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1
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What are the four pillars of Kappa Sigma?

A

Fellowship, Leadership, scholarship and service.

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2
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Kappa sigma stands for_____

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Life

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3
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What is the goal of Kappa Sigma?

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To become a better man

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4
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When was the traditional founding of Kappa Sigma?

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1400

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5
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What was the piece of literature Chrysoloras wrote?

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Erotemata Civas Questions

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How many full time disciples did he have?

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Five

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7
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What did they consider themselves to be?

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Sons of the same father

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While at the university of Bologna what did Chrysoloras form?

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A society for mutual protection against physical attacks and robbery by unscrupulous governor.

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What was it formed and how did this contribute to our ritual?

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They devised secret words, signs, and forms the fellowship of Kappa Sigma.

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10
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What does Bononia Docet translate to?

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Bologna Teaches

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Their ideas, embodied in a ritual, transformed them from a group of men to a ________?

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True Brotherhood

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12
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What are two other names for Bologna?

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City of letters and meeting place of great minds.

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What are two important features of Bologna? List streets, churches, towers, walls and gates.

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Wall with twelve gates.
Streets- Strada San Donata, Strada Stefeno, Stada Sargova
Towers- Torri desli asinelli, torri garisendi
Church- Basilica de san Petronio

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14
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At what University was American founding of Kappa Sigma and on what date?

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10 December, 1869 University of Virginia

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15
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Which united states president is associated with the University?

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Thomas Jefferson, He founded the university “Academic Village”

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16
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Describe the lay out of the university?

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Huge Rotunda in the middle of the ground, four lawns with four long colonnades of dorm rooms

17
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Where at the university did the actual finding happen?

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46 east lawn

18
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Who are the five founding fathers?

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William Grisby McCormick 
George Miles Arnold
John Covert Boyd 
Frank Courtney Nicodemus 
Edmund Law Rogers
19
Q

What designation does the first chapter of Kappa Sigma hold?

A

Zeta Chapter

20
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What does designation do our chapter here at NMSU hold?

A

Nu-Epislon

21
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Who’s handwriting was the first constitution of kappa sigma composed in?

A

George Miles Arnold

22
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Which founder designed our badge?

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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.

23
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Which founder was known as little Spaniard?

A

George Miles Arnold

24
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Which founder was elected to the position of Most Worthy Grand Master?

A

William Grisby McCormick

25
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Which founder was quick to wit and had enormous charm?

A

Edmond law Rodgers

26
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Which founder left the university to work with his father?

A

Frank Courtney Nicademus

27
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Who were the first initiates?

A

Sam North, John Semmes, William Whitford, Finnis F

28
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Who is William Cornelius Brown, and why is he important?

A

He is the only pledge to return to Virginia in the fall, is responsible for keeping kappa sigma alive.

29
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Who was William Cornelius Brown’s first initiate?

A

Goodwin Williams

30
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What “Yardsticks” did they use to choose the members? What were they not looking for?

A

Men that are congenial and men they could trust, they weren’t looking for those that made a name for them based off of academics or money.

31
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How was Zeta Chapter made complete?

A

Stephan Alonzo Jackson was initiated

32
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What is the greater cause?

A

Is Kappa Sigma’s center piece to community service and philanthropy event.

33
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How can local alumni get involved?

A

Serve as an alumni advisor, assistant alumni advisor, commission member, or a housing corporation officer.

34
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what does IMH stand for and where is it located?

A

International memorial Headquarters, Charlattesville, Virginia

35
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Who is the IMH executive director?

A

Mitchel B Wilson

36
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What are two important features to Bologna? List streets, towers, and churches.

A

A wall with twelve gates.
Streets- Strada San Donata, Strada Stefeno, Stada Sargova
Towers- Torri desli asinelli, torri garisendi
Church- Basilica de san Petronio

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