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Fall 2013

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On the Cover: The cover of this issue features the 2013 Kappa Kappa Psi & Tau Beta Sigma National Convention group photo at the Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place & the National Intercollegiate Band photo from Symphony Hall.

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From the Executive Director Lt. Col. Alan Bonner, USAF (Ret.)

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National Articles

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Better Brothers, Better Bands

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Walk The Talk: Who Are You WITHOUT your letters?

World Famed Meets White House

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Education: What Is It? And How Do I Make It Better?

Building A Strong Band

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Making The Math Add Up: Quality Versus Quantity in Membership

Zeta Kappa Celebrates...

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Programs As A Service: Making The National Fraternity Work For You

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A Time For Change: What You Can Do

Notion of Brotherhood 11 AAndi Gregory

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2003 Continues To Serve 12 Spring Terri White

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14 Wagon States Days

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15 TBΣ NCDAA Makes INpact

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17 The Legendary Dr. Johnny B. Hodge, Jr.

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NATIONAL CONVENTION 2013

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NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE BAND 2013

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Expansion & Membership News Student News & Articles Louis Lemons & Starla Edwards

Sarah Currie

Brandon Fisher

Keri Downs

Connor Auld

Sarah Melnek

Iota Zeta - KKΨ & Theta Zeta - TBΣ

Christine Beason, Nat'l President - KKΨ

Dr. Nicole Sanchez, Nat'l President - TBΣ

Jack Lee, Nat'l VPCM - KKΨ

Dr. Kathryn Garrett Kelly, Nat'l VPCM - TBΣ

Adam Bates, Nat'l VPP - KKΨ

Kelly Nellis, Nat'l VPSA - KKΨ

Are You Practicing Your National Programs?

Jonathan Markowski, Nat'l VPSP - TBΣ

Strengthening The Bond Nationwide: Utilizing Current Communication...

Amy Bovin Dauphinias, Nat'l VPCR - TBΣ

Tau Beta Sigma: A Lifetime Commitment Skylar Buffington, Service Chair - TBΣAA

Board of Trustees: Envisioning Better Brothers of Tomorrow Dr. Malinda Matney, Chair, Board Of Trustees - KKΨ

How To Be An Engaged Alumni Without Being THAT Person Chris Foster & Amanda Dickinson, Executive Council - TBΣAA

Graduation: How Kappa Kappa Psi Has Prepared You Marco Krcatovich II, Chair, Board of Directors - KKΨAA

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ongratulations and kudos are in order for many, starting with the staffs of the Sheraton Springfield Hotel, the MassMutual Center, and Symphony Hall. All were professional, friendly, and served our complex program very well!! Allow me also to tip my hat to my staff here at the National Headquarters! Di, Debbie, Aaron, Dale, Robert, Yvonne & Zeb….

Bravo to you all!!

The National Intercollegiate Band, under the direction of Anthony Maiello, was awesome!! Their World Premiere performance of the new Commissioned Work, (Redacted), by composer, John Mackey, was brilliant! Mackey approaches ‘rock star’ status as one of the most exciting composers of his generation, and he hit another home run with his newest work. Maiello, simply stated, was superb; both with his conducting and with his approach to working with almost 90 performers in the ensemble. What a classy gentleman he is, and he touched all of us with his sincerity and care that he demonstrated every minute he was with us. Congratulations to all of the NIB performers!! We always have strong participation for our Brothers & Sisters, but this year, about 20% of the band were not members of our Fraternity or Sorority. That, in itself, is testament that the NIB Program has truly become a national program for all college band students. We had over 220 band students audition, which is a record as far as we can determine. They came prepared and helped present one of the best NIB concerts in many years!

We were extraordinarily fortunate to have the United States Coast Guard Band perform for us on Wednesday evening! One of the premiere military bands in the United States, they are a remarkable group of professional musicians, who serve our country on a daily basis. The conductor, Captain Kenneth Megan, would retire soon after this program, and we were honored to be his audience for his last major performance. We honored him with a resounding standing ovation as a display of our appreciation for his 40 years of service!

This convention represented an opportunity for all of us to remember Wava. Both KKPsi and TBS held special sessions to honor her, which allowed all of us to have that one special memory to recall her life with us. Her daughter, Sandra Weese, and her husband were special guests at convention, and they shared many special family memories of Wava for which we are so very thankful.

Finally, I want to thank the 800+ attendees who made it to Springfield. It is you who help make the convention the success that it has become. You help drive the direction of our organizations, and truthfully take care of the business of the Fraternity & Sorority! We work hard; we play hard; and we do both in a smart fashion!! I am really proud to say than in my 17 years as Executive Director, we have never had a security complaint at one of our national conventions!

Please take time to carefully review this issue of the PODIUM, and try to capture the joy, music, excitement and educational opportunities that exist when we get together to celebrate Kappa Kappa Psi & Tau Beta Sigma. In this issue, in our on-line PODIUM, and on other websites, it is possible to get a good sense of the value of being a part of our National Conventions! I truly hope you will start making plans for 2015 when we return to Lexington, Kentucky!

I wish you all a great academic year, with much personal and fraternal success!!

Lt. Col. Alan Bonner, USAF (Ret.) National Executive Director

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World Famed Meets White House

by Louis Lemons & Starla Edwards Epsilon Rho - KKΨ & Zeta Mu - TBΣ Grambling State University

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n November 6, 2012, President Barack Obama made history again by being reelected to office. Also making history was the Grambling State University “World Famed” Tiger Marching Band, with its second appearance in Obama’s inaugural parade.

The band was invited to the parade in 2009 when President Obama was first elected into office. In 2012, the World Famed was the only university band selected to return. In addition, it was one of only two marching band units invited

in cold weather simulating the temperature on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Members of the band staff made sure the music selected would fit the occasion. With two traditional marches, “Them Basses” and “Our Director” and some tunes that the president and the first lady could dance to all night; “Early in the Morning” by The Gap Band, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” and “I’m Your Baby Tonight” by the late Whitney Houston.

The band embarked upon their 15 hour plus journey to the nation’s capital. Along the way the

back after participating in President Obama’s first inaugural parade, the other being a high school band.

Along with the excitement of being selected came hard work as the Epsilon Rho and Zeta Mu chapters of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma worked tediously and diligently alongside directors to prepare the band for this historic event.

Both organizations as well as other band members put in hard work and dedication by performing tasks such as altering uniforms, cleaning instruments, and making sure the band was in tip-top shape.

Rehearsals began immediately after the band returned from Christmas break in January.

Dr. Larry J. Pannell, along with his staff members, got the band both physically and musically ready for the parade by marching the campus

band made stops, being adored by many who were also in route to the inaugural parade. Once there, select band members made an appearance on CNN’s Anderson Cooper's 360.

January 21, 2013, the day that the band had been preparing for had finally arrived. The “World Famed” marched down Pennsylvania Avenue once again to honor President Obama in his second term. With the roars of the cheering crowd and the President looking in awe, the hard work had finally paid off for the Grambling State University “World Famed” Tiger Marching Band.

If you ask any member of the band, they will tell you it was worth it. It is a time it their life that they will never forget.

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Building A Stronger Band

by Sarah Currie Epsilon Upsilon - TBΣ Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania

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pon the end of our marching band season, we finally won a game, and the band was in great spirits. Why you may ask? Because that is the first game we had won in five seasons.

effects of the recent budget cuts. Our university is slowly taking out our music and arts programs, by cutting their budgets and not rehiring professors for those who have left or retired.

We, as the members of the band, are worried

As members of TBΣ, one of our main missions is to provide exceptional service to collegiate bands.

As the band starts to wind down, put away the marching band shoes and take out our concert instruments, our director called a band meeting. We all figured is was going to be house keeping things to get us ready for next semester, none of us saw it coming.

Our professor of bands Professor Jack Schmidt, member of Kappa Kappa Psi and honorary member of Tau Beta Sigma and most importantly our advisor was announcing his retirement after 30 years at Lock Haven University.

This is coming as a great loss to our program; not only is he our conductor and back bone of the organization, he is also our Dad away from home. We consider him and his wife not only a part of both of our fraternal families ,but our real families as well.

At Lock Haven University, we like many other of the state schools in Pennsylvania, are suffering from the

about what is going to happen to our program as well as, who they are going to hire to replace our distinguished band director. For if there is no band, then our mission has failed.

As members of Tau Beta Sigma, one of our main missions is to provide exceptional service to collegiate bands. At this time, it is our goal as a chapter to help make Professors Schmidt’s transition out and our new band director's transition in as easy as possible.

It is also our goal to maintain old traditions,

as well as, welcome any new traditions that are brought to the table. As sisters, we must also get our band’s name out there as often as possible in a positive manor to recruit positive members to the band so we may continue and maintain the band we have.

To do this, we will be putting our Bands name out there in events such as: accepted students day, summer orientation days, and having tables and sign-up sheets posted around campus in hopes to tell people that there is a band program for those of whom do not realize our campus offers one.

In hopes of improving our odds, we hope to work closely with our brothers so to make a stronger band. For we will continue our work thoughout our summer to make sure our programs are not cut if it came to it. Even if it is not possible to hold band camp due to lack of a director, we will make sure there is a band the first day of classes and the first football game to cheer on our team to hopefully many more wins. For together we can be what we can ever be alone.

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Zeta Kappa Celebrates 40 Years of Service at Founder's Day Banquet

by Brandon Fisher Zeta Kappa - KKΨ Texas A&M University-Commerce

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t is rare that an event is held that has the capacity to touch so many lives in a variety of different ways.

On December 2nd, 2012, the Zeta Kappa Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi held a Founder’s Day Banquet to celebrate its forty years of service. In this way we were able to learn from our history and traditions as well as celebrate our legacy.

As the idea was developed over the summer, it seemed like an impossible task for our Chapter to take on. How many fundraisers were we going to have to have? Would people even show up?

Even with fundraisers, how would we ever pay for it? We quickly realized that if were able to pull this off, it would without a doubt be the biggest event that our Chapter has ever hosted. With that being said we decided to simply start with the first step and strive for the highest.

"Remember friends as you pass by, as you are now so once was I, As I am now so you must be, prepare for this and follow me.”

We had a two-hour window for registration. This gave us a chance to give everyone nametags, and update all of their information in our database.

We also provided them with tours of our brand new music building, which a lot of people found very meaningful. After everyone was registered, we moved to the location of the banquet.

We hosted the banquet in the ballroom of our student center. Everyone arrived on time, and there was a thirty-minute window for everyone to come inside, look around, and talk together before the banquet actually started. We had de-

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After many fundraisers, a great amount of paperwork, and many long nights of preparation, the day of the banquet had finally arrived, and we could not have been more proud for the amount of success it brought. It had turned out to be a classy event that everyone was formally dressed for. Among the guests present were over 50 alumni, active members from the Chapter at SFA and SOSU, honorary members, faculty, and our Sisters from the Epsilon Beta Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma. This made our total number of guests around 150.

The day’s event started at the Music Building.

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cided to have our student center cater the event, so we had round tables that were preset for each guest. To make it more meaningful, we used red

carnations for the centerpieces of each table.

There were programs printed and put in every seat. We had a few students volunteer in a jazz combo to play while people entered the room, which gave it a nice feel. We also had a few tables step up towards the entrance where we displayed every piece of memorabilia we had, and some of the alumni also brought some artifacts to add to it.

The banquet began with a welcome speech from our Chapter President, Bret Ryan. In this speech he gave each Charter Member a chance to stand and be recognized since all eight of them were in attendance. Then one of our Charter Members, Larry Yeager, gave the invocation. It was really cool to see the looks on everyone’s face to see all eight of these together in the same room. Even they had not all been together in 40 years. We then enjoyed a wonderful meal catered by our student center.

