History
Our Chapter's History (Epsilon-Zeta)
Kappa Sigma, though listed as being founded in 1942, was founded 50 years earlier in 1892 and is the oldest student organization on the University of Connecticut campus pre-dating even the Daily Campus and student government.
It began as the College Shakespearean Club in 1892 and then in 1923 became known as Theta Sigma Chi. In 1942, it became Kappa Sigma.
Kappa Sigma History
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 (kappasigma.org).
