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Will Schmarder

2014-01-20T01:26:13Z

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[[Image:Will_Schmarder.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Will at Freakout '07]]
Will Schmarder CSYS '08

===Info===
* [[:Category:Percussion|Percussion]]: 2006-2008
* Waver of the [[Big Flag|Flag]]: 2007-2008

===About Will and Other Facts===
* Percussion is Will's tertiary instrument, with vocals his primary and keyboard instruments his secondary.
* Times the band has tuned to him: 1
* Wants a h-h-happy ending.

===Arranging===
*[[Brick House]]
*[[Jeopardy]]
*[[Price Is Wrong]]

[[Category:People|Schmarder, Will]][[Category:Percussion|Schmarder, Will]]

Chris Behrens

2014-01-20T01:25:40Z

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[[Image:Chris2.JPG|thumb|right|350px|Chris]]
[[User:Trick trickster|Chris Behrens]] PHYS '08
===Info===
*[[:Category:Saxophones|Alto Sax]]: 2003-2008
*[[:Category:Sousaphones|Sousaphone]]: 2007-2008
*[[Manager]]: [[2006-2007]]
*Keeper of [[The Hair]]: 2006-2007
*[[Section Leaders|Alto Sax Section Leader]]: 2007-2008

===Arranging===
*[[Jump on It]]
*[[Low Rider]]
*Transcription of [[447 - Hockey Night in Canada|Hockey Night in Canada]]
*[[Blue Orchid]]
*[[Let's Go Red (Instrumental Cheer)|Let's Go Red]]
*[[Mike Joseph's Cheer]]
*[[The Office]]

[[Category:People|Behrens, Chris]]
[[Category:Managers|Behrens, Chris]]
[[Category:Saxophones|Behrens, Chris]]
[[Category:Sousaphones|Behrens, Chris]]

478

2014-01-20T01:22:15Z

Trick trickster: Redirected page to 478 - Call Me Maybe

#REDIRECT [[478 - Call Me Maybe]]

777

2014-01-20T01:21:45Z

Trick trickster: Redirected page to 477 - Seven Nation Army (777)

#REDIRECT [[477 - Seven Nation Army (777)]]

477

2014-01-20T01:21:25Z

Trick trickster: Redirected page to 477 - Seven Nation Army (777)

#REDIRECT [[477 - Seven Nation Army (777)]]

476

2014-01-20T01:20:39Z

Trick trickster: Redirected page to 476 - Party Rock Anthem

#REDIRECT [[476 - Party Rock Anthem]]

481

2014-01-20T01:19:59Z

Trick trickster: Redirected page to 481 - Don't Stop Believin'

#REDIRECT [[481 - Don't Stop Believin']]

480

2014-01-20T01:19:28Z

Trick trickster: Redirected page to 480 - All Star

#REDIRECT [[480 - All Star]]

479 - Paint It Black

2014-01-20T01:18:49Z

Trick trickster: moved 479 - Paint it Black to 479 - Paint It Black

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=About this song=

=Instrumentation requirements=
=Roadmap=
=History=
This song was introduced by [[Susan Roggenkamp]] during the [[2013-2014]] season.

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Active Songs]]

479

2014-01-20T01:18:24Z

Trick trickster: Redirected page to 479 - Paint It Black

#REDIRECT [[479 - Paint It Black]]

Rock and Roll Part II

2014-01-20T01:15:13Z

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=About the song=

=Instrumentation requirements=

=History=

[[Category:Cheer Sheets]][[Category:Active Cheer Sheets]]

Price Is Wrong

2014-01-20T01:03:22Z

Trick trickster: Created page with "=About this cheer= This cheer is based on the losing horn from "The Price Is Right". It was arranged in 2010 by Will Schmarder '08. =Instrumentation requirements= Sousaphones..."

=About this cheer=
This cheer is based on the losing horn from "The Price Is Right". It was arranged in 2010 by [[Will Schmarder]] '08.
=Instrumentation requirements=
Sousaphones and trombones are the only instruments playing this cheer.
=History=
Price Is Wrong was added to the cheer sheets in [[2012-2013|2012]].

[[Category:Cheer Sheets]][[Category:Active Cheer Sheets]]

Price Is Right

2014-01-20T01:00:28Z

Trick trickster: Created page with "{{stub}} =About this cheer= This cheer is based on the theme song to "The Price Is Right". =Instrumentation requirements= =History= Price Is Right was added to the cheer sheets ..."

{{stub}}
=About this cheer=
This cheer is based on the theme song to "The Price Is Right".
=Instrumentation requirements=

=History=
Price Is Right was added to the cheer sheets in [[2012-2013|2012]].

