Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (Pacific University) Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a number of items that originally belonged to the Phi Mu Alpha music fraternity for men. There is a membership directory, plaques and award certificates, a Phi Mu Alpha handbook, various issues of The Sinfonian, and three scrapbooks documenting the fraternity's activities on campus. There is also a Pacific University centennial year calendar as well as a memory brochure in honor of the University's 150 year mark.
Dates
- 1949-1988
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Pacific University owns the copyright to some, but not all, of the materials housed in its archives. Copyright for materials authored or otherwise produced as official business of Pacific University is retained by Pacific University and requires its permission for publication. Copyright status for other collection materials varies. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Historical Note
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia was a national social fraternity founded in 1898 with the primary goal to advance the cause of music in America. Pacific University was the home of a very active chapter known as Mu Chi throughout the 1960s-1980s. The local chapter hosted a number of events on campus such as Carnival, American Music Concert, Spring Sing, Clipper Club, Sweetheart Sing for Valentine's Day, and Pledge recital. They also participated in events around campus such as Music in May and put together a group float for the Balladtown Parade.
Extent
3 Cubic Feet (3 box and 2 oversized flat boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Summary
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia was a national social fraternity founded in 1898 with the primary goal to advance the cause of music in America. The collection includes three scrapbooks documenting the fraternity's activities on campus, a membership directory, plaques and award certificates, a Phi Mu Alpha handbook, and various issues of The Sinfonian.
Accruals
No accruals are expected.
- Title
- Guide to the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (Pacific University) Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Michele Castro
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Sponsored by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Repository Details
Part of the Pacific University Archives Repository