Philanthropy and Community Service
Although Gamma Phi Beta is primarily considered a social organization, the sorority has a long history of community service and philanthropic participation.
In 1929, camping for girls was designated the official philanthropy of Gamma Phi Beta and today the organization supports Camp Fire and Girl Guides of Canada. Since 2001, more than $400,000 has been donated to Camp Fire USA and its local councils. Local chapters of Gamma Phi Beta support other philanthropies as well.
At Convention 2012, a new philanthropic focus was adopted: "to provide experiences and resources that build spiritual, mental and social resiliency in girls." To reflect this, the sorority announced its partnership with a third organization: Girls on the Run.
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Famous quotes containing the words philanthropy, community and/or service:
“I shall not be forward to think him mistaken in his method who quickest succeeds to liberate the slave. I speak for the slave when I say that I prefer the philanthropy of Captain Brown to that philanthropy which neither shoots me nor liberates me.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—Al, Reverend Sharpton (b. 1954)
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—Sigmund Freud (1856–1939)