Chapter History
On Thursday, August 21, 1997, during Roundup (summer band camp), Kappa Kappa Psi held an informational meeting for all interested in Tau Beta Sigma. It received a lot of attention and approximately twenty-four people attended. During this meeting we received information about Tau Beta Sigma. The President of Kappa Kappa Psi, Melissa Soileau, also told us about it and what we would have to do in order to form the chapter. All people that were still interested held another meeting later that week. There officers were elected, which were as follows: President-Lameka Trahan, Vice-President-Jaclyn Sells, Second Vice-President-Angela Magee, Treasurer-Rebecca Tramonte, Secretary-Kendra Bartlett, and Historians-Jeri Thompson and Mary Kay Drost. Soon after things began picking up Mary Kay was voted Corresponding Secretary and Jeri remained Historian. By October members were assigned big brothers from KKPsi as follows:
Lameka Trahan-Melissa Soileau Jaclyn Sells-Torrick Fontenot
Mary Kay Drost-Shelia Romine Kendra Bartlett-Tyrone Rubin
Rebecca Tramonte-Aimee Richard Glenda Jones-Kane Bourgeois
Christa Tracy-Kenny Crain Daranee Sarakasetrin-Walker Calcott
Deanna Cormier-Walker Calcott Janet Clark-Shelia Romine
Robynn Miller-Mike McDonald Amanda Arredondo-Tyrone Rubin
Amanda Pardon-Matt Jones
Big brothers were given in order to help learn more about the sorority and ways to help the band.
Many months and several service projects later our First Degree was held on February 1, 1998 where our big sister of the Tau Chapter, from U of H, attended and fourteen members went through the ceremony. The colony soon traveled over to Houston where on Sunday March 15 Second Degree was completed.
The rest of the school year went by slowly because of Spring break and finals coming up so only a few projects were completed. On Thursday May 7, 1998 the last meeting of the semester was held and line names were decided:
1 Christa
Tracy Peppermint...and everything
2 Glenda Jones
Flex
3 Daranee Sarakasetrin Ms.
Priss
4 Rebecca Tramonte
Flirt
5 Jaclyn Sells
Da Bomb
6 Amanda Pardon
Casper
7 Deanna Cormier
Dizzy
8 Janet Clark
Willie...whatever
9 Lameka Trahan
Sweet-N-Low
10 Amanda Arredondo
Buzz
11 Mary Kay Drost
Sleepy
12 Kendra Bartlett
Flamingo
13 Robynn Miller
Girl 6
Our pre-installation visit was planned for Saturday, June 20, 1998 where Karen Miller, National Vice-President arrived and met with our sponsors, Dr. Walton and music director Dr. Tevis.
August started out with a meeting on Saturday the 8th at 8:00am. The meeting was to discuss the chapter installation the next day. We verified who was crossing and the plans for the next day. On Sunday, August 9, 1998 the group had finally achieved what had taken a whole year to create. The morning began with setting up the Parra Ballroom for the installation. Our big sister chapter from Houston, the national President Debbie Kaplan, the Southwest District President Kathleen Glover and the Southwest District Counselor Denise Tonnessen arrived around 11:00 am. Installation lasted about three hours. The Tau Chapter held Third Degree and then the National President installed the colony as the 211th chapter known as THETA TAU. Our official birth is approximately 2pm. The Charter Members include:
Lameka Trahan
President
Mary Kay Drost Vice
President
Kendra Bartlett
Corresponding Secretary
Christa Tracy
Recording Secretary
Rebecca Tramonte Treasurer
Glenda Jones
Historian
Amanda Arredondo
Janet Clark
Robynn Miller
Jaclyn Sells
Dr. Royce Tevis
Honorary
Dr. Dave Walton
Honorary
Dr. Tina Walton
Honorary
The total colonization period lasted 49 weeks.