Initiation
This item of clothing worn during the Initiation Service symbolizes humility and light
The white initiation robe
During the duration of the chapter business meeting, members should place their hands and feet in this way
Holding the hands in countersign position and feet flat on the floor, unless uninitiated new members are present
This service is performed by a collegiate chapter at the first chapter business (formal) meeting of the school year
The Reaffirmation Service/Reaffirmation Pledge
The Gamma Phi Beta colors of light brown and dark brown symbolize this
This item, worn by only initiated members during the Initiation Service, symbolizes devotion to principles and ideals through unobstructed vision
The white fillet
To be admitted as a latecomer to a chapter business meeting, the member performs these three actions
The Gamma Phi Beta knock, countersign, and password response
The significance of this service is to honor the members of a collegiate chapter that are graduating or transferring schools, therefore becoming alumnae members
The Rite of Passage
This should never be written or spoken above a whisper
The Gamma Phi Beta secret motto
This item, worn by the chapter president during The Processional and The Pinning Ceremony, symbolizes noble achievement
The chaplet (or crown) of pink carnations
During the Mystic Circle in Closing Exercise, this person is the last to stand at the open end opposite of the chapter president
The last initiated member of the most recently initiated membership class
This service is performed following the election of officers each year
The Installation of Officers
These are the four secret tests of Gamma Phi membership
The knock, the password, sign and countersign, and the secret grip
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
"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
The chapter president, recording secretary, and parliamentarian
To be initiated as an alumna member, a woman must meet these two requirements
The standards of Gamma Phi membership and that she is not an initiated member of another National Panhellenic Conference sorority
This is the significance of our open motto: "Founded Upon a Rock"
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 to the Sorority in return for the privilege of wearing a Gamma Phi Beta badge
The Pinning Ceremony
When a member wishes to speak during the meeting and only initiated members are present, she says this to address the president
"Madam Presbytata"
During the Founders Day Service, these particular collegiate chapters are recognized
The specific chapters represented by someone in attendance from those chapters at the Founders Day Service
Our signature of IIKE, symbolizing our signature, has this meaning
"Faith and Good Will"