When was it founded
February 5, 1993
4 pillars
Academic, Leadership, Philanthropic, social skill development
Founding members
Janet (Wirth) Fussell, Roxann McMahon, Lisa Roth, and Carin (Rademaker) Farell
First Alumna
Anne Margaret Kocurek
Mission Statement
As the sisterhood of gamma phi delta we strive to achieve lifelong friendship, support and integrity through fostering and promoting leadership, academic, philanthropic, and social skill development
Colors
Black and teal
Black
stands for diversity encompasses every color
Teal
stands for uniqueness and individuality
Mascot
Black panther
Primary reason for mascot
it is on the endangered species list, which reminds us of our devotion to philanthropies. It also symbolizes our courage, loyalty and our strength as a sisterhood
Two flowers
Lily of the valley, yellow teal rose
Lily of valley
sign of new beginnings because it is one of the first flowers of spring. It was also chosen for its structure. it consists of one stem with many individual buds growing off to form one single flower. The Buds are a symbol of each person within the organiz
Yellow tea rose
chosen for its classic sign of friendship. it also represents our practicality
special symbol
8
8
it is a never ending chain, its symbol is used for the sign of infinity (as we will be sisters forever), and it, too, stands for our eight rights:
The 8 rights
Right resolve, right action, right faith, right thought, right loving, right effort, right self-concentration, and right speech