Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia

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Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (ΦΜΑ) is an American collegiate social fraternity with an emphasis in music. It was founded as the Sinfonia Club at the New England Conservatory of Music on October 6, 1898, by Ossian Everett Mills. The fraternity is open to men "who, through a love for music, can assist in the fulfillment of [its] object and ideals either by adopting music as a profession or by working to advance the cause of music in America." Phi Mu Alpha has initiated more than 260,000 members, known as Sinfonians, and as of 2022 had over 4,000 active collegiate members in 231 collegiate chapters throughout the United States. The organization's national headquarters are located at the Lyrecrest estate in Evansville, Indiana. Phi Mu Alpha operates independently from any of the major American intercollegiate governing bodies for fraternities, though it had been a member of the Professional Fraternity Association from 1954 to 2007. The fraternity has local, regional, and national levels of governance...

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