National Facts of Tau Beta Sigma Submitted by
National Facts of Tau Beta Sigma Submitted by: The Alpha Omicron Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma Spring 2013
The Preamble “Be it known that Tau Beta Sigma, National Honorary Sorority for members of the college band, is an organization operating exclusively in the field of the college and university bands, for the following purposes…”
The Purposes: 1. To promote the existence and welfare of the collegiate bands and to create a respect and appreciation for band activities and achievements among the listening public everywhere. 2. To honor outstanding members of the band through privilege of membership, in the Sisterhood, extended in recognition of musical achievement, demonstrated leadership, and an enthusiastic approach to band activities.
Purposes Cont. 3. To develop leadership through active participation with the band, and through it, to strengthen those traits of conduct, thought, and idealism which characterize the responsible membership of the band. 4. To encourage a close relationship between collegiate bands and promote a high average of attainment by the performance of good music and selection of worthwhile projects. 5. To provide a meaningful and worthwhile social experience for all engaged in collegiate band work, and to cooperate with other musical organizations and societies in every manner consistent with our mutual purposes and those of the institution at which chapters are located.
Mission Statement We provide exceptional service to collegiate bands and promote equality and diversity, including empowering women in the band profession. We cultivate leadership, educational achievement, music appreciation and community development.
“Five Qualities” 1. Knowledge and development of your physical powers in the quest for good health and bodily perfection; 2. Recognition and development of your intellectual potential; 3. Appreciation for and the maintenance of the highest moral standards; 4. Achievement of and the personification within you of lofty spiritual ideals; 5. Cultivation and maintenance of your emotional poise under all conditions.
“Eight Essential Factors” 1. Physical and mental qualities of an attractive nature; 2. Demonstrated loyalty and dependability to those persons and institutions deserving of it; 3. A truthfulness and honesty which instills a sense of trust in others; 4. A cheerfulness at all times and under all circumstances, even in the face of great trial;
8’s Continued… 5. A mutual interest in the Art of Music in its performance and in the aesthetic qualities it can project to others; 6. Generosity of mind, heart, and hand; 7. Tolerance, tempered with kindness and a considerations for the needs of others; 8. Fortitude and courage to see an ideal, to seize upon it, and follow it wherever it may lead you in Tau Beta Sigma.
Sorority’s Official Colors White Admiralty Blue
The Sorority Flower Long-Stemmed Red American Beauty Rose
The Official Motto “Tau Beta Sigma for Greater Bands”
The Official Flag Red White Blue Green Black Lyre
Official Cheer “T-A-U B-E-T-A S-I-G-M-A Tau Beta Sigma”
National Convention • How often is National Convention held? - Once every two years • Where and when is the next National Convention? - July 19 -23, 2011 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado
7 Categories of Membership e v i t c A Inactive Hono Life rary The next few slides will go into detail about the privileges that go along with each category.
Active Members Must be college or university students. Must be enrolled and actively participating in the band. Paid their current membership dues for the year. If a member is unable to enroll and actively participate in band, the person may continue as an active member for the academic term provided chapter members and sponsor approve. • Active members are eligible to hold office, serve on committees and take part in all business and social affairs of the chapter. • Has the privilege of voting in meetings. • •
Conditional Members • Conditional status in the sorority may be maintained for up to one academic year. • Conditional status may be requested by an Active member, in writing, from the chapter when conflicts arise because of work or class schedules and thus prevent the student from fulfilling the requirements of active membership. • Chapters may add requirements to Conditional membership upon a ¾ vote of the chapter to add an addendum to the chapter constitution. • Conditional members may not vote.
Inactive Members • Former active members who are enrolled in school, but do not pay member dues and do not elect to become Alumni will be classified as inactive members. • Inactive members are not considered in good standing and therefore, have no active membership privileges.
Associate Members • Associate Membership is granted to members of Kappa Psi who transfer to a college or university which does not have an active Kappa Psi chapter and meet the requirements as defined in the present transfer policy. • Before becoming eligible for Associate membership, the potential Associate member must be educated in the Ritual and traditions of Tau Beta Sigma. • Associate members may vote and hold office.
Honorary Members • In recognition of outstanding ability, accomplishment, or devotion to the best interest of the Sorority, a person can be given Honorary Membership by a chapter. • This shall be the highest honor which can be conferred by a chapter. • Undergraduates are ineligible for the recognition.
