Founded in 1948 as a member of the UC Choral Ensembles, the group's broad repertoire features several genres of music including barbershop, doo-wop, pop and alternative, and a healthy dose of Berkeley fight songs.

The Octet has recorded over a dozen albums and is one of only three multiple-time champions of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA)—the other two being USC's SoCal VoCals and Berklee's Pitch Slapped—having won the competition in both 1998 and 2000.

[1][2] While the Octet performs regularly around the San Francisco Bay Area for both alumni and the public, the group has toured all around the world including China, Australia, Europe and extensively throughout the United States.

Among them: Over the years, the Men's Octet has been cited in several California Bay Area publications such as The Daily Review,[5] the San Jose Mercury News,[6] and the Contra Costa Times.

[11] The group also recorded a nationally aired radio commercial for Coors beer to promote "The Pigskin Can".