International Gamma Phi Beta History Gamma Phi Beta was founded on November 11, 1874 at Syracuse University by Helen M. Dodge, Frances E. Haven, Eunice Adeline Curtis, and Mary A. Bingham.

The young women enlisted the help of Dr. E.O. Haven, Francis' father, and Syracuse University's chancellor as they fought to establish what would be only the second women's organization on Syracuse's campus. After its installment, Dr. Frank Smalley, a professor at the university, coined the word "sorority" especially for Gamma Phi Beta.

Thanks to the efforts of Helen M. Dodge, Francis E. Haven, E. Adeline Curtis, and Mary A. Bingham, Gamma Phi Beta now has an international membership of over 130,000 members, with 114 collegiate chapters and 156 alumnae groups, with chapters in both the United States and Canada.

• The official symbol of Gamma Phi Beta is the crescent moon, both ends pointed upwards to represent the sorority's constant growth.
• The pink carnation, selected for its strength and longevity, is the official flower.
• The pearl is the sorority jewel.
• Gamma Phi Beta's primary objective is to promote the highest form of womanhood.
• Its creed is: Love, Labor, Learning and Loyalty.

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