About Us
Kappa Kappa PsiNational Honorary Band Fraternity, is a coed service organization whose chief purpose is to help develop leadership, enthusiasm, and respect for the bands on college campuses. It exists to serve student musicians, their ensembles, and their communities. KKY was created in 1919 and is currently active on over 250 campuses across the nation, serving over 50,000 students since its inception. Boise State's chapter of KKY, Iota Kappa, was previously active on campus from 1990 until 1995 and was recolonized in 2002. And Iota Kappa Chapter has been successfully growing since then!
Kappa Kappa Psi exists for the following several purposes:
- To promote the existence and welfare of the college and university bands and to cultivate at large a wholesome respect for their activities and achievements.
- To honor outstanding band members through privilege of membership extended as a reward for technical achievement and appreciation for the best in music.
- To stimulate campus leadership and promulgate an uncompromising respect through the medium of the college band for gracious conduct, good taste and unswerving loyalty.
- To foster a close relationship between college bands and promote a high average of attainment by the performance of good music and selection of worthwhile projects.
- To provide a pleasant and helpful social experience for all engaged in college band work and to cooperate with other musical organizations in any manner consistent with the purposes of the institution at which chapters are located.
We, the brothers of Kappa Kappa Psi, believe that service to the college or university band program fosters responsibility, loyalty, and leadership; that a spirit of brotherhood is enhanced by the participation in a band program; that music is a universal language and truly the greatest of the arts; and that through fraternal participation, each member will strive for the highest.