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From Nationals
Membership Database
TBS Month of Fundraising!
From the Western District
Road Trips
3 A.M.
Happenings at UCLA
The Process
Taking a Leap
DLC Information
Brotherhood/Sisterhood Song
Theme: Service
Band Camp and Early Fall Projects
Service Project Ideas
Dealing with Big Festivals...
Rising Money and doing Service
Love and Service
More Service Ideas!
District III
Comic and Announcements
Roses and Carnations
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Road trips
David “Secret Agent Man” Karseboom
Beta Omicron – Arizona State University
have been given a nasty
stigma in recent times...
At the mention of the term “road
trip”, most people imagine flaky
gas stations, sniveling siblings,
and angry parents, or even worse,
the endless winding roads through
the mountains that often lead to
the phrase, “Pull over, I think I’m
gonna be sick!”. Perhaps that was
just me with the motion
sickness problem. With the
speed and relative affordability
of airline tickets, the
road trip has been relegated
to a means of transit good
enough for only the poor
and the insane.
Last time I checked, we are
all college students that
joined a fraternity for band.
I think that qualifies as
poor and insane!
Road trips do not have to be the
terrifying, depressing, and nauseating
experience that some of us may
have experienced in our childhood.
By making some fellow brothers
passengers and changing the destination
to another awesome chapter
somewhere in the Western District,
you can have an absolutely thrilling
time building brotherhood.
Take, for example, some of my
escapades. ΚΚΨ Gamma Kappa at
NAU conducted Second Degree for
their new Beta Kappa prospective
class. It was on a Sunday afternoon,
the day after ASU Band Day, which
all of us worked from start to
finish. But instead of giving in
to fatigue or using schoolwork as
an excuse, three of us got in the
car and drove to Flagstaff for the
day. Degree was great, photos
were fun, and food was delicious.
We managed to meet a few of the
new prospective members and
reconnect with the Brothers we
already knew. But instead of bidding
farewell and heading right
back home, we asked the question,
“What else are you doing?”
With that, we ended up at an
apartment shared by brothers
(and a particular ΤΒΣ sister
that we freaked out by showing
up to the door, still dressed up
from Degree, looking like crazy
door-to-door missionaries trying
to spread the faith). We enjoyed
watching some comedy skits on
video, reading parliamentary
procedure (perhaps just me),
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and having an all-out Nerf gun
war between the upper landing
and the open living room of the
two-story apartment. The war
lasted for hours, and disrupted a
committee meeting at one point,
forcing the members to join the
fight or find cover.
Our group of three visiting
brothers dropped in on
a membership education
class later that evening and
had the opportunity to learn
about ΚΚΨ Gamma Kappa
and ΤΒΣ Alpha Chi, especially
their Joint Hymn. Following
that and a stop at a
birthday party for a sister, we
begrudgingly acknowledged
the lateness of the hour and
headed home in order to
make our morning classes.
The lesson from the story?
There are so many simple yet
absolutely fulfilling experiences
within the brotherhood that most
individuals miss because they
are unwilling to make the trip.
District-wide events, like WD
Convention and DLC, are good
for catching up, but schedules are
always crammed full of business
and events, leaving no time for
true bonding. To really know and
enjoy brotherhood, one must seek
out other chapters, be friendly,
and find time to just have a Nerf
gun fight.

3 AM
By: Delta Upsilon Class of Omega
Chapter, Tau Beta Sigma
Never could a group of people
find waking up at three in the
morning a rewarding experience
until they have been participants
and workers at the University of
Arizona’s Band Day. Once a year,
the joint Omega chapters host
the event where determined high
school marching bands compete
for a rating
and where they
cheer on The
Pride of Arizona.
For this Band
Day, the fall
candidate class
of Tau Beta
Sigma, Delta
Upsilon, shared
in the pleasure
of running this
spectacular
event for the
first time alongside
the current
members. We as
candidates got
a firsthand experience in learning
how Band Day was run and
a small taste of what it would
mean to be in Tau Beta Sigma.
Bonds were formed among everyone
as we strived to serve both
the Pride and the high school
bands who expected Band Day
to be perfect. After questioning
some of our fellow candidates,
this is what they have to say
about their personal experiences
during Band Day: Erika Barrett,
a sophomore cymbal player in
The Pride, said, “It was tough for
me because I cleaned the stadium
by myself during my shift.
Also, it was fantastic because
just when I felt like I could not
do anymore, Zack (another candidate)
was there to comfort me.
He really showed sisterhood to
me then because he was caring
and helped me calm down.”
From Justine
Mayo, a freshman
trombone player in
The Pride, we got
“Well, from this
year I would say
that the experience
was amazing to
work with chapter
members in order
to make a ‘magical’
day happen. Also,
working at registration
made the
life of the directors
easier and it was
awesome how a
simple smile could
make them relax
just a little bit.”
Other candidates had similar
opinions on their own experience
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Happenings at UCLA
Epsilon Kappa
Epsilon Kappa has been really busy so far this quarter. We started the quarter off with an officer retreat
at Big Bear Lake to get our planning underway and set goals. This retreat was a lot of fun and a
great chance to get to know our sisters better. We did many activities that brought us closer together,
from hiking to cooking and washing dishes together to cheering each other on as we went bowling.
Even the three hour drive up and back was a chance to have a wonderful, long conversation with your
sisters and praise the pro driving skills of your driver.
Our early planning has since met with wide success. We have already completed many successful
philanthropy events. We have done several fundraisers. Two of them were TV tapings, one of which
was over the summer, and the other of which was a taping of America’s Funniest Videos. We have
also been selling band grams before every game, which are cards that people buy and write to other
members of the band. Sisters attach candy to them and pass them out on game day. It is a really nice
surprise, and it even lends itself to our yearly joint service project of writing band grams to all the new
people in band for one of the games as a surprise.
Another project that we are working on to promote music in our community and among younger generations
is to send letters to the bands that came to UCLA’s “Band Day.” This is a half-time show that our
marching band performs every year, where we perform a selection of music with high schools from all
around the area. Twenty-five schools came this year, and one was even from Nevada! Our letters thank
the high schoolers for coming and encourage the band members to keep playing for the rest of their lives.

We have additionally completed many social events. During band camp, we hosted many events jointly
with Psi for the entire band. Before band started, we wrote postcards to the new band members encouraging
them to come to our band camp breakfast, which we hosted on the first full day of band camp.
There were also social events on many of the nights of our almost two-week band camp. These included
a trip to Diddy Riese in Westwood, a board game night, a movie night, and an ice cream social. We have
since had our first “Sisterhood Hangout,” a new type of social event devised by our Director of Sisterhood
Activities to give sisters a chance to be together without a full, intricately-planned event being required.
This first “Sisterhood Hangout” was a trip to see “Where the Wild Things Are.”
On Halloween, we had a magnificent social event—TBS trick-or-treating in Bel Air. It was fun to get to
dress up with your friends and walk around a lovely neighborhood, admiring the houses. One of the funniest
parts of the evening was that one of our members dressed up as “a dad,” but came not only in costume—also
in character! He didn’t go up to the houses to get candy, but stayed behind and kept reminding
us to behave and say “Thank you.”
It has been a busy quarter so far, but we are not ready to stop. At only halfway through, we’ve still
got a good number of projects left to do to serve the band and support our sisters!
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The Process
Bryan Asdel
Probationary Member - Gamma Kappa
Sitting down to write this is not the easiest thing I’ve done.
Not to say that I don’t want to,
but like other Probationary Members,
sometimes I’m not really sure what to say about it...
As a member of the
Beta Kappa class here at
Northern Arizona University,
it has not been easy to find
words to describe the emotional
harmony that comes along
with this process, when we as
Probationary Members “Strive
For the Highest,” and look to
the day where we might call
ourselves Brothers of Kappa
Kappa Psi. What does that
mean, anyways, “Strive for
the Highest?” I never did ask
that question, I didn’t think
I needed to when I first began
the probationary period.
I thought wrong now that I
look back on it, being half way
through this trial. Really, in a
sense, I don’t think any Probationary
Members know what
that truly means, at least not
yet.
I arrived at Northern
Arizona University with the
expectation that I wouldn’t be
interested in Greek life. Being
from a part of California
that had no local 4-Year University,
I, like many others,
expected Greek life to be full of
drinking, partying, and things
that would not concern me. After
getting to know others better
around the music department,
on occasion the words
“Kappa Kappa Psi” would
come about. Like other new
music students to the campus,
my curiosity of this particular
organization grew. Soon, rush
events began, and even faster
they went by. Feeling already
overwhelmed by college, I continued
putting them off until
only one event was left. Little
did I know I would actually be
at it.
It so happened that a
few days before this last event,
Alex “Apollo” Christensen, a
Brother, would sit next to me
as I waited for my class in the
music building to begin. So
be it, this five minute conversation
happened to be what
convinced me to show up to
that last rush event. Throwing
caution into the wind, I chose
to attend.” Did I choose to join
for the right reasons? What
about those around me? Do I
really know and understand
enough to say that this is
the right thing?” These questions
were inevitable thoughts
that crossed my mind after I
made my decision. For me, the
answer to that question is a
distinct “no,” but I choose to
become a Probationary Member
despite this. It wouldn’t be
long after my decision that I
would feel my first true connection
to Kappa Kappa Psi.
Soon after the Lumberjack
Marching Band’s first performance
at a football game,
members of Gamma Kappa
gathered in the end-zone on
the field, forming in a circle.
Stepping into the middle,
my fellow classmates and

I looked uneasy. What was
happening was peculiar to
us, something that we didn’t
fully understand; an enigma
of sorts. However, this discomfort
soon left us in place of a
sense of enthrallment when
each member began singing
a beautiful harmony I would
later come to know as the
hymn.
First Degree came and
went. That’s when things
started to become more clear
for the first time; the understanding
that this
was a large commitment,
and not
one easily broken.
This sense of Brotherhood
and Love
was resonate in
that room, as if all
twenty-four of those
active members
were each their own
Violin, being played
with one bow. That
is when I realized
for the first time that Kappa
Kappa Psi wasn’t just people
in a fraternity. There was a
driving force, full of benevolence
behind these people,
these Brothers, and I couldn’t
help but be mesmerized by
this electricity.
