Kappa Kappa Psi & Tau Beta Sigma

 
Electronic Newsletter

Volume 7, Number 3, January 25, 2006

http://www.kkytbs.org

                                     •  KKPsi Hires Two New Chapter Field Representatives 
                                     •  TBS Installs New Chapter 
                                     •  TBS Announces Plans to Bring Back the CFR
                                     •  KKPsi Expands with another new Colony
                                     •  KKPsi Presents Award to John Whitwell
                                     •  Important Announcements & Dates to Remember
 

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1.  Kappa Kappa Psi Announces New CFRs
by Dr. Rod Chesnutt, KKPsi National President
 
Brothers,
 
This fall Kappa Kappa Psi re-opened the search for a new Chapter Field Representative.  Dr. Matney, Colonel Bonner and I interviewed three well qualified candidates for Chapter Field Representative. It was our opinion that all of them could be successful in this role.  After the inteviews, I am pleased to announce we offered the position to Phil Rubin, a brother from the Kappa Mu Chapter of the University of Georgia.  Phil served on the SE District Council as Vice President, and he has just completed an internship with the Commission for a New Georgia, as part of the Governor's office.
 
Phil brings a wealth of musical, educational and fraternal experiences to the position, and he is already on board at the National Headquarters in Stillwater.  He has completed plans for his chapter visits for the remainder of this spring semester and will begin his travels February 14 to the Texas Music Educators Association annual convention in San Antonio and over a dozen chapter visits as well.  For more information on Phil, please view the National Hq's Staff page at www.kkytbs.org/hq-staff.htm. To review his Chapter Visitation Plans, that information is available at www.kkpsi.org/chapterfieldrep.asp. 

During my tenure on the Kappa Kappa Psi National Council, it has been increasingly evident that our fraternity requires more interaction on the campus level. We have had an influx of new chapters, some chapters have not been visited in approximately 6-7 years, and our current configuration does not allow for flexibility in addressing individual chapter needs during visits with workshops to the extent to be effective. Therefore at this past Winter Council meeting, Dr. Matney and I presented the National Council a recommendation that we reconfigure the budget to allow for the hire of another Chapter Field Representative so the fraternity could better address the needs of the active membership. The Council voted unanimously to approve our recommendation.  We considered all subsequent applications and felt we had an outstanding pool of candidates that had interviewed in December.

Based on the previous interviews, I am delighted to announce that Jennifer Murdock was extended the offer of serving as CFR, and she accepted. Jen is a brother from the Gamma Chapter from the University of Washington with two terms on the Western District Council, including one term as District President.  She currently is employed by AmeriCorps, Intergenerational Innovations as an Intergernerational Program Coordinator, where she is involved with program development, implementation, marketing and management.  Jen will join the HQ Staff in July, and and I know that all brothers will welcome her as we continue to "Strive for the Highest."
 
You may send any congratulatory notes to both Phil & Jen to the CFR email address at kkycfr@kkytbs.org for now. 

AEA

Rod M. Chesnutt, Ph. D.
National President
Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity

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2.  Tau Beta Sigma Announces New Chapter
by Kimbi Sigle, TBS National VPCM

 
Ladies and Gentlemen,

 
Please join me in welcoming Tau Beta Sigma's newest chapter...Epsilon Eta at Tyler Junior College!!!! After many months of hard work and dedication the colony was installed on Friday January 20th, 2006 by Chris Gordon, Southwest District Counselor and Colony Advisor.
 
Special thanks to Holly Meyers and the Gamma Nu chapter at University of Texas, Arlington for serving as the advising chapter.
 
We are so fortunate to have this wonderful group of band students entering our sisterhood. Epsilon Eta is the first Tau Beta Sigma chapter to be installed in the 2005 - 2007 biennium!

Please feel free to send a congratulatory note to
 
Bethany Frank
Epsilon Eta President
bassoonangelbt07@yahoo.com
 
or
 
Tom Mensch
Director of Bands / Instructor of Trombone
Tyler Junior College
tmen@tjc.edu
 
"TAU BETA SIGMA FOR GREATER BANDS!!"
 
Kimbi Sigle
National Vice President for Colonization & Membership
Tau Beta Sigma National Honorary Band Sorority

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3.  Tau Beta Sigma Launches Search for Next Chapter Field Representative
 
Tau Beta Sigma is very pleased to announce the start of the search process to find the next CFR for TBS.  The Tau Beta Sigma National Chapter Field Representative is a unique job that offers an excellent opportunity to begin a successful career in a variety of fields while continuing a close relationship with the Sorority.   Requirements include the following:
    a. College Degree
    b. Commitment to the objectives and goals of TBS
    c. Strong oral and written communication skills
    d. Leadership and the ability to motivate others
    e. Successful experience in working with people
    f. Self-discipline and the ability to manage one's time
 
Applications are due (postmarked) April 15, 2006, and letters of intent will be accepted via email to hqned@kkytbs.org with copy to Kimbi@tbsigma.org.  Resume & three letters of recommendation should be sent via US mail to the National Hqs. at PO Box 849; Stillwater, OK, 4076.
 

