To Lend To Those Less Fortunate A Helping Hand...

We are so proud of our sister, Emily Bowie, for living by our creed in an exciting and noteworthy way. 

After being crowned Miss Florida Gator, Emily went on to compete in the Miss Florida Pageant. The Miss America organization is partnered with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, a cause near and dear to the hearts of all of our sisters because Phi Mu is the only corporate sorority sponsor of CMNH. Between the pageants, Emily raised over $400 for CMNH and is continuing to support the organization by serving at Dairy Queen’s Miracle Blizzard Day in August and at the Radiothon in September. She summed up the whole experience beautifully by saying, “It’s a lot more than just wearing a crown and trying to look pretty. It’s about being a role model, someone to look up to and realizing that everyone can make a difference, even if it’s only going to DQ and buying a Blizzard.”

You can join Emily and many of our other sisters for Miracle Treat Day on August 8th at the Dairy Queen on Archer Rd. The event runs all day and a dollar or more of every treat you purchase will go towards helping local children through Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals!

Sisterhood Spotlight: Brooke S.

Our ambitious president, Brooke Summerlin, is interning with Junior Achievement and Hillsborough County Public Schools for the third time this summer. She mentors high schoolers in a program called STEMTEC where students learn about emerging careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Part of the curriculum takes them on field trips to places such as Busch Gardens where they learn about the physics and engineering that goes into creating rollercoasters and other rides. Brooke even helped her students design green cars that run on solar charged batteries--check out these pictures from race day!

Summer in Europe: Christian D.

Rising senior Christian Duarte visited eight European countries this summer! This seasoned traveler started off studying abroad in Salzburg, Austria through UF and then ended with an internship at the recruitment/headhunting agency Rehrl + Partner.

Christian shared one of several funny anecdotes from her excursions in the birthplace of Western culture: “I was swimming in one of the many gorgeous beaches of Croatia when I look up and see a guy push a girl off a cliff into the water. My first thought: Murder! She's obviously dead. But then I saw her come out of the water alive and laughing, and the guy, along with their friends jump in after her. So of course, after seeing that they all lived, I went to find my friends so we could all jump of the giant cliff. It was amazing!”

So, Christian, if offered the opportunity to spend a summer studying abroad and interning in Europe, should we?

“Yes! This whole trip has been an amazing experience. There is not one country I have enjoyed more or less than the other, and each have given me a whole new perspective on the world that I will cherish forever. The people I have met, places I have visited, and things I have seen have influenced me deeply, and I encourage everyone to travel, because there is so much beauty to be seen out there.”

Sisterhood Spotlight: Sallie S.

If you thought being an Accounting major is boring, think again! Our sister, Sallie Stern, is interning in London this summer at The St. Bride Foundation, a nonprofit organization that upholds a historic printing library.

Between her internship and taking classes at the Foundation for International Education in London, Sallie still finds time to be a tourist. So far she’s seen Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, and the Trooping of Colors celebration (where she caught a glimpse of the royal family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace!).

           

On the weekends Sallie visits places like France and Wales and she even spent the week long break between the summer semesters in Ireland!