The first associate class was pinned March 21, 2007 and then were initiated as brothers on April 20th, 2007. Initiation was assisted by brothers from the Beta Alpha (Georgia Institute of Technology) chapter, Gamma Pi (University of North Carolina, Pembroke) chapter, Gamma Upsilon (Greensboro College), Gamma Omicron (Lynn University) and our National Headquarters. Also assisting was our adviser, Georgia Institute of Technology Alumnus Josh R. Gillespie (Beta Alpha 513). The group consisted of 16 men.
1) Matthew Gillespie 9)Andrew Turner
2) Brandon Tidwell 10) Robert Blair
3) Anthony Rogers 11) Ben Stringer
4) Travis McCullough 12)Taylor Wood
5) Justin Baker 13) William Faulkner
6) Trevor Connell 14) Jesse Tyler
7) Ben Lewis 15) Paul Gillespie*
8)Andy Corley 16) Parker Marcy**
*During the summer of 07', our first honorary Alumni was initiated as a brother. He is the 15th member, Paul Gillespie, father to Josh, Matthew, and Ethan Gillespie.
**Was initiated on a later date.
The fall semester of 2007 was the colony's first academic semester on campus. That fall rush added 8 new members to our beloved Fraternity, pinned as associates September 21st and were initiated November 9th. These men are listed in order of pinning.
17) Ryan English 21) David Ogden
18) Ethan Gillespie 22) Wilbert Powell
19) Andrew Haney 23) Mark Sims
20) Josh Hickman 24) Steven Stack
The following semester, Spring 2008, Theta Xi found 5 men to add to our brotherhood. Pinned as associates March 24th and then were initiated April 26th. These men are listed in order of pinning.
25) Eddie Carrell 28) Justin Stauffer
26) Rob Tillman 29) Daniel Vinson
27) David Pritchett
With our initiation in to the ranks of Theta Xi on April 26, 2008, these 29 brothers are now the founding fathers of the Gamma Phi chapter of Theta Xi!
