Are you sitting there thinking “Man.. I could use some extra money for books this fall…”

Well…. apply for National Scholarships!  In the past only a handful of people have applied and you could be one of those few!

Tau Beta Sigma offers four scholarships for current actives including: National Scholarship for Outstanding Student Leaders, National Scholarship for Musical Achievement, Board of Trustees Scholarship and the Conn-Selmer Scholarship.

The scholarship for outstanding student leaders and for musical achievement do NOT require you to be music majors in order to apply!

Descriptions for the aforementioned are as follows:
Applicants must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) and have been an active member of Tau Beta Sigma for at least one year at the time of the application. Recipients must remain an active member of Tau Beta Sigma during the academic year in which they receive the scholarship. The application does require letters of recommendation, a current resume, and the application for the musical achievement scholarship does require an audition tape.

For those of you who are in Music Education, then the Board of Trustees Scholarship, or if you are interested in attending the Conn-Selmer University, the Conn-Selmer scholarship is perfect for you!

All applications are due by JUNE 1 to National Headquarters… you can send it in when you send in your Chapter Summary Report!

Check the national website for application information!

http://www.tbsigma.org/national_scholarship.html

Any questions? feel free to ask me, or Nicole Burdick our Vice President for Communication and Recognition at canada@tbsigma.org

-Kristy Lukaszewski
District VPSP

If you need to contact them or ask any questions, those are the emails!

VPNM of the Zeta Gamma

This month’s Spotlights include:

• District Vice President of Special Projects Kevin Earnest
• Kadenza Moderator Brittany DeRyke
• Kadenza Moderator Megan Schlegel
• The Theta Psi Chapter from The University of Louisville

Kevin Earnest is the District Vice President of Special Projects from the Gamma Mu Chapter at Ohio Northern University.

Q. When were you initiated in Tau Beta Sigma?
A. February 2006

Q. What chapter offices have you held?
A. Recording Secretary

Q. What year in school are you/when do you plan on graduating?
A. I’m a 5th year senior and will graduate in May 2010.

Q. Favorite Service Project?
A. Girl Scout Music Badges

Q. Favorite TBS Fundraiser?
A. Making Letters to sell at Conventions (Find Gamma Mu at convention for your letters!)

Q. Favorite Sisterhood Event?
A. Christmas Sing-A-Thon

Q. What are your plans after undergrad?
A. Not sure yet, either grad school or the real world.

Q. Favorite place TBS has taken you so far?
A. National Convention, Phoenix, AZ

Q. Top 2 actors and actresses?
A. Hugh Laurie, Terry O’Quinn
I don’t really have a favorite actress.

Q. What music is your guilty pleasure?
A. MxPx (punk rock)

Brittany DeRyke is one of The Kadenza Moderators.  She is from the Alpha Delta Chapter at Ohio University.

Q. When were you initiated in Tau Beta Sigma?
A. March 2008

Q. What chapter offices have you held?
A. Corresponding Secretary, NCD Committee Head, Webmaster

Q. What year in school are you/when do you plan on graduating?
A. I’m a 3rd year; I’m planning on graduating next spring

Q. Favorite Service Project?
A. My favorite Service Project was our PM project. We cleaned the equipment room for the Marching Band.

Q. Favorite TBS Fundraiser?
A. My favorite TBS Fundraiser is our annual Jumpathon. It’s a blast!!

Q. Favorite Sisterhood Event?
A. My favorite sisterhood event is actually series of events. I love sisterhood week. I love all the food, movies, and sisterhood activities of the week.

Q. What are your plans after undergrad?
A. Grad school at Ohio U…hopefully.

Q. Favorite place TBS has taken you so far?
A. I would say my favorite place TBS has taken me so far is Convention in Indianapolis my freshmen year. Winning Counselor’s Cup for the first time. Witnessing that great honor first hand was a great feeling.

Q. Top 2 actors and actresses?
A. Actors- Gerard Butler and Orlando Bloom
Actresses- Kate Hudson and Rachel McAdams

Q. What music is your guilty pleasure?
A. My guilty pleasure with music changes from week to week. I love all types of music. But if I had to name an artist or artists that is my current guilty pleasure, I would say it’s Ingrid Michaelson, Mat Kearney, and Sara Bareilles.

Megan Schlegel is the other Moderator of The Kadenza.  She is from the Epsilon Iota Chapter at The University of Akron.

Q. When were you initiated in Tau Beta Sigma?
A. April 2006.

Q. What chapter offices have you held?
A. Historian (2007-2008), Service Committee Chair (2007-2008), and Sisterhood Committee Chair (2009-2010).

Q. What year in school are you/when do you plan on graduating?
A. I’m a 5th year senior graduating in May 2010.  Finally! =)

Q. Favorite Service Project?
A. I’ve enjoyed all the podium building projects.  Mostly girls + Power tools = Lots of fun… and a surprisingly sturdy podium!

