Final Flashcards
What are the four pillars of Kappa Sigma?
Fellowship, Leadership, scholarship and service.
Kappa sigma stands for_____
Life
What is the goal of Kappa Sigma?
To become a better man
When was the traditional founding of Kappa Sigma?
1400
What was the piece of literature Chrysoloras wrote?
Erotemata Civas Questions
How many full time disciples did he have?
Five
What did they consider themselves to be?
Sons of the same father
While at the university of Bologna what did Chrysoloras form?
A society for mutual protection against physical attacks and robbery by unscrupulous governor.
What was it formed and how did this contribute to our ritual?
They devised secret words, signs, and forms the fellowship of Kappa Sigma.
What does Bononia Docet translate to?
Bologna Teaches
Their ideas, embodied in a ritual, transformed them from a group of men to a ________?
True Brotherhood
What are two other names for Bologna?
City of letters and meeting place of great minds.
What are two important features of Bologna? List streets, churches, towers, walls and gates.
Wall with twelve gates.
Streets- Strada San Donata, Strada Stefeno, Stada Sargova
Towers- Torri desli asinelli, torri garisendi
Church- Basilica de san Petronio
At what University was American founding of Kappa Sigma and on what date?
10 December, 1869 University of Virginia
Which united states president is associated with the University?
Thomas Jefferson, He founded the university “Academic Village”
Describe the lay out of the university?
Huge Rotunda in the middle of the ground, four lawns with four long colonnades of dorm rooms
Where at the university did the actual finding happen?
46 east lawn
Who are the five founding fathers?
William Grisby McCormick George Miles Arnold John Covert Boyd Frank Courtney Nicodemus Edmund Law Rogers
What designation does the first chapter of Kappa Sigma hold?
Zeta Chapter
What does designation do our chapter here at NMSU hold?
Nu-Epislon
Who’s handwriting was the first constitution of kappa sigma composed in?
George Miles Arnold
Which founder designed our badge?
Edmond law Rodgers, 5 point star with crescent, the crescent having a skull and crossbones, two keys to the left and two swords to the right.
Which founder was known as little Spaniard?
George Miles Arnold
Which founder was elected to the position of Most Worthy Grand Master?
William Grisby McCormick
