DBLCLAN was founded on November 11, 2003 on Microsoft XBOX Live community by a group of users who met through the XBOX Live network. Though this technology members began to form relationships and participated in various online activities and competitions. The charter members of DBL want to grow the community and provide positive peer cultures to young users encountered online and made plans to establish the first gaming and technology fraternity to bring those members together for pursuit of excellence in technology and community service.
DBL began as a gaming clan was formed as DBLCLAN The name was developed to reflect the feelings and loyalty of the members and the letters DBL stood for “Down By Law”, meaning “We are Down (friends) by Law (our code)”The clan quickly grew to a couple hundred members who gamed and competed together in many different games and tournaments, both online and offsite.
The initial members were more mature than the average gamer at the time of formation and realized they had common goals and pleasure in playing games available for XBOX Live Online play. As the organization grew, there was a refinement of recruitment standards and the members started to develop not only skills for playing games but a common professional strategic plan to address the issues that surround the gaming industry.
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- Online Gaming Chapter
- Targeted Community Service
- Innovative Technology Industry Projects
- Scholarships
- Collegiate Academic Excellence
