When were we founded?
Kappa Kappa Psi Fraternity was founded on the campus of Oklahoma State University in 1919
to serve the College and University band programs.
Who are we?
Kappa Kappa Psi operates primarily as a student service and leadership recognition society
whose chief aim is to assist the Director of Bands in developing the leadership and
enthusiasm that is required of his/her band. Our goals are to provide the band not only
with organized and concentrated service activities, but to give our membership valid and
wholesome experiences membership is based on our premise that it is an honor to be
selected to serve this band, its department of music, its sponsoring institution, and the
cause of band music in the nation's colleges and universities.
Where are we located?
The Fraternity is presently located in over 160 colleges and universities. Since 1919 more
than 50,000 interested bandmembers have devoted their efforts to strengthening their bands
through group and individual service projects. The Fraternity's program of continued
service to Music has attracted the attention of the best in American band tradition. We
number among our ranks John Philip Sousa, Karl King, Frank Simon, Herbert L. Clarke,
Harold Bachman, William D. Revelli and many other contemporary composers, conductors and
music educators.
Service to Music and the National Intercollegiate Band
Through its commissioning program, the Fraternity has presented such noted works as
Francis McBeth's The Seventh Seal, Claude T. Smith's Symphony #1 for Band, and Fisher
Tull's Prelude & Double Fugue.
Our Chapters
On the local level, chapter responsibilities include numerous concentrated service
projects as well as providing the intangible items of morale, spirit, enthusiasm,
atmosphere and attitude within the band. As noted in the preamble of our Constitution and
as charged in much of our Ritual, the cultivation and maintenance of an agreeable and
enthusiastic attitude is mandatory for all our members, and this serves to foster the
wholesome and cooperative spirit that each Director of Bands wants for their band.
We are Kappa Kappa Psi
The educational value to the student of participation in a smaller group's activities
cannot be overemphasized. Experience in planning, organizing and carrying through projects
to benefit the larger band organization are necessary if a well-rounded and responsible
student leader is to be trained. The fraternal group, as embodied by our active chapters,
provides this needed training group for the student by establishing both worthy goals and
worthwhile guideposts for a meaningful college experience.
Membership in Kappa Kappa Psi thus becomes an educational and service activity as well as social one. And it is this kind of activity that enriches the band student's life and sharpens an appreciation for both the best in Music and what it takes to achieve it. It is to this end that our National Fraternity is dedicated, and we cordially invite your participation in this effort.
~~Taken from the Kappa Kappa Psi Website~~