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Tau Beta Sigma founder, Wava Banes was born in Cleveland, Oklahoma on March 14, 1920
The Grand Council shall hereby be authorized to establish units of ΚΚΨ to be known as a Band Sorority, composed of young women belonging to the College or University Bands, that said auxiliary units be given a separate Greek name, and be recognized as sponsored by ΚΚΨ
Texas Technological College's Tau Beta Sigma club's petition to become a subordinate of Kappa Kappa Psi is received at National Headquarters
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)…
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The Delta chapter (#4) was installed at the University of Oklahoma on April 28, 1946. Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma National Executive Secretary A. Frank Martin served as the installing officer. Charter members include: Leonard H. Haug, Gloria Anderson, Dorothy (Allen) Nichols, Barbara Jo Peterson, Marjorie Helen Prestridge,…
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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…
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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…
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The Gamma Chapter (#3) was installed at the University of Colorado on October 27, 1946. Kappa Kappa Psi Grand President F. Lee Bowling served as the installing officer. Charter members include: Deborah Ann Peterson, Linda Ann Dudenhaver, Hugh E. McMillen, Mirian Brianer, Caryl Luna Bivans, Janice Harriet Bridges, Elma Virginia…
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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)…
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The Eta chapter (#7) was installed at Phillips University on May 19, 1947. Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma National Executive Secretary A. Frank Martin served as the installing officer. Charter members include: Martha Lincoln, Ann Steffe, Allaweas Spears, Arlene Zollars, Elizabeth (Cooley) Bundy, Marjorie Thomas, Joyce Sidorfsky, Barbara…
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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,…
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The Theta Chapter (#008) installed at University of Cincinnati on May 31, 1947. Kappa Kappa Psi Past National President Francis Todd was the installing officer. Charter Members Include: Janet Boland, Pansy Buyer, Doris Fitch, Jean Hauck, Suzanne Keeling, Dorothy Kienast, Patricia Zoubal, Margie Merz, Marilyn Moening, Joanne Moore, Faynelle Newland,…
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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,…
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The Kappa chapter (#10) was installed at the University of Texas at El Paso on May 9, 1948. Charles Senning served as installing officer. Charter members include: Judith (Arnold) Fauntleroy, Barbara Lee Bowden, Evelyn (Brasseur) White, Stella Fayrene Burdem, Thelma Faye Cain, Marjorie Griggs, Virginia Ruth Mathis, Janet Elizabeth McKim,…
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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,…
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The Mu Chapter (#12) was installed at the University of Denver on September 9, 1948. National President Suzanne Wetmore served as the installing officer. Charter members include: Doris Lee Watkins, Glessner Elizabeth Munn, Joyce Marie Bower, Vivienne Rupert Blanken, Mildred Josephine Bobbit, Ellen Lee Dickey, Arlene Ann Hahn, Lois Ann…
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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,…
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The Pi Chapter (#16) was installed at Nebraska Wesleyan University on April 23, 1949. Charter members include: Martha Clifton, Edythe Cochran, Shirley Evans, Alice Deissler, Mildred Guyer, Mae Hansen, Lorraine Hewett, Barbara Hicks, Barbara Koch, Marilyn Long, Leuretta Martin, Shirley Meyer, Ramona Mitchell, Nancy Osborne, Frances Perry, Alma Stoddard, Virginia…
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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…
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The Xi chapter (#14) was installed at West Texas A&M University on May 7, 1949. Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma National Executive Secretary A. Frank Martin and his wife Grace Martin served as the installing officers. Charter members include: Helen Jo Wilson, Charlie Maude Ramsey, Nina Jo Dunn,…
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The Sigma Chapter (#18) Installed at Arizona State College on November 12, 1949. The installing officers were J. Lee & Mrs. Joyce Burke. Charter Members include: Ruth Tollefarud, Carol Thiel, Phyllis Rugger, Florence Kilpatrick, Florence Kiehler, Barbara Heavin, Helen Camp, Sue Beelar, Shirley James, Caroline Kilpatrick, Carolyn Bagnoli.
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…
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