Gamma Phi Delta Sorority Inc. was founded on February 28, 1943 at Lewis Business College( Lewis College of Business ) Detroit, Michigan by Elizabeth A. Gardner(Founder), and Co- Founder Violet T. Lewis. UNITING BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN COMMITTED TO PROVIDING SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, FOSTERING THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STATUS OF YOUNG PEOPLE, WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON UNDERPRIVILEGED YOUTH. ASSISTING UNDERPRIVILEGED YOUTH THROUGH BROADENING THEIR EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES BY ENCOURAGEMENT, DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND PROMOTIMG THE BENEFICIAL USE OF ACQUIRED EDUCATION AND/OR TRAINING TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY. MAKING GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT QUALIFY AS EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.