List of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma national conventions

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1947 convention, held at Oklahoma A&

Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity is an honorary fraternity for college and university band members in the United States. [1] Tau Beta Sigma Honorary Band Sorority is a co-educational recognition and service sorority for college and university band members. [2] Tau Beta Sigma became the sister organization of Kappa Kappa Psi 1947. [3] The two organizations hold joint national conventions every two years in odd-numbered years. [4]

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1922 convention, held at Oklahoma A&M

The national convention serves as the governing body of each respective organization. National conventions are called to order in joint sessions, then recessed to allow the two organizations to hold separate business sessions before returning to a final joint session to end the convention. Each organization elects its national officers during the convention. [5] [6] [7] In addition, the conventions features a performance of the National All American Intercollege Band, featuring members of college and university bands from across the United States. [8] [9] [10] [11]

The first national convention of Kappa Kappa Psi was held in 1922, on the campus of Oklahoma A&M College in Stillwater, Oklahoma. [12] [13] :6 The next several conventions were held in Oklahoma City. Beginning in 1939, conventions were held at various college campuses around the country until 1995 [12] [13] :6 when the size of the delegations of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma were so large that the organizations were forced to move to convention centers and hotels. [12]

The first national convention of Tau Beta Sigma was held in 1946 on the campus of Texas Tech University, home of the Beta chapter. [14] [13] :33 Since that first convention, each national convention of Tau Beta Sigma has been held concurrently with Kappa Kappa Psi national conventions. [4]

Kappa Kappa Psi national conventions

Following is a list of the national conventions of Kappa Kappa Psi.

Convention numberDatesLocationReferences
1Jan 2, 1922 Oklahoma A&M College (Stillwater, Oklahoma) [12] [13] :6
2December 30, 1923  December 31, 1923Huckins Hotel (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) [12] [13] :9
3June 14, 1926  June 16, 1926Huckins Hotel (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) [12] [13] :10
4December 30, 1927Huckins Hotel (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) [12] [13] :12
5December 30, 1929  December 31, 1929Huckins Hotel (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) [12] [13] :15
1931Not held [12]
6July 15, 1932  July 16, 1932Huckins Hotel (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) [12] [13] :17 [5] [15]
7July 6, 1935  July 8, 1935Claypoole Hotel (Indianapolis, Indiana) [12] [13] :20 [16] [17] [18]
8July 27, 1937  July 28, 1937Cosmopolitan Hotel (Denver, Colorado) [12] [13] :22 [19] [20]
9August 1939Gibson Hotel and University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio) [12] [13] :23 [21] [22]
10August 26, 1941  August 28, 1941 Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) [12] [13] :28
1943Not held (World War II) [12]
1945Not held (World War II) [12]
11March 6, 1947  March 8, 1947Oklahoma A&M College (Stillwater, Oklahoma) [12] [13] :35 [23] [24] [8]
12August 19, 1949  August 22, 1949 University of Colorado (Boulder, Colorado) [12] [13] :39 [25] [26]
13July 26, 1951  July 29, 1951 Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana) [12] [13] :46 [27]
14June 25, 1953  June 28, 1953 Texas Tech University (Lubbock, Texas) [12] [13] :50 [28]
15August 4, 1955  August 7, 1955 Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio) [12] [13] :54 [29]
16August 20, 1957  August 24, 1957 University of Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah) [12] [13] :60
17August 19, 1959  August 22, 1959 Florida State University (Tallahassee, Florida) [12] [13] :66 [30] [31] [7]
18August 23, 1961  August 24, 1961 Wichita State University (Wichita, Kansas) [12] [13] :75 [32] [6]
19August 28, 1963  August 31, 1963 University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona) [12] [13] :80 [33] [34] [35]
20August 10, 1965  August 14, 1965Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana) [12] [13] :84
21August 27, 1967  September 1, 1967 Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, Texas) [12] [13] :91 [11] [36]
22August 17, 1969  August 22, 1969Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, Oklahoma) [12] [13] :99
23August 22, 1971  August 27, 1971 University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) [12] [13] :105 [37]
24August 5, 1973August 11, 1973 University of Connecticut (Storrs, Connecticut) [12] [38]
25August 4, 1975 August 6, 1975 University of Houston (Houston, Texas) [12] [39]
26August 6, 1977 August 13, 1977 University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California) [12] [9]
27August 8, 1979 August 11, 1979 Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Georgia) [12] [40] [41]
281981University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio) [12]
29July 31, 1983 August 6, 1983Texas Tech University (Lubbock, Texas) [12] [42] [43]
30July 27, 1985August 3, 1985 University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) [12] [44]
31July 31, 1987University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) [12] [45]
321989Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, Oklahoma) [12]
33July 31, 1991 University of Maryland (College Park, Maryland) [12] [46] [47]
34August 1, 1993  August 8, 1993 Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana) [12]
35August 1, 1995  August 5, 1995 Hilton Walt Disney World (Orlando, Florida) [12]
36July 29, 1997 Camelback Inn (Scottsdale, Arizona) [12]
37July 28, 1999  August 1, 1999Renaissance Hotel (St. Louis, Missouri) [12]
38July 24, 2001  July 29, 2001Omni Bayfront Hotel (Corpus Christi, Texas) [12]
39July 22, 2003  July 26, 2003 Norfolk Waterside Marriott (Norfolk, Virginia) [12]
40July 26, 2005  July 31, 2005 Lexington Center (Lexington, Kentucky) [12]
41July 24, 2007  July 29, 2007Wyndham Hotel and Resort (Orlando, Florida) [12]
42July 21, 2009  July 26, 2009 Arizona Biltmore Hotel (Phoenix, Arizona) [12]
43July 19, 2011  July 24, 2011Crowne Plaza Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colorado) [12]
44July 23, 2013  July 28, 2013Marriott Springfield (Springfield, Massachusetts) [12]
45July 28, 2015  August 2, 2015Hyatt Regency Lexington (Lexington, Kentucky) [12]
46July 18, 2017 – July 22, 2017 Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista (Orlando, Florida) [14]
47July 16, 2019 – July 20, 2019 Oklahoma State University–Stillwater (Stillwater, Oklahoma) [14]
48July 13, 2021 – July 16, 2021 Amway Grand Plaza Hotel (Grand Rapids, Michigan) [48]
49July 11, 2023 – July 14, 2023Caribe Royal Resort (Orlando, Florida) [49]
50July 15, 2025 – July 18, 2025 Central Bank Center (Lexington, Kentucky) [50]

