Favorite Gamma Phi quotes

[bejazd]

Okay, okay. Hilarious Navane! I hope you like this one!

This is a pearl from Sara Morrow Preston, Kappa chapter, in the January 1906 Crescent.

"We are all much alike, are we not? Each chapter has its butterflies and its bookworms; its grave, weak saints and adorable little sinners.... all striving together within the strongest of bonds toward the highest and noblest ideals."

She goes on to report that the chapter has very high standards and that they promote the sisters participation in dramatic, literary, philanthropic and social pursuits but that they do not engage in playing sports in public or getting involved in campus politics (which probably meant supporting some guy running for an office!)

Oh the horror....what if someone saw their bloomies while they played badminton on the lawn!!!!

Now what would you be....a grave, weak saint or an adorable little sinner???

[SWTXBelle]

"If you can learn to love yourself and all the flaws, you can love other people so much better.And that makes you so happy."

AND

"I've finally graduated from I don't give a hoot."

Kristin Chenowith

[bejazd]

If you look in Google book search, enter The Crescent of Gamma Phi Beta. I came up with a series of Crescents from 1906. you can't print it out, and I had a hard time creating a link, but there are great pictures and it's great reading! I loved the personals, esp. an announcement for Ms. Wilson about entertaining President Roosevelt and his wife. and the early pictures of the Alpha chapter house...and a report from Stanford and Cal after the SF earthquake. enjoy!

[pbear19]

Ok, this isn't exactly a quote, but it's something I think is perfect for this thread. This short poem made up the final words of a toast (speech) given by Lindsey Barbee, specifically the last toast at the closing banquet of the 1913 Convention. The toast was called: "The Girl of the Future - This Ideal Gamma Phi"

"I will be true--for there are those who trust me,
I will be pure--for there are those who care,
I will be strong,--for there is much to suffer,
I will be brave--for there is much to dare,
I will be friend of all--the foe, the friendless,
I will be giving--and forget the gift,
I will be humble--for I know my weakness,
I will look up, and love and laugh and lift!”

[bejazd]

Love that pbear. I think you made my day.

Here's one I found, not by a Gamma Phi but I think you'll enjoy it anyway...

"The smile that flickers on a baby's lips when he sleeps- does anyone know where it was born? Yes, there is a rumor that a young pale beam of a crescent moon touched the edge of a vanishing cloud, and there the smile was born in the dream of a dew washed morning." R. Tagore 1912

[bejazd]

"The faults of a superior person are like the sun and the moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them. They change, and everyone looks up to them." - Confucius

[bejazd]

Live Purely. Be Quiet.
Do Your Work with Mastery.
Like the Moon,
Come Out from Behind the Clouds.
Shine!
- Buddha


May the sun bring you new energy by day,
May the moon softly restore by night.
May the rain wash away your worries.
May you walk gently through the world
and know its beauty all the days of your life.
- Native American Blessing