l
  • ‘ T
l l
1 * l
1
l
l ° ) . i
  I
  ~ T
l 0
l •  
A · K   h he word went out in the college A charter member of the chapter, L
§ •   P a year of l892—93 that the anti-frater— Richard Charles Stoll, was inadvertent- gi
  I nity attitude of the faculty at the ly responsible for UK’s school colors.
l , , Kentucky State Agriculture and Min- The story goes that a group of students
• and Szgma Chz ing College was formally abandoned. and faculty were trying to decide on
At that time attendance at the col- the colors when someone pointed to
lege exceeded 400 students. There Stoll’s tie and said, “Let’s use the blue
l ·‘ 77¢6I7’°k 1   was a large faculty, beautiful grounds and white in the tie Dick Stoll is wear-
t and buildings, and a liberal income ing." The rest, as they say, is history.
from the state — an ideal climate for "The Kappa Alpha Order," says the
° J/€d7"S dt   the first two fraternities to establish rush booklet, "was founded on the
I themselyes at what was to become the ideals and principles of the Old
University of Kentucky. South, specifically those upheld by
• I The college gave welcome to Greek our spiritual founder, Robert E. Lee."
I By Kayjohnson letter organizations and the days of Gen. Lee was president of Washing-
{ I · the Kappa Alpha Order and Sigma ton and Lee College in Lexington,
  ' Chi, now celebrating their centennial Va., where the fraternity was founded
I • year, had come. Kappa Alpha’s Knight in 1865 when four ex—confederate sol-
! Q Commander, and author of the ritual, diers organized the group.
1 presented seven young men with a Old South week, an annual event
l Q charter on February 23, 1893, for over 60 years, pays tribute each
l gf launching the Theta Chapter. spring to Lee with pomp and tradition.
' Q     ° Over the years the week has included a
{ _   march (or sometimes a ride on horse-
1 ‘ ‘ I. 1   1 r,.·\ back) to sorority row where KA’s sere-
A   _   » _..,,_   . A- _     naded each house and presented TOSCS
  ni; um the Sigma . _       ,_,   ‘V _·    J to the housemothers, the
[ ‘ Chi/muse around V , N I 3 V;. . hg  T N     annual Old South Ball
{ 193% Toduythe   U A vp y   L- V  M ».VV ··   T   y _, \_ where the men
  fmtemityic   . P   iw     is ,   . T V _ __;.;&:w   W I lpvp . \ of KA, dressed
  located an >,  ·_ T ’ `_   _ , L T 1 4 .     TIN ”’°~»;f‘;=;;,;V ·=*’ ° ·{ 1Yl CO1”1f€d€r8.t€
  U     L lv `·-Q".   ‘     V rf, ,·vl_. l_ ;   All    tv 1-rx` . V uw" -. L V   u H   fo Ia H1 S ’ 1
  · muck   4     ·— _' A   Apr V  ll _ _' T p   I.   A H "——...,,&;:;i  M  C S C O rt  
T »— --r»   f. “ 1   .T.   ‘· ‘·;   V   ` F   · _   ‘»·~»   — ...... _ ,
1 · T . · _   · e , - ‘ 5:..; f·:§;.,. . ., . QQ .   ` ` ~“"·
    -·- ‘ . ` r ‘ . ·   .     ‘‘t  * T l ¤ I
  • · p _   `_ T " . I ‘ · ` 1 .‘.· ‘ ·   {U  v _   lg J l E
 T {Lg" V ig l rl . · Y, _ A `       · Y · I J`·$_`“’» _v     Mt ` }` z` I` \"
T _ T .T - . , ‘ f ‘       " · *9""??l£‘i¥§¥$·§¢r;>sé.if   T ? I
• ,» · . I > 4 _ V     *   Mr "'*·’·'>\»\‘\,:; ;;_`"hv,`| I   . ! I kl. I P
, __ _ ·>_ ....     V ,6.T.
T ..     lTiT r   ~   Ta·t.       Yi .   all
  !_ , ` ‘ _   ;·¥_‘     . ‘ ‘ ]·
•   Q 2} ! ‘    **"--   A T ·.f V V I l   A I 1  
I l tl ’. , V _ · '4 `.   Q cy, E }·.§§;;__. - .` Ar