[[Category:Cheer Sheets]][[Category:Active Cheer Sheets]]

The Office

2014-01-20T00:55:24Z

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=About this cheer=
This cheer is the theme song from the NBC show "The Office" It was introduced during the [[2012-2013]] season and was arranged by [[Chris Behrens]] '08.

=Instrumentation requirements=
This cheer can be played with any instrumentation and does not require any percussion. The percussion players usually wave their arms to the beat in a right right, left left fashion.

=History=
This cheer was added to the cheer sheets in [[2012-2013]].
[[Category:Cheer Sheets|Office, The]][[Category:Active Cheer Sheets|Office, The]]

The Office

2014-01-20T00:54:02Z

Trick trickster: moved Office, The to The Office: Listed as "The Office" in the cheer sheets

=About this cheer=
This cheer is the theme song from the NBC show "The Office" It was introduced during the [[2012-2013]] season.

=Instrumentation requirements=
This cheer can be played with any instrumentation and does not require any percussion. The percussion players usually wave their arms to the beat in a right right, left left fashion.

=History=
This cheer was added to the cheer sheets in [[2012-2013]].
[[Category:Cheer Sheets]][[Category:Active Cheer Sheets]]

Never Gonna Give You Up

2014-01-20T00:53:15Z

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=About this song=
"Never Gonna Give You Up" was originally performed by Rick Astley in 1987. This version was arranged by [[Steve Malinski]] in 2009.

=Instrumentation requirements=

=Roadmap=
The first four measures of the song are a written out version of the [[070 - Hawaii Five-O|Hawaii Five-O]] psych out.

=History=
A modified version of this song was added to the cheer sheets in [[2012-2013|2012]].

[[Category:Songs]][[Category:Cheer Sheets]][[Category:Active Cheer Sheets]]

Mike Joseph's Cheer

2014-01-20T00:50:55Z

Trick trickster: Created page with "=About the song= This is a cheer that Mike Joseph '07 introduced to the band. It was written down for posterity by Chris Behrens '08. =Instrumentation requirements= At le..."

=About the song=
This is a cheer that [[Mike Joseph]] '07 introduced to the band. It was written down for posterity by [[Chris Behrens]] '08.
=Instrumentation requirements=
At least one sousaphone. The rest of the band is tacet.
=History=
This cheer is traditionally played by one or more sousaphones as the last thing the band plays at a game. In a victory it is played after [[398 - Hey! Baby!|Hey! Baby!]], and in a loss or a tie it is played after [[041 - Hail, Dear Old Rensselaer|Hail]].

[[Category:Cheer Sheets]][[Category:Active Cheer Sheets]]

Let's Go Red (Instrumental Cheer)

2014-01-20T00:44:05Z

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=About this cheer=
This cheer is a variation of [[BU]] based on a version done by the UConn Pep Band. It was arranged in 2010 by [[Chris Behrens]] '08.
=Instrumentation requirements=
This cheer will sound best with a large trombone section, as the first half of the cheer is carried by them.
=History=
Let's Go Red was added to the cheer sheets in [[2012-2013|2012]].

[[Category:Cheer Sheets]][[Category:Active Cheer Sheets]]

Jump on It

2014-01-20T00:38:10Z

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= About This Cheer =
This cheer is an arrangement of the chorus in "Apache" by the Sugarhill Gang. It was arranged in 2007 by [[Chris Behrens]] '08.

= Instrumentation Requirements =
This cheer really shouldn't be played without a quint/quad drummer who can carry the two measure drum breaks in between the melody. Other than that, most instrumentations will work. It helps to have a trumpet player who can play the high part, as well as good balance in the harmony and bass parts.

= History =
*This cheer was added to the active set in January 2007 when the [[:Category:Cheer Sheets|cheer sheets]] were rewritten. It quickly became a crowd favorite, with people dancing along to the cheer each time it is played. The dance (popularized on the TV show ''The Fresh Prince of Bel Air'') can be seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3pXIFQ5wOM here].

*Jump On It was edited in 2010 to be in the key of Bb instead of the original key of A. It was added to the cheer sheets as such in 2012.

[[Category:Cheer Sheets]][[Category:Active Cheer Sheets]]

Happy Birthday

2014-01-20T00:35:08Z

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=About this cheer=

=Instrumentation requirements=

=History=
Happy Birthday was added to the cheer sheet in [[2012-2013|2012]].

[[Category:Cheer Sheets]][[Category:Active Cheer Sheets]]

Blue Orchid

2014-01-20T00:31:55Z

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=About this cheer=
This cheer is based on the guitar riff from "Blue Orchid" by The White Stripes. It was arranged in 2010 by [[Chris Behrens]] '08.
=Instrumentation requirements=
The cheer is essentially in unison, but it helps to have a good balance of low and high to duplicate the octave pedal effect in the guitar riff.
=History=
Blue Orchid was added to the cheer sheet in [[2012-2013|2012]].

