Chapter History

Realizing that there was a need for a third fraternity at a school the size of Louisiana Tech, twenty-one students met in the administration building on the evening of March 17, 1930, with the Dean of Men and declared their desire to organize and become a Greek letter social fraternity. They also declared their intention of petitioning Kappa Sigma at the earliest date possible.

This group of young men named themselves the O.K. Club. On December 17, 1930, the faculty committee on student activities informed the club that it had successfully served its period of probation and was eligible to become a social fraternity. The club at once adopted a Ritual and changed its name from the O.K. Club to the Omega Kappa Fraternity.

During the ensuing years, Omega Kappa grew and operated successfully and acquired a good standing among the Greek letter organizations, the faculty, and the school.

Epsilon-Gamma Chapter was installed on the campus of Louisiana Tech in a two-day round of activities on May 16-17, 1941. Forty-two former members of the Omega Kappa local were made Kappa Sigmas by initiating teams from the Epsilon Chapter at Centenary College and from the Alpha-Upsilon Chapter at Millsaps.

Founding fathers were Joseph R. Aillet, Leon E. Brooks Jr., J.C. Love Jr., B.H. Rainwater Jr., and Joe D. Waggoner Jr.

Since 1941, 1,788 men have been initiated into the Chapter in its history, including 1973 Man of the Year Joseph D. Waggoner Jr., representative of the U.S. Congress for the State of Louisiana. Brother Waggoner served on the Supreme Executive Committee from 1975-81, culminating in the highest elective office of the Fraternity as Worthy Grand Master.

In 1878, Kappa Sigma’s most heralded Brother, Stephen Alonso Jackson, charged the Order:

“May we not rest contentedly until the Star and Crescent is the pride of every college and university in the land.