Frank Martin and offered to turn over their work and the name Tau Beta Sigma to the women's band sorority at Oklahoma A&M, known as Kappa Psi, to submit the articles of incorporation in Oklahoma. Wiley and the girls at Texas Tech again turned to A. Likewise, the Balfour Company completed designs for the sorority badge and pledge pin. Frank Martin, the ritual and national constitution were completed. The Grand Council of Kappa Kappa Psi agreed that Tau Beta Sigma could share in all fraternal publications. Until a national convention of Kappa Kappa Psi could be held and the matter clarified, Tau Beta Sigma could be considered the “sister organization” of the fraternity. Frank Martin, Grand Executive Secretary of Kappa Kappa Psi, in January 1946 to provide assistance in forming their own national organization, just as the National Fraternity had done in 1919. Rather than postponing action on the women's request indefinitely, the women at Texas Tech approached A. With World War II in progress, it was unsure as to when the National Chapter would hold their next convention where the issue could be brought to debate. Accepting the group under these circumstances, however, would have entailed a complete revision of the Kappa Kappa Psi constitution.
In June 1943, the Tech women petitioned the Grand Council of Kappa Kappa Psi to become an auxiliary part of the national fraternity as an active chapter. By October 1941, TBS had begun communications with the national executive secretary of Kappa Kappa Psi for assistance in becoming a national organization. As band enrollment changed due to participation in World War II, the girls of the Tech Bands continued to develop the fledgling organization. However, two of the founding members, Wava and Emily, graduated at the end of the spring 1940 term.
Miss SoRelle provided all of the sketch work on the emblem and shield that were adopted as the official emblems of the sorority. The first officers of the organization were: president, Wava Banes vice-president, Emily SoRelle secretary, Lillian Horner treasurer, Nita Furr reporter, Barbara Griggs and faculty sponsor, D. The fledgling organization petitioned for recognition as an official campus organization from Dean of Women Mary Doak in spring 1940.ĭuring these initial meetings of 1939–40, the women elected officers and began work on sorority crests and jewelry. Much like the Fraternity, Tau Beta Sigma's purpose at Tech was to serve as an honorary service and leadership recognition society, but was designed especially to provide the important additional social, educational, and other positive experiences needed by women in the band. The idea, patterned after Kappa Kappa Psi, began to come together the following semester and resulted in the campus organization Tau Beta Sigma. Wiley of the Texas Technological College Band. Wava Banes, along with two of her classmates (Emily SoRelle and Ruth La Nell Williams), took the idea to director D. The first practical idea for establishing a “band sorority” for college and university bandswomen came about during the spring semester of 1939. Later, on May 4, 1946, the Beta chapter of Tau Beta Sigma was founded at Texas Tech. The founding members of the Alpha chapter were: Rosemary Wright, Frances Martin, Ebba Jensen, Mary Belle Reece, Margaret Stanffer, Bernice Friend, and Maribeth Crist. This had the additional effect of locating both of the Alpha chapters of Tau Beta Sigma and Kappa Kappa Psi at the same school. The Alpha chapter of Tau Beta Sigma was installed at OSU on March 26, 1946. Due to corporation laws in the state of Texas at the time, however, the Texas Tech sisters surrendered their name, ritual, jewelry, constitution and Alpha chapter designation in January 1946 to the local band sorority at Oklahoma State University. Tau Beta Sigma was founded at Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University) by Wava Banes (Turner Henry). Tau Beta Sigma also administers an alumni association open to members and friends of both organizations. The two organizations contribute to a national publication called, The Podium. Since 1946, Tau Beta Sigma has been recognized by Kappa Kappa Psi 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. The sorority, headquartered at the historic Stillwater Santa Fe Depot in Stillwater, Oklahoma, numbers over 3,800 active members in 160 active chapters, and over 40,000 alumni. Tau Beta Sigma Honorary Band Sorority, ( ΤΒΣ, colloquially referred to as TBSigma or TBS) is a co-educational service sorority. The "American Beauty" Red Rose, long-stemmed Co-educational service sorority Tau Beta Sigma
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