One of the oldest fraternities in the country is coming back to UK decades after its closure.

Alpha Sigma Phi plans to reactivate its Sigma Chapter during the Spring 2016 semester.

The fraternity’s assistant director of expansion and growth L.T. Piver said the fraternity plans to stand out from other Greek organizations on campus.

“We’re extremely excited to be reviving our Sigma Chapter at the University of Kentucky and to share our brotherhood with young men looking to create a positive fraternity experience while challenging the status quo of what it means to be a Greek man on campus,” Piver said.

The purpose of the fraternity, according to its website, is “to better the man, through the creation and perpetuation of brotherhood founded upon the values of character.” It adds that its character values are “silence, charity, purity, honor and patriotism.”

Piver said the fraternity is starting chapters at universities across the country.

“Our expansion and development program has consistently been on the cutting edge and has become the model for building successful collegiate chapters within the fraternity world,” Piver said. “We’re excited to continue a strong working relationship with the University of Kentucky and to provide an amazing collegiate experience for our members.”

In order to recruit members for the fraternity, Alpha Sigma Phi sent Kenneth Denton, Coordinator of Expansion and Growth, to UK to recruit men who could possibly become the Sigma Chapter’s Founding Fathers.

The fraternity’s website said the Sigma chapter at UK was founded in 1917 and ceased operation in 1962 after declining membership.

“The Sigma chapter at the University of Kentucky was the first southern chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi and I am honored to be a part of the rich history that surrounds it,” Denton said.

Denton also led expansion efforts at the University of Oklahoma and Texas State University last semester. The common theme between all chapter expansions is to create a fraternity that will thrive for decades to come.