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Gamma Phi Beta was founded at Syracuse University on November 11, 1874. The four founders were Helen M. Dodge, Frances E. Haven, E. Adeline Curtis and Mary A. Bingham.
 

Gamma Phi Beta has over 300 collegiate & alumnae chapters in the United States and Canada and over 120,000 members worldwide.

Gamma Phi Beta is one of the founding members of the National Panhellenic Conference.

The word "sorority" was coined for Gamma Phi Beta! We are the first women's society to ever be called a sorority.
Gamma Phi Beta is one of the ten oldest women's organizations in America.

Our badge was designed by Tiffany & Co. and has won awards for "Prettiest Badge."

Sorority colors are brown and mode but our local colors are pink and white

Sorority flower is the pink carnation.

 

Sorority Symbol is the crescent moon.

Gamma Phi Beta's open motto is "Founded Upon a Rock."

Famous Gamma Phis:

Joan and Jayne Knoerzer Gamma Phi Beta Double Mint Gum twins

Laurel B. Clark Gamma Phi Beta Astronaut - killed in Columbia disaster

Kristin Chenoweth Gamma Phi Beta Actress: 1999 Tony Award winner

Cloris Leachman Gamma Phi Beta Oscar winning Actress
Susan Howard Gamma Phi Beta Actress TV show "DALLAS"

Sheila Smith Gamma Phi Beta Broadway Star

Hope Summers Gamma Phi Beta Andy Griffith show

Shane Ann Younts Gamma Phi Beta Broadway Star

Sybil Bauer Gamma Phi Beta Swimmer, inducted into the Swimming Hall of Fame in 1967

JoAnn Schneider Gamma Phi Beta Ice Skater

Larus Beth Stone Gamma Phi Beta Professional Golfer

Donna Wolf Steigerwaldt Gamma Phi Beta President of Jockey International

Judith Lynn Martin Gamma Phi Beta U.S. Secretary of Labor sworn in by President Bush

Krista Ritacco Gamma Phi Beta Director of Operations for Speech Writing, White House

Judge Lynn Stuart Gamma Phi Beta State Supreme Court Judge for the state of Alabama

Helen Stevenson Meyner Gamma Phi Beta Democratic Congresswoman for New Jersey

Mary Elizabeth Bayless Gamma Phi Beta Arizona Secretary of State

Jennifer Dunn Gamma Phi Beta United States

Congresswoman for Washington State

Dorah Engel Grow Gamma Phi Beta Illinois State Representative

Laurel Salton Clark Gamma Phi Beta Astronaut on the Columbia

Helen Bennett Scott Gamma Phi Beta Miss Nevada 1972

Kelli McCarty Gamma Phi Beta Miss USA 1991