In 1874 at Syracuse University, four bold women – Helen M. Dodge, Frances E. Haven, E. Adeline Curtis, and Mary A. Bingham – decided it was high time to break gender alienation on their campus. In an effort to create a welcoming and supportive environment for collegiate women, they founded Gamma Phi Beta. Fast-forward to today, more than 145 years later, and the Sorority, which was the first female organization to be coined with that name, continues to be a safe haven for all 224,000 (and counting) of its members on 140 college campuses and 156 alumnae groups in the United States and Canada.