Alumni Members • Active, Associate, or conditional members become Alumni members of the sorority when they complete their education or terminate their affiliation with their college or university. • Active, Associate, and Conditional members may elect to become Alumni members upon completion of undergraduate education. • If a member’s collegiate education continues past 4 years, and she/he is unable to meet Active, Associate, or Conditional requirements, she/he may elect to have Alumni status, with Chapter and Sponsor approval.
Life Members • Alumni or senior members, upon payment of Life membership fees together with an application to the National Headquarters shall be entitled to Life Membership privileges in the Sorority. • If application for Life Membership is requested within 2 years of graduation, it must have chapter approval. • Purchase of a Life Membership by a senior does not exempt a person from payment of annual membership dues during the senior year as the Life Membership will take effect upon graduation. • An application for Life Membership can be found on the Tau Beta Sigma website.
Chapter Statuses Along with the 7 kinds of candidate membership, there are 5 different types of chapter statues: n o i t a b Pro Suspens Charter Revocation
Probation • Any chapter which becomes delinquent in any obligation(s) to the National Sorority shall be placed on probation. • Likewise, any chapter which displays conduct in violation of the policies of the National Organization may also be placed on probation. • The National President, in consultation with the National Council and the National Executive Director, shall contact the chapter and prescribe such terms and conditions as necessary and appropriate to correct the deficiencies and/or failures of the chapter and ensure observance of Sorority obligations. • The chapter in question’s Sponsor, District Counselor, and District President shall be notified within 10 days of disciplinary action.
Suspension • Upon receiving information that a chapter is not following the policies and procedures of the Sorority, the National Council shall discipline said chapter by placing it on disciplinary suspension. • Chapters will automatically be placed on financial suspension for failure to pay chapter fees or member dues. • All chapter functions and activities shall be suspended pending an investigation by a representative of the National Organization who shall make a written report to the National Council within 10 days following the conclusion of the investigation. • The National Council, after reviewing the report and the chapter’s response and any other information provided to them, may take appropriate action to discipline the chapter. • All meetings of the chapter under suspension must be approved by the Chapter Sponsor and the National President and be attended by the Chapter Sponsor. • The chapter may appeal the disciplinary action imposed in accordance with a procedure established by the National Council to ensure due process to the chapter. • The chapter in question’s Sponsor, District Counselor, and District President shall be notified within 10 days of any disciplinary action.
Charter Revocation • Upon due cause, including continued failure of a chapter to follow the policies and procedures of the Sorority, the National Council shall revoke the charter of a chapter. • The National Headquarters shall take appropriate measures to effect surrender of the chapter’s charter and other items of identification with the Sorority. • Where appropriate, remaining collegiate members of the chapter shall also be indefinitely suspended. • The chapter may appeal the disciplinary action imposed in accordance with a procedure established by the National Council to ensure due process to the chapter. • The chapter in question’s Sponsor, District Counselor, and District President shall be notified within 10 days of disciplinary action.
Reinstatement • A chapter charter which has been revoked may be reinstated after inspection by a representative of the National Organization, provided that the petitioning group meets the standards required for a new chapter and that all financial obligations accrued prior to revocation of the chapter have been settled. • A chapter so reinstated shall be granted its previous chapter name.
Inactive • If a chapter becomes so small that it is unable to function the chapter may be placed on inactive status by the National Council. • During this period, the chapter shall be relieved of all national obligations, which would otherwise be incurred. It shall lose all voting rights at conventions and the right to initiate members. • Members of the chapter prior to inactive status shall be transferred to alumni membership. • An inactive chapter may be reinstated to active status, provided the petitioning group meets the standards required for a new chapter. • The chapter in question’s Sponsor, District Counselor, and District President shall be notified of these actions within 10 days.
The National Shrine displays the official Tau Beta Sigma crest. Below the crest are the words: “Tau Beta Sigma National Sorority For Bandswomen – Founded, Texas Technological College. Chartered May 4, 1946. ” • On May 10, 1969, a monument recognizing the founding of Tau Beta Sigma at Texas Tech University was unveiled next to the front steps of the music building on the Texas Tech campus. • The monument now lies as a reminder of all the work, thought and feelings that went into the founding of the Sorority and also as a reminder to all of the neverending privilege of serving college and university bands.
The Podium • The Podium is the official publication of Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma. • It is published twice a year in the spring and fall. • The Podium is a successor to Kappa Psi’s first publication, The Baton. • The Podium is not just a compilation of the activities of various chapters across the nation, but is the continuation of a long-standing tradition, and the present-day manifestation of a continuing responsibility to the music world that spans more than half a century.
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