At Texas Tech, a local sorority for women in the band was established as Tau Beta Sigma. 12, 1944) īecause of the number of men serving in the military, many band programs opened up to women during this time. It is my firm conviction that eventually Kappa Kappa Psi, National Honorary Band Fraternity, should be open to both college band men and women. With so many members serving overseas, including members of the Grand Council, the 19 national conventions were canceled. Only five chapters remained active during the war: the Alpha chapter at Oklahoma A&M College, Alpha Beta at Butler University, Alpha Iota at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Alpha Omicron at Texas Technological College, and Alpha Pi at the University of Tulsa. Petitions for war furlough required the signatures of all active members, the director of bands or other faculty member who was an honorary member of the fraternity, as well as the signature of the college or university president.
War furlough enabled a chapter to seal its records and keep its materials in safekeeping for the duration of the war. The Grand Council granted those chapters that were forced to suspend their activities "war furlough" so that instead of treating the chapter as inactive, their service would be honored. When the war began, most band members left to serve in the armed forces, which greatly strained the fraternity-to the point that 90 percent of chapters were forced to suspend activities. World War II īefore World War II, most college bands were military-style and exclusively male. Invitations were sent to colleges and universities in Canada and South America, but no chapters were ever installed at those institutions. Īt the 1939 National Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio, plans were set into action to make Kappa Kappa Psi an international fraternity. Only 14 were installed during the Great Depression, while World War II put a further damper on fraternal activities. Within ten years, there were 27 chapters spanning from the University of Washington in the west to Duke University in the east. The fraternity grew rapidly in its first years. Members of Kappa Kappa Psi include President Bill Clinton chancellor and eleventh president of Indiana University, Herman B Wells composers John Williams and John Philip Sousa conductor William Revelli and jazz pianist and bandleader Count Basie.
Since 1919, more than 66,000 men and women have been initiated into Kappa Kappa Psi, with nearly 6,000 collegiate members active today. Tau Beta Sigma, National Honorary Band Sorority, has been recognized as a sister organization since 1947, and the two organizations share National Headquarters in Stillwater Santa Fe Depot, a converted historical Santa Fe rail depot that was purchased by the fraternity and sorority in 1991. The organization is led by the National Council and Board of Trustees, which are supported by the National Headquarters staff. Kappa Kappa Psi primarily operates as a recognition society providing service, leadership opportunities, and social programming for band members. It was founded on November 27, 1919, on Thanksgiving Day, at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, now known as Oklahoma State University, in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity ( ΚΚΨ, colloquially referred to as KKPsi), is a fraternity for college and university band members in the United States.
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