2000s

2000-2009

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2000-2001

Officers

Christina McCarty – President
Sarah Leesman – Vice President
Allison Bradfield – Pledge Mom
Rachel Lee – Secretary
Jamie Allen – Treasurer
Melanie Blanks – Henderson Chaplain
M’Lea Leavell – Social Director
Katie Wells – Intramural Director

Pledge Class

56 Sizzle

GATA Breakfast Theme – GATA’s Greatest Birthday Bash (80th)

GATA Float – Castle with Flames dressed as princesses

Courtney Ford Director

Homecoming Court

Kami Edwards
Sarah Leesman
Christina McCarty
Ashley Parks

2001 GATA Sing Song – “Whose Line is it Anyway?” (Juliet)

Rachel Lee Director

Sponsors

Betsey Craig
Cathy Leavell
Amber Peck

2001-2002

Officers

Rachel Lee – President
Megan Smith – Vice President
Katherine Brown – Treasurer
Tamara Head – Secretary
M’Lea Leavell – Social Director
DeeDee Wilburn – Pledge Mom
Angela Horn – Chaplain
Ronni Gregoire – Rush Director (fall)
Lauren McBay – Rush Director (spring)
Katie Wells – Intramural Director

Pledge Class

46 En Fuego

2001 ACU Homecoming Theme – Paint The Town Purple

GATA Breakfast Theme – Breakfast at Tiffany’s

GATA Float – American flag flipping to ACU flag (first place)

Hollie Inwood Director

Homecoming Court

Katherine Brown
Sarah Coldwell
Tamara Head
Jill Henderson
Rachel Lee
Brooke Perkins

2002 GATA Sing Song – “Pixie Dust Off Your Wings, it’s Time to Fly” (Tinkerbell)

Amber McDonald Director

Sponsors

Betsey Craig
Cathy Leavell
Amber Peck
Traci Yandell

2002-2003

Officers

Bethany Stewart – President
Sumer Bernard – VP
Michelle Pharis – Pledge Mom
Janet Singleton – Treasurer
Julie Goen – Secretary
Sharon Prude – Chaplain
Jennifer Ellison – Social Director
Ashleigh Cantrell – Rush/PR
Hollie Inwood – Intramural Director

Pledge Class

32 JEWELS

2002 ACU Homecoming Theme – Paint the Town Purple

GATA Breakfast Theme – xxx

GATA Float – Red Cowboy Boots

Deb Newsom Director

Homecoming Court

Sumer Bernard
Lindsey Cole Queen
Ronni Gregoire
Michelle Pharis
Bethany Stewart

2003 GATA Sing Song – “No Business Like Snow Business” (snow day)

Jennifer Walker – Director

Sponsors

Betsey Craig
Cathy Leavell
Amber Peck
Traci Yandell

2003-2004

Officers

Julie Goen – President
Jennifer Walker – Vice President
Dustie Certain – Pledge Mom
Leah Ward – Treasurer
Kimberly Smith – Secretary
Sharon Prude – Chaplain
Jennifer Ellison – Social Director
Misty Willcox – PR/Rush Director
Laura Singleton – Intramural Director

Pledge Class

21 Fire & Ice

2003 ACU Homecoming Theme – Paint the Town Purple: Texas Style

GATA Breakfast Theme – Red is Best

GATA Float – S.S. GATA (huge paddlewheel boat (Flames dressed as Huck Finn)

Hollie Inwood Director

Homecoming Court

Julie Goen Panger
Melody Forest McKee
Lindsey McCrary Stokes

2004 GATA Sing Song – “The Good, the Bad and the Damsel” (Juliet)

Shawna Prebish Director

Sponsors

Betsey Craig
Cathy Leavell
Amber Peck
Traci Yandell

2004-2005

Officers

Jenni Kripner – President
Laura Singleton – Vice President
Misty Willcox – Pledge Mom
Becca Osborn – Secretary
Angela Rawlings – Treasurer
Stacia Barton – Social Director
Liz Wood – PR/Rush Director
Janaye Batiste – Intramural Director
Erin Clardy – Historian

