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Ideals & Purposes:
Gamma Sigma Sigma is based on the IDEALS of Friendship, Service and Equality
The PURPOSE of Gamma Sigma Sigma shall be to assemble college and university students in the spirit of service to humanity and to develop friendship among students of all races and creeds.

The sorority's MOTTO is "Unity in Service"

The MISSION of Gamma Sigma Sigma is "Gamma Sigma Sigma promotes a lifelong commitment to service and diversity, in an environment of unity and equality, while creating opportunities for growth."

Mission Statement of Gamma Sigma Sigma
Gamma Sigma Sigma promotes a lifelong commitment to service and diversity, in an environment of unity and equality, while creating opportunities for growth.

In October of 1952, representatives from eight colleges and universities met at Beekman Towers in New York City to organize a nationally-based service organization.  

Represented were: Boston University, Brooklyn College, the Drexel Institute of Technology, Los Angeles City College, New York University, Queens College, the University of Houston, and the University of Miami. 

The group drafted a constitution, which later became the bylaws (which are reviewed and revised at each National Convention), elected the first National Board of Directors (NBD), and adopted a name for their organization. “Girl’s Service Sorority”, or GSS, translated to the Greek, Gamma Sigma Sigma. 

More than fifty years later, the Gamma Sigma Sigma National Service Sorority, continues to make an enormous impact on campuses and communities nationwide, carrying on a tradition of Unity in Service while celebrating its golden milestone. Each year, sorority members contribute thousands of hours to unlimited projects across the country, reporting millions of hours throughout its history. 

Today, we’re several thousand members strong with active collegiate and alumni chapters, colonies and interest groups in seven United States districts -- and growing. New pledge classes are held each semester on campuses everywhere, and new colonies and chapters appear annually.