▁a ▁student - led , ▁- organ ized , ▁and ▁- fund ed ▁ensemble ▁at ▁De P au w ▁University ▁in ▁Green castle , ▁Indiana . ▁The ▁band ▁has ▁been ▁recognized ▁several ▁times ▁among ▁the ▁best ▁in ▁colleg iate ▁sports , ▁prom oting ▁sport sm ans hip ▁and ▁civ ility , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁ha iled ▁as ▁" best ▁p ep ▁band ▁in ▁Division ▁III ▁athlet ics ▁". ▁ ▁History ▁De P au w ▁B ands ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁The ▁earliest ▁inc arn ation ▁of ▁a ▁De P au w ▁P ep ▁Band ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁as ▁far ▁back ▁as ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁when ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁band ▁played ▁for ▁a ▁" j oll ification " ▁event ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁Old ▁Gold ▁Day ▁( l ater ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁De P au w ' s ▁home coming ). ▁The ▁T iger ▁P ep ▁Band ' s ▁creation ▁date ▁( 1 9 0 7 ) ▁would ▁make ▁it ▁the ▁second ▁oldest ▁" sc ram ble ▁band " ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁Columbia ▁University ▁March ing ▁Band ▁which ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁ ▁While ▁never ▁losing ▁its ▁purpose ▁of ▁bringing ▁joy ▁and ▁support ▁for ▁De P au w , ▁March ing ▁B ands ▁took ▁over ▁shortly ▁there after ▁and ▁continued ▁on ▁in ▁one ▁form ▁or ▁another ▁until ▁its ▁final ▁performance ▁during ▁the ▁ ▁President ial ▁In aug uration ▁Par ade ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Al umn