The purpose of the lodges were, and continue to be, for the social fraternities. Dormant chapters at that time are noted in italics.The lodges, a consortium of nine mid-century ranchers, sit across the Robins Center on College Road at the northern end of the University of Richmond campus. Chapter listĬhapters that were active at the time of the Theta Xi merger, or which had withdrawn from the national fraternity as new local chapters or to join another national fraternity, are noted in bold. The Theta Xi coat of arms was modified to replace its fleurs-de-lis with upright crescents, and the fraternity pledge manual title was changed from The Theta Xi Pledge Manual to The Quest For Theta Xi. Merger symbolismĪs part of the terms of the merger, the fraternity flower of Theta Xi was changed from the white carnation to the blue iris. Each of the chapters was given a new Greek-letter chapter designation that was prefaced by the letter Kappa. In addition, one further chapter of Kappa Sigma Kappa at Lawrence Technological University joined when the school was accredited. As a result of the merger, twenty-one chapters of Kappa Sigma Kappa located at accredited schools became chapters of Theta Xi. Following a series of meetings, the national organization of Kappa Sigma Kappa officially merged with Theta Xi on August 20, 1962. Kappa Sigma Kappa saw a merger with Theta Xi as its opportunity to repair its rapidly deteriorating situation. As a result of its lack of NIC membership, lack of uniform chapter operations, and lack of a strong national organization and central office, Kappa Sigma Kappa began rapidly losing its chapters in the 1950s as they began to affiliate with other NIC fraternities. It had allowed several chapters on campuses of unaccredited schools, and as a result Kappa Sigma Kappa was unable to obtain membership in the National Interfraternity Conference (NIC). Although the fraternity had experienced great growth in the years after the war, Kappa Sigma Kappa found itself struggling by the early 1950s. National conventions continued to be held every year, but the fraternity still lacked a strong national organization. The fraternity held its first national convention in St. New chapters were rapidly established, and members of the fraternity felt the need to become better organized on a national level. Seven chapters of the new Kappa Sigma Kappa were established before World War II.Īfter the war, the fraternity placed an emphasis on expansion. The second incarnation of Kappa Sigma Kappa was officially established in September 1935. The students made contact with McDonald, and he assisted them in redeveloping the fraternity and learning many of the original fraternity traditions. They then discovered that one of the founders of the original fraternity, Kenneth McDonald, was still alive and living in San Francisco, California. After searching the University of Virginia archives, the students found the names of three members from the old Delta chapter who were still alive, including two charter members. They were attracted to the Kappa Sigma Kappa badge, so they decided to revive the former fraternity as their own. ChapterĪlmost fifty years after the original fraternity had dissolved, a group of four students at the University of Virginia desired to form a new social fraternity in 1935. Those listed in bold continued with another organization, those listed in italics were dormant when the fraternity disbanded. These are the chapters of the first iteration of Kappa Sigma Kappa, many of which left to join Phi Delta Theta in 1886. The letters "C.E.C." are engraved on the back of every badge. The badge was a gold Jerusalem cross in the center of which is a circular black enameled disc displaying the letters of the fraternity. One chapter remained active until 1992.Īfter the closure of several chapters, five of its remaining chapters became part of Phi Delta Theta in 1886. Some of Kappa Sigma Kappa's chapters were unable to join in this merger due to NIC rules, leading to a third incarnation of the fraternity, but a decade later, in the late 1970's, the national organization dissipated as a formal entity. Many of these would later merge into Theta Xi, in 1962. A larger, second incarnation sparked by the memory of the first group at the University of Virginia was formed approximately fifty years after the first merger, leading to the creation of over seventy new chapters. Most of its active chapters merged into Phi Delta Theta in 1886. The original incarnation of Kappa Sigma Kappa was formed at Virginia Military Institute on September 28, 1867. Kappa Sigma Kappa ( ΚΣΚ) is the name of three separate college fraternities, sharing a common history and traditions but disconnected by decades and a break in organizational continuity.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |