Kappa Kappa Psi
& Tau Beta Sigma
Electronic Newsletter
Volume 3, Number 1
August 15, 2001

IN THIS ISSUE:

• 2001 National Convention a HUGE SUCCESS!!!
• New KKPsi Manuals available on line!
• Chapter Charter Reproductions

1. 2001 National Convention is now history!

The 2001 KKPsi & TBS National Convention held in Corpus Christi last month was a great success with over 800 attendees. Highlights include a terrific performance by the 2001 National Intercollegiate Band under the direction of Colonel Bryan Shelburne, former Commander & Conductor of the US Army Band,Washington, DC; two new outstanding contributions to the concert band repertoire with world premieres of works by Dr. Timothy Mahr, 2001 National Commissioning Composer and Julie Giroux, special TBS Guest Composer; exciting guest speakers, Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser and Bret Sokolow; and great fun, spirit, brotherhood & sisterhood throughout the week! Watch for stories and photographs in the fall PODIUM.

2. PDFs of the new Kappa Kappa Psi Guide to Membership and its accompanying Membership Education Teaching Manual arenow available on-line.

Publications Manager, Mike McMurtrey has completed two new important KKPsi manuals, and he has posted them on the HQs website. Links are posted on the web site on the downloadable forms page and flagged as "new." URLs are as follows:

http://www.kkytbs.org/forms/KKPsiGuidetoMembership.pdf and

http://www.kkytbs.org/forms/KKYMembEdTeachingManual.pdf

The Guide itself is a large file which will take some time to download. Be patient!

3. Need a Reproduction of your Chapter's Charter?
by Derrick Mills, National Chapter Field Representative for KKPsi

National Headquarters has developed a new policy for our rising requests for copy of individual Chapter Charters. We have been receiving a increasing number of requests from chapters for copies of lost charters, assuming that "Nationals" has a copy of their respected charter. Unfortunately, National Headquarters DOES NOT have copies of chapters' charters. If you have lost your chapters charter, a reprint will cost $25. Also keep in mind that we do not have copies of every design of the charters as they have changed over the years. We can provide you with a charter reprint using the current design. If you have any requests or questions about charters, please contact National Headquarters at kkytbs@kkytbs.org or (800)543-6505.

To better serve our chapters, National Headquarters will maintain copies of charters of all new chapters installed after the 2001 National Convention.

ATTN: District Governors/Counselors/Officers/Chapter Presidents...Please ensure widest possible delivery to all chapters & members in your respective districts! All NewsNotes On-Line issues are available on-line at http://www.kkytbs.org/newsnotes.html.

There are a number of new leaders in the fraternity & sorority, so please help me make sure I have all the appropriate, correct email addresses. If you notice one is in error, I would appreciate your letting me know!

Many thanks,

Lt Col Alan Bonner, USAF (Ret.)
National Executive Director