Band Organizations @ K-State

The K-State Bands are very fortunate to have severeal affiliated and support organizations.
Whether student affiliated, alumni, or community-based, the assistance and promotional strengths of these groups helps to make the K-State Bands one of the strongest organizations in the country.

We encourage you to visit our affiliate organizations by clicking on the appropriate graphic.

	The Kansas State University Band Ambassadors is a student organization that proudly represents many facets of the band program at K-State. The Band Ambassadors are both music majors and non-majors. Our purpose is to provide prospective band members with all the information they need about what we offer at Kansas State. The Band Ambassadors represent the KSU bands in many official capacities.
	The KSU Alumni Band is comprised of spirited and dedicated band members recent years and decades past. They represent K-State at alumni and promotional events around the state and participate alongside the KSUMB and Catband at pep rallies and select athletic events throughout the year.
	Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma are national organizations operating exclusively in the field of college and university bands. The purpose of these organizations is to provide leadership, support, and assistance to the band, the band director, the school of music, and the sponsoring institution.
	Manhattan Municipal Band - Manhattan, Kansas has had a tax-supported Municipal Band since 1920 when the city adopted a tax levy for that purpose. The band played its first concert on the lawn of the Riley County Courthouse. Over the years the band's membership has come from all conceivable walks of life, including students, staff, and faculty from Kansas State University, Manhattan Christian College and surrounding public schools, as well as military and civilian personnel from nearby Fort Riley, representatives of the community's diverse private sector, clergy, and retirees.