As the meal wrapped up we began to have other guest speakers. We really wanted to have a good mix of guest speakers, and we really did.

Our Alpha Class President gave a great speech on why the Chapter was founded in the first place, and how they went about doing it. Our Head of the Department of Music, Dr. David Scott, gave a great speech on the bigger picture of Kappa Kappa Psi, and our Sponsor, Mr. Phillip Clements,

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Aside from the guest speakers, we also had a video presented that commemorated the past 40 years. It was a great video that was really personal to the Chapter, and each alumnus that was present received a copy of it. We also presented each Charter Member with a paddle that the chapter had made for them. This proved to be a very touching notion that brought many of them to tears. The banquet closed with the singing of the fraternity hymn and group pictures. It was very cool to sing the hymn with so many people that not only was Kappa Kappa Psi, but was Zeta Kappa as well.

As the banquet ended we all went our separate ways, but for just a few hours we were all able to come together as a Brotherhood, and celebrate everything that this fraternity has done for us, and that is what Kappa Kappa Psi is all about.

It was everything we had hoped it would be and even more. The banquet truly could not have been a better way to celebrate the Zeta Kappa Chapter’s 40 years of service, and its experience

will remain very deep within our hearts for many, many years to come.

"Thank you for what you are doing with this reunion. I am reaching that age when friends are starting to depart. There are so many who have touched my life whose impacts I later learned were important to me. It will be nice to see these folks again. I'm glad to hear our efforts survived so many years later. Speaking with you brought back many nice memories."

- Zeta Kappa Charter Member, Martin T.D. Burnett “To bring Brothers together, tell stories of old and new, WOW, it was amazing!! I love my Blue and White Blood, the Fraternity that gave me a purpose, lead me to my wife, and gave me life long Brothers. I am proud to be a member of Kappa Kappa Psi, Two K's....”

- Andrew James Adair, Alpha Upsilon

“Thank you for doing such a fine job with the banquet and the whole weekend. Let me once again say how proud I am of what you as a chapter have become. You could not be a better match for what we hoped the chapter would become. You are all to be congratulated for bringing our creation to such a high degree of excellence.”

- Zeta Kappa Charter Member, Walter E. Drew

“Brothers, I take pen in hand to express my deepest gratitude to all. It is seldom that one is allowed an opportunity such as you afforded us. An actual window into your lives. However you also gave us the gift of reintroduction into this Chapter.

A very special honor indeed. In closing, allow me to paraphrase a meaningful quote, “… As I am now so you must be, Prepare for this and follow me.””

- Zeta Kappa Charter Member, Brooks Witten, III

CONGRATULATIONS to our AEA Scholarship Recipients Amanda Polanowski Iota Delta Towson University

Alexis Elise Howell

Iota Pi Cal Poly State University

Jared Cole Hill

Gamma Phi Stephen F. Austin State University

Andrew Brenton Steck Alpha Beta Butler University

Kaitlin McKibben

Sigma Ohio Northern University

The Kappa Kappa Psi AEA Scholarship was designed to reward those students who strive for the highest in everything they do.

Being in a fraternity requires a substantial time commitment. In addition, Brothers of Kappa Kappa Psi participate in a wide variety of musical ensembles and service projects. Kappa Kappa Psi is an organization that recognizes the role extracurricular activities provide for college students.

The Fraternity recognizes the importance of academic excellence.

With all of these factors in mind, the National Council would like to congratulate the above recipients of this semester's AEA Scholarship and wish you all the best of luck in your future endeavors!

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Sisterhood Week

by Keri Downs Epsilon Kappa - TBΣ University of California, Los Angeles

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nce every school year, the sisters of Epsilon Kappa at UCLA take time out of their busy schedules to dedicate one entire week to strengthening the bonds of Sisterhood.

Despite term papers and midterms, I always make a point to attend as many events as I can during Sisterhood Week because of the quality time I get to spend with my sisters and sincere friendships in the bond that the entire week cultivates.

Sisterhood Week consists of 5 days with an event each night. Our Director of Sisterhood Activities for the 2012-2013 term, Cindy Chavez, and her committee planned a wonderful Week of events this past spring.

The first night of Sisterhood Week is traditionally breakfast for dinner, or as it is fondly referred to, “brinner”. After our usual Monday night chapter meeting, a group of sisters walked to Cindy’s apartment with stomachs rumbling and mouths watering in anticipation of our traditional brinner feast! At the apartment, we dined on fruit, bacon, fluffy pancakes (in many attempted shapes), and O.J. while watching the animated movie Anastasia. We also brought

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out the Sisterhood Jar towards the end of the evening- a classic Epsilon Kappa bonding activity. Sisters write down questions on slips of paper and place them in the Sisterhood Jar. Questions can be anything from “What is your favorite song at the moment?” to more intimate questions such as “What has been your favorite Sisterhood memory this year and why?” Slips are pulled out one at a time from the Sisterhood Jar and everyone around the circle gets a chance to answer each question. Needless to say, the Sisterhood Jar is a creative way to get to know your fellow sisters on a deeper level and probably my personal favorite activity of Sisterhood Week.

Night 2 of Sisterhood Week consisted of a recent chapter tradition- Murder Mystery Night.

Sisters are assigned a role in a murder mystery story and given the chance to dress-up and act out their character. This year’s murder mystery story was Star Trek themed and thus brought about some interesting costumes! Murder Mystery Night is always a good time and a fun way to spend time with your sisters. I could easily see Murder Mystery Night becoming a tradition for many Sisterhood Weeks to come.

The third night of Sisterhood Week is always Night of ???. During the weeks preceding Sisterhood Week, Cindy or a member of her committee reveal one clue per week about the Night of ??? to the sisters during meeting. Sisters are allowed to make one guess a week about what Night of ??? will consist of based on the clues, but for as long as I have been active, no one has ever been able to figure out the entire schedule of activities for the night, however some have gotten close! The clues this year were words written in an Asian language, a sound clip of music, and a poem about cold penguins. Good luck trying to figure out those clues!

Night of ??? turned out to be a trip to an Asian neighborhood of Los Angeles where we had an exciting time singing karaoke and then eating blockheads penguin shaved ice cream.

To round out Sisterhood Week, Night 4 was an unofficial study party to catch up on homework for the week and Night 5 concluded the week nicely with the beautiful Sisterhood ceremony.

Although not as formal as a degree, the Sisterhood ceremony reminds us of the ideals and morals we strive to live up to as sisters of Tau Beta Sigma.

From delicious brinner to hilarious karaoke to the meaningful Sisterhood ceremony, Sisterhood Week always brings me closer the my sisters in the bond and reaffirms my faith in the purposes of this wonderful organization.

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A Notion of Brotherhood

by Andi Gregory Eta Nu - KKΨ Southeastern Oklahoma State University

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ccording to dictionary.reference.com the definition of brotherhood is: 1. the condition or quality of being a brother or brothers. 2. the quality of being brotherly; fellowship. 3. a fraternal or trade organization. 4. all those engaged in a particular trade or profession or sharing a common interest or quality.

5. the belief that all people should act with warmth and equality toward one another, regardless of differences in race, creed, nationality, etc.

Brotherhood is all this and more. To me brotherhood is being stuck in the rain without any gas on the side of the road and having someone to call no matter the distance. Brotherhood is knowing that someone has your back, even though you might not always have the same perspective. If I’m in a jam, my brothers are there for me. No questions asked.

In order for me to define brotherhood I must tell you my story. I will also have to let you know some of my medical background. I have VCD or Vocal Cord Dysfunction. Contrary to popular belief it has nothing to do with my ability to speak.

It does on the other hand, have everything to do with my ability to breathe properly. A person

with VCD doesn’t breathe the same as most other folks. The norm is that people breathe in and out constantly without being conscious of it. Not so much for me. I breathe in, pause, breathe out, pause, etc…. I can’t help it. I can breathe normally if I concentrate hard on it, but I usually end up very light headed. Another thing you should know about VCD is that when I’m stressed out, sleep deprived, hot, dehydrated, or sometimes

just sitting there minding my own business, I have very painful chest pains due to the fact that I cannot breathe properly. This happens because the vocal cords that open and close while we breathe stay closed and do open back up. This traps CO2 in my lungs and causes a high pressure to build up creating chest pains.

Imagine an already extremely hot day, and then picture yourself wearing a wool marching uniform, a hat, and carrying a 20 pound saxophone around your neck. That was me this last fall with my condition. After an exceptionally hard performance, I made my way with my fellow band members back to the stands. Just as I reached my spot I began to feel disoriented and my vision became blurry. Then the pain came. Before I knew what was happening I was already on my back on the bleachers. Lucky for me, I fell just right and didn’t fall down more than one row. Instantly my brothers acted. Some sprinted for paramedics, others to get the band director, while one got me water, and two others took my hat and uniform jacket off of me. It was amazing how quickly they responded. I didn’t realize how many people had my back or how much they cared about me.

When I came to, I was surrounded by an ocean of concerned faces, some of them crying. It warmed my heart to see my family away from home there for me. As you probably now know, I turned out to be fine. After 20 minutes, I went back to business as usual. I was ready to go back to work, but my brothers wouldn’t have any of it. They insisted on taking over my tear-down duties because they were still concerned about me.

Though many have tried, the word brotherhood cannot be defined. It is something within all of us. We see and feel it, but it is indescribable and in my opinion people will never really truly understand what it is unless or until they become a brother of Kappa Kappa Psi. AEA,

Andi Gregory

Eta Nu Active Member Historian

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Spring 2003 Initiates Continue To Serve ; Gives To Spring 2013 Initiates

by Terri White Eta Delta - TBΣ Life Member Howard University

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very semester, chapters from coast to coast welcome new members into the musical bonds of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma. While each membership class will have been educated in varying local traditions and histories, two things are a constant.

First is that these new members have pledged themselves to the ideals and purposes of the National Fraternity and Sorority, fortified by a commitment to musicianship, leadership, and service.

Second is that while most are well aware that “the work starts now”, they are all elated to have finished their initiations and are eager to celebrate their achievement! They want to buy paraphernalia to show their pride, and meet their brothers and sisters with whom they now share the honor of membership. Few things are as amazing as the excitement, enthusiasm (and adrenaline rush!) associated with becoming a member, and it is an experience everyone reading this can remember with (hopefully) fond memories.

The Kappa Kappa Psi & Tau Beta Sigma Membership Class of Spring 2003 is no exception to this rule. While we may now be known for organizing trips and social events, or for (infamously) wearing matching regalia, we too were once the youngest members of the bond, eager to learn and experience all that our membership

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alma maters, and cultivated the lifelong friendships we developed upon initiation.

Over the years we received our fair share of “constructive criticism” that we were missing the point of being in national organizations by being so close as a membership class. While we still respectfully disagree to that point, we knew that beyond stylish jackets and road trips we wanted to give back something meaningful to the organizations that have been so instrumental to our development.

In that spirit of service, and in recognition of our 10th Anniversary of membership, we developed the Spring 2003 Convention Grant Contest.

We internally raised money to send ten new members to the 2013 National Convention so that they too could experience the magic we felt all those years ago. To enter, the new members had to send a tweet to the Spring 2003 Twitter account and say why they wanted to win free registration to Convention. We voted on our favorites, and selected five winners for each organization: would allow.

When we were membership candidates, social media was still very new. There was no Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram to search for and find those who shared our destiny at other schools (you were doing great things just to be on MySpace and using AOL Instant Messenger!)

