Kappa Sigma Origins

The Kappa Sigma Fraternity has origins that can be traced back to Bologna, Italy in the year 1400. The University of Bologna was one of Europe's preeminent universities attracting students from all over the continent. Baldassare Cossa, the corrupt governor of Bologna, former pirate, and future papal usurper took advantage of the students by sending his men to assault and rob them; this motivated one of the university's scholars Manuel Chrysoloras to find a secret society of students, beginning with five of his most devoted disciples, for mutual protection against Cossa.

On December 10, 1869, five students at the University of Virginia met in 46 East Lawn and founded the Kappa Sigma Fraternity in America. William Grigsby McCormick, George Miles Arnold, John Covert Boyd, Edmund Law Rogers Jr. and Frank Courtney Nicodemus later become known as the Five Friends and Brothers.

Over the past 150 years, Kappa Sigma has been striving to make The Order "The Pride and Joy of every College and University in the land!" A quote from one of our noblest members, Stephen Alonzo Jackson. Currently, Kappa Sigma has over 300 Chapters and 280,000+ members! Rushing Kappa Sigma definitely makes you "Number One, Second to None."

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