The UNCG College Democrats student organization was founded in the Spring semester of 2005 by Drew Ball and Jonathan Rosamond. In that same year the first elections were held, with Patrick Tutwiler becoming President and Jonathan Rosamond taking the position of Vice President, while founding father Drew Ball departed for N.C. State.

By the Fall 2005 semester the executive board consisted of President (Patrick Tutwiler), Vice President (Jonathan Rosamond), Treasurer (Jen Horton), and Communications Director (Meredith Moore-Painter). At the beginning of the year a Parliamentarian (Anna Sonnenwald) position was permanently added via a constitutional amendment. The group set out on a variety of community based initiatives, volunteering in the community at large and participating in several activist movements, including the inaugural Darfur Fast, hosted by S.T.A.N.D. This particular semester also saw the start of what has become a tradition on campus, the political debates. The first debate was between the Democrats and Republicans, and quickly became a hit. To better manage the activities of the group, the political and community committees were formed and constitutionally mandated with Amie Martin and Ben Holmes as the Chair and Co-Chair of the Political committee respectively and Emily Pendleton and Steven Minor as Chair and Co-Chair of the Community Committee respectively. The end of the semester saw the departure of Jonathan and Meredith, with Sam Bickett taking the appointment of Vice President and Denise Jones becoming Communications Director.

By spring 2006 the group was becoming rapidly active in both the local community and political scene. The College Democrats volunteered with several local agencies, including Food not Bombs and Urban Ministries. In the political realm the College Democrats began to attend local town hall meetings and luncheons with the Guilford County Democratic Party. They also attended the yearly conventions of the Guilford Democratic Party, 13th Congressional District, and the Young Democrats of North Carolina and managed to obtain an elected position on the executive board of the North Carolina Federation of College Democrats. Many members also got their first hands on experience working on several campaigns for local democrats in the 2006 Primary. The Spring semester also saw so much growth with the group that meetings had to be permanantly moved to a larger location. Once again the group debated the College Republicans, with the added bonus of the introduction of the College Libertarians to the debate. The semester culminated with the yearly elections. Emily Pendleton won election as President, with Seth Steele as Vice President, Jen Horton as Treasurer, Anna Sonnenwald as Parliamentarian, and Denise Jones as Communications Director.

Continuing with the momentum gained in the previous semester, the UNCG College Democrats spent the summer helping out with the Democrats 2006 Primary run-off between Bob Hinson and Berkley Blanks. They also attended the North Carolina Democratic Party 2006 Convention, and learned a great deal about the political process and party politics.

Renewed by the break, the UNCG College Democrats entered the Fall 2006 semester ready to create change within the political machine. The group volunteered on a multitude of campaigns, from county commissioner, to sheriff, house rep, and beyond. While making sure that democrats on the local, state, and federal level were elected, the group also organized a voter registration drive. Modeled after other successful rock the vote campaigns, the drive was titled "Turn up the vote" and culminated in a multi organizational voter registration drive along College Avenue including P.A.C., College Republicans, College Libertarians, Vox, and S.T.A.N.D. After registering over 200 people the night ended with a concert featuring a showcase of local indie talent. The College Democrats also participated in yet another debate with the political clubs on campus, moderated by P.A.C. and featuring the introduction of the ISO to the line-up. The semester also saw a wide number of new members entering the club. At the end of the semester the Executive Board line up shifted due to the time constraints of some and others graduating from the university. After a new election and appointments being made, the new Executive Board consisted of Seth Steele as President, Anna Sonnenwald as Vice President, Nina Powell as Treasurer, Lucrecia Johnson as Parliamentarian, Ben Holmes as PR Director, Amanda Tadlock as Online Community Manager, and Kathryn Schenk serving on the Executive Advisory Board.

During the following winter break the constitution for the club was rewritten for the first time since the founding of the club. The amendments created up to that point were absorbed into the body of the document, positions such as the Online Community Manager were added, the committee system was dismantled, ad-hoc committees were established as a right for all members, the language was cleared up, and many procedures were simplified.

In the Spring 2007 semester a great deal of activity was seen within the club. The UNCG College Democrats remained a force both on and off campus. The organization participated yet again in yearly conventions with the Young Democrats of North Carolina and on the local level. The group organized the UNCG G45 Precinct for the first time and sent delegates and resolutions to the Guilford County Democratic Party convention, all of which passed through to the district convention. To counter the pervasive nature of the College Republican's Morals Week, the club organized their Days of Democracy two week event. The event featured two weeks of informational tabling in the EUC and on College Ave. The group organized a vigil and memorial to all soldiers who fell in the line of duty while fighting in Iraq, and brought Dr. Hugh Urban from Ohio State, Liuetenant Governer candidate Dan Besse, and a blogging panel as speakers to the campus during the two week event.

