Alpha Chapter
Washington & Lee University
The Alpha Chapter was established on 12/21/1865 at Washington and Lee University, then Washington College. This chapter is located in Lexington, VA.
Founders: J. W. Wood, W. N. Scott, S. M. Scott, W. A. Walsh
National Awards
- Samuel Zenas Ammen Award for Chapter Excellence – 1979, 2003
- Carl Albert Award for Chapter Improvement – 2001, 2012, 2015
Distinguished Alumni
- John F. Rogers – Initiated 1868 – 1st Knight Commander of Kappa Alpha Order from 1868 to 1869
- Samuel Z. Ammen – Initiated 1966 – 2nd Knight Commander of Kappa Alpha Order from 1869 to 1871 and 1891 to 1897
- William W. Collins – Initiated 1867 – 3rd Knight Commander of Kappa Alpha Order from 1871 to 1873
- Joseph Lane Stern – Initiated 1867 – 6th Knight Commander of Kappa Alpha Order from 1875 to 1876
- William S. Hamilton – Initiated 1886 – 14th Knight Commander of Kappa Alpha Order from 1897 to 1898
