▁K appa ▁S igma ▁K appa ▁were ▁established ▁before ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁frat ern ity ▁placed ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁expansion . ▁New ▁chap ters ▁were ▁rapidly ▁established , ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁frat ern ity ▁felt ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁become ▁better ▁organized ▁on ▁a ▁national ▁level . ▁The ▁frat ern ity ▁held ▁its ▁first ▁national ▁convention ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁National ▁convent ions ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁every ▁year , ▁but ▁the ▁frat ern ity ▁still ▁lack ed ▁a ▁strong ▁national ▁organization . ▁Although ▁the ▁frat ern ity ▁had ▁experienced ▁great ▁growth ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁K appa ▁S igma ▁K appa ▁found ▁itself ▁struggling ▁by ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁It ▁had ▁char tered ▁several ▁chap ters ▁on ▁camp uses ▁of ▁un ac cred ited ▁schools , ▁and ▁as ▁it ▁result ▁K appa ▁S igma ▁K appa ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁obtain ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Inter fr atern ity ▁Conference ▁( N IC ). ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁its ▁lack ▁of ▁N IC ▁membership , ▁lack ▁of ▁uniform ▁chapter ▁operations , ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁a ▁strong ▁national ▁organization ▁and ▁central ▁office , ▁K appa ▁S igma ▁K appa ▁began ▁rapidly ▁losing ▁its ▁chap ters ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁as ▁they ▁began ▁to ▁affili ate ▁with ▁other ▁N IC ▁frat ern ities . ▁ ▁K appa ▁S igma ▁K appa ▁saw ▁a ▁mer ger ▁with