While a few of us were lucky to have met up at District Conventions as candidates, the vast majority of us had to wait until that summer when we would all converge at Norfolk, Virginia to attend the 2003 National Convention. It was an instant connection for us, finally realizing the magnitude of the oaths we had just taken by seeing so many people from all over America dedicated to the same ideals we loved.

From that Convention, many of us went on to serve in leadership positions at the chapter, district, and national levels. We started families. We graduated from college and started careers and businesses. Yet through all of these life changing events, we held on to our commitment to service through music to our band programs and

Kappa Kappa Psi

Jamie Gardner – Zeta Chi, University of South Carolina Ryan Gassen – Kappa Delta, Northwest Missouri State University Paul Johnson – Iota Zeta, North Carolina A&T State University Joseph Clark – Nu Alpha, Georgia State University Danielle Sullivan – Gamma Phi Chapter, Stephen F. Austin State University

Tau Beta Sigma

Franchestia Flennory – Zeta Beta, Tuskegee University Bria Brown – Theta Zeta, North Carolina A&T State University Ariel Davis – Zeta Mu, Grambling State University Katie Boyd – Eta Lambda, University of Alabama at Birmingham Cheyenna Fournier – Gamma Kappa, University of Connecticut

TBΣ Scholarships CONGRATULATIONS TO RECIPIENTS!

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Tau Beta Sigma National Scholarship for Outstanding Student Leaders

MariCruz Bustamante, Delta Eta Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Tau Beta Sigma Patsy Drury Hejl National Scholarship for Outstanding Musical Achievement

Melissa Ragone, Iota Nu East Carolina University

Tau Beta Sigma Wava Scholarship

Melissa Ragone, Iota Nu East Carolina University

Tau Beta Sigma Legacy Scholarship

Christy McKinney, Delta University of Oklahoma

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This was about more than paying for young men and women to go to a week of meetings. We hope this contest will inspire everyone to think outside of the box, and realize that it doesn’t take large, grandiose acts to make a difference in the Fraternity or Sorority. Congratulations again to our ten winners, and to all Spring 2013 initiates of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma.

The national leadership of Tau Beta Sigma is working collaboratively to create a memorial rose garden to honor our Founder, Wava Banes Turner Henry, upon her passing in October of 2012. The vision includes a beautiful reflection garden and park that will honor and celebrate Wava for many years to come, all to be located on the grounds of our National Headquarters in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

See Page 40 for more information

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Wagon States Days

by Connor Auld Mu Pi - KKΨ University of Oregon

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ey hey Westside and beyond! This year has been a big one for Mu Pi up here at the University of Oregon.

In addition to initiating out Zeta class and breaking 40 active members, we also were fortunate enough to host our first district event! Wagon States Days! It was a fun filled weekend in Eugene, and for all of you that were not able to attend, Mu Pi thought we could share a break down of the festivities with you!

The weekend started out with a super fun reading band, lead by none other than Dr. Eric Wiltshire, UO's Director of Athletic Bands and Mu Pi's chapter sponsor. Fun was had by all, even though not everyone was able to arrive in time.

Immediately following the reading band was, a rocking black light/glow stick dance party DJ'd

by Mu Pi's very own (then PM) Eisa Evans. We grapevined, cupid shuffled, and macarenaed our way through the night, and we even got to go get fro yo at Yogurt Xtreme (one of our profit shares)!

After mostly everyone arrived we had a welcome to States Days meeting detailing all the crazy fun stuff we were going to be doing over the course of the weekend, then we broke up to

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get a good nights sleep in preparation for the service project early the next morning.

Everyone met up at the UO School of Music the next morning, then we headed out to Churchill High, a local Eugene area High School, where we embarked on the service project of the century. We cleaned, painted stands, tightened and relubricated every stand, and scrubbed clean every chair. We reorganized almost their entire music selection and helped clean and reorganize their entire band room. We finished up a little early, but the service project was a complete success! Immediately following this, we all headed off to Dickie Joe's (our final profit share) for mind blowingly delicious burgers and fries.

After all that excitement we regrouped at the School of Music and sent groups off on our Campus Photo Safari. Rather than holing up in the School of Music everyone got to be outside and see our beautiful campus, and the weather was divine! As people began finishing the Safari, free time began. People lazed around the School of Music, played "Do You Love Your Neighbor" in Room 190, got Voodoo Donuts downtown, or went to take naps, all in preparation of the

pajama/movie night in Room 190. By popular vote, Pitch Perfect was chosen and everyone had a wonderful popcorn and a capella filled evening.

It was aca-awesome.

The following day, unfortunately, was everyone's last in Eugene. We met up in Room 190 during late morning for some goodbyes, pictures and singing. The perfect ending to the perfect States Days weekend.

Thank you so much to everyone who came down/up to Wagon States Days this year. Mu Pi was so happy to be able to host such a fun event, and we hope that you enjoyed yourself just as much as we did.

Thank you also to the extremely capable and beautiful Mu Pi States Days Committee, you're all flawless rock stars! If you like what you saw in this brief little synopsis, come visit all us crazy brothers in Eugene some time, or hit us up on Facebook (Mu Pi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi) or Twitter (@MuPiKKY)! AEA & MLITB

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TBΣ NCDAA Makes "INpact"

Helps “INpact” Middle School Band Students at DCI World Championships

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hat event brings thousands of musicians and performers together with thousands of music fans, young and old, under one retractable-roofed, Super Bowl-ready stadium?

The Drum Corps International (DCI) World Championship held annually at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana is undoubtedly one of the largest events in the music world today. Not only is the World Championship the destination of the talented corps that make up DCI but it is also a hotspot for Indiana middle school band students.

Under a grant written by Sue Kuehnhold, Director of Events and Corps Relations of DCI, middle school band students from all over Indiana were nominated by their band directors, invited to attend the finals of championships, and also perform in the "biggest middle school band ever", INpact Indiana's Future-Band. After a day and a half long clinic divided by instruments, the middle schoolers took the field at Lucas Oil Stadium and performed to an audience of true band and music supporters.

An occasion such as this could only come

together with the hard work of the DCI staff and interns and teams of dedicated volunteers. This is where the Tau Beta Sigma North Central District Alumni Association (NCDAA) came in and offered their services.

Having just been newly formed, the NCDAA was looking for an event to kick start their organization. Original members Jenny Geruntino (Boyee), Meghan Hayward, Jenny Hirt, Sarah Melnek (Hammer), and Alex Price worked throughout the summer to organize their participation in the event, become an official organization in Tau Beta Sigma, and then reach out to alumni sisters to volunteer.

Bright and early on Friday, August 9th, volunteers showed up to Indiana Convention Center to register middle schoolers and their families for the event. Throughout the day, more and more sisters of the NCD (as well as generous friends and families of sisters!) showed up to help set up and serve lunch and dinner to the students. After a hard day of work on Friday, there was still more to be done on Saturday, the day of the big performance. Sisters again helped to set up and serve lunch, and then assisted in preparing and transporting the students to the performance field.

This backstage pass into Lucas Oil Stadium was definitely a highlight for this group of volunteers!

Alumni sisters were main points of contact for the students and their families, and their hard work did not go unnoticed. The group received many compliments for their willingness to devote their time to the event. After the INpact Band Program concluded, the sisters enjoyed free admission

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into the championship finals, a show worth working for.

While discussing the benefit of volunteering for this particular program in DCI, Jenny Hirt says, “This is an opportunity to provide service to the future of collegiate band members. We can show them that band is not just about the performances on fields and in concert halls but the behind the scenes hard work as well. We can introduce the mission of Tau Beta Sigma to them at an early age.”

For more information and to join the email listserv for the Tau Beta Sigma North Central District Alumni Association, please contact ncdaa@tbsigma.org and like us on Facebook. Be on the lookout for future news and events from the Tau Beta Sigma NCDAA. We’re just getting started!

More information may be found about Drum Corps International and the INpact Middle School Band at the following websites: www.dci.org www.dci.org/inpact

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The Legendary Dr. Johnny B. Hodge, Jr. Celebrating the Life and Impact of an HBCU Band Legend

July 17, 1939 - May 5, 2013 "All that life owes you is an opportunity."

- Dr. Hodge

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r. Johnny B. Hodge, Jr. made the absolute most of his opportunity. The extraordinary Dr. Hodge touched the lives of many through his unbridled passion for music.

He was the Director of Bands of the awardwinning Blue & Gold Marching Machine that I had been watching and fell in love with as a child. So, when I finally met him for the first time at the5thquarter.com’s NLBH (Night of Living Bandheads) cruise in 2002, I was intimidated.

I was shaking hands with a legend, whose band I would be attempting to join in a matter of weeks following this meeting. I expressed shock that he knew who I was. Then he asked, “Do you know who I am?” Immediately, I exclaimed, “Oh, I know who YOU are!” We both laughed and he asked me had I taken care of everything I needed to for camp. I told him I had. He wished me luck and told me he was looking forward to seeing me at band camp.

He would check in with me every now and again during camp, as I was transitioning from high school corps-style to HBCU high step. “Hey, GRIMSLEY! (my high school and apparently my new nick name)” “A little different from Grimsley High School isn’t it?” I’d laugh and nod my head.

This band legend, community activist, and educator always took time to check on his students and show them he cared.

Eventhough Dr. Hodge retired after my freshman year, and I only played under him for one year; that single year changed me forever. My fellow freshman brothers & sisters and I were infused with the heart, determination, love, tenacity, pride, and loyalty that Dr. Hodge exemplified throughout his career & life. The bandroom inside Frazier Hall was his valley, and I was blessed to be a citizen of it.

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North Carolina A&T State University

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r. Johnny Baxter Hodge, Jr. was b o r n on July 17, 1939, in Henderson, North Carolina. He graduated high school from Henderson Institute in 1956 and earned his Music Education degree from North Carolina Central in 1960. It was at Central where he met the love of his life, fellow Music Education major Brenda Bethel. After graduation, Johnny and Brenda married and remained united for almost 50 years, until Brenda’s passing in 2008.

He began his teaching career with Guilford County Schools, where he served as music teacher, Physical Education teacher, and band director.

He later earned a Master of Music Education from University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Dr. Hodge’s early bands consistently earned superior ratings at statewide music festivals. His leadership as a band director led to him being hired as director of the Greensboro College Wind Ensemble in 1972. That same year he was listed in the publication Outstanding Young Men of America. In 1973, Dr. Hodge was hired by Mr. Walter Carlson as Assistant Marching Band Director at NCA&T. The university quickly recognized his potential and awarded him a Faculty Study Grant,which led him to Washington D.C. and his PhD in Higher Education with emphasis in Music Education and Student Personnel Administration from American University.

During his tenure as Director of Bands at NCA&T, the bands performed at The Pentagon, Disney World, and during NFL half-times. Also, the Blue & Gold Marching Machine was recognized in Sports Illustrated as one of the top bands in the United States. Letters of commendation include an official letter from Vice President Al Gore.

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think my fondest memory of him is when I first met him back in 1997 when my dad took me to A&T to visit the campus and get stuff "squared away" for school. We set up an appointment to talk with Doc. I had visions of this tall intimidating looking man who I had seen on TV back when they used to play HBCU football games on BET. However, the man that emerged from that bandroom was really nice and kind. All I remember from that conversation was, that I would never have to raise money for fundraisers in the band and that we would get a stipend every time we went on an away trip. From then on, I knew I was in good hands!

I auditioned for a scholarship and received a book scholarship for my freshman year. However, somehow, some money (it wasn't a lot) would show up on my books EVERY SEMESTER to help me pay for books!

Doc took care of us and treated us like his children and that's how I will always remember him. Heaven truly gained an angel!

