Gamma Phi Beta is an international sorority that was founded on November 11, 1874 at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York by Helen M. Dodge, Frances E. Haven, E. Adeline Curtis, and Mary A. Bingham. Gamma Phi Beta’s national headquarters are located at Centennial, Colorado. Gamma Phi Beta currently has over 150,000 initiated members, 116 active collegiate chapters and 160 alumnae groups across the United States as well as Canada. Gamma Phi Beta was the first official “sorority” (as opposed to a female fraternity) in the country and is now one of the largest sororities.
Gamma Phi Beta is the first sorority to be established at University of Oregon in 1908. It is also the first sorority to be chartered in the State of Oregon.
Symbol: Crescent Moon
Flower: Pink Carnation
Philanthropy: Campfire USA
