Undergraduate Chapter

Alpha Alpha Chapter

University of the South

The Alpha Alpha Chapter was established on 12/01/1883 at Sewanee: The University of The South. This chapter is located in Sewanee, TN.

  • Founder(s): Marion Dargan
  • Charter: December 1, 1883, J. S. Candler
  • Charter Members: Andrew Ernest Cornish, Joseph Edgar Thomas, Octavius Theodore Porcher, Joseph Brevard Jones

Distinguished Alumni

  • Paul McIlhenny – Initiated 1965 – Former President and Chairman, McIlhenny Company, Tobasco producer
  • Dr. Benjamin Bernard Dunlap – Initiated 1956 – Former President, Wofford College
  • Dr. Robert W. Pearigen – Initiated 1973 – President, Millsaps College
  • Dr. Bruce A. Samson – Initiated 1956 – Former President, University of Tampa
  • Henry J. Mikell – Initiated 1891 – Former Episcopal Bishop, Diocese of Atlanta; Former Chancellor, University of the South; 18th Knight Commander of Kappa Alpha Order, 1926 to 1934
  • Giles J. Patterson, Jr. – Initiated 1934 – 27th Knight Commander of Kappa Alpha Order, 1967 to 1971