[[Category:Cheer Sheets]][[Category:Active Cheer Sheets]]

Blue Orchid

2014-01-20T00:30:50Z

Trick trickster: Created page with "=About this cheer= This cheer is based on the guitar riff from "Blue Orchid" by The White Stripes. It was arranged in 2010 by Chris Behrens '08. =Instrumentation requirements..."

BU

2014-01-20T00:22:02Z

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=About this cheer=
The [[Boston University|BU]] cheer (known generically as "Go Team Go") is played by just about every pep band in existence during football, basketball, hockey, and quidditch matches. It has the name "BU" because of the ridiculous number of times BU's pep band plays the cheer at each game they play at. The chromatic five-note cheer can be played with just about any harmonic accompaniment, but RPI's band plays it in unison with occasional ad libbing by individual players ([[:Category:Trumpets|trumpets]] and [[:Category:Trombones|trombones]] in particular).

There are two styles that this cheer is usually played in, one being fast with a straight feel and the other being slow with a swing feel.

=Instrumentation requirements=
Any instrumentation can play this cheer, as it is mostly played in unison.

=History=
This cheer tends to be one of the first few cheers played by the band during the beginning of a game. Prior to the rewriting of the cheer sheets in [[2006-2007|2007]], it was not uncommon for BU to be played two or three times throughout the length of a game. Notably, [[Jim Cronen]] conducted one hockey game during the [[1997-1998]] season intentionally avoiding BU. This was an accomplishment, given the band's then frequent use of the cheer and limited cheer selection.

While playing as [[Niagara University|Niagara's]] pep band at the first round of the [[2007-2008|2008]] NCAA tournament, it was noticed by members of the band that Michigan's band played BU at least 15 times throughout the length of the game.

[[Category:Cheer Sheets|Bu]][[Category:Active Cheer Sheets|Bu]]

Brad Walker

2014-01-12T22:43:50Z

Trick trickster: graduating

Brad Walker MECH '11
===Info===
*[[:Category:Trombones|Trombone]]: 2007-2011
*[[Manager]]: [[2010-2011]]

[[Category:People|Walker, Brad]][[Category:Managers|Walker, Brad]][[Category:Trombones|Walker, Brad]]

Julie Solomon

2014-01-12T22:43:10Z

Trick trickster: graduating

Julie Solomon ARCH '11

===Info===
*Flute: 2006-2010
*[[Section_Leaders|Flute Section Leader]]: 2007-2010

[[Category:People|Solomon, Julie]][[Category:Flutes|Solomon, Julie]]

Curtis Sheu

2014-01-12T22:42:46Z

Trick trickster: graduating

Curtis Sheu CSCI, CSYS '10
[[File:Curtis_Sheu.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Curtis Sheu hugging Puckman at the Houston Field House.]]

===Info===
*[[:Category:Trombones|Trombone]]: 2007-2010
*[[Assistant Conductor]]: [[2008-2009]]
*[[Conductor]]: [[2009-2010]]

===Songs Purchased/Introduced===
'''Purchased'''
*[[459 - Theme from "The A-Team"]]
*[[460 - Sweet Caroline]]
*[[461 - Highway Star]]
*[[458 - The Great Escape]]

'''Re-Introduced'''
*[[085 - Cantina Band|85 - Cantina Band]]
*[[114 - Jump]]
*[[367 - On Wisconsin March]]
*[[388 - Jungle Boogie]]
*[[420 - Soul Bossa Nova]]
*[[419 - Beat It]]
*[[431 - Thriller]]

===Song Line===
*[[Toll Booth Song|"Right here, Curtis!"]]

[[Category:People|Sheu, Curtis]]
[[Category:Conductors|Sheu, Curtis]]
[[Category:Trombones|Sheu, Curtis]]

Kevin Schildhorn

2014-01-12T22:42:07Z

Trick trickster: graduating

EMAC/EArts, '10

===Info===
*Alto Sax: 2006-2010
*Keeper of [[The Hair]]: 2007-2008
*[[Manager]]: [[2008-2009]]

[[Category:People|Schildhorn, Kevin]]
[[Category:Managers|Schildhorn, Kevin]]
[[Category:Saxophones|Schildhorn, Kevin]]

Gary Russinko

2014-01-12T22:41:38Z

Trick trickster: graduating

[[Image:Gary_Russinko.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Gary]]
[[Image:Gary_Russinko_nom.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Nom]]
[[User:Gary|Gary Russinko]] ELEC '08
===Info===
*[[:Category:Trumpets|Trumpet]]: 2004-2009
*Baritone: 2008-2009
*[[:Category:Sousaphones|Sousaphone]]: 2008-2009
*[[Manager]]: 2006-2008 ([[2006-2007|Two]] [[2007-2008|Terms!]])

