Page 24 - 2019 Senior Will

To the brothers of Xi Mu: Thank you for all the serenades, the potlucks, the formals, and the Shady Maple trips. Most of all, thank you for the never-ending love and support you’ve given us sisters. I’ll always be one of your Phi Mu Alpha girls <3
To the seniors: I’ll make this brief because I know everyone will say similar things. Don’t forget where you came from and don’t forget what this organization gave you - a home and a family. Eyes with pride - always.
To Sarv: You may not feel this way, but I think you took a chance on me by accepting me into the UDMB. Until my first day of band camp, I had never marched with a tenor saxophone before. I had barely played the instrument for a year before I auditioned. Not many people know this, but I almost didn’t even come to my audition because I thought that the UDMB would be too big of a commitment and I barely played saxophone anyway so how could I get into a college marching band on it? If I remember correctly, my audition was absolutely AWFUL (like I thought it would be), but I am thankful every day that my high school band director gave me the push I needed to audition and that you took the next step and accepted me. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be part of this band and trusting me to play such an impactful role in its first ever Ad Staff. Thank you for four years of helping me become a better musician and a better person. Thank you for the endless advice and stories and words of wisdom. I am who I am today because you put me in your band.
So if you’ve made it this far in my senior will - here’s to four formative, amazing years with my favorite marching band. I know it’s not the end, just a new beginning. Every single person in this band plays a part in making the magic happen, and every person in this band deserves recognition for that.
Thank you for the music, UDMB. Next stop, alumni band.
Ariel Drossman ~~
Wow I did not think this would come so quickly. I don’t really know how to start this (or end it, but that’s for future me to worry about.
I am sad band is over, but this is one thing I have no regrets in finishing, and I can honestly say that I feel band has given me all it could have and more. I will never forget the memories I’ve made and the experiences I’ve been lucky enough to call my own. From band camp 2016 to senior game 2020, it’s been a wild ride. The UDMB has become a home for me, and for that I am forever grateful. I didn’t get the pleasure to meet everyone in the band, but I am forever thankful for the relationships I did make.
I can feel how much I’ve grown, both as a person and as a musician, as a result of being a part of this amazing family. I don’t know where I’d be without the UDMB, and I am so conflicted about my feelings as I leave. I am sad my time as a member comes to an end, but I am happy to say I have something in my life that meant so much to me that it hurts so badly to leave. Some people never find