The History of Kappa Sigma

In the year 1400, Bologna was the cultural hotspot of Europe. The University of Bologna attracted students from all over the world, and produced such great minds as Da Vinci and Michelangelo.

All was not well, however.

The governor of Bologna, Baldassarre Cossa, was a corrupt and unjust tyrant. Among his iniquities, he robbed and attacked the foreign students of his city's university.

In response to such injustices, the Greek Scholar and statesmen Manuel Chrysoloras joined together five friends and created a society for mutual protection against these crimes. Thus, the Order of Kappa Sigma was born.

Kappa Sigma's numbers dwindled throughout the centuries, until an American traveler met a member of the Order in Europe. The European host told his guest that "my colors fade for want of wearers." With that charge in mind, Kappa Sigma was brought to America.

Again, Five Friends and Brothers joined together to create a society of fellowship and protection. In 1869, the University of Virginia saw the founding of Kappa Sigma in America.

The Order has grown from those Five Friends and Brothers in 1869 to the fraternity with the largest undergraduate membership in the country today. It is the work of every member that makes Kappa Sigma "the pride of every College and University in the land".