After receiving
my Big Brother, I found that
each day I desired more and
more time to spend on my
rush process as compared to
before. My fellow class members
of Beta Kappa began
scheduling times to hang out
with each other, and slowly
we became closer and closer.
Lucidly, I began to feel less
doubt, and more comfortable
with my decision to dedicate
myself to this fraternity. It
was something that felt real.
I bring all this up because
often in our lives, it is
difficult to find something that
feels right. By that, I mean to
say that we go about our daily
lives constantly, without really
considering that many of the
things we do, we do because
we are required to. We do
things because it is expected
of us. Kappa Kappa Psi wasn’t
expected of any of us, and
yet we were still there. We
were still there because it felt
right. I once read “No one joins
Kappa Kappa Psi for the right
reasons, we stay for them.”
In all reality, the English
language really cannot
justify the emotions in this
process. While it is vast, there
are only so many words that
can only say so many things in
so few ways. In this thought,
Kappa Kappa Psi exceeds
itself by honoring music as
the greatest of the arts. Where
words lack, and cannot speak
the true heart of what Kappa
Kappa Psi honors, music is
what composes our souls, what
lets us as individuals speak.
When I said “it has not been
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easy to find words to describe
the emotional harmony that
comes along with this process,”
I honestly didn’t know what to
write. The difference between
when I began this article and
now, lies in the fact that I’ve
found some hindsight on our
process so far as Probationary
Members for Gamma Kappa.
We are the Beta Kappa
class. Each of us is a different
pitch, has a different timbre,
with our own unique accent.
We all have different note
lengths, and we all
choose to see a different
way to resonate-
But we are all on the
same page of music.
Together as different
notes, we compose
one unique lyrical line
in a string of many
before us, and even
more to follow. We
are one melody on the
entire composition of
Kappa Kappa Psi, and
together we make the harmonies
and discords of a greater
symphony. We may not yet
fully understand what “the
Highest” means, but we’re still
striving for it.

Taking a Leap: Transferring
is NOT Impossible!
Leila “BANZAI” Wilhelm
Lambda Psi
California has been hit
pretty hard by the economic crisis.
Educators are forced to take furlough
days, families have a smaller
budget, hours and wages are being
cut at work, and many of our usual
luxuries have been cut in order to
save us a little bit of money. I know
that my family was hit pretty hard.
I live with and am supported by
a single parent household who is
paying for me to have an education.
As a student of San Diego
State University and living in the
dorms, the cost was too much for
my father to handle on his own. I
made a decision that I knew would
help my family and would help
myself. I decided to move back
home. Though it was difficult for
me to leave my friends and my
sisters of Zeta Xi, I knew what had
to be done.
The transfer process sounds
so much more difficult than it actually
is. Remember filling out your
college applications as a senior in
high school? I remembered using
CSU Mentor a lot, and went back
to that site. I filled out an application,
but before submitting, I went
to the Student Academic Advising
Center. They printed out a copy of
my transcript and sat down with me
and explained the process. What
I needed to do in order to transfer
was to finish my lower division
General Education requirements,
have a total of at least 60 units, and
not have a grade lower than “C”
in my four core lower GE requirements.
I checked that I was in the
process of getting all of this done
and submitted my application online.
By about February I received
an email stating that I had been
granted temporary admission based
on the grades that were pending. I
sent them my final transcript from
the fall semester and waited for my
final spring grades to come in.
After spring finals, I ordered
a final transcript to be sent to
San Jose State. Before the school
could receive my final spring transcript
and grant me admission, I
received a letter in the mail. It said
that I was no longer granted admission
to the university because I had
only completed 52 units and was
no longer eligible for admission.
I panicked. I had already
moved home and school was over
for the summer. I had no plans
whatsoever if getting into San Jose
State didn’t work out. I called the
advisors at SJSU in a panic asking
what had happened. They told me
that they had no evidence of me
taking any spring classes at SDSU.
I told them that I did take spring
courses, and they reminded me
that they had only received my fall
grades, but no proof of my taking
courses in the spring. I sent them
a transcript through email to prove
that I had taken spring courses
and my status returned to admit-
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ted. My advice to those thinking
of transferring, DON’T FORGET
ANYTHING! If you don’t turn in
your documents on time, you’re out
of luck. Keep all of your dates in
mind!
Now I am settled at home
and in a new school. It’s strange
because I don’t really know anyone
in my major. At San Diego State
I knew tons of people from the
Psychology program because we
had a lot of the same classes. Now
I have this fresh and new academic
start which is a really nice feeling,
but I also feel a bit like I’m back in
high school again because I’m living
at home. It can prove to be very
stressful going from living independently
to living at home again,
but I remind myself that I’m here
to help my dad out. I’m an Associate
with the Lambd
a Psi chapter and I am very
happy to say that I’m serving a
whole new band and really enjoying
it. It is interesting to be involved
in a new chapter after being
so closely involved with another
that works in a different way. It’s
all new and exciting and I love being
involved with both the brotherhood
and the sisterhood. I hold
both organizations near and dear
to my heart and am glad that even
though I had to leave my sisters behind,
I gained a chapter of brothers
and continue to provide service to
my university band.