Pledge Class

18 Eagle-eyed Cherries

GATA Homecoming Breakfast Theme –

GATA Float – Alli-GATA Hunters

Val Compton Director

Homecoming Court

Jenni Kripner
Misty Willcox

2005 GATA Sing Song – “Uncharted Waters” (sailors)

April Ward Director

Sponsors

Betsey Craig
Cathy Leavell
Amber Peck
Traci Yandell

2005-2006

Officers

Abra Barker – President
Jamie Pineda – Vice President
April Ward – Pledge Mom
Leslie Lefebvre – Secretary/Historian
Angela Rawlings – Treasurer
Lindsey Scraggs – Social Director
Carly Warner – PR/Rush Director
Lauren Hart – Chaplain
Reagan Sapp – Intramural Director

Pledge Class

16 Rockin’ Red Rubies

2005 ACU Homecoming Theme – Centennial

GATA Breakfast Theme – GATAs Around the World

GATA Float – “Bubble Trouble” (GATA Fountain w/ pledges dressed as soap boxes and bubbles)

Director

2006 Sing Song Theme – 50th Show

GATA Sing Song Act – “Embraceable Ewes” (sheep) – Revival of award-winning 1980 act

Lindsey Pruett – Director

Sponsors

Betsey Craig
Cathy Leavell – died in the spring
Amber Peck
Traci Yandell

2006-2007

Officers

Becca Cawyer – President
Laci Lawrence – Vice President
Lindsey Scraggs – Pledge Mom
Heather O’Brien – Secretary/Historian
Courtnee Hembree – Treasurer
Lauren Hart – Chaplain
Ashley Wessler – PR/Rush Director
Katherine Strong – Social Director
Brittany Utley – Intramural Director

Pledge Class

14 All-American Red Hots

2006 ACU Homecoming Theme – ACU 101

GATA Breakfast Theme – Good Morning, GATA

GATA Float – You’ve Got Mail (Flames were postage stamps) Carli Rogers Director

Homecoming Court

Lauren Hart
Lindsey Scraggs

2006 GATA Sing Song – “Ladies in Red” (ladybugs)

Becca Cawyer

Sponsors

Betsey Bolin Craig
Sheila Booker Hilton
Wendy Waller Kilmer
Amber McElyea Peck
Traci Merkel Yandell

2007-2008

Officers

Laci Lawrence President
Whitney Loveland Herrington Vice President
Natali Monroe Pledge Mom
Julie Rich Secretary/Historian
Allyson Keker Treasurer
Lyndsay Ice Chaplain
Lindsey Smith PR/Rush Director
Laura Ross Social Director
Kathy Maxwell Intramural Director

Pledge Class

10 Cherry Cherry Bom Boms

2007 ACU Homecoming Theme – The Greatest Homecoming on Earth

GATA Breakfast Theme

GATA Float – Circus tent

Kayla Sanderson Director

2008 Sing Song Theme – World Tour

GATA Sing Song Act – “GATA, Put Your Records On” (record albums)

Lyndsay Ice Director
Allyson Keker Director

Sponsors

Betsey Craig
Sheila Hilton
Wendy Kilmer
Amber Peck

2008-2009

Officers

Lyndsay Ice – President
Kathy Maxwell – Vice President/Intramural Director
Allyson Keker – Pledge Mom
Ally Craigie – Secretary/Treasurer/Chaplain
Amy Finn – PR/Rush/Social Director

Pledges

9 Firecrackers

GATA Breakfast Theme – Breakfast Fit for a Queen

GATA Float – You Ain’t Nothin’ But a Hound Dog (Elvis parade theme)

Lindsey Smith – Director

2009 Sing Song Song Theme – Believe

GATA Sing Song Act – “Pencil Me In” (pencils / crossword puzzle)

Stephanie Allyn Smith – Director

Sponsors

Betsey Craig
Sheila Hilton
Wendy Kilmer
Amber Peck

2009-2010

Officers

Ally Craigie – President
Bethany Suppes – Vice President
Callie Perkins – Pledge Mom
T’auna Pemberton – Secretary/Treasurer
Sara Morris – PR/Rush/Social Director

Pledge Class

5 Diamond Dolls

2009 ACU Homecoming Theme – A Texas Homecoming with Willie and the Gang

GATA Breakfast Theme – Bidnight Memories

GATA Float – Hayride partnering with Big Brothers/Big Sisters

2010 Sing Song Theme – Name Fame

GATA Sing Song Act with Delta Theta – “Down the Rabbit Hole” (queen of hearts playing cards)

Allyson Craigie Director

Sponsors

Betsey Craig
Sheila Hilton
Wendy Kilmer
Amber Peck

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