In the Fall 2007 semester the club awakened from the summer break refreshed and ready to take politics to the streets. The group had a large student delegation present at both the State Executive Committee meeting held at the Koury Convention Center and at the second annual Sanford-Hunt dinner held later that night. The club was also pleased to continue yearly traditions, such as attending and networking at the Guilford Democratic Party's Unity Dinner and spreading the democratic message at the Get Down!town college student festival in downtown Greensboro, which featured the largest attendance in the history of the event (and an amazing performance by the Violent Femmes at that!) In preparation for the 2008 primary, the group activity campaigned across the nation. In North Carolina the group helped out NC-8 Congressional candidate Larry Kissell in Charlotte, where several members had the pleasure of meeting former ambassador Joe Wilson, a true hero of our Democracy.The semester also marked the first instance of the group going across state lines to actively campaign. First, the UNCG College Democrats heeded the call of service by canvassing for house of delegates candidate Adam Tomer in Danville, VA. Many members of the group also traveled across the country, helping such candidates as John Edwards in their presidential primary bid. On campus the group once again debated the College Republicans and College Libertarians (the ISO were truant from event) on the topics of alternative energy, Darfur, and Health Care. The debate was the strongest showing of the group to date, who gave a righteous rhetorical smack down to their opponents, and the strongest showing in student body attendance in many semesters. The club also focused on increasing student voter participation with the second annual Turn up the Vote event. The registration drive was held in concert with many other activist groups, including the College Libertarians, Republicans, S.T.A.N.D., PAC, VOX, and S.P.E.A.K. The event also featured an unfortunate violation of civil liberties, with many city council candidates being removed from campus by University police due a lack of invitational credentials. The College Democrats are currently working with other groups present during the fiasco to present a revision of the facility use policy to the administration to ensure that no further such incidents occur on the campus. At any rate, the event still managed to register many students, which helped lead to the amazing student voter turnout in the 2008 democratic primary. At the end of the semester the club voted on and passed several constitutional amendments; the removal of the Parliamentarian position, and the addition of the SGA Representative as a permanent part of the executive board (previously a Presidential appointment.)

Following the winter break, the group held special elections at the beggining of the semester to fill vacancies due to committment constraints and graduations. Grant Rowland was elected as Vice-President, Samantha Korb as PR Coordinator, Becky Norris as Online Community Manager, and Kathryn Smith as SGA Representative. For the spring semester the club shifted much of their efforts on raising democratic awareness for the 2008 primary in May. Due to a dead heat in contests nationwide, North Carolina played an integral role in deciding the nominee of the party for the first time in many decades. Many members also volunteered on campaigns of their choice, from Clinton to Obama, Hagan to Neal and beyond. The group hosted a plethora of Democrats vying for a spot as nominee in their respective races, focusing mainly on the Senate and 6th Congressional District races, but also featuring surrogates from various campaigns such as Bev Perdue. For its second year, the College Dems scaled down Days of Democracy to one week, to provide more focus on the key issues that would play a part in the primary and general election. In addition to educating students on democratic issues during the day on College Ave, the group held a screening of the documentary "uncounted" with the College Libertarians, as well as panel on reproductive rights featuring experts from the community as well as across the state. The second annual Days of Democracy event culminated with the Young Democrats of North Carolina annual convention, this time taking place in the RTP area of Durham. The event was the largest in recent memory, filling the Imperial Sheraton to the limit with democrats hungry for change. Chelsea Clinton, John Edwards, and the ragin' cajun himself, James Carville were in attendence and spoke on the gravity and imminence of the coming election. In the following weeks the College Dems regrouped to face off against the College Republicans, College Libertarians, and ISO for the semester political debate, focusing on the "Broken Economy" and foreign policy with Iran and Pakistan. The club once again attended precinct meetings, followed by the Guilford Democratic Party convention, ending in many of our members attending congressional district conventions in Salisbury and Graham. The spring semester also saw the introduction of the "Financing our Future" campaign, the most large-scale and successful fundraising campaign ever seen in the history of the club. Yearly elections were held at the close of the spring semester, with Seth Steele retaining his position as President, Grant Rowland being re-elected as Vice-President, Samantha Korb staying on as PR Coordinator, Michael Vernon becoming Treasurer, Joey Eckstrom as Online Community Manager, and Jacob Negley as SGA Representative with Kelsey Van Vleck as SGA Rep. Alt. An amendment creating the position of Outreach Coordinator passed, with Kathryn Smith being elected to the position thereafter.

At the end of the semester the club emerged from the primaries united, ready to take the general election by storm!