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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.

The Five Founders:
George Miles Arnold
John Covert Boyd
William Grigsby McCormick
Frank Courtney Nicodemus
Edmund Law Rogers

Regarded as perhaps one of the most important men in Kappa Sigma's history, Steven Alonzo Jackson is the reason a struggling local fraternity became the strong National organization it is today. Jackson was also the architect of the Ritual, writer of the Constitution, and the first Grand Master.

Brother Francis Barksdale recalled Steven Alonzo Jackson with these words:
"Gentle as a woman, firm as a rock - a perfect bundle of nervous energy. His love of the Fraternity knew no bounds, and his enthusiasm was so contagious that it influenced everybody who came within his reach. His one ambition was to make Kappa Sigma the leading college fraternity of the world, and to that end he thought and worked by day and night, until the end of his busy life."

Manet Mansuraque Est.