OtherWorlds - History

Date	Event
July, 1985	Athens Area Time Lords (AATL) founded in Oglethorpe County by a group of friends who got together to watch Doctor Who and the Tripods every Saturday night. Michael Brewer, 1st President.
October, 1986	The Who's Times created as a multi-group fanzine. AATL inserts a "Club Page" for members.
1987	Jim Nuss selected as 2nd President.
1988	Rob Hatfield elected as 3rd President.
May, 1988	1st occurance of Fantasy Roleplaying (AD&D, in particular) at a club function
?1988?	Alternate Realities held. Alternate Realities was a one-day mini-con held locally with a focus on gaming, computers, and videos.
1989	Jim Horvat elected 4th President.
May 27, 1989	Alternate Realities II held.
?1989/1990?	University of Georgia Gaming Society (UGGS) formed by Sean Fannon as a tabletop RPG-only club.
1990	Members Sean Fannon and Cheryl Curry married.
1990	Jim Horvat re-elected President (only club president ever elected to two terms).
May 20, 1990	Alternate Realities III held.
January 26, 1991	Alternate Realities IV held.
May, 1991	Alain Assaf elected 5th President.
September, 1991	AATL and UGGS merge to form Alternate Realities Continuum (ARC).
October, 1991	The Wyrd takes the place of The Who's Times as the club's official publication
April 11, 1992	"The Lord of the Eggs" LARP scenario held. This event triggered the creation of ARIA.
May 16, 1992	Alternate Realities V held.
June 22, 1992	Clayton Smith dies from a conginetal heart defect.
September 12, 1992	First public Alternate Realities Interactive Adventure (ARIA) held.
1992	Sean Fannon elected 6th President.
November, 1992	Lance Dwyer dies of heart failure during an ARIA practice at Ben Burton Park.
January 16, 1993	Unofficial AR 5.5 held.
1993	Chris Weinmann elected 7th President.
August, 1993	Quill & Saber replaces The Wyrd as the club's official publication.
Fall, 1993	Creation of Frontiers in response to a HERO-centric leadership of ARC.
October, 1993	Magic: the Gathering hits Athens. Conflict between card gamers and role-players create such problems that by the end of 1994, ARC is in severe decline and Frontiers is all but disbanded.
January, 1994	Robby Bryant and Genelle Helms found murdered in their apartment. No one has ever been convicted for the crime. After this tragedy, many of the remaining long-time members begin to leave the Athens area.
May 14, 1994	Members Colin Caban-Wheeler and Angie ? married.
August 17, 1994	Members Matthew Wood and Leila Horton married.
October, 1994	Halloween party and election meeting. Matthew Wood elected 8th President. First club-run live-action Vampire: the Masquerade game (Storyteller: Leila Wood).
December 17, 1994	Members Mike Finnegan and Andi Davis married.
January, 1995	In an attempt to revitalize ARC and remove the cliqueish reputation from the group, ARC merges with Frontiers to form OtherWorlds. The new name was chosen because "it's the only one that all present didn't think sucked."
May 12-13, 1995	Atlernate Realities VI held. Sheer lack of interest for this mini-con made it the last of its kind to date. No attempts have been made to run ARVII.
October 28, 1995	First public Athens By Night (ABN) held.
Late January, 1996	Nathan Atkins selected as 9th president.
? 1996	Steve McDonald (then Vice President) selected as 10th President.
May 1, 1996	Members Danny Baker and Marie Haynes married.
January 31, 1997	Club-funded trip to opening night of Star Wars: Special Edition.
March 25-27, 1997	Three-day ARIA held in Rising Fawn,GA..
May 28, 1997	J. Travis elected 11th President.
July 19, 1997	Club-funded trip to Stone Mountain Park.
September 13, 1997	5th Anniversary ARIA. Unveiling of the ARIA 2nd Edition Rules.
May, 1998	J Travis elected for second term, narrowly defeating the Chair in Tate Room 138.
April, 1999	ARIA plot completed, what will the new boffer game be?
May, 1999	Heather McDonald elected as 12th president
September 23, 1999	Somebody finally updates this webpage

History originally compiled by Matthew Wood, then continued by Robyn Silberberg. Any changes/additions should be sent to otherw@www.uga.edu

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