Headquarters
Kappa Sigma was founded at the University of Virginia on December 10, 1869 and since then has initiated more than 245,000 men on college campuses throughout the United States and Canada.
FOUNDING
Kappa Sigma was founded on a chilly evening in December of 1869 by five students attending the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. These brothers were William Grigsby McCormick, George Miles Arnold, Edmund Law Rogers, Jr., Frank Courtney Nicodemus and John Covert Boyd. The first meeting place and founding place was at 46 East Lawn where the seed of Brotherhood was planted. For many weeks the bonds of friendship had drawn these five together; now the need became clear for a formal structure to contain their feelings. Thus, not only did the Founders formalize their friendship, but they also created a fraternity steeped in the traditions of the past and dedicated to the Pursuit of Learning. The new brothers recorded their bond in a Constitution and in an Oath that set forth the ideals and
principles to all Kappa Sigmas today.
STAR AND CRESCENT
"The Star and Crescent shall not be worn by every man, but only by him who is worthy to wear it. He must be a gentleman... a man of honor and courage... a man of zeal, yet humble... an intelligent man... a man of truth... one who tempers action with wisdom and, above all else, one who walks in the light of God."
HEADQUARTERS
In 2007 Kappa Sigma opened the largest International headquarters in the fraternal world. Kappa Sigma HQ is located in Charlottesville, VA and continues to be the driving force behind the Kappa Sigma fraternity
Fellowship. Leadership. Scholarship. Service.