- Jessica G. Rich, Theta Zeta - TBΣ All past, current, and future members of the Blue & Gold Marching Machine and the North Carolina A&T State University band program have been touched by the legacy of Dr. Hodge.

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The Mission and Purpose of Kappa Kappa Psi directly reflects our goal of celebrating music

in college bands. While we should always focus on this goal, the Kappa Kappa Psi Month of Musicianship, each November, provides a special outlet for celebration. Use this specially dedicated month to reach out beyond your chapter, your band, or your university to bring this love of bands and music to others!

As a chapter, find a way to share our love of music with others. Go as a group to a concert or volunteer to help an ensemble you do not usually support. Usher a concert, organize a reading band, or set up a lab band for music majors to practice conducting. Provide money to bring a professional musician to your campus. Consider reaching out beyond your university to support a local high school or community band. Let’s prove to the world that we are living our mission and purposes!

Please be sure to document your activities in writing and in photographs. Send your projects and ideas to your National Vice President for Programs. Share your ideas on the National List-Serve, on Facebook or on Twitter so that others can benefit. What you do could end up in the next issue of The Podium. Let’s prove that we are fulfilling our purposes as a Nation in November!

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EVER STRIVING WITH YOUR SUPPORT! The Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity recognizes the significant support and commitment our alumni and friends make on behalf of our 6,000 plus undergraduate Brothers.

The costs associated with the operation and services of the Fraternity are provided entirely by member dues and donations from undergraduates, alumni members and friends of Kappa Kappa Psi. The Kappa Kappa Psi Board of Trustees, National Officers and National Staff sincerely thank every loyal donor. The support of these loyal brothers directly benefits the young men and women of Kappa Kappa Psi.

Donations to Kappa Kappa Psi

President's Club

Donations Through Alumni Giving Program

Friend of Kappa Kappa Psi

($1,000+)

Ken Corbett Dave Justin

Director's Club Club ($500 - $999)

Marie Burleigh

First Chair Club ($250-$499)

Noah Leininger Malinda Matney

Century Club ($100-$249)

Eric Rowsey Preston Ramsey Brian C. Green Mark Bradbourne Jack & Jessica Lee Adam D. Cantley & Joe Panzer

Thank You!

(up to $99)

Michael Cullen Christine Beason Rachel Olsen Skylar Buffington Chad N. Proudfoot Eric Morson Kelly Nellis Michael Napolitano Nicholas Rorrer Tammi J. Rice Rebeccah Lutz Craig McClure Gerilee A. Davison Franco Sciniariello Michael Osborn Alison M. S. Beidler John Finocchiaro Kerri L. Fitzgerald Linda Matney Nicholas O. Bratcher Amy Heavilin Diana L. Spiva Sarah Casias

Council ($75 Monthly) Jason Mlady Rebecca Tenbrook Kiesha Yelverton Governor ($50 Monthly) Marco A. Krcatovich II District ($40 Monthly) Michelle E. Turenne John Finnocchiaro Chapter ($25 Monthly) Morgan Mirtes Amy & Doug Heavilin Craig P. McClure Erik T. Oliva Nathan Pickett Michael Napolitano Tammi J. Rice Founders ($19 Monthly) Christopher Pratt Matthew J Cotton Jack & Jessica Lee Dan Reisinger Alison M. S. Beidler Nicholas A. Rorrer Joshua K. Ratliff Michael L. Henderson Eric Morson Ed Savoy Malinda Matney Kirk Randazzo Rod Chesnutt Laura Pike HTTP://PODIUM.KKYTBS.ORG - 19

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Attendees were invited to share their 2013 National Convention experience LIVE on the Google+ event through videos & photos.

The following people contributed to the LIVE photo feed during National Convention: Trevor Angood Adam Bates Robert Bratcher Skylar Buffington Dale Croston Yvonne Daye Kevin Earnest Karl Ludwig Fetzer

Aaron Moore Helen Moore Erika Pope Preston Ramsey Scott Sergeant Nick Sondag Leslie Twite

For complete gallery of photos & VIDEOS visit tinyurl.com/NatCon2013

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2013 KKΨ & TBΣ National Convention a Photographic Recap of the Revolution photos provided by Aaron Moore & Bill Edison

Tau Beta Sigma National Chapter Honoraries (from left) Robert Bratcher, Yvonne Daye, Zeb Watkins

ΤΒΣ honorary Tim Anderson w/ KΚΨ Past National President Scott Stowell

ΤΒΣ honoraries Rod & Sandra Weese w/ Lisa Croston

Christine Beason conducting reading band

ΚΚΨ National Leadership sworn into office Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser honored with Johnnie Vinson Award by Jonathan Markowski & Dr. Nicole Sanchez

The lovely ladies of Eta Iota ΤΒΣ

Adam Cantley honoring ΚΚΨ Derrick Mills with A. Frank Martin Award ΤΒΣ National Leadership sworn into office (and celebrating)

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ΚΚΨ national delegation preparing to sing the national hymn

United States Coast Guard Band

National Executive Director Lt. Col Alan Bonner USAF w/ Captain Kenneth W. Megan, USCG

ΚΚΨ President's Rings

Honoring ΤΒΣ founder Wava Banes Henry with DSMM (Sandra Weese, her daughter, accepting)

Past National Presidents at Banquet

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2013 KKΨ & TBΣ National Convention a Photographic Recap of the Revolution photos provided by Aaron Moore

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Dawn Farmer & Adam Cantley w/ Stanley G. Finck Memorial Award recipient Lisa Croston

Mike Napolitano, recipient of Outstanding Sponsor Award & Scott Stowell Alumni Excellence Award

Grace & A. Frank Martin Top Chapter Award Winner

Eta Delta Howard University

William A. Scroggs Founder's Trophy Winner

Delta

University of Oklahoma

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NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE BAND

BY DR. TRAVIS J. CROSS

ΚΚΨ NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT FOR PROFESSIONAL RELATIONS

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n the evening of Tuesday, July 23, hundreds of brothers, sisters, and band music lovers filled Symphony Hall in Springfield, Massachusetts, to hear the 2013 Kappa Kappa Psi/Tau Beta Sigma National Intercollegiate Band.

Since 1947, the band has provided a signature musical performance as part of the Kappa Kappa Psi/Tau Beta Sigma National Convention, and the 85 students in the ensemble launched our biennial gathering with a truly memorable performance.

Just 48 hours earlier, the band met for the first time in the ballroom of MassMutual Center. Under the inspired leadership of Prof. Anthony Maiello, professor of music at George Mason University, the students began rehearsing a program that included works by Mark Camphouse, Philip Sparke, Brian Kidd, and Claude T. Smith, as well as the world premiere of (Redacted), a new commissioned piece

by John Mackey.

Collaborating with Mackey, one of the most popular composers of

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his generation, was a highlight of the experience, and the audience greeted the premiere performance with a rare mid-concert standing ovation.

Anyone who witnessed the charisma and passion coming from the podium got a peek at the energy Prof. Maiello shared with the students throughout two days of rehearsals.

His musicianship reflects a potent combination of insight, commitment, and sincerity, and he did a spectacular job leading the National Intercollegiate Band.

More than 220 students auditioned for the 2013 National Intercollegiate

Band. The final ensemble included brothers of Kappa Kappa Psi, sisters of Tau Beta Sigma, and talented band members previously unaffiliated with either organization but now forever connected to one of the great legacies of our fraternity and sorority. Students from all six districts ranging from firstyear undergraduates to graduate and doctoral students were represented in the band.

Plans are already underway for the 2015 National Intercollegiate Band in Lexington, Kentucky, and it’s never to early to start thinking about auditioning for what promises to be another unforgettable musical experience.

photos provided by Dr. Travis J. Cross & Aaron Moore

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BETTER BROTHERS

BETTER BANDS

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tepping into the role of National President of Kappa Kappa Psi is a huge and awesome responsibility. I look at the long list of Past Presidents, and I realize that I am now in a group that includes some truly amazing leaders.

They have built the stepping-stones that we can continue to build our Fraternity upon. It is my wish that I will contribute another stone for the next President to build upon.

What is it we want to build?

The last few biennia have seen tremendous growth in the Fraternity, so now it is time to focus on building QUALITY and STRENGTH. If we have better brothers who are focused on the values, purposes, and reasons we are Kappa Kappa Psi, we will automatically have better bands. But what exactly is a “Better Brother?” A Better Brother of Kappa Kappa Psi has a number of qualities that are all equally important

Musicianship.

Our Fraternity was founded at a time in which bands were still young but incredibly popular. However, instrumental training was hard to find, so most bands were, quite frankly, terrible. Our

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Founding Fathers were intent upon creating a Fraternity of outstanding band members, who were dedicated to a high level of musicianship, and constantly working to push that level of musicianship. Today, we have to take that original intent and apply it to college life in the next century.

Instrumental training is easy to find, so anyone can learn to be a competent band member, and anyone with ambition can be amazing. An outstanding band member must be defined by a mixture of skill, knowledge, and dedication. The skills must be higher than average as compared to others like you.

A freshman history major should not be

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rhythms, read and understand how to play articulations, expressions marks, tempos, styles, and other musical directions. The dedication to improve musicianship is critical! Most of us dislike practicing, but this is a key element to the growth of a musician! Musical talent is specifically mentioned in our ritual, and our purposes reflect the importance of technical achievement.

Leadership.

Simply being a great musician is not enough to be a Brother of Kappa Kappa Psi. Our Brothers are expected to provide a pleasant and helpful social

“We are not friends. I don’t even know your names. We are not friends… but we are Brothers, and that’s even better.”

- Past National President Dr. Kirk Randazzo held to the same standard as the senior music performance major, but the freshman should have a higher level of skill than the average freshman.

Knowledge of basic music theory is important, such as the ability to read notes, count and play advanced

experience. The “pleasant” part of this purpose means that we must be the leaders of positive attitudes. We should keep any complaints to ourselves, and make sure the rest of the band sees how much we really love band. We should be the first ones at rehearsal, the last to leave, and we should always have our

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broth·er·hood (noun)

1. the relationship between brothers.

2. an association, society, or community of people linked by a common interest, religion, or trade. synonyms: comradeship, fellowship, brotherliness, fraternalism, kinship;

synonyms: society, fraternity, association, alliance, union, league, guild, order, body, community, club, lodge, circle music prepared.

The “helpful” part of the purpose means that we should go out of our way to help those band members who may be struggling with memorizing the marching music, or fighting a tough fingering pattern in a difficult concert piece. We must help those new band members fit in and learn the band’s policies and procedures. We must show our leadership campus-wide and not just in the band room or rehearsal field. This is a direct fulfillment of our purposes!

Servant.

In addition to the above two qualities, a Better Brother must be willing to serve. This is the unglamorous part of our responsibilities, and often goes unthanked, but it critical to the success of our band programs. We should be the leaders in moving equipment without being asked, cleaning the section where the band sits after a game, setting up for rehearsals, and many other necessary but dirty tasks. This is our duty as the leaders of the band

Brotherhood.

Last, but certainly not least, a member of Kappa Kappa Psi must focus on Brotherhood. Without Brotherhood, we are just a club. When I was in high school marching band, my Dad was President of the Band Booster Club. He was a musician himself, he was a great leader, and he was always building something for

the band or moving equipment. When I first told him about KKPsi, his initial response was “Oh, you do the same things the Booster Club used to do! You are a Booster Club for college bands!”

I tried to explain to him that we are so much more, that we are Brothers in our efforts. There is a deep bond between us. I once heard Past President Kirk Randazzo say to a room full of KKPsi members, “We are not friends. I don’t even know your names. We are not friends… but we are Brothers, and that’s even better.” The fellowship that we share is deeper and more meaningful than I could successfully explain to my Dad. Sometimes I hear chapters complain that they never do social activities. We must make time to spend with our Brothers, and this must be a priority just like any service project or band rehearsal.

