Gamma Sigma Sigma Gamma Phi Chapter

We're the Gamma Phi Chapter of the National Service Sorority and are located at Saint Francis University in Loretto, PA. We were founded first in 1971 and "refounded" in 1999. This Fall we had three wonderful ladies pledge and become beautiful butterflies at the end of October.

Nationally, we were founded on October 12, 1952, when eight different colleges combined their seven service organizations, which included Gamma Sigma Sigma at Drexel University, Omega Service Sorority at NYU, and the Women's Service Organization at Boston College. Our national colors are Maroon and White, and our motto is "Unity in Service". The high-most ideals that we hold are Service, Friendship, and Equality; service is the reason that we continue to thrive. We are historically the first sorority at Saint Francis and our brother fraternity is traditionally Alpha Phi Omega, the service fraternity (founded in 1925), which is currently in its reactivation phase at SFU. Our national flower is the white rose, and, while we have no national mascot, we have adopted our own: the butterfly.

We're a great group of girls with boundless energy and a willing heart of service! WEE-OOP! })i({

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Our current Executive Board Officers are ...

Elizabeth Anastasio, President

Ashley Gibson, Service Vice President

Stephanie Hornick, Membership Vice President

Alyson Leyo, Treasurer

Kayla Lane, Financial Secretary

Lauren Behringer, Public Relations

Ashley Hazlett, Alumni Liaison

Sasha Kania, Academic Chair

TBD, Corresponding Secretary, National Rep

Kara Topka, Recording Secretary

Kayla Farabaugh, Parliamentarian

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We participate each semester in various service projects that have a community impact or a national purpose, including:

Adopt-A-Family
Saving Pop Tabs for the Ronald McDonald House
Volunteering at the Dorothy Day Center (on campus)
Relay for Life
Adopt-A-Highway
Action Against Hunger (national philanthropy)
Love Letters to Terminally Ill Children
Plus-1
S.M.I.L.E.
Clothing Drives
Food Drives
Coupons for Military Families
Relay Fundraisers and Benefits
Miss Relay Pageant
... and many more!

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