Northwestern State University’s Theta Nu chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi was founded in 1986 after the national founding in 1919. Kappa Kappa Psi is a musical service co-educational fraternity open to members of NSU’s Spirit of Northwestern Marching Band that allows its members to advance their college experience within the university’s band. Through their pillars—membership, leadership and service—members elevate their musical enrichment, develop leadership skills, support the community and grow in their brotherhood.

Valerie Galliano is a junior music education major who serves as the secretary and treasurer for the fraternity. Every year, Kappa Kappa Psi serves the band and the community through projects and aid.

“A lot of it is like helping with the football games, because for every game, we’re the ones who bring out snacks for the band and we put water jugs in the stands,” Galliano said. “And then we also do Kappa Cleanup. So we come here a couple times a semester and just clean up to make sure everything looks nice.”

Wholesome experiences thrive in Kappa Kappa Psi through activities, bonding and retreats. Trinity Comeaux, a freshman secondary education major, recently joined as an active member of the fraternity, but already feels the bond within Kappa Kappa Psi.

“I’ve only been an active member for a month, and it feels like I’ve had so many great memories. In fact, I was just thinking about how I only have about five or six semesters left and I just don’t want it to go away so quickly because four years is not a long time,” Comeaux said.

“I am just extremely grateful that I got this opportunity and took it when I did. I never expected to join a fraternity,” Comeaux said. “I never felt I had to put on a front to try to impress them or in order to connect with them. And I don’t have to pretend to be somebody I’m not.”

Honoring the brotherhood through time, members are expected to respect their brothers and the public. Chloe Dettrey is a junior health and exercise science major who serves as the fraternity’s vice president of ritual. “Our goal is certainly to serve the band, but we also want to kind of branch out more through the campus and become more involved with campus events,” Dettrey said.

“As everything evolves, as the campus changes and as the people change, I personally want to make sure that, no matter what happens, the fraternity—whether through NSU or nationally—inspires others to strive for the highest, no matter how high that goal is,” Dettrey said.