2025 Pub Man and Historian Introduction

[Marching 97 Publicity Manager]

Hello Alumni!

My name is Catherine Swerdloff and I am the 2025 Marching 97 Publicity Manager! 

A little about me:

I am currently a freshman majoring in mechanical engineering. This past season, I played alto saxophone in Rank 13! I am from Rhode Island and I'm so excited to get to know many of you over the course of the next year. I wasn't really sure what to expect when I first joined the 97 but I was quickly won over by the incredible community that has come to be the highlight of my college experience! I am honored to serve as the next Pub Man because I get to give back to the community I have come to love so much.

Here is an introduction from our amazing historian:

Hey Alumni! My name is Ryan “Parmesan” Palmasano, and I am the Marching 97 Historian for the 2025 season. I’m from Branchville, NJ, and am currently a Frosh, part of the class of 2028. I’m also majoring in Bioengineering and here for the 4+1 master’s program. I played the Alto Saxophone as a part of Rank 13 for the 2024 season. I’m very excited to serve in this position, contribute to the band’s success, and learn all there is to know about the Marching 97!

Ryan can be reached at hist...@marching97.org

Announcements:

This year's Alumni Band Day will be...

September 6th, 2025!

This is our second home game which will be played against Sacred Heart University! More information will come as the day gets closer!

Lehigh's combined Giving Day/March Mania donation event is coming up on March 25th and 26th! This is a campus-wide event where you can show your support for the Marching 97! Keep your eye out for more details on that in the coming weeks!

I think that is everything for now but feel free to reach out and introduce yourselves!

In Psyche,

Catherine "Pub Man in the new Lehigh Pub" Swerdloff 

Marching 97 Publicity Manager

Lehigh University Class of 2028