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Kappa Kappa Psi is a national honorary band fraternity dedicated to serving college and university bands. The fraternity, headquartered at the historic Stillwater Station in Stillwater, Oklahoma, numbers 4,600 active members in over 180 active chapters, and over 45,000 alumni. Since 1947, Kappa Kappa Psi has recognized Tau Beta Sigma 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.

Kappa Kappa Psi was founded on November 27, 1919 by ten members of the Oklahoma A & M College (later to be known as the Oklahoma State University) Band, led by William Alexander Scroggs and the band director and mentor, Bohumil Makovsky. The other founding members were A. Frank Martin, Raymond D. Shannon, Clyde Haston, Clayton E. Soule, Carl A. Stevens, William H. Coppedge, Dick Hurst, Asher Hendrickson, and Iron Hawthorne Nelson. Kappa Kappa Psi was for many years an exclusively male fraternity, though Title IX led the organization to become co-ed in the late 1970s.

Kappa Kappa Psi has grown tremendously in the past ten years, doubling in membership as well as number of chapters.

In addition to the close relationship with Tau Beta Sigma, Kappa Kappa Psi has historical and current relationships with several other organizations.

• Five of the ten Kappa Kappa Psi founders were members of Lambda Chi Alpha^[2]
• One of Kappa Kappa Psi's founding fathers (Raymond Shannon) was a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and Kappa Kappa Psi has had varied relationships with that fraternity. At some schools, conflicts have occurred between chapters of the two fraternities, as they recruit from and attempt to serve similar (though not identical) groups. In 2005, multiple joint statements were issued by the leadership of Kappa Kappa Psi and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, along with Tau Beta Sigma and Sigma Alpha Iota, affirming "that there are equally important roles for Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Sigma Alpha Iota, Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma to fulfill on any campus where our chapters mutually exist, now or in the future. Each organization possesses a distinct mission and, as a result, fulfills a unique and vital role in the musical environment of a college campus" and that "A member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia or Sigma Alpha Iota can hold simultaneous membership in Kappa Kappa Psi or Tau Beta Sigma, subject to his/her own interests and the eligibility requirements of the other organizations. The same holds true for a member of Kappa Kappa Psi or Tau Beta Sigma with regard to membership in Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia or Sigma Alpha Iota."^[3]

Kappa Kappa Psi is divided into seven geographical areas known as districts. These are the Northeast, Southeast, North Central, Midwest, Southwest, Western, and International Districts (a hypothetical district comprised of all chapters outside the United States, although there are not and never have been any such). Each district is lead by one or more Governors appointed by the National President, as well as a council elected from and by the members of the Districts.

The 2007 - 2008 District Councils are:

Midwest District:

• President: Emily P. Rogers - Alpha Theta (University of Northern Colorado)
• Vice President: Michael S. Shoup
• Secretary/Treasurer: Matthew J Thompson - Beta (Montana State University)
• Member-at-Large: Kylee Kern

North Central District:

• President: Jeremy D. Horner - Alpha Beta (Butler University)
• Vice President of Membership: Raina Regan - Zeta Epsilon (Michgan State University)
• Vice President of Programs: Ronald Q. Perkins, Jr. - Nu (University of Michigan)
• Secretary/Treasurer: Alex J. Smith - Alpha Beta (Butler University)

Northeast District:

• President: Jessica McAlarney - Eta Alpha (Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania)
• VP for Colonization and Membership: Matthew Gallen
• Secretary/Treasurer: Laurin Gross
• Member-at-Large: Jacqueline Blinke
• District Alumni Liaison: Robin Puzzo

Southeast District:

• President: Heather Owens - Kappa Mu (University of Georgia)
• Vice President: Nicholas Annan - Zeta Chi (University of South Carolina)
• Secretary/Treasurer: David M. Smith - Zeta Upsilon (Troy University)
• Member-at-Large North: Justin Moore - Iota Zeta (North Carolina A&T State University)
• Member-at-Large South: Lauren Case - Alpha Eta (University of Florida)

Southwest District:

• President: Jack D. Lee III - Delta Sigma (University of Texas at Arlington)
• Vice President: Sean Smith
• Secretary/Treasurer: Anna M. Rivera
• Member-at-Large: Sean La Follette
• Member-at-Large: Chase R. Giddings

Western District:

• President: Lance Coochyouma - Omega (University of Arizona)
• Vice President: James Llamas
• Secretary/Treasurer: Adam N. Hagans
• Member-at-Large: Eugene Smith IV

• Executive Director: Lt. Col. Alan Bonner, USAF (ret.)
• National Headquarters Administrator: Dixie Mosier-Greene
• National Headquarters Accountant: Diana Spiva
• National Membership Services Coordinator: Debbie Morris
• National Publications Manager: Jake Burk
• Chapter Field Representatives (KKΨ): Adam Bates and Emily Rogers
• Chapter Field Representative (TBΣ): Meredith Brazzell

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All national officers serve a two year term, from the close of one national convention to the close of the next. The National Vice President for Professional Relations is appointed by the new National President, the National Vice President for Colonization and Membership assumes the presidency upon approval by a simple majority vote, and all other officers are elected at the convention. Generally National Officers do not serve successive terms in the same position, although there is no rule against this. The recent past and current national officers of Kappa Kappa Psi are: ^[5]

Members of the Board of Trustees are elected at each convention for a four-year term, with three seats coming open at each convention. The Immediate Past National President automatically receives a seat for two-years. ^[6]

• Dr. Kirk Randazzo, chair
• Michael Osborn, vice chair
• Kenneth M. Corbett, alumni liaison
• Dr. Michael Golemo
• Scott Stowell
• Dr. Rod Chesnutt, Immediate Past National President
• Dr. Malinda Matney, ex-officio

District Governors are appointed by the National President and, like all other national officers, serve a term from one national convention to the next. It is not uncommon for a Governor to be reappointed to multiple successive terms. ^[7]

Northeast District:

• Marie Burleigh
• Dr. Hubert Toney

Southeast District:

• Dr. David O'Shields
• Michael Green

North Central District:

• Christine Beason
• Rod Whiteman

Midwest District:

• Denali Alt
• Anthony Falcone

Southwest District:

• Danny George
• Dr. David Scott

Western District:

• Tanya Marsh
• Chris Chapman

Kappa Kappa Psi recognizes a number of members who have achieved prominence: ^[8]

• President Bill Clinton

• Neil Armstrong
• Lauro Cavazos, past Secretary of Education

• Kappa Kappa Psi website
• National Headquarters of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma
• Snippets of Kappa Kappa Psi History - taken from early fraternal publications
• Kappa Kappa Psi policies on hazing, discrimination, and controlled substances.