edited by Nikola Tzenov, photos courtesy of McDaniel College
McDaniel College celebrated Homecoming on Oct. 2-3 with athletic competitions, campus traditions and a special announcement that the Green Terror Marching Band will launch in fall 2027.
The announcement took place during halftime of the Green Terror football game against Carnegie Mellon University on Oct. 3 at Kenneth R. Gill Stadium. The marching band will be directed by Brian Frazier, McDaniel’s director of Athletic Bands, who previously taught instrumental music and directed marching band at Westminster High School.
The Green Terror Marching Band will bring together instrumentalists, vocalists, guitar and bass players, and color guard members. The group will combine traditional corps-style marching band formations and drills with show-style compositions and rock ’n’ roll influences. McDaniel students who participate will receive a renewable $1,500 annual scholarship for each year they are in the band.
Homecoming festivities also included the presentation of the Homecoming Court and the awarding of campus honors. Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority received the James Brant Memorial Cup, which recognizes a McDaniel fraternity or sorority for excellence in academics, varsity athletics, leadership and community service. Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity and Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Inc., received recognition for the best Letters on the Hill.
The college also recognized its Athletics Hall of Fame honorees during halftime of the football game. Other Homecoming athletic events included women’s and men’s soccer games against Swarthmore College and a field hockey game against Haverford College.
Festivities began Friday, Oct. 2, with the McDaniel College Athletics Hall of Fame Celebration, honoring alumni athletes who exemplify the college’s tradition of athletic excellence.
Earlier Friday, the college held an invitation-only ceremony celebrating the completion of a $4.3 million renovation of Merritt Hall. The renovated building provides updated learning spaces for McDaniel’s master’s degree programs in occupational therapy and speech-language pathology, as well as its existing Education and Psychology departments. The project received support from a more than $2 million grant from the state of Maryland, along with private gifts.