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4.  Kappa Kappa Psi Announces New Colony
 
KKPsi is pleased to announce a new colony at Quincy University in Quincy, Illinois.
 
Quincy is a small four year private university with an enrollment of about 1,000 students.  The band program represents an important part of the university with Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Jazz Band and Basketball Band.  The colony currently has a total of 14 members.
 
Contact Information:
Louis Margaglione
Director of Bands
1800 College Avenue
Quincy, IL  62301
217.228.5455
 
Christine Beason
Associate Director of Bands & Colony Sponsor
217.228.5392
beasonchristine@yahoo.com
 
Karilyn Lipcaman
Colony President
lipcaka@quincy.edu
 
Professor Beason also serves as one of the North Central District Co-Governors.
Please help us welcome them to the Fraternity!!
 
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5.  KKPsi Board Chair Golemo Presents the Makovsky Award to John Whitwell
by Dr. Michael Golemo, Chair, KKPsi Board of Trustees

Last Friday evening I had the honor of presenting the Bohumil Makovsky Award to John Whitwell, Director of Bands at Michigan State University, who is retiring at the end of this year.  This occurred at a concert of the Michigan State University Wind Symphony for the Michigan Music Educators Association First Annual Convention - which was held in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

In attendance for this concert were hundreds (if not thousands) of music educators from Michigan, as well as a few hundred high school students from the Michigan All-State Band, Orchestra and Choir (at both the middle school and high school levels).

Whitwell is retiring this year from Michigan State, but will remain an active guest conductor.  He is an influential member of ABA and on the board of directors for the Midwest International Band and Orchestra convention in Chicago.  He served as the conductor of the NIB back in 1997 - and is a past recipient of the DSMM award.

In presenting the award, I talked about Kappa Kappa Psi, who Boh was, and how John Whitwell is truly worthy of this recognition.  Past National President, Mike Osborn was also in attendance, and afterwards Mike and I had dinner with John and members of the MSU band department.  It was quite a night!

Thank you for the opportunity to present this award to one of my mentors.

AEA

Mike Golemo

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Dr. Michael Golemo
Director of Bands
Chair, Department of Music
Iowa State University

Chair, Board of Trustees
Past National President ('99-'01)
Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity

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 6.  Important Announcements & Dates to Remember!
 

Don't forget that our TBS & KKPsi online malls (1,000+ merchants).  Each purchase you make generates important revenue for us.  Go to www.kkytbs.org/OnlineMall.asp to enter your online mall of savings and convenience. Happy Shopping!
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
 Make your plans to attend your District Convention this spring!!  Everyone WILL need your membership card to participate.  You don't have to call HQs to get a card!!!  Just go to the national HQ Web page at www.kkytbs.org/forms.html, and look for the Replacement Membership Card link at www.kkytbs.org/forms/ReplShingleCardOrderForm.pdf.  Don't wait until the last second....
 
Specific information is available on each district's webpage.  Contact your district officers if you have questions!  Hope to see you there!
 
DATES:

 March 3-5
    MWD Convention in Ames, Iowa
    Hosted by the Iowa State University Chapters:
    Iota Omega Chapter of KKPsi & the Theta Xi Chapter of TBS
 
March 17-19
    NED Convention in Petersburg, Virginia
    Hosted by the Virginia State University Chapters:
    Zeta Psi Chapter of KKPsi and the Epsilon Rho Chapter of TBS
 
March 24-26
    NCD Convention in Huntington, West Virginia
    Hosted by the Marshall University Chapter:
    Zeta Lambda Chapter of KKPsi
 
March 24-26
    SED Convention in Greenville, South Carolina
    Hosted by Clemson University:
    Kappa Beta Chapter of KKPsi
 
March 31 - April 2
    WD Convention  in Ontario, California
    Hosted by the University of California at Los Angeles Chapters
    Psi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi and the Epsilon Kappa Chapter of TBS

April 21-23
    SWD Convention in Lubbock, Texas
    Hosted by the Texas Tech University Chapters:
    Alpha Omicron Chapter of KKPsi & the Beta Chapter of TBS
 
June 17
    KKPsi Leadership Symposium Session #1
    Louisville, Kentucky
 
July 8
    KKPsi Leadership Symposium Session #2
    Dallas, Texas
 
July 19-23       
    Summer National Council Meeting in Stillwater, Oklahoma
 
July 21-23         
    District Leadership Conference in Stillwater, Oklahoma
 
 
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ATTN: District Governors/Counselors/Officers/Chapter Presidents...

 
Please ensure widest possible delivery to all chapters, colonies & members in your respective districts!  
The idea of this electronic newsletter is to be able to quickly and efficiently send out information to every individual member.  Therefore, it is up to the District Leaders to appoint someone to be responsible for forwarding each issue to all chapters or Chapter Presidents in their district.  Chapter Leaders ensure every member of your chapter receives it!  Please help us to communicate to the individual member!
 
All NewsNotes On-Line issues are available on-line at http://www.kkytbs.org/newsnotes.html. 
 
Many thanks,
 
Lt Col Alan L. Bonner, USAF (Ret.)
National Executive Director
Kappa Kappa Psi & Tau Beta Sigma
National Band Fraternity & Sorority
http://www.kkytbs.org
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