Conventions
This program cover comes from the Golden Anniversary Banquet at the 1924 Convention.
Fiftieth Anniversary Convention
Rather than hold a Convention in 1923, Gamma Phi Beta postponed the event until 1924 so that a Convention could coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Sorority. Alpha Chapter (Syracuse) and the Syracuse Alumnae Chapter hosted the event at Lake Placid, New York.
Two hundred and seventy-five women attended this Convention. The delegates traveled to Syracuse University after the business session to celebrate the anniversary with a tour of the campus where the Sorority was founded, as well as to admire the new Alpha Chapter house.
This Convention marked many Convention first and lasts. It was the first Convention at which the “Crescent Moon” newsletter was distributed, as well as the first Convention at which a memorial service was held. Founders Helen Mary Dodge Ferguson (Syracuse, 1874) and Frances Elizabeth Haven Moss (Syracuse, 1874) attended the 1929 Convention, but it was the last Convention attended by any of the Founders.
