Guided by our values, mission and ritual, Kappa Kappa Psi is purposefully working towards our vision With a dedicated spirit of unity and cooperation, we are unequivocally committed to become the world standard of excellence for band fraternal organizations. Kappa Kappa Psi has affiliation with over 210 college and university campuses across the United States of America. Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternityįounded in 1919 at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Kappa Kappa Psi is the leading fraternity solely dedicated to supporting and developing college and university band programs. I encourage you all to continue Striving for the Highest and celebrate today the way I believe our founders would have wanted, by coming together and making your bands better. This is because of students, directors, alumni, and friends who stand up for the values of our organization and truly model excellence in our fraternity. Kappa Kappa Psi is in one the strongest places it has ever been in its history. Hopefully, this phrase will guide you to place where our founders would be proud to call you “Brother.” Let that phrase be your focus when you confront problems, when you do not want to practice, or when members are not living up to our ritual. This sounds simple, but you may find it difficult. Welcome back to another episode of Kappa Kappa Psi Presents Join Bang Co, VPSA, and many others as we wish each other a Happy 101st Founders Day. In band rooms across the country, our members would come together, focus on our mission and values, and truly live the spirit of the ritual written by our founders over 92 years ago.īrothers, I challenge you to “come together and make your bands better” for the next year. We would not have issues with dwindling chapter sizes, hazing, or internal strife. When our founders met they had one simple goal in mind: “We need to come together and make our band better.” If all of our chapters focused on that goal and recruited people who believed in that goal, we would be an even stronger force. One thing remains constant: Our mission to support and advocate for college bands. We have chapters at every type of institution imaginable, and members from all walks of life. Kappa Kappa Psi has grown with the modern college and university band program. What started at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College with 10 men and their college band director now lives on over 210 campuses. For 92 years and counting, Kappa Kappa Psi has been a part of college and university band programs.
On November 27th we will celebrate the founding of our fraternity. Founder’s Circle Leadership Development Program.Strive for 5 – Membership Recruitment Resources.I’m especially thankful for the ability to play music with one another, to have a shared experience that connects and brings joy, love, and light to all. I’m thankful for the opportunity to serve all of you as your National President. I’m thankful for the many Brothers I have met over the years, at conventions, over zoom, and from countless chapters across the country who have touched my life. I’m thankful for my home chapter at Lock Haven, for the amazing experience playing in the LHU Band, and that seven people saw something in me to offer me an invitation for membership in Kappa Kappa Psi.
I hope that this sentiment continues to drive us forward as a better Kappa Kappa Psi.įinally, this is a moment of gratitude. But at the same time, we must also acknowledge that we haven’t always gotten it right, and that when we reflect on our successes, we must also reflect on the moments that we could have done better and done more. Our acknowledgement, inclusion, and acceptance of people of color, women, and the LGBTQIA community demonstrates our growth as an organization that cares about the people who serve in it. Throughout the years, we have grown and adapted as an organization. Certainly – I would not be here as your National President. I think of how far we have come in 102 years.
We celebrate the precious gift of music, and the magic it brings when we join together in harmony. We celebrate our chapters, our Brothers, our connection and the spirit of servant leadership. We celebrate our relationship and our shared mission with Tau Beta Sigma. We celebrate the opportunity to serve college bands with honor, integrity, respect, and loyalty. Our values are the same as they were when 10 bandsmen came together and created an organization in the image of their director. This is a moment to truly celebrate! For 102 years, our organization has withstood the test of time. What does it mean to celebrate Founders’ Day?
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