===Arranging===
*Axel F (Beverly Hills Cop)
**[[:Image:Axel_F.sib|.sib]]
**[[:Image:Axel_F.mid|.mid]]
*Another Day in Paradise (Phil Collins, Reel Big Fish cover)
**[[:Image:Paradise.sib|.sib]]
**[[:Image:Paradise.mid|.mid]]
*[[Shipping Up to Boston]] (Dropkick Murphys) (that Irish jig sounding song that plays during warmups and we keep improvising on stage)
**[[:Image:Shipping_up_to_boston.sib|.sib]]
**[[:Image:Shipping_up_to_boston.mid|.mid]]
*[[Hava Nagila]] (new cheer sheets)
*[[Ironman]] (additions for new cheer sheets)
*[[O Kazakhstan]]
*Transcriptions of [[NFL on Fox]], [[NHL on Fox]], and [[Imperial March]] (all for the new [[:Category:Cheer Sheets|cheer sheets]]), and [[356_-_Our_Director_March|Our Director March]] (the [[Niagara University]] fight song).

[[Category:People|Russinko, Gary]]
[[Category:Managers|Russinko, Gary]]
[[Category:Trumpets|Russinko, Gary]]
[[Category:Sousaphones|Russinko,Gary]]

Steve Mulick

2014-01-12T22:40:45Z

Trick trickster: graduating

[[Image:Steve_Mulick.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Steve]]
[[User:HLPXX|Steve Mulick]] CHEM '07
===Info===
*[[:Category:Trumpets|Trumpet]]: 2003-2007, 2008-2009
*[[:Category:Sousaphones|Sousaphone]]: 2008-2009
*[[Assistant Conductor]]: 2006-2007
===Arranging===
*[[434 - "Fever" from Dr. Mario]]
*Consolidator of all contributions to the [[:Category:Cheer Sheets|cheer sheets]] during their rewrite in early 2007.
**[[Looney Tunes]] transcription
**[[Tetris]]
*[[449 - Fat Bottomed Girls]]
**[[:Image:Fat_bottomed_girls.sib|.sib]]
**[[:Image:Fat_bottomed_girls.mid|.mid]]
*[[He's a Pirate]]
*[[467 - F*** You]]

[[Category:People|Mulick, Steve]]
[[Category:Trumpets|Mulick, Steve]]
[[Category:Sousaphones|Mulick, Steve]]

Zarin Mirza

2014-01-12T22:40:14Z

Trick trickster: graduating

Zarin Mirza (Major) '11

===Info===
*[[:Category:Flutes|Flute]]: 2007-2011
*[[Manager]]: [[2009-2010]]
*[[Freakout 2008]] [[Frosh]]

[[Category:People|Mirza, Zarin]]
[[Category:Managers|Mirza, Zarin]]
[[Category:Flutes|Mirza, Zarin]]

Amy Lovell

2014-01-12T22:39:49Z

Trick trickster: graduating

Amy Lovell PHYS '13
===Info===
*[[:Category:Flutes|Flute]]: 2009-2013
*[[Manager]]: [[2011-2012]]

[[Category:People|Lovell, Amy]][[Category:Managers|Lovell, Amy]][[Category:Flutes|Lovell, Amy]]

James Lauser

2014-01-12T22:39:30Z

Trick trickster:

[[User:James|James Lauser]] CS '05
===Info===
*Mellophone: 2001-2008
*Married to [[Sarah (Toner) Lauser]]

[[Category:People|Lauser, James]][[Category:Mellophones|Lauser, James]]

Max Katz

2014-01-12T22:38:58Z

Trick trickster:

[[User:Metsfanmax|Max Katz]]
Physics and Mathematics, Class of 2011!

===Info===
*Bells: 2007-2009
*Cowbell: 2007-2009

Wears a shirt that says 387 Cowbell.
[[Category:People|Katz, Max]][[Category:Percussion|Katz, Max]]

Mike Joseph

2014-01-12T22:38:21Z

Trick trickster: graduating

Drew Hoyt

2014-01-12T22:37:47Z

Trick trickster:

Drew Hoyt ELEC '11
[[File:Drew_Hoyt.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Drew Hoyt at the [[2010-2011]] Northeastern Road Trip.]]

