Convention 1936: Vancouver, British Columbia
Gamma Phi Beta’s first Canadian Convention was held at the Empress Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 27-July 2, 1936. Four hundred delegates arrived to find the Convention hall festooned with Canadian and American flags. Also at this Convention, for the first time, the final banquet was called the “Carnation Banquet” when thousands of pink carnations decorated the banquet room of the Empress Hotel.