FAMU’s Marching “100” gifted $50,000 from a former student as part of the Beyond the Uniform: 100 for 100 campaign.

FAMU’s Marching 100 was recently gifted $50,000 from alumna Sharon Lettman-Hicks, according to Florida A&M University. (Treyvon Eugene via Florida A&M University's website) Shelby Chipman ...

Specifically, the annual $900,000 would provide a $3,000 scholarship for each FAMU Marching 100 band member, according to the ...

Can't do that," she said. FAMU's Marching 100 performs at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 before being named HBCU Band of the Year by ESPN Events.

For the first time ever, two young women have been appointed as their respective universities Head Drum Major.

Champion, 26, was a member of the college's Marching 100 band when he collapsed and died Nov. 19 on a bus parked outside an Orlando, Fla., hotel after a football game.

This year, FAMU's Marching “100” will feature seven drum majors-two returning and five new. Dr. Chipman emphasized the importance of selecting leaders who embody the values of the HBCU program.

We care about you, so I’m sorry for the confusion, but this is not what’s accurate.” HBCU marching bands are pillars of pride in general and The Marching 100 is certainly an institution at FAMU.

Florida A&M student Oluwamodupe “Dupe” Oloyede is the first woman ever appointed for this position in the "incomparable" Marching 100's 79-year reign.