Volume 9, Number 7
February 11, 2008
http://www.kkytbs.org
http://www.kkpsi.org
http://www.tbsigma.org

       • Dixie Mosier-Greene Announces Retirement
       • KKPsi and TBS Continue to Expand with Additional New Colonies
       • Google Aps Transition Nearly Complete
       • TBS Board Scholarship Opportunity
       • Conn-Selmer Institute Registration Information
       • Reminders

1. Dixie Mosier-Greene Announces Retirement from National Headquarters
by Lt Col Alan Bonner, National Executive Director

Dixie Mosier-Greene will retire March 31, 2008 after completing 22 years of faithful service to Kappa Kappa Psi & Tau Beta Sigma!

Dixie began working for KKPsi & TBS in 1986 when the Headquarters offices were still located in the Seretean Center on the Oklahoma State University campus. She has witnessed amazing changes in the Fraternity & Sorority over the years, and especially how the operations of the Headquarters has adapted to ever-changing technologies to be able to provide more and better services to both Active & Alumni Members and the national leadership.

Dixie has played a major role in our expanded capabilities, particularly over the past twelve years with the creation, development and maintenance of the national master database. I'm proud to say, that for someone who reluctantly abandoned her 'electric typewriter', she embraced the learning challenge and became the office expert on how our database functioned! She 'fondly' recalls her first desktop computer here at the headquarters and her 'color' monitor. It was color because it had a green hue and white text (no other colors!!).

She has been the corporate memory for events that took place two decades ago, and her ability to keep track of all the chapter issues proved invaluable to me, especially during my early years at the Headquarters. Look for a well deserved salute to Dixie in the upcoming PODIUM which goes to press this week. Her service to KKpsi & TBS has earned her our respect and gratitude, and we all join in to wish her a healthy, peaceful and happy retirement!

Well done Dixie!

2. KKPsi Welcomes back the Gamma Alpha Colony at Midwestern State University

Kappa Kappa Psi is pleased to announce the Gamma Alpha Colony at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. We are very excited to see the re-activation of Gamma Alpha come back so strongly with 50 colony members! We are not certain, but that may be a record for the largest colony in the history of KKPsi!

Midwestern State University is a public university offering an undergraduate music degree program. Ensembles include Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Jazz Band, Basketball & Marching Bands. Their officers are as follows:
Daniel Timmerman, Saxophone - President
Dustin Echols, French Horn - Vice President
Phillis Frank, Flute - Recording Secretary
Matt Lunsford, Tuba - Correspondence Secretary
Anna-Marie Eckert, Flute - Treasurer
Kelley Hughes, Trombone - Historian
Mitch Bell, Trumpet - Sergeant at Arms
Aimee Santella, Flute - Alumni Secretary
Colony Contact information -- MSUband@mwsu.edu
Their Director of Bands and Colony Sponsor is Dr. Larry Archambo -- larry.archambo@mwsu.edu

Please do send notes of congratulations and welcome to our new colony!!

3. TBS Welcomes back the Eta Sigma Colony at Towson University

Greetings Sisters & Brothers,

It is with GREAT EXCITEMENT to announce our newest colony for Tau Beta Sigma, the colony at Towson University (which will be the reactivation of the Eta Sigma Chapter) once the colonization process is complete! Here is the contact information below for the colony.

Genevieve Yost- President
Gyost1@towson.edu
theyostafarian@verizon.net

John Miliauskas- Sponsor
jmiliauskas@towson.edu

Dr. Dana Rothlisberger- Director of Bands
drothlisberger@towson.edu

I am also excited to announce our Advisor & Advising Chapter for the Towson Colony.

Advisor: Deena Smith, National VPCR for Tau Beta Sigma
Epsilon Lambda Life Member
deena1946@tbsigma.org

Advising Chapter:
Zeta Upsilon, West Chester University
Katie Lane, President
KL606328@wcupa.edu

If you would like to send a note to welcome our newest colony, I have included e-mail addresses for any welcome notes you would like to send.

TAU BETA SIGMA FOR GREATER BANDS!
Dollie McDonald O'Neill
National VPCM
Tau Beta Sigma

4. KKPsi & TBS Unveil New Email Services

The National Headquarters is pleased to announce that Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma have successfully moved our free kkpsi.org and tbsigma.org email accounts to Google Apps. This move was in response to your suggestions regarding the old system, primarily about the volume of spam each account used to receive. We know that many brothers and sisters have long since given up on their kkpsi.org and tbsigma.org email addresses because of spam, and we’re excited to offer those same addresses, with all the power and features of Google’s email service. This means more options, more storage space, and far less spam—all for free, both to you and to the national organizations.

