Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity is an honorary fraternity for college and university band members in the United States. Tau Beta Sigma Honorary Band Sorority is a co-educational recognition and service sorority for college and university band members. Tau Beta Sigma became the sister organization of Kappa Kappa Psi 1947. p. 27. The two organizations hold joint national conventions every two years in odd-numbered years.
The national convention serves as the governing body of each respective organization. National conventions are called to order in joint sessions, then recessed to allow the two organizations to hold separate business sessions before returning to a final joint session to end the convention. Each organization elects its national officers during the convention. In addition, the conventions features a performance of the National All American Intercollege Band, featuring members of college and university bands from across the United States.
The first national convention of Kappa Kappa Psi was held in 1922, on the campus of Oklahoma A&M College in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The next several conventions were held in Oklahoma City. Beginning in 1939, conventions were held at various college campuses around the country until 1995 when the size of the delegations of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma were so large that the organizations were forced to move to convention centers and hotels.
The first national convention of Tau Beta Sigma was held in 1946 on the campus of Texas Tech University, home of the Beta chapter. Since that first convention, each national convention of Tau Beta Sigma has been held concurrently with Kappa Kappa Psi national conventions.
Kappa Kappa Psi national conventions
Following is a list of the national conventions of Kappa Kappa Psi.
Convention number Dates Location References Oklahoma A&M College (Stillwater, Oklahoma) – Huckins Hotel (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) – Huckins Hotel (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Huckins Hotel (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) – Huckins Hotel (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Not held 6 – Huckins Hotel (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) 7 – Claypoole Hotel (Indianapolis, Indiana) 8 – Cosmopolitan Hotel (Denver, Colorado) 9 Gibson Hotel and University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio) 10 – Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) Not held (World War II) Not held (World War II) 11 – Oklahoma A&M College (Stillwater, Oklahoma) 12 – University of Colorado (Boulder, Colorado) 13 – Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana) – Texas Tech University (Lubbock, Texas) – Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio) – University of Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah) – Florida State University (Tallahassee, Florida) – Wichita State University (Wichita, Kansas) – University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona) – Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana) – Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, Texas) – Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, Oklahoma) – University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) – University of Connecticut (Storrs, Connecticut) Karel Husa: A Bio-Bibliography – August 6, 1975 University of Houston (Houston, Texas) – August 13, 1977 University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California) – August 11, 1979 Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Georgia) University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio) – August 6, 1983 Texas Tech University (Lubbock, Texas) – University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) Lawrence Journal-World - Apr 6, 1985 p 3 University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, Oklahoma) University of Maryland (College Park, Maryland) Alfred Reed: A Bio-Bibliography – Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana) – Hilton Walt Disney World (Orlando, Florida) Camelback Inn (Scottsdale, Arizona) – Renaissance Hotel (St. Louis, Missouri) – Omni Bayfront Hotel (Corpus Christi, Texas) – Norfolk Waterside Marriott (Norfolk, Virginia) – Lexington Center (Lexington, Kentucky) – Wyndham Hotel and Resort (Orlando, Florida) – Arizona Biltmore Hotel (Phoenix, Arizona) 43 – Crowne Plaza Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colorado) 44 – Marriott Springfield (Springfield, Massachusetts) 45 – Hyatt Regency Lexington (Lexington, Kentucky) 46July 18, 2017 – July 22, 2017Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista (Orlando, Florida)47July 16, 2019 – July 20, 2019Oklahoma State University–Stillwater (Stillwater, Oklahoma)48July 13, 2021 – July 16, 2021Amway Grand Plaza Hotel (Grand Rapids, Michigan)49July 11, 2023 – July 14, 2023Caribe Royal Resort (Orlando, Florida)50 July 15, 2025 – July 18, 2025Central Bank Center (Lexington, Kentucky)
Tau Beta Sigma conventions
Following is a list of the national conventions of Tau Beta Sigma.
Convention number Dates Location References Texas Tech University – Oklahoma A&M College (Stillwater, Oklahoma) – University of Colorado (Boulder, Colorado) – Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana) – Texas Tech University (Lubbock, Texas) – Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio) – University of Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah) – Florida State University (Tallahassee, Florida) – Wichita State University (Wichita, Kansas) – University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona) – Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana) – Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, Texas) – Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, Oklahoma) – University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) – University of Connecticut (Storrs, Connecticut) – August 6, 1975 University of Houston (Houston, Texas) University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California) – August 11, 1979 Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Georgia) University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio) – August 6, 1983 Texas Tech University (Lubbock, Texas) – University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, Oklahoma) University of Maryland (College Park, Maryland) – Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana) – Hilton Walt Disney World (Orlando, Florida) Camelback Inn (Scottsdale, Arizona) – Renaissance Hotel (St. Louis, Missouri) – Omni Bayfront Hotel (Corpus Christi, Texas) – Norfolk Waterside Marriott (Norfolk, Virginia) – Lexington Center (Lexington, Kentucky) – Wyndham Hotel and Resort (Orlando, Florida) – Arizona Biltmore Hotel (Phoenix, Arizona) – Crowne Plaza Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colorado) – Marriott Springfield (Springfield, Massachusetts) – Hyatt Regency Lexington (Lexington, Kentucky) – Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista (Orlando, Florida) – Oklahoma State University- Stillwater (Stillwater, Oklahoma) July 13, 2021 – July 16, 2021 Amway Grand Plaza Hotel (Grand Rapids, Michigan) July 11, 2023 – July 14, 2023 Caribe Royal Resort (Orlando, Florida) July 15, 2025 – July 18, 2025 Central Bank Center (Lexington, Kentucky)
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