WEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
ALPHA PSI READY FOR BUSY YEAR by Doug Kincaid Before
the summer
vacation had
begun, plans had been made for the
summer activities and the membership
State's Summer Music Camp was held with another record-breaking registration
was anticipating an exciting school year
with approximately 800 students. To end the summer, our Chapter delegates
in the fall. The annual KK'T'-TBi; reunion
attended the National Convention in StUl-
was held in mid-summer with many mem bers and alumni attending. West Texas
water, Oklahoma. Present from KK^ and
TB2 were T. L. Haney, Donnie Hall, Beverly Finley, Patsy Kingsley, and EUen Doerfler.
The school year began early for nearly 200 WT Bandsmen, new freshmen and transfers. Two full weeks of rehearsal
were in store to prepare a pre-game and
half-time show for the opening game. The WT Band is anticipating an unusually exciting marching season. Five home games have been augumented by a trip to Wichita, Kansas on October 3 and 4. Homecoming, on October 25, will be
Dr. Gary Garner, Director of Band and Kappa Kappa Psi sponsor at WTSU, prepare the band for its television appearance Oct ober 25.
weU prepared. The cameras of ABC's "Game of the Week" will be on campus to televise the game between West Texas State and New Mexico State regionaUy. Mom and Dad's Day was held on campus September 27 with KKT', TBS,
and the Band Council jointly sponsoring a reception for band parents. This annual reception received a record attendance this year. The WT Band presented the WT Foot
ball team with a giant plaque signed by every band member as well as our direc tors, Dr. Gary Garner, Mr. Don Baird, and Mr. John McGee. Mr. McGee is a graduate assistant who was recently made an Honorary member of our Chapter. The football team, in return, presented the WT Band with a football signed by all the players and coaches with the inscription; "To the Best Band in the World," which is true, of course.
The KK4' and TBS chapters also sponsor a Band Booster sign at the footbaU games. Officers for the year are: Ralph Jack son, president; Doug Richards, vicepresident; Donnie Hall, secretary; Jody Wallin, treasurer; Scotty Rundel, alumni secretary; Mike O'Donnell, parlimentarian; Doug Kincaid, reporter. West Texas State Buffalo Band in tradit ional WTSU formation.
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