▁pron ounce . ▁ ▁These ▁were ▁distributed ▁to ▁the ▁band ▁members ▁who ▁would ▁cheer ▁them ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁stad ium ▁and ▁at ▁other ▁times ▁during ▁the ▁game , ▁frequently ▁to ▁the ▁confusion ▁of ▁spect ators ▁who ▁could ▁not ▁make ▁out ▁all ▁the ▁words . ▁ ▁O ften ▁these ▁che ers , ▁known ▁to ▁band ▁members ▁as ▁" Sp am ," ▁were ▁often ▁custom ized ▁to ▁po ke ▁fun ▁at ▁specific ▁oppon ents . ▁ ▁M emb ership ▁Rec ogn itions ▁Since ▁the ▁T iger ▁P ep ▁Band ▁is ▁a ▁student ▁organization , ▁its ▁members ▁receive ▁no ▁formal ▁recognition ▁from ▁De P au w ▁University . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁band ' s ▁fac ulty ▁ad visor , ▁Dr . ▁Val arie ▁Z ieg ler , ▁mot ions ▁in ▁fac ulty ▁meet ings ▁failed ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁band ▁academic ▁credit ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁given ▁to ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁De P au w ▁University ▁Band ▁or ▁the ▁campus ▁TV ▁and ▁radio ▁stations . ▁ ▁Instead , ▁the ▁band ▁and ▁its ▁al umn i ▁ensemble ▁counter part , ▁the ▁T iger ▁Al umn i ▁B ands ▁and ▁St umble bum s , ▁has ▁established ▁its ▁own ▁recogn itions . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁practice ▁has ▁been ▁reduced ▁in ▁recent ▁seasons , ▁the ▁band ' s ▁student ▁leaders ▁would ▁recognize ▁gradu ating ▁sen iors ▁each ▁year ▁with ▁" Extra ordin are ▁Awards " ▁which ▁were ▁custom ized ▁for ▁each ▁student , ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁" P ep ▁Band ▁Po et ▁Ext ra ordin are "