Click this link for the full convention schedule! There may be some changes during the convention, but this should give you a good guide to prepare. Please download it from this site: the online viewer doesn’t work well.
Preliminary Schedule
Though the schedule is not finalized, we wanted to give chapters a better idea of what is going on for travel arrangements. We will give you a complete schedule when you register, with locations and a map.
Thursday:
6:00 - 10:00 p.m.: Registration at Hampton Inn Lobby
10:00 p.m.: TBΣ: Meeting for the Delegates, Committee Chairs, & Committee Advisors at Hampton Inn
Friday:
7:00 a.m.: Registration (this will be ongoing)
8:00 a.m.: Opening Joint Session
9:15 a.m.: Separate Sessions
10:45 a.m.: KKΨ Committee Block
11:15 a.m.: TBΣ Committee Block
12:00 p.m.: KKΨ Lunch
12:30 p.m.: TBΣ Lunch
1:00 p.m.: KKΨ Separates
1:30 p.m.: TBΣ Separates
2:45 p.m.: TBΣ Committee Block
3:45 p.m.: Joint Session
5:00 p.m.: Masterclasses: Reading Band, Auxiliary, Percussion
5:00 p.m.: TBΣ Workshop Block/Service Project
6:00 p.m.: KKΨ Committee/Workshop Block
6:00 p.m.: TBΣ Workshop Block
7:00 p.m.: Dinner
8:00 p.m.: Membership Candidate Social
8:00 p.m.: TBΣ Ritual
8:15 p.m.: KKΨ Ritual
9:15 p.m.: James Madison University Brass Band Ensemble Concert (Free)
10:00 p.m.: District Showcase
Saturday:
8:00 a.m.: KKΨ Committees as needed
8:00 a.m.: TBΣ Committees as needed
9:00 a.m.: KKΨ Workshop Block
9:15 a.m.: TBΣ Separates
10:30 a.m.: KKΨ Workshop Block
11:45 a.m.: Lunch
1:15 p.m.: Closing Joint Session
2:30 p.m.: KKΨ Closing Separate Session
2:30 p.m.: TBΣ Closing Separate Session
7:15 p.m.: Banquet
Parking Map for Convention:
Friday: Parking will be in Lot R1 and C5 (Box E4 on Map)
Saturday: Parking is open: Grace Street Deck (Box C3 on Map) is closest; C12 and C11 are for Banquet
Registration due TODAY!
Brothers and Sisters of the NED,
Registration must be postmarked or submitted online by TODAY, MARCH 11th, to guarantee your chapter a spot at banquet and to give us accurate numbers of supplies to order. Please be sure to get it to the post office!
Contact us with questions: jmujointcouncil@gmail.com
This is the artwork for the 2011 District Convention T-Shirts! They will printed on unisex navy or royal shirts. Preorder now for $10 with registration or purchase at convention for $15!
Check out the James Madison University Brass Band, who will be performing a concert for us on Friday night!
Thanks to Precinct Meeting Hosts!
We want thank the brothers and sisters at URI, WVU, and VT for hosting the precinct meetings this year! We had a lot of fun, and look forward to seeing everyone in April!
Please try to get the ball rolling in your chapter to get group registration done now. Even though it is before the deadline, the numbers will help us to know how many supplies to order.
Eta Omicron, KKΨ & Eta Rho, TBΣ at JMU
“In everything that we must do, You’re there for me, I’m there for you…”
The chapters of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma at James Madison University share a special bond. Through our cooperation, we are able to help the university band program, including “Virginia’s Finest” – the Marching Royal Dukes. Before every separates meeting, we hold a joint meeting where we arrange to hold joint service, membership, and social activities.
“When we are strong, and when we’re weak, You are my hands, I am your feet.”
Most of the major work that must be done for the band program is accomplished by our combined efforts. In the fall semester, our organizations support the marching band staff in running a band of 450 members. We fit and distribute uniforms, move the podiums, help move the front ensemble’s equipment, and take care of the “game day” duties. Members of our chapters are part of the leadership in most sections of the band, serving as role models for the band members, constantly acting as fantastic representations of KKΨ and TBΣ. We also play a major role in the set-up and assistance of the Virginia Band and Orchestra Director’s Association (VBODA) All-State Band and Orchestra auditions, held at JMU every year.
“My faith and love for you are strong, And this I pledge my whole life long:”
From the moment we begin the rush process, our chapters work together to allow potential MC’s to see the benefits of both organizations, but more importantly, we allow them to see our joint bond and how important it is to us. After receiving a “big” from the opposite organization, the MCs of both organizations work together to hold their own service, fundraising, and social projects throughout the semester, teaching them the joys and benefits of that cooperation. Through the effort we put in to sharing our bond with the MC’s, we can be assured that this bond will be continued.
“We’ll work together, you and I. Tau Beta Sigma and Kappa Kappa Psi.”
More than anything else, it is the music that we make that creates such a tight bond between the two chapters. Whether in one of our concert bands, the “MRD’s,” or pep band, it is the music that we make together that makes our journey such a pleasant one, and that is why we sing this joint song at the end of every meeting.
