Undergraduate Chapter

Upsilon Chapter

University of North Carolina

The Upsilon Chapter was established on 10/01/1881 at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This chapter is located in Chapel Hill, NC.

  • Founder(s): J. R. Nichols, C. U. Hill
  • Charter: November 25, 1881, J. S. Candler
  • Charter Members: Marion Charles Millender, Charles Urquhart Hill, Joshua Robertson Nichols, George Allen Mebane

Distinguished Alumni

  • George Grizzard – Initiated 1946 – actor, won Tony Award in 1996
  • George Hamilton IV – Initiated 1956 – country music singer
  • Edward C. Smith – Initiated 1880 (Sigma) – 15th Knight Commander of Kappa Alpha Order from 1901 to 1912, and 1915 to 1916