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

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are h0 TAU BETA SIGMA Best Supporting Role Behind every good band is a wo;-. an! Tau Beta Sigma, national bam sorority for women, along with their brother fraternity Kappa Kappa Psi, work to support and honor the Tech Band on and off campus. Tau Beta Sigma began the ' 68 school year with a party for incoming freshman members of the band. They also acted as hostesses at the home- coming reception for alumni. Throughout the year Tau Beta Sigma is responsible for arranging lodging and transportation for all out- of-town band trips. This year the Tech Band performed at two out-of-town games which the girls worked jointly with Kappa Kappa Psi to organize. Their musical talents were utilized at several ground breaking ceremonies. Tau Beta Sigma members played at the services to break ground at the Fountain, the ICASALS Museum, and the Architectural and Art Building. The sorority dedicated a special monument in front of the Music Building honoring the Beta chapter of Tau Beta Sigma as the founding chap- ter of the national organization. Tau Beta girls serve as hostesses for the high school All-Region and All- State Band contests. As a Tech chapter project, mem- bers revised the Tau Beta Sigma Con- stitution and Pledge Manual. They initiated 13 new pledges in the spring semester. The chapter started plans for nominating Tech as the site for the 1971 Tau Beta Convention. The pro- posal will be presented at the National Convention in August. Another project was the prepara- tion of a platform for the feature drummer, Ed Shaughnessy, for one of the Tech home football games. Special spring performances were at the Shriner ' s ballgame and at Pres- ton Smith ' s inauguration in Austin. They were also invited as Concert Band members to play at the Texas Music Educators Association conven- tion. Tau Beta Sigma helped to organ- ize and publicize the All-Band Concert. They contributed to the portrait of Dean Killion, band director, which will be hung in the band room. Kelia Allen Shelley Armitage Pamela Bayer Marilyn Biehler Jean Ann Cannon Marilyn Crawley Pamela English Jan Everett Sherry Helgren Kay Hooper Sandra Ivie Judy Jchnsom Kanda Kinney Doris Landers Ruth Lee Sallie McCord Shir ' ey Ferryman Sandra Rundell . M. g i a3g ill», ; .„. Julie Ryan Donna Snyder Tyme — 13

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Patricia Russell Julie Ryan Jolena Schloer Emily Sumner Susan Watts Patricia Ball Suzanne Benton Elizabeth Brock Sharon Bunch Sarah Coleman Sylvia Curry Peggy Dawson Barbara Dix Diane Enger Glenda Fanning Linda Hutchins Ann Hutchinson Lynne Hoffman Kathy Killgore Sara King Rebecca McCarty Linda Paige Susan Patrick Sara Peek Ida Powers Carol Bedford Julie Richards Barbara Richardson Mary Ann Roberson MU PHI EPSILON Sisters in Song United by song and sisterhood are the members of Mu Phi Epsilon, the international professional ' music sor- ority for music majors, minors, and music specialization students. Founded at Tech in 1952, Mu Phi Epsilon ' s primary objective has been to promote and serve the Tech Depart- ment of Music. The sorority offers its members not only a chance to do ad- vanced music but also a chance to be part of a close sisterhood. Led this year by president Julie Ryan, the Mu Phi Epsilon sisters have been busy on and off campus. As one of their regular duties, the sorority acts as official hostesses and ushers at all student and faculty recitals spon- sored by the music department. They also usher at Tech Choir and Sym- phony concerts throughout the year. As an annual fall project, the sor- ority sponsors an All-Woman Music Major reception to introduce new stu- dents at Tech to Mu Phi Epsilon. Membership in the group requires second semester freshman standing with an overall 2.5 grade average with a 3.0 in music. For spring rush activities, the sisters held a piano recital and tea for all interested eligible freshman girls. Each fall Mu Phi Epsilon and Phi Mu Alpha jointly host a homecoming reception for alumnae. The familiar carols of the Christ- mas season were complemented by the voices of Mu Phi Epsilon members at the annual Torch Light Parade cere- mony at the Carol of Lights. Assisting Miss Ryan with the year ' s projects has been the slate of 1968-69 officers: Sara Peak, vice president; Julie Richards, secretary; Linda Hutchins, treasurer; and Judy Watkins, AWS representative. In the spring Mu Phi Epsilon participated in an exchange recital. Tech ' s Epsilon Phi chapter annually gives a recital for an area sister chap- ter. In return, the neighboring chapter travels to Lubbock to perform. Mu Phi Epsilon closed out the year by performing with Phi Mu Al- pha at the University Sing and by as- sisting with the production of Sing Song. 12—T me i u Vhs

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MUSIC BSM.- -r f .o - THE TECH CHOIR: (first row) Suzy Benton, Lynn Saulsbury, Pat Pattillo, Kathy Killgore, Daphne Pemberton, Jo Ann Craig, Judy Benson, Marsha West, Shellie Graham, Barbara Whitely, (second row) Sherry Wilson, Gay Edmundson, John Wilson, Woody Simmons, Ray Owens, Danny Martin, Ron Williams, Danny Johnson, Kearby Gord n, Lee Ann Hart, (third row) Susan Ledbetter, Dana Gibson, Kent Graham, Mac McKinney, Paul Marlin, Joe Dennis, David Fox, Pablo Pedraza, Jerold Neuenschwander, Mary Jane Rose, Pat Gaddis, (fourth row) Betty Womble, Jolene Montgomery, Sarah Peek, Dick Phillips, Lynn Wells, George Williams, Bobby Dilliard, Gerre Joiner, Steve Davis, Dwayne Hood, Peggy Tonroy, Becky Shoemaker, Barbara Griffin. THE CHOIR - SWINGIN ' SINGIN ' High Excellence Under Kinney The Tech Choir, under the dir- ection of Gene Kinney, has achieved a high degree of excellence in the Tech Music Department, at Tech and in Lubbock. The personnel of the choir is limited to fifty and each member must have a private audition with Mr. Kinney, director, held each spring and summer. The Tech Choir performs an- nually for civic groups in Lubbock. This year it combined talents with the Tech Symphony Orchestra for a production of Stravinsky ' s Sym- phony of Psalms. The choir also per- forms publicly with the Monterey High School Choir. In March, the choir toured four slates including Texas, Oklahoma, Kan- sas and Missouri in a series of singing engagements. Climaxing the tour, the Tech Choir appeared before the Music Educators ' National Convention in St. Louis. The choir also appeared on cam- pus by participating in the Carol of Lights and by presenting its an- nual Spring Concert. In April, the Tech Choir performed for the Disciples of Christ Church Convention held in Lubbock. Spring was a singing season for the Tech Choir. They sang for Tech at the All College Recognition Cere- mony. Their last performance was for the Tech graduates at the June gradu- ation exercises. Within the main body of the choir is a smaller select group of singers called the Madrigal Singers. About ten choir members are chosen each year for the special section. The Madrigal Singers sang at the facuhy club meetings throughout the year. During the Christmas season, the singers caroled at Hemphill-Wells. In March, they performed at the Foreign Language Banquet and tour- ed the Dallas area giving numerous concerts. The Tech Choir also opened the annual Texas Observance of the Gov- ernor ' s Council of Fine Arts in the Church with a concert of religious music presented at the Forest Heights Methodist Church in Lubbock. The year was climaxed for the choir with the appearance of Dr. Howard Hanson conducting the choir, Tech singers and Symphony Orchestra in the premiere performance of Streams in the Desert, a commis- sioned work by Dr. Hansen for the ICASALS Fine Arts program. 14 — Tyme