Q. Favorite TBS Fundraiser?
A. I love our Chili Cook-off!  Lots of tasty chili for a reasonable price!

Q. Favorite Sisterhood Event?
A. Every semester, we have a potluck.  Everyone pitches in a few dollars to buy a turkey or ham and everyone brings a dish to share.  So many memories!

Q. What are your plans after undergrad?
A. I don’t have a clue.  It’s scary and exciting.

Q. Favorite place TBS has taken you so far?
A. 2009 National Convention in Phoenix, AZ.

Q. Top 2 actors and actresses?
A. Actors- Hugh Grant and Jason Bateman
Actresses- Sandra Bullock and Katherine Heigl

Q. What music is your guilty pleasure?
A. Most rap music….and Lady Gaga.

The final Spotlight is on the Theta Psi Chapter from The University of Louisville.

Q. When was your chapter initiated?
A. November 5, 2000

Q. How many active, conditional, and prospective members does your chapter have?
A. We have 16 actives, we just put a class of 3 PMs through the degree process.

Q. What is your chapter’s favorite service project?
A. Our favorite service project is goody bags for the band.

Q. What is your chapter’s favorite and/or most successful fundraiser?
Our favorite fundraiser is Chili Fest, where we get to make lots a chili and it normally makes us a pretty good profit.

Q. What is your chapter’s favorite sisterhood event?
Our favorite sisterhood event is watching America’s next top model together.

Q. What is your chapter’s favorite thing to do on campus together?
Our favorite activity is eating with each other on Campus

Q. Do you have any upcoming events on your calendar (i.e. degrees, concerts, etc.)?
A. [Theta Psi has no current events on their calendar; they submitted their Spotlight in February and upcoming events have since passed.]

Thanks for taking the time to read the Spotlights and see everyone this weekend!

The Epsilon Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma thought long and hard about what new sisterhood event we could come up with for the chapter challenge. While brainstorming, we did come up with some super fun social events that we are planning on doing next semester. The event that our chapter decided upon for our new sisterhood event is a scrapbook extravaganza! At this event, we plan on making extremely delicious homemade cinnamon rolls while we artfully scrapbook the chapter’s recent events. The Epsilon Chapter believes that there is nothing better than tasty food and bonding as sisters while we document the exciting times we have had together. We are all looking forward to this new sisterhood event and cannot wait until we see all of the other chapters at convention!!

Sincerely,
The sisters of the Epsilon Chapter
Tau Beta Sigma

In honor of National Sisterhood week March 22-24, we have decided to hold a sisterhood event every night of that week, starting Monday and ending on Founder’s Day with a shindig full of dancing and dressing fancy. Every night we will hold a sisterhood event that is not mandatory but will be loads of fun. The week will be set out as follows: Movie Monday, Tasty Tuesday, Wava Wednesday, Thirsty Thursday, and Fancy Friday.  The event we are most excited about however is Thursday aka “Thirsty Thursday”. It is a new event that our Sisterhood Committee has created for the week. We will have a “mocktail” party where members of our sisterhood committee will each bring a non-alcoholic mixed drink to share with the chapter. It will just be a chance for us all to enjoy each others company and each others mixed concoctions as well as a chance for the membership candidates to complete their interviews of actives and alumni members. This is a fun new event that we hope to make a regular sisterhood and repeat in the future. The sisters of Epsilon Iota can’t wait to see you all at Convention! EEEIII!!!

I wanted to share with you all a new idea that I have come up with and is in the process of becoming a new event. I recently became the Joint committee head for the Alpha Delta chapter and for some time I have wanted to see us work closer to our brother chapter. On the way home from MER I had this idea to do a “Sib’s Week.” What this is is a week similar to sisterhood week but instead we get together with Kappa Kappa Psi.

I am looking to get this set up for spring. Some of the activities that my committee and I have come up with are ice cream socials, bonfires, movies, water balloon fights and other fun activities that we can all just have fun doing. After the week is over we plan to have a joint ritual followed by a picnic. I am hoping this a great success and that other chapters might be able to use this idea as well!

Love in the Bond!

Liz Roseberry

Joint Committee Head- Alpha Delta

I’m excited to share with you stories from the exciting adventures of last Saturday’s NKU Block!

The day was eventful, beginning with several wrong turns and detours on the road to the lovely campus of Northern Kentucky University. About twenty sisters from HZ attended the block, several of which, including myself, arrived slightly late due to lack of driving ability and direction. But despite our tardiness, we were greeting with smiling faces and the warm welcome of our wonderful district officers.

The block began with a “Wife Swap” game, allowing each chapter to pair with another and discuss the way we run our chapters as well as our problems and accomplishments. Not only was this a wonderful opportunity to show off our successes and help devise solutions for our weaknesses, we also got the chance to socialize with other sisters, making new friends and borrowing ideas for our own use. We were inspired by the sisters of UC to develop new themes for fundraisers, sisterhood events, and rush functions.

