The Gamma Beta Phi Society was chartered on March 22, 1964, in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Created by a group of Southern college educators, it grew out of the high school Beta Club. The founder Dr. John H. Harris served as the Society's Executive Secretary for its first decade.
By 1983, the National Executive Committee created the position of National Executive Director and hired former member Mrs. Margaret McCauley. In 1985 the central administrative office moved to its present location of Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Today Gamma Beta Phi has chapters all across the United States, from the Virgin Islands to Hawaii. It regularly inducts over 10,000 academically strong students who share its mission of promoting education and providing service to their colleges and communities.
Chapters are managed locally by elected officers and college advisors, and loosely organized into states or regions. Annually, chapter representatives may attend both a state or regional conference and the National Convention. Currently, there are approximately 40,000 active student members of Gamma Beta Phi.
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