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Gamma Phi Beta was founded in 1874 in a society where women were discouraged from entering college due to their "insuffient brainpower" and "delicate health." Four women from Syracuse University came together to form a society they named Gamma Phi Beta. Now, over 130 years later, they celebrate the vision and dedication of those women and all that have come since then, who have built Gamma Phi Beta into one of the largest and most well respected sororities in the world.
Timeline
1874 Founded November 11 at Syracuse University
1875 First initiate, Clara Worden, initiated in March
1882 First extension effort, Beta Chapter installed at the University of Michigan
1882 First alumnae chapter chartered, Chicago, Illinois
1902 Gamma Phi Beta and six other sororities found the National Panhellenic Conference
1919 First Canadian chapter, 25th Greek-letter chapter, Alpha Alpha at the University of Toronto
1940 50th Greek-letter chapter, Beta Beta at the University of Maryland
1960 75th Greek-letter chapter, Gamma Gamma at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
1971 100th Greek-letter chapter, Delta Delta at California State-Fullerton installed
1972 First Crescent Circle
1986 125th Greek-letter chapter, Epsilon Epsilon, Union College
1995 150th Greek-letter chapter, Zeta Zeta, Coastal Carolina
Since Alpha Alpha chapter was started in 1919, can we assume the this one, Alpha Beta was started shortly after that?