General register of the members of the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity, 1850-1920 . er at the University of Mississippi on December 2, 1859;and Omicron Chapter at Centre College (now Central Univer-sity of Kentucky) in January, 1860. The original Constitution provided that whenever it shouldbe deemed necessary by a majority of the whole number ofchapters, the Alpha Chapter should call a convention to beheld in Philadelphia to be attended by three delegates from eachchapter. This was the only provision for many years concern-ing the national government of the Fraternity. Under it con-ventions were h
General register of the members of the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity, 1850-1920 . er at the University of Mississippi on December 2, 1859;and Omicron Chapter at Centre College (now Central Univer-sity of Kentucky) in January, 1860. The original Constitution provided that whenever it shouldbe deemed necessary by a majority of the whole number ofchapters, the Alpha Chapter should call a convention to beheld in Philadelphia to be attended by three delegates from eachchapter. This was the only provision for many years concern-ing the national government of the Fraternity. Under it con-ventions were held until the breaking out of the Civil War. Thepowers of this convention, however, were not clearly defined,and there was no permanent organization such as now exists intin shape of the Executive Board, which is the executive of theFraternity between the sessions of the Grand Chapter. Theconventions met from time to time and organized by the electionof a President and Secretary and a list of Vice-Presidents, onefrom each chapter. These officers performed the usual clerical. John C. SimsGrand Alpha, lsi; THOM \s Ml rCHELL Grand Alpha, 1870 William I). WetherillGrand Alpha, ISTI
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