===Info===
*[[:Category:Trombones|Trombone]]: 2007-2011
*[[Conductor]]: [[2010-2011]]

===Songs Purchased/Introduced===
'''Purchased'''
*[[462 - Just Dance]]
*[[463 - Hey Ya!]]
*[[464 - Build Me Up, Buttercup]]
*[[465 - Give Up the Funk]]
*[[466 - This Too Shall Pass]]

'''Re-Introduced'''
*[[0.2 - Scare Tactics]]

===Song Line===
*[[Toll Booth Song|"Will you be my girl, Drew?"]]

[[Category:People|Hoyt, Drew]]
[[Category:Conductors|Hoyt, Drew]]
[[Category:Trombones|Hoyt, Drew]]

Leah Glover

2014-01-12T22:37:16Z

Trick trickster: graduating

Leah Glover MATH '11

===Info===
*[[:Category:Flutes|Piccolo]]: 2007-2011
*[[Assistant Conductor]]: 2008-2010
*[[Freakout 2008]] [[Frosh]]

[[Category:People|Glover, Leah]][[Category:Flutes|Glover, Leah]]

Dan Garr

2014-01-12T22:36:49Z

Trick trickster: graduating

[[User:Piratedan200|Dan Garr]], MECH '09

===Info===
*[[:Category:Mellophones|Mellophones]]: 2005-2009
*[[Section_Leaders|Mellophone Section Leader]]: 2008-2009
*Featured on the front and back of a [[:Image:Garr_postcard.JPG|postcard sent in June 2009]] to promote the opening weekend for the [[East Campus Athletic Village]].

[[Category:People|Garr, Dan]]
[[Category:Mellophones|Garr, Dan]]

Mike Franke

2014-01-12T22:36:12Z

Trick trickster: graduating

[[Image:Franke.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Mike]]
[[User:Drummer52987|Mike Franke]] CHEG '10

===Info===
*[[:Category:Percussion|Percussion]]: 2006-2010
*[[Conductor]]: [[2007-2008]]
*[[Freakout 2007]] [[Frosh]]

===Songs Purchased/Introduced===
'''Purchased'''
*[[450 - Rebel Yell]]
*[[451 - Dr. Feelgood]]
*[[452 - Spirit in the Sky]]
'''Introduced'''
*[[449 - Fat Bottomed Girls]]

===Song Line===
*[[Toll Booth Song|"It's not your fault, Mike!"]]

[[Category:People|Franke, Mike]][[Category:Conductors|Franke, Mike]][[Category:Percussion|Franke, Mike]]

Cameron Fackler

2014-01-12T22:35:45Z

Trick trickster:

[[User:Cfackler|Cameron Fackler]] Applied Physics '10

===Info===
*Sousaphone: 2006-2008
{{stub}}
[[Category:People|Fackler, Cameron]][[Category:Sousaphones|Fackler, Cameron]]

Glenn Duffy

2014-01-12T22:35:22Z

Trick trickster: graduating

[[User:Duffyg|Glenn Duffy]] ELEC '11

===Info===
*[[:Category:Saxophones|Alto Sax]]: 2007-2011
*[[Section_Leaders|Alto Sax Section Leader]]: 2008-2011
*Keeper of [[The Hair]]: 2008-2009

[[Category:People|Duffy, Glenn]][[Category:Saxophones|Duffy, Glenn]]

Erin Dougherty

2014-01-12T22:35:00Z

Trick trickster: graduating

Erin Dougherty BIOL '11

===Info===
*[[:Category:Flutes|Flute]]: 2007-2011
*[[Manager]]: [[2009-2010]]
*[[Freakout 2008]] [[Frosh]]

[[Category:People|Dougherty, Erin]]
[[Category:Managers|Dougherty, Erin]]
[[Category:Flutes|Dougherty, Erin]]

Bonnie Domigan

2014-01-12T22:34:41Z

Trick trickster: graduating

{{stub}}
CHEG, '11

===Info===
*Mellophone: 2007-2011
*[[Manager]]: [[2008-2009]]

[[Category:People|Domigan, Bonnie]]
[[Category:Managers|Domigan, Bonnie]]
[[Category:Mellophones|Domigan, Bonnie]]

Alan Carey

2014-01-12T22:33:57Z

Trick trickster: graduating

Duane Baker

2014-01-12T22:32:56Z

Trick trickster: graduating

Duane Baker AERO '10

===Info===
*[[:Category:Trombones|Trombone]]: 2006-2010
*[[Section_Leaders|Low Brass/Woodwind Section Leader]]: [[2007-2008]]

[[Category:People|Baker, Duane]][[Category:Trombones|Baker, Duane]]

2013-2014

2013-07-03T02:12:02Z

Trick trickster:

[[Image:Officers_2013-2014.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The 2013-2014 officers]]
[[Conductor]]: [[Susan Roggenkamp]]<br>
[[Manager|Managers]]: [[Kathleen McGuigan]], [[Sam Hoenes]]<br>
[[Freakout 2013|Freakout]] opponent: [[Brown University|Brown]]<br>
Gift: ???

