Our Motto

Our motto is Excelsior”.

This is a Latin word meaning constant upward striving. It symbolizes the goal of every member of Theta Commission to continue throughout their lives to constantly improve themselves in body, mind and spirit. We are men of faith who seek to live out that faith by being the best that God intended us to be.

Members of Kappa Alpha Order in the Citadel graduating class of 1886
Members of Kappa Alpha Order in the Citadel graduating class of 1886. Left to Right: T.P. Harrison, G.M. Gadsden, F.O. Spain, K.G. Matheson, A.J. Howard, P.H. Tamplet, William Jennings, W.E. Dick.
Courtesy: The Citadel Archives & Museum, Charleston, South Carolina.