I was recently given an article written by Grand President J.B. Vandaworker in 1933. The article is his opinion of what Brothers of Kappa Kappa Psi should be.

Some of his advice is outdated, such as advising the Brothers to not smoke during rehearsals, but most of the advice is relevant today.

themselves a series of self-assessment questions:

1. Is your band better because Kappa Kappa Psi is a part? If not, what can or should you do differently?

2. Is your chapter better because you are a part?

And 3. Are you a wellrounded Brother that lives our lessons in all parts of life?

Our Fraternity has over six thousand active Brothers. We need to make sure that all six thousand Brothers are stronger, higher quality Brothers.

Better Brothers will lead to Better Bands. I plan to strive for the highest every single day of this biennium, and I hope you will too!

A few of his statements are harsh and blunt, but the message is true. He says, “If your chapter is not making your band stronger and of a higher type you are not a real Kappa Kappa Psi.” The bluntness of this statement may be off-putting to some, but I challenge chapters and individuals to ask HTTP://PODIUM.KKYTBS.ORG - 31

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WALK THE TALK Who are you WITHOUT your letters?

by Dr. Nicole Sanchez National President - TBΣ

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or many of us Tau Beta Sigma is more than just a Sorority. It is family, friendship, and a life-long commitment to practicing music and serving bands. The benefits of membership are numerous, and we carry these throughout our lives even after we leave college.

The Five Qualities and Eight Essential Factors are the Ideals that guide our daily actions in Tau Beta Sigma.

One of our District Presidents this summer described the Five Qualities as those that we seek to embody while the Eight Essential Factors are qualities we seek to instill in others. I truly love this description of our Ideals. As members of Tau Beta Sigma we focus on the Eight and Five and let them dictate our actions within Tau Beta Sigma. But does it need to end or be limited to only Tau Beta Sigma? What happens when you leave your chapter room?

Do others outside your chapter still see you living our Eight and Five daily?

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As you walk through the music department or across campus, we are defined by what we do and who we associate with. This includes your college and university marching band as well as Tau Beta Sigma. Regardless of whether we are physically are or not, we are always wearing our letters and will always be defined by our participation in Tau Beta Sigma. We use our Ideals as guidelines for our daily conduct, as well as for selecting prospective members to continue our legacy. However, our daily actions outside of the chapter room also reflect on Tau Beta Sigma, either positively or negatively. We must all work diligently to make sure our actions reflect positively on our chapter, music department, and university. Here are a few examples of living our Ideals beyond the chapter room doors.

Recognition and development of your intellectual potential. Are you attending all your classes and being a good student? While many of us would love to ‘major’ in Tau Beta Sigma, the truth is that academics must come first.

Additionally, your eligibility to continue to be Active in the chapter depends highly on your success as a student.

A truthfulness and honesty which instills a sense of trust in others. Trust is the basis of love and friendship, and meaningful relationships, whether in Tau Beta Sigma, in your social circle, or even at your place of work. It is the foundation that all meaningful relationships

are build.

Generosity of mind, heart, and hand. Generosity is at the heart of service. When we serve, we give generously of our time and efforts outside what is necessary. We see a need and work to fill the void, whether this is in our band programs, our chapter, or in our relationships with others.

Cultivation and maintenance of your emotional poise under all conditions. Even though you may have laid out the best plans, things do not always go according to the plan. Do you get frustrated? Do you make a scene? Or do you muster that emotional poise and push forward, molding to the situation in order to be successful?

Our association with Tau Beta Sigma holds us to a higher standard. You are always wearing your letters, even if you are not physically wearing them. Through living our Ideals constantly in our daily lives, we will continue to be a positive force within our college and university band programs, we will continue to attract members seeking to promote our mission and vision, and we will continue to build better bands. Tau Beta Sigma for Greater Bands!

Fall 2013

EDUCATION

What Is It? And How Do I Make It Better?

by Jack Lee National Vice President for Colonization & Membership - KKΨ

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f you are reading this article there is a strong possibility that you are a brother of Kappa Kappa Psi as well as a university student or a graduate of a university. I guess it is possible that this edition of the Podium was left on an airplane. Either way, I am excited that you are reading it, and hope that you will take this message and use it to better yourself and your chapter.

When we think of Kappa Kappa Psi, how often do we think of education? Aside from all of us being members of a university band, we are also all members of educational communities. We have a community that our university has created. We have a community that our chapter has created. We have our own personal learning that we continue to meet throughout our lives. Yet, when we sit down and truly think about it, the education that we receive as part of our membership in Kappa Kappa Psi is not that different from the education that we receive while earning our college degrees.

I believe that there are three phases of learning within Kappa Kappa Psi. Our first phase is our membership education process.

The membership education process is more than the time that we teach membership education. It includes recruiting, evaluating, selecting candidates, and teaching.

Any combination of these processes can be considered a membership education plan, but is it a good plan? What makes it good?

First off, we have to get ourselves out of the habit of believing that memorization is learning. Think of your membership education process – did it require you to memorize several facts? Maybe your process was more involved, and more engaging, and instead you had to understand the material not just regurgitate it.

Take the beginning of this year to look at your process. Does it promote understanding instead of memorization? Does it bring in the old adage “it takes a village” by making the process chapter based, or is it your membership educator alone that does it? Is your process completely written and voted on by the chapter, or are things created on the fly? Of extreme importance is: does your process promote bonding with the chapter, or is it an “us versus them” process that promotes bonding within the class? Discuss this as a chapter and determine what needs to change! Work now to ensure that you membership education plan is appropriate for facilitating true learning.

Another phase of our learning occurs when our secrets are revealed to us throughout rituals. These ritualistic lessons are the values of our organization, and are something that binds each and every brother throughout the country, and throughout time, as members of one organization. Yet, we keep the information so secret and so safe that we refuse to have real conversations about it. If you were in attendance at the 2013 National Convention in Springfield, Massachusetts then you were able to view a video that consisted of living the values in our organization. No, the video did not reveal any secret or intimate matters of our Fraternity, but it did challenge each and every one of us to look at our ritual, to study our ritual, to live our ritual. If you are going to meet this challenge, if you are going to take our ritualistic lessons and turn them in to something more, then you have to be educated in what our ritual means. When was the last time your chapter truly looked at our ritual?

Finally, we enter the longest stage of learning that occurs for brothers of Kappa

Kappa Psi. We look at continuing membership education, or lifelong learning. The first question that comes to mind is “what is continuing membership education?” Well, it can be just about anything. This is an opportunity to expand on the learning that occurred during the membership education program as well as the ritualistic lessons that you have learned. Continuing membership education can focus on leadership skills, Fraternity programs and resources, or even further building relationships among your chapter.

What does it look like? It may be a quick five minute session during a chapter meeting, or it could be a full meeting once every month. The possibilities are limitless and the best part is that you get to determine what it looks like. As you can see, continuing education can really be about anything that you want. The key component is that you are developing vital knowledge and skills that will assist you in being the best brother not just for the time that you are active, but for your entire future.

Education is a funny thing. Throughout our time as a university student we groan and moan about the courses that require the late night study sessions and large projects. We procrastinate in fulfilling our assignments and complete them in a mad rush. Or….you might be the type of person that actively works to ensure that this does not happen. Yet, is procrastination and piecing together what happens when you look at your membership education process, or our ritualistic lessons, or even continuing membership education? Take the opportunity now to ensure that it is not. Take the opportunity now to evaluate what you and your chapter does and what can be done better. AEA.

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Making The Math Add Up:

Quality Versus Quantity Dr. Kathryn Garrett Kelly in Membership

by National Vice President for Colonization and Membership - TBΣ

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any things are based on the “numbers” in the band world. We march 8 to 5 on the field, we pay attention to time signatures, and we have lots of ways to make the rhythms in a measure add up.

However, all those things are lost if we also do not pay attention to the staccatos and the crescendos that add life to the music we play. Marching 8 to 5 is worthless if we don’t “face the press box” or make perfect “90’s” during our shows.

The same can be said about membership in Tau Beta Sigma. Without building the quality of our membership and the overall experience of each member, before, during and after active status, the concrete numbers are will not move each chapter or our National Organization forward into the future.

Quality in membership starts with recruitment.

Every practice that we participate in, every program we host, and every service we perform is role modeling the type of membership we want to attract.

Our goal should be to attract outstanding bandsmen and bandswomen that have already shown their commitment to our ideals and to the band as a whole.

This allows us to use the membership education process to strengthen that passion and instill in each membership candidate a sense of pride in the work

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we do and in becoming stronger leader in their band program. I encourage each chapter to look at your membership education program and reflect on whether it truly matches the ideals of the sorority and whether at the end, you are focusing on building quality members through its elements.

By doing this, we can help to eliminate hazing and other misconduct as we will be focusing on positive growth of each individual and for the group as a whole. Quality in membership continues in our commitment to post membership education. Through post membership education, we can reiterate the purposes of our existence while continuing to build our personal knowledge and leadership skills.

Additionally, quality has to include prioritization. This prioritization has to occur on all levels: as an individual member, as a chapter, and as a National Organization. Each active member has an obligation to Family and Faith first, then to academics, then to the band program, followed by Tau Beta Sigma, and then to the district to which they belong. If you take this into account when making decisions and commitments, it will allow for more productive use of time.

As a chapter, your priority has to be to meeting your national financial/ documentation requirements and service to your band program. This is

where making the “math add up” is key and where having quality plays a key role. Sitting down as a chapter and setting realistic goals that can be achieved without overextending your membership is imperative.

Realistically, a chapter with 7 members can not do as many activities as a chapter with 50. However, both can accomplish significant, effective, and worthwhile service to their band program if they focus on what is within the scope of their skills and strengths. Both can also make an impact on their membership by training them all to be leaders and fueling their passion for band service and music appreciation. Both can contribute to the vision of Tau Beta Sigma and help us in reaching our goals.

Don’t allow yourselves to be limited by thinking that “the numbers” are all that matter.

Yes, we have to have the basics in reading our music, we have to know the notes. Yet, what makes someone a great musician is the feeling and life they put into those notes. Lets put life and passion into what we do for our bands, for our universities and for Tau Beta Sigma!!!

Fall 2013

Programs As a Service

Making the National Fraternity Work For You Adam Bates

by National Vice President for Programs - KKΨ

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t the start of each year, our brothers return to school asking themselves “What can our chapter do this year to better serve our college band?” As a National Council, we have opened the biennium asking ourselves the same question. How can Kappa Kappa Psi serve an entire nation of college bands? Better yet, how can Kappa Kappa Psi serve YOUR college band?

Although we have many answers to this question, one of the very best ways that we can help your band is through our many National Programs – awards, scholarships, and funding for music and leadership events in your area. You can leverage Kappa Kappa Psi Programs to directly advance your chapter’s work. But first, you have to apply!

What follows is a broad overview of some of the ways that our national organization can help you to serve your band. For further details, follow the links or refer to the Guide to Membership. Also, feel free to e-mail me your questions at adambates@kkpsi.org.

Matching Grant Program (http://www.kkytbs.org/forms/KKYGrantForm.pdf ) The Kappa Kappa Psi Matching Grants program exists to help you bring guest conductors and performing artists to your band program. If accepted, Kappa Kappa Psi will fund half of the expenses of the project, up to $500. Bringing in a guest clinician can directly improve the student musician experience on your campus. Moreover, it is great publicity for your chapter within the music department. Want to know the best part?