==Road Trips==

==Regular Season==
====Football====
**[[Transit Trophy]] Game @ [[Worcester Polytechnic Institute|WPI]]:
**[[Homecoming and Reunion Weekend]] vs. Merchant Marine:
**[[Senior Night]] vs. Springfield:
**[[Dutchman's Shoes]] Trophy Game @ [[Union College|Union]]:

====Men's Hockey====
**[[Black Friday|Black Tuesday]] vs. [[Harvard University|Harvard]]:
**[[Freakout]] vs. [[Brown University|Brown]]:
**[[White-Out]] vs. [[St. Lawrence University|St. Lawrence]]:
**[[Senior Night]] vs. [[Clarkson University|Clarkson]]:

====Women's Hockey====
**[[Pack the House Night]] vs. ???:
**[[Senior Night]] vs. [[Cornell University|Cornell]]:

==Playoffs==
====Football====

====Men's Hockey====

====Women's Hockey====

==Other==

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2013-2014

2013-05-24T00:50:50Z

Trick trickster:

[[Image:Officers_2013-2014.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The 2013-2014 officers]]
[[Conductor]]: [[Susan Roggenkamp]]<br>
[[Manager|Managers]]: [[Kathleen McGuigan]], [[Sam Hoenes]]<br>
[[Freakout 2013|Freakout]] opponent: [[Brown University|Brown]]<br>
Gift: ???

==Road Trips==

==Regular Season==
====Football====
**[[Transit Trophy]] Game @ [[Worcester Polytechnic Institute|WPI]]:
**[[Homecoming and Reunion Weekend]] vs. Merchant Marine:
**[[Senior Night]] vs. Springfield:
**[[Dutchman's Shoes]] Trophy Game @ [[Union College|Union]]:

====Men's Hockey====
**[[Black Friday|Black Tuesday]] vs. [[Harvard University|Harvard]]:
**[[Freakout]] vs. [[Brown University|Brown]]:
**[[White-Out]] vs. [[St. Lawrence University|St. Lawrence]]:
**[[Senior Night]] vs. [[Clarkson University|Clarkson]]:

====Women's Hockey====
**[[Pack the House Night]] vs. ???:
**[[Senior Night]] vs. ???:

==Playoffs==
====Football====

====Men's Hockey====

====Women's Hockey====

==Other==

<br><br>
<div align=center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"; border="1"
|-
|'''Previous Season'''||'''Next Season'''
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|align="center" |[[2012-2013]]||align="center"|2014-2015
|}
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[[Category:Season]]

2013-2014

2013-05-24T00:49:23Z

Trick trickster: /* Football */

[[Image:Officers_2013-2014.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The 2013-2014 officers]]
[[Conductor]]: [[Susan Roggenkamp]]<br>
[[Manager|Managers]]: [[Kathleen McGuigan]], [[Sam Hoenes]]<br>
[[Freakout 2013|Freakout]] opponent: ???<br>
Gift: ???

==Road Trips==

==Regular Season==
====Football====
**[[Transit Trophy]] Game @ [[Worcester Polytechnic Institute|WPI]]:
**[[Homecoming and Reunion Weekend]] vs. Merchant Marine:
**[[Senior Night]] vs. Springfield:
**[[Dutchman's Shoes]] Trophy Game @ [[Union College|Union]]:

====Men's Hockey====
**[[Black Friday|Black Tuesday]] vs. [[Harvard University|Harvard]]:
**[[Freakout]] vs. [[Brown University|Brown]]:
**[[White-Out]] vs. [[St. Lawrence University|St. Lawrence]]:
**[[Senior Night]] vs. [[Clarkson University|Clarkson]]:

====Women's Hockey====
**[[Pack the House Night]] vs. ???:
**[[Senior Night]] vs. ???:

==Playoffs==
====Football====

====Men's Hockey====

====Women's Hockey====

==Other==

<br><br>
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"; border="1"
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2013-2014

2013-05-24T00:45:36Z

Trick trickster: /* Men's Hockey */

[[Image:Officers_2013-2014.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The 2013-2014 officers]]
[[Conductor]]: [[Susan Roggenkamp]]<br>
[[Manager|Managers]]: [[Kathleen McGuigan]], [[Sam Hoenes]]<br>
[[Freakout 2013|Freakout]] opponent: ???<br>
Gift: ???

