Initiation
This item of clothing is worn during the Initiation Service symbolizes humility and light?
What is the white Initation robe?
The Gamma Phi Beta colors of light brown and dark brown symbolize this.
What is the sunlight and shadows of life?
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 Greek phrase that means "Founded on a Rock."
(half credit for incorrect pronunciation, full for correct)
What is Θεμελιωμεναι Πετρα?
(Theh-MEL-ee-o-MEN-eh Pet-rah)
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?
This physical and metaphorical object is referred to by the password "How ____ ________ ____ ___ ____?" "There __ __ ___."
What is the Book of Life?
The Greek phrase that means "Faith and Goodwill."
(half credit for incorrect pronunciation, full for correct)
What is Πιστη Και Εύνοια?
(Pee-stee KEH Ev-KNEE-uh)
These are the four secret tests of membership.
What is the Gamma Phi Beta knock, password, sign and countersign, and secret grip?
This item, worn by the chapter president during The Processional and The Pinning Ceremony, symbolizes noble achievement.
What is the chaplet (crown) of pink carnations?
This founder is known as the studious one of the four. She gave Gamma Phi Beta the ideal of a higher spiritual, mental, and social culture, which is the prime object of this organization.
Who is Helen M. Dodge?
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 Greek words that refer to Gamma, Phi, and Beta.
(you only have to get one of them for credit)
(half credit for incorrect pronunciation, full for correct)
What is Γνωσιç? (NO-sis)
What is Φωç (foce)
What is Βιοç (BEE-os)
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 two 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 and recording secretary?
This service is performed following the election of officers each year.
What is the Installation of Officers?
This Hebrew word, written on the Gamma Phi Beta badge, is symbolic of the Founders and of complete growth.
What is ארבע? (Arba)
This Hebrew word, written on the Gamma Phi Beta badge, is symbolic of the Founders and of complete growth
What is “Arba?”
The first part of this tune refers to the words "Gamma Phi, are you nigh?" and the second refers to "Yes, my dear, I am here."
What is the Gamma Phi Beta Whistle?
This ritual closes every formal chapter meeting.
What is the Mystic Circle?
This is the significance of our open motto: "Founded on a Rock."
What is that all endeavors of worth that are to endure must be built upon a firm foundation?
When a member wishes to speak during the meeting and only initiated members are president, she says this to address the president.
What is Madam πρεσβύτερος (Presbytata)
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?