Virtual Convention 2020

Gamma Phi Beta’s 79th Convention was intended to take place in Palm Springs, California. Due to a global pandemic, professional staff and volunteers had to pivot and re-plan Convention as we know it. On Saturday, June 27, 2020, Gamma Phi Beta’s first Virtual Convention took place. More than 960 sisters gathered online to conduct Sorority business and embrace our True and Constant sisterhood – Our Oasis!

Convention traditions, like roll call, and celebrations, like the award ceremony, all took place per usual, just online. Here are more highlights that took place at Virtual Convention 2020.

• Members dressed their Confirmed Conventioneer hats in GIFs.
• Watch parties were hosted around the U.S. and Canada.
• Annabel Jones (Oklahoma) was the first International President to report on One Gamma Phi Beta (the Sorority, Foundation and Facilities Management Company) in her State of the Sorority speech.
• The Samantha J. Keltner Scholarship Endowment was announced. The endowment honors Gamma Phi Beta’s Chief Experience Officer Samantha Keltner (Northern Iowa) and her efforts to make Gamma Phi Beta a more diverse, equitable and inclusive organization for all. The endowment will provide leadership scholarships specifically for sisters of color who are seeking opportunities for education and development in leadership.

The summer 2020 issue of The Crescent gives a full recap of Virtual Convention on pages 20-28. 

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