Scholarships
GLBAP awards scholarships to college and alumnae students who are active in their NPC-affiliated sororities and alumnae groups. The outstanding young women who receive GLBAP scholarships have demonstrated excellence in academics, sorority activities, community involvement and other extracurricular pursuits. These scholarships could not be awarded without the support of our donors.
The call for applications takes place in January. The GLBAP Scholarship Committee evaluates each application and all information is kept confidential. The winners receive their awards at our annual Scholarship Banquet held in the spring.
Collegian Scholarship
The Collegian Scholarship is the traditional scholarship that GLBAP awards every year. In addition to meeting the above requirements, applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher to qualify. In addition to a recommendation letter from a sorority advisor, you may wish to also ask a philanthropic organization to submit information on your service to support the Legacy of Philanthropy Award; if so, please share the Service Recommendation link below with a representative from that group.
Carol Joan “cj” Donovan Legacy of Philanthropy Scholarship
For our 100th anniversary, we renamed the Legacy of Philanthropy Scholarship after Carol Joan “cj” Donovan, a delegate who continues her philanthropic efforts as an alumna. Even within her career, cj focused on service for others as a special education teacher and a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma. She has been part of the Greater Long Beach Alumnae Panhellenic for over 25 years. She has held every position, starting with her first presidency in 2002.
Before joining the Greater Long Beach Alumnae Panhellenic, cj continued her leadership in the Long Beach Alumnae chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma as Treasurer, Recording Secretary, Vice President, President, and Panhellenic Representative. Given all her dedication to Sigma Sigma Sigma and Panhellenic, she has been presented with many prestigious national awards, including the Emily Gates Alumnae Achievement Award.
Dorothy “Jan” Jones Alumna Scholarship
The Alumna Scholarship, is named after the late Dorothy “Jan” Jones, who came to us as an alumna initiate. She did not graduate or attend Cal State Fullerton, but she was initiated at the Cal State Fullerton chapter of Gamma Phi Beta as an Alumna Initiate by her daughter Teresa Haney. As a mother of a Gamma Phi Beta, Jan was very involved in the fundraising and philanthropic efforts of the alumnae chapters. She was the Gamma Phi Beta Long Beach Alumnae Chapter President from 2010 through 2013 and again in 2021. Jan received many significant awards from her sorority for her service as an alumna initiate, from Panhellenic, and for merit. Jan joined Greater Long Beach Panhellenic in 2010 as the Gamma Phi Beta Long Beach Alumnae Chapter delegate, held all rotational officer positions and served as GLBAP president in 2013. She was a nurse and had a passion for giving back to the community through her work with the Long Beach rescue mission and Long Beach Ronald McDonald House.
