VIEW THE SPRING 2007 PODIUM

The National Headquarters accepts The PODIUM submissions via e-mail. In order to make processing of articles easier, please use the following format.

Remember that articles must be received by May 1 for the fall issue and November 1 for the spring issue. Within the subject line include "Podium Article for (your) Chapter." A confirmation notice will be sent to you via e-mail to ensure you that your article was received.

Helpful Hints:

Make your article interesting and exciting to read; focus on one or two topics and expand upon it. Try not to write a chapter summary report for your article. We like to hear about extraordinary things such as successful fundraisers, unique socials, or service projects.

Feature articles should be 1-2 pages, not including photos. You can figure 600 words per page, so a 2-page article would be about 1,200 words. Try to keep your article to a multiple of 300 words, with a 600 word/1-page minimum. Your word processing software will count the words for you. If your word processing software has a grammar checker, it's a good idea to run that in addition to the spell checker. Feature articles may receive a "Contributing Editor" credit.

Fraternity/sorority-wide news items should be one-half page/300-word minimum, not including photo(s).

Chapter news items should be one-quarter page/150-word minimum, not including photo(s).

Articles may be submitted as an attachment to an e-mail message; save the article as either a Microsoft Word document (.doc suffix must be attached) or in Rich Text Format (.rtf suffix must be attached). We will still accept hard copies of articles, although we prefer that you also enclose a diskette version with the paper copy.

Photos:

Be sure to send photos illustrating your story. Submissions containing photographs will receive priority for publication. Try to illustrate your article by photographing your brothers and sisters in action. You don't have to include the entire membership in a photo, either. The best photos are candid shots that show clearly a few people doing something. Photos of the entire chapter standing in a group and posing for the camera, while important for historical purposes, are boring to most readers. If you need help with photography, talk to your college or university journalism department. If you ask in advance, they may even send a photographer to cover your event, and you'll get publicity in your college newspaper as well!

Every photo must have a caption! Write the caption on a Post-it note and attach to back of photo, or write the caption on the back of the photo with a fine-point marker. Don't write on the back of photo with a ballpoint pen or pencil; this permanently damages the photo. Be sure you identify everyone in the photo.

Original photos are preferred, either color or black-and-white. If you choose to submit your photo in digital format, it MUST be scanned at a resolution of at least 225 dpi (300 dpi preferred) and saved on disk as a TIFF or native Photoshop file. Photos sent via email must be compressed using StuffIt or ZipIt or similar utility in order to reduce file size and bandwidth.

Articles with photos should be mailed to:

Be sure that we receive your article on time. Date and time stamps on articles will be checked. To submit your articles electronically, email : podium@kkytbs.org

Effective immediately, the National Headquarters of Kappa Kappa Psi & Tau Beta Sigma will accept proposals for publication in The PODIUM. The purpose of the Contributing Authors Program is to increase the quality and volume of articles that we have to consider for publication.

To be selected submit a letter of application to Lt Col Alan Bonner, National Executive Director, P.O. Box 849, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74076. Your letter should indicate your reasons for wanting to participate and include a proposed article for publication and a brief resume outlining your qualifications. Articles will be judged on the basis of topic interest, quality of the writing, and the significance of its relationship to Kappa Kappa Psi or Tau Beta Sigma. The Editor of The PODIUM reserves the right to edit any article accepted for publication. Articles not selected for The PODIUM may be chosen for publication in NewsNotes.

Proposals should be a 1- to 2-page article on a subject related to Kappa Kappa Psi and/or Tau Beta Sigma. It can focus on your chapter, your support of your university band, or even expand to a broader topic; the choice is yours. The use of photographs is encouraged.

Be aware of the established deadlines of May 1st for the Fall PODIUM issue and November 1st for the Spring issue. However, we will accept applications and proposed articles on an on-going basis.

If this appeals to you, please consider submitting an article to the National Headquarters and take your shot at being the first "Contributing Author" for Kappa Kappa Psi & Tau Beta Sigma. Individuals selected will be given credit in The PODIUM as a Contributing Author.