November 27, 1919 (104 years ago) (1919-11-27) Oklahoma A&M College (now Oklahoma State University)
Type
Recognition
Affiliation
PFA
Emphasis
University school bands
Scope
National
Vision statement
Kappa Kappa Psi empowers and influences the vibrant and diverse college band movement through purposeful programming, unified messaging, and excellence in service and operations.
Motto
"Strive for the Highest"[1][2]
Colors
Blue White
Flower
Red carnation
Publication
The PODIUM (1939–present) The Baton (1922–1947)
Chapters
211 active
340 chartered
Colonies
0
Members
6,000 collegiate 66,000+ lifetime
Headquarters
401 E. 9th Ave. Stillwater, OK 74074 U.S.
Website
www.kkpsi.org
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Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity (ΚΚΨ, colloquially referred to as KKPsi), is a fraternity for college and university band members in the United States. It was founded on November 27, 1919, on Thanksgiving Day, at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, now known as Oklahoma State University, in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Kappa Kappa Psi primarily operates as a recognition society[3] providing service, leadership opportunities, and social programming for band members. The organization is led by the National Council and Board of Trustees, which are supported by the National Headquarters staff. Tau Beta Sigma, National Honorary Band Sorority, has been recognized as a sister organization since 1947, and the two organizations share National Headquarters in Stillwater Santa Fe Depot, a converted historical Santa Fe rail depot that was purchased by the fraternity and sorority in 1991.
Since 1919, more than 66,000 men and women have been initiated into Kappa Kappa Psi, with nearly 6,000 collegiate members active today. Members of Kappa Kappa Psi include President Bill Clinton;[4] chancellor and eleventh president of Indiana University, Herman B Wells;[5] composers John Williams and John Philip Sousa;[6] conductor William Revelli; and jazz pianist and bandleader Count Basie.[7]
^"Kappa Kappa Psi".
^Happy Founder's Day 2012 Archived 2013-07-04 at archive.today
^ abKappa Kappa Psi (2013). "The American College Fraternity". In Smith, Nick (ed.). Guide to Membership for the 2013–2015 Biennium(PDF). Stillwater, OK: Kappa Kappa Psi/Tau Beta Sigma. p. 88. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-02.
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"Prominent members". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
^Alpha Zeta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi (September 26, 2009). "Honorary Members of Alpha Zeta". Alpha Zeta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
^Golemo, Michael (Spring 2005). "Kappa Kappa Psi and John Philip Sousa" (PDF). PODIUM. Stillwater, OK: Kappa Kappa Psi/Tau Beta Sigma: 28–9. OCLC 8172619.
^Raymond, Michael (February 2007). "Founders of Kappa Kappa Psi" (PDF). Cross and Crescent. 94 (2). Indianapolis: Lambda Chi Alpha: 10–11. ISSN 1930-1286. OCLC 19902105. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-26.
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