Bands Alumni

two flutes in the foreground, photo of alumni in the WIU pep band

Alumni Pep Band 2025

On Saturday, February 15th, the WIU Men's and Women's basketball teams take on Morehead State at 1 PM (women) and ~3:30 PM (men), and we will be hosting the Alumni Pep Band. Join us for a great time playing loudly and cheering for our Leathernecks basketball teams.

Because it's a doubleheader, you can participate in one or both games as your schedule allows.

As a reminder, you are eligible to participate if you have been a member of the WIU Pep band for at least one full season and are no longer a student at WIU (or if you currently cannot participate in the regular pep band due to student teaching).

I have posted the schedule for the afternoon, but like in previous years, if you plan to participate, we'd like to have everyone show up a bit early. The pep band's regular call time is a half hour before tipoff (12:30 PM), but I'd like the alumni to show up by 12:15 at the latest so that we can make sure everyone has everything they need in terms of instruments, music, etc.

The uniform is a purple shirt...if you have a band alumni polo shirt or a previous year's pep band shirt, either would be fine. If you don't have either, then a purple WIU shirt. Let me know if you have any questions, and I hope to see a lot of you at Western Hall on February 15th.

Thanks,

- Scott Lawson, Alumni Band Coordinator