Excerpt from Catalogue of the Kappa Alpha Fraternity: 1865-1900 It is with mingled feelings of relief and pleasure that the accompanying Catalogue is presented to the fraternity. During fifteen months the labor has been all-absorbing, and the relief at realizing the task completed, is known only to those who have experienced the sensation. The demands of the Catalogne have consumed much time that should have been spent in other employments. But the time and labor have been given freely, and if the results are such as to receive the approval of the fraternity, the Editor will feel that the time has not been spent in vain. A few words concerning the Catalogue itself may not be amiss. It has been the Editor's aim and object to prepare a book which should be full, accurate and complete in every particular, and at tbe same time be clear and concise. Accordingly no historical narratives of the chapters arc published, but tho important facts, dates, names, etc., are given briefly and uniformly for all chapters. The book is intended for use rather than for ornament, and accordingly all illustrations are omitted, with the exception of the heraldic frontispiece. For convenience in finding, the chapter rolls have been inserted in (Greek) alphabetic order, rather than in the order of their establishment, and for the same reason the lists of members have been similarly arranged. The geographical index of members, the first that has appeared in a K. A. Catalogue, has been prepared with considerable expenditure of labor, and it is hoped that its usefulness will justify the outlay. The progress and growth of the Order is most gratifying. At the date of the last Catalogue (1891) 2309 persons had been initiated, and of this number 2138 were alive and in good standing. Within nine years the members have almost doubled, and the first Catalogue contains the names of 4481 initiates, of whom 4119 are alive and in good standing. During the same time About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.