The November 26th, 1904 edition of the Baldwin Ledger reports on the formal opening of a new Kappa Sigma Chapter House. This, the second Kappa Sigma Chapter House was located at 8th and Dearborn. The current location of the Alpha Chi Omega Chapter House.
"Many were the expressions of surprise and delight of the coziness and comfortableness of the interior arrangement while the decorations of the evening elicited comments no less favorable. The double doors connecting the spacious parlors, library and lounging room were thrown open affoding ample space for the large number of guests to mingle freely together. The rich and tasteful decorations of tea roses appropriately delineated the fraternity colors - red, white and green."
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The second chapter house was lost to fire in early November of 1910.
"The Beta-Tau Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity lost its chapter house through fire last Sunday. The fire is supposed to have started from a hot plate in the kitchen, and when first discovered had gained considerable headway and volumes of smoke were issuing from the roof. All members of the fraternity were absent at dinner. Mrs. Parr, the fraternity's matron, being the only person in the house at the time." Baldwin Ledger, November 4th 1910
Following the fire the members of the chapter rented Dr. Hawkins house at the corner of Sixth and Chapel streets.
In December of 1910 the Beta-Tau Chapter of Kappa Sigma purchased the G.A. Nicholson House located on south 8th street.
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"A real estate deal was completed on Monday by which the Kappa Sigma Fraternity became the possessors of the G.A. Nicholson residence on South Eighth Street. This house and grounds has long been pointed to with pride by the citizens of Baldwin and is the highest priced piece of property in Baldwin and has been greatly admired by outsiders. The house is almost new, having been built a few years ago at the cost of $24,000. It contains sixteen rooms and is three stories high. Besides the sixteen rooms are five fully modern equipped bath rooms and the entire house is heated by a hot water system. The house is finely adapted for fraternity purposes and will make an ideal fraternity home, having a fine dining room and kitchen besides a large, roomy fraternity hall. The fraternity now has possession but will probably not move until after the holidays as this is a busy time of year and only afew more days remain of school before Christmas. The many friends of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity congratulate them upon securing this property at the price they did and are glad to see them in their fine house." Baker Orange, December 10th 1910
"I am down at this Kappa Sig house now, and I must report that it is some house for size. I've only lost my way three times, once downstairs and twice up. The dining room is almost as far from the west room upstairs as the house is from town."