==Road Trips==

==Regular Season==
====Football====
**[[Transit Trophy]] Game vs. [[Worcester Polytechnic Institute|WPI]]:
**[[Homecoming and Reunion Weekend]] vs. ???:
**[[Dutchman's Shoes]] Trophy Game vs. [[Union College|Union]]:
**[[Senior Night]] vs. ???:

====Men's Hockey====
**[[Black Friday|Black Tuesday]] vs. [[Harvard University|Harvard]]:
**[[Freakout]] vs. [[Brown University|Brown]]:
**[[White-Out]] vs. [[St. Lawrence University|St. Lawrence]]:
**[[Senior Night]] vs. [[Clarkson University|Clarkson]]:

====Women's Hockey====
**[[Pack the House Night]] vs. ???:
**[[Senior Night]] vs. ???:

==Playoffs==
====Football====

====Men's Hockey====

====Women's Hockey====

==Other==

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History

2013-04-27T03:00:07Z

Trick trickster: /* 1974-Present */

==1923-1974: Pre-History==

Prior to the 1973-1974 school year, the RPI Pep Band was run by a salaried manager rather than by student managers. The one and only non-student manager was A. Olin Niles, the arranger of the "[[041 - Hail, Dear Old Rensselaer|Hail, Dear Old Rensselaer]]" chart that the Pep Band still plays.

From a 12/2/81 issue of The Polytechnic:

"At its founding in the early 1920s, the band had eight members and often had to hire professionals to complete an orchestra. Today, the band fields 76 pieces including 38 woodwinds, 32 brass, and 6 percussion instruments. The roots of the band can actually be traced back to 1923, when a local musician named [[A. Olin Niles]] organized the school's second musical group (the Glee Club had been formed about 45 years earlier.) Mr. Niles had been performing in the pit of the American Theatre in the days of silent films. The President of the Union asked him to start a music program at the Institute, and Mr. Niles complied. As the talkies (modern movies) came into being, orchestras such as the one at the American became less popular and Niles was able to devote more time to the Engineer ensemble. In the early days, the band not only played at athletic events, but also gave concerts and played at dances. The group performed for the lacrosse, hockey, basketball and football teams, and would play not only the RPI school song, but also the alma mater of the opposing squad. In 1954, when the hockey team won the NCAA championship, the band took two buses and greeted them at the airport. Membership grew and through the years players broke off to form other musical groups. Niles, who was a big fan of the marches of Sousa, Goldman, and others, retired in 1973 after 50 years of service. Now 88 and living in Troy, he remains an avid fan of RPI sports."

===1960s===

====Forward, March!====

During the 1960s, RPI's band was a marching band, in addition to being a pep band. Of course, it didn't do any marching during hockey season, but it performed halftime marching routines at every home football game and participated in an occasional parade.

The marching band's halftime routine varied from game to game, but the ending was always the same. At the conclusion of the routine, the band would form an "R" and play the alma mater from that formation.

====Fight Song====
'''Hail, Dear Old Rensselaer''' was the fight song in the 1960s, and it consisted, as it does today, of an introductory fanfare, an eight line refrain, a four line interlude, and a repeat of the eight line refrain. However, there were some differences in how it was performed.

The fight song used to be played at a noticeably slower tempo than it is today. Basically, the marching band of the '60's played the fight song at the same speed as that at which they marched. They would have worn out pretty quickly if they had tried to march at the tempo at which the fight song is played today.

In the 1960s, the band would play the fanfare and the eight line refrain, as it does today, but would then sing the four line interlude, rather than playing it instrumentally. The only band members who played their instruments during that interlude were the drummers, who rattled through a drum solo during the line "Hear the rat-tat-tat of drums that beat." After singing "Hear that might shout of", the band members would bring their horns back up and play the refrain for the second and final time.

After Olin Niles' retirement, there was a period of a year or two when the interlude was dropped entirely, so that the fight song consisted of the opening fanfare followed by the refrain being played twice straight through. Eventually, the interlude was restored as an instrumental version, and it has remained that way since.

It was customary during that time, as it is today, for the band to play the fight song to salute the hockey team's arrival on the ice at the start of the period, or the football team's arrival on the field for the start of a half. While that was going on, it was also customary for all RPI fans to stand up and clap along in time with the music.

====Hockey====

RPI's hockey coach of the 1950s and early 1960s was [[Ned Harkness]], after whom the field to the north of the [[Houston Field House]] is named.

Harkness always put competitive teams on the ice, but for some reason he always seemed to have a problem recruiting a full roster for his teams. RPI usually dressed four or five players fewer than the rules allowed, which led to fatigue problems for the players late in games. Harkness was known for doing anything he could to offset this disadvantage.