Here are just a few of the features of Google Apps:

• Select your own @kkpsi.org or @tbsigma.org email address
• High-quality spam filtering
• Google’s award-winning Gmail web interface
• Six gigabytes of storage for each account (compared to 15 megabytes before!)
• Access to Google Docs, allowing you to edit and collaborate on documents and spreadsheets.
• Google Calendar, including the ability to share schedule information with other members.
• The same ability to access your email on the road or in an external email client as we’ve had in the past.

If you were a current user of these accounts during the change, you’ve no doubt seen the new system. If you abandoned your kkpsi.org or tbsigma.org account long ago, or never had one – you’ll soon be able to sign up for a free account! We have disabled new sign-ups temporarily while we finish the transition, but check out kkpsi.org and tbsigma.org around mid-February to get your free email address!

We sincerely hope you like this new system and that it addresses your needs. If you have any comments, concerns, or suggestions; please feel free to contact us at National Headquarters!

5. TBS Board of Trustees Scholarship Information

HAVE YOU RECEIVED AN AWARD LATELY?

Each year the Board of Trustees awards a $500 scholarship for a woman in Tau Beta Sigma who is preparing to enter the field of Music Education. In addition to the award, the recipient’s name is also added to the ‘Plaque of Honor’ at the National Headquarters.

Applicants must be entering their Junior or Senior year after June 1st, have been an active member of Tau Beta Sigma for one year, and have a 3.3 GPA (on a 4.0 scale). Visit the Tau Beta Sigma website and download the application for the information required to complete the application.

The deadline of June 1st may seem to be too early to be thinking about applying for a scholarship five months away but the time can slip away before you know it.

6. Future Band Directors, Don't Miss the 2008 Conn-Selmer Institute!

NOW IS THE TIME TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT!
Don’t miss out! Register today!

Conn-Selmer Institute 2008, the industry-leading education outreach program, has a multi-track program for this years’ event. The four-day session will take place June 8-11, 2008 on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.

“Conn-Selmer Institute is THE place to go to add relevance to the teaching degree. The topics presented are on the leading edge of what is expected from tomorrow's music educators and the presenters are those who are at the top of their game at the national level. Past CSI attendees have told me that the education they received in these few days as been the icing on the cake in terms of preparing them for meaningful careers in music education. It's a real jump start to success,” said Ms. Marcia Neel President of Music Education Consultants, Inc.

Synergy Brass Live in Concert!
The Conn-Selmer Institute is pleased to announce that the world famous Synergy Brass will be our special guest performers at the 2008 Conn-Selmer Institute. Known for their ability to entertain, educate and even motivate students to join band, this group will entertain, instruct and inform!

Sign up by February 29th and bring a friend for free! You and a friend will both be registered for the institute, share an on-campus residence hall room, enjoy complementary meals, 20% CSI bookstore credit, factory tour, and concert.

For complete information about the Conn-Selmer Institute, an informational video and program registration, visit www.csinstitute.org.

Conn-Selmer, Inc., the largest manufacturer of band and orchestral instruments and accessories in the United States, is a subsidiary of Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. To contact Conn-Selmer, write to P.O. Box 310, Elkhart, IN 46515-0310 U.S.A. or visit www.conn-selmer.com.
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Publisher's Note: Both KKPsi and TBS have partnered with Conn-Selmer for the past six years by offering scholarships to our qualified members who are accepted into the CSI program. The Scholarship application for KKPsi can be located on the homepage at http://www.kkpsi.org/ConnSelmerApplication.doc, and for TBS, http://www.tbsigma.org/Forms/TBSConnSelmerApplication.doc. I've participated on the faculty in the past, and this is a golden opportunity for any aspiring band director! Strongly recommended!!

Reminders!!

+ When you complete your Spring Initiate Classes, REMEMBER, you have 30 days following 3rd degree to submit the Initiate Registration Form to get them entered into the Master Database and avoid the late fee! Don't wait until the 29th day... EARLY is much better!!

+ Be sure to try to attend your respective District Conventions this March & April. Plan ahead!! You will need your membership card with you! If you need a replacement, order one now from Membership Services Coordinator, Debbie Morris at the Headquarters, hqsec@kkytbs.org.