History of the Xi Kappa Fraternity
The Beginning
The "Xi Kappa" tradition was created out of a desire for a difference within the Southern philosophy of "Dixie". It began as a dream envisioned by Xi Kappa Founder, Jason Dunn, to pave a way to overcome the segregation within the Asian population as well as the American Culture. As this journey began, he joined forces with 8 other Asian students at the University of Georgia in 1997, to start a Greek-based organization to break the mold for the average Asian student in the Southeast. Together, the "Xi Kappa Asian-Interest Fraternity", was formed. These nine men, Jason Dunn, Christian Deguzman, Howard Hsu, Brian Le (not pictured), Eliot Kim (not pictured), Sam Kim, Phong Nguyen, Trung Pham, and Ben Wong (not pictured) set out to make a difference with a bond greater than just brotherhood.
The Next Step
So, in the beginning of 1998, these nine men set out to create this Asian-interest fraternity with an objective to promote the very Asian heritage that brought them together. Despite the differences of personalities and backgrounds, they bonded together to work for that common objective. These nine men challenged themselves to come together and form a brotherhood for students with the same Asian heritage and interest to bond and share their common cultural backgrounds.
The Xi Kappa Order
With a family base of more than 30 brothers in less than 2 years, the future of Xi Kappa looked bright. However, in the early spring of 2000, six brothers left the Xi Kappa brotherhood to pursue their own organization intended to promote the same ideals that all of the other brothers had shared. This moment of Xi Kappa history marked times with turmoil, confusion, anger, and sadness. But despite the time of low morale, the remaining brothers of Xi Kappa banned together to form a greater bond. This moment of the truth revealed the ultimate transformation, which is called "The Xi Kappa Order". The Xi Kappa Order (pictured) truly defines the definition of brotherhood: Honor, Truth, Respect, Loyalty, of which even the Founders in the beginning strived for. So with a moment of turmoil, a moment of Reconstruction brought the best out of men. A true understanding of "integrity" is what the Xi Kappa Order strives to instill among all of its Brothers. So, the journey continues to bring the brotherhood to bond together in times of joy and also in times of turbulence. Enter the new beginning of Xi Kappa.