The acceptance rate for well-prepared applications is high! In the 2011-2013 biennium, all eligible grant applications were awarded.

Leadership Funds Program (http://www.kkytbs.org/forms/KKPsiLeadershipSpeakerFund.doc) Leadership funds are available to chapters and districts to help enhance the building of leaders through conventions, summer band camps, leadership retreats, and other regional events. If you have attended a district convention, odds are you have benefited from National Leadership Funds – this program is one of the ways that your district council brings in convention speakers. Priority is given to events that are cost effective and open to a broad audience, and the funding level varies based on the number of quality applications. The acceptance rate for well-prepared applications is moderate.

Contact the National Council if you are considering applying for this program.

Fraternity Awards (http://www.kkpsi.org/fraternityawards. asp) There are countless ways that our national awards can be used to advance the purposes of Kappa Kappa Psi on your campus. Here are some ideas: • Honor a music faculty member by applying on their behalf for the Distinguished Service to Music Medal, Bohumil Makovsky Memorial Award, or A. Frank Martin Award.

• Recognize one of your own brothers’ leadership or musicianship through submitting an application for the J. Lee Burke Student Achievement Award or the W. Francis McBeth Student Musicianship Award.

• Promote good grades in your chapter through recognizing brothers with the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award or the Chapter Certificate of Excellence in Academics.

• Show your appreciation for a high school band director in your area through

presenting The Silver Baton Award.

• As a recruiting activity for your own band and chapter, leverage the F. Lee Bowling Musical Excellence Award or the Citation of Excellence to honor a junior or high school band member.

The level of competiveness for these awards varies greatly depending upon the award. Contact the National Council for further details.

AEA Scholarship (http://www.kkpsi.org/aeascholarship.asp) Membership in Kappa Kappa Psi requires a substantial commitment of time, and even a modest financial commitment. As such, it is always good to remind your brothers that “Striving for the Highest” also means striving for a balance between academics, the fraternity, and other life considerations. One way to do this is to encourage your brothers to apply for the AEA Scholarship, and to celebrate those who do so. The level of competition for AEA Scholarships has increased in the past biennium, but qualified applicants that submit a well-prepared application still have a very strong chance of being accepted.

As your chapter prepare for the coming year, don’t forget that the National Fraternity is eager and willing to assist you in your mission. Participation in Kappa Kappa Psi Programs lends both financial support and prestige to your chapter’s work. The National Council is also happy to advise you on the applications process. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at adambates@kkpsi.org.

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A Time For Change:

What YOU Can Do

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all is an exciting time for bands every year. Brothers, sisters, and friends coming back together after a summer apart, freshman and new members having their first experiences as a member of a band, and the kickoff to football season—just to name a few. It’s a time for fresh beginnings and new habits. This biennium we want to focus on bettering ourselves as brothers, which in turn will better our bands. There is thought that goes into making change to routines and some changes are easier than others! There are ways that you can both impact your local band and chapter and interact with brothers across the nation. In this article I will give you a few simple ways to begin becoming better brothers at local, district, and national levels.

The smallest of actions can make the biggest difference.

You don’t need a big overhaul of yourself to impact the world around you. One of the easiest ways is simply acknowledging people. These days we’ve got our heads so into our electronic screens we can easily forget those around us. Make a conscious effort to put down your phone or other device for a bit and interact with people around you.

It’s simple actions like saying hi to brothers during practice and around campus or striking up a conversation with a new member of the band. These actions can impact and

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by Kelly Nellis National Vice President for Student Affairs - KKΨ

change the atmosphere of their day! It also shows other members that being a part of a band is more than just the section you’re a part of. Others will notice your actions and begin to do them too—they’re great ways to build bonds and better your band at the same time!

One of the great things about being a part of Kappa Kappa Psi is we have brothers across the nation united under a common bond.

We have the same values, and there is so much we can learn from each other.

Maybe your chapter is looking for some new fundraising ideas or service projects to serve the bands. You could surf the internet and get some generic answers. But it’s a perfect opportunity to get in contact with a brother from a different chapter and talk to them! If you’re not sure how to get in contact with someone new, talk to your chapter or district president. They will be able to set you up with someone.

Another way to get a different perspective is participating in a VPSA Hangout. I will be deciding topics and times for these hangouts, which I will announce over the listserv. Take advantage of this time specifically set aside for you to interact with your

brothers as well as myself and ask for insight or new ideas! It’s a great way to make new connections with brothers across the nation.

I challenge you to build these new connections and continue your conversations beyond the hangouts. You are your own best resources!

Lastly, there is a way for you to physically meet more brothers: attend a district day! Each district has dates set each semester for brothers to come together and simply spend time with each other in the name of brotherhood and fellowship. Grab a couple brothers from your chapter and attend these events! Getting to meet new individuals and having some fun while doing so will be worth the drive.

Now you may be thinking that these aren’t things that you can accomplish or are too timid to try. Sometimes the hardest part of starting something new is taking the first step. Don’t hesitate to take this first step, so many great things lie ahead once the journey is begun! Just like by the end of a season you can sing, play, march the school song in your sleep, actions that you take daily will become habit and part of your being. I challenge each of you this fall to incorporate a positive action into your daily routine--I will be doing the same!

Brothers, I hope you have a great fall semester. I’m looking forward to hearing all the great things you will do and accomplish!

If you have any questions or would like to chat, please don’t hesitate to contact me at kellynellis@kkpsi.org.

Fall 2013

Are You Practicing Your National Programs?

by Jonathan Markowski National Vice President for Special Projects - TBΣ

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he Fall semester for most of us means a return to campus, including lots of studying and rehearsals. Professors across the country are asking you to practice the skills you will need to be successful in the classroom, and hopefully eventually, the work place. Band directors are asking you to practice your parts, to become skilled performers. I am asking you to practice our National Programs as well, so that your chapter can develop the skills needed to be an effective force in your band, on your campus, and in your community.

In band, you perform for an audience that may only have a vague understanding

of the amounts of collective time and effort that goes into a successful performance.

So it is with participation in our National Programs. Those Chapters who regularly participate in National Programs have dedicated the time and effort to planning.

They’ve done their homework. They have practiced their parts.

Many students struggle with the many demands for time presented during college.

Part of the college experience is learning to manage your time and prioritize your responsibilities. Sometimes students who do not manage their time this well end up sacrificing their practice time. They don’t do the reading for their classes; they don’t

practice their parts. They still show up for performances and exams, and they may do alright, but they aren’t being fully successful. Chapters that don’t manage their time well do the same thing - they still serve their bands, but not to the best of their potential.

During the last biennium, about 40% of our Chapters participated in National Programs. My goal for this biennium is 100%.

The District VPSPs and I will be working to support Chapters in this endeavor, but ultimately, it will fall to you – the members. Will you do your homework? Will you practice your part? Will you make it a priority?

Strengthening the Bond Nationwide:

Utilizing Current Communication Technology to its Maximum

by Amy Bovin Dauphinias Potential National Vice President for Communication & Recognition - TBΣ

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hether it was your first time or your 29th, I bet if you attended National Convention this past summer you made a connection with at least one new brother or sister. Or maybe it was at your district convention this past spring or perhaps some other occasion with your sorority or band this past year. You might have been a Membership Candidate or even a life member, but where ever you were and whatever event you

attended, I bet across the country everyone met at least one new sister or brother this past year. You might have even exchanged some contact information to stay in touch with each other using the current technology out there such as Facebook or Twitter.

So now what? What is going to happen to that relationship now that you are both back to your “normal lives”?

You have already taken the first steps of creating a potential new life long friend.

With each sister forming a new connection

with another, the sorority bond between us all grows and strengthens. In the world that we live in today, it is easier than ever to make, and more importantly keep, new connections regardless of the distance between two people. The world in someway has become smaller due to the vast amount of new technology available. Social networking and smart phones have made checking in on someone to see what is new in his/her life as easy as tapping open an app. Though many can agree with the statements I have made HTTP://PODIUM.KKYTBS.ORG - 37

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above, many more will stop there when it comes to maintaining correspondence with another. Not that there is anything wrong with that since these online venues truly are great ways to stay in touch with each other to know what is going on in your new friends life regardless of how far away in distance you are to each other.

As time moves on and the event you attended becomes a great memory, I challenge you to take that extra step with your new relationship and really try to reach out to your new friend. After you click on a profile or check your newsfeed to see a status or update send that person a personal message of how you are doing a well. While you’re on your phone checking twitter and using other apps, think about sending a text message. Or even, and here’s the big one, find a way to talk in real time either through a phone call or video chat. When you look back on it, the reason why that original connection with that person was so great was probably because it was a face-to-face

interaction, where you both were experiencing something in person together. It might be a few months or even years before you see that person again, so during that time in between use the technology that is out there because it is a great way to interact with someone else.

You might be asking yourself “all this sounds great great, but why is it necessary?”.

Simply put, with each new connection, Tau Beta Sigma grows stronger and closer together.

Besides the friendship aspect of it, all of these new one-on-one relationships can

be expanded to a new relationship between chapters and/or bands. You can now use each other to bounce ideas off of or perhaps learn about a new and different way to do something you already do including but not limited to service projects or methods used in the membership candidate process.

Where this new relationship will be in the future is truly up to you. As brothers and sisters in the bond we have a head start on maintaining and growing a friendship since we all share common ideals and well as a common love for band, music and each other. Next time you meet someone new, make sure to exchange that contact information so that you can stay in touch after the close of the event or occasion. Once you have that information, I urge all of you to take that extra step when it comes to someone you care about and reach out to communicate with that person in anyway possible for you never know where that new relationship might take you in the future.

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A LIFETIME

COMMITTMENT

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hy did you join Tau Beta Sigma? Sure you wanted to serve the bands, but maybe you were also looking for leadership opportunities. Or maybe you just got to college and were looking for a community to belong to. Maybe, like me, you were lured in by free food.

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grown as a leader in your band program.

You will never be the same.

If Tau Beta Sigma provides such a developmental and transformative experience, then why do so many of us drift away from the organization after graduation?

by Skylar Buffington Service Chair - TBΣAA

I would argue it’s because we don’t truly view our membership as a longterm commitment. We sing “a sister for ere long”, but do we really believe it?

Make a commitment today to not quit. To continue to serve bands long past graduation. To advocate for music education and bands wherever your life may take you. To give back to the people and organizations that shaped you. And if life takes you away from Tau Beta Sigma for a while, don’t be afraid to return someday. We will welcome you back with open arms.

Fall 2013

Board of Trustees: ENVISIONING BETTER BROTHERS OF TOMORROW

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ppa Kappa Psi has many component parts, all working to advance the College Band Movement. Chapters help ensure that their university band programs are thriving by helping with many day-to-day tasks and by inspiring better musical performance and leadership from band members.

Districts energize students with new ideas and fellowship so they can return home and continue great promotion of their local bands. Alumni contribute to local bands or our national fraternity, and often are also band directors or band parents. The National Council leads coordinated programs to support individuals, chapters, and bands in a united way to tell the story of why college bands make America more excellent.

But what does the Board of Trustees do to advance the College Band Movement?

Answering this involves answering some of the common questions we receive:

What programs does the Board of Trustees support?

The Board of Trustees directly supports three programs that are essential to the future of the College Band Movement. The National Intercollegiate Band, imagined by Hugh McMillen for the first time in 1947, is the longest running honor band for college students in the nation. By bringing together outstanding band students to meet each other and perform important band literature, we seek to elevate both the musicianship and leadership of college bands. With the NIB, the Commissioning Project supports the commission of a new work for bands each biennium, and is the oldest continuous commissioning program as well.

