Serving and Sociable

Sisters of TBS load food and other necessities into a truck for the canned food drive they held prior to the holiday season.

Members of Tau Beta Sigma (TBS), the national band sorority, have a lot to handle as members of a sorority and Pride of Oklahoma. In addition to all their responsibilities of being at rehearsals, gamedays and pep bands, TBS members also help carry out tasks that otherwise would not get done.
"Tau Beta Sigma is based on an action.We exist to serve the band," Alex Valiton, Vice President of Service, said. Valiton also commented on the unique traits that are shown throughout the nation in all TBS chapters.

The band sorority has the same national song throughout the nation, which creates a camaraderie between schools that usually would not take place.
"It's kinda cool because we can put away the rivalries that happen between our two schools and just be sisters," said treasurer Shanna Hestilow.

While they TBS is centered around service, they also hold social events as well. The sisters of TBS also get to throw social events and date parties like any other social sorority.

Members of TBS celebrate

the engagement of fellow TBS

member Jessie Stecker

For the upcoming bowl trip, Valiton said that TBS and Kappa Kappa Psi, the national band fraternity, have already contacted the same organizations from the University of Connecticut to meet up at the bowl game in Glendale, Ariz. when the two football teams meet for the Fiesta Bowl.
Next semester the joint chapters of TBS and Kappa Kappa Psi will host District Convention. The convention is an event where all active chapters from New Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma will meet outside of a band or football game setting and share ides and build up relations between chapters.
The District Convention is set for April 8-10, 2011.

Members of TBS held an alumni reception during homecoming weekend.