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Mary Clara Worden Wilcox (Syracuse, 1875) is the first initiate of Gamma Phi Beta after the Founders. She attended Syracuse University and was initiated on March 19, 1875. The Founders gifted her an engraved bud vase to mark the occasion. The Founders named her “Critic” at her first meeting.
On October 26, 1876, Mary was wed, making her the first Gamma Phi Beta to marry. She would later also gain the distinctions of being the first member of Gamma Phi Beta to become a mother and a grandmother.
On October 26, 1876, Mary was wed, making her the first Gamma Phi Beta to marry. She would later also gain the distinctions of being the first member of Gamma Phi Beta to become a mother and a grandmother.
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Standards Bulletin 9, October 1954
This bulletin recounts the history and pride of the Gamma Phi Beta pin.
Early Girls
This document written by Frances Haven Moss (Syracuse, 1874) lists the "early girls" of Alpha Chapter. A photocopy of the document with notes is also included.
Clara Worden Initiated
Mary Clara Worden Wilcox (Syracuse, 1874) is the first initiate into Gamma Phi Beta. She is given a bud vase to mark the occasion.
Four Founders Note
This note lists items in the Gamma Phi Beta archives.
Silver Bud Vase, December 1874
The Founders presented this vase to Mary Clara Worden Wilcox (Syracuse, 1875), the first new member of Gamma Phi Beta.
Our Founders, November 1938
Nina Vivian Gresham (Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) writes about her memories of the founders of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority and their happy early years. The narrative history goes on to describe Frances Elizabeth Haven Moss's (Syracuse) invo...