By both inspiring new works, and encouraging

composers to work specifically in the band medium, we work to expand the literature in new and challenging ways.

Our Kappa Kappa Psi Alumni Association is another program in continual (and exciting) development. While they write elsewhere in this issue about their activities of today, the Trustees see this association as perpetually the work of tomorrow. We see the Alumni Association as a place where former Kappa Kappa Psi band students continue to develop and network in their post graduation lives, expanding the advocacy for and support of bands across the nation well beyond the college campus, while always returning “home” to celebrate the bands of today.

Who are Trustees?

Our Board of Trustees is composed of five members specifically elected to the Board, plus the Immediate Past President and, in an exofficio and non voting capacity, the National President. These members are intended to be more senior in their professions, and diverse in their fields. Currently our Board includes representatives of the college band profession, K-12 band education, finance, university administration, student affairs, and internal controls.

Why don’t the Trustees do many programs?

The role of the Trustees is to do fewer programs and spend more time considering the current serious challenges and future prospects for the Fraternity. When disaster hits, we are ready to support the National Council.

Before disaster hits, we plan for how the Fraternity can navigate its way. At other times, we are dreaming big and planning ahead for those dreams. In order to do these things, we must remain well informed, but out of the fray of every day implementation. We can be ready for positive opportunities or to respond to crisis because we provide fresh and mature perspective.

by Dr. Malinda M. Matney Chair, Board of Trustees - KKΨ

What does “dreaming big” mean for Kappa Kappa Psi? Trustees are constantly thinking ahead about both the program support that would be excellent, and how we get there. We know everything takes money, but creating a plan that can give people ideas of where future contributions go matters. People contribute because they wish that their gift will make their organization or band better. We think about what a lot better would mean. Is that the endowment of the National Intercollegiate Band? Thinking about what new staff all of the National Council’s future programs might need? Reimagining leadership development for the Global Generation (the students who arrive starting in 2017)? More opportunities for student musicians to gather from across the nation and perform? These are the sorts of big picture items we imagine.

Do you work with Tau Beta Sigma?

Yes! We are delighted to work with Tau Beta Sigma in NIB work and with the Commissioning Project. We gather with Tau Beta Sigma’s Board to discuss ongoing shared initiatives, such as our National Headquarters.

A gift of having another organizational board also imagining for the future is the collision of ideas. When we have multiple ideas floating, we make each other smarter.

What else should Brothers know about the Board?

We are approachable, and have representatives at most national events. Meet our members, say “hi,” involve us in seeing college bands through your eyes. College bands are our passion too!

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How to Be an Engaged Alumni without Being

by Chris Foster & Amanda Dickson THAT Person Executive Council - TBΣ Alumni Association

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uring lunch one day during National Convention in Springfield, we were approached by a sister who had just graduated. After congratulating her and welcoming her to the TBSAA, she asked us for advice on what she called, “Being a good alumni without being That person.” After some giggles, we asked what she meant. Like all chapters, hers had gone through some ups and downs while she was an active member. They had come to resent some of their alumni members who had offered up a lot of unsolicited advice and opinions about the chapter’s activities.

Being two people with a lot of experience in being engaged alumni members, we offered her some tips for success and ways we felt she could avoid becoming That person. * Be excited for your butterfly stage.

When you graduate, you finally get to spread your wings. Making it through the college experience, no matter how long it takes, is the equivalent of getting through your caterpillar and cocoon years and finally becoming the butterfly you’ve worked hard to become. It is often very difficult to let go of the wonderful memories and experiences of active membership, but there are so many exciting adventures on the horizon. While you will always be a Sister in Tau Beta Sigma, the experience of being an engaged alumni is as different from active membership as that of caterpillar and butterfly. Be excited for this new adventure. * It’s about the actives. We often get asked why all the alumni sit at the back of the room during district and national conventions. The reason is that these events, as well as most functions of the Sorority, are here for the active members. We had our time to be delegates and serve on committees, to

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perform the Ritual, and to serve our college bands. This is now their time so they can have the same amazing experience that we had. We sit at the back of the room to show our support and be available as a resource whenever needed. * Wait for the invitation. The enjoyment of being in Tau Beta Sigma is infectious. Even after all these years, hearing the national cheer, or singing the Loyalty Song gets our service & sisterhood juices flowing. It’s important that if you want to be a resource to a chapter or district, that you ask to help first. If you feel you have manpower, advice, or experience to contribute, communicate with the chapter sponsor and let them know how you would like to engage the chapter.

If you would like to contribute to an upcoming district convention, communicate with the district Counselor. * Don’t live vicariously through others.

One thing to avoid is looking back in a way that makes you long for the ‘old-days’ so much that you can’t let go of the chapter.

As we spend our years as actives, we work hard to train new initiates and build our chapters, and when we leave, we have to trust that they will follow in our footsteps.

One way to combat this feeling is to become an engaged alumni. Join the TBSAA. Join a local TBSAA affiliate. If there isn’t one nearby, start one! The reason so many of us remain engaged is that this new adventure after college is so much better when it’s shared. It is an experience we all share, no matter where we were active. We all love to hear about each other’s successes in our professions, families, and personal lives. Plus, there is no better place than in a room of alumni Sisters when the stories start flowing. * Discover other ways to serve. One concept that is new to many sisters as they

become alumni is that there are different ways to continue serving Tau Beta Sigma. It is no longer about hemming those uniforms and setting up the stage for wind ensemble.

One of the biggest, most important ways alumni can contribute to the sorority is by doing exactly that: contributing. Become a Life Member. Contribute to the Trust Fund.

Make a donation to your chapter. Every dollar contributed goes to supporting Tau Beta Sigma’s programs and chapters.

Alumni can also contribute by promoting Tau Beta Sigma and college bands in their daily lives. Attend a band concert at the nearest university. Participate in your local community band. Put in a good word about Tau Beta Sigma when a friend is going off to college. Always stop when you see a marching band having a car wash. There are so many ways to make a real difference every single day and no contribution is too small.

These are just of the few ways that new graduates can keep Tau Beta Sigma as a part of their lives. The Tau Beta Sigma Alumni Association is always looking for new ways to keep our alumni engaged and involved.

If you need an outlet for all the continued passion you have for Tau Beta Sigma, we are here for you. Please contact us at tbsaa@ tbsigma.org; we would love to hear from you. The members of the TBSAA Executive Council all look forward to seeing lots of engaged alumni at National Convention 2015 in Lexington!

Fall 2013

Graduation:

How Kappa Kappa Psi Has Prepared You

by Marco Krcatovich II Chair, Board of Directors - KKΨ Alumni Association

A

t the moment you pull the tassel across your mortarboard, I suspect that of all the thoughts running through your head, Kappa Kappa Psi won't be among them. You'll be thinking about your incredible family and friends who pulled you through your college career (often times kicking and screaming). You'll think about the colleagues who you met along the way and who will soon become a bridge to your past and a source of wisdom and support in your future. You'll think about the classes you have taken, the knowledge you have gained, and your future which is ready for you to grab.

What about Kappa Kappa Psi? How has it helped you get ready for that day?

From the first ritual you learned about how our fraternity has been preparing you for your future and set you up for success, but you may not have realized it. I know I didn't until many years later. Right from the beginning our Preamble taught you many of the ways you can be a better brother, but in turn it teaches you to be a better friend, a better leader, and a better person.

(1) To promote the existence and welfare of the college and university bands and to cultivate at large a wholesome respect for their activities and achievements.

(2) To honor outstanding bandmembers through privilege of membership extended as a reward for technical achievement and appreciation for the best in music.

(3) To stimulate campus leadership and promulgate an uncompromising respect through the medium of the college band for gracious conduct, good taste and unswerving loyalty.

(4) To foster a close relationship between college bands and promote a high average of attainment by the performance of good music and selection of worthwhile projects.

(5) To provide a pleasant and helpful social experience for all engaged in college band work and to cooperate with other musical organizations in any manner consistent with the purposes of the institution at which chapters are located.

We promote bands as brothers, and that doesn't stop with graduation. But in the process of promoting bands we are learning to recognize what is important about our lives and find ways to tell others about it. In turn, the fraternity teaches us to promote and cultivate ourselves and our passion and pass that passion on to others. That helps you be a better employee, teaches you self-promotion (which you need during that hunt for a job), and prepares you to talk about your work in an informed and enthusiastic manner with colleagues.

We honor outstanding bandmembers as brothers and we also learn to recognize the talents and skills in our coworkers and find ways to appreciate those skills to make our work better. When you know you are not the strongest writer or the best positioned to complete a project in the office, it is because of what we learn through Kappa Kappa Psi that compels you to find the best employee, learn from their experiences, and put them in a position to succeed; then praise and honor them for a job well done.

That makes you a better person and a better co-worker, just as it makes you a better brother.

We stimulate campus leadership and promulgate uncompromising respect for gracious conduct, good taste, and unswerving loyalty. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that seeking out and promoting these incredible qualities in our colleagues and fellow employees will lead to good outcomes. From the classroom, to the boardroom, to the stockroom, gracious conduct, good taste, and unswerving loyalty are sought out by bosses and rewarded because they reflect not only respect for the work and the business or school, but they reflect respect for yourself and for your fellows. Kappa Kappa

Psi taught you on campus and prepared you for earning that next promotion.

Fostering a closer relationship between bands and promoting high attainment isn't just about being friends with band members at your rival schools and playing hard music. It's about closing this gap we have in our world between competitors where you have to do whatever it takes for yourself and good luck to anyone that gets in your way. Kappa Kappa Psi taught you that by pushing yourself to strive farther and connecting to others based on your similar passions, instead of splitting away from those who you disagree with or compete against, we all come out better for it.

And as for the pleasant and helpful social experience... I have yet to find a brother of Kappa Kappa Psi who doesn't enjoy making their fellow brothers smile, being a comfort in times of sorrow, and bringing happiness and excitement to the lives of those around them.

It's not about being the one to organize your office's happy hour on a long Friday, Kappa Kappa Psi taught us to make the best out of every hour of our work.

Kappa Kappa Psi teaches us through our rituals and our common cause to be better brothers and to support bands and our mutual love of music. But in that moment we are also learning the skills necessary to be successful in the workplace, a strong friend, a rock of support for our families, and successful in every aspect of our lives. So as your look forward towards graduation, it's ok if Kappa Kappa Psi doesn't cross your mind when you cross the stage, because our fraternity has been preparing you for this day and every day after since the moment you accepted that bid.

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Funds for this project will be collected through May of 2014, with plans to break ground in March of 2014, culminating in a dedication celebration during the District Leadership Conference for student leaders in July of 2014. *Any Donations of $25 or more will receive a Wava Tribute Pin while supplies last. Only one per individual donation.* Donations of $1000 or higher will be recognized physically in the park. Donations of $500 to $999 will be recognized on a plaque inside the Headquarters facility. Contributions will be accepted via checks mailed to National Headquarters or online at www.tbsigma.org. [$5,000+] Tau Beta Sigma Alumni Association District Convention active members, alumni & friends

Wava Memorial Contributors We would like to thank those who have graciously given to this very special project.

