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If one word can describe the band’s style in its opening years, that word is class. For all games and band performances, members donned blazers, slacks, and ties. But even in their formal attire these earliest members of the Hopkins Band forced copious amount of merriment and mayhem at JHU events, laying the groundwork for generations of band member to come.
In early 1940s, and with the nation’s entry into WWII, the band took on a new role, performing ROTC drills and assuming a military identity. And with a new identity came new band garb, featuring capes, soldiers’ caps, and trench coats galore!
The band has explored numerous styles, color schemes, and graphics since its years as an ROTC organization. Few of these uniforms lasted long, but each contributes in some way to the band’s fashion today.
Any description of band style would be incomplete without mention of the band polo, a quintessential element of the Pep Band’s look. We have found evidence of at least six different JHU band polos worn by generations of band members. So, indeed, polos, polos, polos, and then some!