Kappa Kappa Psi

           

  

HISTORY OF KAPPA KAPPA PSI

     "In unity there is strength; in separation, disaster."  This attitude guided the founding fathers of Kappa Kappa Psi as they sought to create a brotherhood of band members to promote interest in band music, fellowship among band members, and student leadership through service to the college or university band.  William Scroggs of Oklahoma A&M College in Stillwater, OK (now Oklahoma State University) envisioned this great brotherhood, and enlisted the support of the band president, A. Frank Martin.  In addition to William Scroggs and A. Frank Martin, eight other dedicated band students -  Raymond D. Shannon, Carl A. Stevens, Clyde Haston, Clayton E. Soule, William H. Coppedge, Asher Hendrickson, Dick Hurst, and Iron Hawthorne Nelson - helped Kappa Kappa Psi become a reality.

      William Scroggs approached the Director of Bands and Head of the Music Department at Oklahoma A&M, Professor Bohumil "Boh" Makovsky, to gain his support in the creation of the fraternity.  Boh was a strong proponent of anything that fosters better music and wholeheartedly supported Scroggs's idea.  Boh provided the guidance and encouragement needed by the charter members of the fraternity. 

Click here for more detailed information about each of our founding fathers.

Beta Gamma History

The Beta Gamma Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi was established on the campus of Louisiana State University on May 16, 1948.  The Alpha Lambda Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma was formed at LSU in 1952, but it merged with Beta Gamma in 1988. 

Click on a year below to view old pictures and other items found in Beta Gamma and Alpha Lambda scrapbooks. 

1964     1967     1978     1981     1988     1991     1993

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Kappa Kappa Psi History Snippets

These snippets are taken from old issues of The Podium and The Baton, as well as from old letters and documents.  These articles and documents provide a unique insight to the early history of the fraternity.  They were compiled in 1994 by Steve Nelson, of the Alpha Chapter, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Kappa Kappa Psi.

Snippet #1 - "A Brief History of Kappa Kappa Psi," by founder William A. Scroggs, from the 1922 edition of The Baton.

Snippet #2 - "Boh Makovsky as I Knew Him," by Melbern Nixon.  Taken from the banquet address of the 1968 District V Convention, and the November 1968 issue of The Podium. 

Snippet #3 - "The Blank Chapter," from the September 1923 issue of The Baton.

Snippet #4 - "Why? A Member of Kappa Kappa Psi!" by William A. Scroggs, taken from the January 1928 issue of The Baton. 

Snippet #5 - "Dr. Hilton Ira Jones Contributes to Ground Work of Fraternity" from the 1943 issue of The Baton. 

Snippet #6 - "To Those Who Serve," by A. Frank Martin, regarding those brothers who served in World War II.  The Baton, May 1942

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