Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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KAPPA KAPPA PSI Music Fraternity There is nothing that represents a col- lege more than its band, and a reflection of the Tech band is Alpha Omicron chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi fraternity for music majors. Kappa Kappa Psi has done a yeoman ' s job in carrying out special projects during the year, such as aiding the Navy Band in its concert in Lubbock and providing refresh- ments for visiting school bands accompany- ing their teams to Tech. During the all-school trip to Dallas in the fall, Kappa Kappa Psi petitioned the Student Council for permission to erect a concession stand in the last car of the train. With the Council ' s permission, the stand was set up and did a landslide busi- ness. Concert sponsor. When the Tech Band sponsored a concert in Lubbock with the Navy Band, the publicity was handled by the fraternity during the successful stay of the blue jackets. Proceeds from the pro- gram have been put into a fund which shall eventually become a source of music schol- arships. In order to interest music students in picking Tech as their future home, the fra- ternity sends out brochures to high schools throughout Texas. To comb the high school field thoroughly, the fraternity makes personal visits to homes where the students seem extra prom- ising. The students are then invited to Tech to examine for themselves the possibilities of a Tech music program. The sponsor of Alpha Omicron is the Tech band director, Dean Killion. Besides its various projects the fraternity works with the band director in aiding his work and helping to promote a better band. Founded as honorary. Although the fraternity was founded as an honorary or- ganization performing as a band service or- ganization, the activities are not strictly along the lines of work. Time is also found for varied social activities. At Christmas the fraternity co-sponsors with Tau Beta Sigma a dinner-dance for members and dates. Later in the spring Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma put on Club Finale, an informal dance. Other social get-togethers include open air parties held in the Lubbock vicinity. Two conventions were attended last year. Using the Blue Goose, the fraternity bus, trips were made during the summer of 1959 and the spring of 1960 to Tallahassee, Fla., and Stillwater, Okla., respectively. ROSTER FIRST ROW: Phil Anthony, treasurer; Bob Breckenridge, Kenneth Briden, second semes- ter president; George Buchanan, Don Cross, John Fairchild, Robert James Gray, secre- tary; Judson Hewlett, first semester presi- dent; Bob Hill, David Hoffman, Marvin M. Mauldin. SECOND ROW: Bill McDowell, James Munroe Morgan, Duane Patton, Samuel Wade Pool, William Robinson, vice presi- dent; Arthur Sayers, Jeffery Templeton, Reid Warner, Frank Washburn, David Winters, Walter Winters. • I tm 24

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Mfc Two directors. In 1934 LeMaire, who still resides in Lubbock, retired, and Dewey O. Wiley, then director of the famed Har- din-Simmons Cowboy Band, accepted the di- rectorship of the Texas Tech Band. The only instrument that Tech owned when Director Wiley arrived was an old E- flat tuba. With money saved from a limited budget, Mr. Wiley purchased some used in- struments. The lack of music was another handicap. Wiley solved the problem in part by going to Dallas, where he acquired the music library of four of five hundred num- bers from the dissolved State Fair Band. In the beginning years the organization was known as the Matador Band and was attired in costumes similar to those worn by Spanish matadors. In 1937 Professor Wiley succeeded in obtaining red and black mili- tary uniforms which were used until the spring of 1958. Traditionally, these uni- forms were bought with Will Rogers ' aid, who promised to match any amount of money the band could raise. In the spring of 1958 the band donned uniforms of modi- fied West Point style, donated largely by Lubbock individuals and businesses. Many homes. First housing for the band was off campus, but in the summer of 1934 the band moved into a room in the Textile Engineering Building where it remained for the next twelve years. In June of 1946 it was again moved, this time into an inade- quate warehouse of the building and grounds superintendent. In September of 1946 the band was given a stucco building that had been used as a milking shed and the next year converted army barracks. The present Music Building was completed in 1951. The Tech Band has several activities during the year besides halftimes, concerts, and parades. For several years the members have gone on a three-day Spring Tour, play- ing single-stand engagements in area towns. In the fall there is a band clinic at Tech for area high school bands and one halftime during football season is devoted to Band Day with several high school bands joining the Red Raider Band on the playing field. Social activities. The band also has several social activities, including a picnic and the election of a Band Sweetheart. DEAN KILLION New director. There is a dance with a live stage band in the fall and Club Finale, a costume affair, in the spring. For the sports ' -minded band members, there is the slime-upperclassman football game and a Kappa Kappa Psi-Phi Mu Alpha football game. Despite its relative youth the Texas Tech Red Raider Band has gained national recog- nition through its marching and playing ability and its appearances in nearly every part of the country except the eastern sea- board. 23

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TAU BETA SIGMA FIRST ROW: Betty Ay res, Nancy Castle- berry, Frances Dietrich, Temetia Fields. SECOND ROW: Norma Harter, Jill Jost, Billye King, Jeanne Newman. THIRD ROW: Carol Squires, Daisy Stande- fer, Deana Ward, Ann Marie Wilking. L ! ' • Birth Of A Sorority In May, 1946, a charter was given to an organization on Texas Tech ' s campus that marked the founding of a national honorary sorority for outstanding bandswomen. The Beta chapter of Tau Beta Sigma was founded as a sister organization to Kappa Kappa Psi, national band fraternity. Their goals are similar — to honor men and women in the band to help in its betterment. Throughout the year, Tau Beta Sigma members work to advance the band. They entertain bandswomen from visiting schools during the football season and co-sponsor a Homecoming banquet for the alumni. Spring means pledges to the active mem- bers of Tau Beta Sigma. Any girl, displaying high qualities of bandsmanship, maintaining a 1.0 grade average and who has completed one semester of band, is eligible for member- ship. Other spring activities include a Band Dance and Club Finale. These and the general program of service to the band are planned jointly with Kappa Kappa Psi. Officers Jill Jost President Jeannie Newman ... 1st Vice President Deana Ward .... 2nd Vice President Marcia Standefer Secretary Norma Harter Treasurer Frances Dietrich . AWS-BSO Representative An Introduction It is not always What ' s up front that counts, but in the case of the Texas Tech Red Raider Band the vivacious coeds with the twirling batons add a lively and re- freshed appearance to the group. Leading the way in all marching activities, these six young women present in their twirling routines an air of accuracy and precision that is extended throughout the band. Not only do these high steppers add to the appearance of the marching band, but are scattered throughout the band in the concert season to blend the tones of their music abil- ity with those of the other musicians. Since this group of six young coeds is so often seen in the lead of the Big Red, we feel that it is appropriate to put them in the lead again in introducing to you the 1959- 1960 Texas Tech Red Raider Band. TEXAS TECH MAJORETTES Sharp and stylish. 25