Tau Beta Sigma Historical Timeline

During the meeting in Lubbock, TX, A. Frank Martin encourages the girls to no longer wait on Kappa Kappa Psi, but to incorporate as a separate organization

The Alpha chapter (#1) was installed at Oklahoma State University on March 26, 1946. Kappa Kappa Psi National Executive Secretary A. Frank Martin served as the installing officer. Charter members include: Rosemary Wright, Mary Belle Reece, Frances Evelyn (Martin) Lumly, Bernice Lucille Friend, Maribeth Crist, Ebba Jensen, Margie Louise (Stauffer)..Read More

The Beta chapter (#2) was installed at Texas Tech University on May 4, 1946. Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma National Executive Secretary A. Frank Martin served as the installing officer. Charter members include: Dewey Otto Wiley, Doris May (Ragsdale) Kochanek, Catherine Joanne Birtciel, Mary Lou Bizzell, Betty Chloe..Read More

The Epsilon Chapter(#05) was installed at Butler University on July 7th, 1946. Kappa Kappa Psi Grand 1st Vice President William Theodore Jones was the installing officer. Charter Members Include: Patsy Huber, Carrie Clark, Dorothy Reinacker, Vera Fesmire, Loisann Hatten, Frances Brockman, Carol Roberts, Barbara Barth, Marion Markle, Catherine Morris, Betty..Read More

The 2nd Biennial Convention of Tau Beta Sigma was held at Oklahoma A&M College in Stillwater, OK. The following members were elected to the National Council & Board of Trustees and served until: August 19, 1949 National President: Suzanne (Wetmore) Larsen (Gamma) National First Vice President: Dorothy (Allen) Nichols (Delta)..Read More

The Zeta chapter (#6) was installed at Stetson University on May 24, 1947. Albert Lyman Wiltse, Director of Bands at the University of Tampa, served as the installing officer. Charter members include: Katherine Allen, Madeline Barrow, Iris June Hart, Mary Mills, Betty Jane Moore, Delva Register, Verdery Roberts, Donnalee Steckel,..Read More

The Iota chapter (#9) was installed at Baylor University on February 14, 1948. Tau Beta Sigma National 2nd Vice President Frances Martin Lumley served as the installing officer. Charter members include: Carol Ellen Hodges, Alice Rose Wilkinson, Janet Elaine (West) Miller, Betty Jeanne Clark, Janet Wilson, Maebelle Freeman, Glyn Griffin,..Read More

The Lambda Chapter (#011) was installed at the University of Michigan on May 18th, 1948. Kappa Kappa Psi District VII Counselor and University of Michigan Director of Bands, William D. Revelli, was the installing officer. Charter Members Include: Bernadette Sohn, Carleen Symmonds, Virginia Hourigan, Jean Ayling, Joyce Baker, Leah Chastaine,..Read More

The Nu chapter (#13) was installed at Long Island University on February 11, 1949. LIU Director of Bands and Kappa Kappa Psi District X Governor Raymond Shannon served as the installing officer. Charter members include: Sybil Bailen, Natalie Baker, Gertrude Baker, Myra Bleifeld, Mary Lou Cascardo, Frances Centrowitz, Mildred Henriques,..Read More

The Omicron Chapter (#15) was installed at the University of Utah on April 30, 1949. Hugh McMillen was the installing officer, and the Gamma Chapter at the University of Colorado performed the Ritual and installation ceremony. Charter members include: Margorie Alexander, Gretchen Baragar, Imogene Brown, Arden Farris, Marian Jones, Carol..Read More

The 3rd Biennial Convention of Tau Beta Sigma was held at the University of Colorado in Boulder, CO. The following members were elected to the National Council & Board of Trustees and served until: July 29, 1951 National President: Dorothy A Nichols (Delta) National First Vice President: Frances E. Martin..Read More

The Rho Chapter (#017) was installed at Indiana University on November 19th, 1949. Kappa Kappa Psi Grand 1st Vice President William Theodore Jones was the installing officer. Charter Members Include: Katherine Taylor, Nelia Bentley, Patricia Locks, Dorothy Higgs, Ellen Ball, Charlene Ferguson, Billie J. Krull, Nancy Paddack, Natalie Simonini, Barbara..Read More