2012 Convention Registration Form Ready!

Time to start thinking about Convention!  The Convention Registration form should be postmarked no later than February 16th 22nd!

2012 Convention Registration Form

All documents for Convention will be mailed out and available on the MWD Website:

http://kkytbs.org/mwd/Convention/

Every chapter will also need to fill out a Delegate/Proxy form (even if not attending) when they have been updated.  Each chapter is also encouraged to: fill out the awards packet, have members run for district office, bid for district publications, district events, or next year’s district convention!

Be Prepared – Programming with GSUSA

In the 2011 fall edition of The Podium, Chapters were urged to evaluate their current programming and to consider utilizing the National Programs as guideposts for future chapter projects.  In this article, we will consider the use of one of these programs:  “Scouting For Music”.
Girl Scouts of the USA has over 100 Girl Scout councils and 3.2 million Girl Scout members.  You can locate the girls and troops within your area very easily by using GSUSA’s Council Finder.  Programs for the girls are based on the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, where girls discover, connect, take action and become stronger leaders.
The Girl Scouts National Program Portfolio (the materials designed to assist girls along their adventure) includes The Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting and three themed Journeys:  “It’s Your World – Change It!”, “It’s Your Planet – Love It!”, and “It’s Your Story – Tell It!”.  The new Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting includes the new Legacy Badges.  In addition, Skill Building badges are also available for the girls to earn.
The transition to the new Program Portfolio has brought about some changes including the retiring of badges such as the Brownie’s “Sounds of Music” Try-It Badge and introduction of new badges like the Junior’s “Musician” Skill Building Activity Badge.
Become an advocate for girls interested in learning about music.  They are the future of our collegiate bands and the future women in music.  Contact the closest council to begin your conversation with local Troop Leaders and girls.
Need help starting your program? Email National VP for Special Projects, Kevin Earnest at kevin+scouting@tbsigma.org.

 

October District Day at Kearney, Nebraska

I hope everyone is enjoying their school year! It’s strange to think that the semester’s nearly halfway over! Coming up next weekend is our second district day of the year and it’s going to be hosted by UNK’s Theta Mu and UNL’s Epsilon Omega in Kearney, Nebraska. The theme for the event will be joint relations, working together and building our relationships with each other as well as with other organizations in our universities and communities.

There are some great things planned, starting with a parade Saturday, October 1 at 8 am! The full schedule is included below. Be sure to register and check out the facebook group for the event!

Saturday:

8:00 am – Band Parade in Grand Island, NE *Optional*

1:00 pm – Marching Exhibition in Grand Island, NE *Optional*

7:00 pm – Joint Ritual for KKY and TBS

Sunday:

9:00 am – Joint Recruitment (Recruiting with other groups)

10:00 am – It takes work (How do we keep joint relationships going)

11:00 am – Team-building games

12:00 pm – How to partner with other organizations

1:00 pm – Lunch!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact anyone on the district council. Hope to see you there!

LITB
Shalyn Guthery

Sisters Awarded at National Convention!

The Midwest District would like to congratulate the sisters that were awarded at National Convention!

Lindsay Pfannenstiel from the Zeta Delta chapter at the University Kansas received both the Tau Beta Sigma Wava Scholarship and the Patsy Drury Hejl National Scholarship for Outstanding Musical Achievement.

In addition, the Delta Kappa chapter from Kansas State University won the Chapter leadership Award!

Congrats to all of you and keep up the good work going into the new year!

 

 

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to school Midwest-ers!!

We hope band camp was successful in every way possible and everyone is enjoying being with their sisters again! First off, don’t forget to turn your dues in on time, the sooner the better (there’s even an ‘Early Bird’ award if you turn them in before September 15)!

Be sure to stay up to date with what’s going on within the district by checking the Midwest Notes blog and district website often! Our first district day is coming up September 24-25 and is being hosted by Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. We hope many of you will be able to attend! Just like going back to school, we’re going back to the basics with what our organizations are all about and will be building a foundation for the new year. Mark it on your calendars now.

If you can’t make that weekend, then you are lucky enough to have a second opportunity the following week! UNK and UNL are hosting a second district day in Lincoln, Nebraska. There will be workships based on working with other organizations. There is a KKY-TBS joint relationiship focus, but everything can be applied to other campus and music organizations.

We would also like to remind everyone that the District Convention will be by the chapters at Missouri S&T in Rolla Missouri, and will fall on March 30 to April 1.

If any of you have any questions or comments regarding anything this year, feel free to contact us, we are glad to help.

