Xi Chapter, Kappa Alpha Order
Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas
Marker Inscription
This fraternity was founded in 1865 by former Confederate soldiers at Washington College in Lexington, Virginia, during the administration of Robert E. Lee. XI Chapter was founded at Southwestern University on November 28, 1883, by Alexander S. Walker and Frederick C. Procter of the Kappa Alpha Chapter at the University of Texas. XI Chapter met secretly until 1887 when faculty anti-fraternity laws were rescinded. The first fraternity house was built in 1895. Throughout its history XI Chapter has produced numerous distinguished alumni. (1983)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
The Kappa Alpha Order was founded in 1865 at Virginia's Washington College, where Robert E. Lee then presided, by young men shaped by the recent Civil War. Its Xi Chapter came to Southwestern University in Georgetown in 1883, meeting in secret until the school lifted its anti-fraternity rules in 1887. The chapter built its first house in 1895.
Why it matters
It reflects the spread of Southern collegiate fraternity culture in the decades after the Civil War, as universities like Southwestern took shape.
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Related people
- · Robert E. Lee
- · Alexander S. Walker
- · Frederick C. Procter
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