Kappa Kappa Psi

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ΚΚΨ - Kappa Kappa Psi
The Coat of Arms of Kappa Kappa Psi
Motto Strive for the Highest
Colors Blue and white
Flower Red Carnation
Founded November 27, 1919 at Oklahoma A&M College later Oklahoma State University
Type Honorary
Scope United States
Headquarters
Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
Chapters 182 active
Homepage http://www.kkpsi.org

Kappa Kappa Psi is a national honorary band fraternity dedicated to serving college and university bands. The fraternity, headquartered at the historic Stillwater Station in Stillwater, Oklahoma, numbers 4,600 active members in over 180 active chapters, and over 45,000 alumni. Since 1947, Kappa Kappa Psi has recognized Tau Beta Sigma as "an equal affiliated organization with a parallel purpose, function and role in the college and university band setting," and the two organizations hold joint conventions.

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[edit] History

Kappa Kappa Psi was founded on November 27, 1919 by ten members of the Oklahoma A & M College (later to be known as the Oklahoma State University) Band, led by William Alexander Scroggs and the band director and mentor, Bohumil Makovsky. The other founding members were A. Frank Martin, Raymond D. Shannon, Clyde Haston, Clayton E. Soule, Carl A. Stevens, William H. Coppedge, Dick Hurst, Asher Hendrickson, and Iron Hawthorne Nelson. Kappa Kappa Psi was for many years an exclusively male fraternity, though Title IX led the organization to become co-ed in the late 1970s.

Kappa Kappa Psi has grown tremendously in the past ten years, doubling in membership as well as number of chapters.

[edit] Districts

Kappa Kappa Psi is divided into seven geographical areas known as districts. These are the Northeast, Southeast, North Central, Midwest, Southwest, Western, and International Districts (a hypothetical district comprised of all chapters outside the United States, although there are not and never have been any such). Each district is lead by one or more Governors appointed by the National President, as well as a council elected from and by the members of the Districts.

[edit] National leadership

Stillwater Station serves as Kappa Kappa Psi's national headquarters
Stillwater Station serves as Kappa Kappa Psi's national headquarters

[edit] National Headquarters staff

  • Executive Director: Lt. Col. Alan Bonner, USAF (ret.)
  • National Headquarters Administrator: Dixie Mosier-Greene
  • National Headquarters Accountant: Diana Spiva
  • National Membership Services Coordinator: Debbie Morris
  • National Publications Manager: Jake Burk
  • Chapter Field Representative (KKΨ): Phil Rubin
  • Chapter Field Representative (KKΨ): Jennifer Murdock
  • Chapter Field Representative (TBΣ): Meredith Brazzell

[edit] Officers

All national officers serve a two year term, from the close of one national convention to the close of the next. The National Vice President for Professional Relations is appointed by the new National President, the National Vice President for Colonization and Membership assumes the presidency upon approval by a simple majority vote, and all other officers are elected at the convention. Generally National Officers do not serve successive terms in the same position, although there is no rule against this. The recent past and current national officers of Kappa Kappa Psi are:

Term President National Vice President for Colonization and Membership National Vice President for Programs National Vice President for Student Affairs National Vice President for Professional Relations
1989-1991 Kenneth Corbett Dr. Michael Golemo
1991-1993 Stanley G. Finck Scott Stowell
1993-1995 Melvin Miles Scott Stowell
1995-1997 Timothy J. Greenwell Jr. Scott Stowell Dr. Malinda Matney Dr. Kirk Randazzo Dr. Michael Golemo
1997-1999 Scott Stowell Dr. Michael Golemo Dr. Kirk Randazzo Mike Osborn Al Sergel
1999-2001 Dr. Michael Golemo Dr. Kirk Randazzo Mike Osborn Jerome Jackson Al Sergel
2001-2003 Dr. Kirk Randazzo Mike Osborn Deb Eakins Tony Roscoe Dr. Rod Chesnutt
2003-2005 Mike Osborn Dr. Rod Chesnutt Michelle Kincheloe Derrick Mills William Johnson
2005-2007 Dr. Rod Chesnutt Dr. Malinda M. Matney Derrick Mills Adam Cantley Dr. Richard A. Greenwood

[edit] Board of Trustees

Members of the Board of Trustees are elected at each convention for a four-year term, with three seats coming open at each convention. The Immediate Past National President automatically receives a seat for two-years.

  • Dr. Michael Golemo (Chair)
  • Dr. Kirk Randazzo (Vice Chair)
  • Kenneth M. Corbett
  • Scott Stowell
  • Alfred E Sergel, III
  • Michael Osborn (Immediate Past National President)

[edit] District Governors

District Governors are appointed by the National President and, like all other national officers, serve a term from one national convention to the next. It is not uncommon for a Governor to be reappointed to multiple successive terms.

Northeast District:

  • Marie Burleigh
  • Kelvin Washington

Southeast District:

  • Dr. David O'Shields
  • Michael Green

North Central District:

  • Christine Beason
  • Rod Whiteman

Midwest District:

  • Dr. Patrick Carney
  • Denali Alt

Southwest District:

  • Danny George
  • Dr. David Scott

Western District:

  • Tanya Marsh
  • Chris Chapman

[edit] Prominent alumni

Kappa Kappa Psi recognizes a number of alumni who have achieved prominence:

[edit] U.S. President


[edit] Bandmasters

[edit] Composers and arrangers

[edit] Music educators and administrators

  • Dr. James E. Croft
  • Leonard Falcone
  • Frederick Fennell
  • William Foster
  • Dr. Isaac B. Greggs
  • A. Austin Harding
  • Brant Challacombe
  • Eddie Green
  • Mark Hindsley
  • Nilo Hovey
  • L. Bruce Jones
  • Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser
  • Joseph Maddy
  • Charles Minelli
  • James Neilson
  • William D. Revelli
  • H. Robert Reynolds
  • Clarence Sawhill
  • William Schaeffer
  • Eugene Weigel
  • Herman B Wells
  • Manley Whitcomb
  • John Whitwell
  • Don Wilcox

[edit] Musicians

[edit] Others

[edit] External links

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