Kappa Sigma Kappa
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.
| Kappa Sigma Kappa | |
|---|---|
| ΚΣΚ | |
| Founded | September 28, 1867 Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA |
| Type | Social |
| Member badge | |
| Colors | Royal Purple and Gold |
| Flower | Purple iris |
| Publication | The Iris of Kappa Sigma Kappa |
| Chapters | 0 active |
| Merger 1 | ΦΔΘ, scattered (1886) |
| Merger 2 | ΘΞ, scattered (1962) |
| Restart 3 | scattered (1970's) |
| Headquarters | US |
| Website | Kappa Sigma Kappa homepage |
The original incarnation of Kappa Sigma Kappa was formed at Virginia Military Institute on September 28, 1867. Most of its active chapters merged into Phi Delta Theta in 1886. 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. Many of these would later merge into Theta Xi, in 1962. 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. One chapter remained active until 1992.