1. Kappa
Kappa Psi Announces Another New Colony!
The first Kappa
Kappa Psi Colony for 2004
is from Tiffin University in Tiffin, Ohio. Tiffin University is a private school with a small but
growing band program. Ensembles include Concert Band, Jazz Band,
Basketball Band and Marching Band.
Information for our new
colony follows and please extend a welcome to our new
colony members. We hope you offer help & encouragement as they begin
the colony process!
Director of Bands
& Chapter Sponsor: Christian Secrist - secristc@tiffin.edu
7 Colony Members
Colony President:
Jillian Wasserman – kkpsi@tiffin.edu
2. Kappa Kappa Psi & Tau Beta Sigma Manuals Available On-Line
After considerable
revision and reorganization the principal operating manuals for both KKPsi & TBS are available for download from the
national website. The KKPsi Guide to Membership
can be downloaded from http://www.kkytbs.org/forms/KKPsiGuidetoMembership.pdf. The TBS Chapter Operations Handbook can be
found at http://www.kkytbs.org/forms/TBSChOpsHandbook.pdf, and the TBS Guide to Membership Education is at http://www.kkytbs.org/forms/TBSGME.pdf. Most materials in
the previous KKPsi Chapter Operations Handbook have
been incorporated into the Guide to Membership. Several
key sections are available direct at: http://www.kkytbs.org/kky/kchapops.html. All of these
important resources will also be included on the Membership Resources
CD-ROM. The TBS Membership Resources CD-ROM has been pressed and will be
shipped to Chapters and Sponsors in a mailer this month. The KKPsi Membership Resources CD-ROM is nearly complete and
should go to the production company very soon, so please watch for an
announcement about your copies in the very near future!
3. KKPsi & TBS
Graduation Cords Now Available!!
Attached is a photo
of the new Graduation Cord approved by the National Councils at the January
Winter Meeting. You may order yours from Collegiate Regalia on the
National Website at http://www.kkytbs.org/merchandise.htm. Initial response has been very positive!!
4. National Alumni Association Board
Contributes Financially to KKPsi & TBS
As part of a
four-year replacement plan to upgrade computer resources at the National
Headquarters, the National Councils approved purchase of a new
server. When the NAA Board learned of this new purchase, they approved a
$4,000 contribution to assist in the cost of server, software, and
installation! Bravo to the NAA for the clear demonstration of their
commitment to the Active Members of KKPsi & TBS!
5. KKPsi & TBS
Membership Trends Head Upwards!
Have you read the
Membership & Chapter Mid-Year Reports that are posted
on-line? Those reports have direct bearings on the amount
of funds provided to each District, as we use the membership numbers for
each organization to determine the District Allocations, based upon
on-time Chapter Personnel Reports and Dues & Fees. At this time of
the Fiscal Year, the Mid-Year Report is the most accurate, up-to-date
information we have of the state of total members for both KKPsi & TBS, and it is our first glimpse at
possible growth or losses of numbers of members for both organizations.
After a downturn in the past two years, we turned the corner this year and
every trend we monitor in this report is upward!
HIGHLIGHTS are based
on the December 31, 2003 report as compared to the December
31, 2002
Report --
Membership Dues for KKPsi: 6.5% higher this year.
Fall Initiates for KKPsi 37% higher!
Honoraries up 48%!
Number of Chapters
increased from 169 to 171
Total Members as of Dec 31,
2003:
3,219 -- up 9.8%!
Membership Dues for
TBS: 1.5% higher.
Fall Initiates up
17%!
Number of Chapters
increased from 131 to 132
Total Members as of Dec 31,
2003:
2,321 -- 3.6% growth!
Overall, that's
terrific news for both KKPsi & TBS and reflects
the excitement we've heard and felt from chapters all over the country this
fall! We hope all of you feel challenged to make the Spring Membership
even more positive as we aspire to continue to grow Kappa Kappa
Psi & Tau Beta Sigma!
For those of you who
may have not taken a look at those Mid-Year Reports, they may be found on the
National Website and downloaded at http://www.kkytbs.org/forms/KKYMid-YearReport.htm & http://www.kkytbs.org/forms/TBSMid-YearReport.htm
ATTN:
District Governors/Counselors/Officers/Chapter Presidents...
Please ensure widest possible delivery to all chapters,
colonies & members in your respective districts!
The
idea of this electronic newsletter is to be able to quickly and efficiently
send out information to every individual member. Therefore, it is up to
the District Leaders to designate someone to be responsible for forwarding
on to the chapters or Chapter Presidents in their district. Once the
Chapter Presidents have the newsletter, please ensure every member of your
chapter receives it! Unfortunately, I regularly talk to chapters members
who have do not received NewsNotes
On-Line. Please help us to communicate to the individual member!
All NewsNotes On-Line issues are available on-line at http://www.kkytbs.org/newsnotes.html.
Many
thanks,
Lt Col Alan
L. Bonner, USAF (Ret.)
National Executive Director
Kappa Kappa Psi & Tau Beta Sigma
National Band Fraternity & Sorority
http://www.kkytbs.org
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