  We present a combined optical and X-ray analysis of three optically selected
X-ray bright groups with giant elliptical galaxies in the center. These massive
ellipticals were targeted for XMM-Newton X-ray observations based on their
large velocity dispersions and their proximity to a nearby ROSAT X-ray source.
Additionally, these targets are significantly brighter in the optical than
their nearest neighbors. We show that one of these systems meets the standard
criteria for a fossil group. While the other two systems have a prominent
magnitude gap in the E/S0 ridgeline, they do not appear to have reached the
fossil-like final stage of group evolution.
