Support the K-State Marching Band

Members of the K-State community, including Kansas State University Student Government Association, K-State administration, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, Department of Music, K-State Alumni Association and the Kansas State University Foundation are taking steps to secure more significant and permanent sources of funding for the Kansas State University Marching Band. Read more about the funding challenges of the K-State Marching Band.

A message from the director

Read a message from Frank Tracz, K-State director of bands, and watch a student-produced video about the need for uniforms. Read more.

Giving options

There are two funds established to support the K-State Marching Band:

KSU Band Uniform Fund (F30310)

This fund has been established to help underwrite the cost of K-State Marching Band uniforms. Uniforms typically cost $400 per student.

KSU Band Fund (F30300)

The purpose of this fund is to raise money for the operation and administration of the marching and concert festivals in support of the KSU Band Program.

Recent media coverage

Good for K-State magazine

Since its humble beginnings in 1887, when professor Alexander Brown organized 15 student-musicians into the first band at Kansas State Agricultural College, the Kansas State University Marching Band has become an integral part of its community. Read this story in Good for K-State Magazine.

Learn more about the K-State Marching Band

Since its humble beginnings in 1887, when Professor Alexander Brown organized fifteen student-musicians into the first band at what was then known as Kansas State Agricultural College, the K-State Marching Band, now known to Wildcat fans as the "Pride of Wildcat Land” has become an integral part of its community. Visit the K-State Marching Band's Web site.

Questions?

Please contact Mike Smith, vice president for development, at 800-432-1578 or mikes@found.ksu.edu.