Volume 8 Number 1
September 18, 2006
http://www.kkytbs.org
• Welcome Message from the National Executive Director
• KKPsi Installs New Chapters at Coahoma Community College and Wayne State College
• TBS Installs New Chapter at Coahoma Community College
• KKPsi Announces Three New Colonies
• HQ Hires New Publications Manager
• TBS Schedules Next Student Chat
• Congratulations to First Chapters to submit Chapter Personnel Reports!
• Important Announcements & Dates to Remember
1. To All Brothers & Sisters of KKPsi & TBS
by Lt Col Alan Bonner, National Executive Director
To all returning Active Students I want to extend my best wishes to each of you as you begin another academic year! By now most of you are well entrenched with new schedules, academic challenges, and old friends in your chapters and bands.
Throughout the year I will be sending out this electronic newsletter to bring you good news, important messages & reminders, and guidance from the National Councils on isssues that impact the Fraternity & Sorority. NewsNotes On-Line is designed to be easy to read, economical to distribute, and quick to download. You won't find lots of flashy stuff; just information about KKPsi & TBS.
At this time it is distributed direct to national & district leaders, and it is up to each district's officers to make sure it is forwarded to all of their respective chapters. As it makes its way to chapter leaders, I ask that chapter leaders also distribute to each member of the chapter.
There are many projects underway in both organizations from facilities at the HQ to projects with our websites and more! We want you all to know what is going on in KKPsi & TBS.
May each of you have a fantastic academic year and may your experience in KKPsi & TBS be exceptionally positive! Serve your bands well; look out for your Brothers & Sisters; and recruit well for your chapters! Take great care of your Membership Candidates!
2. Kappa Kappa Psi Installs New Chapter at Coahoma Community College and Wayne State College
by Dr. Malinda Matney, KKPsi National Vice President for Colonization & Membership
Brothers,
On behalf of the Kappa Kappa Psi National Council, it is a distinct pleasure to announce the installation of the Lambda Sigma Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi, Chapter # 282 at Coahoma Community College in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The Installation took place Saturday, 6 May 2006.
Thanks to the Pi Chapter of Auburn University for serving as the advising chapter, and Southeast District Governor Michael Green for serving as the advising person for Lambda Sigma. These Brothers helped shape this exciting new addition to our National Brotherhood.
Lambda Sigma is the fifth Kappa Kappa Psi chapter to be installed in the 2005-2007 Biennium.
Please congratulate and welcome the charter members of Lambda Sigma!
Albert Bush
Chadwick Carter
Joshua L. Cross
Stanley V. Hogan
George Johnson
Jerry J. Poindexter
Delnessa C. Mcleod, Honorary
Their director of bands and sponsor is Professor James McLeod
It was a pleasure to serve as the Installing Officer for Lambda Sigma chapter. Thanks to everyone for an outstanding celebration of fellowship! This chapter has much great work ahead!
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I am also very pleased to announce the installation of the Gamma Delta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi, Chapter #76, at Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska. The Installation took place on 27 August 2006 on the Wayne State College campus.
Attending the Installation were members of Kappa Iota and Iota Omega, with Midwest District Secretary-Treasurer Nick Sondag representing the district council.
Thanks to the Kappa Iota Chapter of the University of Nebraska at Omaha for serving as the sponsoring chapter and for performing the Installation. Thanks to the earlier work of Kevin Nelson and the work of Dr. Michael Golemo as Advising Persons for Gamma Delta.
Gamma Delta is the sixth Kappa Kappa Psi chapter to be installed in the 2005-2007 Biennium.
Please congratulate and welcome the charter members of Gamma Delta!
Brenner Beavers
Scott Bogacz
Joshua Hughes
Chad Jensen
Rhea Landholm
Harley Mohlman
Krista Ohde
Erik Oliva
Brent Ramsey
Danielle Rayman
Carrie Renner
Morgan Warrick
Samantha Williams
Together with their director of bands and sponsor: Professor David Bohnert
Dr. Michael Golemo, Chair of the Kappa Kappa Psi Board of Trustees, served as Gamma Delta's Installing Officer, and has been a great help in the final stages the colonization.
Thanks you to everyone for their role in Kappa Kappa Psi's return to Wayne State College. We look forward to great contributions from Gamma Delta in the years to come.
AEA,
Malinda
Malinda M. Matney, Ph.D.
National Vice President for Colonization and Membership
Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity
3. Tau Beta Sigma Presents OSMA to Dr. Andrea Strauss
by Kimbi Sigle, TBS National Vice President for Colonization & Membership
Please join us in welcoming the newest chapter of Tau Beta Sigma - the Iota Eta chapter (#223!) at Coahoma Community College! The colony was installed at Vanderbilt University on Sunday, September 10, 2006, by Meredith Brazzell, National Chapter Field Representative for Tau Beta Sigma, and we are so excited to have these great new sisters! The charter members of the Iota Eta chapter are Angeline Brown, Sherelle Cohen, Tiffany Cohen, JoTrina Conner, Kayla Rich, and Aretha Williams, and their honorary members are James M. McLeod and Delnessa C. McLeod.
Special thanks to the Eta Phi chapter of Vanderbilt University for their work as the advising chapter, and the wonderful job they did in preparing the installation. Also present at the installation were past SED district officers, a representative of the SEDAA, and members of the Theta Psi chapter from the University of Louisville.
