word ed ▁fight ▁song ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁shortly ▁there after ▁and ▁printed ▁in ▁the ▁student ▁hand book . ▁It ▁also ▁created , ▁named , ▁and ▁maintain s ▁the ▁De P au w ▁Athlet ic ▁M asc ot , ▁Ty ler ▁the ▁T iger . ▁Finally , ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁show ▁leadership ▁and ▁belief ▁that ▁" De P au w ▁Never ▁Qu its ", ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁T P B ▁leads ▁athlet ic ▁teams ▁out ▁onto ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁competition ▁with ▁a ▁large , ▁black ▁flag ▁containing ▁a ▁gold ▁D . ▁With ▁this ▁variety ▁of ▁music , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁custom - author ed ▁che ers , ▁unusual ▁out f its , ▁co oper ative ▁performances ▁with ▁other ▁bands , ▁and ▁unique ▁auxili ary ▁units , ▁the ▁T iger ▁P ep ▁Band ▁was ▁said ▁by ▁one ▁out - of - state ▁journalist ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁" Div ision ▁I ▁z an iness ". ▁ ▁Perform ances ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁performing ▁for ▁De P au w ▁University ' s ▁own ▁football ▁and ▁men ' s ▁and ▁women ' s ▁basketball ▁teams ▁at ▁home , ▁the ▁T iger ▁P ep ▁Band ▁has ▁established ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁trav elling ▁on ▁the ▁road , ▁which ▁is ▁somewhat ▁unusual ▁for ▁Division ▁III ▁bands . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁annual ▁appearances ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁for ▁the ▁Mon on ▁Bell ▁between ▁De P au w ▁University ▁and ▁W ab ash ▁College , ▁the ▁band ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁official ▁band ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Colleg iate ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference