List of Tau Beta Sigma chapters

Tau Beta Sigma is a co-educational recognition and service sorority for collegiate band members.[1] It was founded at the Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University) as a recognitions society for women band members in 1946.[2]

Districts

Tau Beta Sigma organizes its chapters and colonies into seven districts, six of which are named for the geographical region of the United States that they represent.[3] The U.S. districts include:[3]

  • North Central District: Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin
  • Northeast District: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia
  • Midwest District: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming
  • Southeast District: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee
  • Southwest District: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
  • Western District: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington

The seventh district is a de jure "International District" which would contain any chapter located outside of the United States, but there are no international chapters.[3] Each chapter is automatically a member of the district in which its state is located, unless it appeals to the National Council to join a neighboring district.[2]

Chapters

Following is a list of Tau Beta Sigma chapters, with active chapters indicated in bold and inactive chapters are in italics.[2][1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Tau Beta Sigma (2011). "Directory of Tau Beta Sigma Chapters". In Smith, Nick (ed.). Guide to Membership Education, 2011–2013 Edition (PDF). Stillwater, OK: Kappa Kappa Psi/Tau Beta Sigma. pp. 96–100. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. pp. 700-701.
  3. ^ a b c Tau Beta Sigma Const., 5.101.
  4. ^ "Chapter Listing". Tau Beta Sigma. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  5. ^ "Tau Beta Sigma". James Madison University. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  6. ^ "Tau Beta Sigma". Marist University. Retrieved June 16, 2025.