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title: "Spirit Squad"
url: "/campus-life/student-engagement/spirit-squad"
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date: 2026-05-27
updated: 2026-05-27
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# Spirit Squad

Student Engagement

##  Spirit Squad 

The three groups that comprise the Spirit Squad perform at basketball games and other events on campus to get the students pumped up!

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      ![cheerleaders stand in a line holding pom poms](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_327w/public/media/2026-04/Cheerleaders_768x576.jpg?h=a9575592&itok=YTr42Ud6) 

 [Cheerleading ](/campus-life/clubs-orgs/cheerleading)Manhattan cheerleaders pump up the crowds at men's and women's home basketball games, and often travel with the team during post-season play and tournaments.

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      ![Jasper dancers at a beach holding a trophy and banner as national champions](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_327w/public/media/2026-05/Jasper-Dancers-National-Champions.jpeg?h=6379b654&itok=azSmb3GD) 

 [Jasper Dancers ](/campus-life/clubs-orgs/jasper-dancers)This dance troupe gets the crowds pumped up at men's and women's home basketball games, as well as other events around campus.

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      ![members of the Pep Band play together](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_327w/public/media/2026-05/PepBand_768x576.jpg?h=a9575592&itok=XraDtUhX) 

 [Pep Band ](/campus-life/clubs-orgs/pep-band)As part of the Spirit Squad, the Manhattan University Pep Band leads hundreds of screaming fans in spirited renditions of their favorite Top 40 hits during home men's and women's basketball games, post-season play and special tournaments.