Band members, administration, community react to “Requiem for The Peppas”:
Two weeks ago, the CT published an article headlined “Requiem for The Peppas: how a nationally renowned band lost its spirit.” Since, myriad band members, fans, alumni and members of Athletics administration have weighed in on the controversy surrounding VCU’s famed pep band through emails, interviews and phone conversations. Here’s what the community had to […]
Requiem for The Peppas: How a nationally renowned band lost its spirit
In 2016, the Washington Post published an article titled “VCU pep band could be a lot less spicy next season after director steps down.” Nearly two years later, that prediction could not have been more spot on, according to current and former band members. Interviews with three former and one current Peppa and two members […]
Rowdy Rams membership sell out in record time
Eleven hours and seven minutes: That’s all the time it took for VCU Athletics to sell out 1,500 Rowdy Rams memberships for the 2013-14 men’s basketball season.
VCU Pep Band to release first album this week
VCU Peppas to drop CD (like it’s hot)
Campus newsmakers: VCU jams with Ryan Kapacsi
Nan Turner Contributing Writer As a fixture on the sidelines of the VCU basketball court, whether it is a men’s or women’s game, he takes his position directly behind one of the nets. He’s not a ball boy, a manager, a coach or a photographer–he is Ryan Kopacsi, the director of the VCU Pep Band. […]