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Kappa Kappa Psi founder, William A. Scroggs was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma on November 27, 1896 to William E. & Minerva Scroggs.
In the years that followed World War I, a movement developed among college and university bands, searching for some motivating force that would create a greater interest in band music. This movement sought expression in an effort to develop good will, fellowship and understanding among bands and their members, and…
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The Gamma chapter (#3) was installed at the University of Washington on December 16, 1920. Raymond Shannon and William Scroggs served as the installing officers. Charter members include: Albert Adams, C. S. Baker, Edwin Benson, W. K. Berford, Newdall Clifford, I. Walter Hawkins, Jerald Heacock, Joseph Hicks, Kenneth Johnson, John…
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The Beta chapter (#2) was installed at Montana State College on December 17, 1920. Raymond Shannon and William Scroggs served as the installing officers. Charter members include: Herbert Cashmore, Byron Rouse, Leonard Neuman, and John Wiley.
The Delta chapter (#4) at the University of Oklahoma was installed May 21, 1921 by the Alpha chapter. Charter members of the Delta chapter include: Fred Bullard, Oscar Lehrer, Alfred Lubovitz, R. H. McCurtain, Edward Mats, Leslie Meyers, Ben Parks, Kloster Powell, Scott Squyres, Edwin Smith, Philip McNeill, and William…
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The first biennial convention of Kappa Kappa Psi was held on the campus of Oklahoma A&M College. The following members were elected to the Grand Council and served until December 30, 1923: Grand President: Scott P. Squyres (Delta) Grand 1st Vice President: W.A. Nelson (Gamma) Grand 2nd Vice President: John…
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The Zeta chapter (#6) at Pennsylvania State College was installed April 25, 1923 with Grand President Scott Squyres serving as the installing officer. Charter members of the Zeta chapter include: Wilfred Thompson; Wesley Romberger; Roy Bittner; Archie Rockwell; William Auman; Daniel Pomeroy, Jr.; Granville Lane; Raymond Anderson; Raymond Fellows; Winton…
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The Eta chapter (#7) at the Ohio State University was installed April 26, 1923 with Grand President Scott Squyres serving as the installing officer. Charter members of the Eta chapter include: Ralph Bayles; Paul Benedum; Lester Bernhard; Capt. R. C. Birmingham; Gustav Bruder; Jenie Lee Burke, Jr.; Raymond Dachsteiner; Elvin…
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The Theta chapter (#8) at Oregon Agricultural College was installed by the Gamma chapter from the University of Washington. Charter members of the Theta chapter include: Capt. Harry Beard, Floyd Willert, William Hicking, John Garman, Harry Dobbs, Donald Bogie, Raymond Hixon, Roy Patrick, Elmer Johnson, Raymon Kettner, Riley Ewina, and…
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The Iota chapter (#9) at the Georgia School of Technology was installed April 21, 1924 by Charles Springer (Delta), James Chester Floyd (Epsilon), Harry Atkinson (Delta), and John Robert Hill (Epsilon). Charter members of the Iota chapter include: Gary Boyle; Frank Bryan, Jr.; Irving Dobbs; Harold Hill; Hammnett Munger; Lewis…
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The Kappa chapter (#10) at Colorado Agricultural College was installed May 31, 1924 with Grand 2nd Vice President Arthur Harvey serving as the installing officer. Charter members of the Kappa chapter include: James Wiley, Caroll Clark, Warren Turner, Clark Blickensderfer, John Little, Hugh Pinnock, Maurice Little, Samuel Turner, Herbert Reeder,…
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The Lambda chapter (#11) at the University of Arkansas was installed June 5, 1924 with Grand President Scott Squyres serving as the installing officer. Charter members of the Lambda chapter include: Preston Hathcock, Thurl Benbrook, Nichols Greer, Bruce Bennett, Joel Blake, Owen Mitchell, Neumon Leighton, Thomas Douglass, Aubrey Baber, J.…
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The Mu chapter (#12) at the University of North Dakota was installed May 31, 1925 with Grand President Scott Squyres serving as the installing officer. Charter members of the Mu chapter include: Leland Burgum, Gordon Carper, William Gerrish, Robert Knapp, Gerald Knutson, Leland Langeness, Lloyd Lobb, Kenneth Lohn, Roy Ronneberg,…
