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Gamma Chi Chapter (Founded 15 April 1998) is located at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Florida. The Chapter is a member of the Southeast Region.

Gamma Chi Inductions, Fall 2011

Chapter History

Founding

The first interest meeting was held on January 26, 1998 in the UCF Student Union. Over three hundred people attended this meeting. At that point, the Chapter were slated to be the Gamma Upsilon Chapter, but by the time inductions were held, chapters were established at the University of Kentucky and the University of Oklahoma. Thus, Gamma Chi was chartered at UCF on April 15, 1998, with over one hundred brothers inducted.

Early Years

On February 1, 1998 the first Organizational Meeting was held and the first executive board was elected: Kristin Gillenwater (President); Daron A.S. "Dash" Holt (Vice President); Amber Goldberg (Recording Secretary); Scott Garson (Corresponding Secretary); Gary H. Gotwalt (Treasurer); Beau Ratliff (Rush Advisor); Allison "Allie" Young (Initiation Advisor); Matt Salois (Parliamentarian); and Pedro Davila (Historian). Kristin Gillenwater was the first brother to sign the Gamma Chi roll book as Gamma Chi 1.

Unfortunately due to scholastic obligations; Amber Goldberg had to resign from her position and the chapter. She then became the first Honorary Brother of the chapter.

The Chapter creed was written in the spring semester of 1998 by Georgianna Miller and is called Fellowship.

Phil, the chapter cartoon, was first designed in the spring of 1998. Brother Shaun Lynch created the final version of Phil that appears to date. Phil is rarely used as a chapter symbol now that Gamma Chi adopted it's chapter mascot.

The chapter mascot, The Phoenix, was established in the fall semester of 1998. The Phoenix was chosen to represent the chapter because of the myth surrounding it. In Greek mythology, the Phoenix was a bird that had purple, green, white, and gold feathers that would combust and then rise again from its ashes. This was chosen to represent the several stumbling blocks that the fraternity has had throughout its creation.

In the Spring of 1999, the chapter felt that it should adopt a philanthropy. During this time Ken Tse (one of the charter brothers) had a relapse of leukemia. The Chapter felt that it should involve ourselves in raising funds for cancer research in order to not only help others, but as a sign of support for one of its own. Gamma Chi has participated in several American Cancer Society events since then.

PSPirates Scholarship Event, Fall 2011

The Active Chapter

The Gamma Chi Chapter current has 71 nationally active brothers. The brotherhood prides itself on being a diverse group of individuals brought together and founded on the aspects of theTripod (Scholarship, Leadership, and Fellowship). The chapter's committees have been busy planning and executing events this Spring 2012 semester. These events include:

Orlando Science Museum Scholarship Event, Spring 2011

Fundraising: Selling concessions at the Daytona 500
Fundraising: Mini-golf tournament
Fundraising: The Most Dangerous Game
Social: Brotherhood Retreat
Social: Game Night
Scholarship: Kite Making
Scholarship: Study Buddy Dates
Service: Achieving a College Education (ACE) Day
Service: Easter Egg Hunt for the Creative School
Service: Shoe boxes for Soldiers
Alumni: Founder's Day Picnic
Alumni: Alumni Roast and Wills
Public Relations: Adopt-a-Pond
Public Relations: IM Sports
ICR: Southeast Regional Conference
Relay For Life

Current Committee Chairs:

Fundraising - Sarah Landers
Social - Austin Bodnar and Sarah Throncroft
Scholarship - Zak Shinton and Haleigh Rousseau
Service - Hillary Cordova and Tyler Kirby
Alumni - Jennifer Brownell and Jessica Meyer
Public Relations - Joshua Witt and Nicole Marina
ICR - Jillian Blueford
Relay for Life - Nicholas Hingle

Chapter Events & Activites

Boos and Bros Every Fall semester, Gamma Chi hosts "Boos and Bros," which is a Inter-Chapter Relations event for the Southeast Region. This event occurs in October and is themed around the Halloween season. During "Bros and Bros," brothers participate in social, scholarship, and service events.

Relay For Life:

Gamma Chi Relay for Life, Spring 2011

Relay For Life is our local philanthropy. Every Spring semester, we participate in the campus-wide Relay for Life event at the University of Central Florida.

