▁Th eta ▁X i ▁as ▁its ▁opportunity ▁to ▁repair ▁its ▁rapidly ▁d eter ior ating ▁situation . ▁Following ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁meet ings , ▁the ▁national ▁organization ▁of ▁K appa ▁S igma ▁K appa ▁officially ▁merged ▁with ▁Th eta ▁X i ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁mer ger , ▁twenty - one ▁chap ters ▁of ▁K appa ▁S igma ▁K appa ▁located ▁at ▁acc red ited ▁schools ▁became ▁chap ters ▁of ▁Th eta ▁X i . ▁In ▁addition , ▁one ▁further ▁chapter ▁of ▁K appa ▁S igma ▁K appa ▁at ▁Lawrence ▁Techn ological ▁University ▁joined ▁when ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁acc red ited . ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁chap ters ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁new ▁Greek - letter ▁chapter ▁design ation ▁that ▁was ▁pre fac ed ▁by ▁the ▁letter ▁K appa . ▁Additionally , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁mer ger , ▁the ▁frat ern ity ▁flower ▁of ▁Th eta ▁X i ▁was ▁changed ▁from ▁the ▁white ▁car n ation ▁to ▁the ▁blue ▁ir is , ▁the ▁Th eta ▁X i ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁was ▁modified ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁fle urs - de - lis ▁with ▁u pr ight ▁cres c ents , ▁and ▁the ▁frat ern ity ▁p ledge ▁manual ▁title ▁was ▁changed ▁from ▁The ▁Th eta ▁X i ▁P ledge ▁Man ual ▁to ▁The ▁Qu est ▁For ▁Th eta ▁X i . ▁ ▁Third ▁inc arn ation ▁( 1 9 6 2 – 1 9 9 2 ) ▁Seven ▁active