▁or ▁" P ep ▁Band ▁P aper - H at - W oman ▁Ext ra ordin are ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁T iger ▁P ep ▁Band ▁began ▁issu ing ▁its ▁own ▁vars ity ▁letters ▁upon ▁receiving ▁consent ▁from ▁university ▁officials . ▁ ▁The ▁letters ▁were ▁distinct ive ▁from ▁the ▁ones ▁given ▁to ▁athlet es , ▁and ▁were ▁denied ▁recognition ▁by ▁the ▁university ' s ▁al umn i ▁association . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁elected ▁to ▁susp end ▁the ▁vars ity ▁letter ▁after ▁three ▁years ▁due ▁to ▁this ▁lack ▁of ▁official ▁support . ▁ ▁To ▁encou rage ▁continued ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁ensemble ' s ▁gradu ates , ▁the ▁T iger ▁Al umn i ▁B ands ▁and ▁St umble bum s ▁created ▁two ▁recogn itions ▁of ▁its ▁own . ▁ ▁The ▁" Non - Con form ist " ▁certific ates ▁recognize ▁any ▁al umn i ▁band ▁particip ant , ▁and ▁are ▁pattern ed ▁after ▁the ▁De P au w ▁March ing ▁Band ' s ▁traditional ▁membership ▁cards . ▁ ▁The ▁" Col onel ▁of ▁the ▁T iger ▁P ep ▁Band " ▁award ▁is ▁given ▁to ▁al umn i ▁and ▁individuals ▁demonstr ating ▁sust ained ▁support ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁ten ▁years . ▁ ▁Only ▁four ▁recip ients ▁have ▁been ▁named ▁since ▁the ▁award ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 : ▁T iger ▁P ep ▁Band ▁found ing ▁director ▁Jason ▁D ib ler , ▁De P au w ▁University ▁Director ▁of ▁B ands ▁Craig ▁T . ▁Par é , ▁T