Around September of 1969 a group of six young men gathered to form the Megistos Club. The Megistos Club, which was Greek for "the greatest," was sponsored by the Beta Theta Chapter of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., with Julia Carpenter as advisor.
The purpose of the Megistos was: to lift the educational, moral, and social standards of youths, to aid in the development of well rounded individuals, to create a desire in boys to improve their scholarship, to provide an opportunity for boys to broaden their scope of activities, to encourage active participation in civic activities, and to emphasize the cultural and social graces of manhood.
At 1983 Conclave the Megistos officially had their name changed to Kudos, meaning "a claim to prestige renown."