Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Marching Band
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| School | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Conference | ACC |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Director | Chris Moore (Director of Athletic Bands) |
| Assistant director | Benjamin Diden (assistant) Cameron "Chip" Crotts (assistant) |
| Members | 370 |
| Fight song | ""Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" and "Up With the White and Gold"" |
| Uniform | White jackets with a gold sash on the front, white pants , white hats with gold trim & white plumes |
| Website | www |
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The Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Marching Band (also known as the Marching Yellow Jackets) is the official marching band of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Founded in 1908 by a group of 14 students, the Georgia Tech Band is one of the school's oldest student organizations.
The Yellow Jacket Marching Band performs at all home football games, and the pep band, composed of a contingent of marching band members, plays at all home basketball games. At least a portion of the marching band or pep band travels to most away games, as financed by the Georgia Tech Athletic Association.
Robert L. "Biddy" Bidez of Mobile, Alabama founded the Georgia Tech band in 1908 along with 13 other students. Bidez was the student leader of the band from its inception in 1908 until he graduated from the school in 1912 with a degree in Textiles. The band was first chartered on January 1, 1911, making it one of the school's oldest student organizations. M.A. "Mike" Greenblatt was a student who directed the band from the Fall of 1912 through 1913.
Frank "Wop" Roman was Georgia Tech's first professional band leader. He came to Tech in 1913 to play piccolo in the band, and became the director the next fall. He continued until his death on December 19, 1928. He wrote Tech's Alma Mater, as well as the arrangements for Ramblin' Wreck and Up With the White and Gold. Georgia Tech was the first Southern college to have its songs recorded; they were marketed by the Columbia Graphophone Company starting on November 13, 1925. Since then, the songs have been published in a variety of compilations. The Iota chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi, a national honorary band fraternity, was founded under Roman's directorship in 1924.
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