Brooke Cloud

The Making of the Green Machine: The Pep Band’s Popularity

It was just four short years ago that George Mason University’s pep band wowed the nation with its rendition of “Living on a Prayer” during Mason’s Final Four run in 2006. The pep band has always been a hit with student and alumni audiences but it became an even bigger hit with its triumph in the 2006 Final Four Battle of the Bands competition as well as its increased publicity during coverage of the NCAA Tournament.