ex. writing a new ritual, proposed changing the purpose or scope of the sorority, changed the rules some how, changed/ developed programming or symbols/ colors etc.)

I am specifically looking for things that maybe aren't common knowledge or on the national website already (as long as it is not secret stuff of course!)

In Phi Mu, we of course had/have a number of amazing women. In our case there were a few outstanding women in the past that are really noteworthy. Some from our very early years that come to mind are Sarah Bardwell Wright, Alpha Chapter as the designer of our badge, Grace Lumpkin, Mu Chapter as the author of our creed, Louise Monning Elliot, Alpha as the first National President, Zenobia Wooten Keller, Theta Chapter as the longest serving Executive 'Director' leading Phi Mu through many moves of the Executive Office and changes in the organization.