. The Kappa Sigma book; a manual of descriptive, historical, and statistical facts concerning the Kappa Sigma fraternity. JEFFERSON DAVIS Kappa Sig-nls Only Honorary M ;m 90 THE KAPPA SIGMA BOOK society is as much Northern as it is Southern. The same GrandConclave which sent the badge to Mrs. Davis also sent one toMrs. Grant, widow of the President, whose favorite Algernon E. U. Sartoris, is a Kappa Sigma. A numberof other scions of the White House are members. A complete list of the names of prominent alumni would betiresome. Kappa Sigmas are to be found in all places where the


. The Kappa Sigma book; a manual of descriptive, historical, and statistical facts concerning the Kappa Sigma fraternity. JEFFERSON DAVIS Kappa Sig-nls Only Honorary M ;m 90 THE KAPPA SIGMA BOOK society is as much Northern as it is Southern. The same GrandConclave which sent the badge to Mrs. Davis also sent one toMrs. Grant, widow of the President, whose favorite Algernon E. U. Sartoris, is a Kappa Sigma. A numberof other scions of the White House are members. A complete list of the names of prominent alumni would betiresome. Kappa Sigmas are to be found in all places where theprizes of American life are being won. There are men of nationaland international proportions in Wall Street, the Army and Navy,in Congress, as heads of large corporations, college presidents, re-. A GROUP OF OLD GRADS RETURNED TO A KAPPA SIGMA HOUSE formers, railroad officials, State officers, editors of magazinesand newspapers, and with world-wide reputations as captainsof industry, lawyers, physicians and litterateurs. Kappa Sigma,so thoroughly American, views with a special pride its record inthe Spanish-American war, wherein, according to the publicationsof other fraternities, it had a larger percentage of men engagedin proportion to its membership than any other Greek letter or-ganization. There were Kappa Sigmas from privates to generalofficers. True to its ancient literary origin in Europe, membersof the Order established the first English newspaper in the Phil-ippines and the first all-English newspaper in Cuba. THE GOVERNMENT The Fraternity was first governed by Zeta, or the mother Chap-ter, at the University of Virginia. In July, 1876, a Grand Con-clave was called at the old Eutaw House, Baltimore. Herewas instituted the Supreme Executive Committee, a body oflegislati


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