District
Leadership
Convention
INFORMATION!!!!!!!
Brothers and Sisters of the
Western District –
The Joint District Council can’t wait to see you in Los Angeles on January 15, 2009! The Psi and
Epsilon Kappa Chapters of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma will be hosting the Western
District’s 12th Annual District Leadership Conference (DLC) at UCLA.
What to expect:
Between leadership workshops, amazing District speakers, and getting to spend time with Brothers
and Sisters from across the District, DLC has something for everyone! It’s an opportunity for
you to learn how to be better at what you do not only in Chapter, but in life!
Who can come:
DLC is open for everyone to come! Whether you’re an active, alumni, honorary, or prospective
member, you are all invited to attend!
Getting there:
Whether you fly, drive, hop on a train, etc., DLC wouldn’t be the same without you! Now is the
time to start looking at plane tickets, start coordinating rides with other Chapters, doing whatever
you can to make sure you’re there! If you’ve never been to a DLC, keep in mind that there is no
registration fee or hotel costs. Our hospitable hosts will be taking us in and the conference will be
right on the UCLA campus. Essentially all you’ll need to pay for is your trip there and back, and
food for the weekend.
Start fundraising NOW to send representatives from your Chapter to DLC! If you start planning
NOW, there’s no reason that this can’t be the biggest DLC yet!
MLITB,
Candace and Anthony
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Brotherhood/Sisterhood
Song
Rachel Goldman
Epsilon Kappa
As far as current PsiEK members can determine, we have never had a joint Brotherhood/Sisterhood Song.
We’ve had great joint relations, we’ve had a huge amount of respect for each other, we’ve had a million and a
half wonderful memories, and we’ve had an awesome name, but no song…until now. At the first meeting of the
year our Directors of Brotherhood/Sisterhood Relations announced that they desired all of our help to create a
song for PsiEK. Unsurprisingly, many of us gladly jumped at the opportunity!
When we first started working, everyone was so excited! We came up with so much material for what we
wanted to get out of our song. We knew we wanted to be able to sing our song at joint events, we wanted it to be
a symbol of us being together and we wanted it to be fun! That night we broke into many groups and each group
came up with a few stanzas, so all together we had enough to make almost two songs! The immense amount of
positive energy coming from everyone was inspiring and set the tone for joint relations off to a great start! As
we’re working on the song we can feel that everyone is getting just as excited as we are!
Week after week we’ve been working on perfecting our song, changing the lyrics to fit with the music, changing
the music to fit our wishes, adding stanzas to make sure we include every aspect of what we are. The music that
one of our Brothers wrote is beautiful and he insists on it being the very best it can be before we unveil what our
hard work will result in. It has been an incredible experience working so closely with Brothers and Sisters to
create a masterpiece that will be with us for years and years to come. We’re getting close to a finalized product-
-so that’s right everyone, be ready, because soon you will get to hear the long-awaited and absolutely wonderful
PsiEK song!!!!!
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Band Camp and Early Fall
Service Projects
Arit John, Epsilon Kappa; TBS
University of California, Los Angeles
While other schools
were getting ready for midterms,
the Bruin Marching
Band started full band rehearsal
on September 13th.
Epsilon Kappa and the Psi
chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi
provided water for every day
of band camp and donuts for
the last day.
Later that month, in
preparation for our trip up to
Stanford, we had our second
annual Hemming Party. Anyone
in band who needed to
have his or her pants hemmed
(or, in one case, a member
close to seven feet tall needed
his pants lengthened) was
invited to the band room to
watch “The Good, The Bad,
and the Ugly” while hemming
their pants.
Our next service project,
another joint venture, was
filling 250 goodie bags for the
visiting Cal band. Brothers
and sisters were given bags
to decorate on a Monday. On
Thursday of that week, October
12th, PsiEk formed an
assembly line to pack, staple,
and organize 150 bags in 15
minutes. The next evening we
met up again to finish off the
last 100. On game day a group
of brothers and sisters passed
out the snacks to the Cal band
during third quarter. Despite
being slightly suspicious of
free food from their rivals
(they are under the impression
that we “borrowed” their fight
song) the Cal band was very
grateful.
Things may quiet down
a little for Epsilon Kappa as
we approach the second half of
midterm season, but we still
have two projects planned for
the next week. On November
3rd we will be passing out
snacks to students who attend
Symphonic Band rehearsal for
two hours right before heading
to our marching band’s
two hour rehearsal. The next
day we will be hosting the
reception for UCLA’s Wind
Ensemble. Epsilon Kappa is
still keeping busy and looking
forward to our bigger projects
in Winter and Spring.
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Service Project Ideas
Vanessa Houseman
TBS WD Vice President of Membership
You’ve done the same
service projects every year and
are looking for ways to branch
out. As your chapter begins to
look for new service projects
to do for your school bands,
why not consider doing service
projects for other schools?
Reaching out to elementary,
middle, and high school
bands is a great way to serve.
