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I really don't know if/what happened with the founding members and KKPsi/TBS.
That news article was from last year when the SGA denied FLOC (For the Love Of Colorguard) a grant.
As a organization, FLOC does help fund the JMU Winterguard but you are not automatically in FLOC if you are a member of JMU Winterguard or in guard during the marching band season. It is a separate process that is already pretty similar to becoming a sister in a sorority. We have a rush each semester, big/littles, sister events, etc. So, yes, you can quit being a member of the guard and still be in FLOC, or be in guard and not be a member of FLOC at all, which a fair number of people fall into either one of those situations.
We hold a lot of fundraisers for FLOC. Some of the money goes to the JMU Winterguard but we are also sponsoring a local high school guard member and currently setting up a scholarship for high school seniors. In the spring we are going to hold a colorguard clinic for local high schools in the area.
I hope this helps, I apologize for all the confusion. FLOC is a complicated set up the falls somewhere in between a club and a service sorority.
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