Gamma Phi Beta Sorority

I am so happy that I joined this sorority at University California of Santa Barbara (UCSB)
I thought I never would be into the whole sorority thing but I had a Gphi in one of my classes and she mentioned something about going through Rush. My mom really wanted me to expand out of my circle to meet more people so she paid for it.
And talk about being a DIVERSE group. UCSB is known to be predominantly Caucasian but this house had EVERYONE.
So I through this week of rush where you go to all the different houses, meet the many many girls, in heels, trying to remember everyone’s names and figure out which house is for you.
On my final night it was between Tri Delta and Gamma Phi beta and I knew that if I didn’t get Gphi I wouldn’t even go through the whole sorority thing– I just knew this has to be it… and it was!
We also had an amazing Sorority Advisor named Lois Abbott that had been with the house since opening the doors in 1983! Talk about commitment. Of course she was a Gphi too at San Jose State. :)
Here goes my 3 years of adventure with Gamma Phi Beta. I graduated in 2007 and my best friends that I talk to everyday were in this sorority with me. I lived in the house for 2 years first in a 4 person room and my senior year with 2 different girls.
Yes people say that you don’t need to join the Greek system when you go to UCSB because the social life is going to be amazing anyway but it just opens up so many more doors in the long term. I have been able to network and get my foot in the door by being Greek.
Its so neat to go through traditions that were long established in our case from Syracuse in November 11, 1874– Yes it is ingrained in your brain forever!
Some of the roles I had there were:
— Big Sis/​Lil Sis coordinator
— Executive Board– as recording secretary
— Song Chair
— In charge of making a yearbook of my senior year!
There are some of the events that I got to be a part of college and I have all the pictures on facebook to prove it!
— Bid Day
— Pancake Breakfast
— Monday night dinners
–Rush
— Pre Rush
— Pref Night
— all the socials with the frat houses
— all the sporting events with the other Greek houses
— senior house on DP
I can go on and on and on about how great it but I want people to know don’t let those preconceived notions of what the Greek system is deter you from trying it out. I am going to be living with my sorority sister later this year and I am attending another’s one wedding in April. Talk about sisterhood. :)
I love the Crescent moon!