Contact the band directors
and simply ask if they need
help with anything. You could
offer to perform for elementary
school programs, work on
instrument playing and music
performance in middle schools,
or even hold a marching or
colorguard clinic at a nearby
high school. Show young musicians
that you have chosen to
continue with music after high
school and are accomplishing
great things in your honorary
music organization.
Directing your focus to
other schools is a way for your
chapter to reach out and publicize
the names of our organizations.
Helping colleges and
universities without Tau Beta
Sigma or Kappa Kappa Psi
chapters is a way to represent
your respective organization
and network with other musicians.
As Directors and other
band members see the help
that our chapters can provide,
they may also see the need
for a chapter on their campus.
This is a great opportunity for
colonization!!
Try contacting the
music departments for the
schools around your campus.
Explain who you are and what
you do, and then simply ask if
the Director needs help with
anything. Most Directors have
projects that they want to get
done but don’t have time to
do. You can give examples of
service projects your chapter
does for your band and music
program and then ask if the
Director needs help (“We’ve
cleaned our equipment room,
repainted and tightened music
stands, redone bulletin boards
in our music building, and reorganized
music in our music
library. What can we help you
with?”)
So the next time your
chapter is looking to do a new
service project, reach out.
You’ll never know the impact
you can have on others until
you lend a helping hand!
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Have a Big Project or Festival
in Mind?
Raymond “B.P.C.” Aflakian
Kappa Kappa Psi WD Member at Large
Jessica “Diva” Parsons
Kappa Kappa PsiWD Sec/Tres
When trying to prepare for big
projects, there are some universal
aspects that must be taken care
of first. The annual Lionel Hampton
International Jazz Festival is
hosted at the University of Idaho
in Moscow, Idaho (only 8 miles
away from WSU). Every year,
the joint chapters of Iota Gamma
and Theta Delta volunteer at this
festival that brings thousands
of middle school, high school,
university, and professional
musicians together from around
the nation and further. The first
thing we always have to do in
order to help out is CONTACT
THE HOSTING LOCATION. If
you don’t receive an answer, it’s
alright to wait a few days, but
don’t forget to call back because
the people you need to contact
simply may have forgotten. The
second thing that must happen is
that you must be able to give the
hosting site AN EXACT NUM-
BER OF VOLUNTEERS that you
will be able to provide. Third, you
must be able to give the hosting
site the EXACT HOURS THAT
YOU CAN SUPPLY THE VOL-
UNTEERS.
After all of these bases have been
covered, it may be necessary to
attend a training session in order
to have your crew of volunteers
prepped and ready to get the job
done. There are frequently moments
during music festivals
where the hosting party may
become overwhelmed and may
ask you to take on more obligations
than you expected and/or
were prepared for. Due to this,
the fourth task that must be
taken care of is that you will need
to BE WILLING AND READY
TO TAKE ON ANY TASK THAT
IS REQUESTED OF YOU. This
will make the entire operation
run much more smoothly and in
turn, create a better environment
for everybody at the festival. The
joint chapters of Iota Gamma and
Theta Delta have done everything
that has ever been asked
of us at the Lionel Hampton Jazz
Festival from acting as guides
for competing band programs to
simply getting coffee for the site
managers...whatever it takes!
The fifth thing that must occur is
that you must STAY FOR THE
ENTIRE TIME YOU SAID YOU
WOULD BE THERE. As simple
as it sounds, some groups do not
do this and it makes them look
terrible. We brothers and sisters
are above that and must always
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adhere to our promises.
If your chapter is looking for
a similar event, seek out your
college/university, local schools,
and area to see what events will
need a helping hand in order
to pull off their gig with great
success. In the event that you do
not find one, seriously consider
forming your own. Several of
our chapters have created field
show competitions, band days,
and district events at the drop
of a hat. If we can do that, then
why not consider forming another
event for your local jazz bands or
similar groups? If you need any
ideas, consider contacting some
other chapters from the westside
that have already volunteered
at events such as these and see
what advice they have for you!
Best of Luck!

You mean we CAN raise money
while doing service?
As members of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma, we all strive to serve the bands and the
music world in as many ways as we can. At the same time, in order to reach our service potential,
we need to fundraise to have the funds to make things possible. So why don’t we combine these
two areas of our organizations?
By combing service with fundraising, people’s eyes are immediately opened to see where their
money is going. Think about these two examples…
1 – You walk up to a Wal-Mart and see a group of people
selling cookies for Delta Eta Beta. “Come buy cookies to
support Delta Eta Beta and college bands!”
2 – You walk up to a Wal-Mart and hear
some people talking about upcoming concerts
at the local college. “Come support
the UWD Bands at their Fall Concert this
Friday! Show even more support by purchasing
some cookies!”
Which scenario would you more likely buy the cookies? The
second one, right?
All you have to do is promote the service aspect, rather than
just spending money for something. Again, think about where
you would rather spend your money – to know you are helping
out an organization and receiving a good, or just because you
are receiving a good.
Combining service and fundraising can be as simple
or as extravagant as one would like. For example, you
could sell candy bags at a music event with a flyer attached
with upcoming concert dates or random band
facts. On a larger scale, host a Support the Bands night
by holding a profit share, handing out music advocacy
flyers, and holding a panel discussion with prominent
members of your community.
