Mu Phi Epsilon is an International Professional Music Fraternity whose purposes are the recognition of scholarship and musicianship and the promotion of friendship. Its aims are the advancement of music throughout the world, the promotion of musicianship and scholarship, loyalty to the Alma Mater, and the development of a true bond of friendship. The Fraternity is composed of Collegiate Chapters, Alumni Chapters and Allied Members.
The History of Mu Phi Epsilon dates from November 13, 1903. Today, Mu Phi has 136 collegiate chapters including two in the Phillippine Islands and one in Canada, 74 alumni chapters and more than 75,000 members.
The Fraternity is governed by a triennial convention of delegates from each collegiate and each alumni chapter and the International Officers. An Executive Office is administered by the International Executive Secretary-Treasurer, appointed by the Executive Board. The governing documents are the International Bylaws and the Handbook. Individual chapters also maintain bylaws which are in agreement with the International document.
Mu Phi Epsilon has several fraternity affiliations and is also a member of the National Interfraternity Music Council, the Professional Fraternity Association and the National Interfraternity Foundation.
About the Lincoln Alumni Chapter
The Lincoln Alumni Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon was founded in 1923 and is open to and comprised of Mu Phi Epsilon alumni members in good standing who currently reside in Lincoln and the surrounding areas.
The Creed of Mu Phi Epsilon
I believe In MUSIC the noblest of all the arts,
a source of much that is good, just and beautiful;
In FRIENDSHIP marked by love, kindness and sincerity;
and In Harmony the essence of a true and happy life.
I Believe in the Bond of Our Fraternity,
loyal, generous, and self-sacrificing
And its strength shall ever guide me in the path
that leads upwards toward the stars.
-Ruth Jane Kirby, Omega
Our Triangle
Oh, tell us what this life would be
If it were not for song,
For music soothes the troubled heart
And makes our courage strong.
But sad would all our music be
If we knew not a friend;
Our lives would very lonely be,
Our cares would never end.
With MUSIC, FRIENDSHIP, and HARMONY
Our lives are filled with power;
As music sends our paths
And brightens every hour.
MU PHI! MU PHI! MU PHI EPSILON!
-Caliste Conant Sinele
(Rev. Barbara Baker Haris Polome, 1995)