U.S. Attorney Thomas Cullen on Friday challenged his college fraternity’s longstanding affiliation with Robert E. Lee, saying he supports calls to end the legacy. Virginia-based Kappa Alpha ...

The Kappa Alpha Order, founded in 1865 on the principles of excellence and gentlemanly conduct, claims Robert E. Lee as its spiritual founder and boasts 123 chapters in 26 states.

The Kappa Alpha chapter at North Carolina's Wake Forest University stopped allowing members to wear Confederate uniform and display the Confederate flag in 1987. But other chapters held on longer.

Clinging to traditions. The Kappa Alpha Order was founded in 1865, not long after Lee surrendered to the Union Army, at a Virginia college where Lee served as president.

A Kappa Alpha “Old South” parade at Alabama’s Auburn University in 1992 drew supporters waving Confederate battle flags, as well as counter protesters who burned them.

The fraternity claims Robert E. Lee as its “spiritual founder” and ... The Kappa Alpha Order was founded in 1865, not ... dodged questions in 2019 about photos showing him wearing a ...

The fraternity claims Robert E. Lee as its “spiritual founder” and ... The Kappa Alpha Order was founded in 1865, not ... dodged questions in 2019 about photos showing him wearing a ...

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, then the state’s Republican lieutenant governor, dodged questions in 2019 about photos showing him wearing a Confederate uniform while he was a Kappa Alpha member ...