Hi Pep,
Reviving this one from the lands of the dead but I just found this thread while browsing through the depths of the internet and figured I'd drop a line - I'm one of the current managers of the previously-mentioned RPI Pep Band. While we primarily focus on hockey (as we're D1 in both men's and women's hockey) we do perform at our home football games, the annual Duchmen's Shoes game between RPI and Union (be it in Troy or Schenectady) and try to travel for playoffs when schedules and funding allow it.
Over the past few years we average about 30 performers at football games - this year it was closer to 50 with a large incoming class. We'll play regardless of weather for the most part as we're situated under an overhang on our engineering building (which overlooks the field). If it's particularly cold we do sometimes curtail how much we play and stick mostly to drums and yelling (nobody wants a trumpet frozen to their lips).
We usually play a few full-length tunes during the pregame and halftime, as well as our alma mater during halftime. During the game we play short cheers and spend a lot of time yelling, plus the fight song whenever we score (and at the start/end of each half as well, along with Loony Tunes when the opposing team hits the field).
We've been completely student-managed and directed since the '70s, and have been performing on campus since the '20s. If you have any specific questions you want to ask, I'd be happy to chat by email (the one in my profile here works to get in touch with me)
Reviving this one from the lands of the dead but I just found this thread while browsing through the depths of the internet and figured I'd drop a line - I'm one of the current managers of the previously-mentioned RPI Pep Band. While we primarily focus on hockey (as we're D1 in both men's and women's hockey) we do perform at our home football games, the annual Duchmen's Shoes game between RPI and Union (be it in Troy or Schenectady) and try to travel for playoffs when schedules and funding allow it.
Over the past few years we average about 30 performers at football games - this year it was closer to 50 with a large incoming class. We'll play regardless of weather for the most part as we're situated under an overhang on our engineering building (which overlooks the field). If it's particularly cold we do sometimes curtail how much we play and stick mostly to drums and yelling (nobody wants a trumpet frozen to their lips).
We usually play a few full-length tunes during the pregame and halftime, as well as our alma mater during halftime. During the game we play short cheers and spend a lot of time yelling, plus the fight song whenever we score (and at the start/end of each half as well, along with Loony Tunes when the opposing team hits the field).
We've been completely student-managed and directed since the '70s, and have been performing on campus since the '20s. If you have any specific questions you want to ask, I'd be happy to chat by email (the one in my profile here works to get in touch with me)
