Some of Upsilon's firsts at Lee University

---FirstFraternity (Social Service Organization) (received official sanction on September 26, 1962)
----First fraternity to have a member elected SGA President (Junus Fulbright- 1965)
----First fraternity to have a member elected SGA vice-President (Ted Gee - 1963)
----First fraternity to have a member elected President of the junior class (John Lombard - 1964)
----First fraternity to have a member elected President of the sophomore class (Junus Fulbright - 1963)
----First fraternity to have a member elected President of the freshmen class (Jim McClain - 1963)
----First fraternity to have a member elected President of PDO (John Lombard - 1964)
----First fraternity to have a member elected President of PFC (Doug Leroy - 1964)
----First fraternity to have a member elected President of the missions fraternity (Jim Hubbard - 1964)
----First fraternity to have a member elected President of the spanish club (G. Dennis McGuire - 1964)
----First fraternity to have a member achieve All-American status in a sport twice, win a national Championship, and have his jersey retired (Larry Carpenter - 1973-75)
----First fraternity to hold a Rush Party : August 27, 1987 (at North Cleveland Youth House )
----First fraternity to set up a booth at Homecoming - Fall 1966
----First fraternity to have an afro-American member elected as club President (Eric Diggs - 1994)
----First fraternity to have a member graduate from the Lee University Master's program (Shane Stephens - 1996)
----First fraternity to own an internet domain - "upsilonxi.com" - December 5, 1997
----First fraternity to have a member win the Charles P. Conn athlete of the year award (Scott Varner - 1996)

"Inter-fraternity" Firsts

Important Dates

---First meeting : February 11, 1962
---First Sadie Hawkins day : September 29, 1962
---First banquet : December 8, 1962 (A.T. Humphries was the guest speaker)
---First service project for the campus : Fall 1962 (painting porches of Walker Memorial building and getting flag donated from the U.S. Capitol)
---First service project for the administration : Fall 1962 (Ushering)
---First coming out day in blazers : November 8, 1963
---First Black and Grey : Fall 1965
---First missions project : Fall 1966 (raised money for a heater at a Navajo church in New Mexico)
---First "Reflections" devotion book published - Fall 1966
---First Block Party : August 29, 1987
---First Big Brother Ceremony : September 7, 1987
---First Little Brother Study Hall : September 8, 1987
---First Pre-Sadies Party : October 8, 1987
---First Sadies to be rescheduled due to inclement weather : Fall 1993
---First Homepage on the Internet : November 10, 1996 (published by Joe "Highrock" Giove)

The Executive Committee

---First President : Duran Palmertree - Fall 1962
---First officially elected President: Kyle Hudson - Spring 1966
---First brothers to serve as President: Ken Stone - Fall 1983 / Tim Stone - Fall 1984
---First father/son to serve as President: Bill Winters - Fall 1968 / Robbie Winters - Fall 1999
---First officially elected vice-president : Dale Huff - Spring 1962
---First officially elected secretary/treasurer : Duane Lambert - Fall 1962
---First officially elected secretary : ?
---First officially elected treasurer: ?
---First officially elected Chaplain : Billy J. O'Neil - Fall 1962
---First officially elected Historian: Carroll Landreth - Spring 1984
---First semester with two historians : Fall 1988
---First officially elected Senior Member : Tom Johnson - Fall 1991
---First officially elected Alumni Coordinator : John Weston - Fall 1991

Other offices and honors

---First Parliamentarian : Robert Herron
---First Sergeant at arms : Keith Munford
---First pledgemaster/induction chairman : Michael Moore -Fall 1987
---First Highman : ?
---First bi-High :David Blair - Spring 1983
---First Lowmen : ?
---First Tri-Lowman: Joey St. John - Spring 1990
---First Sweetheart : Charlotte Miller - Fall 1962
---First Little Sisters : Anita Ball, Carol Shoemaker, Diane Peterson, Gayle Walston -Fall 1978
---First Inductees : Ted Gee and Gordon Bloodworth - 1962

Accomplishments and Miscellaneous

---First Upsilon man accepted to medical school : Cleve Waters
---First Upsilon man to serve as a military chaplain : Bill George
---First Upsilon Catechism was compiled by Doug Leroy, John Lombard, Ron Harvard
---First Upsilon man on the Price is Right : Rodney Knox
---First Upsilon man to go through retreat twice - Kevin Mcglamery
---First Upsilon man to go through induction three times - S. Don Price
---First historical "induction binder" put together for new inductees to memorize - Fall 1987
---First "Church of God of Prophecy"member to be tapped by Upsilon : Harold Hunter - Fall 1969