The Alpha Chi Chapter of Gamma Phi Beta sorority was established at William & Mary in 1932.
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- References to Gamma Phi Beta in the Flat Hat, Alumni Gazette, and William & Mary News:
- New sorority is installed here - Flat Hat, September 27, 1932, 1.
- Announces pledges - Flat Hat, September 27, 1932, 1, 5.
- Announces pledges - Flat Hat, February 20, 1934, 5, 7.
- Initiate six new members - Flat Hat, April 17, 1934, 5.
- Announces pledges - Flat Hat, October 2, 1934, 5.
- Announces pledge - Flat Hat, January 15, 1935, 2.
- Initiates - Flat Hat, February 19, 1935, 5.
- Announces pledges - Flat Hat, October 8, 1935, 1, 2; Flat Hat, October 15, 1935, 5; Flat Hat, October 22, 1935, 5
- Announces pledges - Flat Hat, February 25, 1936, 5.
- Announces pledges - Flat Hat, October 6, 1936, 1, 5.
- Parade entry wins third prize - Flat Hat, January 12, 1936, 1.
- Pledge notice - Flat Hat, January 12, 1937, 6.
- Initiation notice - Flat Hat, February 23, 1937, 5.
- To convene in Dodge Room - Flat Hat, April 13, 1937, 1.
- Pledge notice - Flat Hat, November 2, 1937, 5.
- Announces initiation - Flat Hat, March 1, 1938, 5.
- Pledges Ruth Trimble - Flat Hat, March 22, 1938, 5.
- Pledges Margret Richards - Flat Hat, March 29,, 1938, 5.
- Initiation announcement - Flat Hat, May 10, 1938, 5.
- Initiation notice - Flat Hat, February 21, 1939, 6.
- Take first place in sorority sing - Flat Hat, November 21, 1939, 1.
- Gamma Phi House nears completion - Flat Hat, October 1, 1940, 1.
- Nine groups take in 173 new members - Flat Hat , October 8, 1940, 1, 6.
- Initiates five - Flat Hat, February 18, 1941, 2.
- Officers noted - Flat Hat, April 22, 1941, 2.
- Initiates four - Flat Hat, December 9, 1941, 7.
- New officers - Flat Hat, May, 6, 1942, 5.
- Initiations - Flat Hat, May 13, 1942, 2.
- Initiates Margaret M. Johnson- Flat Hat, October 27, 1942, 7.
- Initiations, pledges - Flat Hat, December 8, 1942, 7.
- Initiations - Flat Hat, March 16, 1943, 6.
- New officers - Flat Hat, March 23, 1943, 3.
- Initiations - Flat Hat, April 27, 1943, 4.
- Initiations - Flat Hat, October 12, 1943, 3.
- Hosts traveling secretary - Flat Hat, November 9, 1943, 2.
- Initiations - Flat Hat, March 1, 1944, 7.
- Initiates - Flat Hat, April 26, 1944, 2.
- Pledges one - Flat Hat, February 7, 1945, 2.
- Pledges one - Flat Hat, March 7, 1945, 2.
- Pledges one - Flat Hat, March 21, 1945, 3.
- New officers - Flat Hat, March 28, 1945, 2.
- Pledges - Flat Hat, May 2, 1945, 2.
- Ida F. Crawley new house mother - Flat Hat, October 3, 1945, 6.
- Initiates two - Flat Hat, October 31, 1945, 2.
- Pledges one - Flat Hat, December 5, 1945, 2.
- Announces initiations - Flat Hat, March 6, 1946, 4.
- New officers - Flat Hat, April 17, 1946, 3.
- Pledges - Flat Hat, October 8, 1946, 1.
- 1946 Homecoming float - AG, December 1946, 8.
- Initiation - Flat Hat, February 25, 1947, 7.
- New officers - Flat Hat, March 18, 1947, 7.
- New officers - Flat Hat, March 30, 1947, 7.
- Initiation - Flat Hat, April 29, 1947, 8.
- Initiations - Flat Hat, November 25, 1947, 7.
- Initiations - Flat Hat, March 16, 1948, 7.
- Initiations - Flat Hat, April 27, 1948, 9.
- Initiations - Flat Hat, March 1, 1949, 12.
- Initiation - Flat Hat, May 17, 1949, 10.
- New officers - Flat Hat, October 18, 1949, 18.
- Wins first place in Homecoming Parade - Flat Hat, October 11, 1949, 1 (picture).
- Initiates one - Flat Hat, November 8, 1949, 8.
- 1949 Homecoming float - AG, December 1949, 6.
- Installs officers - Flat Hat, March 14, 1950, 7.
- Initiation - Flat Hat, April 18, 1950, 4.
- Sorority to send clothing to needy Munich students - Flat Hat, October 31, 1950, 11.
- Pledge officers - Flat Hat, December 12, 1950, 2.
- Pledge officers - Flat Hat, January 15, 1952, 3.
- Pledges three - Flat Hat, March 4, 1952, 8.
- Winning skit tops pledge show entries - Flat Hat, March 11, 1952, 1, 12 (picture).
- Elects officers - Flat Hat, March 18, 1952, 4.
- Initiation held - Flat Hat, March 25, 1952, 7.
- Initiates two - Flat Hat, September 30, 1952, 4.