The ideas are infinite of you can combine these two aspect of
our organization. Don’t forget that we are here for the bands,
that we are here to serve, and we are here to have fun. Fundraising
and service is a great social opportunity to bond with
your brothers and sisters as well. So go out – serve, fundraise,
socialize, and remember to “Strive for the Highest” and
“For Greater Bands” in all that we do!
Ryan Carle
Alpha Chi
Tau Beta Sigma Western District Sec/Treas
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By :Meghan Cohen
Iota Gamma
As a newly initiated brother of Kappa Kappa Psi or
sister of Tau Beta Sigma, you never know what to
expect of your first interaction with members
of chapters outside your own...
You spend much time
asking yourself how your
chapters may differ and
whether or not you’ll get
along. Perhaps you’re even a
bit nervous about meeting new
brothers and sisters.
This was the case with
myself, as I and seven other
brothers from Iota Gamma
made our way to Iota Kappa
at Boise State University for
States Day 2009 between
Washington, Idaho, and Utah.
That weekend was easily one
of the best experiences of my
life. It turned out to be a monumental
bonding opportunity
both within my own chapter
and between chapters. I left
Boise, Idaho on Sunday not
knowing I had just met people
who would grow to be some of
my best friends. Several members
of Iota Gamma started
particularly good relationships
with the brothers of Iota
Kappa. So good, in fact, that
we discussed on many occasions
paying our brothers from
Boise State University a visit.
In September 2009, Jessica
Treich, Secretary for Iota
Gamma, contacted Amy Flynn,
President of Iota Kappa. After
several corresponding emails,
the trip was official. Iota Kappa
had invited Iota Gamma to
their annual District III event,
Iota Kappa’s largest service,
fundraising, and brotherhood
project of the year. On October
23, 2009, Iota Gamma loaded
up two cars consisting of six
active and two potential brothers,
three of whom were not
in attendance at States Day,
and made the six-hour drive to
Boise, Idaho. Enthusiasm was
not in short supply, merely for
being excited to get out of Pullman,
Washington and visit our
fellow brothers for a weekend.
Little did we know how much
this weekend would change
the eight of us.
Iota Gamma woke up
at 6:00 AM, the equivalent of
5:00 AM in Washington, on
Saturday morning in order
to be at Bronco Stadium an
hour later. While some of us
were clearly morning people
(me) and others were not (the
remaining seven members of
Iota Gamma), we all showed
up on Boise State University’s
campus in good spirits for District
III.
District III is a high
school marching band festival,
run in its entirety by the
brothers of Iota Kappa. As Iota
Gamma was there to assist
them, our first task was to
help setup for the day’s activities.
Mostly this consisted of
putting up signs that would
direct bands where to go later
that afternoon. Once setup
was complete, chapter-bonding

started. We introduced ourselves
for those whom we
hadn’t yet met, played a few
games, shared a few of our favorite
traditions, had a couple
good laughs, then went to
lunch and laughed a bit more.
After lunch, the real
work began. The eight members
of Iota Gamma were
assigned positions to fill
throughout the remainder
of District
III. A few
of us were
assigned
as ushers,
some were
assigned to
help escort
bands to various
locations
across campus,
while
others joined
the judges
in the box
in order to
assist them
however necessary.
By
the end of the day, we all had
experienced something different
and had various stories to
swap amongst each other. It
was clear that each of us had
gained something unique to
take home to Pullman, Washington.
Dinner that evening
was perhaps the biggest indicator
of what, exactly, had occurred
throughout the course
of the day. The eight brothers
of Iota Gamma did not sit
together. Without discussion,
we had dispersed amongst the
brothers of Iota Kappa. Even
my two best friends and I, who
are practically inseparable, did
not dine together. This affair
put us in awe and has often
been commented on.
Saying our goodbyes
was difficult, to say the very
least. Half an hour into the
drive home, we were already
missing our brothers from Iota
Kappa. During the course of
forty-eight hours, our bond
had grown immensely. None
of us could have expected the
phenomenon that was that
weekend.
So what exactly did this
phenomenon entail? First and
foremost, participating in District
III strengthened the relationship
between Iota Gamma
and Iota Kappa. Inter-chapter
bonds open so many doors,
from joint service projects to
hosting conventions. More
hands mean more opportunities.
Second, the eight members
of Iota Gamma returned
to Washington State University
excited and inspired. As
Treasurer and Fundraising
Chair for Iota Gamma, I completed
three projects within
the first week of returning
from Boise State University.
Being a part of District III offered
a great amount of motivation,
because I was witness
to what Iota Gamma could be
capable of. Third, District III
acted as a learning experience.
For our potential brothers, it
offered another prospective of
the values and opportunities
Kappa Kappa Psi has to offer
them. For
our active
brothers, it
offered an
opportunity
to discover
ourselves.
So many
new ideas
stemmed
from one
event, which
we are now
convinced
we have the
skills, resources,
and
ambition to
accomplish.
I highly encourage
chapters to converse with each
other and get involved in joint
service projects. While we
were expecting to enjoy our
weekend, Iota Gamma would
not have had the experiences
we had if we had simply paid
Iota Kappa a visit rather than
participated in District III.
