As the Alternate Delegate for her chapter, South Carolina Alpha MIRANDA BROPHY was excited to attend convention with the Chapter President, their Alumnae Advisory Committee members and South Carolina Alpha’s National Chapter Assistance Officer, SIS MULLIS, South Carolina Alpha.
“Before I arrived in Chicago, she was just Sis, who comes to our chapter. I was shocked when I realized everyone there knew Sis and would line up for one of her famous hugs!”
When asked if anything else about convention was surprising, Miranda noted there were more alumnae than collegians. “I knew our alumnae were great, but seeing all of the other alumnae at convention made me realize they are all great,” Miranda said. “It was wonderful to put a face with a name to our Collegiate Region Four officers. I was also amazed that the Grand President, PAULA PACE SHEPHERD, remembered Abbey and me from our chapter’s installation. But by far, the greatest moment was receiving the South Carolina Alpha Chapter charter.”
Please, “Abby and ME” You wouldn’t say “remembered I” would you? Otherwise, yes, Sis is very famous. Some of us have known her for decades and love her to pieces.
Sis Mullis is the most vocal and ardent promoter of Pi Beta Phi that I’ve ever encountered! She held national offices during my college days, but she always made time to support both her home chapter at the University of SC and my chapter at Clemson University. She passionately campaigned to get Pi Beta Phi recolonized at USC, and I witnessed her excitement firsthand and she proudly spoke at the installation banquet. Today, she regularly attends meetings of the SC Alpha collegiate chapter and the Columbia Alumnae Club, even though she lives a couple hundred miles away in Georgia. I sincerely hope that some of her energy will rub off on me, because she hasn’t slowed down a bit. Sis Mullis is truly the embodiment of the Pi Phi spirit that our founders imagined, and it is appropriate to honor and celebrate her contributions to our Fraternity as we approach our 150th anniversary.