How Beta Kappa Serves the Bands at
Bowling Green State University and Around the Community.

The brothers of Beta Kappa serve the bands at Bowling Green in several ways. On a daily basis the brothers of Beta Kappa work alongside the sisters of Alpha Xi to make sure that chairs and stands are set up for each rehearsal. In the fall we also helped set up the field every day for marching band rehearsal and helped with the truck crew on game days. The brothers took their service on the road this past semester when the Falcon Marching Band performed at a Cincinnati Bengals’ game and to Mobile, Alabama when Bowling Green played Memphis at the GMAC Bowl. In the spring we will help with set-ups for each of the three athletic bands. The brothers also helped with the annual New Music Reading Clinic, which this year runs from January 20 through January 22. The brothers help with all rehearsal and concert set ups and tear downs, served meals to the high school students who came and performed in the honor bands, had a t-shirt sale and even housed the high school students during their stay at BGSU.

In the community, the brothers of Beta Kappa help with the Adopt-A-Highway program. Beta Kappa adopted a two mile stretch along OH-25 between Bowling Green and Perrysburg. The brothers also have an outreach program where we make visits to area high schools and encourage high school students to participate in band when they go to college. We also bring our instruments and play along with the high school students at athletic events.

These are just a few ways that the brothers of Beta Kappa help around Bowling Green and the community. We would like to wish everyone continued success with the remainder of the academic year and hope to see you at District Convention.

Respectfully in the bond,

Ryan M. Yahl