Tau Beta Sigma conventions

Following is a list of the national conventions of Tau Beta Sigma.

Convention numberDatesLocationReferences
1May 4, 1946 Texas Tech University [14] [13] :33
2March 6, 1947  March 8, 1947Oklahoma A&M College (Stillwater, Oklahoma) [14] [13] :37 [8]
3August 19, 1949  August 22, 1949 University of Colorado (Boulder, Colorado) [14] [13] :39 [26]
4July 26, 1951  July 29, 1951 Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana) [14] [13] :46 [27]
5June 25, 1953  June 28, 1953 Texas Tech University (Lubbock, Texas) [14] [13] :50
6August 4, 1955  August 7, 1955 Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio) [14] [13] :54
7August 20, 1957  August 24, 1957 University of Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah) [14] [13] :60
8August 19, 1959  August 22, 1959 Florida State University (Tallahassee, Florida) [14] [13] :66 [30] [31] [7]
9August 23, 1961  August 24, 1961 Wichita State University (Wichita, Kansas) [14] [13] :75 [6]
10August 28, 1963  August 31, 1963 University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona) [14] [13] :80 [35]
11August 10, 1965  August 14, 1965Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana) [14] [13] :84
12August 27, 1967  September 1, 1967 Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, Texas) [14] [13] :91 [11] [36]
13August 17, 1969  August 22, 1969Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, Oklahoma) [14] [13] :99
14August 22, 1971  August 27, 1971 University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) [14] [13] :105
15August 5, 1973August 11, 1973 University of Connecticut (Storrs, Connecticut) [14] [38]
16August 4, 1975 August 6, 1975 University of Houston (Houston, Texas) [14] [39]
17August 1977 University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California) [12] [14]
18August 8, 1979 August 11, 1979 Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Georgia) [14] [40] [41]
191981University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio) [14]
20July 31, 1983 August 6, 1983Texas Tech University (Lubbock, Texas) [14] [42] [43]
21July 27, 1985August 3, 1985 University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) [14] [44]
22July 31, 1987University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) [14] [45]
231989Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, Oklahoma) [14]
24July 31, 1991 University of Maryland (College Park, Maryland) [14] [46]
25August 1, 1993  August 8, 1993 Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana) [14]
26August 1, 1995  August 5, 1995 Hilton Walt Disney World (Orlando, Florida) [14]
27July 29, 1997 Camelback Inn (Scottsdale, Arizona) [14]
28July 28, 1999  August 1, 1999Renaissance Hotel (St. Louis, Missouri) [14]
29July 24, 2001  July 29, 2001Omni Bayfront Hotel (Corpus Christi, Texas) [14]
30July 22, 2003  July 26, 2003 Norfolk Waterside Marriott (Norfolk, Virginia) [14]
31July 26, 2005  July 31, 2005 Lexington Center (Lexington, Kentucky) [14]
32July 24, 2007  July 29, 2007Wyndham Hotel and Resort (Orlando, Florida) [14]
33July 21, 2009  July 26, 2009 Arizona Biltmore Hotel (Phoenix, Arizona) [14]
34July 19, 2011  July 24, 2011Crowne Plaza Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colorado) [14]
35July 23, 2013  July 28, 2013Marriott Springfield (Springfield, Massachusetts) [14]
36July 28, 2015  August 2, 2015Hyatt Regency Lexington (Lexington, Kentucky) [12]
37July 18, 2017  July 22, 2017Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista (Orlando, Florida) [14]
38July 16, 2019  July 20, 2019Oklahoma State University- Stillwater (Stillwater, Oklahoma) [14]
39July 13, 2021 – July 16, 2021 Amway Grand Plaza Hotel (Grand Rapids, Michigan) [48]
40July 11, 2023 – July 14, 2023Caribe Royal Resort (Orlando, Florida) [49]
41July 15, 2025 – July 18, 2025 Central Bank Center (Lexington, Kentucky) [50]

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