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| Gamma Phi Beta | |
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| ΓΦΒ | |
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| Founded | November 11, 1874 Syracuse University |
| Type | Social |
| Affiliation | NPC |
| Status | Active |
| Scope | International |
| Motto | Founded on a Rock |
| Colors | Blush (pink) and A-la-Mode (brown/gray)[1] |
| Symbol | Crescent Moon |
| Flower | Pink carnation |
| Jewel | Pearl |
| Publication | The Crescent |
| Philanthropy | Building Strong Girls, Girls on the Run |
| Chapters | 190 collegiate, 175+ alumnae |
| Members | 260,000+ lifetime |
| Headquarters | 9155 E. Nichols Avenue Suite 330 Centennial, Colorado 80112 United States |
| Website | gammaphibeta.org |
Gamma Phi Beta (ΓΦΒ, also known as GPhi, GPhiB, or Gamma Phi) is an international college sorority. It was founded in Syracuse University in 1874 and was the first of the Greek organizations to call itself a sorority.[2][3][4] The term "sorority" was coined for Gamma Phi Beta by Dr. Frank Smalley, a professor at Syracuse University.[5]
The sorority's international headquarters are located in Centennial, Colorado. As of 2023, Gamma Phi Beta listed more than 246,000 initiated members, 137 active collegiate chapters, 190 chartered collegiate chapters and more than 155 alumnae groups in the United States and Canada.[6][3]
- ^ "Sorority Symbols". Gamma Phi Beta. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- ^ Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. IV-41–43. ISBN 978-0963715906.
- ^ a b William Raimond Baird; Carroll Lurding (eds.). "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive), section showing Gamma Phi Beta chapters". Student Life and Culture Archives. University of Illinois: University of Illinois Archives. Retrieved 30 December 2021. The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage.
- ^ "The History of Syracuse University Fraternity and Sorority Community". Syracuse University. 2010. Archived from the original on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
- ^ Becque, Fran (2013-08-12). "Women's Fraternities, Sororities, and Dr. Frank Smalley". Fraternity History & More. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ^ "GAMMA PHI BETA ANNOUNCES NEW INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS". gammaphibeta.org. Retrieved 2023-03-20.