- Pledges two - Flat Hat, February 17, 1953, 11.
- Initiation held - Flat Hat, March 10, 1953, 9.
- Hostess to District meeting - Flat Hat, March 10, 1953, 10.
- Elections and Initiations - Flat Hat, March 9, 1954, 10.
- Initiates nineteen - Flat Hat, March 23, 1954, 11.
- Pledges three, initiates two - Flat Hat, October 12, 1954, 8.
- Initiates nineteen, elects new officers - Flat Hat, March 15, 1955, 10.
- Pledge officers elected - Flat Hat, November 1, 1955, 9.
- Initiates - Flat Hat, February 28, 1956, 3.
- Pledges seven - Flat Hat, March 6, 1956, 5.
- Elects officers - Flat Hat, March 20, 1956, 4.
- Initiates six - Flat Hat, October 16, 1956, 7.
- Pledge officers elected - Flat Hat, December 11, 1956, 7.
- Installs officers - Flat Hat, March 19, 1957, 4.
- Holds initiations - Flat Hat April 23, 1957, 11.
- Initiates two - Flat Hat, October 1, 1957, 4.
- Initiates new members - Flat Hat, February 25, 1958, 6.
- Installs officers, pledges three - Flat Hat, March 4, 1958, 6.
- Pledges - Flat Hat, September 23, 1958, 1, 11.
- Elects officers - Flat Hat, October 28, 1958, 11.
- Elects officers - Flat Hat, February 17, 1959, 3.
- Initiates pledges - Flat Hat, February 24, 1959, 3.
- Society portrays Province hostesses as delegates meet - Flat Hat, April 14, 1959, 3.
- Initiates - Flat Hat, February 16, 1960, 3.
- Pledges - Flat Hat, February 9, 1960, 12.
- Heads elections - Flat Hat, March 1, 1960, 2.
- Elects officers - Flat Hat, April 12, 1960, 15.
- Initiates - Flat Hat, May 17, 1960, 20.
- Pledges one - Flat Hat, October 28, 1960, 2.
- Initiates fourteen - Flat Hat, May 19, 1961, 9.
- Social life centers in the house - Flat Hat, October 20, 1961, 11.
- Pledges four - Flat Hat, October 12, 1962, 6.
- Sponsors blood drive - Flat Hat, October 4, 1974, 4.
- Withdraws from rush - Flat Hat, September 6, 1985, 1, 5.
- otes to close at the end of the 1985-86 academic year - Flat Hat, September 27, 1985, 1.
- Open house - Flat Hat, October 6, 1989, 5.
- Fall 1989 Pledge Class - Flat Hat, October 27, 1989, 9.
- 63 pledge Gamma Phi - Flat Hat, November 3, 1989, 3 (picture).
- Rush - Flat Hat, February 2, 1990, 8.
- First pledge class - Flat Hat, February 23, 1990, 4.
- Informal rush - Flat Hat, January 26, 1990, 14.
- Colony pledge class - Flat Hat, March 30, 1990, 9.
- Presents pledges - Flat Hat, September 21, 1990, 11.
- Balloon Buy - Flat Hat, November 16, 1990, 11.
- Initiations- Flat Hat, February 8, 1991, 3.
- Welcomes new initiates- Flat Hat, September 6, 1991, 12.
- Pledge class- Flat Hat, September 20, 1991, 6.
- New initiates- Flat Hat, January 31, 1992, 2.
- Welcomes pledges- Flat Hat, February 21, 1992, 10.
- Welcomes new initiates- Flat Hat, September 4, 1992, 13.
- Welcomes Fall pledge class- Flat Hat, September 25, 1992, 4.
- Parade winner- William & Mary News, October 21, 1992, 6 (picture).
- Homecoming float is a winner- Alumni Gazette, December 1992, 10 (picture).
- Thanks sponsors- Flat Hat, December 4, 1992, 4.
- Welcomes spring pledges- Flat Hat, February 12, 1993, 5.
- Welcomes spring pledge class- Flat Hat, February 19, 1993, 3.
- Pledge class- Flat Hat, September 24, 1993, 13.
- Grant desired housing- Flat Hat, January 28, 1994, 1, 9.
- Congratulates seniors- Flat Hat, April, 8, 1994, 14.
- Welcomes pledges- Flat Hat, September 23, 1994, 4.
- New initiates- Flat Hat, November 11, 1994, 6.
- Suzy Rohan selected leadership consultant- Flat Hat, April 7, 1995, 5.
- Good luck seniors- Flat Hat, April 7, 1995, 9.
- New members- Flat Hat, September 22, 1995, 2.
- Congratulations seniors- Flat Hat, April 26, 2996, 18.
- Lists new members- Flat Hat, September 20, 1996, 14.
- Welcomes new members- Flat Hat, September 27, 1996, 9.
- A royal flush- Alumni Gazette, December 1996, supplement 6 (picture).
- New members- Flat Hat, September 26, 1997, 15.
- Good Luck seniors- Flat Hat, April 24, 1998, 5.
- Welcomes initiates- Flat Hat, November 6, 1998, 8.
- Easter Egg Hunt- Flat Hat, April 2, 1999, 11.
- Graduating seniors- Flat Hat, April 23, 1999, 2.
- Graduating seniors- Flat Hat, April 7, 2000, 4.