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About ΓΦΒ

 

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Welcome to the Epsilon Gamma chapter of Gamma Phi Beta!

As a sorority, we strive to create endless opportunities for women, both within our chapter and in our community. With an international membership of over 160,000 members, Gamma Phi Beta International Sorority has 119 collegiate chapters and more than 171 alumnae groups. We are located all over the United States and in Canada.

Enjoy the following facts about our sisterhood to learn what makes us Gamma Phi's!

 

 

 
 

  FOUNDED: November 11, 1874; Syracuse University, New York

 

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 ♥ FOUNDERS: Helen M. Dodge, Francis E. Haven, E. Adeline Curtis, Mary A. Bingham  

 

        .haven    .curtis    .dodge    .bingham

  

 ♥ FLOWER: Pink Carnation - the longest lasting flower  

 

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 ♥ SYMBOL: Crescent Moon

 

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 ♥ OUR LOCAL MASCOT: Carousel Horse - each horse is unique yet connected in the circle of the carousel

 

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 ♥ STONE: Pearls

 

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 ♥ BADGE: Designed by Tiffany & Co. and voted" Most Beautiful" Badge

 

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 ♥ CREST:

 

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INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE: The Crescent

 

 

 

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TAG LINE:

 

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OPEN MOTTO:

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  INTERNATIONAL PHILANTHROPY:

Campfire USA

 

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INTERNATIONAL WEBSITE: www.gammaphibeta.org

  INTERNATIONAL COLORS: Brown and Mode 

  LOCAL COLORS: Pink and White

  CREED: Love, Labor, Learning and Loyalty

 ♥ ΓΦΒ's OBJECTIVE: “To provide the highest type of womanhood through education, social life, and service to    country and humanity.”

  FUN FACTS:

- Thanks to Dr. Smalley in1882, Gamma Phi was the first women's organization to be known as a "sorority," most of the other women's groups are known as "women's fraternities."

 

- Gamma Phi Beta is one of the seven founding members of the Nationl Panhellic Council in 1902.

 

- Gamma Phi Beta was founded on November 11, 1874 which makes Gamma Phi one of the 10 oldest women's organizations in the country!!!

 

Gamma Phi Betas

Executives and Leaders

Christine Reidy Corcoran: Glamour Beauty Editor
Helen Griffith Kaiser: 1st female sales engineer for General Electric Corporation
Tina Santi Flaherty: 1st Vice President of Colgate Palmolive Co.
Donna Wolf Steigerwaldt: President of Jockey International
Helen Andrews Guthrie: Board of Directors for Nabisco, Inc.
Dr. Karen Horny Holbrook: President of Ohio State University
Marylou Luther Parato: Internationally Acclaimed fashion Editor
Marian Rippeteau Klise: President of Rock Tools Inc.
Pattye Lamb Moore: President of Sonic Corporation

Laurel Clark, M.D.:
Astronaut on the U.S. Space Shuttle, Columbia.


 
Beauty Pageant Winners

Kelley Scott: Miss Oklahoma 2003, top ten in Miss America Pageant
Monica Hard: Miss Washington 1982
Jenna Peinovich Wolf: Miss North Dakota 1982
Helen Bennett Scott: Miss Nevada 1972

Cloris Leachman: Miss Illinois 1946, Actress, starred in Mary Tyler Moore show and Phyllis,  Most recently seen as the grandmother in the Adam Sandler movie, Spanglish, she is the only actress to win 5 emmy awards in 5 different categories, she has starred in over 110 movies and television shows
Kelli McCarty: Miss USA 1991, actress on the soap Passions as 'Beth Wallace', Guest starred: Melrose Place, Beverly Hills 90210, & Silk Stockings       


                                                                                           
Government Officials

Joceyln Burch Burdick: 1st Secret Service Woman in the United States
Lane Carlson: 1st Female Colonel in the US Army
Judith Lynn Morley Martin: US Secretary of Labor under President George Bush
Barbara Blum: Administrative Director of the Environmental Protection Agency
Carol Harford: Cultural Affairs Director for the White House
Krista Ritacco: Director of Speech Writing for the White House
Christine Shelley: Political Advisor to the Chief of Staff of US Army
Susan Mathis Richard: Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan
Linda Watt: US Ambassador to Panama
Mary Elizabeth Bayless: Arizona Secretary of State and 2003 Arizona Gubernational Candidate
Connie Averill McCreadt: Mayor of Portland, Oregon
Peggy Mensinger: Mayor of Modesto, California    

 
Sports

Alex Wystrach Flanagan: Sports Reporter for ESPN
Sybil Bauer: Swimmer, Inducted into the Swimmer's Hall of Fame
Therese Hession: Coach of Ohio State University's golf team
Chartele Jennings: Coach of the first gold medal Olympic synchronized swimming teams

 
 
Entertainment

Mindy Weiss: Celebrity Wedding Planner, whose notable clients include Jessica Simpson and Jennifer Lopez
Joan & Jayne Knoerzer: The Original Doublemint Gum Twins for Doublemint gum
Jordan Ballard: Actress in Hairspray on Broadway
Julie Hanson: Actress, lead in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway
Mary Beth Peil: Actress, Dawson's Creek and Tony Award nominee for The King and I on Broadway
Kristen Chenoweth: Tony Award winning Broadway star, currently in "Wicked"
Susan Howard: Actress in soap "Dallas", Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominee, appointed by President Georgo W. Bush to be the commissioner for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Development