MLITB

The TBS MWD Council

ISU District Day (Sept 24-25)

Join ISU as we host a District Day the weekend of September 24-25.  It’s free, it’s fun, and you’re invited!  Just pile into a car and drive to Ames, IA!
Join the Facebook Event!
Hope to see you there!
More Information

Saturday Night will feature a social activity with free smoores. Yum!
Sunday will be a day of workshops with the theme “Back to Basics.”
Please register so we can pre-plan sleeping arrangements.
Read more on the District Website: http://kkytbs.org/mwd/events/

Sisters in NIB!

As National Convention approaches, I would like to congratulate the following TBS sisters for making NIB:

  • Cayle Jones, Theta Mu (UNK)
  • Melissa Woodworth, Delta Kappa (KSU)

Again, congratulations from the Midwest District! I hope you both have lots of fun in NIB and at National Convention!

 

Hello Midwest District!

I suppose I should introduce myself to you all! My name is Patrick Determan and I am the Vice President of the Midwest District of Kappa Kappa Psi. You can call me Pat.

I am a Junior at Iowa State University majoring in Civil Engineering. I didn’t start there. Oh no. I started as a Chemistry major wanting to be a teacher. Then I switched to being a Biology major with the same goal. Then I decided that was not right, and I looked into studying English. Then Food Science. Then Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management. Then back to Biology. Then a few other thing.  Then History.  I was set on being a Historian!!  Then of course, what did I do?  I changed my major to Geology.  Needless to say I was a little unclear as to what I wanted to do with my life.  Soon enough, I realized I was not happy and changed to Civil Engineering. Now I couldn’t be more happy!

As for band (the important stuff) I play the sousaphone in tha ISUCF”V”MB (Iowa State University Cyclone Football “Varsity” Marching Band) and the Men’s and Women’s Basketball Pep Bands. I joined Kappa Kappa Psi in Spring 2010 in a class of 7 prospective members.  It has been one of the best things to ever happen to me! I love my Brothers (and Sister!) so much! I served my chapter as Alumni Relations Officer last year.  A Brother suggested that I run for District Officer and I said that I wasn’t interested. Then our President gave me the puppy dog eyes and I just couldn’t say no. And so here we are. I hope this next year goes well and we can all be great friends! If you ever what to get in contact with me you can reach me at mwdvp@kkpsi.org! Contact me with questions, concerns, or just to say hi! If I can’t help, I can find someone who can! Let’s make this a great year!

AEA Pat

Hello Midwest District!

Hello! My name is Ashley Otte and I am currently a Junior at the University of Missouri-Columbia. I am majoring in Hotel and Restaurant Management with an emphasis in Event Planning and will be working for a minor in Business. I have been spinning flag since 2006 and I joined Marching Mizzou when I came to school in 2009. I have been an active member of Tau Beta Sigma since 2009. In the Zeta Omega Chapter I am Vice-President, I organize our Girl Scouts Program, and I am in charge of the Marching Mizzou band uniforms. I went to Ste. Genevieve High School where I was involved in Newspaper, Marching Band, SADD, and FCCLA. By my Senior year, I was a Co-Captain of Color Guard, Editor-in-Chief of The Spirit, our High School newspaper, and a State Officer in FCCLA. As you can see, becoming a District Officer for Tau Beta Sigma was just the next step in my path of leadership!

Hello Midwest District!

Hello citizens of the Midwest District!

My name is Lindsay Pfannenstiel and I am your new Midwest District Vice President of Special projects! To tell you a little bit about myself, I am a Senior in Music Education major at the University of Kansas. My main instrument is the oboe, but I play clarinet in marching band. I enjoy candlelit dinners and long walks on a bea- just kidding. I enjoy video games, such as Fable III. My gamertag is Silverskillet89 if any of you would like to add me! Just be sure to include a message with your name and organization (TBS/KKY) so I know you’re a friend. I also enjoy retro games and own a PlayStation and a Nintendo 64 (yes, I have Super Smash Bros). But enough about video games. I became involved with Tau Beta Sigma before my journey in college actually began. A friend of mine in band told me to join when I got to KU, so I did. I have never regretted this decision as I begin my fourth year of being an active in my chapter. I have held a few positions within my chapter, so I feel ready for this next step in within the organization. I have a few goals for this year:

  • To continue to update and revise the awards
  • To update the MWD history
  • To create a database of MEPs (Membership Education Programs) and service project ideas
  • To make a trip to National Headquarters

I am really excited to be your VPSP this year, and if anyone has any questions about awards, district going-ons, etc, please feel free to email me at mwdvpsp@tbsigma.org! I hope you have wonderful (and safe) summers!

LITB,

Lindsay Pfannenstiel

MWD VPSP

University of Kansas- Zeta Delta