Every chapter has something
it can offer another, and by
working together, we can
make a bigger difference in
the music community. This is
striving for the highest and
working toward greater bands.

Love and Service?
Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, a member if not a few members of Gamma Kappa
set up the sound system for Marching Band rehearsal, so that the band director may bark as
many orders as they please and assume every one hears them, yet they are never thanked. Every
month Gamma Kappa holds a stand round up in which they tune up stands and take inventory
of them, yet are never thanked. I am sure if we tried we would find many other similar stories
across the nation. Service done on a regular basis, never thanked for. Yet every week, my brothers
and sisters across the nation tirelessly sacrifice their time and energy to help our band programs.
We usually do not complain, nor does it bother us that we do not get thanks from those in
charge. No, we do not care if we are seen, we do not care if we are noticed by others, because for
us none of that is needed. It never will be needed as long as we have our driving force. A force as
simple as love.
Love for the college and university band programs. Love for music. Love for each other.
Love is what pushes us to do service day in and day out. Love is our thanks. Love is our reward.
Love is our privilege. Love that runs deep. Love that will not die. Love that makes us stronger.
It is so easy to forget about the love we share for each other. To put business in front of
each other. You must realize that the love between you makes it possible for a chapter to be
successful, and complete countless acts of service. Instead of being angry or becoming annoyed,
remembering you love the person you are angry or annoyed with, should dissolve that anger, and
then you can work with your brother or sister instead of be angry at them. This writer is a strong
believer in the power of a hug, you can make any ones day better. Hug if you are mad, but also
hug if you are not mad, it is never a bad time to reaffirm your Love with your brother to sister.
Without the remembrance of this bond, it is like it does not exist. It is like there is no fraternity
or sorority. It is like you are just a regular bandsman or woman, going and taking care of
the band program. A lot like a slave of music, but your brothers and sisters give you your freedom.
They make it so you do not have to carry the load by yourself. You receive a reward not of
monetary value, but of love and understanding.
We perform service because we love band, music, and each other. It is with love that we
complete our service. Without love you are holding back your potential to serve the bands and
your chapter. With love you can Strive for the Highest.
Love,
Anthony “Kung Pow” Lake
Fund-raising Chair
Gamma Kappa - Kappa Kappa Psi
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You have joined an
extraordinary group in KKY
and TBS. We are brothers
and sisters in the bond who
share a love of music, brotherhood
& sisterhood and service.
But what does it truly mean
to serve college bands? For
some, we provide water at
a hot summer rehearsal,
for others
we provide a Band
Camp Survival Guide, and
for some showing incoming
freshman how to be a part of
the band is service. But what
about service in our communities?
As brothers and sisters
of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau
Beta Sigma, it is our duty to
promote men and women in
music and to serve our community
and our
college bands.
But how well
are we really doing
that?
Think
back to high
school, for some
of us that is a
little further
back than others.
When you
travelled to your
first field show
competition,
what did you
remember? Was it the lights?
The other bands? Their
guard? Or was it purely the
excitement of being in a place
where everyone shared your
enthusiasm for band?
Did you ever stop to
think how many people it
takes to put on a field show?
From students to faculty and
staff to band boosters and local
volunteers, it is a concerted effort.
Now come back to today?
How many high schools near
you don’t host field shows?
How many high schools near
you don’t have enough money
for instruments, or uniforms
or music?
Service Ideas!
Now think back to that week
you spent at 6th grade camp.
You’ve just come back from a
long hike, maybe stepped in
some skat on your way and
now you’re back at your camp
site and you notice a few new
people nearby. They are local
students and Park Ranger,
coming to tell you stories
about their times at camp and
how to be safe and prepared
while camping outdoors. As a
6th grader you may not realize
it but these students are
involved in keeping their community
members happy and
safe.
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Now come back to today.
What does service mean
to you? Yes, we are band
service organizations, but who
says we need to stop there?
There are so many ways to be
involved in service for your
local community. For starters,
contact your local high
schools. What do they need?
Then branch out and
contact the Red Cross
and set up a blood
drive or can collection site
one day or contact your local
Food Bank. Ever thought
about volunteering your time
for a Breast Cancer Walk or
the Rock and Roll Marathon?
How about a beach cleanup?
Gathering your brothers and
sisters and caroling is another
example of a quick and easy
way to improve your
community and bond
with each other all
at once.
This is the time
of year when people
need the most help.
We as brothers and
sisters of Kappa
Kappa Psi and Tau
Beta Sigma need to
answer that call for
help and be there
in any way we can.
Start small if you
have to. Trust me,
that feeling you get when
someone looks at you and
says “thank you” makes it all
worthwhile.
MLITB,
Ashley “Euterpe” Rehart

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Announcements!
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ANNOUNCEMENTS!
Brothers and Sisters of the Western District, don’t
forget to get your updated info to your Chapter Secretaries
ASAP! Chapter membership rosters are due by November
15th. Please email them to JP at wdsec_trea@kkpsi.
org and Ryan at wdsec_trea@tbsigma.org
Western District Brothers and Sisters, start fundraising
in preparation for DLC because it is coming up
FAST
Turn in your Roses and Carnations at:
rnc.kkygammakappa.com
Fall Packet is Due December 1st!