During Harkness' era, the third period would begin in the following manner. The band would salute RPI's return to the ice with the traditional playing of the fight song. As is customary at all hockey games everywhere, the teams would skate a couple laps around the ice to warm up and then gather around to tap their goalies on the pads for luck. Then those players who were not starting the period would go to their benches, while the starters moved toward center ice for the face-off. Finally, just before the referee got ready to drop the puck, the Field House P.A. announcer would intone, "And now, the (name of the opponents) alma mater," whereupon the band would play the visitor' alma mater, followed by our own.

Eventually, opposing coaches figured out that, while this practice had the symbolic effect of showing respect for the visitors, it also had the very practical effect of giving Harkness' chronically undermanned skaters several extra minutes of badly needed rest before starting the third period. After that, an NCAA rule was passed requiring that, if anybody's band wants to play an alma mater, it has to do so before the teams return to the ice.

==1974-Present==

Sometime before '74-'75, the Pep Band wore very heavy red wool jackets. By '74-'75, newer lighter- weight (but still heavy) red jackets were being used. Both styles of jackets had the RPI seal on the front breast pocket.

In addition to playing for football and hockey games, the RPI Pep Band played at men's basketball games (up through '79-'80). The basketball band was quite a bit smaller than the bands for football and hockey games. Hail was played when the team came out and if they won, the usual cheers were played during time-outs, and 5 special short cheers were arranged for when RPI made a basket.

For details from the seasons 1974 to the present, follow the links below to the pages for each [[:Category:Season|season]].

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2012-2013

2013-04-26T13:40:50Z

Trick trickster:

[[Image:Officers_2012-2013.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The 2012-2013 officers]]
[[Conductor]]: [[Tony Cao]]<br>
[[Manager|Managers]]: [[Michael Watterson]], [[Pat Connors]]<br>
[[Freakout 2012|Freakout]] opponent: [[Dartmouth College|Dartmouth]]<br>
Gift: Beanie

==Road Trips==

==Regular Season==
====Football====
*5-4 (3-4 [[Liberty League]])
**Tied for fourth place in the Liberty League.
**[[Transit Trophy]] Game vs. [[Worcester Polytechnic Institute|WPI]]: Won 39-17
**[[Homecoming and Reunion Weekend]] vs. [[St. Lawrence University|St. Lawrence]]: Won 46-27
**[[Dutchman's Shoes]] Trophy Game/[[Senior Night]] vs. [[Union College|Union]]: Lost 28-34 (OT)

====Men's Hockey====
*17-12-5 (12-7-3 [[ECAC_Hockey|ECAC]])
**Second place in the ECAC with 27 points.
**[[Black Friday]] vs. [[Union College|Union]]: Lost 2-4
**[[Freakout]] vs. [[Dartmouth College|Dartmouth]]: Won 3-0
**[[White-Out]] vs. [[Yale University|Yale]]: Won 4-1
**[[Senior Night]] vs. [[St. Lawrence University|St. Lawrence]]: Won 4-1

====Women's Hockey====
*10-20-4 (8-12-2 [[ECAC_Hockey|ECAC]])
**Seventh place in the ECAC with 18 points.
**[[Pack the House Night]] vs. [[Princeton University|Princeton]]: Lost 5-6
**[[Senior Night]] vs. [[Colgate University|Colgate]]: Lost 2-1

==Playoffs==
====Football====
The Football team played no post-season games this year.

====Men's Hockey====
*ECAC Tournament
**First Round: BYE
**Quarterfinals vs. [[Brown University|Brown]]: Lost in three games (1-3, 6-2, 2-3)

====Women's Hockey====
*ECAC Tournament
**Quarterfinals at [[Clarkson University|Clarkson]]: Lost in two games (2-3 (OT), 2-5)

==Other==
*[[472 - Take on Me|Take on Me]], [[473 - Livin' la Vida Loca|Livin' la Vida Loca]], [[474 - Barbie Girl|Barbie Girl]], and [[475 - Don't Fear the Reaper|Don't Fear the Reaper]] are purchased by [[Tony Cao|Tony]]. He also reintroduced [[066 - Classical Gas|Classical Gas]], [[242 - Dancing Queen|Dancing Queen]], and [[295 - Hit Me With Your Best Shot|Hit Me With Your Best Shot]] to the set.
*Played at Welcome Fest in Memorial Square.
*Held seventh annual [[Natural Noise (NRB event)|100% Natural Noise]] NRB Event.
*Played at Hockey Line and the Season Ticket Pickup Party.
*Performed in the [[Uncle Sam Day Parade]] on September 16.
*Played [[164 - Carry On Wayward Son|Carry On Wayward Son]], [[427 - The Impression That I Get|The Impression That I Get]], and [[460 - Sweet Caroline|Sweet Caroline]] with the WPI Pep Band at the the Transit Trophy Game.

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