XI LAMBDA CHAPTER

FOUNDED: 1869

CHARTERED AT DELAWARE: 1997

COLORS: SCARLET, WHITE & EMERALD GREEN

FLOWER: LILY OF THE VALLEY

SYMBOL: CREST

LOCAL WEBSITE: www.kappasigmaxl.com

NATIONAL WEBSITE:  www.kappasigma.org

The goal of the Xi Lambda Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity is to cultivate excellence in all areas of life.  While the Chapter believes in accomplishing this goal through social and brotherhood events, it is the pledge program that truly drives the Chapter's agenda.  Xi Lambda's pledge program is designed to instill potential brothers with a sense of the bond that exists between initiated Kappa Sigmas and to teach time management, social skills, and study skills that will prove useful in college and throughout life.  Hazing runs contrary to these goals and is strictly forbidden.

Kappa Sigma is one of the oldest Greek letter organizations in the world and traces its history to Manuel Chrysoloras, a Greek scholar and university teacher who established the order in 1400 at the University of Bologna, Italy.  The group's initial purpose was the protection of its members against physical attack and robbery by Baldassare Cossa, Bologna's unscrupulous governor.  Today's Kappa Sigma still adheres to the ideals of the ancient order.

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