Intramural Sports: Gamma Chi has played in a couple of IM sports leagues. They include:

Woman's Floor Hockey
Volleyball
Softball

Adopt-a-Pond: In Fall 2011, Gamma Chi decided to adopt an on-campus pond. The brothers have monthly pond cleanings, and they keep the ecosystem around the pond free from any harmful items.

Beach Clean-Up Service Event, Spring 2011

Past Chapter Presidents

Kristin Gillenwater (1998)
Pedro Davila (?-?)
Laura Sumner (?-201)
Megan Avitiable (Bearden) (2001-2002)
Ashley Yankowitz (Lopez) (?-?)
Hemzi Patel (2005-2006)
Tracy Berkman (2006-2007)
Heather Colbert (2007-2008)
Jessica Wilbur (2008-2009)
Denesse Johnson (2009-2010)
Caitlin Marsh (2010-2011)
David Berardi (2011-2012)
Jillian Blueford (2012-Present)

Past Executive Boards

2000-2001

Laura Sumner - President
Vice President
Recording Secretary
Corresponding Secretary
Treasurer
Rush Advisor
Initiate Advisor
Historian
Josh Lazar - Parliamentarian

2001-2002

Maygan Avitabile - President
Billy Brown - Vice President
Dana Ruscoe - Recording Secretary
Diana Stella - Corresponding Secretary
J.A. Lopez - Treasurer
An Nyugen - Rush Advisor
Pedro Davila - Initiate Advisor
Claire Goggin - Historian
Charles Coen -Parliamentarian

2010-2011

Caitlin Marsh - President
Jessica White - Vice President
Michelle Gardner - Recording Secretary
David Berardi - Corresponding Secretary
Shalonda Dukes - Treasurer
Chelsea Widmaier - Rush Advisor
Jamilla Bigby - Rush Advisor
Jennifer Brownell - Rush Advisor
Jenn Osburn - Parliamentarian

2011-2012

David Berardi - President

E-Board 2011-2012
Michelle Garnder - Vice President
Whitney Lawson - Recording Secretary
Celysse Mackey - Corresponding Secretary
Ryan Mims - Treasurer
Jenny Brownell - Rush Advisor
Kaitlyn Ceuninck - Rush Advisor
Ryan Higgins - Rush Advisor
Holly Kaiser - Historian
Shalonda Dukes - Parliamentarian
Shawn Gaulden - Brother-at-Large
Athira Alias - Brother-at-Large
Kristin Benjamin - Brother-at-Large

2012-2013

Jillian Blueford- President

E-Board 2012-2013
Sarah Thorncroft - Vice President
Audrey Petersen - Recording Secretary
Sarah Landers - Corresponding Secretary
Austin Bodnar - Treasurer
Ryan Higgins - Rush Advisor
Jessica Meyer - Rush Advisor
Paige Gurba - Historian
Josh Witt - Parliamentarian
David Berardi - Inter-Chapter Relations
Tommy Rhodes - Brother-at-Large
Dani Horowitz - Brother-at-Large

Initiate Classes

Main Article: List of Gamma Chi Chapter Initiate Classes

Chapter Events & Activities

Founder's Weekend

Gamma Chi celebrates the Chapter's founding...

Other Event or Activity

Boos and Bros

Notable Alumni

Josh Lazar (1998-2001)

CFAC President

Phi Sigma Pi Foundation Board of Directors, Member at Large

Chapter Honors and Awards

National Awards

1999 Chapter to Travel Furthest to National Convention Award
1999 Most Spirited Chapter Award
2007 Most Traveled Chapter Award
2009 Recruitment Incentive Plan reward recipient
2012 Pencils for Potential Recipient
2012 Outstanding Fundraising Award

University Awards

1999 1st Place Homecoming Spirit Car
2006 Top Team Fundraiser for American Cancer Society's UCF Relay for Life
2011 1st Place Homecoming for Most Box Tops for a Small Organization

Other Awards

More to come

Further Resources

In the News

Collegiate Chapters
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 * 2007 [[Most Traveled Chapter Award]]
 * 2009 [[Recruitment Incentive Plan]] reward recipient
+* 2012 [[Pencils for Potential]] Recipient
+* 2012 [[Outstanding Fundraising Award]]
 === University Awards ===

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