Originally
founded in 1873, The Golden Eagle Band has been performing
on campus and throughout the community for over one hundred
years. This distinguished military band was officially given
its present title in 1972. Prior to this date, the unit was
known as the Tigers. While traditionally comprised primarily
of musically gifted members of the Corps of Cadets, the Golden
Eagle Band is also a unique outlet through which civilian
students may perform. As a result of their century of musical
excellence, the Golden Eagles have earned countless number
of coveted awards for performance rendered in a broad spectrum
of events throughout the Southeast. One of the most notable
of these events is the band's annual participation in the
Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Savannah, Georgia. The
principal and unwavering function of the band; however, is
to provide the musical backbone for the Corps’ drill
and ceremony.
Two
of the major contributors to the Golden Eagle Band's success
are the unit's strong sense of cohesion and its respect for
tradition. The freshmen bandsmen, referred to as fledglings,
steadily evolve into Golden Eagles first by earning the Golden
Eagle Band Patch and then through bonding together into the
Brotherhood of the Cord.
Originally
founded in 1873, The Golden Eagle Band has been performing
on campus and throughout the community for over one hundred
years. This distinguished military band was officially given
its present title in 1972. Prior to this date, the unit was
known as the Tigers. While traditionally comprised primarily
of musically gifted members of the Corps of Cadets, the Golden
Eagle Band is also a unique outlet through which civilian
students may perform. As a result of their century of musical
excellence, the Golden Eagles have earned countless number
of coveted awards for performance rendered in a broad spectrum
of events throughout the Southeast. One of the most notable
of these events is the band's annual participation in the
Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Savannah, Georgia. The
principal and unwavering function of the band; however, is
to provide the musical backbone for the Corps’ drill
and ceremony.
Two
of the major contributors to the Golden Eagle Band's success
are the unit's strong sense of cohesion and its respect for
tradition. The freshmen bandsmen, referred to as fledglings,
steadily evolve into Golden Eagles first by earning the Golden
Eagle Band Patch and then through bonding together into the
Brotherhood of the Cord.