▁of ▁decl ine , ▁Pi ▁K appa ▁Al pha ▁was ▁" re - f ounded " ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁H amp den - S yd ney ▁Convention , ▁held ▁in ▁a ▁d orm ▁room ▁at ▁H amp den – S yd ney ▁College . ▁Pi ▁K appa ▁Al pha ▁was ▁not ▁originally ▁organized ▁as ▁a ▁section al ▁frat ern ity ; ▁however , ▁by ▁constitution al ▁provision ▁it ▁became ▁so ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁It ▁remained ▁a ▁Southern ▁frat ern ity ▁until ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans ▁Convention ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁when ▁Pi ▁K appa ▁Al pha ▁officially ▁declared ▁itself ▁a ▁national ▁organization . ▁Origin ally , ▁Pi ▁K appa ▁Al pha ' s ▁membership ▁was ▁restricted ▁to ▁white ▁men , ▁but ▁the ▁race ▁restriction ▁was ▁removed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁▁ 1 8 6 9 : ▁Found ing ▁of ▁K appa ▁S igma ▁frat ern ity ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁five ▁students ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁met ▁in ▁ 4 6 ▁East ▁La wn ▁and ▁founded ▁the ▁K appa ▁S igma ▁frat ern ity . ▁William ▁Gr igs by ▁McC orm ick , ▁George ▁Mil es ▁Arnold , ▁John ▁Cover t ▁Bo yd , ▁Edmund ▁Law ▁Rog ers , ▁Jr ., ▁and ▁Frank ▁Court ney ▁N icode mus ▁established ▁the ▁frat ern ity ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁trad itions ▁of ▁the ▁Kir j ath ▁Se pher , ▁an ▁ancient ▁order ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Bolog