A GLBT organization has been on the Georgia Tech campus in some fashion or another - however, earliest reports show how the Gay and Lesbian Alliance was founded around 1989. Amidst the turmoil of massive homophobia, social narrow-mindedness, and a highly conservative campus climate, a heroic group toiled to make GLBT lives just that more tolerable on Georgia Tech. A flurry of debate raged in SGA regarding the charter of the organization-which passed, only by one vote.

That victory won, the fledgling organization slowly built up a group of dedicated members who created an enduring legacy. GALA survived for many years, primarily in its role for being a support group for Tech students. As the new decade dawned, GALA found itself trying to accomplish more and more; a new group of students undertook the challenge of bringing the club into new frontiers.

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance was renamed Pride Alliance; the mission is now to serve the GLBTQ and Ally community of Georgia Tech. The future holds many new and exciting possibilities, with the development of a GLBTQ resource center, new housing initiatives, and other such progressive movements.