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The Nu chapter (#13) at the University of Michigan was installed June 12, 1925 with Grand President Scott Squyres serving as the installing officer. Charter members of the Nu chapter include: Theodore Schneirla, Quentin Kline, Ray Wells, Wilbur Butler, Walter Shipley, Roland Evans, Carl Morgensteon, Robert McPherson, Charles Beardsley, Ward…
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The Xi chapter (#14) at Colorado School of Mines was installed November 21, 1925 with Grand 2nd Vice President Arthur Harvey serving as the installing officer and the Kappa chapter serving as the installing chapter. Charter members of the Xi chapter include: Donald Austin, Charles Beech, Nicolai Beliaeff, Martin Bender,…
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The Pi chapter (#16) at Alabama Polytechnic Institute was installed May 18, 1926. Charter members of the Pi chapter include: Rosser Alston; Lewis Bayne; Jesse Collins, Jr.; Ludlow Hallman, Jr.; Joseph Jones; James Leslie, Jr.; James Lowley; Frank Malone; J. B. Merrill, Jr.; Robert Mosley; James Naftel; Frank Perkins; and…
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The Omicron chapter (#15) at West Virginia University was installed June 17, 1926 by the Zeta chapter. Charter members of the Omicron chapter include: George Blackburn, Claud Browning, Willis Davis, Walter Hostettler, Thomas Humphrey, Robert Hyde, Walker Mestrezat, Carl Monday, Melville Peck, George Saari, John Schramm, and Irvin Smith.
The Sigma chapter (#18) at Ohio Northern University was installed May 23, 1927. Charter members of the Sigma chapter include: Paul Haager, Merrill Heft, Jesse Long, Paul McCurdy, Olin Pfeiffer, John Reed, G. L. Smith, Thomas Smull, George Galladay, and Leon Wolford.
The Rho chapter (#17) at Tulane University was installed October 18, 1927. Charter members of the Rho chapter include: Frank Jensen; Herman Kohlmeyer; Phillippe Schaffner; Edmond Salassi; J. Edmund Ullman; George Prichard, Jr.; Michael Debakey; John Mayer; Bennie Cohn; Albert Meyers; Marvel Schilling; Ellis Robbert; Robert Segal; Leon Haas, Jr.;…
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The Tau chapter (#19) at the University of Montana was installed June 2, 1928. Charter members of the Tau chapter include: Vernon Hoven, Paul Judge, Elmer Luer, Melville Rawn, Richard Rodrick, C. P. Smith, William Davis, John Kamps, and Earl Hersrud.
The Upsilon chapter (#20) at the University of Cincinnati was installed June 11, 1928 with Grand Executive Secretary Scott Squyres serving as the installing officer. Charter members of the Upsilon chapter include: Merrill Van Pelt; Francis Todd; William Gabo, Jr.; Philip Riddinger; Oscar Egolf; M. Clyde Condrey; Vernon Curran; Edwin…
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The Phi chapter (#21) at Stanford University was installed March 20, 1929. Charter members of the Phi chapter include: John Brady; Evewrett Andreson; Keith Bering; Fred Burlew; Ernest Martin; Edward DeGroot, Jr.; Donald Hise; Russell Lyster; Francis Martin; W. Sherwood Martin; Herbert Marsh; Howard Rode; Clarence Neighbors; William Okker; William…
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The Omega (#24) chapter at the University of Arizona was installed April 4, 1929. Charter members of the Omega chapter include: H. H. McMullen; Godfrey Atwater; Elmer Coker; Fred Noon; Claude Soule; Wm. H. Fowler; James Fruin; William Leslie; Richard Whipple; Waldo Huber; W. Ralph VanSant; Wm. A. Hamilton, Jr.;…
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The Psi chapter (#23) at the University of California, Los Angeles was installed May 4, 1929. Charter members of the Psi chapter include: Fred Kienzl; Richard Petrie, Jr.; Bunton Stokes; Harry Bunton; Norman Hanwell; Lee Halstead; Ted Bourne; Robert Matson; Martin Ruderman; Frederick Cooper, Jr.; Ronald Abernethy; Robert Callahan; Henry…
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The Alpha Alpha (#25) chapter at the University of Nevada was installed May 14, 1929. Charter members of the Alpha Alpha chapter include: Theo Post, Lester Spinney, Walter Siegel, Michele DiRicco, L. Everett Appleton, Roland Boyden, Norman Brown, Horace Church, Albert Davis, Raymond Evans, Dwight Ewing, Nelson Giberson, Harold Phipps,…
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