Gamma Phi Beta expanded to the West Coast, to the University of California and at Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Gamma Phi Beta's first convention was held in Syracuse in 1883, with annual sessions held until 1907. After that year, conventions became biennial, offset with a Leadership Training School held in the off-convention years. In 1891, Gamma Phi Beta joined the National Panhellenic Conference's (NPC) as a founding member. The crest, of coat of arms, of Gamma Phi Beta was adopted after a national crest design competition following the 1915 Convention. The winning crest was designed by Gertrude Comfort Morrow (California-Berkeley, 1913). In 1965 the use of color was officially included in the crest. Frances E. Haven went on to assist in founding Omicron chapter at the University of Illinois in 1913. Omicron is the only other chapter established by one of the original founders. In 1919 establishment of Alpha Alpha chapter at the University of Toronto, in Canada, made the sorority international. Symbols Gamma Phi Beta's symbol is the crescent moon. Its flower is the pink carnation. The official colors of Gamma Phi Beta have long been pink and shades of brown. At first, designated by "Brown and Mode", brown to honor Dr. John J. Brown's role at the sorority's founding, along with 'mode', meant as any stylish and complementary color of the day. In 2006 an extensive re-branding effort adopted updates to several of the symbols used along with the society's colors. The "primary pallet" of "Blush" (pink) and "A-la-Mode" (brown/gray) is now explained: "To modernize our meaningful colors, we lightened the pink to blush and combined light brown with warm gray, creating a shade we call A-La-Mode. The updated colors exude femininity and strength; they are timeless and confident like our membership." Secondary colors were chosen and are listed as Once in A Blue Moon, Pearl, Brownstone and Carnation. The branding page explains these as "...the perfect accessories to our primary palette." The carnation was named the official flower at Convention 1888, while pink was designated the official color of the carnation in 1950. Carnations have been revered for more than 2,000 years as one of the most long-lasting flowers. Many varieties produce a clove-like scent, and the aroma is said to be both uplifting and motivating. The open motto is "Founded on a Rock". The Gamma Phi Beta crest, or coat of arms is in the shape