New Member Experience
When you join Gamma Phi Beta, you are considered a new member.
BID DAY
New members are welcomed into the chapter with a Bid Day celebration. Bid Day is the day when new members accept their invitations to join Gamma Phi Beta. Chapters celebrate Bid Day with get-to-know-you activities, welcome gifts, and snacks or a meal. Each campus sets guidelines for Bid Day that chapter’s follow. No matter how your campus celebrates, we know it will be the beginning of memories that last a lifetime.
NEW MEMBER EDUCATION
After Bid Day, you’ll begin new member education. In Gamma Phi Beta, this program is called Fidelity for New Members, and is an educational program designed to increase engagement and cultivate sisterhood. The program includes both online and in-person activities. New member education lasts four weeks and prepares new members for Initiation into Gamma Phi Beta.
The following is a short description of what you’ll learn and do each week of Fidelity for New Members.
Week 1
- Meet other new members
- Learn about the Sorority’s history, Core Values, policies and financial obligations
- Meet the financial vice president (FVP)
- Meet with her Carnation Crew
- Participate in a sisterhood program designed to meet new friends
- Meet her Gamma Gal
Week 2
- Learn about the obligations and perks of membership as well as the Sorority’s academic requirements and resources
- Meet the education vice president (EVP) and public relations vice president (PRVP)
- Meet with her Carnation Crew
- Participate in a sisterhood program designed to meet new friends
- Meet her Phi Friend
Week 3
- Learn about philanthropy in Gamma Phi Beta, the Sorority’s conferences and events and the three entities of Gamma Phi Beta
- Meet the panhellenic affairs vice president (PAVP) and administrative vice president (AVP)
- Meet with her Carnation Crew
- Participate in a sisterhood program designed to build confidence
- Meet her Gamma Gal
Week 4
- Learn about what to expect during Gamma Phi Beta’s Initiation service
- Meet the membership vice president (MVP)
- Meet with her Carnation Crew
- Participate in a sisterhood program designed to review what she’s learned during new member education
- Participate in a sisterhood program designed to express gratitude
BIG SISTER/LITTLE SISTER
A Big Sister is someone in the sorority who serves as a role model and mentor to you, her Little Sister.
Big Sisters can:
- Help Little Sisters make new friends by introducing them to initiated sisters or other members of the fraternity/sorority community.
- Talk through class notes and prepare for exams.
- Teach Little Sisters about student resources on campus.
- Encourage Little Sisters to serve in an officer position or on a committee.
- Help Little Sisters make new friends.
- Help Little Sisters decide on a major. 11
- Answer questions about chapter life and provide guidance on how to blend Gamma Phi Beta membership with other obligations.
- Teach Little Sisters about chapter norms, Gamma Phi Beta traditions and the importance of Gamma Phi Beta’s ritual.
- Provide feedback and advice about behaviors and actions.
CHAPTER LIFE
Outside of new member education, new members participate in all other areas of chapter life alongside initiated members. Learn more about all our collegiate membership experience has to offer.