Programs Committee - Separates

Committee Charges:

• Read and review the 1998 Programs committee’s charges and report

• Discuss effectiveness of the Sister Chapter Program

• Work with membership committee to a start a program about contact with other bands at games

• Brainstorm new projects for our district to undertake

Award to recognize contributions to the sorority or to the bands for Non TBS members

Last years committee report brought this up and we found that a few chapters already do something of this sort. They honor their brothers by showing their appreciation for their hard work by giving them a rose and a card with one of the 8 and 5 th at best describes their contributions. Another chapter formally votes to bestow an award to those who have contributed to the band such as equipment staff or Alpha Sigma Iota members. We would like to keep this a general award so that each chapter may i nclude something traditionally important to them.

• We would like to charge the VPCM to create a page of guidelines for such an award that will be sent out with the other district programs mailing. (i.e. COFFEE Club, P.A.R.)

• We charge the 2000 Programs Committee to discuss these guidelines.

Sisters Chapters

We discussed what our current chapters do as sister chapters. Namely, we set up pen pals and attend degrees. These generally haven’t been a complete success. We thought that since the sister chapter program is relatively new we would like to kee p evaluating it. We had some suggestions that since we are sisters we should write to our sister chapters on holidays and their birthday because on holidays you are reminded of your family including your sisters.

The permanent chapters, which are assigned according to geographical location, are supposed to be reassigned on odd year district conventions. The new permanent sister chapters are:

Lambda and Zeta Epsilon

Gamma Rho and Alpha Xi

Gamma Mu and Epsilon Iota

Chi and Alpha Delta

Theta and Delta Epsilon and Eta Eta

Zeta Rho and Eta Zeta

Rho and Epsilon

Beta Sigma and Zeta Lambda and Zeta Gamma

The rotating sister chapters are reassigned randomly at even year District Conventions and they are still:

Epsilon and Alpha Delta

Theta and Rho

Chi and Zeta Epsilon

Alpha Xi and Gamma Rho

Beta Sigma and Lambda

Epsilon Iota and Zeta Gamma

Zeta Alpha and Eta Eta

Delta Epsilon and Gamma Mu

Eta Zeta and Zeta Rho

• We charge the 2000 Programs Committee to reassign the rotating sister chapters and to evaluate the sister chapter program.

Contact with Other Bands at Games

One of the purposes of Tau Beta Sigma is to encourage a close relationship between collegiate bands. Meeting the other band at games should be as regular as athletic teams shaking hands after a game. Unfortunately somewhere along the line this tr adition has not remained. We must lead the way in as members of Tau Beta Sigma to make a difference. We must approach our band directors to find out when bands will visit and explain why it is important to meet the other bands. Then volunteer to serve y our band by hosting the other band before or after the game. We, the programs committee, challenge you each to go home and speak to your director about meeting the other band.

I would like to thank Amy for being my secretary, Holly for her resourcefulness, and all who showed up and gave their opinions.

Respectfully submitted,

Michelle DeBuck, chair Lambda

Kate Byram, Epsilon

Kay Cudney, Gamma Mu

Sara Shilling, Chi

Holly Kennedy, Eta Zeta

Kate Schindel, Beta Sigma