Society Facts :

The GAMMA BETA PHI SOCIETY is an honor service organization for colleges and universities in the United States . It is non-secret, non-profit and co-educational; and membership therein does not exclude a student from membership in any other organization.

Gamma is the initial letter of the Greek word meaning education ; Beta is the initial letter of the word meaning life; Phi is the initial letter of the word for friendship. Thus the three letters designating the name of the organization signify that education and friendship constitute the basis of a full and happy life.

The motto of GAMMA BETA PHI is "Progress per Eruditionem"; its watchwords are "Scholarship," "Service," and "Character," and its colors are "Gold" and "Ebony."