Initiation
This item of clothing is worn during the Initiation Service symbolizes humility and light?
What is the white Initation robe?
During the duration of the chapter business meeting, members should place their hands and feet in this way.
What is holding the hands in countersign position and feet flat on the floor, unless initiated new members are presen?
The significance of this service is to honor the members of a collegiate chapter that are graduating or transferring schools, therefore becoming alumnae members.
What is the Rite of Passage?
The Gamma Phi Beta colors of light brown and dark brown symbolize this.
What is the sunlight and shadows of life?
This should never be written or spoken above a whisper.
What is the Gamma Phi Beta secret motto?
This item, is worn by only initiated members during the Initiation service, symbolizes devotion to principles and ideals through unobstructed vision.
What is the white fillet?
To be admitted as a latecomer to a chapter business meeting, the member performs these three actions.
What are the Gamma Phi Beta knock, countersign, and password response?
To be initiated as an alumna member, a woman must meet these two requirement.
What are the standards of Gamma Phi Beta membership and that she is not an initiated member of another National Panhellenic Conference sororit.
This is the significance of our open motto: “Founded Upon a Rock.”
What is that all endeavors of worth that are to endure must be built upon a firm foundation?
This section of the Initiation Service represents an initiate’s promise of lifelong fidelity of the Sorority in return for the privilege of wearing a Gamma Phi Beta badge.
What is The Pinning Ceremony?
This item, worn by the chapter president during The Processional and The Pinning Ceremon, symbolizes noble achievemen.
What is the chaplet (crown) of pink carnations?
During the Mystic Circle in Closing Exercise, this person is the last yo stand at the open end opposite of the chapter president.
Who is the last initiated member of the most recently initiated new member class?
During the Golden Crescent Award Service, awards are presented to alumnae members recognizing their milestone of this number of years since their Initiation.
What is fifty years?
The crescent moon of our sorority always faces to the left for this reason.
What is because the left-facing waxing moon is a new moon at the start of the cycle and is growing. A right facing waning moon is slowly disappearing?
During The Tableaux, the Founders representatives wear these four colors of robes, symbolizing truth, love, faith, and life.
What are blue, pink, yellow, and green?
During the Request for Admission, this song, written in 1880, is sung. The song can symbolize the taking away of sins and leaving people cleansed, temple building, and wandering singers.
What is ”The Goat Song?”
These three chapter members are the only ones to sit at the front of the chapter room during the chapter business meeting
Who are the chapter president, recording secretary, and parliamentarian?
This service is performed following the election of officers each year.
What is the Installation of Officers?
These are the four secret tests of membership.
What is the Gamma Phi Beta knock, password, sign and countersign, and secret grip?
What service is performed by a collegiate chapter at the first chapter (formal) business meeting of the school year.
What is the Reaffirmation Service?
These are the only two items of jewelry that women may wear during the Initiation Service, other than their new member pin or membership badge.
What are an engagement ring and a wedding ring?
During each chapter business meeting, this is read by the president prior to the start of the closing ritual.
What is the Mentor’s Report?
During the Founders Day Service, these particular collegiate chapters are recognized
What are the specific chapters represented by someone in attendance from those chapters at the Founders Day Service?
This Hebrew word, written on the Gamma Phi Beta badge, is symbolic of the Founders and of complete growth
What is “Arba?”
When a member wishes to speak during the meeting and only initiated members are president, she says this to address the presiden.
What is Madam Presbytata?