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Roses and
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Raymond “B.P.C.” Aflakian, Iota Gamma Iota Kappa
Carnations!!!! to our Brother Chapter, Psi at UCLA. We love you. -Epsilon
Kappa Psi Chapter
Raymond “B.P.C.” Aflakian, Iota Gamma Ashley Rehart, Zeta Xi
Carnations to Iota Kappa for hosting a great event and inviting our
chapter to D3!
Roses AND carnations to Rachel Peterson TBSigma Omega/KKPsi Honorary Lambda Psi - Thank you for all the
help and advice you have offered to the chapter and my self. GO Cats!!
CArnations AND roses to Lynnette Zurek KKPsi Beta Omicron/TBSigma Honorary Alpha Chi - miss you and love
you lots big bro!! Fork ‘em Devils!!
And lastly roses and/or carnations to all my brothers and sisters in the western district, for our continuing efforts to
serve the bands and striving for the highest.
MLITB and AEA in all that we do, so say we all.
Eduardo M. Higareda
“Hellen Keller” Kappa Kappa Psi - Lambda Psi
Roses to Rachel Goldman for being an incredible addition to EK and our band programs! I’m honored to have
you as a little sister.
Carnations to Michael Bright, Alex Akashian, and Brendan Homnick for being such a great family! I can’t
wait to keep our family bonding going.
Carnations to Elena Plummer-Raphael, Alex Bergman, Mike Branson, Jaon Barbato, and Keith Kupper for
everything.
Sarah Diringer, Psi
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Eduardo “Hellen Keller” Higareda, Lambda Psi
For providing us a place to stay, showing us around their beautiful town, and
making our weekend awesome. Come visit us at NAU!!!
AEA,
Eric and Erica
Gamma Kappa Chapter Alpha Iota Chapter (CU)
To Tucker Kraght, for continually thinking outside of the box and doing everything you
can to move the chapter in a better direction. Thank you!
To Jen Arther, for never settling for anything less than perfection in your duties as recording secretary. It all
looks great!
To Martha Chan, for doing such a great job with recruitment and lending a helping hand whenever requested,
and doing it all with a smile!
Dan Reisinger, Gamma
Carnations To Kristi-Lynn “Omen” Calvano for her dedication to the
service that Kappa Kappa Psi, Gamma Kappa chapter can deliver. -
Neville
Roses to Bethany “Mushu” Feyes for always being there for the sisters in any way she can help.
DOSA. It’s where it’s at, Mushu, thanks for everything. :) - Neville Kelly Seaborg, Alpha Chi
Thanks for everything you’ve contributed to Beta Omicron over the past four years. You’re moving on to bigger,
better things and you’ll be missed! Zac and Randy, Beta Omicron
Thank you guys so much for being you, and serving all that you can each and every day!! I absolutely love being
a member of our chapter and all that it stands for.
Jessica “Diva” Parsons
Iota Gamma Iota Gamma Chapter
I give Roses to Anthony and Carnations to Candace for being absolutely
wonderful Western District Presidents!!!
Jessica “Diva” Parsons
Iota Gamma Candace Roberts Beta Omicron and Anthony Barbir Epsilon Kappa
I give Ryan Carle Roses for being an awesome counterpart
and doing all that he can to serve the Western District.

Jessica “Diva” Parsons
Iota Gamma Ryan Carle, Alpha Chi
I give you, the Accent Committee, Carnations for doing such a wonderful job with the Accent and doing everything
you can to make it the best that it can be.
Jessica “Diva” Parsons
Iota Gamma Accent Committee, Gamma Kappa
Roses to Ashley for being an awesome counterpart and always having great insight!
Carnations to My Love Miss Karen Dicker,
For doing an amazing job on the Accent!!!

Roses to Becca Toda for being a source of joy to everyone she meets.
Roses to Ellen Dempsey for being kind and caring.
Roses to Helen Cordova for being named “Helen” and for being super cool, handling everything that she’s responsible
for, and being an awesome BS chair.
Roses to Sarah Dressler for always being encouraging and for teaching me HTML.
Roses to Arit John for her sense of humor.
Roses to Anthony Barbir for being a great leader, always mixing encouragement and matter-of-factness to get
everything done.
Roses to Vanessa Houseman for always smiling and helping everyone.
Roses to Betsy Bentler for being fun.
Roses to Krystina Johnson for always being funny and making me laugh.
Roses to Margarete Krick for eating dinner with me on away games and for always offering to help with organizing
the things our chapter does.
Roses to Marlee Newman for being creative and painting her nails thematically for our field shows.
Roses to Liz Schleder for always helping colorguard and TBS even when not asked to.
Roses to Anna Schmahl for being sweet and calm all the time.
Roses to Bianca Shulaker for juggling a million things at once and still remaining positive.
Carnations to my big brother Jason Barbato for being so kind and helping our band so much on equipment crew.
Carnations to Mandee Selnick for being a great counterpart.
From Helen Durand, Epsilon Kappa Helen Durand, Epsilon Kappa
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