About Chi Tau Chapter
The establishment of Chi Tau Chapter began in 1960 when Mr. Cecil Boston, the principal of Jones High School, invited Judge Lawson E. Thomas to be their commencement speaker for that year's graduating class. Mr. Boston invited a group of Omega Men to a reception for Bro. Thomas, and from this meeting brothers C.J. Manigault, William V. Nixon, Robert L. Howard, Willie B. Pete, Paul K. Tisdale, Ernest Niblack, Johnny L. Toney, Robert W. Hunt, Willie G. Holt, and G.H. Jones met at Murchison Terrace Housing Office for several months to organize and obtain a charter.
In March of 1961 at Shiloh Baptist Church, through the perseverance of these Omega Men, Chi Tau Chapter was founded. The chapter received its charter on January 8, 1962. Today there are over 130 active members in the chapter that have made and demonstrated a commitment to serve the communities within Orlando.
HISTORY OF INITIATED MEMBERS
CHI TAU INITIATED MEMBERS 1963 (3-23-1963)
Edward Thomas
1964 (2-13-1964)
Joseph Burns
Harold B. Galloway
William Harris
Bernard S. Jackson
Franklin Johnson
1965 (11-20-1965)
Prince E. Kelley
1966 (5-21-1966)
Edward L. Holt
1967 (12-9-1967)
Freddie Alderman
James Browdy
Ernest Fennell
Morgan Wilson
1969 (1-11-1969)
Clarence Gripper
Jesse L. Ivory
Neville S. Shorter
William Upson
Curtis J. Waller
1975 (5-16-1975)
James White
Quave N. Smith
James Ludd
1976 (6-11-1976)
Freddie Williams
Kenneth Armstrong
James Brewington
Bruce J. Cannon
Jerome D. Fennell
Lawrence D. Johnson
Keith E. Greenwade
1977 (4-12-1977)
Kelvin Buggs
Gregory Siplin
Roosevelt Hilton
Teddy Lampkins
Arnold Link
1978 (7-22-1978)
James Parker
Alexander Smith
Willie Williams
1979 (1-11-1979)
Ruben Patrick
1980 (7-19-1980)
Ronald Moore
Gary Haley
Alphonso Smith
Leonard Hobbs
Reginald Bell
Donald McGhee
Archie Jackson
Edward Williams
1982 (5-29-1982)
Edward B. Coffie
John L. Demps
Jolly G. Everett
Clifford Hill
Thomas Henry
Austin Monroe
Odis L. Wicks
Jerry Demings
1984 (12-8-1984)
Edward Arnold
Rufus Brooks
Dotson Ellis
Edward Greene
Samuel Ings
Charles Ings
Cannon Haynie
Eddie Harris
Richard Albert Sr.
1988 (7-9-1988 - “7 Wonders”)
Samuel Oliver Jr
Don Fields
Michael Bynum
Herbert Washington
Coolidge Hargett
Byron Brooks
Alton Reddick
1989 (5-12-1989)
William Powell
1992 (5-9-1992)
Gary Patterson
Jeff Robinson III
Gregory Thompson
Harold Watson
Heron Elliott
Arthur Jamison Jr.
Rodney Harley
Dave Jones
Eric Green
Derrick Miles
1994 (4-16-1994 - 7 Lords of Fortitude)
Jemal Taylor
Eric Thompson
Ray Jackson
George Morning
Michael Brooks
Michael Johnson
Darryl Ivory
1995 (12-7-1995)
Shaquille O’Neal (Honorary via IHQ assigned to XT)
2000 (1-22-2000)
Lesley Baker, Jr.
Terry Demings
2001 (8-17-2001) & (12-15-2001)
Wanzo Galloway, Jr.
Albert McKinnon
Johnathan Owens
Willis Weaver, Jr.
Brain Coleman
Donnell Jack
Safwat Shaheed
Torrance Slaughter
Jesse Day
Davis Hicks, III
Frank Liggon
Christopher Rouse
Charles Thompson, II
2002 (8-10-2002 “Immerse 18”)
Larry Johnson
Roderick Zeigler
Williams Riley
Danny Vereen, Sr.
Derrick Harris, Sr.
Christopher Russ
Gregory Richardson
Corey Jackson
John Siller
Marcus Patrick
Andre Howard
Darryl Sheppard
Tony Greene
Mark Newsome
Darryl Akins
Kevin Knowles
Khutsane Pugh, Sr.
Marion Poteat
2003 (6-13-2003 “Triumphant 11”)
Laron Graham
Keith Hunt
Derrick Dudley
Sam Danner
Dwayne Horne
Mike Adams
Lester Axson
Albert Slack
Philip Riley
Rodney Leath
Kevin Davis
2005 (3-19-2005 “6 Solders of Fortitude”)
Chuck Copeland
Chris McShan
Nate Thornton
Alvin Moore
Richard Moore
Keith Daly
2007 (10-30-07 “Mystical 11”)
Thomas Brokaw
Scott Parker
Earnest DeLoach
Raven Dupree
Sylvester Smith
Cory Russ
Roderick Taylor
Kevin Pruitt
Donald Woods
Chadwick Griffin
Peter Remy
Spring 2009 (3-28-09 “6 Souls of Purple and Gold”)
Marcus Cowans
Larry Herndon
Raheem Royster
Louis Carter
Josh Stephens
Jeff Severe
Fall 2009 (10-30-09 “The 5 Fortunate”)
Gareth Griffin
Michael Arrington
Latiff Taylor
Gary Lubin
Brandon Little
Fall 2010 (12-11-2010 “4 Guardians of Omega”)
Vernon Dickerson
Derrick Jackson
Carl Gilmore Jr.
Dominic Baker
Spring 2015 (2-27-2015 “Five Rejuvenated Sons of Resiliency”)
Jared Brooks
Justin Monroe
Willie Robinson
Andre Young
Carl Bulford Jr.
Summer 2016 (6-26-2016 “2 Protectors of Omega”)
Neil Johnson
Michael Coe
Spring 2018 (“9 Sons of W.A.R”)
Wendell Smith
Brian Hunter
Norman James
Keveson Charles
Alvin Fonkoua
Damien Priester
Aaron Smith
Maurice Cowan
Curtis Manning
Spring 2023 (4-16-2023 "14 Quintessential Souls of Omega")
David Bolden
Marcus Green
Gerald Childs
Carlos Leach
Laroy Harris
Daniel Kirby
Jean Luc Morissaint
Atheseus Lockhart
Elijah Walters
Carl Walker
Malcolm Pruitt
Willie Anderson
Travis Aikens
Dante Lewis