About Us

Our Purposes...

1. To serve the bands by providing assistance and support, setting a good example, and furnishing the directors with student leadership.
2. To help build and maintain the finest band program possible, and to increase the quality of the bands in the department and the University.
3. To develop and utilize leadership and organizational skills in our members by planning and executing activities to support the band.
4. To increase social interaction among band members by promoting an enthusiastic and rewarding atmosphere.
5. To provide a means for band members to communicate with collegiate bands throughout the country.
6. To encourage the expansion of brotherhood, sisterhood, and the social interaction among members of the combined chapters by promoting an enthusiastic and rewarding atmosphere.

Nationwide

Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma are a nationwide family of students devoted to their University Band and Music programs. Being an active member is the gateway to a rewarding experience both during and after your college program.

KKY and TBS are considered National Honorary Service organizations. Each of these labels has a separate impact on our activities.

As a member of a National organization, members find that they are not only a part of our local chapter's "family," but also that of a network of Brothers and Sisters across the country. Many times, before we undertake a sizeable service project, we consult with our brother and sister chapters for advice and information on their experiences. There are over 325 affiliated chapters of the fraternity or sorority nationwide.

We are also an Honorary organization. We do not extend offers of membership to just anyone, but to those who we feel can continue our traditions of being a quality chapter. In order to be an effective force within our band, we must have a membership that values quality and personal achievement in the performing arts.

Perhaps most saliently, we are a Service organization. It can be said that our primary goal is to assist the Directors in developing their bands. Whether this entails fundraising for needed equipment, using our influence to guide the band to further heights, providing scholarships to outstanding band members, or hosting social functions to keep the band's spirits up; we have a duty to ensure that the music program here reaches its fullest potential.

Our Chapter

Membership in the fraternity and sorority is open to any student who is a member of one or more bands at SDSU. To become a member, the student must go through a membership education process which educates members on the purposes, ideals, and policies of the group. Like any good Greek organization, we have rituals and other exciting activities, but we are not generally considered to be part of the Greek System at SDSU. We also have a very strict anti-hazing and anti-substance abuse policy in effect at all times.

To find out more information about us, look around on the site to get a better idea of what our activities are, and what membership entails. If this sounds like something you'd like to do, we'd love to hear from you! Contact our Vice-Presidents of Candidate Education at vpces@kkytbs.sdsu.edu.