Chapter History

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Five aspiring young men felt the need to fill a void at UNCG. In the Spring of 1988 the mission was complete. Rho Beta was established and operating it's various community programs that set the pace of fraternities on this campus and the state to the present day.

 

Rho Beta sets out not to follow in the footsteps of its predecessors, but to embolden a path of it's own. Programs, social events, community functions and a host of other agendas were laid out by the chapter. Two months after Rho Beta was founded the chapter won its claim to fame: First Place in the Spring Fling Step Show! Rho Beta received awards from their peers, Sigma National and Regional Offices, and the National Pan-Hellenic Council awards for most outstanding service at UNCG two years back to back (88 and 89). Rho Beta was Regional Chapter of the Year. Rho Beta also won an Honorable Mention at the National Conclave held in 1989.

 

Rho Beta was responsible for founding the chapter of the NAACP on the campus of UNCG, and being the only fraternity constitutionally bound to a sister organization; Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Rho Beta assisted in the founding of the Omega Nu chapter of Zeta Phi Beta, chartered March 15, 1989.

 

Rho Beta's On-going Campus Projects:

• Sleep Out for the Homeless

• Sigma Blue Talent Show

• March of Dimes

• Sigma Caf Days

• Voter Registration and Cookout

• Black Dollar Day

• Winter Walk for AIDS

• Lunch Buddies

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Rho Beta Lineage

 

The Rho Beta Chapter

Founded: February 12, 1988

Founder: Rodric W. Joyner 
Gamma Beta Sigma Alumni Chapter

 

Charter Line

Spring ’88 Blue Genesis: A New Beginning

1. Vern Bolden - “Dr. Strange”

2. Reggie Ramseur - “Moody Blue II”

3. Lamar Gill - “Smooth Operator”

4. Joe White - “Garfield”

5. Keith Rush - “Material Boy”

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First Initiates

Spring ’89 Blue Fever

1. Rod Rankin - “Rhythm”

2. Stephon Gray - “Code Blue” - Omega Chapter

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Fall ’89 Stronger Than Pride

1. Billy Pennix - “Joker”

2. Tim Godfrey - “Demand”  - Omega Chapter

3. Blake Manus - “Webster”

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Spring ’90 Blue Renaissance

1. Sean Merriman - “Walkman”

2. Hihram Thompson - “Blue Cheeze”

Spring ’91 Blue Turmoil

1. Donovan Rodgers - “Flash”

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Fall ’91 Blue By Nature

1. Mark Bass - “Heathcliff”

2. Thomas Reeves - “Xtreme”

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Spring ’92 Wise Guys

1. Al Echard - “Doo Tee”

2. Chris Gooding - “Hulk”

                          3. Douglas Kilgore - “Gumble”  - Omega Chapter

4. Elworth Smith - “Time Bomb”

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 Summer '92 Controversy

1. Deron Ford - “Time Value”

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Spring ’95 Blue Deuce

4. Greg Echerd - “Dr. Death”

6. Terrence Morrow - “Dr. Seuss”

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Fall ’96 Blue Genesis II: Sigma Strikes Back

1. Jason Thompson - "Serious One"

2. Derek Artis - “2 Smart”

3. Calvin Exum - “Black-N-Mild”         

4. Matthew Hughey - "Blu-Lyric”

5. Robert Solomon Jr. - "So-Lo"

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Spring ’97 Last Man Standing

1. Andre Hill - “Discretion”

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Spring  ’98 Mission Impossible: Trump Tight

1.LeShawn Roberts - “Ace of Hearts”

2. Lamar Anderson - “Deuces Wild”

3. Jonathan Buford - “3 of a Kind”

4. Zeshan Baig - “Lil’ Joker”

5. Dennis Stevenson - “Poker Face”

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Spring  ’99 Fire and the Flame

1. Brian Campbell - “Cause-N-Effect”

2. Thomas Denton - “2nd Degree”

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Spring 2000 The Spectrum

1. Jamal Jordan - “Altitude”

2. Ryan Singletary - “Einstein”

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Summer 2000 The Hype

1. Bryan Lawlor - “Incognito”

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Spring 2001 Sole Proprietor

1. Jason Geddie - “Nonchalant”

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Spring 2002 3 The Hard Way

2. Atuya Cornwell - “Deception”

3. L. Darius Peterson - “Country Gramma”

4.Tavius Lewis - “Maestro”

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Spring 2003 B.O.A. Against All Odds

1.Stephen Bowden - “Boomerang”

2. Geoffrey Miller       “Tank”

3. Bobby Hopkins       “Showtime”

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Spring  2004 Disappearing Acts

1.William Moore         “Malice”

Spring  2005 The Odyssey

1. Terry Jones"Ceaser"

2. Isaac Crumpton"W.I.S.E."

3. Charles Gibson"Prodigy"

 

