Collegiate Member Experience
- Get connected quickly on campus
- Make your forever friends and
- Impact your campus and your community and
- Set yourself up for success!
We know that sorority membership is an awesome way to set yourself up for success throughout college and after graduation.
Making Friends
In Gamma Phi Beta, you will make your forever friends, both within Gamma Phi and on your campus.
Sisterhood Activities
Sisterhood is the foundation of our organization. Our chapters host sisterhood activities and events to strengthen the sisterhood between their members. These events can include sisterhood retreats, movie nights, craft activities, and so much more. Sisters also have Loyalty Circles that help build sisterhood beyond existing friend groups, new member classes and Big/Little Sister relationships.
Campus Involvement
Your new sisters will be the perfect guide to help you find your interests on campus. And once you have been plugged into the clubs and organizations you want to join, you'll also be invited to support your Gamma Phi Beta's sisters' activities, meaning your new campus is going to feel like home in no time.
Social Events
Social events are great way to spend time with your sisters. Social events vary from chapter to chapter and can include co-sponsored events with other organizations, member-only events, and events where members can bring a guest. These events can include themes where members wear fun attire or travel to interesting locations. These events are a great way for our members to get together and destress! With approval from International Headquarters these events may include alcohol for members and guests who are of legal drinking age.
- Formal events are hosted by the chapter typically to celebrate the end of their semester/quarter. At these events members dress up and enjoy a night of dancing with sisters and their guests. Formals normally include a meal and are a great opportunity to recognize sisters for their achievements throughout the semester!
- Chapters can host socials for their members with fun themes, great music and good times! These events can include date parties, where members bring their own dates or “mixers”, where members mix and with members of other organizations on campus. Chapters choose which organizations they want to co-host with common partners include campus sports teams, sororities, fraternities and other campus clubs.
Leadership Opportunities
REAL Leadership is Gamma Phi Beta’s approach to developing our members into responsible, ethical, authentic and lifelong leaders. We offer programming designed to develop leaders at different stages in their Gamma Phi Beta membership.
REAL Leadership Experience
This award-winning four-day retreat-style leadership experience provides first- and second-year members ready to take the next step in their leadership journey with the skills and confidence they need to tackle leadership positions. This event happens annually in July.
BEDI Summit
The Belonging, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (BEDI) Summit is a leadership event dedicated to creating a more just, equitable and inclusive Gamma Phi Beta. This summit features keynote speakers, breakout sessions and exclusive resources. This summit takes place in the winter term and is open to all members.
Officer Roles
All chapters have a variety of chapter leadership roles, women who serve in these roles are known as chapter officers. Our collegiate chapters have leadership opportunities in public relations, event planning, finance, administration, community engagement, and education.
All newly-elected officers are equipped with the education provided in Fidelity for Officers. This includes:
- Officer 101 online lessons that teach officers core job skills via an online lesson available through Gamma Phi Beta’s learning management system (LMS).
- The Officer Transition Workshop that facilitates a conversation between the outgoing and incoming officer of the same role.
- REAL Leadership Retreats that bring executive council officers together for team building and goal setting.
- Officer 201s that provide officer departments in-time training during live 45-minute webinars that are available on-demand following the live session.
Philanthropy and Service
Gamma Phi Beta is passionate about Building Strong Girls because girls today face more challenges than ever, making the need for a safe place with supportive mentors even greater. Gamma Phi Beta chapters host a Moonball event annually to support our philanthropic partner Girls on the Run.
Moonball
Moonball is Gamma Phi Beta’s signature philanthropy event that raises funds to support our philanthropic partner, Girls on the Run. Moonball is a kickball, volleyball or basketball tournament that is hosted by every collegiate chapter annually. Students, faculty, alumnae and community members are invited to participate.
Volunteering
Many of our members volunteer as coaches, assistant coaches or running buddies with their local GOTR council. Also, there's no better feeling than cheering on GOTR girls and their running buddies at their annual 5ks!
Academics
Our members are empowered to achieve in their course of study, and our collegiate chapters will provide guidance to help members succeed.
One of Gamma Phi Beta’s core values is learning. We believe that learning is a lifetime commitment that extends beyond the classroom. Gamma Phi Beta encourages and rewards members to participate in high impact learning such as internships, externships and research!
Members will document their learning through our academic point system, which is designed to reward members for engaging in actions that support their academic pursuits. Each of these actions not only work to build a stronger academic foundation for members, but they promote actions we hope members already take in their daily lives.
Member Education
All initiated members participate in educational programming known as Fidelity for Initiated Members. We offer programming designed to foster belonging and inclusion and to further develop members into confident women of character.
Initiated members engage in educational lessons selected by chapter leaders that are designed to foster continued growth and meet chapter needs.
In addition to the required fall and spring lessons, initiated members will also engage in additional educational lessons selected by chapter leaders that are designed to foster continued growth and meet chapter needs.
The Fidelity for Initiated members course library includes but is not limited to the following courses:
- Boundary Setting in Healthy Personal Relationships
- Career Development for Gamma Phi Betas
- Challenging Implicit Bias in Recruitment
- Cultivating Positive Body Image
- Engaging in Civil Discourse
- Fostering Financial Health
- Fundamentals of Power and Privilege
- Fundamentals of Sexual Health
- Gamma Phi Beta Membership Today
- How to be Engaged as an Anti-Racism Activist
- How to Recognize and Address Microaggressions
- Strategies for Managing Stress
- Understanding Eating Disorders
- Using Time Management to Reach Your Goals
Financial Support
The Gamma Phi Beta Foundation supports Gamma Phi Beta members who have scholarship, leadership, philanthropic and emergency needs.
Gamma Phi Beta’s Foundation provides scholarships, fellowships, and Loyalty Grants to our members to support them in pursuing their educational endeavors.
What is the difference between scholarships and fellowships?
Scholarships are financial aid available to undergraduate members. Fellowships are financial aid available to members in graduate school.
What are Loyalty Grants?
Loyalty Grants are need-based grants available to Gamma Phi Betas who are experiencing unforeseen, extreme financial challenges created by a health crisis, natural disaster or other unexpected life circumstances.
You can learn more about the Gamma Phi Beta Foundation here.
LIFELONG FRIENDSHIP
Membership in Gamma Phi Beta isn’t just for women in college – when you become a member, you’re joining a sisterhood for life. Read more about what Gamma Phi Beta has to offer members after graduation.