1999-2001 Chapter Leadership Award Finalists

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by Grace and A Frank Martin Chapter Leadership Award Committee

Each biennium the National Council of Tau Beta Sigma Sorority selects a set of finalists for the Grace and A. Frank Martin Chapter Leadership Award. This award was established in 1963 by Grace and A. Frank Martin as the “Chapter Leadership Trophy” and has evolved over the past 39 years to become the Chapter Leadership Award. At the 1999 Biennial Convention in St. Louis, Missouri, the National Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma voted to rename the Award in honor of Mrs. and Mr. Martin.

Fourteen chapters were selected as finalists for the 2001 Award:

- Lambda Chapter at the University of Michigan - Rho Chapter at Indiana University - Chi Chapter at the Ohio State University - Psi Chapter at the University of Arkansas - Omega Chapter at the University of Arizona - Alpha Xi Chapter at Bowling Green State University - Alpha Omega Chapter at Florida State University - Beta Gamma Chapter at the University of Texas at

Austin - Delta Zeta Chapter at the University of Kansas - Epsilon Epsilon Chapter at Kutztown University of

Pennsylvania - Eta Alpha Chapter at Syracuse University - Eta Phi Chapter at Vanderbilt University - Theta Lambda Chapter at Auburn University - Theta Phi Chapter at Hampton University

These chapters were selected by the National Council from a field of over eighty chapters, each of whom met the initial requirements of the reward: to meet all report and fee deadlines and requirements of the National Sorority.

These chapters distinguished themselves in their devotion to service, of their band, university, and community, and to the strengthening of the sisterhood on local, district, and national levels. The chapters are involved in the essential functions of their band programs: setup and teardown for rehearsals and performances, supplying or selling of breakfasts, lunches, water, and snacks on game days or at practice, and distribution, collection, and maintenance of uniforms. They organize banquets and receptions for their own and visiting bands as well as for parent weekends. They welcome new members of their bands to the campus and the band family by providing campus tours, welcome bags, and tuck-ins.

Several chapters offer awards and scholarships to outstanding college and high school band members, including the presentation of F. Lee Bowling Awards. A few also publish newsletters and yearbooks for their bands, perform wake-up calls, and provide first aid kits.

Several chapters host or help host band invitationals and honors bands, assist in state music educator association honor bands and conventions, conduct instrument and guard demonstrations at programs for children and for the mentally and physically challenged. Nearly all chapters assisted Girl Scouts in earning their music badges. Other community service projects include blood, toy, and clothing drives, adopt-a-family or adopt-a-highway, walk-a-thons, seasonal caroling, and volunteering at community events. One chapter is involved with an organization that pairs college students and groups with individuals of differing abilities. The chapter jointly takes their paired person to organization meetings and to chapter meetings and events.

A few unique projects provided include serving as counselors for their university's high school band camp, painting music practice rooms for their university's music school accreditation, assisting with fund-raising for a commissioned work, bringing the Women in Music Speaker Series to the chapter level, organizing alcohol awareness and sexual health awareness weeks, and aiding in the move to a new band facility.

All of the chapters work closely with other music organizations at their school, whether Phi Mu Alpha, Sigma Alpha Iota, or their brothers in Kappa Kappa Psi. Most of the chapters nominated hosted a district convention or were recently selected to host their 2002 district convention and had or have sisters serving as district officers. One chapter even had the opportunity to serve as advising chapter to a successful colony.

Some of the chapters nominated are chapters who have consistently been strong and stable chapters. Others have been the product of a renaissance of sisterhood and service. Some have only begun serving in Tau Beta Sigma in the past decade; others are celebrating decades of service. They range in size from 12 to 101 sisters. They serve 400 member marching bands, individuals performing senior recitals, and every size marching, concert, jazz, and symphonic band and wind ensemble in between. They represent what is outstanding about Tau Beta Sigma.

Congratulations to our Finalists, and special congratulations to the Theta Lambda Chapter, the recipient of the 1999-2001 Grace and A. Frank Martin Chapter Leadership Award. U