Princeton University Band

Marching and pep band The Princeton University BandPUB, Tiger Band On the steps of Blair Arch in the fall of 2010SchoolPrinceton UniversityLocationPrinceton, NJConferenceIvy LeagueFounded1919 (1919)DirectorIan Bellush '28Members20-30Fight song"Princeton Cannon Song"Websiteprincetonuniversityband.com The Princeton University Band serves as the official marching band and pep band of Princeton University. Like most other Ivy League bands, it is a scramble band. To members and fans, it is often known as the PUB (pronounced Pea You Bee) or simply The Band. Many alumni refer to it as the Tiger Band. History Foundation and early history The modern Princeton University Band was established in October 1919 when a group of undergraduate musicians decided that a regular musical presence was needed at Palmer Stadium, home of Princeton's 22-time national champion football team; however, these events were in many ways merely a reorganization of the preexisting ROTC Band that had served a much smaller role on campus several years earlier, making Princeton's Band one of the oldest of its kind in the country. Some of the band traveled to perform at the Yale Bowl for the season's only away game, beg