Tau Beta Sigma
| Tau Beta Sigma | |
|---|---|
| ΤΒΣ | |
| Founded | March 26, 1946 Texas Tech University |
| Type | Recognition, Service |
| Affiliation |
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| Status | Active |
| Emphasis | Collegiate band |
| Scope | National (US) |
| Motto | "Tau Beta Sigma for Greater Bands" |
| Colors | White and Blue |
| Flower | The "American Beauty" Red Rose, long-stemmed |
| Publication | The PODIUM (1947–present) The Baton (1947) |
| Chapters | 120 active, 243 chartered |
| Members | 3,800 active 47,000+ lifetime |
| Headquarters | 401 E. 9th Ave. Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074 United States |
| Website | www |
Tau Beta Sigma Honorary Band Sorority (ΤΒΣ, colloquially referred to as TBSigma or TBS) is a co-educational recognition and service sorority for collegiate band members.
The sorority, headquartered at the historic Stillwater Santa Fe Depot in Stillwater, Oklahoma, numbers over 3,800 active members in 120 active chapters, and over 40,000 alumni. Since 1946, Tau Beta Sigma has been recognized by Kappa Kappa Psi as "an equal affiliated organization with a parallel purpose, function, and role in the college and university band setting", and the two organizations hold joint conventions. The two organizations contribute to a national publication called The Podium. Tau Beta Sigma also administers an alumni association open to members and friends of both organizations.