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.
To
find out more on Kappa Sigma, please go to http://www.kappasigma.org
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.
