Mary Ellen Weber joined Phi Mu when she was a student at Purdue University. She earned her B.S. with honors in Chemical Engineering in 1984. Four years later, she became Dr. Weber after earning a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.
In 1992, she became a member of the fourteenth group of NASA astronauts. She spent 10 years at NASA.
Weber served on two shuttle missions. In July 1995, she helped deliver a communications satellite to orbit while on Discovery. She flew on Atlantis, on the third shuttle mission devoted to International Space Station construction.
In May 2018, the Cleveland, Ohio, Phi Mu alumnae hosted the Cleveland Panhellenic Scholarship Luncheon. Weber was the guest speaker at the event.
Today happens to be Phi Mu’s Founders’ Day. Phi Mu was founded on January 4, 1852 at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. It was first known as the Philomathean Society. Phi Mu and Alpha Delta Pi, also founded at Wesleyan College, are known as the “Macon Magnolias.” Phi Mu’s founders are Mary DuPont (Lines), Mary Myrick (Daniel) and Martha Hardaway (Redding). The founding was publicly announced on March 4, 1852, the day that is celebrated as Founders’ Day. The second chapter was founded at Hollins College in 1904. Phi Mu joined the National Panhellenic Conference in 1911.
It’s also International Badge Day! Wear your badge and be proud!
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