Sue Carr Peter Kleysteuber Jennifer Roberts

[$1,000-$2,499] Nick Cohen Karrie Lawson 2013 National Delegation Ken Corbett Kari Lechlitner 2011-2013 Tau Beta Sigma National Council: Sarah Cox Marla Lewiski Dawn Farmer, Nicole Amy Dauphinais Taylor Light Sanchez, Kevin Earnest, & Jonathan Markowski Jason Dawdy Kimberly Littlejohn 2011 -2013 Kappa Kappa Psi National Leadership Kim Delatte Christopher Lukasik Debbie, Glenn & Belinda Baker Jennifer DiBenedetto Marisa Lunde Lisa & Dale Croston Kelly & Bill Eidson Rene Mark Kathy Godwin Robin Ellison Jonathan Markowski Kristin Enzor Paula Mathews Patsy & James Hejl John FitzGibbon Lisa Matich Marc Martinez Chris Foster Patrick McAdoo Jean Newman Julie Foster Carolyn & Scott McCambridge Kris Wright Daniel A. George Wendy McCann Sandra & Rod Weese – in honor of Harper & Christina & Christopher Gordon Leslie Ain McClure Tucker Holmes Cinthia Graham Michael McFall [Up to $1,000] Trudy Adler Nikole Alford Kia Anderson Nicole Baker Kwinton Baylor Jordan Blackledge Neil Bleiweiss Alan Bonner Joanna Bonner Jason Borden Shane Bowles Meredith Brazzell Elyse Bronson Batini Brown Catherine Brown Lucianna Brown Stephen Burt Kevin Calvin

Theresa Graves Staci Gray Tim Greenwell Lisa Grogan Taryn Hailstock Meaghan Hall Rachel Harmon Becky Hartman Holli Hartman Chris Haughee Jameela Hendricks Jenny Hirt Kathleen Hong Vanessa Houseman Ladine Housholder Wendy Jacques Erika Jennings Karah Jones Jennifer Khasilev

Kylie Leicht – in memory of Ryan Matthews

Anna McGeehee Anekia McGhee Melanie Meehan Cathy Miles Nico Morales Tasha Mulewski Marlee Newman Pamella White Michelle O’Connor Jordan Williams Dollie O’Neill Maisha Paggett Stephanie Wolvington Midwest District of TBΣ Tawana Parker-Bellamy North Central District of TBΣ Norma Parrish Southwest District of ΤΒΣ Jacob & Stefanie Pena Delta Kappa Chapter of ΤΒΣ Colin Peters Zeta Rho Chapter of ΤΒΣ Marina Pena Ashley Furman – in honor of Nikki Erika Poper Kerlin Amanda Pursel Sue Stuart – in honor of Lillie & Kelsie Amanda Preno O’Neill Justina Riddick

Don't forget to go online for more content. The Podium is an ever-changing publication, and we are constantly striving to put out more information and good quality articles each month during the academic year.

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Carla Robinson Kathy Rodeffer Nicholas Rorrer Dr. Nicole Sanchez William Sandy Jennifer Scott Kathleen Segura Stephanie Shealey Victoria Shumate Kimbi Sigle Jaclyn Smith Jessica Smith Meghan Smith Anne Spieth Zachary Steele Albert Tang Elizabeth Tarrant Barbara Trautwein Kathryn Tribulski Meghan Truax Christina Uili Brianna Upton

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Fall 2013

The official publication of Kappa Kappa Psi & Tau Beta Sigma

KAPPA KAPPA PSI NATIONAL OFFICERS

TAU BETA SIGMA NATIONAL OFFICERS

President Christine F. Beason, 1308 Anglican Dr., Arlington, TX 76002; Phone: 817.876.3990; beasonchristine@kkpsi.org

President Nicole C. Sanchez, Ph.D., 1608 79th Street, Lubbock, TX 79423; Phone: 361.945.1315; nicoleburdick@tbsigma.org

Vice President for Colonization & Membership Jack D. Lee, 88 Delmore Lane, Hillsboro, TX 76645; Phone: 817.729.5841; lee.jack.d@gmail.com

Vice President for Colonization & Membership Kathryn G. Kelly, M.D., 5901 Montrose Road Apt N308, North Bethesda , MD 20852; Phone: 301.946.6623; kathrynkellymd@tbsigma.org

Vice President for Programs Adam M. Bates, 451 W. Broadway, Apt 7, Eugene, OR 97401; Phone: 405.564.3624; adambates@kkpsi.org

Vice President for Special Projects Jonathan L. Markowski, 98 Colonial Rd., Abington, MA 02351-1618; Phone: 339.793.0003; jonathanmarkowski@tbsigma.org

Vice President for Student Affairs Kelly L. Nellis, 1150 Cushing Circle Apt 341 Saint Paul, MN 55108; Phone: 952.943.6302; kellynellis@kkpsi.org

Vice President for Communications & Recognition Amy J. Dauphinais, 184 Robindale Drive, Berlin, CT 06037; Phone: 203.240.4735; amy@tbsigma.org

Vice President for Professional Relations Dr. Travis J. Cross, 2431 Schoenberg Music Building, Los Angeles, CA 90095; Phone: 310.206.1085; tjcross@ucla.edu

Vice President for Professional Relations Beth Bronk, 1000 W. Court St., Seguin, TX 78155; Phone: 830.372.6028; bbronk@tlu.edu

KKΨ Alumni Association Chair Marco A. Krcatovich, II, 25 Buick Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02215; Phone: 617.353.2256; mkrcatov@kkpsi.org

TBΣ Alumni Association Chair Amanda L. Dickson, 21500 Park Row Dr. #1807, Katy, TX 77449; Phone: 817.247.3680; amandad@tbsigma.org

Immediate Past President Adam D. Cantley, 218 Trabant University Center, Newark, DE 19716; Phone: 302.831.0456; adamcantley@kkpsi.org

Immediate Past President Dawn M. Farmer, 3000 Chautauqua #106, Norman, OK 72073; Phone: 310.801.3110; dawn@tbsigma.org

Board of Trustees Malinda M. Matney, Ph.D., Chair; Rod M. Chesnutt, Ph.D., Vice Chair; Eric B. Morson; Michael K. Osborn ; Danny A. George; Adam Cantley, Immediate Past President

Board of Trustees Kelly A. Eidson, Chair; Dollie A. O’Neill, Vice Chair; Kathy Godwin; Lisa R. Croston; Carolyn McCambridge; Kris Wright; Dawn Farmer, Immediate Past President; Janet West Miller (Life)

KAPPA KAPPA PSI DISTRICT GOVERNORS Midwest Denali D. Pearce-Alt, 177 Lee Dr. Liberty, MO 64068-2222; Phone: 816.308.9418; denali529@sbcglobal.net Anthony M. Falcone, 220 Westbrook Music Bldg, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0102; Phone: 402.472.1643; afalcone2@uni.edu

TAU BETA SIGMA DISTRICT COUNSELORS Midwest Andrienne Rall, 3703 14th Ave., Kearney, NE 68845; Phone: 308.708.0737; mwdcounselor@tbsigma.org North Central Trudy Adler, 959 Sheridan Street, Ypsilanti, MI 48197-2769; Phone: 734.717.2123; troodie@gmail.com

North Central Rodney Whiteman, 1312 Old Town South Dr. #6, Indianapolis, IN 46260; Phone: 317.733.6420 ext. 6141; whiteman@kkpsi.org Dr. James C. Batcheller, 619 S Fancher, Mount Pleasant, MI 48858; Phone: 989.774.3317; batch1jc@cmich.edu

Northeast Anthony B. Barbir, 2310 9th St N Apt 204, Arlington, VA 22201; Phone: 925.765.4061; anthony@tbsigma.org

Northeast Marie Burleigh, 1807 N. 23rd St, Clarksburg, WV 26301-1530; Phone: 304.669.9280; Marie.Burleigh@mail.wvu.edu Casey M. Goodwin, UNH Dept. of Music PCAC 30 Academic Way, Durham, NH 03824; Phone: 603.781.4259; casey.goodwin@unh.edu

Southeast Renee A. Cartee, 235 Stallworth Court, Oviedo, FL 32765; Phone: 407-721-5363; sedcoun@tbsigma.org Crystal R. Wright, 2110 Sullivan Road, Huntsville, AL 35810; Phone: 256.852.1474; sedcoun@tbsigma.org

Southeast Evan L. Thompson, 16 Hilliard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150; Phone: 803.840.4418; evan@kkpsi.org Dr. Craig Aarhus, Mississippi State University, PO Box 6162, Mississippi State, MS 39762; Phone: 662.325.2713; caarhus@colled.msstate.edu

Southwest Erika Pope, 53 Point West Circle, Little Rock, AR 72211; Phone: 501.416.1191; erikapope@tbsigma.org

Southwest Toni Castle, 2121 Spring Ct., Harlingen, TX 78550; Phone: 361.549.0035; cooler@kkpsi.org John Graham, Music Dept-Bands UAPB, PO Box 4809, Pine Bluff, AR 71601; Phone: 870.575.8919; grahamj@uapb.edu Western James Llamas, 13875 Via Boltana, San Diego, CA 92129; Phone: 858.735.5285; jllamas@kkpsi.org James G. Hudson, 1014 West Windhaven Avenue, Gilbert, AZ 85233; Phone: 480.965.2298; James.G.Hudson@asu.edu

Western Trevor Angood, 4136 Manzanita Dr., Apt. A, San Diego, CA 92105; Phone: 619.920.9184; wdcounselor@tbsigma.org

This directory information is provided for the convenience of Brothers and Sisters so that they may establish contact with a Fraternity or Sorority volunteer for the sole purpose of conducting Fraternity and Sorority business; it may not be used for commercial or other non-Fraternity/Sorority related purposes.

For complete contact information for all National and District officials, please visit our online Chapter Directory from our National Headquarters website, www.kkytbs.org.

All information is current as of September 2013.

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National Headquarters Kappa Kappa Psi Tau Beta Sigma National Honorary Fraternity/Sorority P.O. Box 849 Stillwater, OK 74076-0849

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Complete above and return with old address label to: Kappa Kappa Psi/Tau Beta Sigma P.O. Box 849, Stillwater, OK 74076-0849

PODIUM & BATON INDEXING PROJECT Kappa Kappa Psi is looking for talented and dedicated brothers to serve as the next National Chapter Field Representatives (CFRs). This job gives you the ultimate opportunity to give back to our organization as the official representative of the Fraternity. CFRs travel around the country visiting dozens of chapters, thousands of brothers, and working with students to benefit the Fraternity and college bands across the nation. The Fraternity is looking for brothers available to start in the summer of 2014. Please note that if you are graduating in the Spring of 2014 and are interested in applying you should do so now - the new CFRs will begin their duties in June of 2014.

REQUIREMENTS:

Be an Alumni or Life Member Hold a Bachelors Degree Have a good driving record Able to obtain an Oklahoma driver’s license For full details see http://www.kkpsi.org/chapterfieldrep.asp Questions? E-mail Jack Lee, National Vice President for Colonization and Membership at lee.jack.d@gmail.com TO APPLY: Send a letter of intent, resume, official transcript, and three (3) letters of recommendation postmarked no later than March 10th, 2014. One letter of recommendation must be from your Director of Bands. Send applications to:

KAPPA KAPPA PSI NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ATTN: Chapter Field Representative Application P.O. Box 849 Stillwater, OK 74076-0849

The Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma history and archives teams are excited to announce a project to index the joint publication of our organizations, The Podium. The Baton is the early year’s publication for Kappa Kappa Psi and is included in this indexing project.

The history of our organizations comes alive when you look back at older editions of the publications. As part of the process to document the history of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma, we are embarking on this project now so that by 2019 we will be in the position to provide a documented history of our organizations.

If you would like to assist in this project, please contact Aaron Moore at hqacc@kkytbs.org. You will be able to do this indexing on your on time and schedule.

You will be asked what edition of the Podium or Baton you would like to index (possibly the years you were an active member). We will send you that edition as a PDF document, along with an Excel file to document the issue, instructions, and an example issue.

Thank you for supporting Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma. We hope you will see the value in this project and commit to indexing one or more issues.