Tau Beta Sigma • Eta Zeta

The sisters of Eta Zeta wish everyone a happy pride month! We celebrate everyone part of the LGBTQIA+ community. We all deserve sunshine, and like music, love is for everybody and will always win! 🌈🎶
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Introducing Eta Zeta’s 2026-2027 executive board!

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President: Caendra Baugus
VPM: Carmen Klapheke
VPSP: Bo Brown
VPS: Dillon Robinson
Parliamentarian: Emily Phifer
Treasurer: Seb Croteau
Secretary: Gracelynn Seaton

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First off, the sisters of Eta Zeta want to celebrate Tau Beta Sigma's Founders Day! Happy 80 years! Now, we continue with our Women's History Month series.

Lady Gaga
- Born This Way, Abracadabra, Telephone
- "That's literally Mother Monster right there. I love how her sound appeals to the 'weird' kids. It's right up my alley. I appreciate how outspoken she is about politics."

Ethel Cain
- Sun Bleached Flies, American Teenager, Strangers
- "The various genres of her music elevates the symbolism she inherits into them either for an inter-album story or for short one-offs. Also it reminds me of home 🙂"

Aaliyah
- One In A Million, At Your Best (You Are Love), Are You That Somebody?
- "I like her because she redefined fashion within the R&B scene and contemporary music. She influenced so many artists I love today. Her musical style mixed R&B, pop, and hip-hop."

Hayley Williams
- Misery Business, Still Into You, All I Wanted
- "[Paramore is] loud and fun."
- "One of the most significant pop-punk vocalists. Her vocal range is insane (listen to All I Wanted!!!). Hayley Williams is NOT afraid to speak up (ex. the lyrics to Misery Business). She helps newer artists step into the spotlight (PinkPantheress in 2022!). Truly a girl's girl."

SZA
- All The Stars, Luther, Kill Bill
- "Her music gives off a relaxed/chill vibe and she collabs with other artists that I also listen to. I’ve also listened to R&B for a while and like the genre in general."

Billie Eilish
- Birds Of A Feather, Lunch, Bad Guy
- "I listened to her a long time ago and found it very powerful when she came back on her own terms to make the album HIT ME HARD AND SOFT."
- "She's a vulnerable artist whose sound is hard to replicate live. I appreciate how much she works with her brother, Finneas."

Fiona Apple
- Paper Bag, Across the Universe, Criminal
- "Her writing is raw. She's able to capture the intricacies of human emotion in her music."

Beyonce
- All Night, Run The World, Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
- "She gives a voice to black women. Also, she's Beyoncé."

For Women's History Month, the Eta Zeta chapter will be showcasing 7 favorite female artists of ours every week! Below, you can find popular works by the artists we list, as well as why people in our chapter like them! This is our second installment.

Sade
- "Smooth Operator," "No Ordinary Love," "Kiss of Life"
- "Her music is really good, she has no misses. It’s really good study music."

hemlocke springs
- "girlfriend," "sever the blight," "head, shoulders, knees, and ankles"
- "She is such an exciting indie performer. Her debut album is really good. My favorite from the album has to be "w-w-w-w-w" because of the instrumentals and the way she says "I want your love."

PinkPantheress
- "Boy's a Liar," "Stateside," "Illegal"
- "I like her music. It makes me happy."
- "She’s a producing genius. Her sound is very unique to her. I personally love her use of sampling, she’s able to sample something catchy and make it ever catchier."

Laufey
- "Lover Girl," "From the Start," "Promise"
- "She writes in a genre that is not one normally in the mainstream media and helped pushed that to a larger audience."
- "I love her vocals and how she tells stories with the blending of her style of songs."
- "Her songs have a personal meaning to them."

Rihanna
- "Breakin' Dishes," "S*M," "Shut Up and Drive"
- "I really like the style of her music. She’s really great weekend/party vibes."

Mary Elizabeth Bowden
- Storyteller, Asteria, Showcase
- "She’s such an inspiration as a female trumpet player, and I actually got to meet her several times at various band festivals and when she came to play with the Lexington Philharmonic. "

Amy Winehouse
- "Back to Black," "Valerie," "Rehab"
- "She had such a unique style and was such a humble person."
- "As someone who absolutely adores soul/jazz/blues, her voice was so perfect for these genres. Her music makes me tear up with how personal it is to her story. She was a selfless person who made sure her wins were also her band's wins. I truly do not think there will be another person like Amy Winehouse."

For Women's History Month, the Eta Zeta chapter will be showcasing 7 favorite female artists of ours every week! Below, you can find popular works by the artists we list, as well as why people in our chapter like them!

Brianna Mazzola
- Watch Me Work, Mount Rageous, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
- "I love her vocal range. Her song I fell in love with, “Love Game,” has this amazing love-sick vibe. The waltz feeling and the devotion in her voice brought me into her music...It's intoxicating!!!"

Chappell Roan
- Hot To Go!, Coffee, Love Me Anyway
- "She helped me survive Summer 2024."

Olivia Rodrigo
- Driver's License, Vampire, Ballad of a Homeschool Girl
- "I relate to her!"

Dolly Parton
- 9 to 5, Jolene, I Will Always Love You
- "She's a case of a rural to mega star, and she's community minded."
- "She's very selfless and has a positive outlook on life. I enjoy her interviews and the words of encouragement she gives to her audiences and people around the world."

Taylor Swift
- Shake It Off, Cruel Summer, Anti-Hero
- "I find her nostalgic and her music is relatable."

Milkie Way
- Spit., The Void Stares Back, Salma Hayek
- "I love that she's not afraid of her stage presence. She's like a Marilyn Monroe in the nu metal scene. Her vocals are so enticing."

Dodie
- She, Sick of Losing Soulmates, Would You Be So Kind
- "I strongly admire how soft her vocals are and how well it works with the instrumental of her songs. I find her songs to be relatable and hard-hitting. Her music is something you'll definitely ponder the meaning on way after you listen to it."

Our sisters are out supporting at the SEC Tournament in Greenville, SC! We are 1-0!

Go CATS and MLITB!!!
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Still reeling it in from last night...welcome our new initiates: the Beta Alpha class!

We are so excited that you all are finally a part of this beloved sisterhood.

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One of our local news stations, LEX18, has a podcast titled "Hot Mic" and they interviewed University of Kentucky's (first female!) Director of Athletic Bands & Associate Director of Bands, Dr. Shayna Stahl!

Give it a listen!

Hot Mic Podcast Ep. 9 | Music, Marching, and Making History - Shayna Stahl 📌 This Week’s Episode: Dive into the story of University of Kentucky's own Shayna Stahl, who as made History as UK's First female Director of Athletic Bands...

Some of our sisters, brothers, and MCs are present at the Kentucky vs Auburn football game tonight!

GO CATS 😸😼 and MLITB! 💙🤍💛🌹