On Saturday night, Kappa Sigma celebrated 150 years at a banquet during the organization’s 72nd Bienneial Grand Conclave. The festivities took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, where the fraternity was founded in 1869.
Chi Omega and Kappa Sigma share a very special connection. Dr. Charles Richardson helped found Chi Omega in 1895. He was a Kappa Sigma and a Chi Omega. He was a dentist in Fayetteville, Arkansas and he was affectionately known as “Sis Doc.”
Lyn Harris and Shelley Potter, Chi Omega’s Archivist and National President respectively, were guests at the banquet. One of the evening’s highlights was Dr. Charles Richardson’s posthumous induction into Kappa Sigma’s Hall of Honor, a distinct honor given to only 22 men thus far.
Banquet at John Paul Jones Arena at the University of Virginia
Shellly Potter speaking at the presentation of Chi Omega’s gift
Lyn Harris is a woman of many talents and she is a good detective. Earlier this year she was researching Richardson’s family tree. She discovered a great-grand-nephew, Guy Adamson, who is an alumnus of Kappa Sigma from the Wofford College. She said he had no idea about his famous relative. Adamson and his wife attended the festivities and Adamson accepted Richardson’s award.
