About
Our Fraternity’s History
Kappa Sigma Fraternity was originally founded as a secret society of students at the University of Bologna in the year 1400. The group was founded by Manuel Chrysoloras, a Greek Scholar, who taught at the University. In that day of city-states, the group’s initial purpose was mutual protection of its members against physical attack and robbery by the unscrupulous governor of the city, Baldassare Cossa. In 1400, Chrysoloras and his five disciples formed a society for mutual protection which inspired the Ritual and beliefs of modern day Kappa Sigma.
Kappa Sigma in America was founded one chilly evening in the fall of 1869, as five students attending the University of Virginia in Charlottesville gathered in William Grigsby McCormick’s room at 46 East Lawn and planted the seed of Brotherhood. 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 which set forth the ideals and principles to all Kappa Sigmas today.
Today, Kappa Sigma comprises of over 250 chapters and colonies in both the United States and Canada, with over 250,000 men. Kappa Sigma is the sixth largest fraternity and is well on the way to becoming the largest in the world.
Our Chapter’s History
The Theta Eta Chapter of Kappa Sigma Fraternity was founded by an intramural football team called the “Hot Dogs.” Before becoming a chapter of Kappa Sigma, they we Chi Sigma Epsilon. On February 16, 1963, they became a colony of Kappa Sigma. On June 1, 1963, the Theta Eta chapter was granted their charter making Kappa Sigma the first national fraternity on the campus. On June 1, 1966, the Kappa Sigma lodge was completed. The address of the lodge is 5721 West 32nd Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204. Then, on January 31, 1982, the brothers and alumni held a mortgage burning party.
To date, Theta Eta has initiated 576 brothers.
Kappa Sigma Crest
Kappa Sigma Badge
“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.”