We then split into different rooms for workshops on committees, leadership, and continuing membership education. Our energetic VPSP taught us several helpful tidbits about the Kadenza, including its past, present and future. We learned in more detail how to work the current website, and brainstormed ideas for future ideas and NCD publications.

Perhaps my favorite part of the day, besides the boxes of oatmeal cream pies and cosmic brownies circulating the room, was the music workshop. Several of the sisters gathered together and rehearsed our Loyalty Song and the TBS Hymn. We also added the newest piece to our repertoire, The Affirmation that was introduced just last summer at National Convention. This beautiful composition gave me chills as we sang its powerful chords a cappella. Its symbolic construction and lyrics make a perfect addition to rituals and special chapter events.

Overall, the day was eventful, and our sisters left with dozens of new ideas and inspirational thoughts to instill into their own home chapters.

Ed and Rosie arrived at ONU in 1973, and Ed became the chair of the music department in 1982.  Ed accomplished many things during his stay at ONU, including starting the Summer Music Camp, supervising many restorations and additions to Presser hall, teaching courses, and conducting many ensembles including the Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Band, and Brass Ensemble.  His dedication also reached out to the community as he was honored for his 30 years of directing the Lima Area youth Orchestra.  Ed was a brother and the Sponsor of Sigma Chapter.  Ed had a laid-back personality and always had a laugh to share.  One of his phenomenal qualities was his ability to remember every student’s name, hometown, and major.  Tragically, on July 14, 2005, we lost Ed suddenly.  Ed taught us more than the technicalities of music; he taught us the love of music.
Rosie was made an Honorary Brother of Sigma Chapter in 2005, and she also served as the Advisor of the Gamma Mu Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma for many years.  She was a resident artist in piano and harpsichord at ONU.  She taught courses in music theory, piano, and accompanied many students.  Rosie was also a composer and her pieces have been performed throughout the United States and Europe.  Her compositions are still performed annually as a part of the processional for the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony.  Rosie had a very contagious smile and bubbly personality.  Her students, friends, and colleagues remember her famous sayings such as, “Maintain your groovy selves.”  On March 26, 2007 Rosie passed away after her long battle with cancer. She did not, however, leave us without putting her hand on all of our hearts.

If you are interested in coming to see this performance, call the Freed Center box office at 419-772-1900. Tickets for this performance go on sale Monday April 19, 2010. The concert is May 9th and is part of the Spring Band Festival, a weekend-long celebration of band music. Patrick Burns will be the guest conductor and both bands will be featuring work in addition to the commissioned work.

The 2011 National Convention may seem a bit far off in the future, but it will sneak up on us before we know it! Are you planning on attending? How about your chapter sending a representative? There are many little tasks that we can begin to start planning to attend National Convention in Colorado Springs, CO. Here are some ideas that each chapter can do to help plan and save to ensure your chapter will be represented at National Convention!

· Set aside 10 or 15% of all fundraisers into a travel fund: By having a constant set of fundraisers and setting aside a small percentage each time, a small amount of money can add up quick. There are several chapters that divide up their fundraisers, merchandise sales, etc. and put away set percentage. Then when it come times to attend National Convention this fund will be available to help pay for registration, travel or hotel costs.

· University funds available for registered student organizations on campus: Many College and Universities have money set aside for registered student organizations on campus to assist in your organization to attend an educational conference. This is usually an application process and usually takes time. There are also no guarantees of how much exactly your chapter may receive. Planning ahead and looking into what is available can prove to be very helpful. I know many chapter have done this in the past and it has helped pay for their registration or travel costs to attend a convention. Basically you don’t know what is available until you try and there is money out there for this purpose.

· Music & Band Department Assistance: Not all Music or Band Departments are able to assist or may not help in this matter, but some have and will. A good time to ask your Band or Music Department is at the end of fiscal/budget year, so find out when that is for your University. Some departments have a little extra dollars in their budget and if they know it will help a student attend an educational event, or someone that made the National Intercollegiate Band (NIB) they may pass money towards your chapter. The key is to present and inform your departments of the workshops, NIB and events of convention that can enhance your chapter. You never know until you ask.

· Conduct a fundraiser strictly for National Convention: A fundraiser planned out in advance and all proceeds go towards National Convention can also assist a chapter to get to National Convention. The key is to plan a fundraiser in plenty of time, get as many members involved and raise as much money as possible to help your endeavors.

Doing one of these tasks above or a combination will be a sure way to help you get to National Convention. It may not pay for everyone’s way or pay the full amount, but every little bit helps and in today’s economy putting our resources together will help us get to where we want to go. Good luck with your endeavors and planning for National Convention. It is a trip that is worth attending and you will not want to miss out! J

Tau Beta Sigma For Greater Bands!

Dollie O’Neill

National President

Tau Beta Sigma