Special Appeals
Special Appeals
Sisterhood Plaza
To commemorate the Sorority’s 125th anniversary, the Foundation undertook in 1999 the Sisterhood 125 Celebration to raise funds to benefit the Sorority's leadership, philanthropic and scholarship programs. To symbolize building a solid path to the Sorority’s future, the Foundation recognized supporters of the effort by constructing a Sisterhood Plaza at International Headquarters.
Today, more than 2,200 bricks honor or commemorate members and chapters in the Sisterhood Plaza.
Unrestricted gifts of $125 and more -- Engraved brick in the Plaza.
Unrestricted gifts of $500 and more -- Engraved larger Premium Brick in the Plaza.
Unrestricted gifts of $2,500 or more -- Special Keepsake Brick in the Plaza's Crescent Moon
Each brick allows for three (3) lines, fourteen (14) spaces per line.
SAMPLE:
Jane Smith Doe
Alpha Chapter
Syracuse 2001
The Foundation continues to invite all Gamma Phi Betas to celebrate their lifelong connection with a gift recognizing our rich heritage based on the development of the highest type of womanhood.
Sisterhood Plaza at International Headquarters in Centennial, Colorado |
The Sisterhood Plaza represents the open circle of our sisterhood from our four Founders at Syracuse to members yet to come. Sisterhood Plaza gifts ensure the future of Gamma Phi Beta through leadership programs, philanthropic endeavors and educational opportunities. Brick by brick, sister by sister, chapter by chapter, Gamma Phi Beta is building a solid future.
There are many reasons to give a brick in the Sisterhood Plaza:
- To show pride in your membership
- To honor your collegiate chapter
- To celebrate sisterhood
- To celebrate your chapter's achievements or awards
- To celebrate your legacy
- To celebrate your chapter's special anniversary
- To celebrate a new chapter
- To honor your alumnae chapter
- To thank your mentor
- To thank your advisor
- To thank your House Corporation Board
- To honor your big sister
- To honor a sister
- To remember a loved one
- To celebrate your daughter's initiation
- To celebrate your daughter's graduation
- To celebrate a milestone birthday
- To make a lasting tribute to a closed chapter
In Celebration Gifts
Epsilon Omicron Chapter members |
Members and friends of Gamma Phi Beta may make gifts to the Foundation "In Celebration" of special chapter events or the accomplishments of sisters. Gifts of any amount are appreciated and as a guide the average gift is $25.00. The Foundation notifies the honorees of "In Celebration" gifts and lists them in The Crescent. Make an In Celebration Gift.
Special occasions to consider for “In Celebration” gifts are:
- To celebrate a member’s birthday
- To celebrate a wedding or milestone wedding anniversary
- To announce the birth of a child/legacy
- To celebrate the election to a Gamma Phi Beta, university or public office
- To recognize a collegiate chapter’s award
- To acknowledge a chapter or sister’s campus achievement
- To celebrate a chapter's special anniversary
- To celebrate installation of a new chapter
- To honor an alumnae chapter
- To thank an advisor
- To thank a House Corporation Board
- To honor a big sister
- To honor a member
- To celebrate an initiation
- To celebrate graduation
Memorial Gifts
Sigma Chapter members |
Sorority members and friends may make “In Memory” gifts to the Foundation upon the death of a member, a member of a sister’s family or a friend of Gamma Phi Beta. The Foundation notifies the deceased member’s family or alumnae chapter about the gifts and lists all memorials in The Crescent. Gifts of any amount are appreciated and as a guide the average “In Memory” gift is $35.00.
An alumna or her family may wish to make a large memorial gift to the Foundation, including setting up an endowment to support a specific fund or program or provide funds for unrestricted needs.
The Foundation suggests that members tell their families that, at the time of their death, it is their wish that gifts be sent to the Gamma Phi Beta Foundation in lieu of flowers. Make a Memorial Gift.
Gifts-in-Kind
The Foundation welcomes gifts-in-kind. The donor, not the Foundation, is responsible for determining the value of a Gift-in-Kind for tax purposes. From time to time, the Foundation accepts Gifts-in-Kind for fundraising purposes at Convention.
If you are interested in making or learning more about Gifts-in-Kind, please contact the Foundation office at International Headquarters (303) 799-1874 or foundation@gammaphibeta.org.
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