At over 200 members strong and featuring students from every College and Department on campus, the university's marching band celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2007.

[1] Southern Pride performs at all home football games, select away athletic events, parades, and as an exhibition band at marching contests throughout the state and region.

Dr. Jerrold Michaelson, a professor of music education and percussion, rose the occasion and established the Georgia Southern marching band.

The band performed at home football games played at Womack Field on the campus of Statesboro High School (1982–1983) and later Paulson Stadium (1984–2019).

The marching band then forms their parade block at the RAC (Recreational Activities Center) and begins the 0.6 mile trek to Paulson stadium.

During the Scramble, the drumline performs a cadence while band members scatter en route to forming a large G-S-U across the field.

Ball Raptor Center at Georgia Southern soars over the band as they perform a rendition of Gonna Fly Now, by Bill Conti.

When the football team scores 20 points, the drumline switches to the "machine gun," a steady streaming of sixteenth notes that mimics an automatic weapon.