List of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma national conventions

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Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternityis an honorary fraternity for college and university band members in the United States. Tau Beta Sigma Honorary Band Sorority is a co-educational recognition and service sorority for college and university band members. The two organizations hold joint national conventions every two years in odd-numbered years.

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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.

The first national convention of Kappa Kappa Psi was held in 1922, on the campus of Oklahoma A&M College in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The next several conventions were held in Oklahoma City. Beginning in 1939, conventions were held at various college campuses around the country until 1995 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.

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

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) [1] [2] : 6 
2December 30, 1923 – December 31, 1923Huckins Hotel (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) [1] [2] : 9 
3June 14, 1926 – June 16, 1926Huckins Hotel (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) [1] [2] : 10 
4December 30, 1927Huckins Hotel (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) [1] [2] : 12 
5December 30, 1929 – December 31, 1929Huckins Hotel (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) [1] [2] : 15 
61931Not held [1]
7July 15, 1932 – July 16, 1932Huckins Hotel (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) [1] [2] : 17 
8July 6, 1935 – July 8, 1935Claypoole Hotel (Indianapolis, Indiana) [1] [2] : 20 
9July 27, 1937 – July 28, 1937Cosmopolitan Hotel (Denver, Colorado) [1] [2] : 22 
10August 1939 University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio) [1] [2] : 23 
11August 26, 1941 – August 28, 1941 Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) [1] [2] : 28 
121943Not held (World War II) [1]
131945Not held (World War II) [1]
14March 6, 1947 – March 8, 1947Oklahoma A&M College (Stillwater, Oklahoma) [1] [2] : 35 
15August 19, 1949 – August 22, 1949 University of Colorado (Boulder, Colorado) [1] [2] : 39 
16July 26, 1951 – July 29, 1951 Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana) [1] [2] : 46 
17June 25, 1953 – June 28, 1953 Texas Tech University (Lubbock, Texas) [1] [2] : 50 
18August 4, 1955 – August 7, 1955 Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio) [1] [2] : 54 
19August 20, 1957 – August 24, 1957 University of Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah) [1] [2] : 60 
20August 19, 1959 – August 22, 1959 Florida State University (Tallahassee, Florida) [1] [2] : 66 
21August 23, 1961 – August 24, 1961 Wichita State University (Wichita, Kansas) [1] [2] : 75 
22August 28, 1963 – August 31, 1963 University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona) [1] [2] : 80 
23August 10, 1965 – August 14, 1965Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana) [1] [2] : 84 
24August 27, 1967 – September 1, 1967 Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, Texas) [1] [2] : 91 
25August 17, 1969 – August 22, 1969Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, Oklahoma) [1] [2] : 99 
26August 22, 1971 – August 27, 1971 University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) [1] [2] : 105 
27August 5, 1973–August 11, 1973 University of Connecticut (Storrs, Connecticut) [1] [3]
281975 University of Houston (Houston, Texas) [1]
29August 1977 University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California) [1]
301979 Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Georgia) [1]
311981University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio) [1]
321983Texas Tech University (Lubbock, Texas) [1]
33July 27, 1985–August 3, 1985 University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) [1] [4]
341987University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) [1]
351989Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, Oklahoma) [1]
36July 31, 1991 University of Maryland (College Park, Maryland) [1] [5]
37August 1, 1993 – August 8, 1993 Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana) [1]
38August 1, 1995 – August 5, 1995 Hilton Walt Disney World (Orlando, Florida) [1]
39July 29, 1997 Camelback Inn (Scottsdale, Arizona) [1]
40July 28, 1999 – August 1, 1999Renaissance Hotel (St. Louis, Missouri) [1]
41July 24, 2001 – July 29, 2001Omni Bayfront Hotel (Corpus Christi, Texas) [1]
42July 22, 2003 – July 26, 2003 Norfolk Waterside Marriott (Norfolk, Virginia) [1]
43July 26, 2005 – July 31, 2005 Lexington Center (Lexington, Kentucky) [1]
44July 24, 2007 – July 29, 2007Wyndham Hotel and Resort (Orlando, Florida) [1]
45July 21, 2009 – July 26, 2009 Arizona Biltmore Hotel (Phoenix, Arizona) [1]
46July 19, 2011 – July 24, 2011Crowne Plaza Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colorado) [1]
47July 23, 2013 – July 28, 2013Marriott Springfield (Springfield, Massachusetts) [1]
48July 28, 2015 – August 2, 2015Hyatt Regency Lexington (Lexington, Kentucky) [1]
49July 18, 2017 – July 22, 2017 Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista (Orlando, Florida) [6]
50July 16, 2019 – July 20, 2019 Oklahoma State University–Stillwater (Stillwater, Oklahoma)
51July 13, 2021 – July 16, 2021 Amway Grand Plaza Hotel (Grand Rapids, Michigan) [7]
52July 11, 2023 – July 14, 2023Caribe Royal Resort (Orlando, Florida) [8]
53July 15, 2025 – July 18, 2025 Central Bank Center (Lexington, Kentucky) [9]