Spring 2006 Experiment Blue 1 and O.N.L.E

1.Bruce Blackwell       “Phase-One”

 

Fall 2006 The Sum of All Fears

1. Octavian Reeves     “Problematic”

 

Fall 2008 Experiment Blue 2 Like Father Like Son

3. Eddie Hubert          “SerenΣ TurBLUencΣ”

 

Spring 2010 L.A.W. Abiding Citizens

1. Raymond Wise       “CompletΣ ADDition”

2. Rufai Ibrahim          “Re-pro-DEUCΣ”

3. Jamal White            “Terminat-ΣR”

 

Spring 2011 Apocalyptic 7: The Rugged Judgement

1.Kellis Nobles   “BarracadΣ”

2.Brandon Yates             “Matrix”

3.Dwayne Barnes             “Ghostface”

4.Jarrod Rudd      “C.A.N.D.I.D.”

5.Wayne Roberts             “Trial n Σrror”

6.Paul Knox         “Highbrow”

7.Nicholas Hailey   “SeverΣ- Mentality

 

Spring 2012 Andrastus Andreau: Mercy is for the W.E.E.K.

1.De’Chane Woods “Carpe Diem”

2.Mark O’Garra “Carpe Noctum”

 

Spring 2013 liTeral CHaoS

1. Cameron Smith “blu G.R.U.D.G.E.

 

Spring 2014 The Rugged Resurrection: Dawning of a N.E.W. Age 

1. Cameron Johnson “Carpe Omnium”

2. Caleb Cuthbertson “PropΣr Grammar" 

3. Donald Mclendon “Vindication”

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Spring 2015 The HaILeD W.I.T.nesS

1. Timothy Fox “S.T.A.T.U.S. RΣport ”

 

Fall 2015 V.I.E.W.S. from the 6

Intake Coordinator: Cameron Smith

1. Trellis Kelly "Braveheart"

2. Kelly Chege "NightΣ.H.A.D.E. ”

3. Jarrett Johnson "Poetry-N-Motion"

4. Donovan Corbett "Road Dogg"

5. Xavier Booker "F.I.E.R.C.E."

6. Qua'-Shaun Henning "Apparent Blessing"

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Spring 2016 The AWAKEn3d ΣoulΣ of Redemption

Intake Coordinator: Caleb Cuthbertson

1. Janathan Cruz “ETernAl Resilience ”

2. Timothy Harrell “AdDEUCEd Perception”

3. Brandon Baker “EssenTAIL Pointe”

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Spring 2017 The Long Awaited Vengeance

1. Pablo Robles “Deceptive Bearing”

2. DeVon Wall “Tactical AΣΣault”

3. Ian Courts “Almighty Agent”

4. Antonio Crosby “DeTAILed AΣΣertion”

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Fall 2018 BLU Proxy...Truth Be Told H.O.Σ.L.T.O.R 

Intake Coordinator: Mark O'Garra

1. Dakota Smith " IndiviΣi-BLU"

2. Tre' Tolbert "N-DeΣtru-BLU"

3. Shawn Whitaker "Invinci-BLU" 

4. Cameron White " BLU-Decipher"

 

Fall 2019 RiΣe Of The Unknown

Intake Coordinator: Tré Tolbert

1. Marquise Merck "Curfew PHD"

2. Edmond Gayton "CombuΣtion"

3. Shiron Devore "Critic"

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Spring 2020 Blu Recovery: I.I.T.H

Intake Coordinator: Mark O'Garra

1. Quadra Thomas "Cross-WiΣe"

2. Kalonji Jegede-Roberts "JuΣtified"

3. Jalen Davis "Kinetic AssasΣin"

4. Marcus Batts "Σuzerain Arbitrator"

5. Alex Bonéy "MaΣquerade"

6. Kamoné Hyman "OpticΣ"

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Spring 2021 Volatile Σilence N.Σ.I.C.

Intake Coordinator: Edmond Gayton

1. Michael Emeto "Undeviated Σtorm"

2. Saheim Jones "PoiΣed Gemini"

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Spring 2022 Critically Sound B.I.Y.Σ.

Intake Coordinator: Edmond Gayton, Michael Emeto, and Saheim Jones

1. Jeremy Brown "Regicide H.T.L"

2. Gabriel Yarborough "Hypnotic Forte"

3. Jamear Pegues "Σilent Enforcer"

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Transfer Brothers

Maurice Mcfolling: Spring '87

Chicko James: Fall '90 - Omega Chapter

Frantz Dautruche "Smiley": Summer '90

Kela Hunt "Flex": Fall '90

Gregory Bishop Holman "Fists of Fury": Spring '98

Courtney Addison "Bronx Tale": Fall '99

Raynald Desameau "War Machine": Spring '08

Michael Marsh: Summer '09

Xavier Eason "Top Tier": Spring '19