By Chelsea Davis and Zack Stoycoff

Amidst interest for a second fraternity at RSU, the fastest-growing fraternity in the country believes it has an answer.

Kappa Sigma, which already has five chapters in Oklahoma, has been attempting to recruit members to start an RSU chapter since last fall, said Alex Jones, regional director of the fraternity.

“Right now we’re in the stage of trying to build as much interest as we can and finding guys who are interested in bettering campus life at RSU, and ultimately going from there,” he said.

The fraternity has been creating ads and groups on Facebook to drum up interest, as well as contacting students who want to be founding members.

Kappa Sigma came close to forming a chapter at RSU last semester, but interest is still needed, Jones said.

“I’m confident it will happen. We’re just waiting for the right guys to step up to the plate,” he said. “The campus is growing and this is something that we feel could benefit RSU.”

Jones said the fraternity has a sizable alumni population in Oklahoma, some of whom have been expressing interest in recruiting men to start an RSU chapter. Its closest chapters are at the University of Tulsa and Northeastern State University.

“I really think there are men on campus who really want to be leaders and make RSU’s campus life the best it can be,” Jones said.

Kappa Sigma is one of the largest and one of the oldest fraternities in the nation.

The fraternity is rated as number one in growth in the nation, with more men joining this fraternity than any other fraternity in the country.

It was first started in the 1400s in Bologna, Italy.

In the United States, Kappa Sigma got its start at the University of Virginia on Dec. 10, 1869.

The fraternity has initiated more than 245,000 men on college campuses in both