Tau Beta Sigma conventions

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

Convention numberLocationDatesReferences
1 Texas Tech University May 4, 1946 [10] [2] : 33 
2Oklahoma A&M College (Stillwater, Oklahoma)March 6, 1947 – March 8, 1947 [10] [2] : 37 
3 University of Colorado (Boulder, Colorado)August 19, 1949 – August 22, 1949 [10] [2] : 39 
4 Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana)July 26, 1951 – July 29, 1951 [10] [2] : 46 
5 Texas Tech University (Lubbock, Texas)June 25, 1953 – June 28, 1953 [10] [2] : 50 
6 Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio)August 4, 1955 – August 7, 1955 [10] [2] : 54 
7 University of Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah)August 20, 1957 – August 24, 1957 [10] [2] : 60 
8 Florida State University (Tallahassee, Florida)August 19, 1959 – August 22, 1959 [10] [2] : 66 
9 Wichita State University (Wichita, Kansas)August 23, 1961 – August 24, 1961 [10] [2] : 75 
10 University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona)August 28, 1963 – August 31, 1963 [10] [2] : 80 
11Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana)August 10, 1965 – August 14, 1965 [10] [2] : 84 
12 Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, Texas)August 27, 1967 – September 1, 1967 [10] [2] : 91 
13Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, Oklahoma)August 17, 1969 – August 22, 1969 [10] [2] : 99 
14 University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan)August 22, 1971 – August 27, 1971 [10] [2] : 105 
15 University of Connecticut (Storrs, Connecticut)August 5, 1973–August 11, 1973 [10] [3]
16 University of Houston (Houston, Texas)1975 [10]
17 University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California)August 1977 [1] [10]
18 Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Georgia)1979 [10]
19University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio)1981 [10]
20Texas Tech University (Lubbock, Texas)1983 [10]
21 University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas)July 27, 1985–August 3, 1985 [10] [4]
22University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan)1987 [10]
23Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, Oklahoma)1989 [10]
24 University of Maryland (College Park, Maryland)July 31, 1991 [10] [5]
25 Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana)August 1, 1993 – August 8, 1993 [10]
26 Hilton Walt Disney World (Orlando, Florida)August 1, 1995 – August 5, 1995 [10]
27 Camelback Inn (Scottsdale, Arizona)July 29, 1997 [10]
28Renaissance Hotel (St. Louis, Missouri)July 28, 1999 – August 1, 1999 [10]
29Omni Bayfront Hotel (Corpus Christi, Texas)July 24, 2001 – July 29, 2001 [10]
30 Norfolk Waterside Marriott (Norfolk, Virginia)July 22, 2003 – July 26, 2003 [10]
31 Lexington Center (Lexington, Kentucky)July 26, 2005 – July 31, 2005 [10]
32Wyndham Hotel and Resort (Orlando, Florida)July 24, 2007 – July 29, 2007 [10]
33 Arizona Biltmore Hotel (Phoenix, Arizona)July 21, 2009 – July 26, 2009 [10]
34Crowne Plaza Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colorado)July 19, 2011 – July 24, 2011 [10]
35Marriott Springfield (Springfield, Massachusetts)July 23, 2013 – July 28, 2013 [10]
36Hyatt Regency Lexington (Lexington, Kentucky)July 28, 2015 – August 2, 2015 [1]
37Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista (Orlando, Florida)July 18, 2017 – July 22, 2017 [10]
38Oklahoma State University- Stillwater (Stillwater, Oklahoma)July 16, 2019 – July 20, 2019 [10]
39 Amway Grand Plaza Hotel (Grand Rapids, Michigan)July 13, 2021 – July 16, 2021 [7]
40Caribe Royal Resort (Orlando, Florida)July 11, 2023 – July 14, 2023 [8]
41 Central Bank Center (Lexington, Kentucky)July 15, 2025 – July 18, 2025 [9]

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