Please feel free to send a congratulatory note to our fourth new chapter of the biennium to Mr. James M. McLeod, the Director of Bands/Chapter Sponsor, at jmcleod@kkpsi.org!
To see a picture from this special event, visit http://tbscfr.blogspot.com.
Kimbi Sigle
National Vice President for Colonization and Membership
4. Kappa Kappa Psi Announces Three New Colonies
The National Council of Kappa Kappa Psi is pleased to announce the establishment of three new colonies. Our new colonies are at Houston Baptist University in Houston, Texas; Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, Oklahoma; and Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida.
Houston Baptist University is a private university with approximately 2,000 students. Their musical ensembles include Symphonic & Marching Bands. Robert McElroy is the Director of Bands and Colony Sponsor, and Ben Ware is the Colony President. HBU currently has 14 Colony Members.
The HBU Colony mailing address:
7502 Fondren Road
Houston, TX 77074
Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a public university with undergraduate music degree programs. Ensembles inlcude Symphonic, Jazz, Basketball & Marching Bands. Dr. Kathryn Lindberg is Director of Bands and Colony Sponsor, and Yvonne Colle-Burden is the Colony President. NWOSU has 16 Colony Members.
The NWOSU Colony mailing address:
709 Oklahoma Blvd
Alva, OK 73717
Florida Atlantic University is a public university with approximately 18,000 students. Musical ensembles include a Wind Ensemble and Symphonic, Jazz, Basketball & Marching Bands. FAU has 18 Colony Members.
The FAU Colony mailing address:
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Please welcome all our new Colonies!!
5. Headquarters Staff Hires New Publications Manager
by Lt Col Alan Bonner, National Executive Director
This past spring I was informed that Marcus Brown, our Publications Manager for the past two years, had been accepted into a special graduate program at Virginia Commonwealth University, and that he would be resigning his position with us at the end of July. Having gone through a search process for this difficult position four times in the past 10 years, I was very concerned about finding someone who could match Marcus' outstanding skills and loyalty to KKPsi & TBS.
I'm pleased to announce that we have indeed found the right guy! Our new Publications Manager is Jake Burk.
Jake graduated in spring 2005 with a B.A. in Advertising from Oklahoma State University. This past year he spent in Dallas doing freelance work for a number of advertising agencies & marketing departments, gaining invaluable experience. He has hit the ground in a full sprint, and his first major project was to complete the fall issue of the PODIUM. I'm happy to say it is at the printers now, and we hope to have it shipped to all of you very soon.
If you have not had the opportunity already to talk or meet Jake, please do feel free to welcome him at podium@kkytbs.org. He's always looking for great stories about our chapters & members, especially if you have some photos that reflect what our organizations are all about. Talk to him about your ideas for stories about KKPsi & TBS and your service to bands!!
Welcome aboard Jake!
Lt Col Alan Bonner, USAF(ret.)
National Executive Director
6. TBS Schedules Student Chat
Tau Beta Sigma will be holding their next Student Chat on Tuesday, September 26 at 9pm EST. This month's chat will focus on membership education. Please drop in to chat with us! If you have questions about the chat, contact Dawn Farmer, National VPCR, at dawn@tbsigma.org.
7. First Chapters to send in Chapter Personnel Report, Dues & Fees...
by Dixie Mosier-Greene, HQ National Administrator
This month the National Councils and the HQ Staff want to commend the two chapters from KKPsi & TBS who were first to submit their 2006-2007 Member Dues & Chapter Personnel Report to the National Headquarters.
Congratulations to the Iota Alpha Chapter of TBS at Marist College and the Lambda Mu Chapter of KKPsi at East Tennesse State University!
This is a reminder to all chapters - the deadline for all member dues and CPR forms is Sept. 30 for semester school and Oct. 15 for quarter schools. If you don't receive your membership cards within 6 weeks please call NHQ and follow up on your paperwork.
Keep up the great work!
8. Important Announcements & Dates to Remember!
Don't forget 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:
Specific information for any event below is available from our organizational websites & on each district's webpage. Contact the National HQs or your district officers if you have questions! Please report any errors to hqned@kkytbs.org and thanks!
DATES:
September 30 -- postmark deadline for Chapter Fee and Member Dues
October 15 -- postmark deadline for Chapter Fee and Member Dues for those schools starting after September 15
October 30 -- Member Dues are LATE. Dues are now $83.75 !!
November 15 -- for schools starting after September 15, Member Dues are now LATE. Dues are now $83.75 !!
December 1 -- postmark deadline for Fall Activity Report
January 1, 2007 -- postmark deadline for award applications
Feb 9-11 -- Winter National Council Meetings in Orlando
March 16-17, 2007 -- MWD Convention @ University of Nebraska at Kearney
March 16-17, 2007 -- NED Convention @ Clarion University
March 31-April 2, 2007 -- NCD Convention @ University of Cincinnati
April 7, 2007 -- SED Convention @ Georgia Tech University
April 13-15, 2007 -- WD Convention @ Las Vegas, NV
April 13-15, 2007 -- SWD Convention @ Oklahoma State University
April 2 -- Postmark deadline for National Intercollegiate Band audition tapes
June 1 -- Postmark deadline for Chapter Summary Reports
June 1 -- Postmark deadline for on-time National Convention Registration and fee (without a late fee.)
July 20-22 -- Summer National Council Meetings in Orlando
July 22-24 -- National Intercollegiate Band rehearsals
July 22-24 -- District Leadership Conference
July 24-29 -- 2007 National Convention
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
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