1 9 8 9 ▁inaug uration ▁para de ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁no ▁De P au w ▁band ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁para de ▁until ▁the ▁school ' s ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁home coming ▁festiv ities . ▁ ▁C ele br ating ▁its ▁t enth ▁anni versary , ▁the ▁T iger ▁P ep ▁Band ▁stepped ▁off ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁Old ▁Gold ▁Par ade ▁in ▁recent ▁history . ▁ ▁The ▁event ▁was ▁successful ▁and ▁continues ▁ann ually . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁does ▁not ▁actually ▁march , ▁however , ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁walk ▁without ▁trying ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁step . ▁ ▁Cal led ▁" st umb ling " ▁by ▁band ▁members , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁De P au w ▁March ing ▁Band ' s ▁nick name , ▁" St umble ▁Society ," ▁whose ▁members ▁were ▁known ▁as ▁" St umble bum s ." ▁ ▁( The ▁De P au w ▁March ing ▁Band ▁did ▁in ▁fact ▁march ▁in ▁step , ▁although ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁co ined ▁by ▁then - Direct or ▁of ▁B ands ▁Daniel ▁H . ▁H anna , ▁who ▁conducted ▁the ▁bands ▁at ▁De P au w ▁for ▁over ▁three ▁dec ades .) ▁ ▁In clus ive ▁and ▁Cooper ative ▁Perform ances ▁After ▁their ▁performance ▁experience ▁with ▁Rose - H ul man ' s ▁Rose ▁P ep ▁Band ▁at ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Women ' s ▁Basketball ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁two ▁bands ▁have ▁established ▁a ▁performance ▁relationship ▁where ▁they ▁play ▁as ▁a