Convention 1885: Syracuse, New York
The third Convention, held November 13-14, 1885, found the ladies back at Alpha Chapter (Syracuse). An article regarding the expulsion of members was added to the Constitution, the price of a charter was fixed at $25, an initiation fee of $5 was set and a Sorority tax of 50 cents was levied on all active members.
While Convention was in session, Grace Darling (Michigan, 1883) and Libbie Cornell (Michigan, 1882) initiated eight young ladies attending the University of Wisconsin in Madison into the folds of Gamma Phi Beta as Gamma Chapter.
The practice of using the letter “S” for Syracuse as a guard to the badge was changed at this Convention because the “M” for Michigan (Beta Chapter) and the “W” for Wisconsin (Gamma Chapter) were so similar they were causing confusion. From now on, the guard was to be the Greek letter of the member’s chapter instead of the English letter for the school.